diff --git a/doc/changelog.qmd b/doc/changelog.qmd
index 0afaea656..cc75c84f2 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.qmd
+++ b/doc/changelog.qmd
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ title: Changelog
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- [](:class:`~plotnine.scale_size_datetime`) now honours its `range`
+  argument. Previously it was ignored and mapping data raised an error.
+
+- [](:class:`~plotnine.scale_size_datetime`) now honours its `date_breaks`,
+  `date_labels` and `date_minor_breaks` arguments, which it previously
+  ignored.
+
 - In a non-linear coordinate system (e.g. [](:class:`~plotnine.coord_trans`)),
   the closing edge of a polygon is now curved along with the rest of its
   boundary instead of being drawn as a straight chord.
diff --git a/plotnine/scales/scale_size.py b/plotnine/scales/scale_size.py
index 0ecfcc3da..cab969bbe 100644
--- a/plotnine/scales/scale_size.py
+++ b/plotnine/scales/scale_size.py
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ class scale_size_datetime(scale_datetime):
     guide: OptionalLegend = "legend"
 
     def __post_init__(
-        self, range, date_breaks, date_labels, date_minor_breaks
+        self,
+        date_breaks: str | None,
+        date_labels: str | None,
+        date_minor_breaks: str | None,
+        range: tuple[float, float],
     ):
         from mizani.palettes import area_pal
 
diff --git a/tests/test_scale_internals.py b/tests/test_scale_internals.py
index aff976fcd..b9c4d7c77 100644
--- a/tests/test_scale_internals.py
+++ b/tests/test_scale_internals.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 from plotnine.scales.scale_size import (
     scale_size_area,
     scale_size_continuous,
+    scale_size_datetime,
     scale_size_discrete,
     scale_size_radius,
 )
@@ -250,6 +251,28 @@ def test_size_palette():
     s.palette(frac**2)
 
 
+def test_size_datetime_arguments():
+    # Every initialisation-only argument is checked, not just `range`. They
+    # reach the scale by position, so one of them landing in the wrong
+    # parameter leaves the others correct and the mistake invisible.
+    s = scale_size_datetime(
+        date_breaks="1 year",
+        date_labels="%Y",
+        date_minor_breaks="1 month",
+        range=(2, 10),
+    )
+    npt.assert_allclose(s.palette([0.0, 1.0]), [2.0, 10.0])
+    assert callable(s.breaks)
+    assert callable(s.labels)
+    assert callable(s.minor_breaks)
+
+    s = scale_size_datetime()
+    npt.assert_allclose(s.palette([0.0, 1.0]), [1.0, 6.0])
+    assert s.breaks is True
+    assert s.labels is True
+    assert s.minor_breaks is True
+
+
 def test_scale_identity():
     def is_identity_scale(name):
         return name.startswith("scale_") and name.endswith("_identity")