diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
index fcfd2fa1..7816dba4 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.values;
 
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -208,37 +210,50 @@ public class SearchPossibleValueSourceAction
       }
       else
       {
-         if(StringUtils.hasContent(input.getSearchTerm()))
+         String searchTerm = input.getSearchTerm();
+         if(StringUtils.hasContent(searchTerm))
          {
             for(String valueField : possibleValueSource.getSearchFields())
             {
-               QFieldMetaData field = table.getField(valueField);
-               if(field.getType().equals(QFieldType.STRING))
+               try
                {
-                  queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.STARTS_WITH, List.of(input.getSearchTerm())));
-               }
-               else if(field.getType().equals(QFieldType.DATE) || field.getType().equals(QFieldType.DATE_TIME))
-               {
-                  LOG.debug("Not querying PVS [" + possibleValueSource.getName() + "] on date field [" + field.getName() + "]");
-                  // todo - what? queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.STARTS_WITH, List.of(input.getSearchTerm())));
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                  try
+                  QFieldMetaData field = table.getField(valueField);
+                  if(field.getType().equals(QFieldType.STRING))
                   {
-                     Integer valueAsInteger = ValueUtils.getValueAsInteger(input.getSearchTerm());
+                     queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.STARTS_WITH, List.of(searchTerm)));
+                  }
+                  else if(field.getType().equals(QFieldType.DATE))
+                  {
+                     LocalDate searchDate = ValueUtils.getValueAsLocalDate(searchTerm);
+                     if(searchDate != null)
+                     {
+                        queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, searchDate));
+                     }
+                  }
+                  else if(field.getType().equals(QFieldType.DATE_TIME))
+                  {
+                     Instant searchDate = ValueUtils.getValueAsInstant(searchTerm);
+                     if(searchDate != null)
+                     {
+                        queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, searchDate));
+                     }
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                     Integer valueAsInteger = ValueUtils.getValueAsInteger(searchTerm);
                      if(valueAsInteger != null)
                      {
                         queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, List.of(valueAsInteger)));
                      }
                   }
-                  catch(Exception e)
-                  {
-                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                     // write a FALSE criteria if the value isn't a number //
-                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                     queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.IN, List.of()));
-                  }
+               }
+               catch(Exception e)
+               {
+                  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  // write a FALSE criteria upon exceptions (e.g., type conversion fails)                 //
+                  // Why are we doing this?  so a single-field query finds nothing instead of everything. //
+                  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  queryFilter.addCriteria(new QFilterCriteria(valueField, QCriteriaOperator.IN, List.of()));
                }
             }
          }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceActionTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceActionTest.java
index 8a15a6d8..ee2bb104 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceActionTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceActionTest.java
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.values;
 
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.Month;
 import java.util.List;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.InsertAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.insert.InsertInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.values.SearchPossibleValueSourceInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.values.SearchPossibleValueSourceOutput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.possiblevalues.QPossibleValueSource;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.backend.implementations.memory.MemoryRecordStore;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -224,6 +230,74 @@ class SearchPossibleValueSourceActionTest extends BaseTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testSearchPvsAction_tableByIdOnlyNonNumeric() throws QException
+   {
+      QContext.getQInstance().getPossibleValueSource(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_SHAPE)
+         .withSearchFields(List.of("id"));
+
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // a non-integer input should find nothing                                                 //
+      // the catch { (IN, empty) } code makes this happen - without that, all records are found. //
+      // (furthermore, i think that's only exposed if there's only 1 search field, maybe)        //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      SearchPossibleValueSourceOutput output = getSearchPossibleValueSourceOutput("A", TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_SHAPE);
+      assertEquals(0, output.getResults().size());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testSearchPvsAction_tableByLocalDate() throws QException
+   {
+      MemoryRecordStore.getInstance().reset();
+
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // make a PVS for the person-memory table //
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////
+      QContext.getQInstance().addPossibleValueSource(QPossibleValueSource.newForTable(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY)
+         .withSearchFields(List.of("id", "firstName", "birthDate"))
+      );
+
+      List<QRecord> shapeRecords = List.of(
+         new QRecord().withValue("id", 1).withValue("firstName", "Homer").withValue("birthDate", LocalDate.of(1960, Month.JANUARY, 1)),
+         new QRecord().withValue("id", 2).withValue("firstName", "Marge").withValue("birthDate", LocalDate.of(1961, Month.FEBRUARY, 2)),
+         new QRecord().withValue("id", 3).withValue("firstName", "Bart").withValue("birthDate", LocalDate.of(1980, Month.MARCH, 3)));
+
+      InsertInput insertInput = new InsertInput();
+      insertInput.setTableName(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY);
+      insertInput.setRecords(shapeRecords);
+      new InsertAction().execute(insertInput);
+
+      /////////////////////////////////////
+      // a parseable date yields a match //
+      /////////////////////////////////////
+      SearchPossibleValueSourceOutput output = getSearchPossibleValueSourceOutput("1960-01-01", TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY);
+      assertEquals(1, output.getResults().size());
+      assertThat(output.getResults()).anyMatch(pv -> pv.getId().equals(1));
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // alternative date format also works (thanks to ValueUtils parsing) //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      output = getSearchPossibleValueSourceOutput("1/1/1960", TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY);
+      assertEquals(1, output.getResults().size());
+      assertThat(output.getResults()).anyMatch(pv -> pv.getId().equals(1));
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////
+      // incomplete date finds nothing //
+      ///////////////////////////////////
+      output = getSearchPossibleValueSourceOutput("1960-01", TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON_MEMORY);
+      assertEquals(0, output.getResults().size());
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/