diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 296e34f2c..cf9fbb69e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ The format is a modified version of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.co
 - Fixed extension installation with shizuku installer ([@NGB-Was-Taken](https://github.com/NGB-Was-Taken)) ([#3676](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/3676))
 - Fixed `X-Requested-With` spoofing leaking to unrelated callers ([@AntsyLich](https://github.com/AntsyLich)) ([#3678](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/3678))
 - Fixed reader loading indefinitely in some scenarios ([@AntsyLich](https://github.com/AntsyLich)) ([#3686](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/3686))
+- Fix MyAnimeList error for list entries with partial start/finish reading dates by setting those dates to either Jan 1st or 1st of the month ([@MajorTanya](https://github.com/MajorTanya)) ([#3573](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/pull/3573))
 
 ## [v0.20.2] - 2026-08-01
 ### Added
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
index 9cb79e2ce..c7e441788 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/track/myanimelist/MyAnimeListApi.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,13 @@ class MyAnimeListApi(
     }
 
     private fun parseDate(isoDate: String): Long {
-        return SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.US).parse(isoDate)?.time ?: 0L
+        val pattern = when (isoDate.length) {
+            10 -> "yyyy-MM-dd"
+            7 -> "yyyy-MM"
+            4 -> "yyyy"
+            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported date format: \"$isoDate\"")
+        }
+        return SimpleDateFormat(pattern, Locale.US).parse(isoDate)?.time ?: 0L
     }
 
     private fun convertToIsoDate(epochTime: Long): String? {