diff --git a/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb b/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
index 153679ace..dc951e162 100644
--- a/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_date_field question.id.to_sym,
   caption: caption(caption_text, page_header, conditional),
   legend: legend(question, page_header, conditional),
-  hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe || "For example, 1 9 2022." },
+  hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe || "For example, #{Time.zone.today.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date_number_month)}" },
   width: 20,
   **stimulus_html_attributes(question) do %>
   <%= govuk_inset_text(text: question.unresolved_hint_text) if question.unresolved_hint_text.present? && @log.unresolved %>
diff --git a/config/initializers/date_formats.rb b/config/initializers/date_formats.rb
index 59bc215ce..71179f6d2 100644
--- a/config/initializers/date_formats.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/date_formats.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Time::DATE_FORMATS[:govuk_date] = "%-d %B %Y"
 Time::DATE_FORMATS[:govuk_date_short_month] = "%-d %b %Y"
 Date::DATE_FORMATS[:govuk_date] = "%-d %B %Y"
 Date::DATE_FORMATS[:govuk_date_short_month] = "%-d %b %Y"
+Date::DATE_FORMATS[:govuk_date_number_month] = "%-d %-m %Y"
 
 Time::DATE_FORMATS[:month_and_year] = "%B %Y"
 Date::DATE_FORMATS[:month_and_year] = "%B %Y"