diff --git a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.html b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.html
index da271db8fc..434031fe43 100644
--- a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.html
+++ b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.html
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
         ('skyux_date_range_picker_default_label' | skyLibResources)
       "
     >
-      <select
-        formControlName="calculatorId"
-        (blur)="onBlur()"
-        (change)="onCalculatorIdChange()"
-      >
+      <select formControlName="calculatorId" (change)="onCalculatorIdChange()">
         @for (calculator of calculators; track calculator.calculatorId) {
           <option [value]="calculator.calculatorId">
             {{
diff --git a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.spec.ts b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.spec.ts
index 76fe2b9841..9cc9dfeb44 100644
--- a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.spec.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ describe('Date range picker', function () {
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DateRangePickerTestComponent>;
   let component: DateRangePickerTestComponent;
 
-  function blurInput(inputEl: Element): void {
-    inputEl.dispatchEvent(
+  /**
+   * Dispatches a focusout event on the specified element.
+   * @param target The element losing focus.
+   * @param relatedTarget The element receiving focus.
+   */
+  function blurElement(target?: Element, relatedTarget?: EventTarget): void {
+    target?.dispatchEvent(
       new FocusEvent('focusout', {
         bubbles: true,
         cancelable: true,
-        relatedTarget: null,
+        relatedTarget,
       }),
     );
   }
@@ -39,6 +44,16 @@ describe('Date range picker', function () {
     tick();
   }
 
+  function getActiveDatepickerCalendar(): HTMLElement {
+    const calendarEl = document.querySelector('sky-datepicker-calendar');
+
+    if (!calendarEl) {
+      throw new Error('Datepicker calendar not found.');
+    }
+
+    return calendarEl as HTMLElement;
+  }
+
   function getCalculatorSelect(): HTMLSelectElement {
     return fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('select');
   }
@@ -76,6 +91,12 @@ describe('Date range picker', function () {
     }
   }
 
+  function openStartDatepickerCalendar(): void {
+    fixture.nativeElement
+      .querySelector('.sky-date-range-picker-start-date button')
+      ?.click();
+  }
+
   function verifyVisiblePickers(
     id: SkyDateRangeCalculatorId,
     type: SkyDateRangeCalculatorType,
@@ -357,16 +378,39 @@ describe('Date range picker', function () {
     verifyFormFieldsDisabledStatus(false);
   }));
 
-  it('should mark the control as touched when select is blurred', fakeAsync(function () {
+  it('should mark the control as touched when the composite control loses focus', fakeAsync(() => {
     detectChanges();
 
     expect(component.reactiveForm?.touched).toEqual(false);
 
+    // Show both date pickers.
+    selectCalculator(SkyDateRangeCalculatorId.SpecificRange);
+    detectChanges();
+
     const selectElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('select');
-    SkyAppTestUtility.fireDomEvent(selectElement, 'blur');
+    const startDateInput = getStartDateInput();
+    const endDateInput = getEndDateInput();
 
+    // Move focus to the start date input.
+    blurElement(selectElement, startDateInput);
     detectChanges();
+    expect(component.reactiveForm?.touched).toEqual(false);
+
+    // Move focus to the opened datepicker calendar.
+    openStartDatepickerCalendar();
+    const startDateCalendarEl = getActiveDatepickerCalendar();
+    blurElement(startDateInput, startDateCalendarEl);
+    detectChanges();
+    expect(component.reactiveForm?.touched).toEqual(false);
 
+    // Move focus to the end date input.
+    blurElement(startDateCalendarEl, endDateInput);
+    detectChanges();
+    expect(component.reactiveForm?.touched).toEqual(false);
+
+    // Blur the end date input and expect touched.
+    blurElement(endDateInput, document.body);
+    detectChanges();
     expect(component.reactiveForm?.touched).toEqual(true);
   }));
 
@@ -401,7 +445,7 @@ describe('Date range picker', function () {
       fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement
     ).querySelectorAll('.sky-input-group input');
 
-    blurInput(datepickerInputs.item(0));
+    blurElement(datepickerInputs.item(0));
 
     fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -416,7 +460,7 @@ describe('Date range picker', function () {
       '.sky-input-group input',
     );
 
-    blurInput(datepickerInputs.item(1));
+    blurElement(datepickerInputs.item(1));
 
     fixture.detectChanges();
 
diff --git a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.ts b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.ts
index 3ccd9cc550..d03340508b 100644
--- a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.ts
+++ b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/date-range-picker/date-range-picker.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
   DestroyRef,
+  ElementRef,
   HostBinding,
   Injector,
   Input,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   inject,
   runInInjectionContext,
   signal,
+  viewChildren,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { takeUntilDestroyed, toSignal } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 
 import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, map } from 'rxjs';
 
+import { SkyDatepickerComponent } from '../datepicker/datepicker.component';
 import { SkyDatepickerModule } from '../datepicker/datepicker.module';
 import { SkyDatetimeResourcesModule } from '../shared/sky-datetime-resources.module';
 
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ function isPartialValue(
 
 @Component({
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+  host: {
+    '(focusout)': 'onFocusout($event)',
+  },
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     FormsModule,
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ export class SkyDateRangePickerComponent
 {
   readonly #dateRangeSvc = inject(SkyDateRangeService);
   readonly #destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
+  readonly #elementRef = inject(ElementRef);
   readonly #injector = inject(Injector);
   readonly #logger = inject(SkyLogService);
 
@@ -255,6 +262,7 @@ export class SkyDateRangePickerComponent
   public helpKey: string | undefined;
 
   protected calculators = this.#dateRangeSvc.calculators;
+  protected datepickers = viewChildren(SkyDatepickerComponent);
   protected hostControl: AbstractControl | null | undefined;
   protected selectedCalculator = this.calculators[0];
   protected showEndDatePicker = signal<boolean>(false);
@@ -433,10 +441,6 @@ export class SkyDateRangePickerComponent
     }
   }
 
-  protected onBlur(): void {
-    this.#notifyTouched?.();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Fires when a user changes the selected calculator ID.
    */
@@ -458,6 +462,19 @@ export class SkyDateRangePickerComponent
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Fires when the date range picker loses focus.
+   */
+  protected onFocusout({ relatedTarget }: FocusEvent): void {
+    if (
+      relatedTarget &&
+      !this.#elementRef.nativeElement.contains(relatedTarget) &&
+      !this.datepickers().some((picker) => picker.containsTarget(relatedTarget))
+    ) {
+      this.#notifyTouched?.();
+    }
+  }
+
   #getCalculator(calculatorId: number): SkyDateRangeCalculator {
     const found = this.calculators.find((c) => c.calculatorId === calculatorId);
 
diff --git a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/datepicker/datepicker.component.ts b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/datepicker/datepicker.component.ts
index fe0be84100..8ad27912f7 100644
--- a/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/datepicker/datepicker.component.ts
+++ b/libs/components/datetime/src/lib/modules/datepicker/datepicker.component.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export class SkyDatepickerComponent
   readonly #zIndex: Observable<number> | undefined;
 
   readonly #datepickerHostSvc = inject(SkyDatepickerHostService);
+  readonly #elementRef = inject(ElementRef);
 
   constructor(
     affixService: SkyAffixService,
@@ -352,6 +353,17 @@ export class SkyDatepickerComponent
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the datepicker component contains the provided focus event target.
+   * @internal
+   */
+  public containsTarget(target: EventTarget): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.#elementRef.nativeElement.contains(target) ||
+      this.getPickerRef()?.nativeElement.contains(target)
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the element reference of the picker overlay.
    * @internal