diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 7d6486a96..033d7690d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -886,9 +886,7 @@ impl PartialOrd for Value {
             (Value::Float { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Float { val: rhs, .. }) => {
                 compare_floats(*lhs, *rhs)
             }
-            (Value::Date { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Date { val: rhs, .. }) => {
-                lhs.date().to_string().partial_cmp(&rhs.date().to_string())
-            }
+            (Value::Date { val: lhs, .. }, Value::Date { val: rhs, .. }) => lhs.partial_cmp(rhs),
             (Value::String { val: lhs, .. }, Value::String { val: rhs, .. }) => {
                 lhs.partial_cmp(rhs)
             }
diff --git a/src/tests/test_engine.rs b/src/tests/test_engine.rs
index a17e7821b..5c9e1fb04 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_engine.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_engine.rs
@@ -161,3 +161,8 @@ fn divide_duration() -> TestResult {
 fn divide_filesize() -> TestResult {
     run_test(r#"4mb / 4mb"#, "1")
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn date_comparison() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(r#"(date now) < ((date now) + 2min)"#, "true")
+}