diff --git a/tryton/tryton/common/datetime_.py b/tryton/tryton/common/datetime_.py
index 41c49a116c..2dae89b154 100644
--- a/tryton/tryton/common/datetime_.py
+++ b/tryton/tryton/common/datetime_.py
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ from dateutil.parser import parse
 
 from .common import IconFactory
 
-__all__ = ['Date', 'CellRendererDate', 'Time', 'CellRendererTime', 'DateTime']
+__all__ = [
+    'Date', 'CellRendererDate', 'Time', 'CellRendererTime', 'DateTime',
+    'date_parse']
 
 _ = gettext.gettext
 
diff --git a/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/widget.py b/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/widget.py
index 076f1642aa..382c94329c 100644
--- a/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/widget.py
+++ b/tryton/tryton/gui/window/view_form/view/list_gtk/widget.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ from tryton.common import data2pixbuf
 from tryton.common.completion import get_completion, update_completion
 from tryton.common.selection import (
     SelectionMixin, PopdownMixin, selection_shortcuts)
-from tryton.common.datetime_ import CellRendererDate, CellRendererTime
+from tryton.common.datetime_ import (
+    CellRendererDate, CellRendererTime, date_parse)
 from tryton.common.domain_parser import quote
 from tryton.config import CONFIG
 
@@ -474,6 +475,17 @@ class Date(GenericText):
         else:
             return ''
 
+    def value_from_text(self, record, text, callback=None):
+        if isinstance(text, str):
+            field = record[self.attrs['name']]
+            try:
+                # Use a datetime instance and rely on field to convert to the
+                # proper type
+                text = date_parse(text, self.get_format(record, field))
+            except (ValueError, OverflowError):
+                text = None
+        return super().value_from_text(record, text, callback=callback)
+
 
 class Time(Date):