diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index af823a779fe..8bda2e21826 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jetty-7.0.1.v20091123 23 November 2009
+jetty-7.0.1.v20091125 25 November 2009
  + 274251 DefaultServlet supports exact match mode.
  + 288401 HttpExchange.cancel() Method Unimplemented
  + 289027 deobfuscate HttpClient SSL passwords
diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/AbstractGenerator.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/AbstractGenerator.java
index e12e4096607..560543218da 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/AbstractGenerator.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/AbstractGenerator.java
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenerator implements Generator
     protected Buffer _buffer; // Buffer for copy of passed _content
     protected Buffer _content; // Buffer passed to addContent
     
+    protected Buffer _date;
+    
     private boolean _sendServerVersion;
 
     
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenerator implements Generator
         _close = false;
         _contentWritten = 0;
         _contentLength = HttpTokens.UNKNOWN_CONTENT;
+        _date = null;
 
         // always return the buffer
         if (_buffer!=null)
@@ -278,6 +281,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenerator implements Generator
         return _version;
     }
     
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @see org.eclipse.jetty.http.Generator#setDate(org.eclipse.jetty.io.Buffer)
+     */
+    public void setDate(Buffer timeStampBuffer)
+    {
+        _date=timeStampBuffer;
+    }
+
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
      */
diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java
index 690c30acdbf..a3c6fd8f53d 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/Generator.java
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ public interface Generator
     void setContentLength(long length);
     
     void setPersistent(boolean persistent);
+
+    void setDate(Buffer timeStampBuffer);
     
 
 }
diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
index 14210297c04..696cc6b65a8 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpGenerator.java
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@ public class HttpGenerator extends AbstractGenerator
         }
         
         // Add headers
+        if (_status>=200 && _date!=null)
+        {
+            _header.put(HttpHeaders.DATE_BUFFER);
+            _header.put((byte)':');
+            _header.put((byte)' ');
+            _header.put(_date);
+            _header.put(CRLF);
+        }
 
         // key field values
         HttpFields.Field content_length = null;
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
index 5bde2ff1f40..3baae373c9a 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ public class HttpConnection implements Connection
                     _generator.setHead(_head);
 
                     if (_server.getSendDateHeader())
-                        _responseFields.put(HttpHeaders.DATE_BUFFER, _request.getTimeStampBuffer(),_request.getTimeStamp());
+                        _generator.setDate(_request.getTimeStampBuffer());
 
                     if (!_host)
                     {
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Response.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Response.java
index 6c9fe249795..cc9a52771b7 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Response.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/Response.java
@@ -1018,12 +1018,6 @@ public class Response implements HttpServletResponse
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        if (_connection.getConnector().getServer().getSendDateHeader())
-        {
-            Request request=_connection.getRequest();
-            response_fields.put(HttpHeaders.DATE_BUFFER, request.getTimeStampBuffer(),request.getTimeStamp());
-        }
     }
     
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
diff --git a/test-jetty-webapp/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/TestServer.java b/test-jetty-webapp/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/TestServer.java
index c613c2ecc28..eeb1a0b3790 100644
--- a/test-jetty-webapp/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/TestServer.java
+++ b/test-jetty-webapp/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/TestServer.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class TestServer
         System.setProperty("jetty.home",jetty_home);
 
         Server server = new Server();
+        server.setSendDateHeader(true);
         
         // Setup JMX
         MBeanContainer mbContainer=new MBeanContainer(ManagementFactory.getPlatformMBeanServer());