diff --git a/appdaemon/scheduler.py b/appdaemon/scheduler.py
index 6e64c51ee..82d47ce66 100644
--- a/appdaemon/scheduler.py
+++ b/appdaemon/scheduler.py
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ async def parse_datetime(
 
     async def _parse_time(
         self,
-        time_str: str,
+        time_str: str | datetime,
         name: str | None = None,
         today: bool = False,
         days_offset: int = 0
@@ -947,6 +947,9 @@ async def _parse_time(
         sun = None
         offset = 0
 
+        if isinstance(time_str, datetime):
+            return time_str + timedelta(days=days_offset)
+
         # parse time with date
         if match := DATE_REGEX.match(time_str):
             kwargs = {k: int(v) for k, v in match.groupdict().items() if v is not None}