diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DaysWritable.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DaysWritable.scala
index 486f678e49d7..56c176e024ac 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DaysWritable.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/DaysWritable.scala
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class DaysWritable(
   }
 
   override def getDays: Int = julianDays
-  override def get(): Date = new Date(DateWritable.daysToMillis(julianDays))
+  override def get(doesTimeMatter: Boolean): Date = {
+    new Date(DateWritable.daysToMillis(julianDays, doesTimeMatter))
+  }
 
   override def set(d: Int): Unit = {
     gregorianDays = d
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveSerDeReadWriteSuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveSerDeReadWriteSuite.scala
index f8ba7bf2c1a6..10a0cdb76036 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveSerDeReadWriteSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveSerDeReadWriteSuite.scala
@@ -184,4 +184,12 @@ class HiveSerDeReadWriteSuite extends QueryTest with SQLTestUtils with TestHiveS
       checkComplexTypes(fileFormat)
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-32594: insert dates to a Hive table") {
+    withTable("table1") {
+      sql("CREATE TABLE table1 (d date)")
+      sql("INSERT INTO table1 VALUES (date '2020-08-11')")
+      checkAnswer(spark.table("table1"), Row(Date.valueOf("2020-08-11")))
+    }
+  }
 }