diff --git a/src/gcal-event-widget.c b/src/gcal-event-widget.c
index 720f688c..1808df64 100644
--- a/src/gcal-event-widget.c
+++ b/src/gcal-event-widget.c
@@ -18,20 +18,25 @@
  */
 
 #include "gcal-event-widget.h"
+#include "gcal-utils.h"
+
+#include <libical/icaltime.h>
 
 struct _GcalEventWidgetPrivate
 {
-  GdkWindow *event_window;
+  GdkWindow    *event_window;
 
-  gchar     *summary;
-  GdkRGBA   *color;
+  gchar        *summary;
+  GdkRGBA      *color;
+  icaltimetype *dt_start;
 };
 
 enum
 {
   PROP_0,
   PROP_SUMMARY,
-  PROP_COLOR
+  PROP_COLOR,
+  PROP_DTSTART
 };
 
 static void     gcal_event_widget_constructed          (GObject        *object);
@@ -113,6 +118,15 @@ gcal_event_widget_class_init(GcalEventWidgetClass *klass)
                                                        G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
                                                        G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+                                   PROP_DTSTART,
+                                   g_param_spec_boxed ("date-start",
+                                                       "Date Start",
+                                                       "The starting date of the event",
+                                                       ICAL_TIME_TYPE,
+                                                       G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+                                                       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
   g_type_class_add_private((gpointer)klass, sizeof(GcalEventWidgetPrivate));
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +176,12 @@ gcal_event_widget_set_property (GObject      *object,
 
       priv->color = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
       return;
+    case PROP_DTSTART:
+      if (priv->dt_start != NULL)
+        g_free (priv->dt_start);
+
+      priv->dt_start = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
+      return;
     }
 
   G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
@@ -185,6 +205,9 @@ gcal_event_widget_get_property (GObject      *object,
     case PROP_COLOR:
       g_value_set_boxed (value, priv->color);
       return;
+    case PROP_DTSTART:
+      g_value_set_boxed (value, priv->dt_start);
+      return;
     }
 
   G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
diff --git a/src/gcal-month-view.c b/src/gcal-month-view.c
index 1a783fa9..42a359f6 100644
--- a/src/gcal-month-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-month-view.c
@@ -117,15 +117,14 @@ static void gcal_month_view_class_init (GcalMonthViewClass *klass)
   object_class->get_property = gcal_month_view_get_property;
   object_class->finalize = gcal_month_view_finalize;
 
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_DATE,
-                                   g_param_spec_pointer ("date",
-                                                         "date",
-                                                         _("Date"),
-                                                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
-                                                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
-                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME |
-                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB |
-                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK));
+  g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+                                   PROP_DATE,
+                                   g_param_spec_boxed ("date",
+                                                       "Date",
+                                                       _("Date"),
+                                                       ICAL_TIME_TYPE,
+                                                       G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT |
+                                                       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   g_type_class_add_private ((gpointer)klass, sizeof (GcalMonthViewPrivate));
 }
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ gcal_month_view_set_property (GObject       *object,
       if (priv->date != NULL)
         g_free (priv->date);
 
-      priv->date = g_value_get_pointer (value);
+      priv->date = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ gcal_month_view_get_property (GObject       *object,
   switch (property_id)
     {
     case PROP_DATE:
-      g_value_set_pointer (value, priv->date);
+      g_value_set_boxed (value, priv->date);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
diff --git a/src/gcal-utils.c b/src/gcal-utils.c
index 349aac8e..93485f34 100644
--- a/src/gcal-utils.c
+++ b/src/gcal-utils.c
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include "gcal-utils.h"
+
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <libedataserverui/e-cell-renderer-color.h>
 
-#include "gcal-utils.h"
+G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (icaltimetype, icaltime, gcal_dup_icaltime, g_free)
 
 /* taken from eel/eel-gtk-extensions.c */
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/gcal-utils.h b/src/gcal-utils.h
index 1d227438..a20243ec 100644
--- a/src/gcal-utils.h
+++ b/src/gcal-utils.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ typedef enum
   GCAL_VIEW_TYPE_LIST,
 } GcalViewTypeEnum;
 
+#define ICAL_TIME_TYPE (icaltime_get_type ())
+
+GType           icaltime_get_type                               (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
 void            gcal_gtk_tree_view_set_activate_on_single_click (GtkTreeView    *tree_view,
                                                                  gboolean       should_activate);