diff --git a/interface/forms/clinical_notes/new.php b/interface/forms/clinical_notes/new.php
index f13ba03f692..d844efc4ebc 100644
--- a/interface/forms/clinical_notes/new.php
+++ b/interface/forms/clinical_notes/new.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 require_once("../../globals.php");
 require_once("$srcdir/api.inc.php");
+require_once("$srcdir/formatting.inc.php");
 require_once("$srcdir/patient.inc.php");
 require_once("$srcdir/options.inc.php");
 require_once($GLOBALS['srcdir'] . '/csv_like_join.php');
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
             ,'codetext' => ''
             ,'clinical_notes_type' => ''
             ,'description' => ''
+            ,'date' => oeFormatShortDate(date('Y-m-d'))
         ]
     ];
 }