diff --git a/modules/titling.xml b/modules/titling.xml
index 8d4a299..0b56209 100644
--- a/modules/titling.xml
+++ b/modules/titling.xml
@@ -183,8 +183,14 @@
 		</common>
 	</template>
 	
-	<!-- Document date (doesn't appear in normal body). -->
-	<template name="document-date" match="document/date" />
+	<!--
+		Document date at the start of an (X)HTML document. This is irrelevant for (Xe)LaTeX, as the (title) date is generated by a \maketitle in the generated LaTeX markup (see xml2xslt.xsl).
+	-->
+	<template name="document-date-title" match="document/date" mode="title">
+		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
+			<p><xsl:apply-templates /></p>
+		</common>
+	</template>
 	
 	<!--
 		Assignment due date at the start of an (X)HTML document. This is irrelevant for (Xe)LaTeX, as the (title) due date is generated by a \maketitle in the generated LaTeX markup (see xml2xslt.xsl). This only makes sense for assignments.
@@ -213,9 +219,10 @@
 		</common>
 	</template>
 
-	<!-- Empty templates to catch any un-moded attempts to process the due date or title. -->
+	<!-- Empty templates to catch any un-moded attempts to process the date, due date or title. -->
 	<template name="document-due-date-unmoded" match="document/due-date" />
 	<template name="document-title-unmoded" match="document/title" />
+	<template name="document-date-unmoded" match="document/date" />
 	
 
 	<!--