diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/DatePicker.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/DatePicker.svelte
index c1c4cc866f..fd67fa41bb 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/DatePicker.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/DatePicker.svelte
@@ -19,18 +19,33 @@
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const flatpickrId = `${uuid()}-wrapper`
   let open = false
-  let flatpickr, flatpickrOptions, isTimeOnly
+  let flatpickr, flatpickrOptions
+
+  const resolveTimeStamp = timestamp => {
+    let maskedDate = new Date(`0-${timestamp}`)
+
+    if (maskedDate instanceof Date && !isNaN(maskedDate.getTime())) {
+      return maskedDate
+    } else {
+      return null
+    }
+  }
 
-  $: isTimeOnly = !timeOnly && value ? !isNaN(new Date(`0-${value}`)) : timeOnly
   $: flatpickrOptions = {
     element: `#${flatpickrId}`,
-    enableTime: isTimeOnly || enableTime || false,
-    noCalendar: isTimeOnly || false,
+    enableTime: timeOnly || enableTime || false,
+    noCalendar: timeOnly || false,
     altInput: true,
-    altFormat: isTimeOnly ? "H:i" : enableTime ? "F j Y, H:i" : "F j, Y",
+    altFormat: timeOnly ? "H:i" : enableTime ? "F j Y, H:i" : "F j, Y",
     wrap: true,
     appendTo,
     disableMobile: "true",
+    onReady: () => {
+      let timestamp = resolveTimeStamp(value)
+      if (timeOnly && timestamp) {
+        dispatch("change", timestamp.toISOString())
+      }
+    },
   }
 
   const handleChange = event => {
@@ -39,10 +54,9 @@
     if (newValue) {
       newValue = newValue.toISOString()
     }
-    // if time only set date component to today
+    // if time only set date component to 2000-01-01
     if (timeOnly) {
-      const todayDate = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0]
-      newValue = `${todayDate}T${newValue.split("T")[1]}`
+      newValue = `2000-01-01T${newValue.split("T")[1]}`
     }
     dispatch("change", newValue)
   }
@@ -76,10 +90,13 @@
       return null
     }
     let date
-    let time = new Date(`0-${val}`)
+    let time
+
     // it is a string like 00:00:00, just time
-    if (timeOnly || (typeof val === "string" && !isNaN(time))) {
-      date = time
+    let ts = resolveTimeStamp(val)
+
+    if (timeOnly && ts) {
+      date = ts
     } else if (val instanceof Date) {
       // Use real date obj if already parsed
       date = val
@@ -101,7 +118,7 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-{#key isTimeOnly}
+{#key timeOnly}
   <Flatpickr
     bind:flatpickr
     value={parseDate(value)}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
index 8ab6d75c5d..7087dd0c23 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
@@ -19,10 +19,22 @@
   export let value = defaultValue || (meta.type === "boolean" ? false : "")
   export let readonly
 
+  const resolveTimeStamp = timestamp => {
+    let maskedDate = new Date(`0-${timestamp}`)
+    if (maskedDate instanceof Date && !isNaN(maskedDate.getTime())) {
+      return maskedDate
+    } else {
+      return null
+    }
+  }
+
   $: stringVal =
     typeof value === "object" ? JSON.stringify(value, null, 2) : value
   $: type = meta?.type
   $: label = meta.name ? capitalise(meta.name) : ""
+
+  const timeStamp = resolveTimeStamp(value)
+  const isTimeStamp = timeStamp ? true : false
 </script>
 
 {#if type === "options"}
@@ -34,7 +46,7 @@
     sort
   />
 {:else if type === "datetime"}
-  <DatePicker {label} bind:value />
+  <DatePicker {label} timeOnly={isTimeStamp} bind:value />
 {:else if type === "attachment"}
   <Dropzone {label} bind:value />
 {:else if type === "boolean"}