diff --git a/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php b/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
index c1faa196dba..26869307702 100644
--- a/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/qanda_helper.php
@@ -1123,7 +1123,8 @@ function do_date($ia)
             'maxdate'                => $maxdate,
             'dateformatdetails'      => $dateformatdetails['dateformat'],
             'dateformatdetailsjs'    => $dateformatdetails['jsdate'],
-            'dateformatdetailsphp'    => $dateformatdetails['phpdate'],
+            'dateformatdetailsphp'   => $dateformatdetails['phpdate'],
+            'minuteStep'             => $aQuestionAttributes['dropdown_dates_minute_step'],
             'goodchars'              => "", // "return window.LS.goodchars(event,'".$goodchars."')", //  This won't work with non-latin keyboards
             'checkconditionFunction' => $checkconditionFunction.'(this.value, this.name, this.type)',
             'language'               => App()->language,
diff --git a/application/helpers/questionHelper.php b/application/helpers/questionHelper.php
index f39017033e4..2b703d3d73a 100644
--- a/application/helpers/questionHelper.php
+++ b/application/helpers/questionHelper.php
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ public static function getAttributesDefinitions()
             'sortorder'=>100,
             "inputtype"=>"integer",
             'default'=>1,
-            "help"=>gT("Minute step interval when using select boxes"),
+            "help"=>gT("Visual minute step interval"),
             "caption"=>gT("Minute step interval")
         );
 
diff --git a/application/views/survey/questions/answer/date/selector/answer.twig b/application/views/survey/questions/answer/date/selector/answer.twig
index 44b3aa427d2..3f3f1ecbbe4 100644
--- a/application/views/survey/questions/answer/date/selector/answer.twig
+++ b/application/views/survey/questions/answer/date/selector/answer.twig
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
             'format' : dateformatdetailsjs,
             'minDate' : mindate[0] == '{' ? '1900-01-01' : mindate,
             'maxDate' : maxdate[0] == '{' ? '2037-12-31' : maxdate,
+            'stepping' : minuteStep,
             'sideBySide' :  true
         })
     %}