diff --git a/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm b/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
index 7a1651a2fc..6de5f33067 100644
--- a/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
+++ b/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use Koha::Patrons;
 use Koha::Patron::Attributes;
 use Koha::Plugins;
 use Koha::Items;
+use Koha::DateUtils qw( output_pref );
 
 use UNIVERSAL::can;
 
@@ -564,7 +565,13 @@ sub handle_checkout {
         $resp .= add_field( FID_ITEM_ID,   $item_id, $server );
         $resp .= add_field( FID_TITLE_ID,  $item->title_id, $server );
         if ( $item->due_date ) {
-            $resp .= add_field( FID_DUE_DATE, timestamp( $item->due_date ), $server );
+            my $due_date;
+            if( $account->{format_due_date} ){
+                $due_date = output_pref({ str => $item->due_date, as_due_date => 1 });
+            } else {
+                $due_date = timestamp( $item->due_date );
+            }
+            $resp .= add_field( FID_DUE_DATE, $due_date, $server );
         } else {
             $resp .= add_field( FID_DUE_DATE, q{}, $server );
         }
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t b/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t
index 0fbfd81a89..bc13c3bf25 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ subtest 'Testing Patron Info Request V2' => sub {
 subtest 'Checkout V2' => sub {
     my $schema = Koha::Database->new->schema;
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
-    plan tests => 3;
+    plan tests => 5;
     $C4::SIP::Sip::protocol_version = 2;
     test_checkout_v2();
     $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
@@ -614,6 +614,15 @@ sub test_checkout_v2 {
     $msg->handle_checkout( $server );
     $respcode = substr( $response, 0, 2 );
     is( Koha::Checkouts->search({ itemnumber => $item_object->id })->count, 1, "Item was checked out (prevcheckout_block_checkout disabled)");
+
+    $msg->handle_checkout( $server );
+    ok( $response =~ m/AH\d{8}    \d{6}/, "Found AH field as timestamp in response");
+    $server->{account}->{format_due_date} = 1;
+    t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference( 'dateFormat',  'sql' );
+    undef $response;
+    $msg->handle_checkout( $server );
+    ok( $response =~ m/AH\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/, "Found AH field as SQL date in response");
+
 }
 
 sub test_checkin_v2 {