diff --git a/src/date_utils.ts b/src/date_utils.ts
index 204884692..01a12fc05 100644
--- a/src/date_utils.ts
+++ b/src/date_utils.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ export function safeDateFormat(
   return (date && formatDate(date, formatStr, locale)) || "";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Used as a delimiter to separate two dates when formatting a date range
+ */
+export const DATE_RANGE_SEPARATOR = " - ";
+
 /**
  * Safely formats a date range.
  *
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ export function safeDateRangeFormat(
   const formattedStartDate = safeDateFormat(startDate, props);
   const formattedEndDate = endDate ? safeDateFormat(endDate, props) : "";
 
-  return `${formattedStartDate} - ${formattedEndDate}`;
+  return `${formattedStartDate}${DATE_RANGE_SEPARATOR}${formattedEndDate}`;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index f91e869ce..eafa37658 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import {
   type HighlightDate,
   type HolidayItem,
   KeyType,
+  DATE_RANGE_SEPARATOR,
 } from "./date_utils";
 import PopperComponent from "./popper_component";
 import Portal from "./portal";
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ export default class DatePicker extends Component<
 
     if (selectsRange) {
       const [valueStart, valueEnd] = value
-        .split("-", 2)
+        .split(dateFormat.includes("-") ? DATE_RANGE_SEPARATOR : "-", 2)
         .map((val) => val.trim());
       const startDateNew = parseDate(
         valueStart ?? "",
diff --git a/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx b/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx
index 54d5a0c5f..b4c64021d 100644
--- a/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx
@@ -3443,6 +3443,35 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it("should parses date range with dashes correctly", () => {
+      const onChangeSpy = jest.fn();
+      const dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd";
+
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker
+          selectsRange
+          startDate={undefined}
+          endDate={undefined}
+          onChange={onChangeSpy}
+          dateFormat={dateFormat}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      const input = safeQuerySelector<HTMLInputElement>(container, "input");
+      fireEvent.change(input, {
+        target: {
+          value: "2024-03-04 - 2024-05-06",
+        },
+      });
+      expect(onChangeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(Array.isArray(onChangeSpy.mock.calls[0][0])).toBe(true);
+      const [startDate, endDate] = onChangeSpy.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(startDate).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(endDate).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(formatDate(startDate, dateFormat)).toBe("2024-03-04");
+      expect(formatDate(endDate, dateFormat)).toBe("2024-05-06");
+    });
+
     it("should not fire onChange a second time if user edits text box without the parsing result changing", () => {
       const onChangeSpy = jest.fn();
       let instance: DatePicker | null = null;