To reproduce: - Add GridViewDateTimeColumn. - Set the editor properties: private void radGridView_VehicleAbsenceTime_CellEditorInitialized(object sender, GridViewCellEventArgs e) { RadDateTimeEditor lEditor = radGridView_VehicleAbsenceTime.ActiveEditor as RadDateTimeEditor; if (lEditor != null) { RadDateTimeEditorElement editorElement = (RadDateTimeEditorElement)lEditor.EditorElement; editorElement.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom; editorElement.CustomFormat = "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm"; editorElement.ShowUpDown = true; } } - Start the application scroll to the bottom and start editing.