diff --git a/src/wp-admin/options-general.php b/src/wp-admin/options-general.php
index 5d4abae030193..45d371cf6bf6e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -476,11 +476,12 @@ class="<?php echo esc_attr( $classes_for_button ); ?>"
 	 * Filters the default date formats.
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.7.0
-	 * @since 4.0.0 Added ISO date standard YYYY-MM-DD format.
+	 * @since 4.0.0 Replaced the `Y/m/d` format with `Y-m-d` (ISO date standard YYYY-MM-DD).
+	 * @since 6.8.0 Added the `d.m.Y` format.
 	 *
 	 * @param string[] $default_date_formats Array of default date formats.
 	 */
-	$date_formats = array_unique( apply_filters( 'date_formats', array( __( 'F j, Y' ), 'Y-m-d', 'm/d/Y', 'd/m/Y' ) ) );
+	$date_formats = array_unique( apply_filters( 'date_formats', array( __( 'F j, Y' ), 'Y-m-d', 'm/d/Y', 'd/m/Y', 'd.m.Y' ) ) );
 
 	$custom = true;