diff --git a/src/examples/eina/eina_value_04.c b/src/examples/eina/eina_value_04.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c81f21d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/eina/eina_value_04.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//Compile with:
+//gcc eina_value_04.c -o eina_value_04 `pkg-config --cflags --libs eina`
+
+#include <Eina.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+int main(int argc EINA_UNUSED, char **argv EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   Eina_Value tm_val;
+   time_t rawtime;
+   struct tm *timeinfo, timeinfo2;
+   char buf[1024];
+
+   eina_init();
+
+   eina_value_setup(&tm_val, EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM);
+
+   time(&rawtime);
+   timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
+
+   eina_value_set(&tm_val, *timeinfo);
+   strftime(buf, 1024, "Now its %d/%m/%y", timeinfo);
+   printf("%s\n", buf);
+
+   eina_value_get(&tm_val, &timeinfo2);
+   strftime(buf, 1024, "Copy: %d/%m/%y", &timeinfo2);
+   printf("%s\n", buf);
+
+   eina_value_free(&tm_val);
+
+   eina_shutdown();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
index 63c26ce5d8..884876ee8e 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
@@ -3530,6 +3530,98 @@ static const Eina_Value_Type _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL = {
   _eina_value_type_timeval_pget
 };
 
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_setup(const Eina_Value_Type *type, void *mem)
+{
+   memset(mem, 0, type->value_size);
+   return EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_flush(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, void *mem EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   return EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_copy(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, const void *src, void * dst)
+{
+   struct tm *tmsrc = (struct tm *)src;
+   struct tm *tmdst = dst;
+   *tmdst = *tmsrc;
+   return EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
+static int
+_eina_value_type_tm_compare(const Eina_Value_Type *type, const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+   struct tm tma = *(struct tm*)a;
+   struct tm tmb = *(struct tm*)b;
+   time_t ta, tb;
+
+   ta = mktime(&tma);
+   tb = mktime(&tmb);
+
+   return _eina_value_type_timeval_compare(type, &ta, &tb);
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_pset(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, void *mem, const void *ptr)
+{
+   *(struct tm*)mem = *(struct tm*)ptr;
+   return EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_vset(const Eina_Value_Type *type, void *mem, va_list args)
+{
+   const struct tm tm_val = va_arg(args, struct tm);
+   return _eina_value_type_tm_pset(type, mem, &tm_val);
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_pget(const Eina_Value_Type *type, const void *mem, void *ptr)
+{
+   memcpy(ptr, mem, type->value_size);
+   return EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_tm_convert_to(const Eina_Value_Type *type, const Eina_Value_Type *convert, const void *type_mem, void *convert_mem)
+{
+   struct tm tmv = *(struct tm *)type_mem;
+   time_t t = mktime(&tmv);
+   struct timeval v = {t, 0};
+
+   if (convert == EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRINGSHARE ||
+       convert == EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRING)
+     {
+        const char *other_mem;
+        char buf[64];
+
+        strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", &tmv);
+        other_mem = buf; /* required due &buf == buf */
+        return eina_value_type_pset(convert, convert_mem, &other_mem);
+     }
+   else
+     return _eina_value_type_timeval_convert_to(type, convert, &v, convert_mem);
+}
+
+static const Eina_Value_Type _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM = {
+     EINA_VALUE_TYPE_VERSION,
+     sizeof(struct tm),
+     "struct tm",
+     _eina_value_type_tm_setup,
+     _eina_value_type_tm_flush,
+     _eina_value_type_tm_copy,
+     _eina_value_type_tm_compare,
+     _eina_value_type_tm_convert_to,
+     NULL, //No convert from
+     _eina_value_type_tm_vset,
+     _eina_value_type_tm_pset,
+     _eina_value_type_tm_pget
+};
+
 static Eina_Bool
 _eina_value_type_blob_setup(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, void *mem)
 {
@@ -5365,6 +5457,7 @@ eina_value_init(void)
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_LIST = &_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_LIST;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_HASH = &_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_HASH;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL = &_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL;
+   EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM = &_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB = &_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB;
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT = &_EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT;
 
@@ -5461,6 +5554,7 @@ EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_OPTIONAL = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_FILE = NULL;
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_RECTANGLE = NULL;
+EAPI const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM = NULL;
 
 
 EAPI const Eina_Value_Blob_Operations *EINA_VALUE_BLOB_OPERATIONS_MALLOC = NULL;
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h
index ee3f84e59f..cd2e1d7b49 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.h
@@ -622,6 +622,20 @@ EAPI extern const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB;
  */
 EAPI extern const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT;
 
+/**
+ * @var EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM
+ * manages 'struct tm' type
+ *
+ * eina_value_set() takes a "struct tm" from time.h.
+ * eina_value_pset() takes a pointer to "struct tm".
+ *
+ * eina_value_get() and eina_value_pget() takes a pointer to "struct
+ * tm" and it's an exact copy of value.
+ *
+ * @since 1.21
+ */
+EAPI extern const Eina_Value_Type *EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM;
+
 EAPI extern Eina_Error EINA_ERROR_VALUE_FAILED;
 
 /**
@@ -779,6 +793,7 @@ static inline int eina_value_compare(const Eina_Value *a,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -842,6 +857,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_set(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -947,6 +963,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_vget(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -1015,6 +1032,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_pset(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -1242,6 +1260,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_remove(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_array_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -1305,6 +1324,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_set(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_array_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -1356,6 +1376,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_get(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_array_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -1413,6 +1434,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_insert(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_array_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -1556,6 +1578,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_vappend(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -1623,6 +1646,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_pset(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_array_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -1675,6 +1699,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_pget(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -1735,6 +1760,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_array_pinsert(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -1950,6 +1976,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_remove(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_list_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -2012,6 +2039,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_set(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_list_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -2062,6 +2090,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_get(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_list_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -2118,6 +2147,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_insert(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_list_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -2260,6 +2290,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_vappend(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -2326,6 +2357,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_pset(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_list_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT);
@@ -2377,6 +2409,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_pget(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -2436,6 +2469,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_list_pinsert(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -2592,6 +2626,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_hash_del(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_hash_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -2647,6 +2682,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_hash_set(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_hash_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -2735,6 +2771,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_hash_vget(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
@@ -2793,6 +2830,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_hash_pset(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     Eina_Value *value = eina_value_hash_new(EINA_VALUE_TYPE_INT, 0);
@@ -3172,6 +3210,7 @@ static inline const Eina_Value_Struct_Desc *eina_value_struct_desc_get(const Ein
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     struct myst {
@@ -3242,6 +3281,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_struct_set(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     struct myst {
@@ -3346,7 +3386,8 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_struct_vget(const Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
- *
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
+ * 
  * @note the pointer contents are written using the size defined by
  *       type. It can be larger than void* or uint64_t.
  *
@@ -3420,6 +3461,7 @@ static inline Eina_Bool eina_value_struct_pset(Eina_Value *value,
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TIMEVAL: struct timeval*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BLOB: Eina_Value_Blob*
  * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_STRUCT: Eina_Value_Struct*
+ * @li EINA_VALUE_TYPE_TM: struct tm*
  *
  * @code
  *     struct myst {