diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4083c530b..bc578376a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - TableColumn 的 showTooltipWhenOverflow 更名为 showOverflowTooltip（两个属性均可用）
 - TableColumn 新增属性 render-header
 - Pagination 新增属性 pageCount
+- DatePicker 修复重置 value 后默认选中日期没有重置, #878
 
 #### 非兼容性更新
 
diff --git a/packages/date-picker/src/panel/date.vue b/packages/date-picker/src/panel/date.vue
index 7b66c34f8..83aa7b92c 100644
--- a/packages/date-picker/src/panel/date.vue
+++ b/packages/date-picker/src/panel/date.vue
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
     },
 
     methods: {
+      handleClear() {
+        this.date = new Date();
+      },
+
       resetDate() {
         this.date = new Date(this.date);
       },
diff --git a/packages/date-picker/src/picker.vue b/packages/date-picker/src/picker.vue
index ea5a75e55..3891a61af 100644
--- a/packages/date-picker/src/picker.vue
+++ b/packages/date-picker/src/picker.vue
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ export default {
       val ? this.showPicker() : this.hidePicker();
     },
     value(val) {
+      if (!val && this.picker && typeof this.picker.handleClear === 'function') {
+        this.picker.handleClear();
+      }
       this.dispatch('form-item', 'el.form.change');
     }
   },
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/date-picker.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/date-picker.spec.js
index f82a7e2cf..d708480c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/date-picker.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/date-picker.spec.js
@@ -66,6 +66,35 @@ describe('DatePicker', () => {
     }, DELAY);
   });
 
+  it('reset', done => {
+    vm = createVue({
+      template: `
+        <el-date-picker ref="compo" v-model="value"></el-date-picker>
+      `,
+      data() {
+        return { value: '' };
+      }
+    }, true);
+    const input = vm.$el.querySelector('input');
+
+    input.blur();
+    input.focus();
+    setTimeout(_ => {
+      const $el = vm.$refs.compo.picker.$el;
+      $el.querySelector('.el-date-picker__next-btn.el-icon-arrow-right').click();
+      setTimeout(_ => {
+        $el.querySelector('td.available').click();
+        vm.$nextTick(_ => {
+          vm.value = '';
+          setTimeout(_ => {
+            expect(vm.$refs.compo.picker.date.getDate()).to.equal(new Date().getDate());
+            done();
+          }, DELAY);
+        });
+      }, DELAY);
+    }, DELAY);
+  });
+
   describe('keydown', () => {
     let input;
     let keyDown = function(el, keyCode) {