diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Element/Field.php b/src/PhpWord/Element/Field.php
index 5171e9a6..e5377cf4 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Element/Field.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Element/Field.php
@@ -46,11 +46,24 @@ class Field extends AbstractElement
            ),
            'options' => array('PreserveFormat'),
         ),
-        'DATE' => array(
-            'properties' => array(
-               'dateformat' => array('d-M-yyyy', 'dddd d MMMM yyyy', 'd MMMM yyyy', 'd-M-yy', 'yyyy-MM-dd',
-                    'd-MMM-yy', 'd/M/yyyy', 'd MMM. yy', 'd/M/yy', 'MMM-yy', 'd-M-yyy H:mm', 'd-M-yyyy H:mm:ss',
-                    'h:mm am/pm', 'h:mm:ss am/pm', 'HH:mm', 'HH:mm:ss', ),
+        'DATE'=>array(
+            'properties'=> array(
+                'dateformat' => array(
+                    /* Generic formats */
+                    'yyyy-MM-dd', 'yyyy-MM', 'MMM-yy', 'MMM-yyyy', 'h:mm am/pm', 'h:mm:ss am/pm', 'HH:mm', 'HH:mm:ss',
+                    /* Day-Month-Year formats */
+                    'dddd d MMMM yyyy', 'd MMMM yyyy', 'd-MMM-yy', 'd MMM. yy',
+                    'd-M-yy', 'd-M-yy h:mm', 'd-M-yy h:mm:ss', 'd-M-yy h:mm am/pm', 'd-M-yy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'd-M-yy HH:mm', 'd-M-yy HH:mm:ss',
+                    'd/M/yy', 'd/M/yy h:mm', 'd/M/yy h:mm:ss', 'd/M/yy h:mm am/pm', 'd/M/yy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'd/M/yy HH:mm', 'd/M/yy HH:mm:ss',
+                    'd-M-yyyy', 'd-M-yyyy h:mm', 'd-M-yyyy h:mm:ss', 'd-M-yyyy h:mm am/pm', 'd-M-yyyy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'd-M-yyyy HH:mm', 'd-M-yyyy HH:mm:ss',
+                    'd/M/yyyy', 'd/M/yyyy h:mm', 'd/M/yyyy h:mm:ss', 'd/M/yyyy h:mm am/pm', 'd/M/yyyy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'd/M/yyyy HH:mm', 'd/M/yyyy HH:mm:ss',
+                    /* Month-Day-Year formats */
+                    'dddd, MMMM d yyyy', 'MMMM d yyyy', 'MMM-d-yy', 'MMM. d yy',
+                    'M-d-yy', 'M-d-yy h:mm', 'M-d-yy h:mm:ss', 'M-d-yy h:mm am/pm', 'M-d-yy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'M-d-yy HH:mm', 'M-d-yy HH:mm:ss',
+                    'M/d/yy', 'M/d/yy h:mm', 'M/d/yy h:mm:ss', 'M/d/yy h:mm am/pm', 'M/d/yy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'M/d/yy HH:mm', 'M/d/yy HH:mm:ss',
+                    'M-d-yyyy', 'M-d-yyyy h:mm', 'M-d-yyyy h:mm:ss', 'M-d-yyyy h:mm am/pm', 'M-d-yyyy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'M-d-yyyy HH:mm', 'M-d-yyyy HH:mm:ss',
+                    'M/d/yyyy', 'M/d/yyyy h:mm', 'M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss', 'M/d/yyyy h:mm am/pm', 'M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss am/pm', 'M/d/yyyy HH:mm', 'M/d/yyyy HH:mm:ss',
+                ),
             ),
             'options' => array('PreserveFormat', 'LunarCalendar', 'SakaEraCalendar', 'LastUsedFormat'),
         ),