diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CatalogRule/Controller/Adminhtml/Promo/Catalog/Save.php b/app/code/Magento/CatalogRule/Controller/Adminhtml/Promo/Catalog/Save.php
index bad1118e3ae72..0ff12faf54cbf 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CatalogRule/Controller/Adminhtml/Promo/Catalog/Save.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CatalogRule/Controller/Adminhtml/Promo/Catalog/Save.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 use Magento\Framework\App\Request\DataPersistorInterface;
 
 /**
+ * Save action for catalog rule
+ *
  * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CouplingBetweenObjects)
  */
 class Save extends \Magento\CatalogRule\Controller\Adminhtml\Promo\Catalog implements HttpPostActionInterface
@@ -40,7 +42,9 @@ public function __construct(
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return void
+     * Execute save action from catalog rule
+     *
+     * @return \Magento\Framework\App\ResponseInterface|\Magento\Framework\Controller\ResultInterface|void
      * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.CyclomaticComplexity)
      */
     public function execute()
@@ -61,6 +65,17 @@ public function execute()
                     ['request' => $this->getRequest()]
                 );
                 $data = $this->getRequest()->getPostValue();
+
+                $filterValues = ['from_date' => $this->_dateFilter];
+                if ($this->getRequest()->getParam('to_date')) {
+                    $filterValues['to_date'] = $this->_dateFilter;
+                }
+                $inputFilter = new \Zend_Filter_Input(
+                    $filterValues,
+                    [],
+                    $data
+                );
+                $data = $inputFilter->getUnescaped();
                 $id = $this->getRequest()->getParam('rule_id');
                 if ($id) {
                     $model = $ruleRepository->get($id);