diff --git a/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtils.java b/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtils.java
index a4885686dafc..ef014af53035 100644
--- a/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtils.java
+++ b/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtils.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.FixedBytes;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.FixedString;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.OneOfType;
+import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.SqlTypes;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.VariableBytes;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.VariableString;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.utils.ByteBuddyUtils.ConvertType;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@
  *   RECORD      <-----> ROW
  *   UNION       <-----> LogicalType(OneOfType)
  *   LogicalTypes.Date              <-----> LogicalType(DATE)
+ *                                  <------ LogicalType(urn="beam:logical_type:date:v1")
  *   LogicalTypes.TimestampMillis   <-----> DATETIME
  *   LogicalTypes.Decimal           <-----> DECIMAL
  * </pre>
@@ -967,7 +969,7 @@ private static org.apache.avro.Schema getFieldSchema(
                   oneOfType.getOneOfSchema().getFields().stream()
                       .map(x -> getFieldSchema(x.getType(), x.getName(), namespace))
                       .collect(Collectors.toList()));
-        } else if ("DATE".equals(identifier)) {
+        } else if ("DATE".equals(identifier) || SqlTypes.DATE.getIdentifier().equals(identifier)) {
           baseType = LogicalTypes.date().addToSchema(org.apache.avro.Schema.create(Type.INT));
         } else if ("TIME".equals(identifier)) {
           baseType = LogicalTypes.timeMillis().addToSchema(org.apache.avro.Schema.create(Type.INT));
@@ -1095,7 +1097,11 @@ private static org.apache.avro.Schema getFieldSchema(
                 oneOfValue.getValue());
           }
         } else if ("DATE".equals(identifier)) {
+          // "Date" is backed by joda.time.Instant
           return Days.daysBetween(Instant.EPOCH, (Instant) value).getDays();
+        } else if (SqlTypes.DATE.getIdentifier().equals(identifier)) {
+          // portable SqlTypes.DATE is backed by java.time.LocalDate
+          return ((java.time.LocalDate) value).toEpochDay();
         } else if ("TIME".equals(identifier)) {
           return (int) ((Instant) value).getMillis();
         } else {
@@ -1175,6 +1181,8 @@ private static org.apache.avro.Schema getFieldSchema(
         if (value instanceof ReadableInstant) {
           int epochDays = Days.daysBetween(Instant.EPOCH, (ReadableInstant) value).getDays();
           return convertDateStrict(epochDays, fieldType);
+        } else if (value instanceof java.time.LocalDate) {
+          return convertDateStrict((int) ((java.time.LocalDate) value).toEpochDay(), fieldType);
         } else {
           return convertDateStrict((Integer) value, fieldType);
         }
diff --git a/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtilsTest.java b/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtilsTest.java
index adacec1ebbbd..4e282fb7094b 100644
--- a/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtilsTest.java
+++ b/sdks/java/extensions/avro/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/avro/schemas/utils/AvroUtilsTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.Schema.FieldType;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.EnumerationType;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.OneOfType;
+import org.apache.beam.sdk.schemas.logicaltypes.SqlTypes;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.testing.CoderProperties;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.Create;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.SimpleFunction;
@@ -715,6 +716,25 @@ public void testJdbcLogicalDateAndTimeRowDataToGenericRecord() {
     assertEquals(expectedRecord, AvroUtils.toGenericRecord(rowData, avroSchema));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testSqlTypesToGenericRecord() {
+    // SqlTypes to LogicalTypes.date conversion is one direction
+    java.time.LocalDate localDate = java.time.LocalDate.of(1979, 3, 14);
+
+    Schema beamSchema =
+        Schema.builder()
+            .addField(Field.of("local_date", FieldType.logicalType(SqlTypes.DATE)))
+            .build();
+
+    Row rowData = Row.withSchema(beamSchema).addValue(localDate).build();
+
+    org.apache.avro.Schema avroSchema = AvroUtils.toAvroSchema(beamSchema);
+    GenericRecord expectedRecord =
+        new GenericRecordBuilder(avroSchema).set("local_date", localDate.toEpochDay()).build();
+
+    assertEquals(expectedRecord, AvroUtils.toGenericRecord(rowData, avroSchema));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testBeamRowToGenericRecord() {
     GenericRecord genericRecord = AvroUtils.toGenericRecord(getBeamRow(), null);