diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts
index cf0393d92d..a6bf2b9d27 100644
--- a/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {NavigationComponent} from './navigation.component';
 
 import {DatepickerAutoCloseComponent} from './datepicker/autoclose/datepicker-autoclose.component';
 import {DatepickerFocusComponent} from './datepicker/focus/datepicker-focus.component';
+import {DatepickerMultipleComponent} from './datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component';
 import {DropdownAutoCloseComponent} from './dropdown/autoclose/dropdown-autoclose.component';
 import {DropdownFocusComponent} from './dropdown/focus/dropdown-focus.component';
 import {DropdownPositionComponent} from './dropdown/position/dropdown-position.component';
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import {TypeaheadValidationComponent} from './typeahead/validation/typeahead-val
     NavigationComponent,
     DatepickerAutoCloseComponent,
     DatepickerFocusComponent,
+    DatepickerMultipleComponent,
     DropdownAutoCloseComponent,
     DropdownFocusComponent,
     DropdownPositionComponent,
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts
index f5546eba64..6d867fc8a3 100644
--- a/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/app.routing.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {RouterModule, Routes} from '@angular/router';
 
 import {DatepickerAutoCloseComponent} from './datepicker/autoclose/datepicker-autoclose.component';
 import {DatepickerFocusComponent} from './datepicker/focus/datepicker-focus.component';
+import {DatepickerMultipleComponent} from './datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component';
 import {DropdownAutoCloseComponent} from './dropdown/autoclose/dropdown-autoclose.component';
 import {DropdownFocusComponent} from './dropdown/focus/dropdown-focus.component';
 import {DropdownPositionComponent} from './dropdown/position/dropdown-position.component';
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ export const routes: Routes = [
     path: 'datepicker',
     children: [
       {path: 'focus', component: DatepickerFocusComponent},
-      {path: 'autoclose', component: DatepickerAutoCloseComponent}
+      {path: 'autoclose', component: DatepickerAutoCloseComponent},
+      {path: 'multiple', component: DatepickerMultipleComponent}
     ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/datepicker.po.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/datepicker.po.ts
index e9d48b86f8..56d581a064 100644
--- a/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/datepicker.po.ts
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/datepicker.po.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ export class DatepickerPage {
 
   getToggle() { return $('#toggle'); }
 
-  getDayElement(date: Date) {
+  getDayElement(date: Date, datepicker = this.getDatepicker()) {
     const ariaLabel = date.toLocaleString('en', {weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric'});
-    return this.getDatepicker().$(`div.ngb-dp-day[aria-label="${ariaLabel}"]`);
+    return datepicker.$(`div.ngb-dp-day[aria-label="${ariaLabel}"]`);
   }
 
   getWeekdayElements() { return this.getDatepicker().$$('div.ngb-dp-weekday'); }
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component.html b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1498e4d99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<h3>Datepicker focus tests</h3>
+
+<form>
+  <div>
+    <ngb-datepicker id="dp1" [startDate]="startDate"></ngb-datepicker>
+    <ngb-datepicker id="dp2" [startDate]="startDate"></ngb-datepicker>
+
+    <span class="ml-3">startDate is
+      <span id="start-date">{{ startDate | json }}</span>
+    </span>
+
+  </div>
+
+</form>
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d9a098d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({templateUrl: './datepicker-multiple.component.html'})
+export class DatepickerMultipleComponent {
+  startDate = {year: 2016, month: 8};
+}
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9e66f400d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {Key} from 'protractor';
+import {sendKey, openUrl} from '../../tools.po';
+import {DatepickerMultiplePage} from './datepicker-multiple.po';
+
+describe('Datepicker multiple instances', () => {
+  let page: DatepickerMultiplePage;
+
+  beforeAll(() => page = new DatepickerMultiplePage());
+
+  beforeEach(async() => await openUrl('datepicker/multiple'));
+
+  it('the instance tapped should gain focus', async() => {
+    const dp1 = await page.getDatepicker('#dp1');
+    const dp2 = await page.getDatepicker('#dp2');
+    await page.getDayElement(new Date(2016, 7, 1), dp1).click();
+    await sendKey(Key.ARROW_DOWN);
+    await page.expectActive(new Date(2016, 7, 8), dp1);
+    await page.getDayElement(new Date(2016, 7, 1), dp2).click();
+    await sendKey(Key.ARROW_DOWN);
+    await page.expectActive(new Date(2016, 7, 8), dp2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.po.ts b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.po.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c98febc6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-app/src/app/datepicker/multiple/datepicker-multiple.po.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import {DatepickerPage} from './../datepicker.po';
+import {expectFocused} from '../../tools.po';
+
+export class DatepickerMultiplePage extends DatepickerPage {
+  async expectActive(date: Date, datepicker) {
+    const dateElement = this.getDayElement(date, datepicker);
+    expect(await dateElement.$('.active').isPresent()).toBeTruthy(`The date should be active`);
+    await expectFocused(dateElement, `active date should be focused`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/datepicker/datepicker-input.spec.ts b/src/datepicker/datepicker-input.spec.ts
index 385959d49f..fc82822f9f 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/datepicker-input.spec.ts
+++ b/src/datepicker/datepicker-input.spec.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ describe('NgbInputDatepicker', () => {
       <input ngbDatepicker [startDate]="{year: 2018, month: 3}" [(ngModel)]="date" #d="ngbDatepicker"
              [ngModelOptions]="{updateOn: 'blur'}">`);
 
+         fixture.detectChanges();
          const inputDebugEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input'));
          const dpInput = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(NgbInputDatepicker)).injector.get(NgbInputDatepicker);
 
@@ -877,6 +878,7 @@ describe('NgbInputDatepicker', () => {
 
     it('should add .ngb-dp-body class when attached to body', () => {
       const fixture = createTestCmpt(`<input ngbDatepicker #d="ngbDatepicker" [container]="container">`);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
       const dpInput = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(NgbInputDatepicker)).injector.get(NgbInputDatepicker);
 
       // No container specified
diff --git a/src/datepicker/datepicker.ts b/src/datepicker/datepicker.ts
index c3336c7957..116cf9ccfd 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/datepicker.ts
+++ b/src/datepicker/datepicker.ts
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ export class NgbDatepicker implements OnDestroy,
     this._ngZone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
       const focusIns$ = fromEvent<FocusEvent>(this._monthsEl.nativeElement, 'focusin');
       const focusOuts$ = fromEvent<FocusEvent>(this._monthsEl.nativeElement, 'focusout');
+      const {nativeElement} = this._elementRef;
 
       // we're changing 'focusVisible' only when entering or leaving months view
       // and ignoring all focus events where both 'target' and 'related' target are day cells
@@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ export class NgbDatepicker implements OnDestroy,
           .pipe(
               filter(
                   ({target, relatedTarget}) =>
-                      !(hasClassName(target, 'ngb-dp-day') && hasClassName(relatedTarget, 'ngb-dp-day'))),
+                      !(hasClassName(target, 'ngb-dp-day') && hasClassName(relatedTarget, 'ngb-dp-day') &&
+                        nativeElement.contains(target as Node) && nativeElement.contains(relatedTarget as Node))),
               takeUntil(this._destroyed$))
           .subscribe(({type}) => this._ngZone.run(() => this._service.focusVisible = type === 'focusin'));
     });