diff --git a/FU/Pg.pm b/FU/Pg.pm
index c058a93..d7d4b68 100644
--- a/FU/Pg.pm
+++ b/FU/Pg.pm
@@ -638,8 +638,24 @@ stored in a 64-bit integer. If you prefer that, use:
 
 =item date
 
-Converted between strings in C<YYYY-MM-DD> format. Postgres accepts a bunch of
-alternative date formats, this module does not.
+Converted between seconds since Unix epoch as an integer, with the time fixed
+at C<00:00:00 UTC>. When used as bind parameter, the time part is truncated.
+This format makes for easy comparison with other timestamps, but if you prefer
+to work with strings in the C<YYYY-MM-DD> format instead, use:
+
+  $conn->set_type(date => '$date_str');
+
+Postgres accepts a bunch of alternative date formats for bind paramaters, this
+module does not.
+
+=item time
+
+Converted between floating point seconds since C<00:00:00>, supporting
+microsecond precision. This format allows for easy comparison against Unix
+timestamps (time of day = C<$timestamp % 86400>) and can be added to an integer
+date value to form a complete timestamp.
+
+(There's no support for the string format yet)
 
 =item json / jsonb
 
@@ -689,7 +705,7 @@ can work around.
 
 =item money
 
-=item time / timetz
+=item timetz
 
 =item bit / varbit
 
diff --git a/c/pgtypes.c b/c/pgtypes.c
index f80e0a1..e6d586a 100644
--- a/c/pgtypes.c
+++ b/c/pgtypes.c
@@ -553,17 +553,26 @@ SENDFN(uuid) {
 
 RECVFN(timestamp) {
     RLEN(8);
-    IV ts = fu_frombeI(64, buf);
-    return newSVnv(((NV)ts / 1000000) + UNIX_PG_EPOCH);
+    return newSVnv(((NV)fu_frombeI(64, buf) / 1000000) + UNIX_PG_EPOCH);
 }
 
 SENDFN(timestamp) {
     if (!looks_like_number(val)) SERR("expected a number");
-    IV ts = (SvNV(val) - UNIX_PG_EPOCH) * 1000000;
+    I64 ts = (SvNV(val) - UNIX_PG_EPOCH) * 1000000;
     fustr_writebeI(64, out, ts);
 }
 
 RECVFN(date) {
+    RLEN(4);
+    return newSVuv(((UV)fu_frombeI(32, buf)) * 86400 + UNIX_PG_EPOCH);
+}
+
+SENDFN(date) {
+    if (!looks_like_number(val)) SERR("expected a number");
+    fustr_writebeI(32, out, (SvIV(val) - UNIX_PG_EPOCH) / 86400);
+}
+
+RECVFN(date_str) {
     RLEN(4);
     time_t ts = ((time_t)fu_frombeI(32, buf)) * 86400 + UNIX_PG_EPOCH;
     struct tm tm;
@@ -571,7 +580,7 @@ RECVFN(date) {
     return newSVpvf("%04d-%02d-%02d", tm.tm_year+1900, tm.tm_mon+1, tm.tm_mday);
 }
 
-SENDFN(date) {
+SENDFN(date_str) {
     int year, month, day;
     if (sscanf(SvPV_nolen(val), "%4d-%2d-%2d", &year, &month, &day) != 3) SERR("invalid date format");
     /* Can't use mktime() hackery here because libc has no UTC variant. Code
@@ -593,6 +602,16 @@ SENDFN(date) {
 
 #undef UNIX_PG_EPOCH
 
+RECVFN(time) {
+    RLEN(8);
+    return newSVnv(((NV)fu_frombeI(64, buf)) / 1000000);
+}
+
+SENDFN(time) {
+    if (!looks_like_number(val)) SERR("expected a number");
+    fustr_writebeI(64, out, SvNV(val) * 1000000);
+}
+
 #undef SIV
 #undef RLEN
 #undef RECVFN
@@ -696,7 +715,7 @@ SENDFN(date) {
     B( 1042, "bpchar",         text  )\
     B( 1043, "varchar",        text  )\
     B( 1082, "date",           date  )\
-    /* 1083  time        */\
+    B( 1083, "time",           time  )\
     B( 1114, "timestamp",      timestamp)\
     A( 1115, "_timestamp",     1114  )\
     A( 1182, "_date",          1082  )\
@@ -770,9 +789,23 @@ static const fupg_type fupg_builtin[] = {
 };
 
 #undef BUILTINS
-
 #define FUPG_BUILTIN (sizeof(fupg_builtin) / sizeof(fupg_type))
 
+
+/* List of special types for use with set_type() */
+#define SPECIALS\
+    T("$date_str", date_str)
+
+static const fupg_type fupg_specials[] = {
+#define T(name, fun) { 0, 0, {name"\0"}, fupg_send_##fun, fupg_recv_##fun },
+    SPECIALS
+#undef T
+};
+
+#undef SPECIALS
+#define FUPG_SPECIALS (sizeof(fupg_specials) / sizeof(fupg_type))
+
+
 static const fupg_type fupg_type_perlcb = { 0, 0, {"$perl_cb"}, fupg_send_perlcb, fupg_recv_perlcb };
 
 
@@ -793,6 +826,12 @@ static const fupg_type *fupg_builtin_byoid(Oid oid) {
 
 static const fupg_type *fupg_builtin_byname(const char *name) {
     size_t i;
+    /* XXX: Can use binary search here if the list of specials grows.
+     * That list does not have to be ordered by oid. */
+    for (i=0; i<FUPG_SPECIALS; i++)
+        if (strcmp(fupg_specials[i].name.n, name) == 0)
+            return fupg_specials+i;
+
     for (i=0; i<FUPG_BUILTIN; i++)
         if (strcmp(fupg_builtin[i].name.n, name) == 0)
             return fupg_builtin+i;
diff --git a/t/pgtypes.t b/t/pgtypes.t
index ba18815..08b835f 100644
--- a/t/pgtypes.t
+++ b/t/pgtypes.t
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ v timestamptz => 1740133814.705915, undef, '2025-02-21 10:30:14.705915+00';
 v timestamp => 0, undef, '1970-01-01 00:00:00';
 v timestamp => 1740133814.705915, undef, '2025-02-21 10:30:14.705915';
 
+v date => 0, undef, '1970-01-01';
+v date => 915753600, undef, '1999-01-08';
+v date => 1740355200, undef, '2025-02-24';
+f date => '';
+f date => '1970-01-01';
+
+$conn->set_type(date => '$date_str');
 v date => '1970-01-01';
 v date => '1999-01-08';
 v date => '2025-02-24';
@@ -124,6 +131,13 @@ f date => '2025-';
 f date => '2025-02-';
 f date => '1999-Jan-08';
 
+v time => 0, undef, '00:00:00';
+v time => 60.123456, undef, '00:01:00.123456';
+v time => 3600 * 13 + 43 * 60 + 19 + 0.987654, undef, '13:43:19.987654';
+f time => '';
+f time => -1;
+f time => 86400.1;
+
 v 'int[]', [], undef, '{}';
 v 'int[]', [1], undef, '{1}';
 v 'int[]', [1,-3,undef,3], undef, '{1,-3,NULL,3}';