diff --git a/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/screens/template_week_modification.dart b/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/screens/template_week_modification.dart
index e54d562..b1ff595 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/screens/template_week_modification.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/screens/template_week_modification.dart
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ class _WeekTemplateModificationScreenState
       const SizedBox(height: 24),
       Padding(
         padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: spacing.sidePadding),
-        child: TemplateWeekDaySelection(onDaySelected: onDaySelected),
+        child: TemplateWeekDaySelection(
+          initialSelectedDay: _selectedDay.index,
+          onDaySelected: onDaySelected,
+        ),
       ),
       const SizedBox(height: 24),
       _WeekTemplateSidePadding(
diff --git a/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/widgets/template_week_day_selection.dart b/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/widgets/template_week_day_selection.dart
index b986e30..dcbaca7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/widgets/template_week_day_selection.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_availability/lib/src/ui/widgets/template_week_day_selection.dart
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ class TemplateWeekDaySelection extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Creates a [TemplateWeekDaySelection]
   const TemplateWeekDaySelection({
     required this.onDaySelected,
+    required this.initialSelectedDay,
     super.key,
   });
 
+  /// The initial day that should be selected when the widget is first created
+  /// This should be an index of the days of the week starting with 0 for Monday
+  final int initialSelectedDay;
+
   /// Callback for when a day is selected
   final void Function(int) onDaySelected;
 
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ class TemplateWeekDaySelection extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _TemplateWeekDaySelectionState extends State<TemplateWeekDaySelection> {
-  int _selectedDayIndex = 0;
+  late int _selectedDayIndex = widget.initialSelectedDay;
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {