diff --git a/flask_restless/helpers.py b/flask_restless/helpers.py
index b81f9246..4a35e8a0 100644
--- a/flask_restless/helpers.py
+++ b/flask_restless/helpers.py
@@ -562,7 +562,11 @@ def strings_to_dates(model, dictionary):
             elif value in CURRENT_TIME_MARKERS:
                 result[fieldname] = getattr(func, value.lower())()
             else:
-                result[fieldname] = parse_datetime(value)
+                fieldtype = get_field_type(model, fieldname)
+                if isinstance(fieldtype, Date):
+                    result[fieldname] = parse_datetime(value).date()
+                else:
+                    result[fieldname] = parse_datetime(value)
         elif (is_interval_field(model, fieldname) and value is not None
               and isinstance(value, int)):
             result[fieldname] = datetime.timedelta(seconds=value)
diff --git a/flask_restless/views.py b/flask_restless/views.py
index 4aaba9da..b1c5165f 100644
--- a/flask_restless/views.py
+++ b/flask_restless/views.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import MultipleResultsFound
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from sqlalchemy.orm.query import Query
+from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import InstrumentedAttribute
+from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy
 from werkzeug.exceptions import BadRequest
 from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
 from werkzeug.urls import url_quote_plus
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@
 from .helpers import strings_to_dates
 from .helpers import to_dict
 from .helpers import upper_keys
+from .helpers import get_related_association_proxy_model
 from .search import create_query
 from .search import search
 
@@ -1139,6 +1142,31 @@ def _search(self):
         for preprocessor in self.preprocessors['GET_MANY']:
             preprocessor(search_params=search_params)
 
+        # resolve date-strings as required by the model
+        for param in search_params.get('filters', list()):
+            if 'name' in param and 'val' in param:
+                query_model = self.model
+                query_field = param['name']
+
+                if '__' in param['name']:
+                    fieldname, relation = param['name'].split('__')
+                    submodel = getattr(self.model, fieldname)
+                    if isinstance(submodel, InstrumentedAttribute):
+                        query_model = submodel.property.mapper.class_
+                        query_field = relation
+                    elif isinstance(submodel, AssociationProxy):
+                        query_model = get_related_association_proxy_model(submodel)
+                        query_field = relation
+                try:
+                    result = strings_to_dates(
+                        query_model,
+                        {query_field: param['val']}
+                    )
+                    param['val'] = result.get(query_field)
+                except ValueError as exception:
+                    current_app.logger.exception(str(exception))
+                    return dict(message='Unable to construct query'), 400
+
         # perform a filtered search
         try:
             result = search(self.session, self.model, search_params)
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index 3d461917..82a25ad4 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1878,6 +1878,36 @@ def test_search2(self):
         assert resp.status_code == 400
         assert loads(resp.data)['message'] == 'Multiple results found'
 
+    def test_search_dates(self):
+        """Test date parsing"""
+        # Lincoln has been allocated a birthday of 1900-01-02.
+        # We'll ask for dates in a variety of formats, including invalid ones.
+        search = {
+            'single': True,
+            'filters': [{'name': 'birth_date', 'op': 'eq'}]
+        }
+
+        # 1900-01-02
+        search['filters'][0]['val'] = '1900-01-02'
+        resp = self.app.search('/api/person', dumps(search))
+        assert loads(resp.data)['name'] == u'Lincoln'
+
+        # 2nd Jan 1900
+        search['filters'][0]['val'] = '2nd Jan 1900'
+        resp = self.app.search('/api/person', dumps(search))
+        assert loads(resp.data)['name'] == u'Lincoln'
+
+        # Invalid Date
+        search['filters'][0]['val'] = 'REALLY-BAD-DATE'
+        resp = self.app.search('/api/person', dumps(search))
+        assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+        # DateTime
+        # This will be cropped to a date, since birth_date is a Date column
+        search['filters'][0]['val'] = '2nd Jan 1900 14:35'
+        resp = self.app.search('/api/person', dumps(search))
+        assert loads(resp.data)['name'] == u'Lincoln'
+
     def test_search_boolean_formula(self):
         """Tests for Boolean formulas of filters in a search query."""
         # This searches for people whose name is John, or people older than age