diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/DatePropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/DatePropertyEditor.cs
index d49458d98e..73fd5ca674 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/DatePropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/DatePropertyEditor.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
 
         internal class DatePreValueEditor : PreValueEditor
         {
+            [PreValueField("format", "Date format", "textstring", Description = "If left empty then the format is YYYY-MM-DD. (see momentjs.com for supported formats)")]
             public string DefaultValue { get; set; }
         }
     }