diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/components/sidebar_items/sidebar_date_picker.vue b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/components/sidebar_items/sidebar_date_picker.vue
index 57833b7e2d9bb2367dba24b48a4181f3207004f6..8f03444b79f916a7b6822ea67d6a0529816912f0 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/components/sidebar_items/sidebar_date_picker.vue
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/components/sidebar_items/sidebar_date_picker.vue
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ export default {
               css-classes="date-warning-icon append-right-5 prepend-left-5"
               tab-index="0"
             />
-            <span v-if="selectedAndEditable" class="no-value">
-              &nbsp;&ndash;
+            <span v-if="selectedAndEditable" class="no-value d-flex">
+              &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;
               <gl-button
                 variant="link"
                 class="btn-sidebar-date-remove"
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/store/mutations.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/store/mutations.js
index c52143222fe663e117fcb52ae1407af01f3444a2..3dc00aeea1e54a4ed8a85dfb9afe85a3847e71f9 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/store/mutations.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/epic/store/mutations.js
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ export default {
       state.epicStartDateSaveInProgress = false;
       state.startDateIsFixed = dateTypeIsFixed;
       state.startDate = newDate;
+
+      if (dateTypeIsFixed) {
+        state.startDateFixed = newDate;
+      }
     } else {
       state.epicDueDateSaveInProgress = false;
       state.dueDateIsFixed = dateTypeIsFixed;
       state.dueDate = newDate;
+
+      if (dateTypeIsFixed) {
+        state.dueDateFixed = newDate;
+      }
     }
   },
   [types.REQUEST_EPIC_DATE_SAVE_FAILURE](state, { dateType, dateTypeIsFixed }) {
diff --git a/ee/changelogs/unreleased/10543-fix-epic-date-save.yml b/ee/changelogs/unreleased/10543-fix-epic-date-save.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0687c8226881ab0121c27ab50e015f4e053d8b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/changelogs/unreleased/10543-fix-epic-date-save.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix date save for Epic to reflect on UI immediately after save
+merge_request: 10321
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/ee/spec/javascripts/epic/store/mutationts_spec.js b/ee/spec/javascripts/epic/store/mutationts_spec.js
index 7bb0c02095b7f9f6917aba589591405ad4e7e271..d979b24e074cacd82c14579344871c63bf75b7a3 100644
--- a/ee/spec/javascripts/epic/store/mutationts_spec.js
+++ b/ee/spec/javascripts/epic/store/mutationts_spec.js
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ describe('Epic Store Mutations', () => {
       expect(state.epicStartDateSaveInProgress).toBe(false);
       expect(state.startDateIsFixed).toBe(startDateIsFixed);
       expect(state.startDate).toBe(startDate);
+      expect(state.startDateFixed).toBe(startDate);
     });
 
     it('Should set `epicDueDateSaveInProgress` flag on state to `false` and set `dueDateIsFixed` & `dueDate` values based on provided `dateTypeIsFixed` & `newDate` params when `dateType` param is `due`', () => {
@@ -205,6 +206,35 @@ describe('Epic Store Mutations', () => {
       expect(state.epicDueDateSaveInProgress).toBe(false);
       expect(state.dueDateIsFixed).toBe(dueDateIsFixed);
       expect(state.dueDate).toBe(dueDate);
+      expect(state.dueDateFixed).toBe(dueDate);
+    });
+
+    it('Should not set `startDateFixed` on state when date changed is not of type fixed', () => {
+      const startDateIsFixed = false;
+      const startDate = '2018-1-1';
+      const state = {};
+
+      mutations[types.REQUEST_EPIC_DATE_SAVE_SUCCESS](state, {
+        dateType: dateTypes.start,
+        dateTypeIsFixed: startDateIsFixed,
+        newDate: startDate,
+      });
+
+      expect(state.startDateFixed).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('Should not set `dueDateFixed` on state when date changed is not of type fixed', () => {
+      const dueDateIsFixed = false;
+      const dueDate = '2018-1-1';
+      const state = {};
+
+      mutations[types.REQUEST_EPIC_DATE_SAVE_SUCCESS](state, {
+        dateType: dateTypes.due,
+        dateTypeIsFixed: dueDateIsFixed,
+        newDate: dueDate,
+      });
+
+      expect(state.dueDateFixed).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });