diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
index 89ac682..a10375a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ module ActionView
             :id => input_id_from_type(type),
             :name => input_name_from_type(type),
             :value => value
-          }) + "\n").html_safe
+          }.merge(@html_options)) + "\n").html_safe
         end
 
         # Returns the name attribute for the input tag