diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/DateTimeUpDown/DateTimeUpDown.cs b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/DateTimeUpDown/DateTimeUpDown.cs
index 8cd4daef..e33d8c2a 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/DateTimeUpDown/DateTimeUpDown.cs
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/DateTimeUpDown/DateTimeUpDown.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls
 
         #region Format
 
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty FormatProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Format", typeof(DateTimeFormat), typeof(DateTimeUpDown), new UIPropertyMetadata(DateTimeFormat.ShortTime, OnFormatChanged));
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty FormatProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Format", typeof(DateTimeFormat), typeof(DateTimeUpDown), new UIPropertyMetadata(DateTimeFormat.FullDateTime, OnFormatChanged));
         public DateTimeFormat Format
         {
             get { return (DateTimeFormat)GetValue(FormatProperty); }
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Windows.Controls
         public DateTimeUpDown()
         {
             DateTimeFormatInfo = DateTimeFormatInfo.GetInstance(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+            InitializeDateTimeInfoList();
         }
 
         protected override void OnValueChanged(object oldValue, object newValue)
diff --git a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/Themes/Generic.xaml b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/Themes/Generic.xaml
index 5778cffc..96ac11a8 100644
--- a/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/Themes/Generic.xaml
+++ b/ExtendedWPFToolkitSolution/Src/WPFToolkit.Extended/Themes/Generic.xaml
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@
     <!-- =============================================================================== -->
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:NumericUpDown}">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
         <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
@@ -988,6 +989,7 @@
     <!-- =============================================================================== -->
     
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:DateTimeUpDown}">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
         <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
@@ -1015,6 +1017,7 @@
     <!-- =============================================================================== -->
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:MaskedTextBox}">
+        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.WindowTextBrushKey}}"/>
         <Setter Property="Focusable" Value="False" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>