diff --git a/ntc_templates/templates/fortinet_execute_date.textfsm b/ntc_templates/templates/fortinet_execute_date.textfsm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4563084e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ntc_templates/templates/fortinet_execute_date.textfsm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Value YEAR (\d{4})
+Value MONTH (\d{2})
+Value DAY (\d{2})
+
+Start
+  ^\s*current\s+date\s+is:\s+${YEAR}-${MONTH}-${DAY}\s*$$ -> Record
+  ^\s*$$
+  ^. -> Error
diff --git a/ntc_templates/templates/index b/ntc_templates/templates/index
index f7293099d6..e1fcd900a4 100644
--- a/ntc_templates/templates/index
+++ b/ntc_templates/templates/index
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ fortinet_get_system_interface.textfsm, .*, fortinet, g[[et]] sy[[stem]] in[[terf
 fortinet_get_system_status.textfsm, .*, fortinet, g[[et]] sy[[stem]] stat[[us]]
 fortinet_get_hardware_nic.textfsm, .*, fortinet, g[[et]] hard[[ware]] n[[ic]]
 fortinet_get_system_arp.textfsm, .*, fortinet, g[[et]] sy[[stem]] arp
+fortinet_execute_date.textfsm, .*, fortinet, exec[[ute]] da[[te]]
 fortinet_execute_ping.textfsm, .*, fortinet, exec[[ute]] ping
 fortinet_execute_time.textfsm, .*, fortinet, exec[[ute]] ti[[me]]
 
diff --git a/tests/fortinet/execute_date/fortinet_execute_date.raw b/tests/fortinet/execute_date/fortinet_execute_date.raw
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab89397aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fortinet/execute_date/fortinet_execute_date.raw
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+current date is: 2023-08-07
diff --git a/tests/fortinet/execute_date/fortinet_execute_date.yml b/tests/fortinet/execute_date/fortinet_execute_date.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68ea3603f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fortinet/execute_date/fortinet_execute_date.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+parsed_sample:
+  - year: "2023"
+    month: "08"
+    day: "07"