diff --git a/src/DateTime.js b/src/DateTime.js
index 88a72bfb0..4d6dbd475 100644
--- a/src/DateTime.js
+++ b/src/DateTime.js
@@ -338,17 +338,17 @@ export default class Datetime extends React.Component {
 		let updateOnView = this.getUpdateOn( this.getFormat('date') );
 		let viewDate = this.state.viewDate.clone();
 
-		// Set the value into day/month/year
-		viewDate[ this.viewToMethod[currentView] ](
-			parseInt( e.target.getAttribute('data-value'), 10 )
-		);
-
 		// Need to set month and year will for days view (prev/next month)
 		if ( currentView === 'days' ) {
 			viewDate.month( parseInt( e.target.getAttribute('data-month'), 10 ) );
 			viewDate.year( parseInt( e.target.getAttribute('data-year'), 10 ) );
 		}
 
+		// Set the value into day/month/year
+		viewDate[ this.viewToMethod[currentView] ](
+			parseInt( e.target.getAttribute('data-value'), 10 )
+		);
+
 		let update = {viewDate: viewDate};
 		if ( currentView === updateOnView ) {
 			update.selectedDate = viewDate.clone();
diff --git a/test/tests.spec.js b/test/tests.spec.js
index 498afa2ec..138b58c68 100644
--- a/test/tests.spec.js
+++ b/test/tests.spec.js
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ describe('Datetime', () => {
 		expect(component.find('.rdtSwitch').text()).toEqual('December 2018');
 	});
 
+	it('click on 31st of the prev month (#744)', () => {
+		const component = utils.createDatetime({
+			initialViewMode: 'days',
+			initialValue: new Date(2020, 8, 1)
+		});
+		
+		utils.openDatepicker(component);
+		utils.clickClassItem(component, '.rdtOld', 1);
+		
+		expect(utils.getInputValue(component)).toEqual('08/31/2020 12:00 AM');
+	});
+
 	it('sets CSS class on selected item (day)', () => {
 		const component = utils.createDatetime({ initialViewMode: 'days' });
 		utils.openDatepicker(component);