Index: typo3/sysext/t3skin/stylesheets/visual/main_content.css
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/t3skin/stylesheets/visual/main_content.css	(revision 9080)
+++ typo3/sysext/t3skin/stylesheets/visual/main_content.css	(working copy)
@@ -314,6 +314,15 @@
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.input-wrapper, 
+.input-wrapper-hover,
+.input-wrapper-datetime, 
+.input-wrapper-datetime-hover {
+	display:block;
+	float:left;
+	position:relative;
+}
+
 .checkbox,
 .checkbox:hover,
 input[type="checkbox"] {
@@ -321,3 +330,38 @@
 	border: none;
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
+ 
+.input-wrapper .input-clearer,
+.input-wrapper-hover .input-clearer {
+	position: absolute;
+	right: 4px;
+	top: 6px;
+	z-index: 1000;
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.input-wrapper-datetime .input-clearer,
+.input-wrapper-datetime-hover .input-clearer {
+	position: absolute;
+	right: 24px;
+	top: 6px;
+	z-index: 1000;
+	cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.input-wrapper .tceforms-textfield,
+.input-wrapper-hover .tceforms-textfield,
+.input-wrapper .tceforms-datetimefield,
+.input-wrapper-hover .tceforms-datetimefield,
+.input-wrapper-datetime .tceforms-textfield,
+.input-wrapper-datetime-hover .tceforms-textfield,
+.input-wrapper-datetime .tceforms-datetimefield,
+.input-wrapper-datetime-hover .tceforms-datetimefield {
+	position:relative;
+	z-index:2000;
+	min-height:14px;
+}
+
+.input-wrapper-hover .input-clearer, .input-wrapper-datetime-hover .input-clearer {
+	z-index:3000;	
+}
\ No newline at end of file
Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_tceforms.php
===================================================================
--- t3lib/class.t3lib_tceforms.php	(revision 9080)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_tceforms.php	(working copy)
@@ -1173,31 +1173,28 @@
 		}
 
 		$paramsList = "'".$PA['itemFormElName']."','".implode(',',$evalList)."','".trim($config['is_in'])."',".(isset($config['checkbox'])?1:0).",'".$config['checkbox']."'";
-		if (isset($config['checkbox']))	{
-				// Setting default "click-checkbox" values for eval types "date" and "datetime":
-			$thisMidnight = gmmktime(0,0,0);
-			if (in_array('date',$evalList))	{
-				$checkSetValue = $thisMidnight;
-			} elseif (in_array('datetime',$evalList))	{
-				$checkSetValue = $GLOBALS['EXEC_TIME'];
-			} elseif (in_array('year',$evalList))	{
-				$checkSetValue = gmdate('Y');
+		if ((in_array('date',$evalList) || in_array('datetime',$evalList))){
+			$item .= '<span class="input-wrapper-datetime" onmouseOver="if (document.getElementById(\''.$inputId.'\').value) {this.className=\'input-wrapper-datetime-hover\';} else {this.className=\'input-wrapper-datetime\';};" onmouseOut="this.className=\'input-wrapper-datetime\';">';
+			
+			// Add server timezone offset to UTC to our stored date
+			if($PA['itemFormElValue']>0) {
+				$PA['itemFormElValue'] += date('Z', $PA['itemFormElValue']);
 			}
-			$cOnClick = 'typo3form.fieldGet('.$paramsList.',1,\''.$checkSetValue.'\');'.implode('',$PA['fieldChangeFunc']);
-			$item .= '<input type="checkbox" id="' . uniqid('tceforms-check-') . '" class="' . $this->formElStyleClassValue('check', TRUE) . '" name="' . $PA['itemFormElName'] . '_cb" onclick="' . htmlspecialchars($cOnClick) . '" />';
+		} else {
+			$item .= '<span class="input-wrapper" onmouseOver="if (document.getElementById(\''.$inputId.'\').value) {this.className=\'input-wrapper-hover\';} else {this.className=\'input-wrapper\';};" onmouseOut="this.className=\'input-wrapper\';">';
 		}
-		if ((in_array('date',$evalList) || in_array('datetime',$evalList)) && $PA['itemFormElValue']>0){
-				// Add server timezone offset to UTC to our stored date
-			$PA['itemFormElValue'] += date('Z', $PA['itemFormElValue']);
+		
+		if (isset($config['checkbox']))	{
+			$item .= t3lib_iconWorks::getSpriteIcon('actions-input-clear',array('tag'=>'a','class'=>'input-clearer','onclick'=>'document.getElementById(\''.$inputId.'\').value=\'\';'.implode('',$PA['fieldChangeFunc'])));
 		}
-
+		
 		$PA['fieldChangeFunc'] = array_merge(array('typo3form.fieldGet'=>'typo3form.fieldGet('.$paramsList.');'), $PA['fieldChangeFunc']);
 		$mLgd = ($config['max']?$config['max']:256);
 		$iOnChange = implode('',$PA['fieldChangeFunc']);
 
 		$item.='<input type="text" id="' . $inputId . '" class="' . implode(' ', $cssClasses) . '" name="'.$PA['itemFormElName'].'_hr" value="" style="' . $cssStyle . '" maxlength="'.$mLgd.'" onchange="'.htmlspecialchars($iOnChange).'"'.$PA['onFocus'].' />';	// This is the EDITABLE form field.
 		$item.='<input type="hidden" name="'.$PA['itemFormElName'].'" value="'.htmlspecialchars($PA['itemFormElValue']).'" />';			// This is the ACTUAL form field - values from the EDITABLE field must be transferred to this field which is the one that is written to the database.
-		$item .= $fieldAppendix;
+		$item .= $fieldAppendix.'</span>';
 		$this->extJSCODE.='typo3form.fieldSet('.$paramsList.');';
 
 			// going through all custom evaluations configured for this field