diff --git a/src/Forms/Controls/DateTimeControl.php b/src/Forms/Controls/DateTimeControl.php
index 72732b6d3..f44d77060 100644
--- a/src/Forms/Controls/DateTimeControl.php
+++ b/src/Forms/Controls/DateTimeControl.php
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ public function setFormat(string $format)
 	 */
 	public function setValue($value)
 	{
-		$this->value = $value === null ? null : $this->normalizeValue($value);
+		$this->value = $value === null || $value === ''
+			? null
+			: $this->normalizeValue($value);
 		return $this;
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ private function normalizeValue($value): \DateTimeImmutable
 	{
 		if (is_numeric($value)) {
 			$dt = (new \DateTimeImmutable)->setTimestamp((int) $value);
-		} elseif (is_string($value)) {
+		} elseif (is_string($value) && $value !== '') {
 			$dt = new \DateTimeImmutable($value); // createFromFormat() must not be used because it allows invalid values
 		} elseif ($value instanceof \DateTime) {
 			$dt = \DateTimeImmutable::createFromMutable($value);
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ public function loadHttpData(): void
 	{
 		$value = $this->getHttpData(Nette\Forms\Form::DataText);
 		try {
-			$this->value = is_string($value) && preg_match('~^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})?T?(\d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2}(\.\d+)?)?)?$~', $value)
+			$this->value = is_string($value) && preg_match('~^[\dT.:-]+$~', $value)
 				? $this->normalizeValue($value)
 				: null;
 		} catch (\Throwable $e) {
diff --git a/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.loadData.phpt b/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.loadData.phpt
index 26eb3c936..a5236bf07 100644
--- a/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.loadData.phpt
+++ b/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.loadData.phpt
@@ -65,6 +65,33 @@ test('invalid time', function () {
 });
 
 
+test('empty date', function () {
+	$_POST = ['date' => ''];
+	$form = new Form;
+	$input = $form->addDate('date');
+	Assert::null($input->getValue());
+	Assert::false($input->isFilled());
+});
+
+
+test('empty time', function () {
+	$_POST = ['time' => ''];
+	$form = new Form;
+	$input = $form->addTime('time');
+	Assert::null($input->getValue());
+	Assert::false($input->isFilled());
+});
+
+
+test('empty date-time', function () {
+	$_POST = ['date' => ''];
+	$form = new Form;
+	$input = $form->addDateTime('date');
+	Assert::null($input->getValue());
+	Assert::false($input->isFilled());
+});
+
+
 test('valid date', function () {
 	$_POST = ['date' => '2023-10-22'];
 	$form = new Form;
diff --git a/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.value.phpt b/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.value.phpt
index ea4eb5981..557237069 100644
--- a/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.value.phpt
+++ b/tests/Forms/Controls.DateTimeControl.value.phpt
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ test('invalid argument', function () {
 });
 
 
+test('empty string', function () {
+	$form = new Form;
+	$input = $form->addDate('date')
+		->setValue('');
+
+	Assert::null($input->getValue());
+});
+
+
 test('date as string', function () {
 	$form = new Form;
 	$input = $form->addDate('date')