diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/date-picker/date-picker.directive.js b/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/date-picker/date-picker.directive.js
index 0a216262e5..167ef8688b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/date-picker/date-picker.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/date-picker/date-picker.directive.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default
                     }, true);
 
                     scope.$watch('dateValue', function(newValue) {
-                        var newDate = moment(newValue);
+                        var newDate = moment(newValue, ['L'], moment.locale());
 
                         if (newValue && !newDate.isValid()) {
                             scope.error = "That is not a valid date.";
@@ -54,11 +54,50 @@ export default
                         mustUpdateValue = true;
                     });
 
+                    var localeData =
+                        moment.localeData();
+                    var dateFormat = momentFormatToDPFormat(localeData._longDateFormat.L);
+                    var localeKey = momentLocaleToDPLocale(moment.locale());
+
                     element.find(".DatePicker").addClass("input-prepend date");
                     element.find(".DatePicker").find(".DatePicker-icon").addClass("add-on");
                     $(".date").systemTrackingDP({
-                        autoclose: true
+                        autoclose: true,
+                        language: localeKey,
+                        format: dateFormat
                     });
+
+                    function momentLocaleToDPLocale(localeKey) {
+                        var parts = localeKey.split('-');
+
+                        if (parts.length === 2) {
+                            var lastPart = parts[1].toUpperCase();
+                            return [parts[0], lastPart].join('-');
+                        } else {
+                            return localeKey;
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                    function momentFormatToDPFormat(momentFormat) {
+                        var resultFormat = momentFormat;
+
+                        function lowerCase(str) {
+                            return str.toLowerCase();
+                        }
+
+                        resultFormat = resultFormat.replace(/D{1,2}/, lowerCase);
+
+                        if (/MMM/.test(resultFormat)) {
+                            resultFormat = resultFormat.replace('MMM', 'M');
+                        } else {
+                            resultFormat = resultFormat.replace(/M{1,2}/, 'm');
+                        }
+
+                        resultFormat = resultFormat.replace(/Y{2,4}/, lowerCase);
+
+                        return resultFormat;
+                    }
                 }
             };
         }