diff --git a/test/integration/client/type-coercion-tests.js b/test/integration/client/type-coercion-tests.js
index 2c23f130..fce8ff33 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/type-coercion-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/client/type-coercion-tests.js
@@ -145,3 +145,18 @@ helper.pg.connect(helper.config, assert.calls(function(err, client) {
     sink.add();
   })
 }))
+
+if(!helper.config.binary) {
+  test("postgres date type", function() {
+    var client = helper.client();
+    client.on('error', function(err) {
+      console.log(err);
+      client.end();
+    });
+    client.query("SELECT '2010-10-31'::date", assert.calls(function(err, result){
+      assert.isNull(err);
+      assert.UTCDate(result.rows[0].date, 2010, 9, 31, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+    }));
+    client.on('drain', client.end.bind(client));
+  });
+}