diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-trigger.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-trigger.js
index 16a00e99d..8b3625f2d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-trigger.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-trigger.js
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.op2 = n.op2 || "0";
         this.op1type = n.op1type || "str";
         this.op2type = n.op2type || "str";
+        // If the op1/2type is 'date', then we need to leave op1/2 alone so that
+        // evaluateNodeProperty works as expected.
+        if (this.op1type === 'date' && this.op1 === '1') {
+            this.op1 = ''
+        }
+        if (this.op2type === 'date' && this.op2 === '0') {
+            this.op2 = ''
+        }
         this.second = (n.outputs == 2) ? true : false;
         this.topic = n.topic || "topic";
 
@@ -193,7 +201,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                                         if (node.op2type !== "nul") {
                                             var promise = Promise.resolve();
                                             msg2 = RED.util.cloneMessage(msg);
-                                            if (node.op2type === "flow" || node.op2type === "global") {
+                                            if (node.op2type === "flow" || node.op2type === "global" || node.op2type === "date") {
                                                 promise = new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
                                                     RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(node.op2,node.op2type,node,msg,(err,value) => {
                                                         if (err) {
@@ -213,7 +221,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                                                 }
                                                 else {
                                                     msg2.payload = node.topics[topic].m2;
-                                                    if (node.op2type === "date") { msg2.payload = Date.now(); }
                                                     if (node.second === true) { msgInfo.send([null,msg2]); }
                                                     else { msgInfo.send(msg2); }
                                                 }
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/function/89-trigger_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/function/89-trigger_spec.js
index 33401e540..913298901 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/function/89-trigger_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/function/89-trigger_spec.js
@@ -111,7 +111,15 @@ describe('trigger node', function() {
                     try {
                         if (rval) {
                             msg.should.have.property("payload");
-                            should.deepEqual(msg.payload, rval);
+                            if (type == "date" && val == "1") {
+                                should.deepEqual(Math.round(msg.payload/1000000), Math.round(Date.now()/1000000));
+                            }
+                            else if (type == "date" && val == "iso") {
+                                should.deepEqual(msg.payload.substr(0,11), rval.substr(0,11));
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                should.deepEqual(msg.payload, rval);
+                            }
                         }
                         else {
                             msg.should.have.property("payload", val);
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ describe('trigger node', function() {
         });
 
         it('should output 2st value when triggered ('+type+')', function(done) {
+            if (type == "date" && val == "1") { val = "0"; }
             var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"trigger", "name":"triggerNode", op1:"foo", op1type:"str", op2:val, op2type:type, duration:"20", wires:[["n2"]] },
                 {id:"n2", type:"helper"} ];
             process.env[val] = rval;
@@ -142,7 +151,15 @@ describe('trigger node', function() {
                         else {
                             if (rval) {
                                 msg.should.have.property("payload");
-                                should.deepEqual(msg.payload, rval);
+                                if (type == "date" && val == "0") {
+                                    ;(Math.round(msg.payload/1000000)).should.be.approximately(parseInt(Date.now()/1000000), 1);
+                                }
+                                else if (type == "date" && val == "iso") {
+                                    should.deepEqual(msg.payload.substr(0,11), rval.substr(0,11));
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    should.deepEqual(msg.payload, rval);
+                                }
                             }
                             else {
                                 msg.should.have.property("payload", val);
@@ -166,6 +183,9 @@ describe('trigger node', function() {
     var val_buf = "[1,2,3,4,5]";
     basicTest("bin", val_buf, Buffer.from(JSON.parse(val_buf)));
     basicTest("env", "NR-TEST", "env-val");
+    basicTest("date", "1", Date.now());
+    basicTest("date", "iso", (new Date()).toISOString());
+    // basicTest("date", "object", Date.now());
 
     it('should output 1 then 0 when triggered (default)', function(done) {
         var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"trigger", "name":"triggerNode", duration:"20", wires:[["n2"]] },