diff --git a/py25/bacpypes/primitivedata.py b/py25/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
index a22e9a45..ce7fc1f0 100755
--- a/py25/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
+++ b/py25/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
@@ -1294,6 +1294,7 @@ class Date(Atomic):
     _app_tag = Tag.dateAppTag
 
     def __init__(self, arg=None, year=255, month=255, day=255, day_of_week=255):
+        year = year - 1900 if year >= 1900 else year
         self.value = (year, month, day, day_of_week)
 
         if arg is None:
diff --git a/py27/bacpypes/primitivedata.py b/py27/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
index a659a2ce..893c5b56 100755
--- a/py27/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
+++ b/py27/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ class Date(Atomic):
     _app_tag = Tag.dateAppTag
 
     def __init__(self, arg=None, year=255, month=255, day=255, day_of_week=255):
+        year = year - 1900 if year >= 1900 else year
         self.value = (year, month, day, day_of_week)
 
         if arg is None:
diff --git a/py34/bacpypes/primitivedata.py b/py34/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
index bf94bca2..57f842e2 100755
--- a/py34/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
+++ b/py34/bacpypes/primitivedata.py
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ class Date(Atomic):
     _app_tag = Tag.dateAppTag
 
     def __init__(self, arg=None, year=255, month=255, day=255, day_of_week=255):
+        year = year - 1900 if year >= 1900 else year
         self.value = (year, month, day, day_of_week)
 
         if arg is None:
diff --git a/tests/test_primitive_data/test_date.py b/tests/test_primitive_data/test_date.py
index 32cba6e9..c5fba208 100644
--- a/tests/test_primitive_data/test_date.py
+++ b/tests/test_primitive_data/test_date.py
@@ -181,3 +181,10 @@ def test_Wrong(self):
                 for each in self.notEnoughPreciseOrWrong:
                     Date(each[0])
 
+    def test_date_args(self):
+        t = Tag()
+        date = Date(year=2023, month=2, day=10)
+        date1 = Date(year=123, month=2, day=10)
+        assert date == date1
+        date.encode(t)
+