diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 2f6c9af17..5f4d362b5 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ $.extend( $.validator, {
 
 			// Exception: the jquery validate 'range' method
 			// does not test for the html5 'range' type
-			rules[ method ] = true;
+			rules[ type === "date" ? "dateISO" : method ] = true;
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/test/rules.js b/test/rules.js
index 178f810b2..364557149 100644
--- a/test/rules.js
+++ b/test/rules.js
@@ -424,3 +424,8 @@ QUnit.test( "required method should return false for undefined & null values", f
 	assert.notOk( v.element( username ), "The username element should be invalid" );
 	assert.notOk( v.element( urlc ), "The urlc element should be invalid" );
 } );
+
+QUnit.test( "rules() - returns dateISO for input type=date", function( assert ) {
+	$( "#rangesMinDateInvalid" ).validate();
+	assert.deepEqual( $( "#minDateInvalid" ).rules(), { dateISO: true, min: "2012-12-21" } );
+} );