diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/controls/datetime-field.html b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/controls/datetime-field.html
index 51fbdc636d..fba5898a51 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/controls/datetime-field.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/controls/datetime-field.html
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <mct-popup ng-if="picker.active">
         <div mct-click-elsewhere="picker.active = false">
             <mct-control key="'datetime-picker'"
-                         ng-model="ngModel"
-                         field="field"
+                         ng-model="pickerModel"
+                         field="'value'"
                          options="{ hours: true }">
             </mct-control>
         </div>
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/DateTimeFieldController.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/DateTimeFieldController.js
index bc932a7563..2084c32382 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/DateTimeFieldController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/DateTimeFieldController.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ define(
                     $scope.textInvalid = false;
                     $scope.lastValidValue = $scope.textValue;
                 }
+                $scope.pickerModel = { value: value };
             }
 
             function updateFromView(textValue) {
@@ -66,6 +67,14 @@ define(
                 }
             }
 
+            function updateFromPicker(value) {
+                $scope.ngModel[$scope.field] = value;
+                updateFromModel(value);
+                if ($scope.structure && $scope.structure.submit) {
+                    $scope.structure.submit();
+                }
+            }
+
             function setFormat(format) {
                 formatter = formatService.getFormat(format || defaultFormat);
                 updateFromModel($scope.ngModel[$scope.field]);
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ define(
 
             $scope.$watch('structure.format', setFormat);
             $scope.$watch('ngModel[field]', updateFromModel);
+            $scope.$watch('pickerModel.value', updateFromPicker);
             $scope.$watch('textValue', updateFromView);
 
         }