diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
index 82602021f..b25ba74fb 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/ApiController.php
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class ApiController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         	"timestamp" => time(), 
         	"timezoneOffset" => date("Z"), 
         	"timeScale" => Application_Model_Preference::GetCalendarTimeScale(),
-    		"timeInterval" => Application_Model_Preference::GetCalendarTimeInterval()
+    		"timeInterval" => Application_Model_Preference::GetCalendarTimeInterval(),
+    		"weekStartDay" => Application_Model_Preference::GetWeekStartDay()
         );
     	
     }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
index cc9080e53..ece06790e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PreferenceController.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class PreferenceController extends Zend_Controller_Action
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetStreamLabelFormat($values["preferences_general"]["streamFormat"]);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetAllow3rdPartyApi($values["preferences_general"]["thirdPartyApi"]);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetTimezone($values["preferences_general"]["timezone"]);
+                Application_Model_Preference::SetWeekStartDay($values["preferences_general"]["weekStartDay"]);
 
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetAutoUploadRecordedShowToSoundcloud($values["preferences_soundcloud"]["UseSoundCloud"]);
                 Application_Model_Preference::SetUploadToSoundcloudOption($values["preferences_soundcloud"]["UploadToSoundcloudOption"]);
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
index 7b0da1400..61b79dbc8 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
         $timezone->setValue(Application_Model_Preference::GetTimezone());
         $timezone->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
         $this->addElement($timezone);
+        
+        /* Form Element for setting which day is the start of the week */
+        $week_start_day = new Zend_Form_Element_Select("weekStartDay");
+        $week_start_day->setLabel("Week Starts On");
+        $week_start_day->setMultiOptions($this->getWeekStartDays());
+        $week_start_day->setValue(Application_Model_Preference::GetWeekStartDay());
+        $week_start_day->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
+        $this->addElement($week_start_day);
     }
     
     private function getTimezones(){
@@ -90,7 +98,19 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
 
         return $tzlist;
     }
+    
 
-
+    private function getWeekStartDays() {
+    	$days = array(
+    		'Sunday',
+    		'Monday',
+		    'Tuesday',
+		    'Wednesday',
+		    'Thursday',
+		    'Friday',
+		    'Saturday'
+    	);
+    	return $days;   	
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 7e7ab9334..200b4448f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -485,6 +485,21 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
     public static function GetSoundCloudDownloadbleOption() {
         return self::GetValue("soundcloud_downloadable");
     }
+    
+    public static function SetWeekStartDay($day) {
+        self::SetValue("week_start_day", $day);
+    }
+
+    public static function GetWeekStartDay() {
+    	$val = self::GetValue("week_start_day");
+        if (strlen($val) == 0){
+            return "0";
+        } else {
+            return $val;
+        }
+    }
+
+	/* User specific preferences start */
 
     /**
      * Sets the time scale preference (day/week/month) in Calendar.
@@ -533,5 +548,7 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
     public static function GetCalendarTimeInterval() {
     	return self::GetValue("calendar_time_interval", true /* user specific */);
     }
+    
+    /* User specific preferences end */
 }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
index 3c11ced5b..f8d7b23f7 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     <?php endforeach; ?>
                 </ul>
             <?php endif; ?>
-       </dd>
+        </dd>
         <dt id="timezone-label" class="block-display">
             <label class="required" for="timezone"><?php echo $this->element->getElement('timezone')->getLabel() ?>
                 <span class="info-text-small">(Required)</span> :
@@ -88,5 +88,32 @@
                 </ul>
             <?php endif; ?>
         </dd>
+        
+        <!-- Week Start Day option -->
+        <dt id="weekStartDay-label" class="block-display">
+            <label class="required" for="timezone"><?php echo $this->element->getElement('weekStartDay')->getLabel() ?>:
+            </label>
+        </dt>
+        <dd id="weekStartDay-element" class="block-display">
+        	<?php $i=0;
+                  $value = $this->element->getElement('weekStartDay')->getValue();
+            ?>
+            <select id="weekStartDay" name="weekStartDay">
+            <?php foreach ($this->element->getElement('weekStartDay')->getMultiOptions() as $option) : ?>
+                <option value="<?php echo $i ?>" <?php if($i == $value){echo 'selected="selected"';}?> >
+                        <?php echo $option ?>
+                </option>
+                <?php $i = $i + 1; ?>
+            <?php endforeach; ?>
+            </select>
+            
+            <?php if($this->element->getElement('weekStartDay')->hasErrors()) : ?>
+                <ul class='errors'>
+                    <?php foreach($this->element->getElement('weekStartDay')->getMessages() as $error): ?>
+                        <li><?php echo $error; ?></li>
+                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                </ul>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+        </dd>
     </dl>
 </fieldset>
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js
index 3f3445b52..5c7ee99f0 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/schedule/schedule.js
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ function createFullCalendar(data){
         }, 
         defaultView: getTimeScalePreference(data),
         slotMinutes: getTimeIntervalPreference(data),
+        firstDay: data.calendarInit.weekStartDay,
         editable: false,
         allDaySlot: false,
         axisFormat: 'H:mm',