diff --git a/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/README.md b/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/README.md
index 0d0554c0d0..f9b383c1e5 100644
--- a/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/README.md
+++ b/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-describes: DateInput
+describes: DateInput2
 ---
 
 This component is an updated version of [`DateInput`](/#DateInput) that's easier to configure for developers, has a better UX, better accessibility features and a year picker. We recommend using this instead of `DateInput` which will be deprecated in the future.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ This component is an updated version of [`DateInput`](/#DateInput) that's easier
           invalidDateErrorMessage="Invalid date"
           withYearPicker={{
             screenReaderLabel: 'Year picker',
-            startYear: 1999,
+            startYear: 1900,
             endYear: 2024
           }}
         />
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ This component is an updated version of [`DateInput`](/#DateInput) that's easier
         invalidDateErrorMessage="Invalid date"
         withYearPicker={{
           screenReaderLabel: 'Year picker',
-          startYear: 1999,
+          startYear: 1900,
           endYear: 2024
         }}
       />
@@ -112,3 +112,54 @@ This component is an updated version of [`DateInput`](/#DateInput) that's easier
 
   render(<Example />)
   ```
+
+### With custom validation
+
+```js
+---
+type: example
+---
+const Example = () => {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState('')
+  const [messages, setMessages] = useState([])
+
+  const handleDateValidation = (dateString, isValidDate) => {
+    if (!isValidDate) {
+      setMessages([{
+        type: 'error',
+        text: 'This is not a valid date'
+      }])
+    } else if (new Date(dateString) < new Date('January 1, 1900')) {
+      setMessages([{
+        type: 'error',
+        text: 'Use date after January 1, 1900'
+      }])
+    } else {
+      setMessages([])
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <DateInput2
+      renderLabel="Choose a date"
+      screenReaderLabels={{
+        calendarIcon: 'Calendar',
+        nextMonthButton: 'Next month',
+        prevMonthButton: 'Previous month'
+      }}
+      width="20rem"
+      value={value}
+      messages={messages}
+      onRequestValidateDate={handleDateValidation}
+      onChange={(e, value) => setValue(value)}
+      withYearPicker={{
+        screenReaderLabel: 'Year picker',
+        startYear: 1900,
+        endYear: 2024
+      }}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+render(<Example />)
+```
diff --git a/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/index.tsx b/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/index.tsx
index a311a28b55..a66ae4e80a 100644
--- a/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/index.tsx
@@ -56,17 +56,7 @@ function isValidMomentDate(
   return moment
     .tz(
       dateString,
-      [
-        moment.ISO_8601,
-        'llll',
-        'LLLL',
-        'lll',
-        'LLL',
-        'll',
-        'LL',
-        'l',
-        'L'
-      ],
+      [moment.ISO_8601, 'llll', 'LLLL', 'lll', 'LLL', 'll', 'LL', 'l', 'L'],
       locale,
       true,
       timezone
@@ -92,6 +82,7 @@ const DateInput2 = ({
   onChange,
   onBlur,
   withYearPicker,
+  onRequestValidateDate,
   invalidDateErrorMessage,
   locale,
   timezone,
@@ -145,14 +136,16 @@ const DateInput2 = ({
       setInputMessages(messages || [])
       return true
     }
-    if (!onlyRemoveError) {
-      setInputMessages([
+    if (!onlyRemoveError && typeof invalidDateErrorMessage === 'string') {
+      setInputMessages((messages) => [
         {
           type: 'error',
-          text: invalidDateErrorMessage || '',
-        }
+          text: invalidDateErrorMessage
+        },
+        ...messages
       ])
     }
+
     return false
   }
 
@@ -176,17 +169,18 @@ const DateInput2 = ({
   }
 
   const handleBlur = (e: SyntheticEvent) => {
-    onBlur?.(e)
     const isInputValid = validateInput(false)
     if (isInputValid && value) {
-    const formattedDate = new Date(value).toLocaleDateString(getLocale(), {
-      month: 'long',
-      year: 'numeric',
-      day: 'numeric',
-      timeZone: getTimezone()
-    })
-    handleInputChange(e, formattedDate)
+      const formattedDate = new Date(value).toLocaleDateString(getLocale(), {
+        month: 'long',
+        year: 'numeric',
+        day: 'numeric',
+        timeZone: getTimezone()
+      })
+      handleInputChange(e, formattedDate)
     }
+    onRequestValidateDate?.(value, isInputValid)
+    onBlur?.(e)
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/props.ts b/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/props.ts
index 543eec034b..186fd5466d 100644
--- a/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/props.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-date-input/src/DateInput2/props.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,18 @@ type DateInput2Props = {
    */
   onRequestHideCalendar?: (event: SyntheticEvent) => void
   /**
-   * The message shown to the user when the date is invalid.
+   * Callback fired when the input is blurred. Feedback should be provided
+   * to the user when this function is called if the selected date or input
+   * value is invalid. The component has an internal check whether the date can
+   * be parsed to a valid date.
+   */
+  onRequestValidateDate?: (
+    value?: string,
+    internalValidationPassed?: boolean
+  ) => void | FormMessage[]
+  /**
+   * The message shown to the user when the date is invalid. If this prop is not set, validation is bypassed.
+   * If it's set to an empty string, validation happens and the input border changes to red if validation hasn't passed.
    **/
   invalidDateErrorMessage?: string
   /**
@@ -165,6 +176,7 @@ const propTypes: PropValidators<PropKeys> = {
   messages: PropTypes.arrayOf(FormPropTypes.message),
   onRequestShowCalendar: PropTypes.func,
   onRequestHideCalendar: PropTypes.func,
+  onRequestValidateDate: PropTypes.func,
   invalidDateErrorMessage: PropTypes.oneOfType([
     PropTypes.func,
     PropTypes.string
diff --git a/packages/ui-text-input/src/TextInput/styles.ts b/packages/ui-text-input/src/TextInput/styles.ts
index bb84c43e09..3bd79c1f5c 100644
--- a/packages/ui-text-input/src/TextInput/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-text-input/src/TextInput/styles.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ const generateStyle = (
       ...flexBase
     },
     afterElement: {
+      // TODO this is added for the case when there is an IconButton inside a TextInput (like in the DateInput2 component)
+      // and the button size makes the whole input 2px larger (because of the borders)
+      // this is not the best solution and in the long term we should work with the design team to figure out how to handle such cases
+      marginTop: '-1px',
+      marginBottom: '-1px',
       label: 'textInput__afterElement',
       ...flexItemBase,
       paddingInlineEnd: componentTheme.padding,