diff --git a/lib/rpc.js b/lib/rpc.js
index 889afcd7..d3813fb5 100644
--- a/lib/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/rpc.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let constants = require('./constants');
 
 let DEVICE_HOST = 'localhost:8082';
 
-let {keys, objectTypes} = constants;
+let {keys, objectTypes, propTypes} = constants;
 let typeConverters = {};
 let XMLHttpRequest = window.XMLHttpRequest;
 
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ function serialize(realmId, value) {
         return {id};
     }
 
+    if (value instanceof Date) {
+        return {type: propTypes.DATE, value: value.getTime()};
+    }
+
     if (Array.isArray(value)) {
         let array = value.map((item) => serialize(realmId, item));
         return {value: array};
diff --git a/src/RJSObject.mm b/src/RJSObject.mm
index b56c2801..567ccc96 100644
--- a/src/RJSObject.mm
+++ b/src/RJSObject.mm
@@ -142,21 +142,8 @@ template<> JSValueRef RJSAccessor::from_string(JSContextRef ctx, StringData s) {
 }
 
 template<> DateTime RJSAccessor::to_datetime(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef &val) {
-    JSObjectRef object = RJSValidatedValueToObject(ctx, val, "Property must be a Date");
-
-    JSValueRef exception = NULL;
-    static JSStringRef utcString = JSStringCreateWithUTF8CString("getTime");
-    JSObjectRef utcGetter = RJSValidatedObjectProperty(ctx, object, utcString);
-
-    JSValueRef utcVal = JSObjectCallAsFunction(ctx, utcGetter, object, 0, NULL, &exception);
-    if (exception) {
-        throw RJSException(ctx, exception);
-    }
-
-    double utc = JSValueToNumber(ctx, utcVal, &exception);
-    if (exception) {
-        throw RJSException(ctx, exception);
-    }
+    JSObjectRef object = RJSValidatedValueToDate(ctx, val);
+    double utc = RJSValidatedValueToNumber(ctx, object);
 
     return DateTime(utc);
 }
diff --git a/src/RJSUtil.hpp b/src/RJSUtil.hpp
index 0ff3beeb..5e968d0c 100644
--- a/src/RJSUtil.hpp
+++ b/src/RJSUtil.hpp
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ JSValueRef RJSMakeError(JSContextRef ctx, RJSException &exp);
 JSValueRef RJSMakeError(JSContextRef ctx, std::exception &exp);
 JSValueRef RJSMakeError(JSContextRef ctx, const std::string &message);
 
+bool RJSIsValueArray(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value);
+bool RJSIsValueDate(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value);
+
 static inline JSObjectRef RJSValidatedValueToObject(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value, const char *message = NULL) {
     JSObjectRef object = JSValueToObject(ctx, value, NULL);
     if (!object) {
@@ -107,6 +110,14 @@ static inline JSObjectRef RJSValidatedValueToObject(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef
     return object;
 }
 
+static inline JSObjectRef RJSValidatedValueToDate(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value, const char *message = NULL) {
+    JSObjectRef object = JSValueToObject(ctx, value, NULL);
+    if (!object || !RJSIsValueDate(ctx, object)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(message ?: "Value is not a date.");
+    }
+    return object;
+}
+
 static inline JSObjectRef RJSValidatedValueToFunction(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value, const char *message = NULL) {
     JSObjectRef object = JSValueToObject(ctx, value, NULL);
     if (!object || !JSObjectIsFunction(ctx, object)) {
@@ -200,6 +211,3 @@ static inline bool RJSIsValueObjectOfType(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value, JS
 
     return ret;
 }
-
-bool RJSIsValueArray(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value);
-
diff --git a/src/RJSUtil.mm b/src/RJSUtil.mm
index e64dd061..6429cf3d 100644
--- a/src/RJSUtil.mm
+++ b/src/RJSUtil.mm
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ bool RJSIsValueArray(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value) {
     return RJSIsValueObjectOfType(ctx, value, arrayString);
 }
 
+bool RJSIsValueDate(JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value) {
+    static JSStringRef dateString = JSStringCreateWithUTF8CString("Date");
+    return RJSIsValueObjectOfType(ctx, value, dateString);
+}
 
 
 #include <realm.hpp>
diff --git a/src/RealmRPC.mm b/src/RealmRPC.mm
index 1e914fd1..a66b09b8 100644
--- a/src/RealmRPC.mm
+++ b/src/RealmRPC.mm
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ static const char * const RealmObjectTypesResults = "ObjectTypesRESULTS";
         }
         return @{@"value": array};
     }
+    else if (RJSIsValueDate(_context, value)) {
+        return @{
+            @"type": @(RJSTypeGet(realm::PropertyTypeDate).c_str()),
+            @"value": @(RJSValidatedValueToNumber(_context, value)),
+        };
+    }
     else {
         assert(0);
     }
@@ -305,6 +311,8 @@ static const char * const RealmObjectTypesResults = "ObjectTypesRESULTS";
     }
 
     NSString *type = dict[@"type"];
+    id value = dict[@"value"];
+
     if ([type isEqualToString:@(RealmObjectTypesFunction)]) {
         // FIXME: Make this actually call the function by its id once we need it to.
         JSStringRef jsBody = JSStringCreateWithUTF8CString("");
@@ -313,8 +321,17 @@ static const char * const RealmObjectTypesResults = "ObjectTypesRESULTS";
 
         return jsFunction;
     }
+    else if ([type isEqualToString:@(RJSTypeGet(realm::PropertyTypeDate).c_str())]) {
+        JSValueRef exception = NULL;
+        JSValueRef time = JSValueMakeNumber(_context, [value doubleValue]);
+        JSObjectRef date = JSObjectMakeDate(_context, 1, &time, &exception);
+
+        if (exception) {
+            throw RJSException(_context, exception);
+        }
+        return date;
+    }
 
-    id value = dict[@"value"];
     if (!value) {
         return JSValueMakeUndefined(_context);
     }