diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index 109dc02a22..66010f0a04 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class EventUpdateForm(I18nModelForm):
         widgets = {
             'date_from': SplitDateTimePickerWidget(),
             'date_to': SplitDateTimePickerWidget(attrs={'data-date-after': '#id_date_from_0'}),
-            'date_admission': SplitDateTimePickerWidget(attrs={'data-date-after': '#id_date_from_0'}),
+            'date_admission': SplitDateTimePickerWidget(attrs={'data-date-default': '#id_date_from_0'}),
             'presale_start': SplitDateTimePickerWidget(),
             'presale_end': SplitDateTimePickerWidget(attrs={'data-date-after': '#id_presale_start_0'}),
         }
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/main.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/main.js
index fb84be5fa2..1959784f6c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/main.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ var form_handlers = function (el) {
         earlier_field.on("dp.change", update);
     });
 
-    el.find(".datetimepicker[data-date-default]").each(function() {
+    el.find(".datetimepicker[data-date-default], .datepickerfield[data-date-default]").each(function() {
         var fill_field = $(this),
             default_field = $($(this).attr("data-date-default")),
             show = function () {