diff --git a/src/app/components/calendar/calendar.ts b/src/app/components/calendar/calendar.ts
index 4f6ada6b797..d02590d3f60 100644
--- a/src/app/components/calendar/calendar.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/calendar/calendar.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export const CALENDAR_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
                                             <td *ngFor="let date of week" [attr.aria-label]="date.day" [ngClass]="{ 'p-datepicker-other-month': date.otherMonth, 'p-datepicker-today': date.today }">
                                                 <ng-container *ngIf="date.otherMonth ? showOtherMonths : true">
                                                     <span
-                                                        [ngClass]="{ 'p-highlight': isSelected(date) && date.selectable, 'p-disabled': !date.selectable }"
+                                                        [ngClass]="{ 'p-highlight p-datepicker-current-day': isSelected(date) && date.selectable, 'p-disabled': !date.selectable }"
                                                         (click)="onDateSelect($event, date)"
                                                         draggable="false"
                                                         [attr.data-date]="formatDateKey(formatDateMetaToDate(date))"