diff --git a/application/controllers/Qso.php b/application/controllers/Qso.php
index a78840bc..d92f2b51 100755
--- a/application/controllers/Qso.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Qso.php
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ class QSO extends CI_Controller {
 		$data['bands'] = $this->bands->get_user_bands_for_qso_entry();
 		$data['user_default_band'] = $this->session->userdata('user_default_band');
 		$data['sat_active'] = array_search("SAT", $this->bands->get_user_bands(), true);
+		
+		// Set user's preferred date format
+		if($this->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
+			$data['user_date_format'] = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
+		} else {
+			$data['user_date_format'] = $this->config->item('qso_date_format');
+		}
 
 		$this->load->library('form_validation');
 
diff --git a/application/models/Logbook_model.php b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
index 49a7d9ce..12a70150 100755
--- a/application/models/Logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model
   {
 
     $callsign = str_replace('Ø', '0', $this->input->post('callsign'));
-    // Join date+time
-    $datetime = date("Y-m-d", strtotime($this->input->post('start_date'))) . " " . $this->input->post('start_time');
+    // Join date+time - Parse date according to user's format preference
+    $parsed_date = $this->parse_user_date($this->input->post('start_date'));
+    $datetime = $parsed_date . " " . $this->input->post('start_time');
     if ($this->input->post('end_time') != null) {
-      $datetime_off = date("Y-m-d", strtotime($this->input->post('start_date'))) . " " . $this->input->post('end_time');
+      $datetime_off = $parsed_date . " " . $this->input->post('end_time');
       // if time off < time on, and time off is on 00:xx >> add 1 day (concidering start and end are between 23:00 and 00:59) //
       $_tmp_datetime_off = strtotime($datetime_off);
       if (($_tmp_datetime_off < strtotime($datetime)) && (substr($this->input->post('end_time'), 0, 2) == "00")) {
@@ -4942,6 +4943,42 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model
     // Step 6: Return Table HTML
     return $table;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse date from user input according to user's preferred date format
+   * @param string $date_input The date string from user input
+   * @param string $user_format The user's preferred date format (e.g., 'd/m/Y', 'Y-m-d')
+   * @return string Returns date in Y-m-d format for database storage, or original input if parsing fails
+   */
+  private function parse_user_date($date_input, $user_format = null) {
+    if (empty($date_input)) {
+      return $date_input;
+    }
+    
+    // If no user format provided, try to get it from session or config
+    if ($user_format === null) {
+      if ($this->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
+        $user_format = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
+      } else {
+        $user_format = $this->config->item('qso_date_format');
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Try to parse with the user's format first
+    $date = DateTime::createFromFormat($user_format, $date_input);
+    if ($date !== false) {
+      return $date->format('Y-m-d');
+    }
+    
+    // Fallback to strtotime for formats it can handle (mostly Y-m-d, m/d/Y, etc.)
+    $timestamp = strtotime($date_input);
+    if ($timestamp !== false) {
+      return date('Y-m-d', $timestamp);
+    }
+    
+    // If all parsing fails, return the original input and let the database handle it
+    return $date_input;
+  }
 }
 
 // Function to validate ADIF date format
diff --git a/application/views/qso/index.php b/application/views/qso/index.php
index 5993a1a3..e7ad97f5 100755
--- a/application/views/qso/index.php
+++ b/application/views/qso/index.php
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
                       <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php if (($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL && ((time() - $this->session->userdata('time_stamp')) < 24 * 60 * 60))) {
                                                                                                                                     echo $this->session->userdata('start_date');
                                                                                                                                   } else {
-                                                                                                                                    echo date('d-m-Y');
-                                                                                                                                  } ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> required pattern="[0-3][0-9]-[0-1][0-9]-[0-9]{4}">
+                                                                                                                                    echo date($user_date_format);
+                                                                                                                                  } ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> required>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="mb-3 col-md-3">
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                     <?php if ($_GET['manual'] == 0) { ?>
                       <input class="input_start_time" type="hidden" id="start_time" name="start_time" value="<?php echo date('H:i:s'); ?>" />
                       <input class="input_end_time" type="hidden" id="end_time" name="end_time" value="<?php echo date('H:i:s'); ?>" />
-                      <input class="input_date" type="hidden" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="<?php echo date('d-m-Y'); ?>" />
+                      <input class="input_date" type="hidden" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="<?php echo date($user_date_format); ?>" />
                     <?php } ?>
                   </div>
 
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
                       <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php if (($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL && ((time() - $this->session->userdata('time_stamp')) < 24 * 60 * 60))) {
                                                                                                                                     echo $this->session->userdata('start_date');
                                                                                                                                   } else {
-                                                                                                                                    echo date('d-m-Y');
-                                                                                                                                  } ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> required pattern="[0-3][0-9]-[0-1][0-9]-[0-9]{4}">
+                                                                                                                                    echo date($user_date_format);
+                                                                                                                                  } ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> required>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="mb-3 col-md-6">
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
                     <?php if ($_GET['manual'] == 0) { ?>
                       <input class="input_start_time" type="hidden" id="start_time" name="start_time" value="<?php echo date('H:i:s'); ?>" />
-                      <input class="input_date" type="hidden" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="<?php echo date('d-m-Y'); ?>" />
+                      <input class="input_date" type="hidden" id="start_date" name="start_date" value="<?php echo date($user_date_format); ?>" />
                     <?php } ?>
                   </div>
                 <?php } ?>