diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 3c94200..84802e4 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1914,7 +1914,6 @@ function comment_form($form, &$form_state, $comment) {
   if ($is_admin) {
     $author = (!$comment->uid && $comment->name ? $comment->name : $comment->registered_name);
     $status = (isset($comment->status) ? $comment->status : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED);
-    $date = (!empty($comment->date) ? $comment->date : format_date($comment->created, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i O'));
   }
   else {
     if ($user->uid) {
@@ -1924,7 +1923,11 @@ function comment_form($form, &$form_state, $comment) {
       $author = ($comment->name ? $comment->name : '');
     }
     $status = (user_access('skip comment approval') ? COMMENT_PUBLISHED : COMMENT_NOT_PUBLISHED);
-    $date = '';
+  }
+
+  $date = '';
+  if ($comment->id()) {
+    $date = !empty($comment->date) ? $comment->date : format_date($comment->created, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i:s O');
   }
 
   // Add the author name field depending on the current user.
diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.test b/modules/comment/comment.test
index 9e69ba6..a49a4f0 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.test
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.test
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ function testCommentPreview() {
    */
   function testCommentEditPreviewSave() {
     $langcode = LANGUAGE_NONE;
-    $web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access comments', 'post comments', 'skip comment approval'));
+    $web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access comments', 'post comments', 'skip comment approval', 'edit own comments'));
     $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
     $this->setCommentPreview(DRUPAL_OPTIONAL);
     $this->setCommentForm(TRUE);
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ function testCommentEditPreviewSave() {
     $edit['date'] = '2008-03-02 17:23 +0300';
     $raw_date = strtotime($edit['date']);
     $expected_text_date = format_date($raw_date);
-    $expected_form_date = format_date($raw_date, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i O');
+    $expected_form_date = format_date($raw_date, 'custom', 'Y-m-d H:i:s O');
     $comment = $this->postComment($this->node, $edit['subject'], $edit['comment_body[' . $langcode . '][0][value]'], TRUE);
     $this->drupalPost('comment/' . $comment->id . '/edit', $edit, t('Preview'));
 
@@ -1051,7 +1051,17 @@ function testCommentEditPreviewSave() {
     $this->assertEqual($comment_loaded->comment_body[$langcode][0]['value'], $edit['comment_body[' . $langcode . '][0][value]'], 'Comment body loaded.');
     $this->assertEqual($comment_loaded->name, $edit['name'], 'Name loaded.');
     $this->assertEqual($comment_loaded->created, $raw_date, 'Date loaded.');
+    $this->drupalLogout();
 
+    // Check that the date and time of the comment are correct when edited by
+    // non-admin users.
+    $user_edit = array();
+    $expected_created_time = $comment_loaded->created;
+    $this->drupalLogin($web_user);
+    $this->drupalPost('comment/' . $comment->id . '/edit', $user_edit, t('Save'));
+    $comment_loaded = comment_load($comment->id, TRUE);
+    $this->assertEqual($comment_loaded->created, $expected_created_time, 'Expected date and time for comment edited.');
+    $this->drupalLogout();
   }
 
 }