diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date-time/date-time.widget.ts b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date-time/date-time.widget.ts
index 93003aa924..1cdcfac80b 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date-time/date-time.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date-time/date-time.widget.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class DateTimeWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit,
                 this.maxDate = moment(this.field.maxValue, 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ');
             }
         }
-        this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value);
+        this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value, this.field.dateDisplayFormat);
     }
 
     ngOnDestroy() {
diff --git a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts
index 5de5b0927f..37198a378c 100644
--- a/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts
+++ b/lib/core/form/components/widgets/date/date.widget.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class DateWidgetComponent extends WidgetComponent implements OnInit, OnDe
                 this.maxDate = moment(this.field.maxValue, this.DATE_FORMAT);
             }
         }
-        this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value);
+        this.displayDate = moment(this.field.value, this.field.dateDisplayFormat);
     }
 
     ngOnDestroy() {