diff --git a/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-editview.js b/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-editview.js
index 1bcc894bc..2dc6eb8de 100644
--- a/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-editview.js
+++ b/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-editview.js
@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ YUI.add('ez-date-editview', function (Y) {
          * @protected
          */
         _syncDateAttribute: function () {
-            var field = this.get('field');
+            var field = this.get('field'),
+                date;
 
             if ( this._containsValidTimestamp() ) {
-                this._set('date', Y.Date.format(new Date(field.fieldValue.timestamp * 1000)));
+                date = new Date(field.fieldValue.timestamp * 1000);
+
+                date.setTime(date.getTime() + date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000);
+                this._set('date', Y.Date.format(date));
             }
         },
 
@@ -260,6 +264,8 @@ YUI.add('ez-date-editview', function (Y) {
             }
             if ( this._containsValidTimestamp() ) {
                 date = new Date(field.fieldValue.timestamp * 1000);
+
+                date.setTime(date.getTime() + date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000);
             }
             calendar = new Y.Calendar({
                 showPrevMonth: true,
diff --git a/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-view.js b/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-view.js
index 804dfad25..742de2a6f 100644
--- a/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-view.js
+++ b/Resources/public/js/views/fields/ez-date-view.js
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ YUI.add('ez-date-view', function (Y) {
         },
 
         /**
-         * Formats the date part of the date object according to the locale
-         * settings of the browser
+         * Formats the date part of the date object.
+         *
+         * Uses UTC as that is what the date is stored in on server side.
          *
          * @method _formatDate
          * @protected
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ YUI.add('ez-date-view', function (Y) {
          */
         _formatDate: function (date) {
             return date.toLocaleDateString(
-                undefined, {year: "numeric", month: "short", day: "numeric"}
+                undefined, {year: "numeric", month: "short", day: "numeric", timeZone: "UTC"}
             );
         },
     });