diff --git a/src/services/search/expressions/order_by_and_limit.ts b/src/services/search/expressions/order_by_and_limit.ts
index 9d0ff31c85..7169e5d021 100644
--- a/src/services/search/expressions/order_by_and_limit.ts
+++ b/src/services/search/expressions/order_by_and_limit.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,16 @@ class OrderByAndLimitExp extends Expression {
                     return larger;
                 }
 
+                
+                // if both are dates, then parse them for dates comparison
+                if (typeof valA === "string" && this.isDate(valA) &&
+                    typeof valB === "string" && this.isDate(valB)) {
+                    valA = new Date(valA);
+                    valB = new Date(valB);
+                }
+
                 // if both are numbers, then parse them for numerical comparison
-                if (typeof valA === "string" && this.isNumber(valA) &&
+                else if (typeof valA === "string" && this.isNumber(valA) &&
                     typeof valB === "string" && this.isNumber(valB)) {
                     valA = parseFloat(valA);
                     valB = parseFloat(valB);
@@ -99,6 +107,10 @@ class OrderByAndLimitExp extends Expression {
         return noteSet;
     }
 
+    isDate(date: number | string) {
+      return (new Date(date) !== "Invalid Date") && !isNaN(new Date(date));
+    }
+
     isNumber(x: number | string) {
         if (typeof x === 'number') {
             return true;