diff --git a/src/components/DateTimePicker/CustomInput.js b/src/components/DateTimePicker/CustomInput.js
index f6f4d6018b..84ecbf31be 100644
--- a/src/components/DateTimePicker/CustomInput.js
+++ b/src/components/DateTimePicker/CustomInput.js
@@ -1,28 +1,54 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react'
-import { func } from 'prop-types'
+import { func, oneOf } from 'prop-types'
 
 import { COMPONENT_TYPE, SIZES_TYPE } from '../../utils'
 import { IconWrapper } from '../Field/styles'
+import { Icon } from '../Icon'
 
 import * as S from './styles'
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line react/prefer-stateless-function
 export class CustomInput extends PureComponent {
   render() {
-    const { handleBlur, handleFocus, icon, inputRef, size, ...rest } = this.props
+    const {
+      focused,
+      handleBlur,
+      handleFocus,
+      icon,
+      iconPlacement,
+      inputRef,
+      size,
+      ...rest
+    } = this.props
     return (
-      <S.CustomInput icon={icon} onBlur={handleBlur} onFocus={handleFocus} size={size}>
-        {icon && <IconWrapper size={size}>{icon}</IconWrapper>}
+      <S.CustomInput
+        focused={focused}
+        icon={icon}
+        iconPlacement={iconPlacement}
+        onBlur={handleBlur}
+        onFocus={handleFocus}
+        size={size}
+      >
+        {icon && (
+          <IconWrapper iconPlacement={iconPlacement} size={size}>
+            {icon}
+          </IconWrapper>
+        )}
         <input ref={inputRef} {...rest} />
+        <IconWrapper iconPlacement="right" size={size}>
+          <Icon name="down" size="xs" />
+        </IconWrapper>
       </S.CustomInput>
     )
   }
 }
 
 CustomInput.propTypes = {
+  focused: oneOf('date', 'time', null),
   handleBlur: func,
   handleFocus: func,
   icon: COMPONENT_TYPE,
+  iconPlacement: oneOf('right', 'left'),
   inputRef: func,
   size: SIZES_TYPE
 }
diff --git a/src/components/DateTimePicker/doc.mdx b/src/components/DateTimePicker/doc.mdx
index 751a7e1c0f..c95f438da4 100644
--- a/src/components/DateTimePicker/doc.mdx
+++ b/src/components/DateTimePicker/doc.mdx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ _Note_: Pass a value of `null` if you don't want the default value of `Date.now(
 <Playground>
   <DateTimePicker
     timeIcon={<Icon name="date" size="sm" color="primary.500" />}
+    timeIconPlacement="right"
     value={Date.now()}
     onChange={date => console.log('date: ', date)}
   />
diff --git a/src/components/DateTimePicker/index.js b/src/components/DateTimePicker/index.js
index 4bdad4e6b6..ab219d59de 100644
--- a/src/components/DateTimePicker/index.js
+++ b/src/components/DateTimePicker/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { forwardRef, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom'
-import { bool, func, number, object, oneOfType, string } from 'prop-types'
+import { bool, func, number, object, oneOf, oneOfType, string } from 'prop-types'
 
 import { COMPONENT_TYPE, SIZES_TYPE } from '../../utils'
 
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ export const DateTimePicker = forwardRef(
     {
       value = new Date(),
       dateIcon,
+      dateIconPlacement = 'left',
       datePickerOnly,
       datePickerProps = {},
       onChange,
       size = 'lg',
       timeIcon,
+      timeIconPlacement = 'left',
       timePickerOnly,
       timePickerProps = {},
       ...rest
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ export const DateTimePicker = forwardRef(
     const timePickerDateFormat = timePickerProps.dateFormat || DEFAULT_TIME_FORMAT
     const timeIntervals = timePickerProps.timeIntervals || DEFAULT_INTERVAL
 
+    const [focused, setFocused] = useState(
+      (datePickerProps.autoFocus && 'date') || (timePickerProps.autoFocus && 'time') || null
+    )
     const [date, setDate] = useState(null)
 
     const formatDate = date => getDate(date, timeIntervals)
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ export const DateTimePicker = forwardRef(
     const handleFocus = (kind, e) => {
       let onDatePickerFocus = datePickerProps.onFocus
       let onTimePickerFocus = timePickerProps.onFocus
+      setFocused(kind)
       kind === 'date' && onDatePickerFocus && onDatePickerFocus(e)
       kind === 'time' && onTimePickerFocus && onTimePickerFocus(e)
     }
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ export const DateTimePicker = forwardRef(
     const handleBlur = (kind, e) => {
       let onDatePickerBlur = datePickerProps.onBlur
       let onTimePickerBlur = timePickerProps.onBlur
+      setFocused(null)
       kind === 'date' && onDatePickerBlur && onDatePickerBlur(e)
       kind === 'time' && onTimePickerBlur && onTimePickerBlur(e)
     }
@@ -99,9 +106,11 @@ export const DateTimePicker = forwardRef(
             className="date-picker"
             customInput={
               <CustomInput
+                focused={focused}
                 handleBlur={e => handleBlur('date', e)}
                 handleFocus={e => handleFocus('date', e)}
                 icon={dateIcon}
+                iconPlacement={dateIconPlacement}
                 inputRef={timePickerOnly ? null : ref}
                 ref={ref}
                 size={size}
@@ -122,9 +131,11 @@ export const DateTimePicker = forwardRef(
             className="time-picker"
             customInput={
               <CustomInput
+                focused={focused}
                 handleBlur={e => handleBlur('date', e)}
                 handleFocus={e => handleFocus('date', e)}
                 icon={timeIcon}
+                iconPlacement={timeIconPlacement}
                 inputRef={timePickerOnly ? ref : null}
                 size={size}
               />
@@ -150,11 +161,13 @@ DateTimePicker.displayName = 'DateTimePicker'
 
 DateTimePicker.propTypes = {
   dateIcon: COMPONENT_TYPE,
+  dateIconPlacement: oneOf('right', 'left'),
   datePickerOnly: bool,
   datePickerProps: object,
   onChange: func,
   size: SIZES_TYPE,
   timeIcon: COMPONENT_TYPE,
+  timeIconPlacement: oneOf('right', 'left'),
   timePickerOnly: bool,
   timePickerProps: object,
   value: oneOfType([number, object, string]).isRequired
diff --git a/src/components/DateTimePicker/styles.js b/src/components/DateTimePicker/styles.js
index c8be41bc36..d99190d5e5 100644
--- a/src/components/DateTimePicker/styles.js
+++ b/src/components/DateTimePicker/styles.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import ReactDatePicker from 'react-datepicker'
 
 import { componentSystem, wrapperSystem } from '../../utils/'
 import { fieldStyles } from '../../common/styles/form'
+import { IconWrapper } from '../Field/styles'
+import { Icon } from '../Icon/styles'
 
 // Only require CSS on client
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ const focusStyles = css`
   &:focus {
     position: relative;
     z-index: 1;
+
+    ~ ${IconWrapper}:last-child ${Icon} {
+      transform: rotate3d(0, 0, 1, 180deg);
+    }
   }
 `
 
@@ -65,11 +71,41 @@ export const DateTimePicker = styled.div(
   `
 )
 
-export const CustomInput = styled.div(({ icon, size, ...rest }) => {
+const iconPlacementStyles = (placement, size, rest) => {
+  if (placement === 'right') {
+    return css`
+      ${IconWrapper}:not(:last-child) {
+        right: ${th(`fields.sizes.${size}.height`)(rest)};
+        width: ${`calc(0.5 * ${th(`fields.sizes.${size}.height`)(rest)})`};
+        justify-content: flex-end;
+      }
+
+      ${DatePicker}, ${TimePicker} {
+        padding-right: ${`calc(1.5 * ${th(`fields.sizes.${size}.height`)(rest)})`};
+      }
+    `
+  }
+  if (placement === 'left') {
+    return css`
+      ${DatePicker}, ${TimePicker} {
+        padding-left: ${th(`fields.sizes.${size}.height`)(rest)};
+      }
+    `
+  }
+}
+
+export const CustomInput = styled.div(({ focused, icon, iconPlacement, size, ...rest }) => {
   return css`
     position: relative;
+    ${icon && iconPlacementStyles(iconPlacement, size, rest)};
+
     ${DatePicker}, ${TimePicker} {
-      padding-left: ${icon ? th(`fields.sizes.${size}.height`)(rest) : null};
+      padding-right: ${th(`fields.sizes.${size}.height`)(rest)};
+    }
+
+    ${Icon} {
+      transition: medium;
+      z-index: ${focused ? 2 : null};
     }
   `
 })
@@ -90,6 +126,14 @@ export const Popper = styled.div`
     font-weight: medium;
   }
 
+  .react-datepicker__year-read-view--down-arrow,
+  .react-datepicker__month-read-view--down-arrow,
+  .react-datepicker__month-year-read-view--down-arrow {
+    top: 3px;
+    padding: sm 0;
+    transform: scale(0.5);
+  }
+
   .react-datepicker__time-container {
     width: 100px;
     .react-datepicker__time .react-datepicker__time-box {