diff --git a/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsregisterdecl.ui b/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsregisterdecl.ui
--- a/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsregisterdecl.ui
+++ b/kmymoney/dialogs/settings/ksettingsregisterdecl.ui
@@ -234,6 +234,52 @@
                   </property>
                 </widget>
               </item>
+              <item>
+                <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
+                  <item>
+                    <widget class="QLabel" name="textLabel2_1">
+                      <property name="text">
+                        <string>Initial cursor position within the date field</string>
+                      </property>
+                    </widget>
+                  </item>
+                  <item>
+                    <widget class="QComboBox" name="kcfg_initialDateFieldCursorPosition">
+                      <item>
+                        <property name="text">
+                        <string>Day</string>
+                        </property>
+                      </item>
+                      <item>
+                        <property name="text">
+                        <string>Month</string>
+                        </property>
+                      </item>
+                      <item>
+                        <property name="text">
+                        <string>Year</string>
+                        </property>
+                      </item>
+                    </widget>
+                  </item>
+                  <item>
+                    <spacer name="spacer16">
+                      <property name="sizeHint">
+                        <size>
+                          <width>31</width>
+                          <height>20</height>
+                        </size>
+                      </property>
+                      <property name="sizeType">
+                        <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+                      </property>
+                      <property name="orientation">
+                        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                      </property>
+                    </spacer>
+                  </item>
+                </layout>
+              </item>
               <item>
                 <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
                   <item>
diff --git a/kmymoney/settings/kmymoney.kcfg b/kmymoney/settings/kmymoney.kcfg
--- a/kmymoney/settings/kmymoney.kcfg
+++ b/kmymoney/settings/kmymoney.kcfg
@@ -323,6 +323,15 @@
    <label>Sort order of register in search dialog</label>
    <default>1,-9,-4</default>
   </entry>
+  <entry name="initialDateFieldCursorPosition" type="Enum">
+   <label>Initial cursor position within the date field</label>
+   <default>Day</default>
+   <choices name="PositionType">
+     <choice name="Day"/>
+     <choice name="Month"/>
+     <choice name="Year"/>
+   </choices>
+  </entry>
   <entry name="defaultReconciliationState" type="Int">
    <label>Default reconciliation state for transactions entered during reconciliation</label>
    <default>0</default>
diff --git a/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings.kcfgc b/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings.kcfgc
--- a/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings.kcfgc
+++ b/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings.kcfgc
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 Mutators=true
 Visibility=KMM_SETTINGS_EXPORT
 IncludeFiles=kmm_settings_export.h
+UseEnumTypes=true
diff --git a/kmymoney/widgets/kmymoneydateinput.cpp b/kmymoney/widgets/kmymoneydateinput.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/widgets/kmymoneydateinput.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/widgets/kmymoneydateinput.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "kmymoneydateinput.h"
+#include "kmymoneysettings.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QT Includes
@@ -168,16 +169,23 @@
   // see if we find a known format. If it's unknown, then we use YMD (international)
   if (order == "mdy") {
     d->m_dateEdit->setDisplayFormat(QString("MM%1dd%2yyyy").arg(separator, separator));
-    d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::MonthSection);
   } else if (order == "dmy") {
     d->m_dateEdit->setDisplayFormat(QString("dd%1MM%2yyyy").arg(separator, separator));
-    d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::DaySection);
   } else if (order == "ydm") {
     d->m_dateEdit->setDisplayFormat(QString("yyyy%1dd%2MM").arg(separator, separator));
-    d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::YearSection);
   } else {
     d->m_dateEdit->setDisplayFormat(QString("yyyy%1MM%2dd").arg(separator, separator));
-    d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::YearSection);
+  }
+  switch(KMyMoneySettings::initialDateFieldCursorPosition()) {
+    case KMyMoneySettings::Day:
+      d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::DaySection);
+      break;
+    case KMyMoneySettings::Month:
+      d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::MonthSection);
+      break;
+    case KMyMoneySettings::Year:
+      d->m_dateEdit->setInitialSection(QDateTimeEdit::YearSection);
+      break;
   }
 
   d->m_datePicker = new KDatePicker(d->m_date, d->m_dateFrame);