diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js
index d3fe0c612d..1782b3e6dc 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/datetime.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 frappe.ui.form.ControlDatetime = class ControlDatetime extends frappe.ui.form.ControlDate {
 	set_formatted_input(value) {
+		this.datetime_format = "DD-MM-YYYY HH:mm:ss";
 		if (this.timepicker_only) return;
 		if (!this.datepicker) return;
 		if (!value) {
@@ -13,6 +14,18 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlDatetime = class ControlDatetime extends frappe.ui.form.Co
 		let should_refresh = this.last_value && this.last_value !== value;
 		value = this.format_for_input(value);
 		this.$input && this.$input.val(value);
+		if (!should_refresh) {
+			if (this.datepicker.selectedDates.length > 0) {
+				// if date is selected but different from value, refresh
+				const selected_date = moment(this.datepicker.selectedDates[0]).format(
+					this.datetime_format
+				);
+				should_refresh = selected_date !== value;
+			} else {
+				// if datepicker has no selected date, refresh
+				should_refresh = true;
+			}
+		}
 		if (should_refresh) {
 			this.datepicker.selectDate(frappe.datetime.user_to_obj(value));
 		}