diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.json
index f82fbcc357..e08856a3bb 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/expense_claim/expense_claim.json
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
    "permlevel": 0
   }, 
   {
+   "default": "Today", 
    "fieldname": "posting_date", 
    "fieldtype": "Date", 
    "in_filter": 1, 
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@
  "icon": "icon-money", 
  "idx": 1, 
  "is_submittable": 1, 
- "modified": "2015-04-21 09:32:00.971151", 
+ "modified": "2015-04-22 01:51:24.782515", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "HR", 
  "name": "Expense Claim",