diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v b/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
index 48363bcf6c27f9..1f833b3ac27b94 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ fn (e &Encoder) encode_any(val Any, level int, mut wr io.Writer) ! {
 			e.encode_newline(level - 1, mut wr)!
 			wr.write([u8(`]`)])!
 		}
-		time.Time {}
+		time.Time {
+			wr.write(json2.quote_bytes)!
+			wr.write(val.format_rfc3339().bytes())!
+			wr.write(json2.quote_bytes)!
+		}
 		Null {
 			wr.write(json2.null_in_bytes)!
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v b/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v
index f91a06212c8e14..d05eb6f9920a5b 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/encoder_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import x.json2 as json
 import strings
+import time
 
 struct StructType[T] {
 mut:
@@ -136,3 +137,9 @@ fn test_encode_simple() {
 	assert json.encode('hello!') == '"hello!"'
 	assert json.encode(1) == '1'
 }
+
+fn test_encode_time() {
+	assert json.encode({
+		'bro': json.Any(time.Time{})
+	}) == '{"bro":"0000-00-00T00:00:00.000Z"}'
+}