diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java
index 568b5227d..8ef3780b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/DefaultTypeManager.java
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ public final class DefaultTypeManager implements TypeManager, KnownImmutable {
       typeMap.put(Month.class, new ScalarTypeMonth());
       typeMap.put(Year.class, new ScalarTypeYear());
       typeMap.put(YearMonth.class, new ScalarTypeYearMonthDate());
+      typeMap.put(MonthDay.class, new ScalarTypeMonthDay());
       typeMap.put(OffsetTime.class, new ScalarTypeOffsetTime());
       typeMap.put(ZoneId.class, new ScalarTypeZoneId());
       typeMap.put(ZoneOffset.class, new ScalarTypeZoneOffset());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeMonthDay.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeMonthDay.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..417f80bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeMonthDay.java
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken;
+
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.sql.Date;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Types;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+
+/**
+ * ScalarType for MonthDay stored as a SQL Date using a fixed year.
+ * <p>
+ * Note that the year used should be a leap year.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class ScalarTypeMonthDay extends ScalarTypeBase<MonthDay> {
+
+  protected int year;
+
+  /**
+   * Construct with a year of 2000 (which is a leap year).
+   */
+  public ScalarTypeMonthDay() {
+    this(2000); // Year 2000 is a leap year
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Construct with a base year. The year should be a leap year to
+   * allow the 29th Feb value.
+   */
+  public ScalarTypeMonthDay(int year) {
+    super(MonthDay.class, false, Types.DATE);
+    this.year = year;
+  }
+
+  private MonthDay convertFromDate(Date ts) {
+    LocalDate localDate = ts.toLocalDate();
+    return MonthDay.of(localDate.getMonthValue(), localDate.getDayOfMonth());
+  }
+
+  private Date convertToDate(MonthDay value) {
+    return Date.valueOf(LocalDate.of(2000, value.getMonthValue(), value.getDayOfMonth()));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MonthDay read(DataReader dataReader) throws SQLException {
+    Date ts = dataReader.getDate();
+    return ts == null ? null : convertFromDate(ts);
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void bind(DataBind b, MonthDay value) throws SQLException {
+    if (value == null) {
+      b.setNull(Types.DATE);
+    } else {
+      b.setDate(convertToDate(value));
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Object toJdbcType(Object value) {
+    if (value instanceof Date) return value;
+    return convertToDate((MonthDay) value);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MonthDay toBeanType(Object value) {
+    if (value instanceof MonthDay) return (MonthDay) value;
+    return convertFromDate((Date) value);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String formatValue(MonthDay value) {
+    return value.toString();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MonthDay parse(String value) {
+    return MonthDay.parse(value);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isDateTimeCapable() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MonthDay convertFromMillis(long dateTime) {
+    throw new RuntimeException("Not supported on this type");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MonthDay readData(DataInput dataInput) throws IOException {
+    if (!dataInput.readBoolean()) {
+      return null;
+    } else {
+      int month = dataInput.readInt();
+      int day = dataInput.readInt();
+      return MonthDay.of(month, day);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void writeData(DataOutput dataOutput, MonthDay value) throws IOException {
+    if (value == null) {
+      dataOutput.writeBoolean(false);
+    } else {
+      dataOutput.writeBoolean(true);
+      dataOutput.write(value.getMonthValue());
+      dataOutput.write(value.getDayOfMonth());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MonthDay jsonRead(JsonParser ctx, JsonToken event) throws IOException {
+    return parse(ctx.getValueAsString());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void jsonWrite(JsonGenerator ctx, String name, MonthDay value) throws IOException {
+    ctx.writeStringField(name, format(value));
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeMonthDayTest.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeMonthDayTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f69584e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/type/ScalarTypeMonthDayTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.sql.Date;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class ScalarTypeMonthDayTest {
+
+  ScalarTypeMonthDay type = new ScalarTypeMonthDay();
+
+  @Test
+  public void testToJdbcType() throws Exception {
+
+    MonthDay value = MonthDay.of(4, 29);
+    Date date = Date.valueOf(LocalDate.of(2000, 4, 29));
+
+    Object val1 = type.toJdbcType(value);
+    Object val2 = type.toJdbcType(date);
+
+    assertEquals(date, val1);
+    assertEquals(date, val2);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testToBeanType() throws Exception {
+
+    MonthDay value = MonthDay.of(4, 29);
+    Date date = Date.valueOf(LocalDate.of(2000, 4, 29));
+
+    MonthDay val1 = type.toBeanType(value);
+    MonthDay val2 = type.toBeanType(date);
+
+    assertEquals(value, val1);
+    assertEquals(value, val2);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testFormatParse() throws Exception {
+
+    MonthDay value = MonthDay.of(4, 29);
+    String val1 = type.formatValue(value);
+    MonthDay monthDay = type.parse(val1);
+
+    assertEquals("--04-29", val1);
+    assertEquals(value, monthDay);
+  }
+
+
+  @Test
+  public void testIsDateTimeCapable() throws Exception {
+    assertFalse(type.isDateTimeCapable());
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
+  public void testConvertFromMillis() throws Exception {
+    type.convertFromMillis(1203);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testJson() throws Exception {
+
+    MonthDay value = MonthDay.of(4, 29);
+    JsonTester<MonthDay> jsonTester = new JsonTester<MonthDay>(type);
+    jsonTester.test(value);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReadWriteData() throws Exception {
+
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomePeriodBean.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomePeriodBean.java
index c93cd4f9c..398e41017 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomePeriodBean.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/types/SomePeriodBean.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public class SomePeriodBean {
 
   Period period;
 
+  MonthDay anniversary;
+
   public Long getId() {
     return id;
   }
@@ -39,4 +41,12 @@ public class SomePeriodBean {
   public void setPeriod(Period period) {
     this.period = period;
   }
+
+  public MonthDay getAnniversary() {
+    return anniversary;
+  }
+
+  public void setAnniversary(MonthDay anniversary) {
+    this.anniversary = anniversary;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestPeriodType.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestPeriodType.java
index c1838fcd5..4378f46f6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestPeriodType.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/types/TestPeriodType.java
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import com.avaje.ebean.Ebean;
 import com.avaje.tests.model.types.SomePeriodBean;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.sql.Date;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
 import java.time.Period;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -19,10 +23,12 @@ public class TestPeriodType extends BaseTestCase {
 
     SomePeriodBean bean = new SomePeriodBean();
     bean.setPeriod(Period.of(3, 4, 5));
+    bean.setAnniversary(MonthDay.of(4, 29));
     Ebean.save(bean);
 
     SomePeriodBean bean1 = Ebean.find(SomePeriodBean.class, bean.getId());
     assertEquals(bean.getPeriod(), bean1.getPeriod());
+    assertEquals(bean.getAnniversary(), bean1.getAnniversary());
 
     // insert fetch null value
     SomePeriodBean bean2 = new SomePeriodBean();
@@ -30,6 +36,37 @@ public class TestPeriodType extends BaseTestCase {
 
     SomePeriodBean bean3 = Ebean.find(SomePeriodBean.class, bean2.getId());
     assertNull(bean3.getPeriod());
+    assertNull(bean3.getAnniversary());
+
+    List<SomePeriodBean> anniversaryList = Ebean.find(SomePeriodBean.class)
+            .where()
+              .eq("anniversary", MonthDay.of(4, 29))
+              .eq("period_years", 3)
+              .eq("period_months", 4)
+            .findList();
+
+    assertEquals(1, anniversaryList.size());
+
+    // must use year 2000 for range predicates
+    // ... using 2001 here so not finding anything
+    anniversaryList = Ebean.find(SomePeriodBean.class)
+            .where()
+            .gt("anniversary", Date.valueOf(LocalDate.of(2001,4, 29)))
+            .findList();
+
+    assertEquals(0, anniversaryList.size());
+
+    // can use year 2000 for range predicates
+    // ... and can use LocalDate to bind
+    anniversaryList = Ebean.find(SomePeriodBean.class)
+            .where()
+            .gt("anniversary", LocalDate.of(2000,4, 22))
+            .findList();
+
+    assertEquals(1, anniversaryList.size());
+
+    Ebean.delete(bean);
+    Ebean.delete(bean2);
   }
 
 }