diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index 8c90e7cd..a7b5132d 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -969,3 +969,8 @@ abline!(args...; kw...) = abline!(current(), args...; kw...)
     map(dt->convert(Int,dt), dts)
 end
 
+@recipe function f{T<:AbstractArray{DateTime}}(::Type{T}, dts::T)
+    date_formatter = dt -> string(convert(DateTime, dt))
+    xformatter := date_formatter
+    map(dt->convert(Int,dt), dts)
+end