diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/calendar.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/calendar.component.ts
index 681c54a1713..d85843e522e 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/calendar.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/calendar.component.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export class IgxCalendarComponent extends IgxMonthPickerBase implements AfterVie
     /**
      *@hidden
      */
-    private dayViews: Array<IMonthView> = [this.defaultDayView];
+    public dayViews: Array<IMonthView> = [this.defaultDayView];
 
     public ngAfterViewInit() {
 
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/days-view/days-view.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/days-view/days-view.component.ts
index cdec97a5356..43cab09df06 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/days-view/days-view.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/calendar/days-view/days-view.component.ts
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ export class IgxDaysViewComponent extends IgxCalendarBase implements DoCheck {
      * @hidden
      */
     private getFirstMonthView(): IgxDaysViewComponent {
-        let monthView = this.prevMonthView;
+        let monthView = this;
         while (monthView.prevMonthView) {
             monthView = monthView.prevMonthView;
         }