diff --git date_popup/date_popup.module date_popup/date_popup.module
index 7df4493..ef5dcc5 100644
--- date_popup/date_popup.module
+++ date_popup/date_popup.module
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ function date_popup_process_date(&$element, $edit = NULL, $date = NULL) {
   }
   $year_range = date_range_string($range);
 
-  $settings = array(
+  // Get the datepicker settings specified on the element.
+  $element_settings = is_array($element['#datepicker_settings']) ? $element['#datepicker_settings'] : array();
+
+  $settings = $element_settings + array(
     'prevText' => '<' . date_t('Prev', 'date_nav'),
     'nextText' => date_t('Next', 'date_nav') .'>',
     'currentText' => date_t('Today', 'date_nav'),