diff --git a/modules/backend/helpers/Backend.php b/modules/backend/helpers/Backend.php
index f9a141af5..ee4b9f779 100644
--- a/modules/backend/helpers/Backend.php
+++ b/modules/backend/helpers/Backend.php
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ class Backend
         return Redirect::intended($this->uri() . '/' . $path, $status, $headers, $secure);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Proxy method for dateTime() using "date" format alias.
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function date($dateTime, $options = [])
+    {
+        return $this->dateTime($dateTime, $options + ['formatAlias' => 'date']);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the HTML for a date formatted in the backend.
      * Supported for formatAlias:
@@ -96,6 +105,7 @@ class Backend
      *   dateTimeMin      -> Apr 23, 2016 6:28 AM
      *   dateTimeLong     -> Saturday, April 23, 2016 6:28 AM
      *   dateTimeLongMin  -> Sat, Apr 23, 2016 6:29 AM
+     * @return string
      */
     public function dateTime($dateTime, $options = [])
     {