diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index faca1f72..9be74970 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -1095,8 +1095,10 @@ abline!(args...; kw...) = abline!(current(), args...; kw...)
 dateformatter(dt) = string(Date(Dates.UTD(dt)))
 datetimeformatter(dt) = string(DateTime(Dates.UTM(dt)))
 timeformatter(t) = string(Dates.Time(Dates.Nanosecond(t)))
-periodformatter(t) = string(t)
 
+@recipe f(::Type{Date}, dt::Date) = (dt -> Dates.value(dt), dateformatter)
+@recipe f(::Type{DateTime}, dt::DateTime) = (dt -> Dates.value(dt), datetimeformatter)
+@recipe f(::Type{Dates.Time}, t::Dates.Time) = (t -> Dates.value(t), timeformatter)
 @recipe f(::Type{P}, t::P) where P <: Dates.Period = (t -> Dates.value(t), t -> string(P(t)))
 
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