diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapter.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapter.java
index b5dffe24fb..b8f5dd4c49 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapter.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapter.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ private DefaultDateTypeAdapter(DateType<T> dateType, int dateStyle, int timeStyl
     if (JavaVersion.isJava9OrLater()) {
       dateFormats.add(PreJava9DateFormatProvider.getUsDateTimeFormat(dateStyle, timeStyle));
     }
+    // Include fall-back for "timeless" Date (could be from a java.sql.Date, for example)
+    dateFormats.add(DateFormat.getDateInstance(dateStyle, Locale.US));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapterTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapterTest.java
index 81e1c28a8b..510ec3f9d6 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapterTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/DefaultDateTypeAdapterTest.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public void testParsingDatesFormattedWithUsLocale() throws Exception {
     Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
     try {
       assertParsed("Jan 1, 1970 0:00:00 AM", DefaultDateTypeAdapter.DEFAULT_STYLE_FACTORY);
+      assertParsed("Jan 1, 1970", DefaultDateTypeAdapter.DEFAULT_STYLE_FACTORY);
       assertParsed(
           "1/1/70 0:00 AM", DateType.DATE.createAdapterFactory(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT));
       assertParsed(