diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
index d7fe3b71e6a..a2d83187779 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import {
     HostListener,
     ElementRef,
     TemplateRef,
-    Directive
+    Directive,
+    ChangeDetectorRef
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 import {
@@ -444,7 +445,7 @@ export class IgxDatePickerComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, EditorProvi
 
     @ViewChild(IgxInputDirective) protected input: IgxInputDirective;
 
-    constructor(private resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) { }
+    constructor(private resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) { }
 
     /**
      *Method that sets the selected date.
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ export class IgxDatePickerComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, EditorProvi
      */
     public writeValue(value: Date) {
         this.value = value;
+        this.cdr.markForCheck();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/filtering/grid-filtering-row.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/filtering/grid-filtering-row.component.ts
index ce4fadf6386..50aca440bc8 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/filtering/grid-filtering-row.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/filtering/grid-filtering-row.component.ts
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ export class IgxGridFilteringRowComponent implements AfterViewInit {
         this._conditionsOverlaySettings.outlet = this.column.grid.outletDirective;
         this._operatorsOverlaySettings.outlet = this.column.grid.outletDirective;
 
-        if (this.column.dataType === DataType.Date) {
-            // TODO: revise usage of cdr.detectChanges() here
-            this.cdr.detectChanges();
-        }
-
         this.input.nativeElement.focus();
     }