diff --git a/stdlib/Dates/src/periods.jl b/stdlib/Dates/src/periods.jl
index 83641785a85ef..8d81262af19ec 100644
--- a/stdlib/Dates/src/periods.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Dates/src/periods.jl
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ end
 Base.isless(x::FixedPeriod, y::OtherPeriod) = throw(MethodError(isless, (x, y)))
 Base.isless(x::OtherPeriod, y::FixedPeriod) = throw(MethodError(isless, (x, y)))
 
+Base.isless(x::Period, y::CompoundPeriod) = CompoundPeriod(x) < y
+Base.isless(x::CompoundPeriod, y::Period) = x < CompoundPeriod(y)
+Base.isless(x::CompoundPeriod, y::CompoundPeriod) = tons(x) < tons(y)
 # truncating conversions to milliseconds, nanoseconds and days:
 # overflow can happen for periods longer than ~300,000 years
 toms(c::Nanosecond)  = div(value(c), 1000000)
diff --git a/stdlib/Dates/test/periods.jl b/stdlib/Dates/test/periods.jl
index 4f28b1da85af0..f4dd65d0efd2a 100644
--- a/stdlib/Dates/test/periods.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Dates/test/periods.jl
@@ -504,5 +504,19 @@ end
     @test Dates.toms(Dates.Second(1) + Dates.Microsecond(1)) == 1e3
 end
 
+@testset "CompoundPeriod and Period isless()" begin
+    #tests for allowed comparisons
+    #FixedPeriod
+    @test (h - ms < h + ns) == true
+    @test (h + ns < h -ms) == false
+    @test (h  < h -ms) == false
+    @test (h-ms  < h) == true
+    #OtherPeriod
+    @test (2y-m < 25m+1y) == true
+    @test (2y < 25m+1y) == true
+    @test (25m+1y < 2y) == false
+    #Test combined Fixed and Other Periods
+    @test (1m + 1d < 1m + 1s) == false
+end
 end