diff --git a/js/search/search_form_criteria_date_abstract.js b/js/search/search_form_criteria_date_abstract.js
index e2e8afb73..babbf9b63 100644
--- a/js/search/search_form_criteria_date_abstract.js
+++ b/js/search/search_form_criteria_date_abstract.js
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ $(function()
 					{
 						oInputElem[oInputParam.x_picker]('setDate', sDate);
 					}
+					$('#ui-datepicker-div').hide();
 				}
 			}
 		},