diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizer.java
index 221ac8be1d..ab8f45d60f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizer.java
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ public class DefaultServletContainerCustomizer
 			valve.setPrefix(tomcatProperties.getAccesslog().getPrefix());
 			valve.setSuffix(tomcatProperties.getAccesslog().getSuffix());
 			valve.setRenameOnRotate(tomcatProperties.getAccesslog().isRenameOnRotate());
+			valve.setFileDateFormat(tomcatProperties.getAccesslog().getFileDateFormat());
 			valve.setRequestAttributesEnabled(
 					tomcatProperties.getAccesslog().isRequestAttributesEnabled());
 			valve.setRotatable(tomcatProperties.getAccesslog().isRotate());
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
index 891b3a4676..9162c7bfb9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
@@ -653,6 +653,11 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 			 */
 			private boolean renameOnRotate;
 
+			/**
+			 * Date format to place in log file name.
+			 */
+			private String fileDateFormat = ".yyyy-MM-dd";
+
 			/**
 			 * Set request attributes for IP address, Hostname, protocol and port used for
 			 * the request.
@@ -720,6 +725,14 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 				this.renameOnRotate = renameOnRotate;
 			}
 
+			public String getFileDateFormat() {
+				return this.fileDateFormat;
+			}
+
+			public void setFileDateFormat(String fileDateFormat) {
+				this.fileDateFormat = fileDateFormat;
+			}
+
 			public boolean isRequestAttributesEnabled() {
 				return this.requestAttributesEnabled;
 			}
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizerTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizerTests.java
index ad23a0a66f..3d894221c1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/DefaultServletContainerCustomizerTests.java
@@ -93,6 +93,29 @@ public class DefaultServletContainerCustomizerTests {
 				.isInstanceOf(AccessLogValve.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void tomcatAccessLogFileDateFormatByDefault() {
+		TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory tomcatContainer = new TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory();
+		Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
+		map.put("server.tomcat.accesslog.enabled", "true");
+		bindProperties(map);
+		this.customizer.customize(tomcatContainer);
+		assertThat(((AccessLogValve) tomcatContainer.getEngineValves().iterator().next())
+				.getFileDateFormat()).isEqualTo(".yyyy-MM-dd");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void tomcatAccessLogFileDateFormatCanBeRedefined() {
+		TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory tomcatContainer = new TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory();
+		Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
+		map.put("server.tomcat.accesslog.enabled", "true");
+		map.put("server.tomcat.accesslog.file-date-format", "yyyy-MM-dd.HH");
+		bindProperties(map);
+		this.customizer.customize(tomcatContainer);
+		assertThat(((AccessLogValve) tomcatContainer.getEngineValves().iterator().next())
+				.getFileDateFormat()).isEqualTo("yyyy-MM-dd.HH");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void tomcatAccessLogIsBufferedByDefault() {
 		TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory tomcatContainer = new TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory();
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index 85a1eb5258..cf40ee6efd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 	server.tomcat.accesslog.buffered=true # Buffer output such that it is only flushed periodically.
 	server.tomcat.accesslog.directory=logs # Directory in which log files are created. Can be relative to the tomcat base dir or absolute.
 	server.tomcat.accesslog.enabled=false # Enable access log.
+	server.tomcat.accesslog.file-date-format=.yyyy-MM-dd # Date format to place in log file name.
 	server.tomcat.accesslog.pattern=common # Format pattern for access logs.
 	server.tomcat.accesslog.prefix=access_log # Log file name prefix.
 	server.tomcat.accesslog.rename-on-rotate=false # Defer inclusion of the date stamp in the file name until rotate time.