diff --git a/src/Fieldtypes/Date.php b/src/Fieldtypes/Date.php
index 481873d0d4..7af05db445 100644
--- a/src/Fieldtypes/Date.php
+++ b/src/Fieldtypes/Date.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Carbon\Exceptions\InvalidFormatException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Statamic\Facades\GraphQL;
 use Statamic\Fields\Fieldtype;
@@ -371,10 +372,16 @@ public function secondsEnabled()
 
     public function preProcessValidatable($value)
     {
-        Validator::make(
-            [$this->field->handle() => $value],
-            [$this->field->handle() => [new ValidationRule($this)]],
-        )->validate();
+        try {
+            Validator::make(
+                ['field' => $value],
+                ['field' => [new ValidationRule($this)]],
+                [],
+                ['field' => $this->field->display()],
+            )->validate();
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            throw ValidationException::withMessages([$this->field->fieldPathPrefix() => $e->errors()['field']]);
+        }
 
         if ($value === null) {
             return null;