diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl
index dbd9c221c..02163f95b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_funcs.erl
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@
     date_to_unix_ts/4
 ]).
 
+%% MongoDB specific date functions. These functions return a date tuple. The
+%% MongoDB bridge converts such date tuples to a MongoDB date type. The
+%% following functions are therefore only useful for rules with at least one
+%% MongoDB action.
+-export([
+    mongo_date/0,
+    mongo_date/1,
+    mongo_date/2
+]).
+
 %% Proc Dict Func
 -export([
     proc_dict_get/1,
@@ -1139,3 +1149,21 @@ function_literal(Fun, [FArg | Args]) when is_atom(Fun), is_list(Args) ->
     ) ++ ")";
 function_literal(Fun, Args) ->
     {invalid_func, {Fun, Args}}.
+
+mongo_date() ->
+    erlang:timestamp().
+
+mongo_date(MillisecondsTimestamp) ->
+    convert_timestamp(MillisecondsTimestamp).
+
+mongo_date(Timestamp, Unit) ->
+    InsertedTimeUnit = time_unit(Unit),
+    ScaledEpoch = erlang:convert_time_unit(Timestamp, InsertedTimeUnit, millisecond),
+    convert_timestamp(ScaledEpoch).
+
+convert_timestamp(MillisecondsTimestamp) ->
+    MicroTimestamp = MillisecondsTimestamp * 1000,
+    MegaSecs = MicroTimestamp div 1000_000_000_000,
+    Secs = MicroTimestamp div 1000_000 - MegaSecs * 1000_000,
+    MicroSecs = MicroTimestamp rem 1000_000,
+    {MegaSecs, Secs, MicroSecs}.
diff --git a/changes/ee/feat-10408.en.md b/changes/ee/feat-10408.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75cc4b945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ee/feat-10408.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The rule engine SQL-like language has got three more built-in functions for creating values of the MongoDB date type. These functions are useful for rules with MongoDB bridge actions only and not supported in other actions.
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/test/emqx_ee_bridge_mongodb_SUITE.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/test/emqx_ee_bridge_mongodb_SUITE.erl
index fc4270fd8..105f1fe75 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/test/emqx_ee_bridge_mongodb_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/test/emqx_ee_bridge_mongodb_SUITE.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ group_tests() ->
         t_setup_via_config_and_publish,
         t_setup_via_http_api_and_publish,
         t_payload_template,
-        t_collection_template
+        t_collection_template,
+        t_mongo_date_rule_engine_functions
     ].
 
 groups() ->
@@ -140,10 +141,11 @@ start_apps() ->
     %% we want to make sure they are loaded before
     %% ekka start in emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps/1
     emqx_common_test_helpers:render_and_load_app_config(emqx_conf),
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_conf, emqx_bridge]).
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_conf, emqx_rule_engine, emqx_bridge]).
 
 ensure_loaded() ->
     _ = application:load(emqx_ee_bridge),
+    _ = application:load(emqtt),
     _ = emqx_ee_bridge:module_info(),
     ok.
 
@@ -289,6 +291,27 @@ find_all(Config) ->
     ResourceID = emqx_bridge_resource:resource_id(Type, Name),
     emqx_resource:simple_sync_query(ResourceID, {find, Collection, #{}, #{}}).
 
+find_all_wait_until_non_empty(Config) ->
+    wait_until(
+        fun() ->
+            case find_all(Config) of
+                {ok, []} -> false;
+                _ -> true
+            end
+        end,
+        5_000
+    ),
+    find_all(Config).
+
+wait_until(Fun, Timeout) when Timeout >= 0 ->
+    case Fun() of
+        true ->
+            ok;
+        false ->
+            timer:sleep(100),
+            wait_until(Fun, Timeout - 100)
+    end.
+
 send_message(Config, Payload) ->
     Name = ?config(mongo_name, Config),
     Type = mongo_type_bin(?config(mongo_type, Config)),
@@ -383,3 +406,51 @@ t_collection_template(Config) ->
         find_all(Config)
     ),
     ok.
+
+t_mongo_date_rule_engine_functions(Config) ->
+    {ok, _} =
+        create_bridge(
+            Config,
+            #{
+                <<"payload_template">> =>
+                    <<"{\"date_0\": ${date_0}, \"date_1\": ${date_1}, \"date_2\": ${date_2}}">>
+            }
+        ),
+    Type = mongo_type_bin(?config(mongo_type, Config)),
+    Name = ?config(mongo_name, Config),
+    SQL =
+        "SELECT mongo_date() as date_0, mongo_date(1000) as date_1, mongo_date(1, 'second') as date_2 FROM "
+        "\"t_mongo_date_rule_engine_functions/topic\"",
+    %% Remove rule if it already exists
+    RuleId = <<"rule:t_mongo_date_rule_engine_functions">>,
+    emqx_rule_engine:delete_rule(RuleId),
+    BridgeId = emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(Type, Name),
+    {ok, Rule} = emqx_rule_engine:create_rule(
+        #{
+            id => <<"rule:t_mongo_date_rule_engine_functions">>,
+            sql => SQL,
+            actions => [
+                BridgeId,
+                #{function => console}
+            ],
+            description => <<"to mongo bridge">>
+        }
+    ),
+    %% Send a message to topic
+    {ok, Client} = emqtt:start_link([{clientid, <<"pub-02">>}, {proto_ver, v5}]),
+    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(Client),
+    emqtt:publish(Client, <<"t_mongo_date_rule_engine_functions/topic">>, #{}, <<"{\"x\":1}">>, [
+        {qos, 2}
+    ]),
+    emqtt:stop(Client),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, [
+            #{
+                <<"date_0">> := {_, _, _},
+                <<"date_1">> := {0, 1, 0},
+                <<"date_2">> := {0, 1, 0}
+            }
+        ]},
+        find_all_wait_until_non_empty(Config)
+    ),
+    ok.
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_mongodb.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_mongodb.erl
index 4e7adcd6e..59f763904 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_mongodb.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_mongodb.erl
@@ -83,5 +83,89 @@ render_message(undefined = _PayloadTemplate, Message) ->
 render_message(PayloadTemplate, Message) ->
     %% Note: mongo expects a map as a document, so the rendered result
     %% must be JSON-serializable
-    Rendered = emqx_plugin_libs_rule:proc_tmpl(PayloadTemplate, Message),
-    emqx_utils_json:decode(Rendered, [return_maps]).
+    format_data(PayloadTemplate, Message).
+
+%% The following function was originally copied over from
+%% https://github.com/emqx/emqx-enterprise/commit/50e3628129720f13f544053600ca1502731e29e0.
+%% The rule engine has support for producing fields that are date tuples
+%% (produced by the SQL language's built-in functions mongo_date/0,
+%% mongo_date/1 and mongo_date/2) which the MongoDB driver recognizes and
+%% converts to the MongoDB ISODate type
+%% (https://www.compose.com/articles/understanding-dates-in-compose-mongodb/).
+%% For this to work we have to replace the tuple values with references, make
+%% an instance of the template, convert the instance to map with the help of
+%% emqx_utils_json:decode and then finally replace the references with the
+%% corresponding tuples in the resulting map.
+format_data(PayloadTks, Msg) ->
+    % Check the Message for any tuples that need to be extracted before running the template though a json parser
+    PreparedTupleMap = create_mapping_of_references_to_tuple_values(Msg),
+    case maps:size(PreparedTupleMap) of
+        % If no tuples were found simply proceed with the json decoding and be done with it
+        0 ->
+            emqx_utils_json:decode(emqx_plugin_libs_rule:proc_tmpl(PayloadTks, Msg), [return_maps]);
+        _ ->
+            % If tuples were found, replace the tuple values with the references created, run
+            % the modified message through the json parser, and then at the end replace the
+            % references with the actual tuple values.
+            ProcessedMessage = replace_message_values_with_references(Msg, PreparedTupleMap),
+            DecodedMap = emqx_utils_json:decode(
+                emqx_plugin_libs_rule:proc_tmpl(PayloadTks, ProcessedMessage), [return_maps]
+            ),
+            populate_map_with_tuple_values(PreparedTupleMap, DecodedMap)
+    end.
+
+replace_message_values_with_references(RawMessage, TupleMap) ->
+    % Iterate over every created reference/value pair and inject the reference into the message
+    maps:fold(
+        fun(Reference, OriginalValue, OriginalMessage) ->
+            % Iterate over the Message, which is a map, and look for the element which
+            % matches the Value in the map which holds the references/original values and replace
+            % with the reference
+            maps:fold(
+                fun(Key, Value, NewMap) ->
+                    case Value == OriginalValue of
+                        true ->
+                            %% Wrap the reference in a string to make it JSON-serializable
+                            StringRef = io_lib:format("\"~s\"", [Reference]),
+                            WrappedRef = erlang:iolist_to_binary(StringRef),
+                            maps:put(Key, WrappedRef, NewMap);
+                        false ->
+                            maps:put(Key, Value, NewMap)
+                    end
+                end,
+                #{},
+                OriginalMessage
+            )
+        end,
+        RawMessage,
+        TupleMap
+    ).
+
+create_mapping_of_references_to_tuple_values(Message) ->
+    maps:fold(
+        fun
+            (_Key, Value, TupleMap) when is_tuple(Value) ->
+                Ref0 = emqx_guid:to_hexstr(emqx_guid:gen()),
+                Ref = <<"MONGO_DATE_REF_", Ref0/binary>>,
+                maps:put(Ref, Value, TupleMap);
+            (_Key, _Value, TupleMap) ->
+                TupleMap
+        end,
+        #{},
+        Message
+    ).
+
+populate_map_with_tuple_values(TupleMap, MapToMap) ->
+    MappingFun =
+        fun
+            (_Key, Value) when is_map(Value) ->
+                populate_map_with_tuple_values(TupleMap, Value);
+            (_Key, Value) ->
+                case maps:is_key(Value, TupleMap) of
+                    true ->
+                        maps:get(Value, TupleMap);
+                    false ->
+                        Value
+                end
+        end,
+    maps:map(MappingFun, MapToMap).