diff --git a/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php b/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php
index f6b2d84..5fcaed3 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueCreate extends Pluf_Form
                                                        'size' => 15,
                                                                     ),
                                             ));
+            $this->fields['due_dtime'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Datetime(
+                                          array('required' => false,
+                                                'label' => __('Due Date'),
+                                                'initial' => '',
+                                                'widget_attrs' => array('size' => 15,),
+                                              ));
 
             $this->fields['relation_type0'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
                           array('required' => false,
@@ -368,6 +374,7 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueCreate extends Pluf_Form
             $issue->status = new IDF_Tag($_t[0]); // first one is the default
             $issue->owner = null;
         }
+        $issue->due_dtime = $this->cleaned_data['due_dtime'];
         $issue->summary = trim($this->cleaned_data['summary']);
         $issue->create();
         foreach ($tags as $tag) {
diff --git a/src/IDF/Form/IssueUpdate.php b/src/IDF/Form/IssueUpdate.php
index 0362eb3..4063bfe 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Form/IssueUpdate.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Form/IssueUpdate.php
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueUpdate  extends IDF_Form_IssueCreate
                                                        'size' => 15,
                                                                     ),
                                             ));
+            $this->fields['due_dtime'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Datetime(
+                                array('required' => false,
+                                    'label' => __('Due Date'),
+                                    'initial' => $this->issue->due_dtime,
+                                    'widget_attrs' => array('size' => 15,),
+                                    ));
 
             $idx = 0;
             // note: clean_relation_type0 and clean_relation_issue0 already
@@ -385,6 +391,10 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueUpdate  extends IDF_Form_IssueCreate
                 or ((!is_null($owner) and !is_null($this->issue->get_owner())) and $owner->id != $this->issue->get_owner()->id)) {
                 $changes['ow'] = (is_null($owner)) ? '---' : $owner->login;
             }
+            $due_dtime = $this->cleaned_data['due_dtime'];
+            if (trim($this->issue->due_dtime) != trim($this->cleaned_data['due_dtime'])) {
+                $changes['du'] = trim($this->cleaned_data['due_dtime']);
+            }
             // Issue relations - additions
             foreach ($this->cleaned_data['_added_issue_relations'] as $verb => $ids) {
                 $other_verb = $this->relation_types[$verb];
@@ -431,6 +441,7 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueUpdate  extends IDF_Form_IssueCreate
             $this->issue->summary = trim($this->cleaned_data['summary']);
             $this->issue->status = $status;
             $this->issue->owner = $owner;
+            $this->issue->due_dtime = $due_dtime;
         }
         // Create the comment
         $comment = new IDF_IssueComment();
diff --git a/src/IDF/Issue.php b/src/IDF/Issue.php
index 23a0b66..00eece9 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Issue.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Issue.php
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ class IDF_Issue extends Pluf_Model
                                   'model' => 'IDF_Tag',
                                   'verbose' => __('labels'),
                                   ),
+                            'due_dtime' =>
+                            array(
+                                  'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Datetime',
+                                  'blank' => true,
+                                  'verbose' => __('due date'),
+                                  ),
                             'status' =>
                             array(
                                   'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Foreignkey',
diff --git a/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/create.html b/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/create.html
index 9d681a7..66d4d4e 100644
--- a/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/create.html
+++ b/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/create.html
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
+<th>{$form.f.due_dtime.labelTag}:</th>
+<td>{if $form.f.due_dtime.errors}{$form.f.due_dtime.fieldErrors}{/if}
+{$form.f.due_dtime|unsafe}
+</td>
+<tr>
 <th>{$form.f.relation_type0.labelTag}:</th>
 <td>
 {if $form.f.relation_type0.errors}{$form.f.relation_type0.fieldErrors}{/if}
diff --git a/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/view.html b/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/view.html
index 606437d..16a1137 100644
--- a/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/view.html
+++ b/src/IDF/templates/idf/issues/view.html
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
 {$form.f.owner|unsafe}
 </td>
 </tr>
+<th>{$form.f.due_dtime.labelTag}:</th>
+<td>{if $form.f.due_dtime.errors}{$form.f.due_dtime.fieldErrors}{/if}
+{$form.f.due_dtime|unsafe}
+</td>
+<tr>
 <tr>
 <th>{$form.f.relation_type0.labelTag}:</th>
 <td>