diff --git a/app/models/import.rb b/app/models/import.rb
index b6336ae042..102bcde737 100644
--- a/app/models/import.rb
+++ b/app/models/import.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Import < ActiveRecord::Base
     '%Y-%m-%d',
     '%d/%m/%Y',
     '%m/%d/%Y',
+    '%Y/%m/%d',
     '%d.%m.%Y',
     '%d-%m-%Y'
   ]
diff --git a/test/fixtures/files/import_dates_with_other_format.csv b/test/fixtures/files/import_dates_with_other_format.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58c0a4491d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/files/import_dates_with_other_format.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+subject;start
+Valid dates;2015/07/10;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb b/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb
index eb0cef0067..cea992db2e 100644
--- a/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/issue_import_test.rb
@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ class IssueImportTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal Date.parse('2015-07-10'), issue.start_date
     assert_equal Date.parse('2015-08-12'), issue.due_date
     assert_equal '2015-07-14', issue.custom_field_value(field)
+
+    # Tests using other date formats
+    import = generate_import_with_mapping('import_dates_with_other_format.csv')
+    import.settings.merge!('date_format' => Import::DATE_FORMATS[3])
+    import.mapping.merge!('tracker' => 'value:1', 'subject' => '0', 'start_date' => '1')
+    import.save!
+
+    issue = new_record(Issue) { import.run }
+    assert_equal Date.parse('2015-07-10'), issue.start_date
   end
 
   def test_date_format_should_default_to_user_language