diff --git a/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/mod.rs b/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/mod.rs
index 1090907f792..455368a69bd 100644
--- a/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/mod.rs
+++ b/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/mod.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ impl BuiltInConstructor for DateTimeFormat {
         let options = args.get_or_undefined(1);
 
         // 2. Let dateTimeFormat be ? CreateDateTimeFormat(newTarget, locales, options, any, date).
+        let prototype = get_prototype_from_constructor(
+            new_target_inner,
+            StandardConstructors::date_time_format,
+            context,
+        )?;
         let dtf = create_date_time_format(
             locales,
             options,
@@ -184,11 +189,6 @@ impl BuiltInConstructor for DateTimeFormat {
             FormatDefaults::Date,
             context,
         )?;
-        let prototype = get_prototype_from_constructor(
-            new_target_inner,
-            StandardConstructors::date_time_format,
-            context,
-        )?;
         let date_time_format = JsObject::from_proto_and_data(prototype, dtf);
 
         // 3. If the implementation supports the normative optional constructor mode of 4.3 Note 1, then
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ pub(crate) fn create_date_time_format(
     defaults: FormatDefaults,
     context: &mut Context,
 ) -> JsResult<DateTimeFormat> {
+    // NOTE: The below step's code was moved out into constructor to prevent unnecessary JsObject allocation when we create dtf internally
+    // (e.g. toLocaleString methods of Date and Temporal objects)
+    // 1. Let dateTimeFormat be ? OrdinaryCreateFromConstructor(newTarget, "%Intl.DateTimeFormat.prototype%",
+    // « [[InitializedDateTimeFormat]], [[Locale]], [[Calendar]], [[NumberingSystem]], [[TimeZone]],
+    // [[HourCycle]], [[DateStyle]], [[TimeStyle]], [[DateTimeFormat]], [[BoundFormat]] »).
     // 2. Let hour12 be undefined. <- TODO
     // 3. Let modifyResolutionOptions be a new Abstract Closure with parameters (options) that captures hour12 and performs the following steps when called:
     //        a. Set hour12 to options.[[hour12]].
@@ -1025,24 +1030,6 @@ pub(crate) fn format_date_time_locale(
     context: &mut Context,
 ) -> JsResult<JsValue> {
     let options = coerce_options_to_object(options, context)?;
-    if format_type != FormatType::Time
-        && get_option::<DateStyle>(&options, js_string!("dateStyle"), context)?.is_none()
-    {
-        options.create_data_property_or_throw(
-            js_string!("dateStyle"),
-            JsValue::from(js_string!("long")),
-            context,
-        )?;
-    }
-    if format_type != FormatType::Date
-        && get_option::<TimeStyle>(&options, js_string!("timeStyle"), context)?.is_none()
-    {
-        options.create_data_property_or_throw(
-            js_string!("timeStyle"),
-            JsValue::from(js_string!("long")),
-            context,
-        )?;
-    }
     let options_value = options.into();
     let dtf = create_date_time_format(locales, &options_value, format_type, defaults, context)?;
     // FormatDateTime steps 1–2: TimeClip and NaN check (format_timestamp_with_dtf does ToLocalTime + format only).
diff --git a/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/tests.rs b/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/tests.rs
index 66d97ccfd99..2d0e83a41e4 100644
--- a/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/tests.rs
+++ b/core/engine/src/builtins/intl/date_time_format/tests.rs
@@ -65,3 +65,54 @@ fn dtf_basic() {
         TestAction::assert_eq("result === 'Sunday, 20 December 2020 at 14:23:16'", true),
     ]);
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "intl_bundled")]
+#[test]
+fn date_to_locale_string() {
+    run_test_actions([
+        TestAction::run(indoc! {"
+            // Setup date
+            const date = new Date(Date.UTC(2021, 3, 12, 6, 7));
+
+            let result = date.toLocaleString('en-US', { dateStyle: 'short' });
+        "}),
+        TestAction::assert_eq("result === '4/12/21'", true),
+    ]);
+    run_test_actions([
+        TestAction::run(indoc! {"
+            // Setup date
+            const date = new Date(Date.UTC(2021, 3, 12, 6, 7));
+
+            let result = date.toLocaleString('en-US', { timeStyle: 'short' });
+        "}),
+        TestAction::assert_eq("result === '6:07\u{202f}AM'", true),
+    ]);
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "intl_bundled")]
+#[test]
+fn dtf_ctor_observable_behavior() {
+    run_test_actions([
+        TestAction::run(indoc! {"
+            const expected = [];
+
+            const proxyConstructor = new Proxy(Intl.DateTimeFormat, {
+              get(target, prop) {
+                if (prop === 'prototype') {
+                  expected.push('prototype-access');
+                }
+                return target[prop];
+              }
+            });
+
+            try {
+              new proxyConstructor('en', { timeZone: 'Invalid/Zone' });
+            } catch (e) {
+              expected.push('error-thrown');
+            }
+        "}),
+        TestAction::assert_eq("expected.length === 2", true),
+        TestAction::assert_eq("expected[0] === 'prototype-access'", true),
+        TestAction::assert_eq("expected[1] === 'error-thrown'", true),
+    ]);
+}