diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index e42bbda..0456cfc 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package bind
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -53,27 +54,71 @@ func parseUint(s string, byteSize int) (uint64, error) {
 	return intParse(strconv.ParseUint, s, byteSize)
 }
 
+func floatToTime(f float64) time.Time {
+	s := int64(f)
+	ns := int64((f - float64(s)) * 1_000_000_000)
+	return time.Unix(s, ns)
+}
+
 func scanConvert(t reflect.Type, v any) (any, bool) {
 	if isAny(t) {
 		return v, true
 	}
 
 	r := reflect.ValueOf(v)
-	if !r.CanConvert(t) {
+	if r.CanConvert(t) {
+		return r.Convert(t).Interface(), true
+	}
+
+	if t != reflect.TypeFor[time.Time]() {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
-	return r.Convert(t).Interface(), true
+	fi := reflect.TypeFor[float64]()
+	if !r.CanConvert(fi) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	f := r.Convert(fi).Interface().(float64)
+	return floatToTime(f), true
 }
 
 func parseTime(s string) (any, error) {
+	const errMsg = "failed to parse time"
 	for _, l := range timeLayouts {
 		if t, err := time.Parse(l, s); err == nil {
 			return t, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return time.Time{}, errors.New("failed to parse time")
+	ss := strings.Split(s, ".")
+	if len(ss) > 2 {
+		return nil, errors.New(errMsg)
+	}
+
+	if len(ss) == 1 {
+		i, err := parseInt(ss[0], 8)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.New(errMsg)
+		}
+
+		return time.Unix(i, 0), nil
+	}
+
+	sec, err := parseInt(ss[0], 8)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New(errMsg)
+	}
+
+	dec := strings.TrimLeft(ss[1], "0")
+	i, err := parseInt(dec, 8)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New(errMsg)
+	}
+
+	zeros := len(ss[1]) - len(dec)
+	nanosec := int64(float64(i) * math.Pow10(9-zeros-len(dec)))
+	return time.Unix(sec, nanosec), nil
 }
 
 func scanString(t reflect.Type, s string) (any, bool) {
@@ -117,7 +162,6 @@ func scanString(t reflect.Type, s string) (any, bool) {
 }
 
 func scan(t reflect.Type, v any) (any, bool) {
-	// time and duration support
 	if vv, ok := scanConvert(t, v); ok {
 		return vv, true
 	}
diff --git a/scan_test.go b/scan_test.go
index d52af5d..0696f53 100644
--- a/scan_test.go
+++ b/scan_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package bind_test
 
 import (
 	"code.squareroundforest.org/arpio/bind"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -145,6 +146,71 @@ func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("time from int", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const timestamp = 1757097011
+		var tim time.Time
+		if !bind.BindScalar(&tim, timestamp) || !tim.Equal(time.Unix(timestamp, 0)) {
+			t.Fatal()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("time from float", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const (
+			seconds     = 1757097011
+			nanoseconds = 33000
+			timestamp   = float64(1757097011.000033)
+		)
+
+		var tim time.Time
+		if !bind.BindScalar(&tim, timestamp) || tim.Unix() != seconds {
+			t.Fatal(tim, tim.Unix(), tim.UnixNano())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("time from int string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const seconds = 1757097011
+		var tim time.Time
+		if !bind.BindScalar(&tim, fmt.Sprint(seconds)) || tim.Unix() != seconds {
+			t.Fatal()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("time from float string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const (
+			seconds     = 1757097011
+			nanoseconds = 33000
+			s           = "1757097011.000033"
+		)
+
+		var tim time.Time
+		if !bind.BindScalar(&tim, s) || tim.Unix() != seconds || tim.Nanosecond() != nanoseconds {
+			t.Fatal(tim.Unix(), tim.Nanosecond())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("time from invalid float string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("multiple decimal points", func(t *testing.T) {
+			var tim time.Time
+			if bind.BindScalar(&tim, "24.235.23") {
+				t.Fatal()
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("invalid round part", func(t *testing.T) {
+			var tim time.Time
+			if bind.BindScalar(&tim, "89s.01") {
+				t.Fatal()
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("invalid fractional part", func(t *testing.T) {
+			var tim time.Time
+			if bind.BindScalar(&tim, "89.01s") {
+				t.Fatal()
+			}
+		})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("time invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var tim time.Time
 		if bind.BindScalar(&tim, "foo") {