diff --git a/forms/DateField.php b/forms/DateField.php
index 380017cb3..e0b35dfd1 100755
--- a/forms/DateField.php
+++ b/forms/DateField.php
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ class DateField_Disabled extends DateField {
 		        $val = '<i>('._t('DateField.NOTSET', 'not set').')</i>';
 		}
 		
-		return "<span class=\"readonly\" id=\"" . $this->id() . "\">$val</span>";
+		return "<span class=\"readonly\" id=\"" . $this->id() . "\">$val</span>
+				<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"{$this->value}\" name=\"$this->name\" />";
 	}
 	
 	function Type() {