diff --git a/exposed-kotlin-datetime/api/exposed-kotlin-datetime.api b/exposed-kotlin-datetime/api/exposed-kotlin-datetime.api
index 7294f5aced..a97c4641c1 100644
--- a/exposed-kotlin-datetime/api/exposed-kotlin-datetime.api
+++ b/exposed-kotlin-datetime/api/exposed-kotlin-datetime.api
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/KotlinLocalDateColu
 	public static final field Companion Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/KotlinLocalDateColumnType$Companion;
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public fun getHasTimePart ()Z
+	public fun nonNullValueAsDefaultString (Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun nonNullValueToString (Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/String;
 	public fun notNullValueToDB (Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
 	public fun sqlType ()Ljava/lang/String;
diff --git a/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/KotlinDateColumnType.kt b/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/KotlinDateColumnType.kt
index 561f6a45b2..5ab588ea89 100644
--- a/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/KotlinDateColumnType.kt
+++ b/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/KotlinDateColumnType.kt
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ class KotlinLocalDateColumnType : ColumnType(), IDateColumnType {
         else -> value
     }
 
+    override fun nonNullValueAsDefaultString(value: Any): String = when (currentDialect) {
+        is PostgreSQLDialect -> "${nonNullValueToString(value)}::date"
+        else -> super.nonNullValueAsDefaultString(value)
+    }
+
     private fun longToLocalDate(instant: Long) = Instant.fromEpochMilliseconds(instant).toLocalDateTime(DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE).date
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/DefaultsTest.kt b/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/DefaultsTest.kt
index 469b953026..507567b538 100644
--- a/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/DefaultsTest.kt
+++ b/exposed-kotlin-datetime/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/kotlin/datetime/DefaultsTest.kt
@@ -501,6 +501,20 @@ class DefaultsTest : DatabaseTestsBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testDateDefaultDoesNotTriggerAlterStatement() {
+        val date = LocalDate(2024, 2, 1)
+
+        val tester = object : Table("tester") {
+            val dateWithDefault = date("dateWithDefault").default(date)
+        }
+
+        withTables(tester) {
+            val statements = SchemaUtils.addMissingColumnsStatements(tester)
+            assertEquals(0, statements.size)
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testTimestampDefaultDoesNotTriggerAlterStatement() {
         val instant = Clock.System.now() // In UTC