diff --git a/org_dom/org_dom.py b/org_dom/org_dom.py
index 3f6442a..bd9bec8 100644
--- a/org_dom/org_dom.py
+++ b/org_dom/org_dom.py
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ def token_from_type(tok_type):
     return ModeToMarker[tok_type]
 
 
+def parse_org_time_range(start, end):
+    return TimeRange(parse_org_time(start), parse_org_time(end))
+
+
 def parse_org_time(value):
     if m := ACTIVE_TIME_STAMP_RE.match(value):
         active = True
@@ -348,11 +352,15 @@ def parse_org_time(value):
         int(m.group("month")),
         int(m.group("day")),
         m.group("dow"),
-        int(m.group("start_hour")),
-        int(m.group("start_minute")),
+        int(m.group("start_hour")) if m.group("start_hour") else None,
+        int(m.group("start_minute")) if m.group("start_minute") else None,
     )
 
 
+def timerange_to_string(tr: TimeRange):
+    return timestamp_to_string(tr.start_time) + "--" + timestamp_to_string(tr.end_time)
+
+
 def timestamp_to_string(ts):
     date = "{year}-{month:02d}-{day:02d}".format(
         year=ts.year, month=ts.month, day=ts.day
@@ -803,6 +811,8 @@ class OrgDom:
 
         if isinstance(prop.value, Timestamp):
             value = timestamp_to_string(prop.value)
+        elif isinstance(prop.value, TimeRange):
+            value = timerange_to_string(prop.value)
         else:
             value = prop.value
 
@@ -1012,8 +1022,8 @@ class OrgDomReader:
         if (value.count(">--<") == 1) or (value.count("]--[") == 1):
             # Time ranges with two different dates
             # @TODO properly consider "=> DURATION" section
-            chunks = value.split("=").split("--")
-            as_time_range = parse_org_time(chunks[0], chunks[1])
+            start, end = value.split("=")[0].split("--")
+            as_time_range = parse_org_time_range(start, end)
             if (as_time_range[0] is not None) and (as_time_range[1] is not None):
                 value = TimeRange(as_time_range[0], as_time_range[1])
         elif as_time := parse_org_time(value):
diff --git a/tests/05-dates.org b/tests/05-dates.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec128e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/05-dates.org
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#+TITLE: 05-Dates
+#+DESCRIPTION: Simple org file
+#+TODO: TODO(t) PAUSED(p) |  DONE(d)
+
+* Headline properties
+:PROPERTIES:
+:JUST_DAY: [2020-12-10]
+:DAY_AND_WEEKDAY:  [2020-12-10 Xov]
+:DAY_AND_HOUR: [2020-12-10 Xov 00:02]
+:JUST_DAY_TIME_RANGE: [2020-12-10]--[2020-12-11]
+:JUST_DAY_TIME_RANGE_NEGATIVE: [2020-12-11]--[2020-12-10]
+:DAY_AND_WEEKDAY_TIME_RANGE: [2020-12-10 Xov]--[2020-12-11 Ven]
+:DAY_AND_WEEKDAY_TIME_RANGE_NEGATIVE: [2020-12-11 Ven]--[2020-12-10 Xov]
+:DAY_AND_HOUR_TIME_RANGE: [2020-12-10 00:02]--[2020-12-11 00:30]
+:DAY_AND_HOUR_TIME_RANGE_NEGATIVE: [2020-12-10 00:30]--[2020-12-11 00:02]
+:END:
diff --git a/tests/test_dom.py b/tests/test_dom.py
index 7dc23ee..8b2a453 100644
--- a/tests/test_dom.py
+++ b/tests/test_dom.py
@@ -278,3 +278,10 @@ class TestSerde(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             snippets[1].result, "This is another test\n" + "with two lines too"
         )
+
+    def test_mimic_write_file_05(self):
+        with open(os.path.join(DIR, "05-dates.org")) as f:
+            orig = f.read()
+            doc = loads(orig)
+
+        self.assertEqual(dumps(doc), orig)