diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcfc7e59ea5..97848458071 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 **Bug Fixes**
 
 - Fixed EuiBasicTable proptypes of itemId ([#3133](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/3133))
+- Updated `EuiSuperDatePicker` to inherit the selected value in quick select ([#3105](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/3105))
 
 ## [`22.1.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v22.1.0)
 
@@ -2971,4 +2972,4 @@ instead of just string ([#516](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/516))
 
 ## [`0.0.1`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v0.0.1) Initial Release
 
-- Initial public release
+- Initial public release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select.js b/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select.js
index 08a1cc5322e..5e7de8ff3f5 100644
--- a/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select.js
+++ b/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { EuiHorizontalRule } from '../../../horizontal_rule';
 import { EuiI18n } from '../../../i18n';
 import { timeUnits } from '../time_units';
 import { EuiScreenReaderOnly } from '../../../accessibility';
+import { parseTimeParts } from './quick_select_utils';
 
 const LAST = 'last';
 const NEXT = 'next';
@@ -29,10 +30,15 @@ export class EuiQuickSelect extends Component {
     super(props);
 
     const { timeTense, timeValue, timeUnits } = this.props.prevQuickSelect;
+    const {
+      timeTenseDefault,
+      timeValueDefault,
+      timeUnitsDefault,
+    } = parseTimeParts(this.props.start, this.props.end);
     this.state = {
-      timeTense: timeTense ? timeTense : LAST,
-      timeValue: timeValue ? timeValue : 15,
-      timeUnits: timeUnits ? timeUnits : 'm',
+      timeTense: timeTense ? timeTense : timeTenseDefault,
+      timeValue: timeValue ? timeValue : timeValueDefault,
+      timeUnits: timeUnits ? timeUnits : timeUnitsDefault,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select_utils.js b/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select_utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b88f7ebb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select_utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * This function returns time value, time unit and time tense for a given time string.
+ * For example: for `now-40m` it will parse output as time value to `40`
+ * time unit to `m` and time unit to `last`.
+ * If given a datetime string it will return a default value.
+ * If the given string is in the format such as `now/d` it will parse the string to moment object
+ * and find the time value, time unit and time tense using moment
+ * This function accepts two strings start and end time. I the start value is now then it uses
+ * the end value to parse.
+ *
+ * @param {string} start start time
+ * @param {string} start end time
+ * @returns {object} time value, time unit and time tense
+ */
+
+import moment from 'moment';
+import dateMath from '@elastic/datemath';
+import { isString } from '../../../../services/predicate';
+import { relativeUnitsFromLargestToSmallest } from '../relative_options';
+import { DATE_MODES } from '../date_modes';
+
+const LAST = 'last';
+const NEXT = 'next';
+
+const isNow = value => value === DATE_MODES.NOW;
+
+export const parseTimeParts = (start, end) => {
+  const results = {
+    timeValueDefault: 15,
+    timeUnitsDefault: 'm',
+    timeTenseDefault: LAST,
+  };
+
+  const value = isNow(start) ? end : start;
+
+  const matches =
+    isString(value) &&
+    value.match(/now(([-+])(\d+)([smhdwMy])(\/[smhdwMy])?)?/);
+
+  if (!matches) {
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  const operator = matches[2];
+  const timeValue = matches[3];
+  const timeUnitsDefault = matches[4];
+
+  if (timeValue && timeUnitsDefault && operator) {
+    const timeValueDefault = parseInt(timeValue, 10);
+    const timeTenseDefault = operator === '+' ? NEXT : LAST;
+
+    return {
+      timeValueDefault,
+      timeUnitsDefault,
+      timeTenseDefault,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const duration = moment.duration(moment().diff(dateMath.parse(value)));
+  let unitOp = '';
+  for (let i = 0; i < relativeUnitsFromLargestToSmallest.length; i++) {
+    const as = duration.as(relativeUnitsFromLargestToSmallest[i]);
+    if (as < 0) unitOp = '+';
+    if (Math.abs(as) > 1) {
+      results.timeValueDefault = Math.round(Math.abs(as));
+      results.timeUnitsDefault = relativeUnitsFromLargestToSmallest[i];
+      results.timeTenseDefault = unitOp === '+' ? NEXT : LAST;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+};
diff --git a/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select_utils.test.js b/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select_utils.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a104afd8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/date_picker/super_date_picker/quick_select_popover/quick_select_utils.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import moment from 'moment';
+import { parseTimeParts } from './quick_select_utils';
+
+describe('parseTimeParts', () => {
+  it('should parse now', () => {
+    const out = parseTimeParts('now', 'now+5m');
+    expect(out).toEqual({
+      timeValueDefault: 5,
+      timeUnitsDefault: 'm',
+      timeTenseDefault: 'next',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse now-2h', () => {
+    const out = parseTimeParts('now-2h', 'now+5m');
+    expect(out).toEqual({
+      timeValueDefault: 2,
+      timeUnitsDefault: 'h',
+      timeTenseDefault: 'last',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse now+2h', () => {
+    const out = parseTimeParts('now+2h', 'now+5m');
+    expect(out).toEqual({
+      timeValueDefault: 2,
+      timeUnitsDefault: 'h',
+      timeTenseDefault: 'next',
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('duration parsing', () => {
+    const duration = moment.duration;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      moment.duration = () => duration(6 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      moment.duration = duration;
+    });
+
+    it('should parse now/d', () => {
+      const out = parseTimeParts('now/d', 'now+5m');
+      expect(out).toEqual({
+        timeValueDefault: 6,
+        timeUnitsDefault: 'h',
+        timeTenseDefault: 'last',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});