diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdf3f1d6..e4c0f859 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+# [22.1.0] (2026-09-21)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+- Support initial values and validator updates when the picker is used with Angular Signal Forms (follow-up to [#659](https://github.com/vlio20/angular-datepicker/issues/659)).
+
 # [22.0.0] (2026-09-19)
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/projects/ng2-date-picker/package.json b/projects/ng2-date-picker/package.json
index b547e4ba..87da06aa 100644
--- a/projects/ng2-date-picker/package.json
+++ b/projects/ng2-date-picker/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "ng2-date-picker",
-  "version": "22.0.0",
+  "version": "22.1.0",
     "author": "Vlad Ioffe",
     "license": "MIT",
     "repository": {
diff --git a/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts b/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts
index e43d01cb..d0a2043d 100644
--- a/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import {Component, signal} from '@angular/core';
 import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
+import {form, FormField} from '@angular/forms/signals';
 import {DatePickerComponent} from './date-picker.component';
 import {DayTimeCalendarComponent} from '../day-time-calendar/day-time-calendar.component';
 import {DayTimeCalendarService} from '../day-time-calendar/day-time-calendar.service';
@@ -14,6 +16,16 @@ import {UtilsService} from '../common/services/utils/utils.service';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {OverlayModule} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 
+@Component({
+  standalone: false,
+  template: '<dp-date-picker [config]="config" [formField]="dateForm.date"></dp-date-picker>'
+})
+class SignalFormDatePickerHostComponent {
+  readonly config = {format: 'YYYY-MM-DD'};
+  readonly model = signal({date: '2026-09-21'});
+  readonly dateForm = form(this.model);
+}
+
 describe('Component: DatePickerComponent', () => {
   let component: DatePickerComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DatePickerComponent>;
@@ -26,8 +38,9 @@ describe('Component: DatePickerComponent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [FormsModule, OverlayModule],
+      imports: [FormsModule, OverlayModule, FormField],
       declarations: [
+        SignalFormDatePickerHostComponent,
         DatePickerComponent,
         DayTimeCalendarComponent,
         DayCalendarComponent,
@@ -54,6 +67,17 @@ describe('Component: DatePickerComponent', () => {
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('should render an initial value when bound through Signal Forms', () => {
+    const signalFormFixture = TestBed.createComponent(SignalFormDatePickerHostComponent);
+
+    expect(() => signalFormFixture.detectChanges()).not.toThrow();
+
+    const datePicker = signalFormFixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(DatePickerComponent))
+      .componentInstance as DatePickerComponent;
+    expect(datePicker.selected[0].format('YYYY-MM-DD')).toBe('2026-09-21');
+    expect(signalFormFixture.componentInstance.model().date).toBe('2026-09-21');
+  });
+
   it('should emit event goToCurrent when day calendar emit', () => {
     setComponentMode('day');
     component.showCalendars();
diff --git a/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts b/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
index b6991f44..4564fc07 100644
--- a/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ng2-date-picker/src/lib/date-picker/date-picker.component.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ export class DatePickerComponent implements OnChanges,
   handleInnerElementClickUnlisteners: Function[] = [];
   globalListenersUnlisteners: Function[] = [];
   validateFn: DateValidator;
+  private isWritingValue = false;
+  private onValidatorChange: () => void;
   api: IDpDayPickerApi = {
     open: this.showCalendars.bind(this),
     close: this.hideCalendar.bind(this),
@@ -157,7 +159,9 @@ export class DatePickerComponent implements OnChanges,
       .convertFromDayjsArray(this.componentConfig.format, selected, ECalendarValue.StringArr))
       .join(' | ');
     const val = this.processOnChangeCallback(selected);
-    this.onChangeCallback(val, false);
+    if (!this.isWritingValue) {
+      this.onChangeCallback(val, false);
+    }
     this.onChange.emit(val);
   }
 
@@ -212,12 +216,19 @@ export class DatePickerComponent implements OnChanges,
   writeValue(value: CalendarValue): void {
     this.inputValue = value;
 
-    if (value || value === '') {
-      this.selected = this.utilsService
-        .convertToDayjsArray(value, this.componentConfig);
-      this.init();
-    } else {
-      this.selected = [];
+    this.isWritingValue = true;
+    try {
+      this.componentConfig ??= this.dayPickerService.getConfig(this.config, this.mode);
+
+      if (value || value === '') {
+        this.selected = this.utilsService
+          .convertToDayjsArray(value, this.componentConfig);
+        this.init();
+      } else {
+        this.selected = [];
+      }
+    } finally {
+      this.isWritingValue = false;
     }
 
     this.cd.markForCheck();
@@ -237,6 +248,10 @@ export class DatePickerComponent implements OnChanges,
   onTouchedCallback() {
   }
 
+  registerOnValidatorChange(fn: () => void): void {
+    this.onValidatorChange = fn;
+  }
+
   validate(formControl: UntypedFormControl): ValidationErrors {
     return this.validateFn(formControl.value);
   }
@@ -262,7 +277,7 @@ export class DatePickerComponent implements OnChanges,
         maxTime: this.maxTime
       }, this.componentConfig.format, this.mode);
 
-    this.onChangeCallback(this.processOnChangeCallback(this.selected), false);
+    this.onValidatorChange?.();
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {