diff --git a/incidents/static/custom_js/new.js b/incidents/static/custom_js/new.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b944a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/incidents/static/custom_js/new.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	if ($("#id_date").val() == "") {
+		var date = new Date();
+		date = new Date(date.getTime() - new Date().getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000).toISOString().slice(0, 16)
+		$("#id_date").val(date);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/incidents/templates/events/new.html b/incidents/templates/events/new.html
index 054ab721..cb1409c7 100755
--- a/incidents/templates/events/new.html
+++ b/incidents/templates/events/new.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 {% block custom_js %}
 <script src="{% static "select/select2.min.js" %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static "custom_js/new.js" %}"></script>
 {% rich_edit_static %}
 <script>
 $(document).ready(function() {