diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/DateConverter.java b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/DateConverter.java
index 99b1558dc..bde36f773 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/DateConverter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/DateConverter.java
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ public class DateConverter extends DefaultTypeConverter {
         DateFormat d2 = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale);
         DateFormat d3 = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, locale);
 
-        DateFormat rfc3399 = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss");
+        DateFormat rfc3339         = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss");
+        DateFormat rfc3339dateOnly = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
 
-        return new DateFormat[]{dt1, dt2, dt3, rfc3399, d1, d2, d3};
+        return new DateFormat[]{dt1, dt2, dt3, rfc3339, d1, d2, d3, rfc3339dateOnly};
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/XWorkConverterTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/XWorkConverterTest.java
index 3d7fc493e..d185c6471 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/XWorkConverterTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/conversion/impl/XWorkConverterTest.java
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ public class XWorkConverterTest extends XWorkTestCase {
         assertEquals(date, ts);
         java.sql.Time time1 = (java.sql.Time) converter.convertValue(context, null, null, null, datetStr, java.sql.Time.class);
         assertEquals(datet, time1);
+
+        Date dateWithTime = format.parse("01/10/2001 01:02:03");
+        Date dateRfc3339 = (Date) converter.convertValue(context, null, null, null, "2001-01-10T01:02:03", Date.class);
+        assertEquals(dateWithTime, dateRfc3339);
+
+        Date dateRfc3339DateOnly = (Date) converter.convertValue(context, null, null, null, "2001-01-10", Date.class);
+        assertEquals(date, dateRfc3339DateOnly);
     }
 
     public void testFieldErrorMessageAddedForComplexProperty() {