diff --git a/example/advanced.js b/example/advanced.js
index 076260a..6b24c83 100644
--- a/example/advanced.js
+++ b/example/advanced.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 "column": 2,
                 "type": "datepicker", // requires jQuery UI: http://http://jqueryui.com/download/
                 "options": {
-                    "icon": "http://jqueryui.com/resources/demos/datepicker/images/calendar.gif" // Optional
+                    "icon": "http://jqueryui.com/resources/demos/datepicker/images/calendar.gif", // Optional
+                    "defaultValue": new Date(),
                 }
             }
              // Nothing specified for column 3 so it will default to text
@@ -53,4 +54,4 @@ function destroyTable() {
         table.destroy();
         table.MakeCellsEditable("destroy");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/dataTables.cellEdit.js b/js/dataTables.cellEdit.js
index 974810c..d856700 100644
--- a/js/dataTables.cellEdit.js
+++ b/js/dataTables.cellEdit.js
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ function getInputHtml(currentColumnIndex, settings, oldValue) {
                         showOn: "button",
                         buttonImage: icon,
                         buttonImageOnly: true,
-                        buttonText: "Select date"
+                        buttonText: "Select date",
+			defaultDate: inputSetting.options.defaultValue    
                     });
 	        },100);
 	        break;