diff --git a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.js b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.js
index 2bb093dbaf..1713a7b2c5 100644
--- a/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.js
+++ b/erpnext/selling/doctype/sales_order/sales_order.js
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ erpnext.selling.SalesOrderController = class SalesOrderController extends erpnex
 		var delivery_dates = this.frm.doc.items.map(i => i.delivery_date);
 		delivery_dates = [ ...new Set(delivery_dates) ];
 
+		var today = new Date();
+
 		var item_grid = this.frm.fields_dict["items"].grid;
 		if(!item_grid.get_selected().length && delivery_dates.length > 1) {
 			var dialog = new frappe.ui.Dialog({
@@ -873,7 +875,11 @@ erpnext.selling.SalesOrderController = class SalesOrderController extends erpnex
 						<div class="list-item">
 							<div class="list-item__content list-item__content--flex-2">
 								<label>
-								<input type="checkbox" data-date="${date}" checked="checked"/>
+								<input
+									type="checkbox"
+									data-date="${date}"
+									${frappe.datetime.get_day_diff(new Date(date), today) > 0 ? "" : 'checked="checked"'}
+								/>
 								${frappe.datetime.str_to_user(date)}
 								</label>
 							</div>