diff --git a/care.config.ts b/care.config.ts
index f48d842d262..0721552b888 100644
--- a/care.config.ts
+++ b/care.config.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ const careConfig = {
   },
 
   appointments: {
+    /**
+     * Relative number of days to show in the appointments page by default.
+     * 0 means today, positive for future days, negative for past days.
+     */
+    defaultDateFilter: env.REACT_APPOINTMENTS_DEFAULT_DATE_FILTER
+      ? parseInt(env.REACT_APPOINTMENTS_DEFAULT_DATE_FILTER)
+      : 7,
+
     // Kill switch in-case the heatmap API doesn't scale as expected
     useAvailabilityStatsAPI: boolean(
       "REACT_APPOINTMENTS_USE_AVAILABILITY_STATS_API",
diff --git a/public/locale/en.json b/public/locale/en.json
index c1222b52486..f4edb490014 100644
--- a/public/locale/en.json
+++ b/public/locale/en.json
@@ -1171,7 +1171,6 @@
   "last_administered": "Last administered",
   "last_discharge_reason": "Last Discharge Reason",
   "last_edited": "Last Edited",
-  "last_fortnight_short": "Last 2wk",
   "last_login": "Last Login",
   "last_modified": "Last Modified",
   "last_modified_by": "Last Modified By",
@@ -1302,7 +1301,7 @@
   "new_password_same_as_old": "Your new password must not match the old password.",
   "new_password_validation": "New password is not valid.",
   "new_session": "New Session",
-  "next_fortnight_short": "Next 2wk",
+  "next_month": "Next month",
   "next_sessions": "Next Sessions",
   "next_week_short": "Next wk",
   "no": "No",
diff --git a/src/pages/Appointments/AppointmentsPage.tsx b/src/pages/Appointments/AppointmentsPage.tsx
index 269561aa2a0..39d3431edb5 100644
--- a/src/pages/Appointments/AppointmentsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Appointments/AppointmentsPage.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import careConfig from "@careConfig";
 import { CaretDownIcon, CheckIcon, ReloadIcon } from "@radix-ui/react-icons";
 import { PopoverClose } from "@radix-ui/react-popover";
 import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
@@ -123,25 +124,25 @@ function DateRangeDisplay({ dateFrom, dateTo }: DateRangeDisplayProps) {
 
   // Case 2: Pre-defined ranges
   const ranges = [
-    {
-      label: t("last_fortnight_short"),
-      from: subDays(today, 14),
-      to: today,
-    },
     {
       label: t("last_week_short"),
       from: subDays(today, 7),
       to: today,
     },
+    {
+      label: t("yesterday"),
+      from: subDays(today, 1),
+      to: subDays(today, 1),
+    },
     {
       label: t("next_week_short"),
       from: today,
       to: addDays(today, 7),
     },
     {
-      label: t("next_fortnight_short"),
+      label: t("next_month"),
       from: today,
-      to: addDays(today, 14),
+      to: addDays(today, 30),
     },
   ];
 
@@ -266,11 +267,22 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage(props: { facilityId?: string }) {
       updates.practitioner = authUser.username;
     }
 
-    // Set today's date range if no dates are present
+    // Set default date range if no dates are present
     if (!qParams.date_from && !qParams.date_to) {
       const today = new Date();
-      updates.date_from = dateQueryString(today);
-      updates.date_to = dateQueryString(today);
+      const defaultDays = careConfig.appointments.defaultDateFilter;
+
+      if (defaultDays === 0) {
+        // Today only
+        updates.date_from = dateQueryString(today);
+        updates.date_to = dateQueryString(today);
+      } else {
+        // Past or future days based on configuration
+        const fromDate = defaultDays > 0 ? today : addDays(today, defaultDays);
+        const toDate = defaultDays > 0 ? addDays(today, defaultDays) : today;
+        updates.date_from = dateQueryString(fromDate);
+        updates.date_to = dateQueryString(toDate);
+      }
     }
 
     // Only update if there are changes
@@ -455,13 +467,13 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage(props: { facilityId?: string }) {
                           const today = new Date();
                           setQParams({
                             ...qParams,
-                            date_from: dateQueryString(subDays(today, 14)),
+                            date_from: dateQueryString(subDays(today, 7)),
                             date_to: dateQueryString(today),
                             slot: null,
                           });
                         }}
                       >
-                        {t("last_fortnight_short")}
+                        {t("last_week_short")}
                       </Button>
 
                       <Button
@@ -471,13 +483,13 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage(props: { facilityId?: string }) {
                           const today = new Date();
                           setQParams({
                             ...qParams,
-                            date_from: dateQueryString(subDays(today, 7)),
-                            date_to: dateQueryString(today),
+                            date_from: dateQueryString(subDays(today, 1)),
+                            date_to: dateQueryString(subDays(today, 1)),
                             slot: null,
                           });
                         }}
                       >
-                        {t("last_week_short")}
+                        {t("yesterday")}
                       </Button>
 
                       <Button
@@ -520,12 +532,12 @@ export default function AppointmentsPage(props: { facilityId?: string }) {
                           setQParams({
                             ...qParams,
                             date_from: dateQueryString(today),
-                            date_to: dateQueryString(addDays(today, 14)),
+                            date_to: dateQueryString(addDays(today, 30)),
                             slot: null,
                           });
                         }}
                       >
-                        {t("next_fortnight_short")}
+                        {t("next_month")}
                       </Button>
                     </div>