diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ec7c51d72..44ec601b2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-12  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
+
+	* Source/NSPropertyList.m: Allow for quoting of numeric/date values
+	in property lists.  Fixes bug #16068
+
 2006-03-11  Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>
 
 	* Headers/Additions/GNUstepBase/GSXML.h: clarify documentation of
diff --git a/Source/NSPropertyList.m b/Source/NSPropertyList.m
index 466e71a21..6a790d118 100644
--- a/Source/NSPropertyList.m
+++ b/Source/NSPropertyList.m
@@ -711,6 +711,16 @@ static id parsePlItem(pldata* pld)
 		unsigned char	type = *ptr++;
 
 		len--;
+		// Allow for quoted values.
+		if (ptr[0] == '\'' && len > 1)
+		  {
+		    len--;
+		    ptr++;
+		    if (ptr[len - 1] == '\'')
+		      {
+			len--;
+		      }
+		  }
 		if (type == 'I')
 		  {
 		    char	buf[len+1];