diff --git a/integration_tests/src/main/python/cast_test.py b/integration_tests/src/main/python/cast_test.py
index f7784178182..044f1d46322 100644
--- a/integration_tests/src/main/python/cast_test.py
+++ b/integration_tests/src/main/python/cast_test.py
@@ -726,8 +726,6 @@ def test_cast_int_to_string_not_UTC():
         {"spark.sql.session.timeZone": "+08"})
 
 not_utc_fallback_test_params = [(timestamp_gen, 'STRING'),
-        # python does not like year 0, and with time zones the default start date can become year 0 :(
-        (DateGen(start=date(1, 1, 1)), 'TIMESTAMP'),
         (SetValuesGen(StringType(), ['2023-03-20 10:38:50', '2023-03-20 10:39:02']), 'TIMESTAMP')]
 
 @allow_non_gpu('ProjectExec')
diff --git a/integration_tests/src/main/python/date_time_test.py b/integration_tests/src/main/python/date_time_test.py
index 558ce728d9b..5143c2b0bda 100644
--- a/integration_tests/src/main/python/date_time_test.py
+++ b/integration_tests/src/main/python/date_time_test.py
@@ -684,3 +684,15 @@ def test_timestamp_millis_long_overflow():
 def test_timestamp_micros(data_gen):
     assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_collect(
         lambda spark : unary_op_df(spark, data_gen).selectExpr("timestamp_micros(a)"))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_supported_time_zone(), reason="not all time zones are supported now, refer to https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/6839, please update after all time zones are supported")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('parser_policy', ['LEGACY', 'CORRECTED', 'EXCEPTION'], ids=idfn)
+def test_date_to_timestamp(parser_policy):
+    assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_sql(
+        lambda spark : unary_op_df(spark, date_gen),
+        "tab",
+        "SELECT cast(a as timestamp) from tab",
+        conf = {
+            "spark.sql.legacy.timeParserPolicy": parser_policy,
+            "spark.rapids.sql.incompatibleDateFormats.enabled": True})
diff --git a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuCast.scala b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuCast.scala
index 8ae3450c0af..f101b8a33eb 100644
--- a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuCast.scala
+++ b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/com/nvidia/spark/rapids/GpuCast.scala
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ abstract class CastExprMetaBase[INPUT <: UnaryExpression with TimeZoneAwareExpre
   override def isTimeZoneSupported: Boolean = {
     (fromType, toType) match {
       case (TimestampType, DateType) => true // this is for to_date(...)
+      case (DateType, TimestampType) => true
       case _ => false
     }
   }
@@ -631,6 +632,11 @@ object GpuCast {
             zoneId.normalized())) {
           shifted => shifted.castTo(GpuColumnVector.getNonNestedRapidsType(toDataType))
         }
+      case (DateType, TimestampType) if options.timeZoneId.isDefined =>
+        val zoneId = DateTimeUtils.getZoneId(options.timeZoneId.get)
+        withResource(input.castTo(GpuColumnVector.getNonNestedRapidsType(toDataType))) { cv =>
+          GpuTimeZoneDB.fromTimestampToUtcTimestamp(cv, zoneId.normalized())
+        }
       case _ =>
         input.castTo(GpuColumnVector.getNonNestedRapidsType(toDataType))
     }