diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Hydrator/HydratorFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Hydrator/HydratorFactory.php
index a182d3963..e5ac3ce7f 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Hydrator/HydratorFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Hydrator/HydratorFactory.php
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ private function generateHydratorClass(ClassMetadata $class, string $hydratorCla
                     <<<'EOF'
 
         // Field(type: "date")
-        if (isset($data['%1$s'])) {
+        if (array_key_exists('%1$s', $data) && ($data['%1$s'] !== null || ($this->class->fieldMappings['%2$s']['nullable'] ?? false))) {
             $value = $data['%1$s'];
             %3$s
-            $this->class->reflFields['%2$s']->setValue($document, clone $return);
+            $this->class->reflFields['%2$s']->setValue($document, $return === null ? null : clone $return);
             $hydratedData['%2$s'] = $return;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/DateTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/DateTest.php
index 35aa83b83..2e1b140de 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/DateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/DateTest.php
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ public function testDateInstanceChangeWhenValueDifferenceIsSubSecond(): void
         self::assertNotEmpty($changeset);
     }
 
+    public function testNullableDateInstanceValue(): void
+    {
+        $user = new User();
+        $user->setCreatedAt(new DateTime('1985-09-01'));
+        $this->dm->persist($user);
+        $this->dm->flush();
+        $this->dm->clear();
+
+        $user = $this->dm->getRepository($user::class)->findOneBy([]);
+        self::assertInstanceOf(DateTime::class, $user->getCreatedAt());
+        self::assertNull($user->getDisabledAt());
+    }
+
     public function testDateInstanceValueChangeDoesCauseUpdateIfValueIsTheSame(): void
     {
         $user = new User();
diff --git a/tests/Documents/User.php b/tests/Documents/User.php
index f7ea6f859..7e1031ec3 100644
--- a/tests/Documents/User.php
+++ b/tests/Documents/User.php
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ class User extends BaseDocument
     #[ODM\Field(type: 'date')]
     protected $createdAt;
 
+    #[ODM\Field(type: 'date', nullable: true, name: 'disable-at')]
+    protected ?DateTimeInterface $disabledAt;
+
     /** @var Address|null */
     #[ODM\EmbedOne(targetDocument: Address::class)]
     protected $address;
@@ -211,6 +214,11 @@ public function getCreatedAt()
         return $this->createdAt;
     }
 
+    public function getDisabledAt(): ?DateTimeInterface
+    {
+        return $this->disabledAt;
+    }
+
     public function getAddress(): ?Address
     {
         return $this->address;