diff --git a/src/components/calendar/calendar.ts b/src/components/calendar/calendar.ts
index 263cdbe3e..a292a4b08 100644
--- a/src/components/calendar/calendar.ts
+++ b/src/components/calendar/calendar.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import { styles } from './themes/calendar.base.css.js';
 import { all } from './themes/calendar.js';
 import IgcYearsViewComponent from './years-view/years-view.js';
 
+export const focusActiveDate = Symbol();
+
 /**
  * Represents a calendar that lets users
  * to select a date value in a variety of different ways.
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
         }
 
         if (this.activeView === 'days') {
-          this.focusActiveDate();
+          this[focusActiveDate]();
         }
         break;
       case 'PageUp':
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
         }
 
         if (this.activeView === 'days') {
-          this.focusActiveDate();
+          this[focusActiveDate]();
         }
         break;
       case 'Home':
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
           this.activeDate = date;
         }
 
-        this.focusActiveDate();
+        this[focusActiveDate]();
         break;
       case 'End':
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
           this.activeDate = date;
         }
 
-        this.focusActiveDate();
+        this[focusActiveDate]();
         break;
       case 'ArrowLeft':
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
           this.previousYear();
         }
 
-        this.focusActiveDate();
+        this[focusActiveDate]();
         break;
       case 'ArrowRight':
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
           this.nextYear();
         }
 
-        this.focusActiveDate();
+        this[focusActiveDate]();
         break;
       case 'ArrowUp':
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
           );
         }
 
-        this.focusActiveDate();
+        this[focusActiveDate]();
         break;
       case 'ArrowDown':
         event.preventDefault();
@@ -424,12 +426,12 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
           );
         }
 
-        this.focusActiveDate();
+        this[focusActiveDate]();
         break;
     }
   };
 
-  private async focusActiveDate() {
+  public async [focusActiveDate]() {
     await this.updateComplete;
 
     if (this.activeView === 'days') {
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
     this.activeDate = (event.target as IgcMonthsViewComponent).value;
     this.activeView = 'days';
 
-    this.focusActiveDate();
+    this[focusActiveDate]();
   }
 
   private changeYear(event: CustomEvent<void>) {
@@ -491,7 +493,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
     this.activeDate = (event.target as IgcYearsViewComponent).value;
     this.activeView = 'months';
 
-    this.focusActiveDate();
+    this[focusActiveDate]();
   }
 
   private async switchToMonths(daysViewIndex: number) {
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
     this.activeView = 'months';
 
     await this.updateComplete;
-    this.focusActiveDate();
+    this[focusActiveDate]();
   }
 
   private async switchToYears(daysViewIndex: number) {
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
     this.activeView = 'years';
 
     await this.updateComplete;
-    this.focusActiveDate();
+    this[focusActiveDate]();
   }
 
   private activateDaysView(daysViewIndex: number) {
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ export default class IgcCalendarComponent extends SizableMixin(
     this.activeDate = day.date;
 
     if (!day.isCurrentMonth) {
-      this.focusActiveDate();
+      this[focusActiveDate]();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.spec.ts b/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.spec.ts
index 473619666..89a787491 100644
--- a/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.spec.ts
@@ -28,16 +28,18 @@ describe('Date picker', () => {
   let picker: IgcDatePickerComponent;
   let dateTimeInput: IgcDateTimeInputComponent;
   let calendar: IgcCalendarComponent;
+  let calendarShowIcon: HTMLElement;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     picker = await fixture<IgcDatePickerComponent>(
       html`<igc-date-picker></igc-date-picker>`
     );
-    dateTimeInput = picker.shadowRoot!.querySelector(
+    dateTimeInput = picker.renderRoot.querySelector(
       IgcDateTimeInputComponent.tagName
     )!;
 
-    calendar = picker.shadowRoot!.querySelector(IgcCalendarComponent.tagName)!;
+    calendar = picker.renderRoot.querySelector(IgcCalendarComponent.tagName)!;
+    calendarShowIcon = picker.renderRoot.querySelector('#anchor-icon')!;
   });
 
   describe('Rendering and initialization', () => {
@@ -556,6 +558,15 @@ describe('Date picker', () => {
         expect(picker.displayFormat).to.equal(picker.inputFormat);
       });
     });
+
+    it('should set the underlying igc-input into readonly mode when dialog mode is enabled', async () => {
+      expect(dateTimeInput.readOnly).to.be.false;
+
+      picker.mode = 'dialog';
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      expect(dateTimeInput.readOnly).to.be.true;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Methods', () => {
@@ -783,6 +794,40 @@ describe('Date picker', () => {
       expect(eventSpy).not.called;
       expect(picker.value).to.be.null;
     });
+
+    it('should open the picker on calendar show icon click in dropdown mode', async () => {
+      simulateClick(calendarShowIcon);
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      expect(picker.open).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('should not open the picker when clicking the input in dropdown mode', async () => {
+      simulateClick(dateTimeInput);
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      expect(picker.open).to.be.false;
+    });
+
+    it('should open the picker on calendar show icon click in dialog mode', async () => {
+      picker.mode = 'dialog';
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      simulateClick(calendarShowIcon);
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      expect(picker.open).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('should open the picker when clicking the input in dialog mode', async () => {
+      picker.mode = 'dialog';
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      simulateClick(dateTimeInput);
+      await elementUpdated(picker);
+
+      expect(picker.open).to.be.true;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Form integration', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.ts b/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.ts
index afd52b0df..6920f8ab7 100644
--- a/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.ts
+++ b/src/components/date-picker/date-picker.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { live } from 'lit/directives/live.js';
 
 import { themeSymbol, themes } from '../../theming/theming-decorator.js';
 import type { Theme } from '../../theming/types.js';
-import IgcCalendarComponent from '../calendar/calendar.js';
+import IgcCalendarComponent, { focusActiveDate } from '../calendar/calendar.js';
 import {
   type DateRangeDescriptor,
   DateRangeType,
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ import { IgcBaseComboBoxLikeComponent } from '../common/mixins/combo-box.js';
 import type { AbstractConstructor } from '../common/mixins/constructor.js';
 import { EventEmitterMixin } from '../common/mixins/event-emitter.js';
 import { FormAssociatedRequiredMixin } from '../common/mixins/form-associated-required.js';
-import { createCounter, formatString } from '../common/util.js';
+import {
+  createCounter,
+  findElementFromEventPath,
+  formatString,
+} from '../common/util.js';
 import {
   type Validator,
   maxDateValidator,
@@ -454,7 +458,7 @@ export default class IgcDatePickerComponent extends FormAssociatedRequiredMixin(
       skip: () => this.disabled,
       bindingDefaults: { preventDefault: true },
     })
-      .set([altKey, arrowDown], this._show.bind(this, true))
+      .set([altKey, arrowDown], this.handleAnchorClick)
       .set([altKey, arrowUp], this.onEscapeKey)
       .set(escapeKey, this.onEscapeKey);
   }
@@ -517,6 +521,23 @@ export default class IgcDatePickerComponent extends FormAssociatedRequiredMixin(
     }
   }
 
+  protected handleInputClick(event: Event) {
+    if (findElementFromEventPath('#anchor-icon', event)) {
+      // Click events originating from the calendar show icon are ignored
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.handleAnchorClick();
+  }
+
+  protected override async handleAnchorClick() {
+    this._calendar.activeDate = this.value ?? this._calendar.activeDate;
+
+    super.handleAnchorClick();
+    await this.updateComplete;
+    this._calendar[focusActiveDate]();
+  }
+
   private async _shouldCloseCalendarDropdown() {
     if (!this.keepOpenOnSelect && (await this._hide(true))) {
       this._input.focus();
@@ -614,7 +635,12 @@ export default class IgcDatePickerComponent extends FormAssociatedRequiredMixin(
     const state = this.open ? 'calendar-icon-open' : 'calendar-icon';
 
     return html`
-      <span slot="prefix" part=${state} @click=${this.handleAnchorClick}>
+      <span
+        id="anchor-icon"
+        slot="prefix"
+        part=${state}
+        @click=${this.handleAnchorClick}
+      >
         <slot name=${state}>${defaultIcon}</slot>
       </span>
     `;
@@ -711,6 +737,9 @@ export default class IgcDatePickerComponent extends FormAssociatedRequiredMixin(
       ? `${this._displayFormat}Date`
       : this._displayFormat;
 
+    // Dialog mode is always readonly, rest depends on configuration
+    const readOnly = !this.isDropDown || this.readOnly || this.nonEditable;
+
     return html`
       <igc-date-time-input
         id=${id}
@@ -719,7 +748,7 @@ export default class IgcDatePickerComponent extends FormAssociatedRequiredMixin(
         input-format=${ifDefined(this._inputFormat)}
         display-format=${ifDefined(format)}
         ?disabled=${this.disabled}
-        ?readonly=${this.nonEditable || this.readOnly}
+        ?readonly=${readOnly}
         ?required=${this.required}
         .value=${this.value ?? null}
         .locale=${this.locale}
@@ -731,6 +760,7 @@ export default class IgcDatePickerComponent extends FormAssociatedRequiredMixin(
         .invalid=${live(this.invalid)}
         @igcChange=${this.handleInputChangeEvent}
         @igcInput=${this.handleInputEvent}
+        @click=${this.isDropDown ? nothing : this.handleInputClick}
         exportparts="input, label, prefix, suffix"
       >
         ${this.renderCalendarIcon()}