diff --git a/src/compare/diff.rs b/src/compare/diff.rs
index 511cda24..b3b27a44 100644
--- a/src/compare/diff.rs
+++ b/src/compare/diff.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ use crate::types::TableCell;
 use crate::types::TableRow;
 use crate::types::Target;
 use crate::types::Timestamp;
+use crate::types::TimestampRangeType;
 use crate::types::TimestampType;
 use crate::types::TodoKeywordType;
 use crate::types::Underline;
@@ -2137,6 +2138,19 @@ fn compare_timestamp<'b, 's>(
         }
     }
 
+    let range_type = get_property_unquoted_atom(emacs, ":range-type")?;
+    match (range_type, &rust.range_type) {
+        (Some("daterange"), TimestampRangeType::DateRange) => {}
+        (None, TimestampRangeType::None) => {}
+        _ => {
+            this_status = DiffStatus::Bad;
+            message = Some(format!(
+                "Range type mismatch (emacs != rust) {:?} != {:?}",
+                range_type, rust.range_type
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
     // TODO: Compare :type :range-type :raw-value :year-start :month-start :day-start :hour-start :minute-start :year-end :month-end :day-end :hour-end :minute-end :repeater-type :repeater-value :repeater-unit :warning-type :warning-value :warning-unit
     //
     // :type unquoted atom either diary, active, inactive, active-range, or inactive-range.
diff --git a/src/parser/timestamp.rs b/src/parser/timestamp.rs
index a23f9c52..4be2845c 100644
--- a/src/parser/timestamp.rs
+++ b/src/parser/timestamp.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::context::RefContext;
 use crate::error::Res;
 use crate::parser::util::get_consumed;
 use crate::types::Timestamp;
+use crate::types::TimestampRangeType;
 use crate::types::TimestampType;
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ fn diary_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         Timestamp {
             source: source.into(),
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::Diary,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ fn active_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         Timestamp {
             source: source.into(),
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::Active,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ fn inactive_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         Timestamp {
             source: source.into(),
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::Inactive,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@ fn active_date_range_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         Timestamp {
             source: source.into(),
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::ActiveRange,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::DateRange,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -224,6 +229,7 @@ fn active_time_range_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         Timestamp {
             source: source.into(),
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::Active,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::None,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -248,6 +254,7 @@ fn inactive_date_range_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
             source: source.into(),
 
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::InactiveRange,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::DateRange,
         },
     ))
 }
@@ -290,6 +297,7 @@ fn inactive_time_range_timestamp<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         Timestamp {
             source: source.into(),
             timestamp_type: TimestampType::Inactive,
+            range_type: TimestampRangeType::None,
         },
     ))
 }
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index d635cd56..ab01b7ff 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub use object::Subscript;
 pub use object::Superscript;
 pub use object::Target;
 pub use object::Timestamp;
+pub use object::TimestampRangeType;
 pub use object::TimestampType;
 pub use object::Underline;
 pub use object::Verbatim;
diff --git a/src/types/object.rs b/src/types/object.rs
index 90f095df..b955ba29 100644
--- a/src/types/object.rs
+++ b/src/types/object.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ pub struct Superscript<'s> {
 pub struct Timestamp<'s> {
     pub source: &'s str,
     pub timestamp_type: TimestampType,
+    pub range_type: TimestampRangeType,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -197,6 +198,12 @@ pub enum TimestampType {
     InactiveRange,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum TimestampRangeType {
+    None,
+    DateRange,
+}
+
 impl<'s> GetStandardProperties<'s> for Object<'s> {
     fn get_standard_properties<'b>(&'b self) -> &'b dyn StandardProperties<'s> {
         match self {