diff --git a/RemoteTK.component b/RemoteTK.component
index 071114a..71ba2bc 100644
--- a/RemoteTK.component
+++ b/RemoteTK.component
@@ -196,6 +196,26 @@ if (remotetk.Client === undefined) {
             escape: false
         });
     }
+
+    /*
+     *
+     * Helper function to ensure dates are properly formatted when using RemoteTK 
+     * Per Apex docs: the specified string should use the standard date format “yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss” in the local time zone.
+     */
+    remotetk.Client.prototype.formatDateTime = function(jsDateObject) {
+        var output = jsDateObject.getFullYear() + '-';
+        if(jsDateObject.getMonth() + 1 < 10) output += '0';
+        output += jsDateObject.getMonth() + 1 + '-';
+        if(jsDateObject.getDate() < 10) output += '0';
+        output += jsDateObject.getDate() + ' ';
+        if(jsDateObject.getHours() < 10) output += '0';
+        output += jsDateObject.getHours() + ':';
+        if(jsDateObject.getMinutes() < 10) output += '0';
+        output += jsDateObject.getMinutes() + ':';
+        if(jsDateObject.getSeconds() < 10) output += '0';
+        output += jsDateObject.getSeconds();
+        return output;
+    }
 }
     </script>
-</apex:component>
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+</apex:component>
diff --git a/RemoteTKController.cls b/RemoteTKController.cls
index 859cd3a..71665b8 100644
--- a/RemoteTKController.cls
+++ b/RemoteTKController.cls
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public class RemoteTKController {
                     
                     if (valueType == Schema.DisplayType.Date) {
                         obj.put(key, Date.valueOf(svalue));
+                    } else if (valueType == Schema.DisplayType.DateTime) {
+                        // per apex docs: the specified string should use the standard date format “yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss” in the local time zone.
+                        obj.put(key, DateTime.valueOf(svalue));
                     } else if (valueType == Schema.DisplayType.Percent ||
                            valueType == Schema.DisplayType.Currency) {
                         obj.put(key, svalue == '' ? null : Decimal.valueOf(svalue));
@@ -291,4 +294,4 @@ public class RemoteTKController {
         
         return JSON.serialize(result);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}