diff --git a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-entry-sql.cpp b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-entry-sql.cpp
index 9beb95b96c..764ffa49bf 100644
--- a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-entry-sql.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-entry-sql.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ static void entry_set_bill (gpointer pObject, gpointer val);
 static EntryVec col_table
 ({
     gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_GUID>("guid", 0, COL_NNUL | COL_PKEY, "guid"),
-    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIMESPEC>("date", 0, COL_NNUL, ENTRY_DATE,
+    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIME64>("date", 0, COL_NNUL, ENTRY_DATE,
                                           true),
-    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIMESPEC>("date_entered", 0, 0,
+    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIME64>("date_entered", 0, 0,
                                           ENTRY_DATE_ENTERED, true),
     gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_STRING>(
         "description", MAX_DESCRIPTION_LEN, 0, "description"),
diff --git a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-invoice-sql.cpp b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-invoice-sql.cpp
index 769aa2da99..e0cc87a782 100644
--- a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-invoice-sql.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-invoice-sql.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ static EntryVec col_table
     gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_GUID>("guid", 0, COL_NNUL | COL_PKEY, "guid"),
     gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_STRING>("id", MAX_ID_LEN, COL_NNUL, INVOICE_ID,
                                         true),
-    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIMESPEC>("date_opened", 0, 0, INVOICE_OPENED,
+    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIME64>("date_opened", 0, 0, INVOICE_OPENED,
                                           true),
-    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIMESPEC>("date_posted", 0, 0, INVOICE_POSTED,
+    gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_TIME64>("date_posted", 0, 0, INVOICE_POSTED,
                                           true),
     gnc_sql_make_table_entry<CT_STRING>("notes", MAX_NOTES_LEN, COL_NNUL,
                                         "notes"),
diff --git a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.cpp b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.cpp
index 608067911a..09d6f3a6ac 100644
--- a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,67 @@ GncSqlColumnTableEntryImpl<CT_TIMESPEC>::add_to_query(QofIdTypeConst obj_name,
                                           "NULL"));
     }
 }
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
+typedef time64 (*Time64AccessFunc) (const gpointer);
+typedef void (*Time64SetterFunc) (const gpointer, time64);
+
+template<> void
+GncSqlColumnTableEntryImpl<CT_TIME64>::load (const GncSqlBackend* sql_be,
+                                            GncSqlRow& row,
+                                            QofIdTypeConst obj_name,
+                                            gpointer pObject)
+    const noexcept
+{
+    time64 t;
+    g_return_if_fail (m_gobj_param_name != nullptr || get_setter(obj_name) != nullptr);
+    try
+    {
+        t = row.get_time64_at_col (m_col_name);
+    }
+    catch (std::invalid_argument)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            auto val = row.get_string_at_col(m_col_name);
+            GncDateTime time(val);
+            t = static_cast<time64>(time);
+        }
+        catch (std::invalid_argument)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    set_parameter(pObject, t,
+                  reinterpret_cast<Time64SetterFunc>(get_setter(obj_name)),
+                  m_gobj_param_name);
+}
+
+template<> void
+GncSqlColumnTableEntryImpl<CT_TIME64>::add_to_table(ColVec& vec) const noexcept
+{
+
+    GncSqlColumnInfo info{*this, BCT_DATETIME, TIMESPEC_COL_SIZE, FALSE};
+    vec.emplace_back(std::move(info));
+}
+
+template<> void
+GncSqlColumnTableEntryImpl<CT_TIME64>::add_to_query(QofIdTypeConst obj_name,
+                                                   const gpointer pObject,
+                                                   PairVec& vec) const noexcept
+{
+    auto t = get_row_value_from_object<time64>(obj_name, pObject);
+    if (t > MINTIME && t < MAXTIME)
+    {
+        GncDateTime time(t);
+        vec.emplace_back (std::make_pair (std::string{m_col_name},
+                                          time.format_zulu ("'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'")));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        vec.emplace_back (std::make_pair (std::string{m_col_name},
+                                          "NULL"));
+    }
+}
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
 #define DATE_COL_SIZE 8
diff --git a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp
index 28fbb644b4..a98801aceb 100644
--- a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp
+++ b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ enum GncSqlObjectType
     CT_INT,
     CT_INT64,
     CT_TIMESPEC,
+    CT_TIME64,
     CT_GDATE,
     CT_NUMERIC,
     CT_DOUBLE,