diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Date.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Date.java
index 8734fcc69..7a8cda061 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Date.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/components/Date.java
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ public class Date extends ContextBean {
         final ZoneId tz = getTimeZone();
         // find the name on the valueStack
         Object dateObject = findValue(name);
-        if (dateObject instanceof java.util.Date) {
+        if (dateObject instanceof java.sql.Date) {
+            date = ((java.sql.Date) dateObject).toLocalDate().atStartOfDay(tz);
+        } else if (dateObject instanceof java.util.Date) {
             date = ((java.util.Date) dateObject).toInstant().atZone(tz);
         } else if (dateObject instanceof Calendar) {
             date = ((Calendar) dateObject).toInstant().atZone(tz);
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/DateTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/DateTest.java
index 2b9ca8bd7..ffe01a52a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/DateTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/components/DateTest.java
@@ -81,6 +81,28 @@ public class DateTest extends StrutsInternalTestCase {
         assertEquals(expected, writer.toString());
     }
 
+    public void testJavaSqlDate() {
+        // given
+        Date date = new Date(stack);
+        date.setDateFormatter(new SimpleDateFormatAdapter());
+
+        java.sql.Date now = new java.sql.Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
+
+        String expected = SimpleDateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, ActionContext.getContext().getLocale()).format(now);
+        context.put("myDate", now);
+
+        Writer writer = new StringWriter();
+
+        // when
+        date.setName("myDate");
+        date.setNice(false);
+        date.start(writer);
+        date.end(writer, "");
+
+        // then
+        assertEquals(expected, writer.toString());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();