diff --git a/src/youtube/types/get_live_chat.rs b/src/youtube/types/get_live_chat.rs
index 03d9cfc..566593d 100644
--- a/src/youtube/types/get_live_chat.rs
+++ b/src/youtube/types/get_live_chat.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_aux::prelude::*;
 use url::Url;
 
-use super::{Accessibility, CommandMetadata, Icon, ImageContainer, LocalizedText, UnlocalizedText};
+use super::{deserialize_datetime_utc_from_microseconds, Accessibility, CommandMetadata, Icon, ImageContainer, LocalizedText, UnlocalizedText};
 use crate::youtube::{
 	get_http_client,
 	util::{SimdJsonRequestBody, SimdJsonResponseBody},
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub struct MessageRendererBase {
 	pub author_badges: Option<Vec<AuthorBadge>>,
 	pub context_menu_endpoint: ContextMenuEndpoint,
 	pub id: String,
-	#[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_datetime_utc_from_milliseconds")]
+	#[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_datetime_utc_from_microseconds")]
 	pub timestamp_usec: DateTime<Utc>,
 	pub author_external_channel_id: String,
 	pub context_menu_accessibility: Accessibility
diff --git a/src/youtube/types/mod.rs b/src/youtube/types/mod.rs
index 01898b8..96845e2 100644
--- a/src/youtube/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/youtube/types/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{de::Error, Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use serde_aux::field_attributes::deserialize_number_from_string;
 use simd_json::OwnedValue;
 
 pub mod get_live_chat;
@@ -104,3 +105,17 @@ pub struct Emoji {
 pub struct Icon {
 	pub icon_type: String
 }
+
+pub fn deserialize_datetime_utc_from_microseconds<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>, D::Error>
+where
+	D: Deserializer<'de>
+{
+	use chrono::prelude::*;
+
+	let number = deserialize_number_from_string::<i64, D>(deserializer)?;
+	let seconds = number / 1_000_000;
+	let micros = (number % 1_000_000) as u32;
+	let nanos = micros * 1_000;
+
+	Ok(Utc.from_utc_datetime(&NaiveDateTime::from_timestamp_opt(seconds, nanos).ok_or_else(|| D::Error::custom("Couldn't parse the timestamp"))?))
+}