diff --git a/pages/_includes/ui/form/calendar.html b/pages/_includes/ui/form/calendar.html
index a9bc5c290..ab18be5b1 100644
--- a/pages/_includes/ui/form/calendar.html
+++ b/pages/_includes/ui/form/calendar.html
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {% assign type = include.type | default: 'date' %}
+{% assign value = include.value | default: '2020-06-20' %}
 {% assign placeholder = include.placeholder | default: 'Select a date' %}
 {% assign id = include.id | default: 'simple' %}
 
 {% capture input %}
-<input id="calendar-{{ id }}" type="{{ type }}" class="form-control{% if include.class %} {{ include.class }}{% endif %}"{% if placeholder %} placeholder="{{ placeholder }}"{% endif %} />
+<input id="calendar-{{ id }}" type="{{ type }}" value="{{ value }}" class="form-control{% if include.class %} {{ include.class }}{% endif %}"{% if placeholder %} placeholder="{{ placeholder }}"{% endif %} />
 {% endcapture %}
 
 {% if include.inline %}
diff --git a/scss/vendor/_flatpickr.scss b/scss/vendor/_flatpickr.scss
index 836a9b682..ef0ab69ed 100644
--- a/scss/vendor/_flatpickr.scss
+++ b/scss/vendor/_flatpickr.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 .flatpickr-day {
   color: inherit;
   border-radius: $border-radius;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  line-height: 1;
 
   &.today {
     border-color: $border-color;