diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
index fdec1317b..9639e3cf1 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/itembox.xml
@@ -1884,8 +1884,12 @@
 						if (value != '') {
 							switch (fieldName) {
 								case 'accessDate':
+									// Allow "now" to use current time
+									if (value == 'now') {
+										value = Zotero.Date.dateToSQL(new Date(), true);
+									}
 									// If just date, don't convert to UTC
-									if (Zotero.Date.isSQLDate(value)) {
+									else if (Zotero.Date.isSQLDate(value)) {
 										var localDate = Zotero.Date.sqlToDate(value);
 										value = Zotero.Date.dateToSQL(localDate).replace(' 00:00:00', '');
 									}
diff --git a/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js b/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js
index e9caab6bb..081d59fde 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemPaneTest.js
@@ -110,6 +110,27 @@ describe("Item pane", function () {
 			// Wait for no-op saveTx()
 			yield Zotero.Promise.delay(1);
 		});
+		
+		it("should accept 'now' for Accessed", async function () {
+			var item = await createDataObject('item');
+			
+			var itemBox = doc.getElementById('zotero-editpane-item-box');
+			var box = doc.getAnonymousNodes(itemBox)[0];
+			var label = box.querySelector('label[fieldname="accessDate"][class="zotero-clicky"]');
+			label.click();
+			var textbox = box.querySelector('textbox[fieldname="accessDate"]');
+			textbox.value = 'now';
+			// Blur events don't necessarily trigger if window doesn't have focus
+			itemBox.hideEditor(textbox);
+			
+			await waitForItemEvent('modify');
+			
+			assert.approximately(
+				Zotero.Date.sqlToDate(item.getField('accessDate'), true).getTime(),
+				Date.now(),
+				1000
+			);
+		});
 	})