diff --git a/src/@dates/subsref.m b/src/@dates/subsref.m
index 9b4b76b197af439116871231a1742872c39161dd..de5c886546e62ce806f270641d7ddfedb7866ee7 100644
--- a/src/@dates/subsref.m
+++ b/src/@dates/subsref.m
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ switch S(1).type
             error(['dates::subsref: ' S(1).subs ' is not a method but a member!'])
         end
         B = builtin('subsref', A, S(1));
-      case {'sort','sort_','unique','unique_','double','isempty','length','char','ndat','year','subperiod'}% Public methods (without input arguments)
+      case {'sort','sort_','unique','unique_','double','isempty','length','char','ndat','year','subperiod', 'strings'}% Public methods (without input arguments)
         B = feval(S(1).subs,A);
         if length(S)>1 && isequal(S(2).type,'()') && isempty(S(2).subs)
             S = shiftS(S,1);