diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
index 24629cf2e0fa98e86c779a595471feac2bbb0dad..5ce12baa46a6ef0d11564eb8422a6a82ab2cb0c1 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
@@ -2699,14 +2699,14 @@ class DataHandler
             switch ($func) {
                 case 'int':
                 case 'year':
-                case 'time':
-                case 'timesec':
                     $value = (int)$value;
                     break;
+                case 'time':
+                case 'timesec':
                 case 'date':
                 case 'datetime':
                     // a hyphen as first character indicates a negative timestamp
-                    if (strpos($value, '-') === false || strpos($value, '-') === 0) {
+                    if ((strpos($value, '-') === false && strpos($value, ':') === false) || strpos($value, '-') === 0) {
                         $value = (int)$value;
                     } else {
                         // ISO 8601 dates
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/Formhandler/ElementsBasicCest.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/Formhandler/ElementsBasicCest.php
index fb7a900e8346c3d2bb26170928f56bc2df19de19..f3f329c7bacdcef22bf34dfa3dce9c6043869267 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/Formhandler/ElementsBasicCest.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Backend/Formhandler/ElementsBasicCest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Backend\Formhandler;
 
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Step\Backend\Admin;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Support\Helper\Formhandler;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Support\Helper\FormHandlerElementTestDataObject;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Support\Page\PageTree;
 
 /**
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class ElementsBasicCest
 {
     /**
      * Selector of the record container in the listview
+     *
      * @var string
      */
     protected static $listViewRecordSelector = '#recordlist-tx_styleguide_elements_basic';
@@ -48,301 +50,205 @@ class ElementsBasicCest
      */
     public function checkThatBrowserSideValidationsWorkAndSaveRecord(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
     {
-        $editRecordLinkCssPath = self::$listViewRecordSelector . ' a[data-original-title="Edit record"]';
-        $I->waitForElement($editRecordLinkCssPath, 30);
-        $I->click($editRecordLinkCssPath);
-        $I->waitForText('Edit Form', 3, 'h1');
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
 
         $fieldTests = [
             'input_1' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!',
-                        'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    ''
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!',
+                    'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!'
+                )
             ],
             'input_2, size=10' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!',
-                        'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    ''
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!',
+                    'This is a demo text with 2 numbers #!'
+                )
             ],
             'input_3 max=4' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper',
-                        'Kasp',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    ''
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper',
+                    'Kasp'
+                )
             ],
             'input_4 eval=alpha' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper = TYPO3',
-                        'KasperTYPO',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        'Non-latin characters: ŠĐŽĆČ',
-                        'Nonlatincharacters',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    ''
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper = TYPO3',
+                    'KasperTYPO'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Non-latin characters: ŠĐŽĆČ',
+                    'Nonlatincharacters'
+                ),
             ],
             'input_5 eval=alphanum' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper = TYPO3',
-                        'KasperTYPO3',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    ''
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper = TYPO3',
+                    'KasperTYPO3'
+                ),
+
             ],
             'input_8 eval=double2' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '12.335',
-                        '12.34',
-                        '12.34',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12,335',
-                        '12.34',
-                        '12.34',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '1.1',
-                        '1.10',
-                        '1.10',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        'TYPO3',
-                        '3.00',
-                        '3.00',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '3TYPO',
-                        '3.00',
-                        '3.00',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                // @todo: add support for null values to the core
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0.00',
-                    '0.00',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12.335',
+                    '12.34',
+                    '12.34'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12,335',
+                    '12.34',
+                    '12.34'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '1.1',
+                    '1.10',
+                    '1.10'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'TYPO3',
+                    '3.00',
+                    '3.00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '3TYPO',
+                    '3.00',
+                    '3.00'
+                )
             ],
             'input_9 eval=int' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '12.335',
-                        '12',
-                        '12',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12,9',
-                        '12',
-                        '12',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        'TYPO3',
-                        '0',
-                        '0',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '3TYPO',
-                        '3',
-                        '3',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                // @todo: add support for null values to the core
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0',
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12.335',
+                    '12',
+                    '12'
+
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12,9',
+                    '12',
+                    '12'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'TYPO3',
                     '0',
-                ]
+                    '0'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '3TYPO',
+                    '3',
+                    '3'
+                )
             ],
             'input_10 eval=is_in, is_in=abc123' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'abcd1234',
-                        'abc123',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        'Kasper TYPO3',
-                        'a3',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'abcd1234',
+                    'abc123'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper TYPO3',
+                    'a3'
+                )
             ],
             'input_11 eval=lower' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper TYPO3!',
-                        'kasper typo3!',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper TYPO3!',
+                    'kasper typo3!'
+                )
             ],
             'input_12 eval=md5' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper TYPO3!',
-                        '748469dd64911af8df8f9a3dcb2c9378',
-                        '748469dd64911af8df8f9a3dcb2c9378',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        ' Kasper TYPO3! ',
-                        '792a085606250c47d6ebb8c98804d5b0',
-                        '792a085606250c47d6ebb8c98804d5b0',
-                        false,
-                        'Check that whitespaces are not trimmed.'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    // @todo: add support for null values to the core
-                    // cleared value currently keeps the previous value on save
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper TYPO3!',
+                    '748469dd64911af8df8f9a3dcb2c9378',
+                    '748469dd64911af8df8f9a3dcb2c9378'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    ' Kasper TYPO3! ',
                     '792a085606250c47d6ebb8c98804d5b0',
-                    '792a085606250c47d6ebb8c98804d5b0'
-                ]
-
+                    '792a085606250c47d6ebb8c98804d5b0',
+                    '792a085606250c47d6ebb8c98804d5b0',
+                    false,
+                    'Check that whitespaces are not trimmed.'
+                )
             ],
             'input_13 eval=nospace' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        ' Kasper TYPO3! ',
-                        'KasperTYPO3!',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    ' Kasper TYPO3! ',
+                    'KasperTYPO3!'
+                )
             ],
-            // @todo define test
-            //'input_14 eval=null' => [
-            //],
             'input_15 eval=num' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '12.335',
-                        '12335',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12,9',
-                        '129',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        'TYPO3',
-                        '3',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '3TYPO',
-                        '3',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12.335',
+                    '12335'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12,9',
+                    '129'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'TYPO3',
+                    '3'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '3TYPO',
+                    '3'
+                ),
             ],
             'input_16 eval=password' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper',
-                        '********',
-                        'Kasper',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper',
+                    '********',
+                    'Kasper'
+                ),
             ],
-           'input_19 eval=trim' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        ' Kasper ',
-                        'Kasper',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        ' Kasper TYPO3 ',
-                        'Kasper TYPO3',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+            'input_19 eval=trim' => [
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    ' Kasper ',
+                    'Kasper'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    ' Kasper TYPO3 ',
+                    'Kasper TYPO3'
+                ),
             ],
-            // @todo Check why this test is currently broken
-            //'input_20 eval with user function' => [
-            //    [
-            //        'Kasper',
-            //        'KasperJSfoo',
-            //    ]
-            //],
             'input_23 eval=upper' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper TYPO3!',
-                        'KASPER TYPO3!',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper TYPO3!',
+                    'KASPER TYPO3!'
+                )
             ],
             'input_25 eval=int, default=0, range lower=-2, range upper=2' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        'Kasper TYPO3',
-                        '0',
-                        '0',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '2',
-                        '2',
-                        '2'
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '-1',
-                        '-1',
-                        '-1',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '-3',
-                        '-3',
-                        '-3',
-                        true,
-                        'Expecting a modal with error on trying to save.'
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '3',
-                        '-3',
-                        '-3',
-                        true,
-                        'Expecting a modal with error on trying to save.'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper TYPO3',
                     '0',
                     '0'
-                ]
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '2',
+                    '2',
+                    '2'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '-1',
+                    '-1',
+                    '-1'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '-3',
+                    '-3',
+                    '-3',
+                    '-3',
+                    true,
+                    'Expecting a modal with error on trying to save.'
+
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '3',
+                    '-3',
+                    '-3',
+                    '-3',
+                    true,
+                    'Expecting a modal with error on trying to save.'
+                )
             ],
         ];
 
@@ -358,228 +264,282 @@ class ElementsBasicCest
      * @param Admin $I
      * @param Formhandler $formhandler
      */
-    public function checkThatBrowserSideValidationsWorkAndSaveRecordForDateFields(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    public function checkThatValidationWorks_evalYear(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
     {
-        $editRecordLinkCssPath = self::$listViewRecordSelector . ' a[data-original-title="Edit record"]';
-        $I->waitForElement($editRecordLinkCssPath, 30);
-        $I->click($editRecordLinkCssPath);
-        $I->waitForText('Edit Form', 3, 'h1');
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
 
-        $fieldTests = [
+        $testData = [
+            'input_24 eval=year' => [
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '2016',
+                    '2016',
+                    '2016'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12',
+                    '2012',
+                    '2012'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    'Kasper',
+                    date('Y'),
+                    date('Y'),
+                    date('Y'),
+                    false,
+                    'Invalid character is converted to current year'
+                )
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $testData);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Step\Backend\Admin $I
+     * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Support\Helper\Formhandler $formhandler
+     */
+    public function checkThatBrowserSideValidationWorks_EvalDate(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    {
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
+        $fieldData = [
             'input_6 eval=date' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '29-01-2016',
-                        '29-01-2016',
-                        '1454025600',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '13-13-2016',
-                        '13-01-2017',
-                        '1484265600',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '29-02-2016',
-                        '29-02-2016',
-                        '1456704000',
-                        false,
-                        'Check valid leap year input'
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '29-02-2015',
-                        '01-03-2015',
-                        '1425168000',
-                        false,
-                        'Check invalid leap year transformation'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0'
-                ]
-            ],
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '29-01-2016',
+                    '29-01-2016',
+                    '2016-01-29T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2016-01-29T00:00:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '13-13-2016',
+                    '13-01-2017',
+                    '2017-01-13T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2017-01-13T00:00:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '29-02-2016',
+                    '29-02-2016',
+                    '2016-02-29T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2016-02-29T00:00:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check valid leap year input'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '29-02-2015',
+                    '01-03-2015',
+                    '2015-03-01T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2015-03-01T00:00:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check invalid leap year transformation'
+                )
+            ]
+        ];
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $fieldData);
+    }
+
+    public function checkThatValidationWorks_EvalDate_TypeDate(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    {
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
+        $testData = [
             'input_36 dbType=date eval=date' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '29-01-2016',
-                        '29-01-2016',
-                        '1454025600',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '13-13-2016',
-                        '13-01-2017',
-                        '1484265600',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '29-02-2016',
-                        '29-02-2016',
-                        '1456704000',
-                        false,
-                        'Check valid leap year input'
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '29-02-2015',
-                        '01-03-2015',
-                        '1425168000',
-                        false,
-                        'Check invalid leap year transformation'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0'
-                ]
-            ],
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '29-01-2016',
+                    '29-01-2016',
+                    '2016-01-29T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2016-01-29T00:00:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '13-13-2016',
+                    '13-01-2017',
+                    '2017-01-13T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2017-01-13T00:00:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '29-02-2016',
+                    '29-02-2016',
+                    '2016-02-29T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2016-02-29T00:00:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check valid leap year input'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '29-02-2015',
+                    '01-03-2015',
+                    '2015-03-01T00:00:00Z',
+                    '2015-03-01T00:00:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check invalid leap year transformation'
+                ),
+            ]
+        ];
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $testData);
+    }
+
+    public function checkThatValidationWorks_EvalDateTime(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    {
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
+        $testData = [
             'input_7 eval=datetime' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '05:23 29-01-2016',
-                        '05:23 29-01-2016',
-                        '1454044980',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '05:23 13-13-2016',
-                        '05:23 13-01-2017',
-                        '1484284980',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '05:23 29-02-2016',
-                        '05:23 29-02-2016',
-                        '1456723380',
-                        false,
-                        'Check valid leap year input'
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '05:23 29-02-2015',
-                        '05:23 01-03-2015',
-                        '1425187380',
-                        false,
-                        'Check invalid leap year transformation'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0'
-                ]
-            ],
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 29-01-2016',
+                    '05:23 29-01-2016',
+                    '2016-01-29T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2016-01-29T05:23:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 13-13-2016',
+                    '05:23 13-01-2017',
+                    '2017-01-13T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2017-01-13T05:23:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 29-02-2016',
+                    '05:23 29-02-2016',
+                    '2016-02-29T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2016-02-29T05:23:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check valid leap year input'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 29-02-2015',
+                    '05:23 01-03-2015',
+                    '2015-03-01T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2015-03-01T05:23:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check invalid leap year transformation'
+                )
+            ]
+        ];
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $testData);
+    }
+
+    public function checkThatValidationWorks_EvalDateTime_DbTypeDateTime(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    {
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
+        $testData = [
             'input_37 dbType=datetime eval=datetime' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '05:23 29-01-2016',
-                        '05:23 29-01-2016',
-                        '1454044980',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '05:23 13-13-2016',
-                        '05:23 13-01-2017',
-                        '1484284980',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '05:23 29-02-2016',
-                        '05:23 29-02-2016',
-                        '1456723380',
-                        false,
-                        'Check valid leap year input'
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '05:23 29-02-2015',
-                        '05:23 01-03-2015',
-                        '1425187380',
-                        false,
-                        'Check invalid leap year transformation'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0'
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 29-01-2016',
+                    '05:23 29-01-2016',
+                    '2016-01-29T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2016-01-29T05:23:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 13-13-2016',
+                    '05:23 13-01-2017',
+                    '2017-01-13T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2017-01-13T05:23:00+00:00'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 29-02-2016',
+                    '05:23 29-02-2016',
+                    '2016-02-29T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2016-02-29T05:23:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check valid leap year input'
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '05:23 29-02-2015',
+                    '05:23 01-03-2015',
+                    '2015-03-01T05:23:00Z',
+                    '2015-03-01T05:23:00+00:00',
+                    false,
+                    'Check invalid leap year transformation'
+                ),
             ],
+        ];
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $testData);
+    }
+
+    public function checkThatValidationWorks_evalTime(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    {
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
+        $testData = [
             'input_17 eval=time' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '13:30',
-                        '13:30',
-                        '48600',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '123',
-                        '12:03',
-                        '43380',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12345',
-                        '12:34',
-                        '45240',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12:04+5',
-                        '12:09',
-                        '43740',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12:09-3',
-                        '12:06',
-                        '43560',
-                    ]
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0',
-                    '00:00',
-                ]
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '13:30',
+                    '13:30',
+                    '13:30',
+                    (new \DateTime('13:30'))->getTimestamp()
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '123',
+                    '12:03',
+                    '12:03',
+                    (new \DateTime('12:03'))->getTimestamp()
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12345',
+                    '12:34',
+                    '12:34',
+                    (new \DateTime('12:34'))->getTimestamp()
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12:04+5',
+                    '12:09',
+                    '12:09',
+                    (new \DateTime('12:09'))->getTimestamp()
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12:09-3',
+                    '12:06',
+                    '12:06',
+                    (new \DateTime('12:06'))->getTimestamp()
+                )
             ],
-            'input_18 eval=timesec' => [
-                'tests' => [
-                    [
-                        '13:30:00',
-                        '13:30:00',
-                        '48600',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12345',
-                        '12:34:05',
-                        '45245',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        // @todo is that the expected behavior?
-                        '12:04:04+5',
-                        '12:09:04',
-                        '43744',
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0',
-                    '00:00:00',
-                ]
-            ],
-            'input_24 eval=year' => [
-                'tests' => [
+        ];
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $testData);
+    }
 
-                    [
-                        '2016',
-                        '2016',
-                        '2016',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        '12',
-                        '2012',
-                        '2012',
-                    ],
-                    [
-                        'Kasper',
-                        date('Y'),
-                        date('Y'),
-                        false,
-                        'Invalid character is converted to current year'
-                    ],
-                ],
-                'cleared' => [
-                    '0',
-                    '0',
-                ]
+    public function checkThatValidationWorks_evalTimesec(Admin $I, Formhandler $formhandler)
+    {
+        $this->waitForFormReady($I);
+        $testData = [
+            'input_18 eval=timesec' => [
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '13:30:00',
+                    '13:30:00',
+                    '13:30:00',
+                    (new \DateTime('13:30:00'))->getTimestamp()
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12345',
+                    '12:34:05',
+                    '12:34:05',
+                    (new \DateTime('12:34:05'))->getTimestamp()
+                ),
+                new FormHandlerElementTestDataObject(
+                    '12:04:04+5',
+                    '12:09:04',
+                    '12:09:04',
+                    (new \DateTime('12:09:04'))->getTimestamp()
+                )
             ],
         ];
+        $this->runTests($formhandler, $testData);
+    }
 
-        foreach ($fieldTests as $fieldLabel => $testData) {
+    /**
+     * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Support\Helper\Formhandler $formhandler
+     * @param $fieldData
+     */
+    protected function runTests(Formhandler $formhandler, $fieldData)
+    {
+        foreach ($fieldData as $fieldLabel => $testData) {
             $formhandler->fillSeeSaveAndClearInputField(
                 $fieldLabel,
                 $testData
             );
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Step\Backend\Admin $I
+     */
+    protected function waitForFormReady(Admin $I)
+    {
+        $editRecordLinkCssPath = self::$listViewRecordSelector . ' a[data-original-title="Edit record"]';
+        $I->waitForElement($editRecordLinkCssPath, 30);
+        $I->click($editRecordLinkCssPath);
+        $I->waitForText('Edit Form', 3, 'h1');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/FormHandlerElementTestDataObject.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/FormHandlerElementTestDataObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ca37a365c87c607ae4434b00f01783ebf3fe529b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/FormHandlerElementTestDataObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the TYPO3 CMS project.
+ *
+ * It is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2
+ * of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please read the
+ * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * The TYPO3 project - inspiring people to share!
+ */
+
+namespace TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\Acceptance\Support\Helper;
+
+/**
+ * Class FormHandlerElementTestDataObject.
+ */
+class FormHandlerElementTestDataObject
+{
+    /**
+     * The test value.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $inputValue;
+
+    /**
+     * The expected value as seen by the user.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $expectedValue;
+
+    /**
+     * The expected value in the value attribute of the hidden field
+     * (full ISO date for example).
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $expectedInternalValue;
+
+    /**
+     * Expected value in hidden field after saving the data.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $expectedValueAfterSave;
+
+    /**
+     * Does this test data set result in a modal window (e.g. for errors)?
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $notificationExpected;
+
+    /**
+     * Comment echoed in test log.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $comment;
+
+    /**
+     * FormHandlerElementTestDataObject constructor.
+     *
+     * @param string $inputValue
+     * @param string $expectedValue
+     * @param string $expectedInternalValue
+     * @param string $expectedValueAfterSave
+     * @param bool   $notificationExpected
+     * @param string $comment
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        string $inputValue,
+        string $expectedValue,
+        string $expectedInternalValue = '',
+        string $expectedValueAfterSave = '',
+        bool $notificationExpected = false,
+        string $comment = ''
+    ) {
+        $this->inputValue = $inputValue;
+        $this->expectedValue = $expectedValue;
+        $this->expectedInternalValue = $expectedInternalValue;
+        $this->expectedValueAfterSave = $expectedValueAfterSave;
+        $this->notificationExpected = $notificationExpected;
+        $this->comment = $comment;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/Formhandler.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/Formhandler.php
index 60488b46116250e5febf6b8d0dea948adb972b6a..d0cec70245bbfd605c7af27c4c0b852e1e633b90 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/Formhandler.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Acceptance/Support/Helper/Formhandler.php
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@ class Formhandler
 {
     /**
      * Selector to select one formengine section
+     *
      * @var string
      */
     public static $selectorFormSection = '.form-section';
-
+    protected $visibleFieldPath = './/*/input[@data-formengine-input-name]';
+    protected $initializedInputFieldXpath;
+    protected $internalInputFieldXpath;
+    protected $internalInputFieldXpath1;
+    protected $internalFieldXpath;
     /**
      * @var \AcceptanceTester
      */
@@ -41,123 +46,187 @@ class Formhandler
         $this->tester = $I;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param string $fieldName
-     * @return RemoteWebElement
-     */
-    protected function getContextForFormhandlerField(string $fieldName)
-    {
-        $I = $this->tester;
-        $I->comment('Get context for field "' . $fieldName . '"');
-
-        return $I->executeInSelenium(function (\Facebook\WebDriver\Remote\RemoteWebDriver $webdriver) use ($fieldName) {
-            return $webdriver->findElement(
-                \WebDriverBy::xpath('(//label[contains(text(),"' . $fieldName . '")])[1]/ancestor::fieldset[@class="form-section"][1]')
-            );
-        });
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string $fieldLabel
-     * @param array $testData An array of arrays that contains the data to validate.
-     *  * First value is the input value
-     *  * second value is the value that is expected after the validation
-     *  * optional third value is the "internal" value like required for date fields (value is internally
-     *      represented by a timestamp). If this value is not defined the second value will be used.
-     *  Example for field with alpha validation: [['foo', 'foo'], ['bar1'], ['bar']]
-     *  Example for field with date validation: [['29-01-2016', '29-01-2016', '1454025600']]
+     * @param FormHandlerElementTestDataObject[] $testData An array of Objects that contains the data to validate.
      */
     public function fillSeeSaveAndClearInputField($fieldLabel, array $testData)
     {
-        $fieldContext = $this->getContextForFormhandlerField($fieldLabel);
         $I = $this->tester;
         $I->wantTo('Fill field, check the fieldvalue after evaluation and delete the value.');
 
-        $visibleFieldXpath = './/*/input[@data-formengine-input-name]';
-        $clearButtonXpath = '(//label[contains(text(),"' . $fieldLabel . '")])[1]/parent::*//*/button[@class="close"]';
-        $initializedInputFieldXpath = '(//label[contains(text(),"' . $fieldLabel . '")])[1]/parent::*//*/input[@data-formengine-input-name][@data-formengine-input-initialized]';
-        $I->waitForElement($initializedInputFieldXpath, 30);
-        $inputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($visibleFieldXpath));
-        $internalInputFieldXpath = '(//label[contains(text(),"' . $fieldLabel . '")])[1]/parent::*//*/input[@name="' . $inputField->getAttribute('data-formengine-input-name') . '"]';
+        $this->initializeFieldSelectors($fieldLabel);
 
-        $I->waitForElement($internalInputFieldXpath, 30);
-        $I->waitForElement($clearButtonXpath, 30);
+        foreach ($testData as $data) {
+            list($inputField, $internalInputField) = $this->getInputFields($fieldLabel);
+            $fieldContext = $this->getContextForFormhandlerField($fieldLabel);
 
-        // the internal field name will not change during this function execution
-        $internalFieldXpath = './/*/input[@name="' . $inputField->getAttribute('data-formengine-input-name') . '"]';
-        $internalInputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($internalFieldXpath));
+            $expectedInternal = $data->expectedInternalValue !== '' ? $data->expectedInternalValue : $data->expectedValue;
+            $expectedInternalAfterSave = $data->expectedValueAfterSave !== '' ? $data->expectedValueAfterSave : $expectedInternal;
+            $this->addComment($data->comment);
 
-        foreach ($testData['tests'] as $testValue) {
-            if (isset($testValue[4])) {
-                $I->comment($testValue[4]);
-            }
             $I->comment('Fill the field and switch focus to trigger validation.');
-            $I->fillField($inputField, $testValue[0]);
+            $I->fillField($inputField, $data->inputValue);
             // change the focus to trigger validation
             $inputField->sendKeys(WebDriverKeys::TAB);
             // click on the div so that any opened popup (potentially from the field below) is closed
             $fieldContext->click();
 
-            $I->comment('Test value of "visible" field');
-            $I->canSeeInField($inputField, $testValue[1]);
-            $I->comment('Test value of the internal field');
-            $I->canSeeInField($internalInputField, (isset($testValue[2]) ? $testValue[2] : $testValue[1]));
-
-            // save the change
-            $saveButtonLink = '//*/button[@name="_savedok"][1]';
-            $I->waitForElement($saveButtonLink, 30);
-            if (isset($testValue[3]) && $testValue[3]) {
-                $I->click($saveButtonLink);
-                $I->switchToWindow();
-                $notificationCloseXpath = '//*[@class="modal-title"][contains(text(),"Alert")]/parent::*/button[@class="close"]';
-                $I->waitForElement($notificationCloseXpath, 30);
-                $I->click($notificationCloseXpath);
+            $this->testFieldValues($inputField, $data->expectedValue, $internalInputField, $expectedInternal);
+
+            if ($data->notificationExpected) {
+                $this->save();
+                $this->closeNotification();
                 return;
             } else {
-                $I->click($saveButtonLink);
+                $this->save();
             }
 
             // wait for the save to be completed
-            $I->waitForElement('//*/button[@name="_savedok"][not(@disabled)][1]', 30);
-            $I->waitForElement($initializedInputFieldXpath, 30);
-            $I->waitForElement($internalInputFieldXpath, 30);
-            $I->waitForElement($clearButtonXpath, 30);
+            $this->waitForSaveToBeCompleted();
 
-            // find the input fields again
-            $fieldContext = $this->getContextForFormhandlerField($fieldLabel);
-            $inputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($visibleFieldXpath));
-            $internalInputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($internalFieldXpath));
+            // find the fields again (after reload of iframe)
+            list($inputField, $internalInputField) = $this->getInputFields($fieldLabel);
 
             // validate that the save was successful
-            $I->comment('Test value of "visible" field after the save');
-            $I->canSeeInField($inputField, $testValue[1]);
-            $I->comment('Test value of the internal field after the save');
-            $I->canSeeInField($internalInputField, isset($testValue[2]) ? $testValue[2] : $testValue[1]);
+            $this->testFieldValues($inputField, $data->expectedValue, $internalInputField, $expectedInternalAfterSave);
         }
 
+        list($inputField) = $this->getInputFields($fieldLabel);
+
         // clear the field
-        $I->waitForElement($clearButtonXpath, 30);
-        $I->click($clearButtonXpath);
-        $I->canSeeInField($inputField, '');
+        $this->clearField($inputField);
+        $this->save();
+        $this->waitForSaveToBeCompleted();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $comment
+     */
+    protected function addComment($comment)
+    {
+        if ($comment !== null) {
+            $this->tester->comment($comment);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function clearField($inputField)
+    {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->comment('Clear the field');
+        $I->waitForElementVisible($this->initializedInputFieldXpath);
+        $I->fillField($inputField, '');
+    }
+
+    protected function closeNotification()
+    {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->switchToWindow();
+        $notificationCloseXpath = '//*[@class="modal-title"][contains(text(),"Alert")]/parent::*/button[@class="close"]';
+        $I->waitForElement($notificationCloseXpath, 30);
+        $I->click($notificationCloseXpath);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $fieldName
+     * @return RemoteWebElement
+     */
+    protected function getContextForFormhandlerField(string $fieldName)
+    {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->comment('Get context for field "' . $fieldName . '"');
+
+        return $I->executeInSelenium(
+            function (\Facebook\WebDriver\Remote\RemoteWebDriver $webdriver) use ($fieldName) {
+                return $webdriver->findElement(
+                    \WebDriverBy::xpath(
+                        '(//label[contains(text(),"' .
+                        $fieldName .
+                        '")])[1]/ancestor::fieldset[@class="form-section"][1]'
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $fieldLabel
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getInputFields($fieldLabel)
+    {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->comment('get input fields');
+        $I->waitForElement($this->initializedInputFieldXpath, 30);
+        $fieldContext = $this->getContextForFormhandlerField($fieldLabel);
+        $inputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($this->visibleFieldPath));
+        $internalInputFieldXpath = '(//label[contains(text(),"' .
+                                   $fieldLabel .
+                                   '")])[1]/parent::*//*/input[@name="' .
+                                   $inputField->getAttribute('data-formengine-input-name') .
+                                   '"]';
+
+        $I->waitForElement($internalInputFieldXpath, 30);
+
+        $this->internalFieldXpath = './/*/input[@name="' .
+                                    $inputField->getAttribute('data-formengine-input-name') .
+                                    '"]';
+        $internalInputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($this->internalFieldXpath));
+
+        $this->internalInputFieldXpath = $internalInputFieldXpath;
+        return [$inputField, $internalInputField];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $fieldLabel
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function initializeFieldSelectors($fieldLabel)
+    {
+        $this->initializedInputFieldXpath = '(//label[contains(text(),"' .
+                                            $fieldLabel .
+                                            '")])[1]/parent::*//*/input[@data-formengine-input-name]' .
+                                            '[@data-formengine-input-initialized]';
+    }
 
-        // save the change again
+    /**
+     */
+    protected function save()
+    {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->comment('Save the form');
         $saveButtonLink = '//*/button[@name="_savedok"][1]';
         $I->waitForElement($saveButtonLink, 30);
         $I->click($saveButtonLink);
+    }
 
-        // wait for the save to be completed
-        $I->waitForElement('//*/button[@name="_savedok"][not(@disabled)][1]', 30);
-        $I->waitForElement($initializedInputFieldXpath, 30);
-        $I->waitForElement($internalInputFieldXpath, 30);
-        $I->waitForElement($clearButtonXpath, 30);
-
-        // find the input fields again
-        $fieldContext = $this->getContextForFormhandlerField($fieldLabel);
-        $inputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($visibleFieldXpath));
-        $internalInputField = $fieldContext->findElement(\WebDriverBy::xpath($internalFieldXpath));
+    /**
+     * @param $inputField
+     * @param $expectedAfterValidation
+     * @param $internalInputField
+     * @param $expectedInternal
+     */
+    protected function testFieldValues(
+        $inputField,
+        $expectedAfterValidation,
+        $internalInputField,
+        $expectedInternal
+    ) {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->comment('Test value of "visible" field');
+        $I->canSeeInField($inputField, $expectedAfterValidation);
+        $I->comment('Test value of the internal field');
+        $I->canSeeInField($internalInputField, $expectedInternal);
+    }
 
-        // validate that the save was successful
-        $I->canSeeInField($inputField, isset($testData['cleared'][1]) ? $testData['cleared'][1] : '');
-        $I->canSeeInField($internalInputField, isset($testData['cleared'][0]) ? $testData['cleared'][0] : '');
+    /**
+     */
+    protected function waitForSaveToBeCompleted()
+    {
+        $I = $this->tester;
+        $I->comment('wait for save to be completed');
+        $I->waitForElement('//*/button[@name="_savedok"][not(@disabled)][1]', 30);
+        $I->waitForElement($this->initializedInputFieldXpath, 30);
+        $I->waitForElement($this->internalInputFieldXpath, 30);
     }
 }