diff --git a/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php b/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php
index e16d766bce9c6e7f30779ed30debf622f46c6b7e..22796ebc77923a27bdfbe20fc88c257b2f768588 100644
--- a/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php
+++ b/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/actions/Field.php
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ class Settings_LayoutEditor_Field_Action extends Settings_Vtiger_Index_Action {
             {
                 $defaultValue=Vtiger_Time_UIType::getTimeValueWithSeconds($defaultValue);
             }
+            // Converting the date value to DB format (yyyy-mm-dd)
+            if ($defaultValue && $fieldInstance->get('uitype')=='5') {
+                $defaultValue = Vtiger_Date_UIType::getDBInsertedValue($defaultValue);
+            }
 
             $fieldInstance->set('defaultvalue', $defaultValue);
         }