diff --git a/lib/ical/period.js b/lib/ical/period.js
index c8e44be0..c0c2eaaa 100644
--- a/lib/ical/period.js
+++ b/lib/ical/period.js
@@ -206,6 +206,24 @@ class Period {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Compare this period with a date or other period. To maintain the logic where a.compare(b)
+   * returns 1 when a > b, this function will return 1 when the period is after the date, 0 when the
+   * date is within the period, and -1 when the period is before the date. When comparing two
+   * periods, as soon as they overlap in any way this will return 0.
+   *
+   * @param {ICAL.Time|ICAL.Period} dt    The date or other period to compare with
+   */
+  compare(dt) {
+    if (dt.compare(this.start) < 0) {
+      return 1;
+    } else if (dt.compare(this.getEnd()) > 0) {
+      return -1;
+    } else {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * The string representation of this period.
    * @return {String}
diff --git a/lib/ical/time.js b/lib/ical/time.js
index 0ba05e7c..820ecc76 100644
--- a/lib/ical/time.js
+++ b/lib/ical/time.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import Timezone from "./timezone.js";
 import Duration from "./duration.js";
+import Period from "./period.js";
 import design from "./design.js";
 import TimezoneService from "./timezone_service.js";
 import { strictParseInt, trunc, pad2 } from "./helpers.js";
@@ -965,18 +966,22 @@ class Time {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Compares the ICAL.Time instance with another one.
+   * Compares the ICAL.Time instance with another one, or a period.
    *
-   * @param {ICAL.Duration} aOther        The instance to compare with
-   * @return {Number}                     -1, 0 or 1 for less/equal/greater
+   * @param {ICAL.Time|ICAL.Period} aOther        The instance to compare with
+   * @return {Number}                             -1, 0 or 1 for less/equal/greater
    */
   compare(other) {
-    let a = this.toUnixTime();
-    let b = other.toUnixTime();
+    if (other instanceof Period) {
+      return -1 * other.compare(this);
+    } else {
+      let a = this.toUnixTime();
+      let b = other.toUnixTime();
 
-    if (a > b) return 1;
-    if (b > a) return -1;
-    return 0;
+      if (a > b) return 1;
+      if (b > a) return -1;
+      return 0;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/samples/recur_instances.ics b/samples/recur_instances.ics
index 833f29b3..52b8320f 100644
--- a/samples/recur_instances.ics
+++ b/samples/recur_instances.ics
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ BEGIN:VEVENT
 UID:623c13c0-6c2b-45d6-a12b-c33ad61c4868
 DESCRIPTION:IAM FOO
 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=1TU
+RDATE:20231123T090000Z
+RDATE;VALUE=PERIOD:20231125T090000Z/20231125T123000Z
 SUMMARY:Crazy Event Thingy!
 ATTENDEE;CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;CN=Sahaja
   Lal;X-NUM-GUESTS=0:mailto:calmozilla1@gmail.com
diff --git a/test/period_test.js b/test/period_test.js
index aac008b6..37ade250 100644
--- a/test/period_test.js
+++ b/test/period_test.js
@@ -312,4 +312,57 @@ suite('ical/period', function() {
       assert.equal(subject1.duration, subject2.duration);
     });
   });
+
+  suite("#compare", function() {
+    test("with date", function() {
+      let subject = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:04Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:06Z")
+      });
+
+      let beforestart = ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:03Z");
+      let between = ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z");
+      let afterend = ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:07Z");
+
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(beforestart), 1);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(subject.start), 0);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(between), 0);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(subject.end), 0);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(afterend), -1);
+    });
+
+    test("with other period", function() {
+      let subject = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:04Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:06Z")
+      });
+
+      let beforestart = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:02Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:03Z")
+      });
+      let overlapstart = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:03Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z")
+      });
+      let within = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z")
+      });
+      let overlapend = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:07Z")
+      });
+      let afterend = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:07Z"),
+        end: ICAL.Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:09Z")
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(beforestart), 1);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(overlapstart), 0);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(within), 0);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(overlapend), 0);
+      assert.equal(subject.compare(afterend), -1);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/recur_expansion_test.js b/test/recur_expansion_test.js
index eb5d37d1..dd016c7e 100644
--- a/test/recur_expansion_test.js
+++ b/test/recur_expansion_test.js
@@ -87,12 +87,16 @@ suite('recur_expansion', function() {
       let expected = [
         new Date('2012-11-05T18:00:00.000Z'),
         new Date('2012-11-10T18:00:00.000Z'),
-        new Date('2012-11-30T18:00:00.000Z')
-      ];
+        new Date('2012-11-30T18:00:00.000Z'),
 
+        // RDATEs
+        new Date('2023-11-23T09:00:00.000Z'),
+        new Date('2023-11-25T09:00:00.000Z')
+      ];
 
       let dates = subject.ruleDates.map(function(time) {
-        return time.toJSDate();
+        // We have a period in here, take the start date
+        return (time.start || time).toJSDate();
       });
 
       assert.deepEqual(dates, expected);
diff --git a/test/time_test.js b/test/time_test.js
index 3fb59eab..5aac2d39 100644
--- a/test/time_test.js
+++ b/test/time_test.js
@@ -1617,6 +1617,27 @@ suite('icaltime', function() {
       assert.equal(a.compare(b), 1);
       assert.equal(b.compare(a), -1);
     });
+
+    test("compare with period", function() {
+      let periodbefore = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:03Z"),
+        end: Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:04Z")
+      });
+      let periodat = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z"),
+        end: Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:05Z")
+      });
+      let periodafter = ICAL.Period.fromData({
+        start: Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:06Z"),
+        end: Time.fromString("1970-01-02T03:04:07Z")
+      });
+
+      let dt = Time.fromString('1970-01-02T03:04:05Z');
+
+      assert.equal(dt.compare(periodbefore), 1);
+      assert.equal(dt.compare(periodat), 0);
+      assert.equal(dt.compare(periodafter), -1);
+    });
   });
 
   test('cache cleared', function() {