diff --git a/src/items/builder.rs b/src/items/builder.rs
index 942c5ee..021c23a 100644
--- a/src/items/builder.rs
+++ b/src/items/builder.rs
@@ -280,20 +280,21 @@ impl DateTimeBuilder {
 
         // 4d. Apply relative adjustments.
         for rel in self.relative {
-            let desired_day = dt.day();
-            dt = if let relative::Relative::Months(x) = rel {
-                // GNU way of calculating relative Months
-                // GNU changes the Month and then checks if the target Month has
-                // this day. If this day does not exist in the target month it overflows
-                // the difference
-                dt = dt.checked_add::<Span>(Span::new().try_months(x)?)?;
-                if desired_day != dt.day() {
-                    dt = dt.checked_add((desired_day - dt.day()).days())?;
+            dt = match rel {
+                relative::Relative::Years(_) | relative::Relative::Months(_) => {
+                    // GNU way of calculating relative months and years
+                    // GNU changes the month and then checks if the target month has
+                    // this day. If this day does not exist in the target month it overflows
+                    // the difference
+                    let desired_day = dt.day();
+                    dt = dt.checked_add::<Span>(rel.try_into()?)?;
+                    if desired_day != dt.day() {
+                        dt = dt.checked_add((desired_day - dt.day()).days())?;
+                    }
+                    dt
                 }
-                dt
-            } else {
-                dt.checked_add::<Span>(rel.try_into()?)?
-            };
+                _ => dt.checked_add::<Span>(rel.try_into()?)?,
+            }
         }
 
         // 4e. Apply final fixed offset.
diff --git a/tests/time.rs b/tests/time.rs
index 2c18a7e..3718ce3 100644
--- a/tests/time.rs
+++ b/tests/time.rs
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ fn test_time_months_ago(#[case] input: &str, #[case] expected: &str) {
 }
 
 #[rstest]
-#[case::from_29_feb_in_1_month("2026-02-28 1 months", "2026-03-28")]
-#[case::from_29_feb_1_month_ago("2026-02-28 1 months ago", "2026-01-28")]
+#[case::from_28_feb_in_1_month("2026-02-28 1 months", "2026-03-28")]
+#[case::from_28_feb_1_month_ago("2026-02-28 1 months ago", "2026-01-28")]
 #[case::from_31_jan_in_1_month("2026-01-31 1 months", "2026-03-03")]
 #[case::from_31_march_1_month_ago("2026-03-31 1 months ago", "2026-03-03")]
 #[case::from_15_march_1_month_ago("2026-03-15 1 months ago", "2026-02-15")]
@@ -190,6 +190,18 @@ fn test_relative_month_time_dest_month_does_not_have_the_day(
     check_time(input, expected, "%Y-%m-%d", Some(now));
 }
 
+#[rstest]
+#[case::from_29_feb_in_1_year("2024-02-29 1 year", "2025-03-01")]
+#[case::from_29_feb_1_year_ago("2024-02-29 1 year ago", "2023-03-01")]
+fn test_relative_year_time_leap_year(#[case] input: &str, #[case] expected: &str) {
+    let now = "2026-01-12"
+        .parse::<DateTime>()
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_zoned(TimeZone::UTC)
+        .unwrap();
+    check_time(input, expected, "%Y-%m-%d", Some(now));
+}
+
 #[rstest]
 #[case::from_29_feb_in_1_month("2024-02-29 1 months", "2024-03-29")]
 #[case::from_29_feb_1_month_ago("2024-02-29 1 months ago", "2024-01-29")]