diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala
index d71f300dd26dd..e3b20f699c579 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/Cast.scala
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ object Cast {
     case (_: CalendarIntervalType, StringType) => true
     case (DateType, TimestampType) => true
     case (TimestampType, DateType) => true
+    case (StringType, DateType) => true
 
     case (ArrayType(fromType, fn), ArrayType(toType, tn)) =>
       resolvableNullability(fn, tn) && canANSIStoreAssign(fromType, toType)