diff --git a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index efcf3bbb6..31ed68a49 100644
--- a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ class Application extends App {
 		});
 		$container->registerMiddleware('SharingMiddleware');
 
+		$container->registerService('databaseType', function($container) {
+			return $container->getServer()->getConfig()->getSystemValue('dbtype', 'sqlite');
+		});
+
 		// Delete user/group acl entries when they get deleted
 		/** @var IUserManager $userManager */
 		$userManager = $server->getUserManager();
diff --git a/lib/Db/Card.php b/lib/Db/Card.php
index 5680986d1..885339d74 100644
--- a/lib/Db/Card.php
+++ b/lib/Db/Card.php
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class Card extends RelationalEntity implements JsonSerializable {
 	protected $duedate = null;
 	protected $notified = false;
 
+	private $databaseType = 'sqlite';
+
 	const DUEDATE_FUTURE = 0;
 	const DUEDATE_NEXT = 1;
 	const DUEDATE_NOW = 2;
@@ -60,10 +62,17 @@ class Card extends RelationalEntity implements JsonSerializable {
 		$this->addResolvable('owner');
 	}
 
-	public function getDuedate() {
+	public function setDatabaseType($type) {
+		$this->databaseType = $type;
+	}
+
+	public function getDuedate($isoFormat = false) {
 		if($this->duedate === null)
 			return null;
 		$dt = new DateTime($this->duedate);
+		if (!$isoFormat && $this->databaseType === 'mysql') {
+			return $dt->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+		}
 		return $dt->format('c');
 	}
 
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ class Card extends RelationalEntity implements JsonSerializable {
 				$json['overdue'] = self::DUEDATE_OVERDUE;
 			}
 		}
-		$json['duedate'] = $this->getDuedate();
+		$json['duedate'] = $this->getDuedate(true);
 		unset($json['notified']);
 		return $json;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Db/CardMapper.php b/lib/Db/CardMapper.php
index 64de8b55e..f509b3e89 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CardMapper.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CardMapper.php
@@ -37,26 +37,32 @@ class CardMapper extends DeckMapper implements IPermissionMapper {
 	private $userManager;
 	/** @var IManager */
 	private $notificationManager;
+	private $databaseType;
 
 	public function __construct(
 		IDBConnection $db,
 		LabelMapper $labelMapper,
 		IUserManager $userManager,
-		IManager $notificationManager
+		IManager $notificationManager,
+		$databaseType
 	) {
 		parent::__construct($db, 'deck_cards', '\OCA\Deck\Db\Card');
 		$this->labelMapper = $labelMapper;
 		$this->userManager = $userManager;
 		$this->notificationManager = $notificationManager;
+		$this->databaseType = $databaseType;
 	}
 
 	public function insert(Entity $entity) {
+		$entity->setDatabaseType($this->databaseType);
 		$entity->setCreatedAt(time());
 		$entity->setLastModified(time());
 		return parent::insert($entity);
 	}
 
 	public function update(Entity $entity, $updateModified = true) {
+		$entity->setDatabaseType($this->databaseType);
+
 		if ($updateModified)
 			$entity->setLastModified(time());
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php b/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php
index 184c5b569..a81df4c2c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Db/CardTest.php
@@ -99,4 +99,11 @@ class CardTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		], $card->jsonSerialize());
 	}
 
+	public function testMysqlDateFallback() {
+		$date = new DateTime();
+		$card = new Card();
+		$card->setDuedate($date->format('c'));
+		$card->setDatabaseType('mysql');
+		$this->assertEquals($date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $card->getDuedate(false));
+	}
 }
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