diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ser/DateSerializationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ser/DateSerializationTest.java
index d7593a34cd..682da99624 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ser/DateSerializationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ser/DateSerializationTest.java
@@ -64,6 +64,35 @@ public CalendarAsStringBean(long l) {
         }
     }
 
+    static class DateAsDefaultBean {
+        public Date date;
+        public DateAsDefaultBean(long l) { date = new java.util.Date(l); }
+    }
+    
+    static class DateAsDefaultBeanWithEmptyJsonFormat {
+        @JsonFormat
+        public Date date;
+        public DateAsDefaultBeanWithEmptyJsonFormat(long l) { date = new java.util.Date(l); }
+    }
+
+    static class DateAsDefaultBeanWithPattern {
+        @JsonFormat(pattern="yyyy-MM-dd")
+        public Date date;
+        public DateAsDefaultBeanWithPattern(long l) { date = new java.util.Date(l); }
+    }
+
+    static class DateAsDefaultBeanWithLocale {
+        @JsonFormat(locale = "fr")
+        public Date date;
+        public DateAsDefaultBeanWithLocale(long l) { date = new java.util.Date(l); }
+    }
+
+    static class DateAsDefaultBeanWithTimezone {
+        @JsonFormat(timezone="CET")
+        public Date date;
+        public DateAsDefaultBeanWithTimezone(long l) { date = new java.util.Date(l); }
+    }
+
     /*
     /**********************************************************
     /* Test methods
@@ -229,5 +258,53 @@ public void testWithTimeZoneOverride() throws Exception
         json = w.writeValueAsString(new Date(0));
         assertEquals(quote("1969-12-31/19:00 EST"), json);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test to ensure that the default shape is correctly inferred as string or numeric,
+     * when this shape is not explicitly set with a <code>@JsonFormat</code> annotation
+     */
+    public void testDateDefaultShape() throws Exception
+    {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        // No @JsonFormat => default to user config
+        mapper.enable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        String json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBean(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':0}"), json);
+        mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBean(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000'}"), json);
+
+        // Empty @JsonFormat => default to user config
+        mapper.enable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithEmptyJsonFormat(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':0}"), json);
+        mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithEmptyJsonFormat(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000'}"), json);
+
+        // @JsonFormat with Shape.ANY and pattern => STRING shape, regardless of user config
+        mapper.enable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithPattern(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01'}"), json);
+        mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithPattern(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01'}"), json);
+
+        // @JsonFormat with Shape.ANY and locale => STRING shape, regardless of user config
+        mapper.enable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithLocale(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000'}"), json);
+        mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithLocale(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000'}"), json);
+
+        // @JsonFormat with Shape.ANY and timezone => STRING shape, regardless of user config
+        mapper.enable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithTimezone(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01T01:00:00.000+0100'}"), json);
+        mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+        json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new DateAsDefaultBeanWithTimezone(0L));
+        assertEquals(aposToQuotes("{'date':'1970-01-01T01:00:00.000+0100'}"), json);
+    }
 }