diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/date_picker.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/date_picker.js
index 9bd4795093d..7f622f10820 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/date_picker.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/date_picker.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var DateWidget = Widget.extend({
     set_value: function(value) {
         this.set({'value': value});
         this.$input.val((value)? this.format_client(value) : '');
-        this.picker.setValue(value);
+        this.picker.setValue(this.format_client(value));
     },
     get_value: function() {
         return this.get('value');