diff --git a/src/features/smartSearch/components/filters/TimeFrame.tsx b/src/features/smartSearch/components/filters/TimeFrame.tsx
index 19bfbdf8be..0274b852cb 100644
--- a/src/features/smartSearch/components/filters/TimeFrame.tsx
+++ b/src/features/smartSearch/components/filters/TimeFrame.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+import dayjs from 'dayjs';
 import { MenuItem, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { getNewDateWithOffset } from 'utils/dateUtils';
 import { getTimeFrameWithConfig } from '../utils';
 import { Msg } from 'core/i18n';
-import StyledDatePicker from '../inputs/StyledDatePicker';
 import StyledNumberInput from '../inputs/StyledNumberInput';
 import StyledSelect from '../inputs/StyledSelect';
 import { TIME_FRAME } from 'features/smartSearch/components/types';
 
 import messageIds from 'features/smartSearch/l10n/messageIds';
+import StyledDatePicker from '../inputs/StyledDatePicker';
 
 interface TimeFrameProps {
   onChange: (range: { after?: string; before?: string }) => void;
@@ -60,14 +61,22 @@ const TimeFrame = ({
 
   const afterDateSelect = (
     <StyledDatePicker
-      onChange={(date) => setAfter(date as unknown as Date)}
-      value={after}
+      onChange={(date) => {
+        if (date) {
+          setAfter(date.toDate());
+        }
+      }}
+      value={dayjs(after)}
     />
   );
   const beforeDateSelect = (
     <StyledDatePicker
-      onChange={(date) => setBefore(date as unknown as Date)}
-      value={before}
+      onChange={(date) => {
+        if (date) {
+          setBefore(date.toDate());
+        }
+      }}
+      value={dayjs(before)}
     />
   );
   const timeFrameSelect = (
diff --git a/src/features/smartSearch/components/inputs/StyledDatePicker.tsx b/src/features/smartSearch/components/inputs/StyledDatePicker.tsx
index 034f4007db..8f023c94a3 100644
--- a/src/features/smartSearch/components/inputs/StyledDatePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/features/smartSearch/components/inputs/StyledDatePicker.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
+import dayjs from 'dayjs';
+import { useTheme } from '@mui/material';
 import { DatePicker, DatePickerProps } from '@mui/x-date-pickers/DatePicker';
 
-const styles = {
-  fontSize: 'typography.h4.fontSize',
-  padding: 0,
-  width: '12rem',
-};
-
-const StyledDatePicker: React.FC<DatePickerProps<Date>> = (
+const StyledDatePicker: React.FC<DatePickerProps<dayjs.Dayjs>> = (
   props
 ): React.ReactElement => {
-  return <DatePicker {...props} slotProps={{ textField: { sx: styles } }} />;
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  return (
+    <DatePicker
+      {...props}
+      slotProps={{
+        textField: {
+          inputProps: {
+            sx: {
+              fontSize: theme.typography.h4.fontSize,
+              padding: 0,
+            },
+          },
+          sx: {
+            paddingRight: 1,
+            paddingTop: '1px',
+            width: '15rem',
+          },
+          variant: 'standard',
+        },
+      }}
+    />
+  );
 };
 
 export default StyledDatePicker;