diff --git a/src/dorem.c b/src/dorem.c
index 60ce148f..07e48197 100644
--- a/src/dorem.c
+++ b/src/dorem.c
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ int ParseRem(ParsePtr s, Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tim, int save_in_globals)
     DynamicBuffer buf;
     Token tok;
 
+    int y, m, d;
+
     DBufInit(&buf);
 
     trig->y = NO_YR;
@@ -164,6 +166,32 @@ int ParseRem(ParsePtr s, Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tim, int save_in_globals)
 	/* Figure out what we've got */
 	FindToken(DBufValue(&buf), &tok);
 	switch(tok.type) {
+	case T_Date:
+	    DBufFree(&buf);
+	    if (trig->d != NO_DAY) return E_DAY_TWICE;
+	    if (trig->m != NO_MON) return E_MON_TWICE;
+	    if (trig->y != NO_YR)  return E_YR_TWICE;
+	    FromJulian(tok.val, &y, &m, &d);
+	    trig->y = y;
+	    trig->m = m;
+	    trig->d = d;
+	    break;
+
+	case T_DateTime:
+	    DBufFree(&buf);
+	    if (trig->d != NO_DAY) return E_DAY_TWICE;
+	    if (trig->m != NO_MON) return E_MON_TWICE;
+	    if (trig->y != NO_YR)  return E_YR_TWICE;
+	    FromJulian(tok.val / MINUTES_PER_DAY, &y, &m, &d);
+	    trig->y = y;
+	    trig->m = m;
+	    trig->d = d;
+	    tim->ttime = (tok.val % MINUTES_PER_DAY);
+	    if (save_in_globals) {
+		LastTriggerTime = tim->ttime;
+	    }
+	    break;
+
 	case T_WkDay:
 	    DBufFree(&buf);
 	    if (trig->wd & (1 << tok.val)) return E_WD_TWICE;
diff --git a/src/omit.c b/src/omit.c
index 71b000a7..57e4a065 100644
--- a/src/omit.c
+++ b/src/omit.c
@@ -294,6 +294,14 @@ int DoOmit(ParsePtr p)
 	if ( (r=ParseToken(p, &buf)) ) return r;
 	FindToken(DBufValue(&buf), &tok);
 	switch (tok.type) {
+	case T_Date:
+	    DBufFree(&buf);
+	    if (y != NO_YR) return E_YR_TWICE;
+	    if (m != NO_MON) return E_MON_TWICE;
+	    if (d != NO_DAY) return E_DAY_TWICE;
+	    FromJulian(tok.val, &y, &m, &d);
+	    break;
+
 	case T_Year:
 	    DBufFree(&buf);
 	    if (y != NO_YR) return E_YR_TWICE;
@@ -311,7 +319,7 @@ int DoOmit(ParsePtr p)
 	    if (d != NO_DAY) return E_DAY_TWICE;
 	    d = tok.val;
 	    break;
-	 
+
 	case T_Delta:
 	    DBufFree(&buf);
 	    break;
diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index ad071c6f..31312578 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -256,12 +256,30 @@ void FindToken(char const *s, Token *tok)
 void FindNumericToken(char const *s, Token *t)
 {
     int mult = 1, hour, min;
+    char const *s_orig = s;
 
     t->type = T_Illegal;
     t->val = 0;
     if (isdigit(*s)) {
 	PARSENUM(t->val, s);
 
+	/* If we hit a '-' or a '/', we may have a date or a datetime */
+	if (*s == '-' || *s == '/') {
+	    char const *p = s_orig;
+	    int jul, tim;
+	    if (ParseLiteralDate(&p, &jul, &tim) == OK) {
+		if (*p) return;
+		if (tim == NO_TIME) {
+		    t->type = T_Date;
+		    t->val = jul;
+		    return;
+		}
+		t->type = T_DateTime;
+		t->val = MINUTES_PER_DAY * jul + tim;
+	    }
+	    return;
+	}
+
 	/* If we hit a comma, swallow it.  This allows stuff
 	   like Jan 6, 1998 */
 	if (*s == ',') {
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 05c762bc..4db3f9da 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ enum TokTypes
   T_IfTrig, T_ErrMsg,
   T_Set, T_UnSet, T_Fset, T_Omit, T_Banner, T_Exit,
   T_WkDay,
-  T_Month, T_Time,
+  T_Month, T_Time, T_Date, T_DateTime,
   T_Skip, T_At, T_RemType, T_Until, T_Year, T_Day, T_Rep, T_Delta, T_Back,
   T_Once,
   T_Empty,