diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js b/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
index 5c13b63a4..22b94ab79 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/form/datepicker.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const DATEPICKER_INITIALIZED_CLASS = 'datepicker--initialized';
 
 const DATEPICKER_CONFIG = {
   'global': {
+    position: 'right',
     locale: 'de',  // TODO: hardcoded
     weekStart: 1,  // TODO: hardcoded
     stayOpen: true,  // to prevent the instance from closing when selecting a date before selecting a time