diff --git a/src/components/day/Day.js b/src/components/day/Day.js
index 3ab93a91df..5ac35d0e3a 100644
--- a/src/components/day/Day.js
+++ b/src/components/day/Day.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export default class DayComponent extends Field {
           required: false
         }
       },
-      dayFirst: false
+      dayFirst: false,
+      defaultValue: ''
     }, ...extend);
   }
 
@@ -386,20 +387,25 @@ export default class DayComponent extends Field {
     const [DAY, MONTH, YEAR] = this.component.dayFirst ? [0, 1, 2] : [1, 0, 2];
     const defaultValue = this.component.defaultValue ? this.component.defaultValue.split('/') : '';
 
-    const getNextPart = (shouldTake, defaultValue) =>
-      dateParts.push(shouldTake ? valueParts.shift() : defaultValue);
+    const getNextPart = (shouldTake, defaultValue) => {
+       // Only push the part if it's not an empty string
+      const part = shouldTake ? valueParts.shift() : defaultValue;
+      if (part !== '') {
+        dateParts.push(part);
+      }
+    }
 
     if (this.dayFirst) {
-      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '00');
+      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '');
     }
 
-    getNextPart(this.showMonth, defaultValue ? defaultValue[MONTH] : '00');
+    getNextPart(this.showMonth, defaultValue ? defaultValue[MONTH] : '');
 
     if (!this.dayFirst) {
-      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '00');
+      getNextPart(this.showDay, defaultValue ? defaultValue[DAY] : '');
     }
 
-    getNextPart(this.showYear, defaultValue ? defaultValue[YEAR] : '0000');
+    getNextPart(this.showYear, defaultValue ? defaultValue[YEAR] : '');
 
     return dateParts.join('/');
   }
@@ -628,10 +634,23 @@ export default class DayComponent extends Field {
     }
     const [DAY, MONTH, YEAR] = this.component.dayFirst ? [0, 1, 2] : [1, 0, 2];
     const values = value.split('/');
+    if(values.length < 3){
+      return true;
+    }
     return (values[DAY] === '00' || values[MONTH] === '00' || values[YEAR] === '0000');
   }
 
   getValidationFormat() {
-    return this.dayFirst ? 'DD-MM-YYYY' : 'MM-DD-YYYY';
+    let validationFormat = this.dayFirst ? 'DD-MM-YYYY' : 'MM-DD-YYYY';
+    if (this.fields?.day?.hide) {
+      validationFormat = validationFormat.replace('DD-', '');
+    }
+    if (this.fields?.month?.hide) {
+      validationFormat = validationFormat.replace('MM-', '');
+    }
+    if ( this.fields?.year?.hide ) {
+      validationFormat = validationFormat.replace('-YYYY', '');
+    }
+    return validationFormat;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/day/Day.unit.js b/src/components/day/Day.unit.js
index bc6d64cb3d..6fe8f7944d 100644
--- a/src/components/day/Day.unit.js
+++ b/src/components/day/Day.unit.js
@@ -197,6 +197,38 @@ describe('Day Component', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('Should set value if the day field is hidden', (done) => {
+    comp1.dayFirst = false;
+    comp1.fields.day.hide = true;
+    Harness.testCreate(DayComponent, comp1).then((component) => {
+      component.setValue('12/2023');
+      assert.equal(component.data.date, '12/2023');
+      done();
+    });
+    comp1.fields.day.hide = false;
+  });
+
+  it('Should set value if the month field is hidden', (done) => {
+    comp1.fields.month.hide = true;
+    Harness.testCreate(DayComponent, comp1).then((component) => {
+      component.setValue('12/2023');
+      assert.equal(component.data.date, '12/2023');
+      done();
+    });
+    comp1.fields.month.hide = false;
+  });
+
+  it('Should set value if the year field is hidden', (done) => {
+    comp1.fields.year.hide = true;
+    Harness.testCreate(DayComponent, comp1).then((component) => {
+      component.setValue('12/21');
+      assert.equal(component.data.date, '12/21');
+      done();
+    });
+    comp1.fields.year.hide = false;
+  });
+
+
   it('Should use the default day value if the day field is hidden', (done) => {
     comp1.dayFirst = false;
     comp1.defaultValue = '00/01/0000';