diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/AbstractFormElement.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/AbstractFormElement.php
index 5ac5869ce73d38866a31811ce4084ee366f244e7..8f26b9cd315eb59008ee8c3caa2861e7b704cd98 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/AbstractFormElement.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/AbstractFormElement.php
@@ -220,19 +220,19 @@ abstract class AbstractFormElement extends AbstractNode
             case 'datetime':
                 // compatibility with "eval" (type "input")
                 if ($itemValue !== '' && $itemValue !== null) {
-                    $itemValue = date('H:i d-m-Y', (int)$itemValue);
+                    $itemValue = BackendUtility::datetime((int)$itemValue);
                 }
                 break;
             case 'time':
                 // compatibility with "eval" (type "input")
                 if ($itemValue !== '' && $itemValue !== null) {
-                    $itemValue = gmdate('H:i', (int)$itemValue);
+                    $itemValue = BackendUtility::time((int)$itemValue, false);
                 }
                 break;
             case 'timesec':
                 // compatibility with "eval" (type "input")
                 if ($itemValue !== '' && $itemValue !== null) {
-                    $itemValue = gmdate('H:i:s', (int)$itemValue);
+                    $itemValue = BackendUtility::time((int)$itemValue);
                 }
                 break;
             case 'year':
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Unit/Form/Element/AbstractFormElementTest.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Unit/Form/Element/AbstractFormElementTest.php
index 9ff377d72ea80c7e4341a957199510beded8cb2e..0dc0e810ecfc10ba4a284f038b9f14725e39791d 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Unit/Form/Element/AbstractFormElementTest.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Tests/Unit/Form/Element/AbstractFormElementTest.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class AbstractFormElementTest extends UnitTestCase
                     'format' => 'datetime',
                 ],
                 '1412358894',
-                '17:54 03-10-2014'
+                '03-10-14 17:54'
             ],
             'format to datetime with empty value' => [
                 [