diff --git a/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory.go b/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory.go
index 5218b05fa6..55f86b80a3 100644
--- a/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory.go
+++ b/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
@@ -499,6 +500,9 @@ func getNum(value interface{}) (float64, error) {
 		}
 		return 0, nil
 	case string:
+		if t, e := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, value.(string)); e == nil {
+			return float64(t.Unix()), nil
+		}
 		return strconv.ParseFloat(value.(string), 64)
 	case byte:
 		v = float64(vv)
diff --git a/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go b/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go
index 311d2ea16a..166399ac28 100644
--- a/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func init() {
 				"qux": "quxx",
 				"bar": "baz",
 			},
+			"creationTimestamp": "2022-06-28T00:00:00Z",
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -197,6 +198,42 @@ func Test_compiledEach_Values(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_compiledEach_Timestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	type tc struct {
+		name       string
+		each       compiledEach
+		wantResult []eachValue
+		wantErrors []error
+	}
+	val := func(value float64, labels ...string) eachValue {
+		t.Helper()
+		if len(labels)%2 != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("labels must be even: %v", labels)
+		}
+		m := make(map[string]string)
+		for i := 0; i < len(labels); i += 2 {
+			m[labels[i]] = labels[i+1]
+		}
+		return eachValue{
+			Value:  value,
+			Labels: m,
+		}
+	}
+
+	tests := []tc{
+		{name: "single_timestamp", each: compiledEach{
+			Path: mustCompilePath(t, "metadata", "creationTimestamp"),
+		}, wantResult: []eachValue{val(1656374400)}},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			gotResult, gotErrors := tt.each.Values(cr)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantResult, gotResult)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErrors, gotErrors)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_compiledFamily_BaseLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string