diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
index 6f9a853b..dc3adeff 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
@@ -663,22 +663,50 @@ const ControlsMixin = {
   _openFacet: function () {
     const container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-facet-search'),
       title = L.DomUtil.add('h3', 'umap-filter-title', container, L._('Facet search')),
-      keys = Object.keys(this.getFacetKeys())
+      facetKeys = this.getFacetKeys(),
+      keys = Object.keys(facetKeys)
 
-    const knownValues = {}
+    const facetCriteria = {}
 
     keys.forEach((key) => {
-      knownValues[key] = []
-      if (!this.facets[key]) this.facets[key] = []
+      if (facetKeys[key]["type"] === "date") {
+        if (!facetCriteria[key]) facetCriteria[key] = {
+	  "min": undefined,
+	  "max": undefined
+	}
+        if (!this.facets[key]) this.facets[key] = {
+          "type": facetKeys[key]["type"],
+	  "min": undefined,
+	  "max": undefined
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!facetCriteria[key]) facetCriteria[key] = {
+	  "choices": []
+	}
+        if (!this.facets[key]) this.facets[key] = {
+          "type": facetKeys[key]["type"],
+          "choices": []
+        }
+      }
     })
 
     this.eachBrowsableDataLayer((datalayer) => {
       datalayer.eachFeature((feature) => {
         keys.forEach((key) => {
           let value = feature.properties[key]
-          if (typeof value !== 'undefined' && !knownValues[key].includes(value)) {
-            knownValues[key].push(value)
-          }
+          if (facetKeys[key]["type"] === "date") {
+	    value = feature.parseDateField(value)
+	    if (!!value && (!facetCriteria[key]["min"] || facetCriteria[key]["min"] > value)) {
+	      facetCriteria[key]["min"] = value
+	    }
+	    if (!!value && (!facetCriteria[key]["max"] || facetCriteria[key]["max"] < value)) {
+	      facetCriteria[key]["max"] = value
+	    }
+	  } else {
+	    if (!!value && !facetCriteria[key]["choices"].includes(value)) {
+              facetCriteria[key]["choices"].push(value)
+            }
+	  }
         })
       })
     })
@@ -694,12 +722,12 @@ const ControlsMixin = {
         this.ui.alert({ content: L._('No results for these facets'), level: 'info' })
     }
 
-    const fields = keys.map((current) => [
-      `facets.${current}`,
+    const fields = keys.map((key) => [
+      `facets.${key}`,
       {
-        handler: 'FacetSearch',
-        choices: knownValues[current],
-        label: this.getFacetKeys()[current],
+	handler: facetKeys[key]["type"] === "date" ? 'FacetSearchDate' : 'FacetSearchCheckbox',
+        criteria: facetCriteria[key],
+        label: facetKeys[key]["label"]
       },
     ])
     const builder = new U.FormBuilder(this, fields, {
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
index c4c2c5e4..9d7ec504 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.core.js
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ U.Help = L.Class.extend({
   slugKey: L._('The name of the property to use as feature unique identifier.'),
   filterKey: L._('Comma separated list of properties to use when filtering features'),
   facetKey: L._(
-    'Comma separated list of properties to use for facet search (eg.: mykey,otherkey). To control label, add it after a | (eg.: mykey|My Key,otherkey|Other Key)'
+    'Comma separated list of properties to use for facet search (eg.: mykey,otherkey). To control label, add it after a | (eg.: mykey|My Key,otherkey|Other Key). To control type, add it after another | (eg.: mykey|My Key|checkbox,otherkey|Other Key|date)'
   ),
   interactive: L._(
     'If false, the polygon or line will act as a part of the underlying map.'
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js
index 60814720..cffa7f59 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.features.js
@@ -492,12 +492,30 @@ U.FeatureMixin = {
     return false
   },
 
+  parseDateField: function (value) {
+    if (parseFloat(value).toString() === value.toString()) {
+      value = parseFloat(value);
+      if (value < 10000000000) {
+        value = value * 1000;
+      }
+    }
+    return new Date(value);
+  },
+
   matchFacets: function () {
     const facets = this.map.facets
-    for (const [property, expected] of Object.entries(facets)) {
-      if (expected.length) {
-        let value = this.properties[property]
-        if (!value || !expected.includes(value)) return false
+    for (const [property, criteria] of Object.entries(facets)) {
+      let value = this.properties[property]
+      const type = criteria["type"]
+      if (type === "date") {
+	const min = new Date(criteria["min"])
+	const max = new Date(criteria["max"])
+	value = this.parseDateField(value)
+        if (!!min && (!value || min > value)) return false
+	if (!!max && (!value || max < value)) return false
+      } else {
+	const choices = criteria["choices"]
+        if (choices.length && (!value || !choices.includes(value))) return false
       }
     }
     return true
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
index f29460fd..575d5cab 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.forms.js
@@ -744,11 +744,11 @@ L.FormBuilder.Switch = L.FormBuilder.CheckBox.extend({
   },
 })
 
-L.FormBuilder.FacetSearch = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
+L.FormBuilder.FacetSearchCheckbox = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
   build: function () {
     this.container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-facet', this.parentNode)
     this.ul = L.DomUtil.create('ul', '', this.container)
-    const choices = this.options.choices
+    const choices = this.options.criteria["choices"]
     choices.sort()
     choices.forEach((value) => this.buildLi(value))
   },
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ L.FormBuilder.FacetSearch = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
       label = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', property_li)
     input.type = 'checkbox'
     input.id = `checkbox_${this.name}_${value}`
-    input.checked = this.get().includes(value)
+    input.checked = this.get()['choices'].includes(value)
     input.dataset.value = value
     label.htmlFor = `checkbox_${this.name}_${value}`
     label.innerHTML = value
@@ -771,10 +771,59 @@ L.FormBuilder.FacetSearch = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
   },
 
   toJS: function () {
-    return [...this.ul.querySelectorAll('input:checked')].map((i) => i.dataset.value)
+    return {
+      'type': 'checkbox',
+      'choices': [...this.ul.querySelectorAll('input:checked')].map((i) => i.dataset.value)
+    }
   },
 })
 
+L.FormBuilder.FacetSearchDate = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
+  build: function () {
+    this.container = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'umap-facet', this.parentNode);
+    const min = this.options.criteria['min'];
+    const max = this.options.criteria['max'];
+
+    // Create labels for min and max inputs
+    this.minLabel = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', this.container);
+    this.minLabel.innerHTML = 'Start';
+    this.minLabel.htmlFor = `date_${this.name}_min`;
+
+    this.minInput = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', this.container);
+    this.minInput.type = 'datetime-local';
+    this.minInput.step = '0.001';
+    this.minInput.id = `date_${this.name}_min`;
+    this.minInput.valueAsNumber = (min.valueOf() - min.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000);;
+    this.minInput.dataset.value = min;
+
+    this.maxLabel = L.DomUtil.create('label', '', this.container);
+    this.maxLabel.innerHTML = 'End';
+    this.maxLabel.htmlFor = `date_${this.name}_max`;
+
+    this.maxInput = L.DomUtil.create('input', '', this.container);
+    this.maxInput.type = 'datetime-local';
+    this.maxInput.step = '0.001';
+    this.maxInput.id = `date_${this.name}_max`;
+    this.maxInput.valueAsNumber = (max.valueOf() - max.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000);;
+    this.maxInput.dataset.value = max;
+
+    L.DomEvent.on(this.minInput, 'change', (e) => this.sync());
+    L.DomEvent.on(this.maxInput, 'change', (e) => this.sync());
+  },
+
+  buildLabel: function () {
+    this.label = L.DomUtil.add('h5', '', this.parentNode, this.options.label)
+  },
+
+  toJS: function () {
+    return {
+      'type': 'date',
+      'min': this.minInput.value,
+      'max': this.maxInput.value,
+    };
+  },
+});
+
 L.FormBuilder.MultiChoice = L.FormBuilder.Element.extend({
   default: 'null',
   className: 'umap-multiplechoice',
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index 2c247447..22a70c9d 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ U.Map = L.Map.extend({
         {
           handler: 'Input',
           helpEntries: 'facetKey',
-          placeholder: L._('Example: key1,key2,key3'),
+          placeholder: L._('Example: key1,key2|Label 2,key3|Label 3|checkbox'),
           label: L._('Facet keys'),
         },
       ],
@@ -1848,7 +1848,10 @@ U.Map = L.Map.extend({
   getFacetKeys: function () {
     return (this.options.facetKey || '').split(',').reduce((acc, curr) => {
       const els = curr.split('|')
-      acc[els[0]] = els[1] || els[0]
+      acc[els[0]] = {
+	"label": els[1] || els[0],
+	"type":  els[2] || "checkbox"
+      }
       return acc
     }, {})
   },