diff --git a/data/gui/profile_window.ui b/data/gui/profile_window.ui
index 0147c7369..c1e346b8c 100644
--- a/data/gui/profile_window.ui
+++ b/data/gui/profile_window.ui
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
                   <object class="GtkEntry" id="BDAY_entry">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                    <signal name="focus_out_event" handler="on_BDAY_entry_focus_out_event"/>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="left_attach">3</property>
diff --git a/src/profile_window.py b/src/profile_window.py
index 32796a911..077ba4f24 100644
--- a/src/profile_window.py
+++ b/src/profile_window.py
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@ class ProfileWindow:
         elif event.button == 1: # left click
             self.on_set_avatar_button_clicked(widget)
 
+    def on_BDAY_entry_focus_out_event(self, widget, event):
+        txt = widget.get_text()
+        if not txt:
+            return
+        try:
+            time.strptime(txt, '%Y-%m-%d')
+        except ValueError:
+            if not widget.is_focus():
+                pritext = _('Wrong date format')
+                dialogs.ErrorDialog(pritext, _('Format of the date must be '
+                    'YYYY-MM-DD'))
+                gobject.idle_add(lambda: widget.grab_focus())
+            return True
+
     def set_value(self, entry_name, value):
         try:
             self.xml.get_object(entry_name).set_text(value)