diff --git a/addon/components/datepicker-support.js b/addon/components/datepicker-support.js
index 792c2c5..3130e22 100644
--- a/addon/components/datepicker-support.js
+++ b/addon/components/datepicker-support.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default Mixin.create({
   language: undefined,
   startDate: undefined,
   endDate: undefined,
+  defaultViewDate: undefined,
   customParser: function(value) {
     return value;
   },
@@ -139,6 +140,11 @@ export default Mixin.create({
       this.$().data('datepicker')._process_options({format: format});
       this._updateDatepicker();
     });
+
+    this.addObserver('defaultViewDate', function() {
+      this.$().datepicker('setDefaultViewDate', this.get('defaultViewDate'));
+      this._updateDatepicker();
+    });
   }),
 
   _updateDatepicker: function() {