diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_plan_item/production_plan_item.json b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_plan_item/production_plan_item.json
index 71349385df..2acdbb74d9 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_plan_item/production_plan_item.json
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_plan_item/production_plan_item.json
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
    "reqd": 1, 
    "width": "100px"
   }, 
+  {
+   "default": "now", 
+   "fieldname": "planned_start_date", 
+   "fieldtype": "Datetime", 
+   "label": "Planned Start Date", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": ""
+  }, 
   {
    "fieldname": "sales_order", 
    "fieldtype": "Link", 
@@ -104,7 +112,7 @@
  ], 
  "idx": 1, 
  "istable": 1, 
- "modified": "2015-02-19 01:07:00.936590", 
+ "modified": "2015-07-07 07:52:40.883761", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Manufacturing", 
  "name": "Production Plan Item", 
diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_planning_tool/production_planning_tool.py b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_planning_tool/production_planning_tool.py
index f5c951ff96..df5a0e18b9 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_planning_tool/production_planning_tool.py
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/production_planning_tool/production_planning_tool.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class ProductionPlanningTool(Document):
 			pi.bom_no					= item_details and item_details[0][2] or ''
 			pi.so_pending_qty			= flt(p['pending_qty'])
 			pi.planned_qty				= flt(p['pending_qty'])
+			pi.planned_start_date		= now()
 
 	def validate_data(self):
 		self.validate_company()
@@ -211,8 +212,6 @@ class ProductionPlanningTool(Document):
 		for key in items:
 			pro = frappe.new_doc("Production Order")
 			pro.update(items[key])
-
-			pro.planned_start_date = now()
 			pro.set_production_order_operations()
 
 			frappe.flags.mute_messages = True