diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Block/Widget/Dob.php b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Block/Widget/Dob.php
index 0d282042b1d94..46187f4ff7704 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Customer/Block/Widget/Dob.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Customer/Block/Widget/Dob.php
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ protected function getFormFilter()
     protected function applyOutputFilter($value)
     {
         $filter = $this->getFormFilter();
-        if ($filter) {
+        if ($filter && $value) {
+            $value = date('Y-m-d', $this->getTime());
             $value = $filter->outputFilter($value);
         }
         return $value;