diff --git a/src/datepicker/datepicker.js b/src/datepicker/datepicker.js
index c995dad9f3..a4579873c5 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/datepicker.js
+++ b/src/datepicker/datepicker.js
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.datepicker', ['ui.bootstrap.position'])
   appendToBody: false
 })
 
-.directive('datepickerPopup', ['$compile', '$parse', '$document', '$position', 'dateFilter', 'datepickerPopupConfig',
-function ($compile, $parse, $document, $position, dateFilter, datepickerPopupConfig) {
+.directive('datepickerPopup', ['$compile', '$parse', '$document', '$position', 'dateFilter', 'datepickerPopupConfig', 'datepickerConfig',
+function ($compile, $parse, $document, $position, dateFilter, datepickerPopupConfig, datepickerConfig) {
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
     require: 'ngModel',
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ function ($compile, $parse, $document, $position, dateFilter, datepickerPopupCon
       if (attrs.showWeeks) {
         addWatchableAttribute(attrs.showWeeks, 'showWeeks', 'show-weeks');
       } else {
-        scope.showWeeks = true;
+        scope.showWeeks = datepickerConfig.showWeeks;
         datepickerEl.attr('show-weeks', 'showWeeks');
       }
       if (attrs.dateDisabled) {
diff --git a/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js b/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js
index c1757869a0..af69093103 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js
+++ b/src/datepicker/test/datepicker.spec.js
@@ -1259,6 +1259,30 @@ describe('datepicker directive', function () {
         expect(elm.children().length).toEqual(1);
       });
     });
+    
+    describe('with setting datepickerConfig.showWeeks to false', function() {
+      var originalConfig = {};
+      beforeEach(inject(function(datepickerConfig) {
+        angular.extend(originalConfig, datepickerConfig);
+        datepickerConfig.showWeeks = false;
+        
+        var wrapElement = $compile('<div><input ng-model="date" datepicker-popup><div>')($rootScope);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        assignElements(wrapElement);
+      }));
+      afterEach(inject(function(datepickerConfig) {
+        // return it to the original state
+        angular.extend(datepickerConfig, originalConfig);
+      }));
+      
+      it('changes initial visibility for weeks', function() {
+        expect(getLabelsRow().find('th').eq(0).css('display')).toBe('none');
+        var tr = element.find('tbody').find('tr');
+        for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+          expect(tr.eq(i).find('td').eq(0).css('display')).toBe('none');
+        }
+      });
+    });
   });
 });