diff --git a/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py b/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py
index 325cfcd4d3c51..cc27679773d4b 100644
--- a/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py
+++ b/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/sensors/external_task.py
@@ -260,12 +260,13 @@ def __init__(
 
     def _get_dttm_filter(self, context):
         logical_date = context.get("logical_date")
-        if logical_date is None:
-            dag_run = context.get("dag_run")
-            if TYPE_CHECKING:
-                assert dag_run
+        if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS:
+            if logical_date is None:
+                dag_run = context.get("dag_run")
+                if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                    assert dag_run
 
-            logical_date = dag_run.run_after
+                logical_date = dag_run.run_after
         if self.execution_delta:
             dttm = logical_date - self.execution_delta
         elif self.execution_date_fn:
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Context) -> None:
         else:
             dttm_filter = self._get_dttm_filter(context)
             logical_or_execution_dates = (
-                {"logical_dates": dttm_filter} if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS else {"execution_date": dttm_filter}
+                {"logical_dates": dttm_filter} if AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS else {"execution_dates": dttm_filter}
             )
             self.defer(
                 timeout=self.execution_timeout,
diff --git a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py
index 5c1990a6b7f08..78d2b9434663c 100644
--- a/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py
+++ b/providers/standard/tests/unit/standard/sensors/test_external_task_sensor.py
@@ -991,6 +991,31 @@ def test_fail__check_for_existence(
         with pytest.raises(specific_exception, match=expected_message):
             op.execute(context={})
 
+    @pytest.mark.execution_timeout(10)
+    def test_external_task_sensor_deferrable(self, dag_maker):
+        context = {}
+        with dag_maker() as dag:
+            op = ExternalTaskSensor(
+                task_id="test_external_task_sensor_check",
+                external_dag_id="test_dag_parent",
+                external_task_id="test_task",
+                deferrable=True,
+                allowed_states=["success"],
+            )
+            dr = dag.create_dagrun(
+                run_id="abcrhroceuh",
+                run_type=DagRunType.MANUAL,
+                state=None,
+            )
+            context.update(dag_run=dr, logical_date=DEFAULT_DATE)
+
+        with pytest.raises(TaskDeferred) as exc:
+            op.execute(context=context)
+        assert isinstance(exc.value.trigger, WorkflowTrigger)
+        assert exc.value.trigger.external_dag_id == "test_dag_parent"
+        assert exc.value.trigger.external_task_ids == ["test_task"]
+        assert exc.value.trigger.execution_dates == [DEFAULT_DATE]
+
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not AIRFLOW_V_3_0_PLUS, reason="Different test for AF 2")
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("testing_dag_bundle")
@@ -1236,6 +1261,7 @@ def test_external_task_sensor_deferrable(self, dag_maker):
         assert isinstance(exc.value.trigger, WorkflowTrigger)
         assert exc.value.trigger.external_dag_id == "test_dag_parent"
         assert exc.value.trigger.external_task_ids == ["test_task"]
+        assert exc.value.trigger.logical_dates == [DEFAULT_DATE]
 
     @pytest.mark.execution_timeout(10)
     def test_external_task_sensor_only_dag_id(self, dag_maker):