diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date_range.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date_range.js
index 727e9d55c2..170404f575 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date_range.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/date_range.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlDateRange = class ControlDateRange extends frappe.ui.form.
 			language: "en",
 			range: true,
 			autoClose: true,
-			toggleSelected: false
+			toggleSelected: false,
+			firstDay: frappe.datetime.get_first_day_of_the_week_index()
 		};
 		this.datepicker_options.dateFormat =
 			(frappe.boot.sysdefaults.date_format || 'yyyy-mm-dd');