diff --git a/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/DateOnlyHumanizeTests.cs b/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/DateOnlyHumanizeTests.cs
index bb9c0771f..507e03d3b 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/DateOnlyHumanizeTests.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer.Tests.Shared/DateOnlyHumanizeTests.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ public void DefaultStrategy_DaysAgo()
             Assert.Equal(expectedResult, actualResult);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void DefaultStrategy_YearsAgo()
+        {
+            Configurator.DateOnlyHumanizeStrategy = new DefaultDateOnlyHumanizeStrategy();
+
+            var baseDate = DateTime.Now;
+            var inputTime = DateOnly.FromDateTime(baseDate.AddMonths(-24));
+            var baseTime = DateOnly.FromDateTime(baseDate);
+
+            const string expectedResult = "2 years ago";
+            var actualResult = inputTime.Humanize(baseTime);
+
+            Assert.Equal(expectedResult, actualResult);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void PrecisionStrategy_NextDay()
         {
diff --git a/src/Humanizer/DateTimeHumanizeStrategy/DateTimeHumanizeAlgorithms.cs b/src/Humanizer/DateTimeHumanizeStrategy/DateTimeHumanizeAlgorithms.cs
index fb34cf7c7..25cec7f5f 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer/DateTimeHumanizeStrategy/DateTimeHumanizeAlgorithms.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer/DateTimeHumanizeStrategy/DateTimeHumanizeAlgorithms.cs
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ public static string DefaultHumanize(DateTime input, DateTime comparisonBase, Cu
         public static string DefaultHumanize(DateOnly input, DateOnly comparisonBase, CultureInfo culture)
         {
             var tense = input > comparisonBase ? Tense.Future : Tense.Past;
-            var diffDays = Math.Abs(comparisonBase.DayOfYear - input.DayOfYear);
+            var diffDays = Math.Abs(comparisonBase.DayNumber - input.DayNumber);
             var ts = new TimeSpan(diffDays, 0, 0, 0);
 
             var sameMonth = comparisonBase.AddMonths(tense == Tense.Future ? 1 : -1) == input;
 
-            var days = Math.Abs(input.DayOfYear - comparisonBase.DayOfYear);
+            var days = Math.Abs(input.DayNumber - comparisonBase.DayNumber);
 
             return DefaultHumanize(ts, sameMonth, days, tense, culture);
         }