diff --git includes/database/mysql/schema.inc includes/database/mysql/schema.inc
index af45b38..cacc097 100644
--- includes/database/mysql/schema.inc
+++ includes/database/mysql/schema.inc
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ class DatabaseSchema_mysql extends DatabaseSchema {
       'blob:big'        => 'LONGBLOB',
       'blob:normal'     => 'BLOB',
 
+      'date:normal'     => 'DATE',
+
       'datetime:normal' => 'DATETIME',
+
+      'time:normal'     => 'TIME',
     );
     return $map;
   }
diff --git includes/database/pgsql/schema.inc includes/database/pgsql/schema.inc
index ae21758..1d69f28 100644
--- includes/database/pgsql/schema.inc
+++ includes/database/pgsql/schema.inc
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ class DatabaseSchema_pgsql extends DatabaseSchema {
       'blob:big' => 'bytea',
       'blob:normal' => 'bytea',
 
+      'date:normal' => 'date',
+
       'datetime:normal' => 'timestamp without time zone',
+      'time:normal'     => 'time without time zone',
 
       'serial:tiny' => 'serial',
       'serial:small' => 'serial',
diff --git includes/database/sqlite/schema.inc includes/database/sqlite/schema.inc
index 007a69b..5f78338 100644
--- includes/database/sqlite/schema.inc
+++ includes/database/sqlite/schema.inc
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ class DatabaseSchema_sqlite extends DatabaseSchema {
       'blob:big'        => 'BLOB',
       'blob:normal'     => 'BLOB',
 
+      'date:normal'     => 'DATE',
+
+      'time:nornaml'   => 'TIME',
+
       'datetime:normal' => 'TIMESTAMP',
     );
     return $map;
diff --git modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
index dd0d348..7458df4 100644
--- modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/database_test.test
@@ -2711,3 +2711,109 @@ class DatabaseTransactionTestCase extends DatabaseTestCase {
     }
   }
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * Test proposed new data types for the schema API
+ * 
+ */
+class DatabaseExtraTypesTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => t('Extra Types tests'),
+      'description' => t('Test the Extra Types.'),
+      'group' => t('Database'),
+    );
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Test the date data type
+   *
+   */
+   function testDateField() {
+     try {
+       $date_table = array('fields' => array(
+         'date_field' => array(
+           'description' => t('Test Date field'),
+           'type' => 'date',
+           'not null' => FALSE,
+	     ) 
+         )
+       );
+       $ret = array();
+       db_create_table($ret, 'date_table', $date_table);
+       $this->assertEqual($ret[0]['success'], 1, t('created table with date field'));
+
+       db_insert('date_table')->fields(array('date_field'))
+         ->values(array('date_field' => '2001-01-01'))
+         ->values(array('date_field' => '1856-12-31'))
+         ->values(array('date_field' => '2100-06-30'))
+         ->execute();
+
+       $num_records = (int) db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {date_table}')->fetchField();
+       $this->assertEqual($num_records, 3, t('Inserted 3 records, and counted 3 records'));
+       $res = db_query("select date_field from {date_table} order by date_field");
+
+       $date = $res->fetch()->date_field;
+       $this->assertEqual($date, '1856-12-31', t('date retrieved in order ') . $date);
+       $date = $res->fetch()->date_field;
+       $this->assertEqual($date, '2001-01-01', t('date retrieved in order ') . $date);
+       $date = $res->fetch()->date_field;
+       $this->assertEqual($date, '2100-06-30', t('date retrieved in order ') . $date);
+
+
+       db_drop_table($ret, 'date_table');
+       $this->assertEqual($ret[1]['success'], 1, t('Dropped table with date field'));
+
+     } catch (Exception $e) {
+       $this->fail($e->getMessage());
+     }
+
+   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test the time data type
+   */
+   function testTimeField() {
+     try {
+       $time_table = array('fields' => array(
+         'time_field' => array(
+           'description' => t('Test Time field'),
+           'type' => 'time',
+           'not null' => FALSE,
+	     )
+         )
+       );
+       $ret = array();
+       db_create_table($ret, 'time_table', $time_table);
+       $this->assertEqual($ret[0]['success'], 1, t('created table with time field'));
+
+       db_insert('time_table')->fields(array('time_field'))
+         ->values(array('time_field' => '12:59:00'))
+         ->values(array('time_field' => '00:01:00'))
+         ->values(array('time_field' => '23:17:00'))
+         ->execute();
+
+       $num_records = (int) db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {time_table}')->fetchField();
+       $this->assertEqual($num_records, 3, t('Inserted 3 records, and counted 3 records'));
+       $res = db_query("select time_field from {time_table} order by time_field");
+
+       $time = $res->fetch()->time_field;
+       $this->assertEqual($time, '00:01:00', t('time retrieved in order ' . $time));
+       $time = $res->fetch()->time_field;
+       $this->assertEqual($time, '12:59:00', t('time retrieved in order ' . $time));
+       $time = $res->fetch()->time_field;
+       $this->assertEqual($time, '23:17:00', t('time retrieved in order ' . $time));
+
+       db_drop_table($ret, 'time_table');
+       $this->assertEqual($ret[1]['success'], 1, t('Dropped table with time field'));
+     } catch (Exception $e) {
+       $this->fail($e->getMessage());
+     }
+
+  }
+
+}
+