diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormatter.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormatter.java
index d69e9c15e5..2158a4684f 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormatter.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormatter.java
@@ -219,9 +219,11 @@ public class DateFormatter implements Formatter<Date> {
 				}
 			}
 			if (this.source != null) {
-				throw new ParseException(
+				ParseException parseException = new ParseException(
 					String.format("Unable to parse date time value \"%s\" using configuration from %s", text, this.source),
 					ex.getErrorOffset());
+				parseException.initCause(ex);
+				throw parseException;
 			}
 			// else rethrow original exception
 			throw ex;
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormattingTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormattingTests.java
index ebfbc694dc..15342c69b6 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormattingTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormattingTests.java
@@ -119,6 +119,36 @@ public class DateFormattingTests {
 		assertThat(binder.getBindingResult().getFieldValue("styleDate")).isEqualTo("10/31/09");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void styleDateWithInvalidFormat() {
+		String propertyName = "styleDate";
+		String propertyValue = "99/01/01";
+		MutablePropertyValues propertyValues = new MutablePropertyValues();
+		propertyValues.add(propertyName, propertyValue);
+		binder.bind(propertyValues);
+		BindingResult bindingResult = binder.getBindingResult();
+		assertThat(bindingResult.getErrorCount()).isEqualTo(1);
+		FieldError fieldError = bindingResult.getFieldError(propertyName);
+		TypeMismatchException exception = fieldError.unwrap(TypeMismatchException.class);
+		exception.printStackTrace(System.err);
+		assertThat(exception)
+			.hasMessageContaining("for property 'styleDate'")
+			.hasCauseInstanceOf(ConversionFailedException.class).getCause()
+				.hasMessageContaining("for value '99/01/01'")
+				.hasCauseInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class).getCause()
+					.hasMessageContaining("Parse attempt failed for value [99/01/01]")
+					.hasCauseInstanceOf(ParseException.class).getCause()
+						// Unable to parse date time value "99/01/01" using configuration from
+						// @org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat(pattern=, style=S-, iso=NONE, fallbackPatterns=[])
+						.hasMessageContainingAll(
+							"Unable to parse date time value \"99/01/01\" using configuration from",
+							"@org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat",
+							"style=S-", "iso=NONE", "fallbackPatterns=[]")
+						.hasCauseInstanceOf(ParseException.class).getCause()
+							.hasMessageStartingWith("Unparseable date: \"99/01/01\"")
+							.hasNoCause();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void testBindDateArray() {
 		MutablePropertyValues propertyValues = new MutablePropertyValues();
@@ -330,7 +360,10 @@ public class DateFormattingTests {
 							.hasMessageContainingAll(
 								"Unable to parse date time value \"210302\" using configuration from",
 								"@org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat",
-								"yyyy-MM-dd", "M/d/yy", "yyyyMMdd", "yyyy.MM.dd");
+								"yyyy-MM-dd", "M/d/yy", "yyyyMMdd", "yyyy.MM.dd")
+							.hasCauseInstanceOf(ParseException.class).getCause()
+								.hasMessageStartingWith("Unparseable date: \"210302\"")
+								.hasNoCause();
 		}
 	}