diff --git a/beets/dbcore/query.py b/beets/dbcore/query.py
index 3710d55c2..d27897e69 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/query.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/query.py
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ class DateQuery(FieldQuery):
         self.interval = DateInterval.from_periods(start, end)
 
     def match(self, item):
+        if self.field not in item:
+            return False
         timestamp = float(item[self.field])
         date = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(timestamp)
         return self.interval.contains(date)
diff --git a/test/test_types_plugin.py b/test/test_types_plugin.py
index 67e682844..826dd5ea7 100644
--- a/test/test_types_plugin.py
+++ b/test/test_types_plugin.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class TypesPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         self.config['types'] = {'myfloat': u'float'}
         item = self.add_item(artist=u'aaa')
 
+        # Do not match unset values
+        out = self.list(u'myfloat:10..0')
+        self.assertEqual(u'', out)
+
         self.modify(u'myfloat=-9.1')
         item.load()
         self.assertEqual(item['myfloat'], -9.1)
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ class TypesPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         false = self.add_item(artist=u'false')
         self.add_item(artist=u'unset')
 
+        # Do not match unset values
+        out = self.list(u'mybool:true, mybool:false')
+        self.assertEqual(u'', out)
+
         # Set true
         self.modify(u'mybool=1', u'artist:true')
         true.load()
@@ -112,6 +120,10 @@ class TypesPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         old = self.add_item(artist=u'prince')
         new = self.add_item(artist=u'britney')
 
+        # Do not match unset values
+        out = self.list(u'mydate:..2000')
+        self.assertEqual(u'', out)
+
         self.modify(u'mydate=1999-01-01', u'artist:prince')
         old.load()
         self.assertEqual(old['mydate'], mktime(1999, 1, 1))