diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequired.test.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequired.test.ts
index 96c81366..1b3a2cd7 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequired.test.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/__tests__/validateRequired.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
+import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { FieldError } from 'error';
 import { validateRequired } from '../validateRequired';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   simpleRadioField,
   simpleCheckBoxField,
   requiredAddressManualMode,
+  simpleDateTimeField,
 } from './fixtures/components';
 import { processOne } from 'processes/processOne';
 import { generateProcessorContext } from './fixtures/util';
@@ -253,4 +255,20 @@ describe('validateRequired', function () {
     const result = await validateRequired(context);
     expect(result).to.equal(null);
   });
+
+  it('Validating a required component with moment.js object', async function () {
+    const component = { ...simpleDateTimeField, validate: { required: true } };
+    const data = { component: moment() };
+    const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
+    const result = await validateRequired(context);
+    expect(result).to.equal(null);
+  });
+
+  it('Validating a required component with Date object', async function () {
+    const component = { ...simpleDateTimeField, validate: { required: true } };
+    const data = { component: new Date() };
+    const context = generateProcessorContext(component, data);
+    const result = await validateRequired(context);
+    expect(result).to.equal(null);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequired.ts b/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequired.ts
index 77d0a331..f16f23b9 100644
--- a/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequired.ts
+++ b/src/process/validation/rules/validateRequired.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ const valueIsPresent = (
   else if (Array.isArray(value) && value.length === 0) {
     return false;
   }
+  // Check for moment.js object or Date object
+  else if (
+    typeof value === 'object' &&
+    (value._isAMomentObject === true || value instanceof Date)
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
   // Recursively evaluate
   else if (typeof value === 'object' && !isNestedDatatype) {
     return Object.values(value).some((val) =>