diff --git a/client/client/src/greuge-create/greuge-create.html b/client/client/src/greuge-create/greuge-create.html
index 9bc8830dd..d89891acd 100644
--- a/client/client/src/greuge-create/greuge-create.html
+++ b/client/client/src/greuge-create/greuge-create.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             <vn-title vn-one margin-large-bottom>Add Greuge</vn-title>
             <vn-horizontal>
                 <vn-textfield vn-one margin-medium-right label="Importe" field="$ctrl.greuge.amount" type="number" vn-focus></vn-textfield>
-                <vn-date-picker vn-one label="Date" model="$ctrl.greuge.shipped"></vn-date-picker>
+                <vn-date-picker vn-one label="Date" model="$ctrl.greuge.shipped" today></vn-date-picker>
             </vn-horizontal>
             <vn-horizontal>
                 <vn-textfield vn-one margin-medium-right label="Comment" field="$ctrl.greuge.description"></vn-textfield>
diff --git a/client/core/src/datePicker/datePicker.js b/client/core/src/datePicker/datePicker.js
index 26fba6c34..936eae2db 100644
--- a/client/core/src/datePicker/datePicker.js
+++ b/client/core/src/datePicker/datePicker.js
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ export const formatEquivalence = {
 };
 
 class DatePicker extends Component {
-    constructor($element, $translate, $filter, $timeout) {
+    constructor($element, $translate, $filter, $timeout, $attrs, $scope) {
         super($element);
         this.input = $element[0].querySelector('input');
         this.$translate = $translate;
         this.$filter = $filter;
         this.$timeout = $timeout;
+        this.$attrs = $attrs;
+        this.$scope = $scope;
+
         this.enabled = true;
         this._modelView = null;
         this._model = undefined;
@@ -168,6 +171,11 @@ class DatePicker extends Component {
                 }
             );
         }
+
+        if (this.$attrs.hasOwnProperty('today')) {
+            this.iniOptions.defaultDate = new Date();
+        }
+
         this._optionsChecked = true;
         return this.iniOptions;
     }
@@ -176,6 +184,9 @@ class DatePicker extends Component {
         this.iniOptions = this._getOptions();
         this.isTimePicker = (this.iniOptions && this.iniOptions.enableTime && this.iniOptions.noCalendar);
         this.vp = new Flatpickr(this.input, this.iniOptions);
+        if (this.iniOptions.defaultDate) {
+            this.modelView = this.vp.formatDate(this.iniOptions.defaultDate, this.iniOptions.dateFormat);
+        }
     }
     destroyPicker() {
         if (this.vp)
@@ -191,7 +202,7 @@ class DatePicker extends Component {
         this.destroyPicker();
     }
 }
-DatePicker.$inject = ['$element', '$translate', '$filter', '$timeout'];
+DatePicker.$inject = ['$element', '$translate', '$filter', '$timeout', '$attrs', '$scope'];
 
 module.component('vnDatePicker', {
     template: require('./datePicker.html'),