diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce08c3772e..06cbf8ed36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ You can find and compare releases at the [GitHub release page](https://github.co
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Throw client-safe errors for malformed date literals instead of reporting them as server errors https://github.com/nuwave/lighthouse/pull/2788
+
 ## v6.70.0
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalar.php b/src/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalar.php
index 55fbf9e229..54eebe3b45 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalar.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalar.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function parseLiteral(Node $valueNode, ?array $variables = null): Illumin
         try {
             return $this->parse($value);
         } catch (\Exception $exception) {
-            throw Error::createLocatedError($exception, $valueNode);
+            throw new Error($exception->getMessage(), $valueNode);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalarTestBase.php b/tests/Unit/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalarTestBase.php
index 021f289d45..80fe4d5a9a 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalarTestBase.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Schema/Types/Scalars/DateScalarTestBase.php
@@ -107,6 +107,25 @@ public function testThrowsIfParseLiteralNonString(): void
         );
     }
 
+    public function testThrowsClientSafeErrorIfParseLiteralInvalidDate(): void
+    {
+        $error = null;
+
+        try {
+            $this->scalarInstance()->parseLiteral(
+                new StringValueNode(['value' => 'rolf']),
+            );
+        } catch (Error $caught) {
+            $error = $caught;
+        }
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Error::class, $error);
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $error->isClientSafe(),
+            'A malformed date literal is client misuse, so it must not be reported as a server error.',
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSerializesCarbonInstance(): void
     {
         $now = IlluminateCarbon::now();