diff --git a/src/documents/filters.py b/src/documents/filters.py
index 90161a1e6..cf51aa8e9 100644
--- a/src/documents/filters.py
+++ b/src/documents/filters.py
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ CHAR_KWARGS = ["istartswith", "iendswith", "icontains", "iexact"]
 ID_KWARGS = ["in", "exact"]
 INT_KWARGS = ["exact", "gt", "gte", "lt", "lte", "isnull"]
 DATE_KWARGS = [
+    "year",
+    "month",
+    "day",
+    "gt",
+    "gte",
+    "lt",
+    "lte",
+]
+DATETIME_KWARGS = [
     "year",
     "month",
     "day",
@@ -731,6 +740,19 @@ class DocumentFilterSet(FilterSet):
 
     mime_type = MimeTypeFilter()
 
+    # Backwards compatibility
+    created__date__gt = Filter(
+        field_name="created",
+        label="Created after",
+        lookup_expr="gt",
+    )
+
+    created__date__lt = Filter(
+        field_name="created",
+        label="Created before",
+        lookup_expr="lt",
+    )
+
     class Meta:
         model = Document
         fields = {
@@ -739,8 +761,8 @@ class DocumentFilterSet(FilterSet):
             "content": CHAR_KWARGS,
             "archive_serial_number": INT_KWARGS,
             "created": DATE_KWARGS,
-            "added": DATE_KWARGS,
-            "modified": DATE_KWARGS,
+            "added": DATETIME_KWARGS,
+            "modified": DATETIME_KWARGS,
             "original_filename": CHAR_KWARGS,
             "checksum": CHAR_KWARGS,
             "correspondent": ["isnull"],
@@ -764,8 +786,8 @@ class ShareLinkFilterSet(FilterSet):
     class Meta:
         model = ShareLink
         fields = {
-            "created": DATE_KWARGS,
-            "expiration": DATE_KWARGS,
+            "created": DATETIME_KWARGS,
+            "expiration": DATETIME_KWARGS,
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/documents/index.py b/src/documents/index.py
index 9b3a1724c..3a2b2cb58 100644
--- a/src/documents/index.py
+++ b/src/documents/index.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import math
 from collections import Counter
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import time
 from datetime import timezone
 from shutil import rmtree
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ def update_document(writer: AsyncWriter, doc: Document) -> None:
         type=doc.document_type.name if doc.document_type else None,
         type_id=doc.document_type.id if doc.document_type else None,
         has_type=doc.document_type is not None,
-        created=doc.created,
+        created=datetime.combine(doc.created, time.min),
         added=doc.added,
         asn=asn,
         modified=doc.modified,
diff --git a/src/documents/migrations/1067_alter_document_created.py b/src/documents/migrations/1067_alter_document_created.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82736f980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/migrations/1067_alter_document_created.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.7 on 2025-04-04 01:08
+
+
+import datetime
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.functions import TruncDate
+
+
+def migrate_date(apps, schema_editor):
+    Document = apps.get_model("documents", "Document")
+    queryset = Document.objects.annotate(
+        truncated_created=TruncDate("created"),
+    ).values("id", "truncated_created")
+
+    # Batch to avoid loading all objects into memory at once,
+    # which would be problematic for large datasets.
+    batch_size = 500
+    updates = []
+    for item in queryset.iterator(chunk_size=batch_size):
+        updates.append(
+            Document(id=item["id"], created_date=item["truncated_created"]),
+        )
+        if len(updates) >= batch_size:
+            Document.objects.bulk_update(updates, ["created_date"])
+            updates.clear()
+    if updates:
+        Document.objects.bulk_update(updates, ["created_date"])
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("documents", "1066_alter_workflowtrigger_schedule_offset_days"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="document",
+            name="created_date",
+            field=models.DateField(null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(migrate_date, reverse_code=migrations.RunPython.noop),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name="document",
+            name="created",
+        ),
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name="document",
+            old_name="created_date",
+            new_name="created",
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="document",
+            name="created",
+            field=models.DateField(
+                db_index=True,
+                default=datetime.datetime.today,
+                verbose_name="created",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/documents/models.py b/src/documents/models.py
index 74090700c..17d1035dd 100644
--- a/src/documents/models.py
+++ b/src/documents/models.py
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ class Document(SoftDeleteModel, ModelWithOwner):
         ),
     )
 
-    created = models.DateTimeField(_("created"), default=timezone.now, db_index=True)
+    created = models.DateField(
+        _("created"),
+        default=datetime.datetime.today,
+        db_index=True,
+    )
 
     modified = models.DateTimeField(
         _("modified"),
@@ -291,8 +295,7 @@ class Document(SoftDeleteModel, ModelWithOwner):
         verbose_name_plural = _("documents")
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        # Convert UTC database time to local time
-        created = datetime.date.isoformat(timezone.localdate(self.created))
+        created = self.created.isoformat()
 
         res = f"{created}"
 
@@ -371,7 +374,7 @@ class Document(SoftDeleteModel, ModelWithOwner):
 
     @property
     def created_date(self):
-        return timezone.localdate(self.created)
+        return self.created
 
 
 class SavedView(ModelWithOwner):
diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index e340e8525..062775544 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import datetime
 import logging
 import math
 import re
-import zoneinfo
+from datetime import datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -423,7 +422,7 @@ class OwnedObjectListSerializer(serializers.ListSerializer):
 
 
 class CorrespondentSerializer(MatchingModelSerializer, OwnedObjectSerializer):
-    last_correspondence = serializers.DateTimeField(read_only=True, required=False)
+    last_correspondence = serializers.DateField(read_only=True, required=False)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Correspondent
@@ -966,11 +965,7 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
 
     def update(self, instance: Document, validated_data):
         if "created_date" in validated_data and "created" not in validated_data:
-            new_datetime = datetime.datetime.combine(
-                validated_data.get("created_date"),
-                datetime.time(0, 0, 0, 0, zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(settings.TIME_ZONE)),
-            )
-            instance.created = new_datetime
+            instance.created = validated_data.get("created_date")
             instance.save()
         if "created_date" in validated_data:
             validated_data.pop("created_date")
@@ -1646,6 +1641,11 @@ class PostDocumentSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         else:
             return None
 
+    def validate_created(self, created):
+        # support datetime format for created for backwards compatibility
+        if isinstance(created, datetime):
+            return created.date()
+
 
 class BulkDownloadSerializer(DocumentListSerializer):
     content = serializers.ChoiceField(
diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 673ecba52..2cc0cbcaf 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ def run_workflows(
                         timezone.localtime(document.added),
                         document.original_filename or "",
                         document.filename or "",
-                        timezone.localtime(document.created),
+                        document.created,
                     )
                 except Exception:
                     logger.exception(
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ def run_workflows(
             filename = document.original_filename or ""
             current_filename = document.filename or ""
             added = timezone.localtime(document.added)
-            created = timezone.localtime(document.created)
+            created = document.created
         else:
             title = overrides.title if overrides.title else str(document.original_file)
             doc_url = ""
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ def run_workflows(
             filename = document.original_file if document.original_file else ""
             current_filename = filename
             added = timezone.localtime(timezone.now())
-            created = timezone.localtime(overrides.created)
+            created = overrides.created
 
         subject = (
             parse_w_workflow_placeholders(
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ def run_workflows(
             filename = document.original_filename or ""
             current_filename = document.filename or ""
             added = timezone.localtime(document.added)
-            created = timezone.localtime(document.created)
+            created = document.created
         else:
             title = overrides.title if overrides.title else str(document.original_file)
             doc_url = ""
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ def run_workflows(
             filename = document.original_file if document.original_file else ""
             current_filename = filename
             added = timezone.localtime(timezone.now())
-            created = timezone.localtime(overrides.created)
+            created = overrides.created
 
         try:
             data = {}
diff --git a/src/documents/templating/filepath.py b/src/documents/templating/filepath.py
index 45e1cad9e..633a85cc8 100644
--- a/src/documents/templating/filepath.py
+++ b/src/documents/templating/filepath.py
@@ -137,16 +137,14 @@ def get_creation_date_context(document: Document) -> dict[str, str]:
     Given a Document, localizes the creation date and builds a context dictionary with some common, shorthand
     formatted values from it
     """
-    local_created = timezone.localdate(document.created)
-
     return {
-        "created": local_created.isoformat(),
-        "created_year": local_created.strftime("%Y"),
-        "created_year_short": local_created.strftime("%y"),
-        "created_month": local_created.strftime("%m"),
-        "created_month_name": local_created.strftime("%B"),
-        "created_month_name_short": local_created.strftime("%b"),
-        "created_day": local_created.strftime("%d"),
+        "created": document.created.isoformat(),
+        "created_year": document.created.strftime("%Y"),
+        "created_year_short": document.created.strftime("%y"),
+        "created_month": document.created.strftime("%m"),
+        "created_month_name": document.created.strftime("%B"),
+        "created_month_name_short": document.created.strftime("%b"),
+        "created_day": document.created.strftime("%d"),
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/documents/templating/workflows.py b/src/documents/templating/workflows.py
index e256e3030..e679dbaa1 100644
--- a/src/documents/templating/workflows.py
+++ b/src/documents/templating/workflows.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import date
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ def parse_w_workflow_placeholders(
     local_added: datetime,
     original_filename: str,
     filename: str,
-    created: datetime | None = None,
+    created: date | None = None,
     doc_title: str | None = None,
     doc_url: str | None = None,
 ) -> str:
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py
index 0af1f5040..c63ffdb57 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py
@@ -171,6 +171,32 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
         results = response.data["results"]
         self.assertEqual(len(results[0]), 0)
 
+    def test_document_update_with_created_date(self):
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - Existing document
+        WHEN:
+            - Document is updated with created_date and not created
+        THEN:
+            - Document created field is updated
+        """
+        doc = Document.objects.create(
+            title="none",
+            checksum="123",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            created=date(2023, 1, 1),
+        )
+
+        created_date = date(2023, 2, 1)
+        self.client.patch(
+            f"/api/documents/{doc.pk}/",
+            {"created_date": created_date},
+            format="json",
+        )
+
+        doc.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(doc.created_date, created_date)
+
     def test_document_actions(self):
         _, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=self.dirs.originals_dir)
 
@@ -1313,7 +1339,7 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
 
         _, overrides = self.get_last_consume_delay_call_args()
 
-        self.assertEqual(overrides.created, created)
+        self.assertEqual(overrides.created, created.date())
 
     def test_upload_with_asn(self):
         self.consume_file_mock.return_value = celery.result.AsyncResult(
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_objects.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_objects.py
index d4d3c729e..bba9031db 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_objects.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_objects.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from unittest import mock
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
@@ -104,13 +103,13 @@ class TestApiObjects(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         Document.objects.create(
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             correspondent=self.c1,
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 1)),
+            created=datetime.date(2022, 1, 1),
             checksum="123",
         )
         Document.objects.create(
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             correspondent=self.c1,
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2022, 1, 2)),
+            created=datetime.date(2022, 1, 2),
             checksum="456",
         )
 
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_permissions.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_permissions.py
index 692c22417..7f0cb2e81 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_permissions.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_permissions.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class TestApiAuth(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         self.client.force_authenticate(user1)
 
         response = self.client.get(
-            "/api/documents/",
+            "/api/documents/?ordering=-id",
             format="json",
         )
 
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_search.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_search.py
index 118862979..7ffce06de 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_search.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_search.py
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ class TestDocumentSearchApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         d3.tags.add(t2)
         d4 = Document.objects.create(
             checksum="4",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 7, 13)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 7, 13),
             content="test",
             original_filename="doc4.pdf",
         )
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py
index ab4e96773..757728690 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from datetime import date
+
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ class TestTrashAPI(APITestCase):
             checksum="checksum",
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             owner=self.user,
+            created=date(2023, 1, 1),
         )
         document_u1.delete()
         document_not_owned = Document.objects.create(
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ class TestTrashAPI(APITestCase):
             content="content2",
             checksum="checksum2",
             mime_type="application/pdf",
+            created=date(2023, 1, 2),
         )
         document_not_owned.delete()
         user2 = User.objects.create_user(username="user2")
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py b/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
index fb84c9070..245b56ad3 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_bulk_edit.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import shutil
+from datetime import date
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -39,18 +40,24 @@ class TestBulkEdit(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         self.dt2 = DocumentType.objects.create(name="dt2")
         self.t1 = Tag.objects.create(name="t1")
         self.t2 = Tag.objects.create(name="t2")
-        self.doc1 = Document.objects.create(checksum="A", title="A")
+        self.doc1 = Document.objects.create(
+            checksum="A",
+            title="A",
+            created=date(2023, 1, 1),
+        )
         self.doc2 = Document.objects.create(
             checksum="B",
             title="B",
             correspondent=self.c1,
             document_type=self.dt1,
+            created=date(2023, 1, 2),
         )
         self.doc3 = Document.objects.create(
             checksum="C",
             title="C",
             correspondent=self.c2,
             document_type=self.dt2,
+            created=date(2023, 1, 3),
         )
         self.doc4 = Document.objects.create(checksum="D", title="D")
         self.doc5 = Document.objects.create(checksum="E", title="E")
@@ -529,6 +536,7 @@ class TestPDFActions(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
             filename=sample2,
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             page_count=8,
+            created=date(2023, 1, 2),
         )
         self.doc2.archive_filename = sample2_archive
         self.doc2.save()
@@ -557,6 +565,7 @@ class TestPDFActions(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
             title="D",
             filename=img_doc,
             mime_type="image/jpeg",
+            created=date(2023, 1, 3),
         )
         self.img_doc.archive_filename = img_doc_archive
         self.img_doc.save()
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py b/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py
index 96afa61d3..370ff0ef6 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import stat
 import tempfile
-import zoneinfo
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
-from dateutil import tz
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -247,20 +245,9 @@ class TestConsumer(
 
         self._assert_first_last_send_progress()
 
-        # Convert UTC time from DB to local time
-        document_date_local = timezone.localtime(document.created)
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            document_date_local.tzinfo,
-            zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("America/Chicago"),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(document_date_local.tzinfo, rough_create_date_local.tzinfo)
-        self.assertEqual(document_date_local.year, rough_create_date_local.year)
-        self.assertEqual(document_date_local.month, rough_create_date_local.month)
-        self.assertEqual(document_date_local.day, rough_create_date_local.day)
-        self.assertEqual(document_date_local.hour, rough_create_date_local.hour)
-        self.assertEqual(document_date_local.minute, rough_create_date_local.minute)
-        # Skipping seconds and more precise
+        self.assertEqual(document.created.year, rough_create_date_local.year)
+        self.assertEqual(document.created.month, rough_create_date_local.month)
+        self.assertEqual(document.created.day, rough_create_date_local.day)
 
     @override_settings(FILENAME_FORMAT=None)
     def testDeleteMacFiles(self):
@@ -931,7 +918,7 @@ class TestConsumerCreatedDate(DirectoriesMixin, GetConsumerMixin, TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             document.created,
-            datetime.datetime(1996, 2, 20, tzinfo=tz.gettz(settings.TIME_ZONE)),
+            datetime.date(1996, 2, 20),
         )
 
     @override_settings(FILENAME_DATE_ORDER="YMD")
@@ -961,7 +948,7 @@ class TestConsumerCreatedDate(DirectoriesMixin, GetConsumerMixin, TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             document.created,
-            datetime.datetime(2022, 2, 1, tzinfo=tz.gettz(settings.TIME_ZONE)),
+            datetime.date(2022, 2, 1),
         )
 
     def test_consume_date_filename_date_use_content(self):
@@ -991,7 +978,7 @@ class TestConsumerCreatedDate(DirectoriesMixin, GetConsumerMixin, TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             document.created,
-            datetime.datetime(1996, 2, 20, tzinfo=tz.gettz(settings.TIME_ZONE)),
+            datetime.date(1996, 2, 20),
         )
 
     @override_settings(
@@ -1023,7 +1010,7 @@ class TestConsumerCreatedDate(DirectoriesMixin, GetConsumerMixin, TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             document.created,
-            datetime.datetime(1997, 2, 20, tzinfo=tz.gettz(settings.TIME_ZONE)),
+            datetime.date(1997, 2, 20),
         )
 
 
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_document_model.py b/src/documents/tests/test_document_model.py
index eca08f82a..45c8441f6 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_document_model.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_document_model.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import shutil
 import tempfile
-import zoneinfo
+from datetime import date
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test import override_settings
-from django.utils import timezone
 
 from documents.models import Correspondent
 from documents.models import Document
@@ -81,60 +80,15 @@ class TestDocument(TestCase):
         doc = Document(
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             title="test",
-            created=timezone.datetime(2020, 12, 25, tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC")),
+            created=date(2020, 12, 25),
         )
         self.assertEqual(doc.get_public_filename(), "2020-12-25 test.pdf")
 
-    @override_settings(
-        TIME_ZONE="Europe/Berlin",
-    )
-    def test_file_name_with_timezone(self):
-        # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/utils/#django.utils.timezone.now
-        # The default for created is an aware datetime in UTC
-        # This does that, just manually, with a fixed date
-        local_create_date = timezone.datetime(
-            2020,
-            12,
-            25,
-            tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("Europe/Berlin"),
-        )
-
-        utc_create_date = local_create_date.astimezone(zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC"))
-
-        doc = Document(
-            mime_type="application/pdf",
-            title="test",
-            created=utc_create_date,
-        )
-
-        # Ensure the create date would cause an off by 1 if not properly created above
-        self.assertEqual(utc_create_date.date().day, 24)
-        self.assertEqual(doc.get_public_filename(), "2020-12-25 test.pdf")
-
-        local_create_date = timezone.datetime(
-            2020,
-            1,
-            1,
-            tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("Europe/Berlin"),
-        )
-
-        utc_create_date = local_create_date.astimezone(zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC"))
-
-        doc = Document(
-            mime_type="application/pdf",
-            title="test",
-            created=utc_create_date,
-        )
-
-        # Ensure the create date would cause an off by 1 in the year if not properly created above
-        self.assertEqual(utc_create_date.date().year, 2019)
-        self.assertEqual(doc.get_public_filename(), "2020-01-01 test.pdf")
-
     def test_file_name_jpg(self):
         doc = Document(
             mime_type="image/jpeg",
             title="test",
-            created=timezone.datetime(2020, 12, 25, tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC")),
+            created=date(2020, 12, 25),
         )
         self.assertEqual(doc.get_public_filename(), "2020-12-25 test.jpg")
 
@@ -142,7 +96,7 @@ class TestDocument(TestCase):
         doc = Document(
             mime_type="application/zip",
             title="test",
-            created=timezone.datetime(2020, 12, 25, tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC")),
+            created=date(2020, 12, 25),
         )
         self.assertEqual(doc.get_public_filename(), "2020-12-25 test.zip")
 
@@ -150,6 +104,6 @@ class TestDocument(TestCase):
         doc = Document(
             mime_type="image/jpegasd",
             title="test",
-            created=timezone.datetime(2020, 12, 25, tzinfo=zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("UTC")),
+            created=date(2020, 12, 25),
         )
         self.assertEqual(doc.get_public_filename(), "2020-12-25 test")
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py b/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py
index 6d2d396fc..fe033a267 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_file_handling.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class TestFileHandling(DirectoriesMixin, FileSystemAssertsMixin, TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(generate_filename(doc1), "2020-03-06.pdf")
 
-        doc1.created = timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 11, 16, 1, 1, 1))
+        doc1.created = datetime.date(2020, 11, 16)
 
         self.assertEqual(generate_filename(doc1), "2020-11-16.pdf")
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
     def test_date(self):
         doc = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 21, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 5, 21),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         )
         doc = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         )
         doc_b = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 7, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 7, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=5,
             checksum="abcde",
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         )
         doc_b = Document.objects.create(
             title="does not matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 7, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 7, 25),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=5,
             checksum="abcde",
@@ -1074,9 +1074,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
     def test_short_names_created(self):
         doc = Document.objects.create(
             title="The Title",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(
-                datetime.datetime(1989, 12, 21, 7, 36, 51, 153),
-            ),
+            created=datetime.date(1989, 12, 2),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
             checksum="2",
@@ -1236,7 +1234,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
 
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="Does Matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 1, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
@@ -1302,7 +1300,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="Does Matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 1, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
@@ -1337,7 +1335,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="Does Matter",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 1, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
@@ -1369,7 +1367,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="Some Title",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 1, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
@@ -1474,7 +1472,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc_a = Document.objects.create(
             title="Some Title",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 1, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
@@ -1529,7 +1527,7 @@ class TestFilenameGeneration(DirectoriesMixin, TestCase):
         """
         doc = Document.objects.create(
             title="Some Title! With @ Special # Characters",
-            created=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2020, 6, 25, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
+            created=datetime.date(2020, 6, 25),
             added=timezone.make_aware(datetime.datetime(2024, 10, 1, 7, 36, 51, 153)),
             mime_type="application/pdf",
             pk=2,
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_migration_created.py b/src/documents/tests/test_migration_created.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7aced9789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_migration_created.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from documents.tests.utils import DirectoriesMixin
+from documents.tests.utils import TestMigrations
+
+
+class TestMigrateDocumentCreated(DirectoriesMixin, TestMigrations):
+    migrate_from = "1066_alter_workflowtrigger_schedule_offset_days"
+    migrate_to = "1067_alter_document_created"
+
+    def setUpBeforeMigration(self, apps):
+        # create 600 documents
+        for i in range(600):
+            Document = apps.get_model("documents", "Document")
+            Document.objects.create(
+                title=f"test{i}",
+                mime_type="application/pdf",
+                filename=f"file{i}.pdf",
+                created=datetime(
+                    2023,
+                    10,
+                    1,
+                    12,
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                )
+                + timedelta(days=i),
+                checksum=i,
+            )
+
+    def testDocumentCreatedMigrated(self):
+        Document = self.apps.get_model("documents", "Document")
+
+        doc = Document.objects.get(id=1)
+        self.assertEqual(doc.created, datetime(2023, 10, 1, 12, 0, 0).date())