diff --git a/fields/date.py b/fields/date.py
index eb6cf95..2ca9469 100644
--- a/fields/date.py
+++ b/fields/date.py
@@ -19,6 +19,28 @@ import time
 from appy.fields import Field
 from appy.px import Px
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def getDateFromIndexValue(indexValue):
+    '''p_indexValue is the internal representation of a date as stored in the
+       zope Date index (see "_convert" method in DateIndex.py in
+       Products.pluginIndexes/DateIndex). This function produces a DateTime
+       based on it.'''
+    # p_indexValue represents a number of minutes
+    minutes = indexValue % 60
+    indexValue = (indexValue-minutes) / 60 # The remaining part, in hours
+    # Get hours
+    hours = indexValue % 24
+    indexValue = (indexValue-hours) / 24 # The remaining part, in days
+    # Get days
+    day = indexValue % 31
+    indexValue = (indexValue-day) / 31 # The remaining part, in months
+    # Get months
+    month = indexValue % 12
+    year = (indexValue - month) / 12
+    from DateTime import DateTime
+    utcDate = DateTime('%d/%d/%d %d:%d UTC' % (year,month,day,hours,minutes))
+    return utcDate.toZone(utcDate.localZone())
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class Date(Field):
 
diff --git a/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py b/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
index f9475d4..e776a83 100644
--- a/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
+++ b/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class ToolMixin(BaseMixin):
         res = index.getEntryForObject(catalogBrain.getRID())
         if indexType == 'DateIndex':
             # The index value is a number. Add a DateTime representation too.
-            from DateTime import DateTime
-            res = '%d (%s)' % (res, DateTime(res))
+            from appy.fields.date import getDateFromIndexValue
+            res = '%d (%s)' % (res, getDateFromIndexValue(res))
         return res
 
     def getApp(self):