diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py
index bcb4286e89..dd20f02757 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/feedgenerator.py
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ class FeedgeneratorTest(unittest.TestCase):
             "Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:37:00 +0100"
         )
 
+    def test_rfc2822_date_without_time(self):
+        """
+        Test rfc2822_date() correctly formats date objects.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(
+            feedgenerator.rfc2822_date(datetime.date(2008, 11, 14)),
+            "Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0000"
+        )
+
     def test_rfc3339_date(self):
         """
         Test rfc3339_date() correctly formats datetime objects.
@@ -60,6 +69,15 @@ class FeedgeneratorTest(unittest.TestCase):
             "2008-11-14T13:37:00+02:00"
         )
 
+    def test_rfc3339_date_without_time(self):
+        """
+        Test rfc3339_date() correctly formats date objects.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(
+            feedgenerator.rfc3339_date(datetime.date(2008, 11, 14)),
+            "2008-11-14T00:00:00Z"
+        )
+
     def test_atom1_mime_type(self):
         """
         Test to make sure Atom MIME type has UTF8 Charset parameter set