diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Range.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Range.php
index 3ccbf89b62..7bbe69fcc3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Range.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/Range.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Range extends Constraint
     public $minMessage = 'This value should be {{ limit }} or more.';
     public $maxMessage = 'This value should be {{ limit }} or less.';
     public $invalidMessage = 'This value should be a valid number.';
+    public $invalidDateTimeMessage = 'This value should be a valid datetime.';
     public $min;
     public $minPropertyPath;
     public $max;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php
index 2aa81666f7..7a9ad79e04 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php
@@ -44,18 +44,25 @@ class RangeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
             return;
         }
 
+        $min = $this->getLimit($constraint->minPropertyPath, $constraint->min, $constraint);
+        $max = $this->getLimit($constraint->maxPropertyPath, $constraint->max, $constraint);
+
         if (!is_numeric($value) && !$value instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
-            $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->invalidMessage)
-                ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value, self::PRETTY_DATE))
-                ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
-                ->addViolation();
+            if ($this->isParsableDatetimeString($min) && $this->isParsableDatetimeString($max)) {
+                $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->invalidDateTimeMessage)
+                    ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value, self::PRETTY_DATE))
+                    ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+                    ->addViolation();
+            } else {
+                $this->context->buildViolation($constraint->invalidMessage)
+                    ->setParameter('{{ value }}', $this->formatValue($value, self::PRETTY_DATE))
+                    ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+                    ->addViolation();
+            }
 
             return;
         }
 
-        $min = $this->getLimit($constraint->minPropertyPath, $constraint->min, $constraint);
-        $max = $this->getLimit($constraint->maxPropertyPath, $constraint->max, $constraint);
-
         // Convert strings to DateTimes if comparing another DateTime
         // This allows to compare with any date/time value supported by
         // the DateTime constructor:
@@ -182,4 +189,23 @@ class RangeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
 
         return $this->propertyAccessor;
     }
+
+    private function isParsableDatetimeString($boundary): bool
+    {
+        if (null === $boundary) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!\is_string($boundary)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            new \DateTime($boundary);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/RangeValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/RangeValidatorTest.php
index ff1497c923..3d7a773a21 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/RangeValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/RangeValidatorTest.php
@@ -379,13 +379,102 @@ class RangeValidatorTest extends ConstraintValidatorTestCase
 
     public function testNonNumeric()
     {
-        $this->validator->validate('abcd', new Range([
+        $constraint = new Range([
             'min' => 10,
             'max' => 20,
-            'invalidMessage' => 'myMessage',
-        ]));
+        ]);
 
-        $this->buildViolation('myMessage')
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidMessage)
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
+            ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
+    public function testNonNumericWithParsableDatetimeMinAndMaxNull()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range([
+            'min' => 'March 10, 2014',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidDateTimeMessage)
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
+            ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
+    public function testNonNumericWithParsableDatetimeMaxAndMinNull()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range([
+            'max' => 'March 20, 2014',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidDateTimeMessage)
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
+            ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
+    public function testNonNumericWithParsableDatetimeMinAndMax()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range([
+            'min' => 'March 10, 2014',
+            'max' => 'March 20, 2014',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidDateTimeMessage)
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
+            ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
+    public function testNonNumericWithNonParsableDatetimeMin()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range([
+            'min' => 'March 40, 2014',
+            'max' => 'March 20, 2014',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidMessage)
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
+            ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
+    public function testNonNumericWithNonParsableDatetimeMax()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range([
+            'min' => 'March 10, 2014',
+            'max' => 'March 50, 2014',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidMessage)
+            ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
+            ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
+            ->assertRaised();
+    }
+
+    public function testNonNumericWithNonParsableDatetimeMinAndMax()
+    {
+        $constraint = new Range([
+            'min' => 'March 40, 2014',
+            'max' => 'March 50, 2014',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->validator->validate('abcd', $constraint);
+
+        $this->buildViolation($constraint->invalidMessage)
             ->setParameter('{{ value }}', '"abcd"')
             ->setCode(Range::INVALID_CHARACTERS_ERROR)
             ->assertRaised();