diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index d3393095d3..9909760462 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2.0.10
+ * Fix ReversedType(DateType) mapping to native protocol (CASSANDRA-7576)
  * (Windows) force range-based repair to non-sequential mode (CASSANDRA-7541)
  * Fix range merging when DES scores are zero (CASSANDRA-7535)
  * Warn when SSL certificates have expired (CASSANDRA-7528)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/transport/DataType.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/transport/DataType.java
index 1656d24346..8cd7194073 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/transport/DataType.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/transport/DataType.java
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ public enum DataType implements OptionCodec.Codecable<DataType>
         // shouldn't have to care about it.
         if (type instanceof ReversedType)
             type = ((ReversedType)type).baseType;
+
         // For compatibility sake, we still return DateType as the timestamp type in resultSet metadata (#5723)
-        else if (type instanceof DateType)
+        if (type instanceof DateType)
             type = TimestampType.instance;
 
         DataType dt = dataTypeMap.get(type);