diff --git a/app/components/data_time_selector/index.test.tsx b/app/components/data_time_selector/index.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb0935e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/data_time_selector/index.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {fireEvent} from '@testing-library/react-native';
+import moment from 'moment-timezone';
+import React from 'react';
+
+import Preferences from '@constants/preferences';
+import {renderWithEverything} from '@test/intl-test-helper';
+import TestHelper from '@test/test_helper';
+
+import DateTimeSelector from './index';
+
+import type Database from '@nozbe/watermelondb/Database';
+
+describe('DateTimeSelector', () => {
+    let database: Database;
+    const mockHandleChange = jest.fn();
+    const timezone = 'America/New_York';
+    const theme = Preferences.THEMES.denim;
+
+    const baseProps = {
+        timezone,
+        theme,
+        handleChange: mockHandleChange,
+        showInitially: 'date' as const,
+    };
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        const server = await TestHelper.setupServerDatabase();
+        database = server.database;
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        jest.clearAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('renders with initialDate and uses it when date is selected', () => {
+        const initialDate = moment().add(2, 'days').hour(14).minute(30);
+        const {getByTestId, getByText} = renderWithEverything(
+            <DateTimeSelector
+                {...baseProps}
+                initialDate={initialDate}
+            />,
+            {database},
+        );
+
+        const picker = getByTestId('custom_date_time_picker');
+        expect(picker).toBeTruthy();
+
+        const selectDateButton = getByText('Select Date');
+        fireEvent.press(selectDateButton);
+
+        expect(mockHandleChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+            _d: initialDate.toDate(),
+        }));
+    });
+});
diff --git a/app/components/data_time_selector/index.tsx b/app/components/data_time_selector/index.tsx
index aa8a27d7d..0a196538d 100644
--- a/app/components/data_time_selector/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/data_time_selector/index.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Props = {
     theme: Theme;
     handleChange: (currentDate: Moment) => void;
     showInitially?: AndroidMode;
+    initialDate?: Moment;
 }
 
 type AndroidMode = 'date' | 'time';
@@ -43,12 +44,14 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
     };
 });
 
-const DateTimeSelector = ({timezone, handleChange, isMilitaryTime, theme, showInitially}: Props) => {
+const DateTimeSelector = ({timezone, handleChange, isMilitaryTime, theme, showInitially, initialDate}: Props) => {
     const styles = getStyleSheet(theme);
     const currentTime = getCurrentMomentForTimezone(timezone);
     const timezoneOffSetInMinutes = timezone ? getUtcOffsetForTimeZone(timezone) : undefined;
     const minimumDate = getRoundedTime(currentTime);
-    const [date, setDate] = useState<Moment>(minimumDate);
+
+    const defaultDate = initialDate && initialDate.isAfter(minimumDate) ? initialDate : minimumDate;
+    const [date, setDate] = useState<Moment>(defaultDate);
     const [mode, setMode] = useState<AndroidMode>(showInitially || 'date');
     const [show, setShow] = useState<boolean>(Boolean(showInitially));
 
diff --git a/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.test.tsx b/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.test.tsx
index 1e08db168..77885f101 100644
--- a/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.test.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.test.tsx
@@ -259,4 +259,51 @@ describe('RescheduledDraft', () => {
 
         expect(updateScheduledPost).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should pass the draft scheduledAt time as initialDate to DateTimeSelector', () => {
+        const scheduledTime = moment().add(3, 'days').valueOf();
+        const draftWithScheduledTime = {
+            ...mockDraft,
+            scheduledAt: scheduledTime,
+        } as unknown as ScheduledPostModel;
+
+        const propsWithScheduledDraft = {
+            ...baseProps,
+            draft: draftWithScheduledTime,
+        };
+
+        const {getByTestId} = renderWithEverything(
+            <RescheduledDraft {...propsWithScheduledDraft}/>,
+            {database},
+        );
+
+        const dateTimeSelector = getByTestId('custom_date_time_picker');
+        expect(dateTimeSelector).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('should initialize with draft scheduledAt time for different timezone', () => {
+        const scheduledTime = moment.tz('2024-12-25 14:30', 'Asia/Tokyo').valueOf();
+        const draftWithScheduledTime = {
+            ...mockDraft,
+            scheduledAt: scheduledTime,
+        } as unknown as ScheduledPostModel;
+
+        const propsWithTimezone = {
+            ...baseProps,
+            draft: draftWithScheduledTime,
+            currentUserTimezone: {
+                useAutomaticTimezone: true,
+                automaticTimezone: 'Asia/Tokyo',
+                manualTimezone: '',
+            },
+        };
+
+        const {getByTestId} = renderWithEverything(
+            <RescheduledDraft {...propsWithTimezone}/>,
+            {database},
+        );
+
+        const dateTimeSelector = getByTestId('custom_date_time_picker');
+        expect(dateTimeSelector).toBeTruthy();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.tsx b/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.tsx
index e7850bbe3..9a6556bae 100644
--- a/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/reschedule_draft/reschedule_draft.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
+import moment, {type Moment} from 'moment-timezone';
 import React, {useCallback, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Keyboard, SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import {getTimezone} from '@utils/user';
 
 import type ScheduledPostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/scheduled_post';
 import type {AvailableScreens} from '@typings/screens/navigation';
-import type {Moment} from 'moment-timezone';
 
 type Props = {
     currentUserTimezone?: UserTimezone | null;
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ const RescheduledDraft: React.FC<Props> = ({
                     theme={theme}
                     timezone={userTimezone}
                     showInitially='date'
+                    initialDate={moment(draft.scheduledAt)}
                 />
             </View>
         </SafeAreaView>