diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py
index 14d3951a9c..5f93d9c2df 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/__init__.py
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ class Feed:
             published = item.get(date_field, None)
             if published is not None:
                 break
+        if not published:
+            from dateutil.parser import parse
+            for date_field in ('date', 'published', 'updated'):
+                try:
+                    published = parse(item[date_field]).timetuple()
+                except Exception:
+                    continue
+                break
         if not published:
             published = time.gmtime()
         self.added_articles.append(id)