diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bf657d345..5352a8052 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 4.1.0'
 
 # Use jquery as the JavaScript library
 gem 'jquery-rails'
+gem 'jquery-ui-rails'
 # Turbolinks makes following links in your web application faster. Read more: https://github.com/rails/turbolinks
 gem 'turbolinks'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index fafb13808..b5f4e866d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ GEM
       rails-dom-testing (~> 1.0)
       railties (>= 4.2.0)
       thor (>= 0.14, < 2.0)
+    jquery-ui-rails (5.0.5)
+      railties (>= 3.2.16)
     json (1.8.3)
     jwt (1.5.2)
     kaminari (0.16.3)
@@ -475,6 +477,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   i18n-tasks
   initialjs-rails (= 0.2.0.1)
   jquery-rails
+  jquery-ui-rails
   kaminari
   launchy
   letter_opener_web (~> 1.3.0)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 24f164bb2..52d176c41 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 //
 //= require jquery
 //= require jquery_ujs
+//= require jquery-ui/datepicker
+//= require jquery-ui/datepicker-es
 //= require foundation
 //= require turbolinks
 //= require ckeditor/init
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
index 0dedc20b6..415c23f9e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 @import "participation";
 @import "c3";
 @import "annotator.min";
-@import "annotator_overrides";
\ No newline at end of file
+@import "annotator_overrides";
+@import "jquery-ui/datepicker";
\ No newline at end of file