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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/date_field.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/date_field.rb
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+module ActionView
+  module Helpers
+    module Tags
+      class DateField < TextField #:nodoc:
+        def render
+          options = @options.stringify_keys
+          options["value"] = @options.fetch("value") { value(object).try(:to_date) }
+          options["size"] = nil
+          @options = options
+          super
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end