diff --git a/date.module b/date.module
index 1fb6615..69c116c 100644
--- a/date.module
+++ b/date.module
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ function date_theme() {
   );
   $themes = array(
     'date_combo' => $base + array('render element' => 'element'),
+    'date_form_element' => $base + array('render element' => 'element'),
     'date_text_parts' => $base + array('render element' => 'element'),
     'date' => $base + array('render element' => 'element'),
     'date_display_single' => $base + array(
diff --git a/date.theme b/date.theme
index a1f7d93..05d44f4 100644
--- a/date.theme
+++ b/date.theme
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function theme_date_combo($variables) {
     '#title' => field_filter_xss(t($element['#title'])) . ' ' . ($element['#delta'] > 0 ? intval($element['#delta'] + 1) : ''),
     '#value' => '',
     '#description' => !empty($element['#fieldset_description']) ? $element['#fieldset_description'] : '',
-    '#attributes' => array(),
+    '#attributes' => array('class' => array('date-combo')),
     '#children' => $element['#children'],
   );
   // Add marker to required date fields.
@@ -408,4 +408,35 @@ function theme_date_text_parts($variables) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Render a date combo as a form element.
+ */
+function theme_date_form_element($variables) {
+  $element = &$variables['element'];
+
+  // Detect whether element is multiline.
+  $count = preg_match_all('`<(?:div|span)\b[^>]* class="[^"]*\b(?:date-no-float|date-clear)\b`', $element['#children'], $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);
+  $multiline = FALSE;
+  if ($count > 1) {
+    $multiline = TRUE;
+  }
+  elseif ($count) {
+    $before = substr($element['#children'], 0, $matches[0][0][1]);
+    if (preg_match('`<(?:div|span)\b[^>]* class="[^"]*\bdate-float\b`', $before)) {
+      $multiline = TRUE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Detect if there is more than one subfield.
+  $count = count(explode('<label', $element['#children'])) - 1;
+  if ($count == 1) {
+    $element['#title_display'] = 'none';
+  }
+
+  // Wrap children with a div and add an extra class if element is multiline.
+  $element['#children'] = '<div class="date-form-element-content'. ($multiline ? ' date-form-element-content-multiline' : '') .'">'. $element['#children'] .'</div>';
+
+  return theme('form_element', $variables);
+}
+
 /** @} End of addtogroup themeable */
diff --git a/date_admin.inc b/date_admin.inc
index b18c271..27fb6f9 100644
--- a/date_admin.inc
+++ b/date_admin.inc
@@ -427,6 +427,13 @@ function _date_field_widget_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     }
   }
 
+  $form['advanced']['no_fieldset'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Render as a regular field'),
+    '#default_value' => !empty($settings['no_fieldset']),
+    '#description' => t('Whether to render this field as a regular field instead of a fieldset. The date field elements are wrapped in a fieldset by default, and may not display well without it.'),
+  );
+
   $context = array(
     'field' => $field,
     'instance' => $instance,
diff --git a/date_api/date.css b/date_api/date.css
index 9b72ecd..ee40109 100644
--- a/date_api/date.css
+++ b/date_api/date.css
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 .container-inline-date > .form-item {
   display: inline-block;
   margin-right: 0.5em; /* LTR */
-  margin-bottom: 10px;
   vertical-align: top;
 }
+fieldset.date-combo .container-inline-date > .form-item {
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
 .container-inline-date .form-item .form-item {
   float: left; /* LTR */
 }
@@ -52,9 +54,11 @@
 
 /* The exposed Views form doesn't need some of these styles */
 .container-inline-date .date-padding {
-  padding: 10px;
   float: left;
 }
+fieldset.date-combo .container-inline-date .date-padding {
+  padding: 10px;
+}
 .views-exposed-form .container-inline-date .date-padding {
   padding: 0;
 }
@@ -173,6 +177,10 @@ div.date-calendar-day span.year {
   padding: 2px;
 }
 
+.date-form-element-content-multiline {
+  padding: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid #CCC;
+}
 /* Admin styling */
 .form-item.form-item-instance-widget-settings-input-format-custom,
 .form-item.form-item-field-settings-enddate-required {
diff --git a/date_api/date_api_elements.inc b/date_api/date_api_elements.inc
index 52464d6..756d093 100644
--- a/date_api/date_api_elements.inc
+++ b/date_api/date_api_elements.inc
@@ -331,6 +331,13 @@ function date_text_element_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
   )));
   $element['date']['#ajax'] = !empty($element['#ajax']) ? $element['#ajax'] : FALSE;
 
+  // Make changes if instance is set to be rendered as a regular field.
+  if (!empty($element['#instance']['widget']['settings']['no_fieldset']) && $element['#field']['cardinality'] == 1) {
+    $element['date']['#title'] = check_plain($element['#instance']['label']);
+    $element['date']['#title_display'] = $element['#title_display'];
+    $element['date']['#required'] = $element['#required'];
+  }
+
   // Keep the system from creating an error message for the sub-element.
   // We'll set our own message on the parent element.
   // $element['date']['#required'] = $element['#required'];
diff --git a/date_elements.inc b/date_elements.inc
index 31f97ff..e9cd1ff 100644
--- a/date_elements.inc
+++ b/date_elements.inc
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ function date_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $langco
     );
   }
 
+  // Make changes if instance is set to be rendered as a regular field.
+  if (!empty($instance['widget']['settings']['no_fieldset'])) {
+   $element['#title'] = check_plain($instance['label']);
+   $element['#theme_wrappers'] = ($field['cardinality'] == 1) ? array('date_form_element') : array();
+  }
+
   return $element;
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +414,14 @@ function date_combo_element_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
     $element[$from_field]['#date_title'] = t('@field_name', array('@field_name' => $instance['label']));
   }
 
+  // Make changes if instance is set to be rendered as a regular field.
+  if (!empty($instance['widget']['settings']['no_fieldset'])) {
+    unset($element[$from_field]['#description']);
+    if (!empty($field['settings']['todate']) && isset($element['#description'])) {
+      $element['#description'] .= '<span class="js-hide"> '. t("Empty 'End date' values will use the 'Start date' values.") .'</span>';
+    }
+  }
+
   $context = array(
     'field'     => $field,
     'instance'  => $instance,
diff --git a/date_popup/date_popup.module b/date_popup/date_popup.module
index 0dcb59b..11876f7 100644
--- a/date_popup/date_popup.module
+++ b/date_popup/date_popup.module
@@ -320,6 +320,18 @@ function date_popup_element_process($element, &$form_state, $form) {
   $element['date'] = date_popup_process_date_part($element);
   $element['time'] = date_popup_process_time_part($element);
 
+  // Make changes if instance is set to be rendered as a regular field.
+  if (!empty($element['#instance']['widget']['settings']['no_fieldset']) && $element['#field']['cardinality'] == 1) {
+    if (!empty($element['date']) && empty($element['time'])) {
+      $element['date']['#title'] = check_plain($element['#instance']['label']);
+      $element['date']['#required'] = $element['#required'];
+    }
+    elseif (empty($element['date']) && !empty($element['time'])) {
+      $element['time']['#title'] = check_plain($element['#instance']['label']);
+      $element['time']['#required'] = $element['#required'];
+    }
+  }
+
   if (isset($element['#element_validate'])) {
     array_push($element['#element_validate'], 'date_popup_validate');
   }
diff --git a/date_repeat_field/date_repeat_field.module b/date_repeat_field/date_repeat_field.module
index 21027e0..d4d4c90 100644
--- a/date_repeat_field/date_repeat_field.module
+++ b/date_repeat_field/date_repeat_field.module
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ function date_repeat_field_field_widget_form_alter(&$element, &$form_state, $con
         '#suffix' => '</div>',
         '#default_value' => isset($items[$delta]['rrule']) && !empty($items[$delta]['rrule']) ? 1 : 0,
       );
+
+      // Make changes if instance is set to be rendered as a regular field.
+      if (!empty($instance['widget']['settings']['no_fieldset'])) {
+        $element['#title'] = check_plain($instance['label']);
+        $element['#description'] = field_filter_xss($instance['description']);
+        $element['#theme_wrappers'] = array('date_form_element');
+      }
     }
   }
 }