diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/planning_elements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/planning_elements_controller.rb
index 419a32aa8a..4427d7f9be 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/planning_elements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/planning_elements_controller.rb
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ module Api
 
       def historical_work_packages(projects)
         at_time = Date.parse(params[:at_time])
-        filter = {f: params[:f], op: params[:op], v: params[:v]}
+        filter = params[:f] ? {f: params[:f], op: params[:op], v: params[:v]}: {}
         historical = PlanningComparisonService.compare(projects, at_time, filter)
       end
 
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index d7bec8034e..3fad44c0ab 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ See doc/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
 
 * `#1560` WorkPackage/update does not retain some fields when validations fail
 * `#1771` Refactor Types Project Settings into new Tab
+* `#1878` Project Plan Comparison(server-side implementation): api/v2 can now resolve historical data for work_packages
 * `#1929` Too many lines in work package view
 * `#1946` Modal shown within in Modal
 * `#1949` External links within modals do not work
diff --git a/features/planning_elements/filter.feature b/features/planning_elements/filter.feature
index cf078760d7..05eae0c122 100644
--- a/features/planning_elements/filter.feature
+++ b/features/planning_elements/filter.feature
@@ -232,7 +232,18 @@ Feature: Filtering work packages via the api
     And the json-response for work_package "work_package#3" should have the type "Task"
     And the json-response for work_package "work_package#3" should have the responsible "Pamela Anderson"
 
-
-
-
-
+  @timetravel
+  Scenario: comparing due dates
+    Given the date is "2010/01/01"
+    And there are the following work packages in project "sample_project":
+      | subject          | type  | responsible | due_date   |
+      | work_package#1   | Task  | bob         | 2010/01/15 |
+    Given the date is "2010/02/01"
+    And the work_package "work_package#1" is updated with the following:
+      | type        | Story       |
+      | responsible | pamela      |
+      | due_date    | 2010/01/20  |
+    Given the date is "2010/03/01"
+    And I call the work_package-api on project "sample_project" at time "2010/01/03" and filter for types "Story"
+    Then the json-response for work_package "work_package#1" should have the due_date "2010/01/15"
+    And the work package "work_package#1" has the due_date "2010/01/20"
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diff --git a/features/step_definitions/api_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/api_steps.rb
index 8de3c801a7..3b5290f70b 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/api_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/api_steps.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ And(/^the json\-response for work_package "(.*?)" should have the responsible "(
   work_package = lookup_work_package(work_package_name)
   expect(work_package["responsible"]["name"]).to eql responsible_name
 end
-
+Then(/^the json\-response for work_package "(.*?)" should have the due_date "(.*?)"$/) do |work_package_name, due_date|
+  work_package = lookup_work_package(work_package_name)
+  expect(work_package["end_date"]).to eql due_date.gsub('/','-') # normalize the date-format
+end
 
 And(/^the json\-response should say that "(.*?)" is parent of "(.*?)"$/) do |parent_name, child_name|
   child = lookup_work_package(child_name)
@@ -78,6 +81,11 @@ And(/^the json\-response should say that "(.*?)" has (\d+) child(ren)?$/) do |pa
   expect(parent["children"].size).to eql nr_of_children.to_i
 end
 
+And(/^the work package "(.*?)" has the due_date "(.*?)"$/) do |work_package_name, due_date|
+  wp = WorkPackage.where(:subject => work_package_name).first
+  expect(wp.due_date).to eql Date.parse(due_date)
+end
+
 
 When(/^I call the work_package\-api on project "(.*?)" requesting format "(.*?)" filtering for status "(.*?)"$/) do |project_name, format, status_names|
   statuses = Status.where(name: status_names.split(','))