diff --git a/lib/formtastic-separate_html5_date_and_time/formtastic.rb b/lib/formtastic-separate_html5_date_and_time/formtastic.rb
index 8c6ed09..720e6ce 100644
--- a/lib/formtastic-separate_html5_date_and_time/formtastic.rb
+++ b/lib/formtastic-separate_html5_date_and_time/formtastic.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ class SeparateDateAndTimePickerInput < Formtastic::Inputs::DatetimePickerInput
value_parts.last
end
+ def value
+ return options[:input_html][:value] if options[:input_html] && options[:input_html].key?(:value)
+
+ val = object.send(method)
+ return val.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') if val.kind_of?(DateTime)
+
+ super
+ end
+
def value_parts
@value_parts ||= (value || '').split(' ')
end