diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs
index 1a524cd81d..c826258df6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/datetime.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
             (Type::Int, Type::Date),
             (Type::String, Type::Date),
             (Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)), Type::List(Box::new(Type::Date))),
+            (Type::Table(vec![]), Type::Table(vec![])),
         ])
+        .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
         .named(
                 "timezone",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/into_datetime.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/into_datetime.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b741413e20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/into_datetime.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use nu_test_support::nu;
+
+#[test]
+fn into_datetime_table_column() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"[[date]; ["2022-01-01"] ["2023-01-01"]] | into datetime date"#);
+
+    assert!(actual.out.contains(" ago"));
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
index 90d8cf21c1..7fb76f0f21 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ mod help;
 mod histogram;
 mod insert;
 mod inspect;
+mod into_datetime;
 mod into_filesize;
 mod into_int;
 mod join;