diff --git a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/dateEditor.ts b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/dateEditor.ts
index ab29b0aaf..43ea1ece4 100644
--- a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/dateEditor.ts
+++ b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/dateEditor.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export class DateEditor implements Editor {
 
   loadValue(item: any) {
     this.defaultDate = item[this.args.column.field];
+    this.flatInstance.setDate(item[this.args.column.field]);
   }
 
   serializeValue() {