diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/reldtfmt.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/reldtfmt.cpp
index 436375276a..333ef5cde2 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/reldtfmt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/reldtfmt.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,30 @@ void RelativeDateFormat::loadDates(UErrorCode &status) {
     UResourceBundle *dateTimePatterns = calData.getByKey(DT_DateTimePatternsTag, tempStatus);
     if(U_SUCCESS(tempStatus) && ures_getSize(dateTimePatterns) > DateFormat::kDateTime) {
         int32_t resStrLen = 0;
-        const UChar *resStr = ures_getStringByIndex(dateTimePatterns, (int32_t)DateFormat::kDateTime, &resStrLen, &tempStatus);
+
+        int32_t glueIndex = (int32_t)DateFormat::kDateTime;
+        switch (fDateStyle) {
+        case kFullRelative:
+        case kFull:
+            glueIndex = kDateTimeOffset + kFull;
+            break;
+        case kLongRelative:
+        case kLong:
+            glueIndex = kDateTimeOffset + kLong;
+            break;
+        case kMediumRelative:
+        case kMedium:
+            glueIndex = kDateTimeOffset + kMedium;
+            break;        
+        case kShortRelative:
+        case kShort:
+            glueIndex = kDateTimeOffset + kShort;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+
+        const UChar *resStr = ures_getStringByIndex(dateTimePatterns, glueIndex, &resStrLen, &tempStatus);
         fCombinedFormat = new MessageFormat(UnicodeString(TRUE, resStr, resStrLen), fLocale, tempStatus);
     }
     
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/smpdtfmt.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/smpdtfmt.cpp
index d9244fee22..f4a9f1946b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/smpdtfmt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/smpdtfmt.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,15 @@ void SimpleDateFormat::construct(EStyle timeStyle,
         }
         timeDateArray[1].adoptString(tempus2);
 
-        resStr = ures_getStringByIndex(dateTimePatterns, (int32_t)kDateTime, &resStrLen, &status);
+        int32_t glueIndex = ures_getSize(dateTimePatterns);
+        if (glueIndex > kDateTimeOffset) {
+            glueIndex = (int32_t)(kDateTimeOffset + (dateStyle - kDateOffset));
+        }
+        else {
+            glueIndex = kDateTime;
+        }
+
+        resStr = ures_getStringByIndex(dateTimePatterns, glueIndex, &resStrLen, &status);
         MessageFormat::format(UnicodeString(TRUE, resStr, resStrLen), timeDateArray, 2, fPattern, status);
     }
     // if the pattern includes just time data or just date date, load the appropriate
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/datefmt.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/datefmt.h
index f543156e78..bbf6feabd2 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/datefmt.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/datefmt.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
      // kShort  + kDateOffset = 7
 
         kDateTime             = 8,
-        
+        kDateTimeOffset = kDateTime + 1,
 
         // relative dates
         kRelative = (1 << 7),
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.cpp
index 7771bf88f5..f78290989e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 ********************************************************************************
-*   Copyright (C) 2005-2008, International Business Machines
+*   Copyright (C) 2005-2009, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 ********************************************************************************
 *
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ UOBJECT_DEFINE_RTTI_IMPLEMENTATION(Win32DateFormat)
 
 #define STACK_BUFFER_SIZE 64
 
-UnicodeString *getTimeDateFormat(const Calendar *cal, const Locale *locale, UErrorCode &status)
+UnicodeString* Win32DateFormat::getTimeDateFormat(const Calendar *cal, const Locale *locale, UErrorCode &status) const
 {
     UnicodeString *result = NULL;
     const char *type = cal->getType();
@@ -74,7 +74,14 @@ UnicodeString *getTimeDateFormat(const Calendar *cal, const Locale *locale, UErr
     }
 
     int32_t resStrLen = 0;
-    const UChar *resStr = ures_getStringByIndex(patBundle, (int32_t)DateFormat::kDateTime, &resStrLen, &status);
+    int32_t glueIndex = ures_getSize(patBundle);
+    if (glueIndex > DateFormat::kDateTimeOffset) {
+        glueIndex = (int32_t)(DateFormat::kDateTimeOffset + (fDateStyle - DateFormat::kDateOffset));
+    }
+    else {
+        glueIndex = DateFormat::kDateTime;
+    }
+    const UChar *resStr = ures_getStringByIndex(patBundle, glueIndex, &resStrLen, &status);
 
     result = new UnicodeString(TRUE, resStr, resStrLen);
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.h
index 869044e04b..5f6e2dab49 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/windtfmt.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 ********************************************************************************
-*   Copyright (C) 2005-2007, International Business Machines
+*   Copyright (C) 2005-2009, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 ********************************************************************************
 *
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ private:
     void formatTime(const SYSTEMTIME *st, UnicodeString &appendTo) const;
 
     UnicodeString setTimeZoneInfo(TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION *tzi, const TimeZone &zone) const;
+    UnicodeString* getTimeDateFormat(const Calendar *cal, const Locale *locale, UErrorCode &status) const;
 
     UnicodeString *fDateTimeMsg;
     DateFormat::EStyle fTimeStyle;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.cpp
index e6824b7f20..05764a911e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ void DateFormatTest::runIndexedTest( int32_t index, UBool exec, const char* &nam
         TESTCASE(36,TestTimeZoneDisplayName);
         TESTCASE(37,TestRoundtripWithCalendar);
         TESTCASE(38,Test6338);
+        TESTCASE(39,Test6726);
         /*
-        TESTCASE(39,TestRelativeError);
-        TESTCASE(40,TestRelativeOther);
+        TESTCASE(40,TestRelativeError);
+        TESTCASE(41,TestRelativeOther);
         */
         default: name = ""; break;
     }
@@ -3142,6 +3143,46 @@ void DateFormatTest::Test6338(void)
 
 }
 
+void DateFormatTest::Test6726(void)
+{
+    // status
+    UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+
+    // fmtf, fmtl, fmtm, fmts;
+    UnicodeString strf, strl, strm, strs;
+    UDate dt = date(2008-1900, UCAL_JUNE, 10, 12, 00);
+
+    Locale loc("ja");
+    DateFormat* fmtf = DateFormat::createDateTimeInstance(DateFormat::FULL, DateFormat::FULL, loc);
+    DateFormat* fmtl = DateFormat::createDateTimeInstance(DateFormat::LONG, DateFormat::FULL, loc);
+    DateFormat* fmtm = DateFormat::createDateTimeInstance(DateFormat::MEDIUM, DateFormat::FULL, loc);
+    DateFormat* fmts = DateFormat::createDateTimeInstance(DateFormat::SHORT, DateFormat::FULL, loc);
+    strf = fmtf->format(dt, strf);
+    strl = fmtl->format(dt, strl);
+    strm = fmtm->format(dt, strm);
+    strs = fmts->format(dt, strs);
+
+    if (strf.charAt(13) == UChar(' ')) {
+        errln((UnicodeString)"FAIL: Improper formated date: " + strf);
+    }
+    if (strl.charAt(10) == UChar(' ')) {
+        errln((UnicodeString)"FAIL: Improper formated date: " + strl);
+    }
+    if (strm.charAt(10) != UChar(' ')) {
+        errln((UnicodeString)"FAIL: Improper formated date: " + strm);
+    }
+    if (strs.charAt(8)  != UChar(' ')) {
+        errln((UnicodeString)"FAIL: Improper formated date: " + strs);
+    }
+
+    delete fmtf;
+    delete fmtl;    
+    delete fmtm;    
+    delete fmts;
+
+    return;
+}
+
 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING */
 
 //eof
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.h b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.h
index 5aa180cc8f..2b610c6f8b 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtfmttst.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ public: // package
 
     void Test6338(void);
 
+    void Test6726(void);
 public:
     /**
      * Test host-specific formatting.