diff --git a/src/msw/datectrl.cpp b/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
index 84fa85f9a1..4e8a940ad6 100644
--- a/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ wxDatePickerCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
 
     if ( dt.IsValid() || (style & wxDP_ALLOWNONE) )
         SetValue(dt);
+    else
+        SetValue(wxDateTime::Today());
 
     return true;
 }