diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/PreJava20DateFormatProvider.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/PreJava20DateFormatProvider.java
index 4079eeebc4..3b39748e2c 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/PreJava20DateFormatProvider.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/PreJava20DateFormatProvider.java
@@ -15,4 +15,13 @@ public class PreJava20DateFormatProvider {
     public static DateFormat getUSDateFormat() {
         return new SimpleDateFormat("MMM d, y, h:mm:ss a", Locale.US);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Compatibility fix for old Javas runtime, if date was written by JDK 20 or greater
+     * @return Returns the same DateFormat as {@code DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.DEFAULT, Locale.US)}
+     *  in Java 20 or upper.
+     */
+    public static DateFormat getNewUSDateFormat() {
+        return new SimpleDateFormat("MMM d, y, h:mm:ss a", Locale.US);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DateTypeAdapter.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DateTypeAdapter.java
index bd95816946..415459b33d 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DateTypeAdapter.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DateTypeAdapter.java
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public DateTypeAdapter() {
     }
     if (JavaVersion.isJava20OrLater()) {
       dateFormats.add(PreJava20DateFormatProvider.getUSDateFormat());
+    } else {
+      dateFormats.add(PreJava20DateFormatProvider.getNewUSDateFormat());
     }
   }