diff --git a/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/FormWidgets/DatePicker_2_Default_spec.js b/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/FormWidgets/DatePicker_2_Default_spec.js
index 99a3283c39..662207e07f 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/FormWidgets/DatePicker_2_Default_spec.js
+++ b/app/client/cypress/integration/Smoke_TestSuite/ClientSideTests/FormWidgets/DatePicker_2_Default_spec.js
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ describe("DatePicker Widget Property pane tests with js bindings", function() {
     cy.closePropertyPane();
     cy.assertDateFormat();
   });
+
+  it("Datepicker default date validation with js binding and default date with moment object", function() {
+    cy.openPropertyPane("datepickerwidget2");
+    cy.testJsontext("defaultdate", `{{moment("1/1/2012")}}`);
+    cy.get(".t--widget-datepickerwidget2 .bp3-input").should(
+      "contain.value",
+      "01/01/2012 00:00",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("Datepicker default date validation with js binding", function() {
     cy.PublishtheApp();
     // eslint-disable-next-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
diff --git a/app/client/src/workers/validations.ts b/app/client/src/workers/validations.ts
index 32511f6d46..e83239052a 100644
--- a/app/client/src/workers/validations.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/workers/validations.ts
@@ -778,32 +778,25 @@ export const VALIDATORS: Record<ValidationTypes, Validator> = {
     value: unknown,
     props: Record<string, unknown>,
   ): ValidationResponse => {
-    const invalidResponse = {
-      isValid: false,
-      parsed: config.params?.default,
-      messages: [`Value does not match: ${getExpectedType(config)}`],
-    };
-    if (value === undefined || value === null || !isString(value)) {
-      if (!config.params?.required) {
-        return {
-          isValid: true,
-          parsed: value,
-        };
-      }
-      return invalidResponse;
-    }
-    if (isString(value)) {
-      if (value === "" && !config.params?.required) {
-        return {
-          isValid: true,
-          parsed: config.params?.default,
-        };
-      } else if (value === "" && config.params?.required) {
-        return invalidResponse;
-      }
+    let isValid = false;
+    let parsed = value;
+    let message = "";
 
-      if (!moment(value).isValid()) return invalidResponse;
+    if (_.isNil(value) || value === "") {
+      parsed = config.params?.default;
 
+      if (config.params?.required) {
+        isValid = false;
+        message = `Value does not match: ${getExpectedType(config)}`;
+      } else {
+        isValid = true;
+      }
+    } else if (typeof value === "object" && moment(value).isValid()) {
+      //Date and moment object
+      isValid = true;
+      parsed = moment(value).toISOString(true);
+    } else if (isString(value)) {
+      //Date string
       if (
         value === moment(value).toISOString() ||
         value === moment(value).toISOString(true)
@@ -812,11 +805,29 @@ export const VALIDATORS: Record<ValidationTypes, Validator> = {
           isValid: true,
           parsed: value,
         };
+      } else if (moment(value).isValid()) {
+        isValid = true;
+        parsed = moment(value).toISOString(true);
+      } else {
+        isValid = false;
+        message = `Value does not match: ${getExpectedType(config)}`;
+        parsed = config.params?.default;
       }
-      if (moment(value).isValid())
-        return { isValid: true, parsed: moment(value).toISOString(true) };
+    } else {
+      isValid = false;
+      message = `Value does not match: ${getExpectedType(config)}`;
     }
-    return invalidResponse;
+
+    const result: ValidationResponse = {
+      isValid,
+      parsed,
+    };
+
+    if (message) {
+      result.messages = [message];
+    }
+
+    return result;
   },
   [ValidationTypes.FUNCTION]: (
     config: ValidationConfig,