diff --git a/frappe/website/js/web_form.js b/frappe/website/js/web_form.js
index fdef813acc..d5bcabc649 100644
--- a/frappe/website/js/web_form.js
+++ b/frappe/website/js/web_form.js
@@ -373,7 +373,10 @@ frappe.ready(function() {
 			$dates.datepicker({
 				language: "en",
 				autoClose: true,
-				dateFormat: frappe.datepicker_format
+				dateFormat: frappe.datepicker_format,
+				onSelect: function(date, date_str, e) {
+					e.$el.trigger('change');
+				}
 			});
 
 			// initialize dates from YYYY-MM-DD to user format
@@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ frappe.ready(function() {
 			});
 		});
 
-	}
+	};
 	setup_text_editor();
 });