diff --git a/apps/app/components/core/activity.tsx b/apps/app/components/core/activity.tsx
index f7622baa6..833f4fd16 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/core/activity.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/core/activity.tsx
@@ -428,6 +428,40 @@ const activityDetails: {
     ),
     icon: <Icon iconName="signal_cellular_alt" className="!text-sm" aria-hidden="true" />,
   },
+  start_date: {
+    message: (activity, showIssue) => {
+      if (!activity.new_value)
+        return (
+          <>
+            removed the start date
+            {showIssue && (
+              <>
+                {" "}
+                from <IssueLink activity={activity} />
+              </>
+            )}
+            .
+          </>
+        );
+      else
+        return (
+          <>
+            set the start date to{" "}
+            <span className="font-medium text-custom-text-100">
+              {renderShortDateWithYearFormat(activity.new_value)}
+            </span>
+            {showIssue && (
+              <>
+                {" "}
+                for <IssueLink activity={activity} />
+              </>
+            )}
+            .
+          </>
+        );
+    },
+    icon: <Icon iconName="calendar_today" className="!text-sm" aria-hidden="true" />,
+  },
   state: {
     message: (activity, showIssue) => (
       <>
diff --git a/apps/app/components/core/views/board-view/single-issue.tsx b/apps/app/components/core/views/board-view/single-issue.tsx
index bfae63a2c..5aaa71407 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/core/views/board-view/single-issue.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/core/views/board-view/single-issue.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   ViewEstimateSelect,
   ViewIssueLabel,
   ViewPrioritySelect,
+  ViewStartDateSelect,
   ViewStateSelect,
 } from "components/issues";
 // ui
@@ -322,6 +323,14 @@ export const SingleBoardIssue: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 selfPositioned
               />
             )}
+            {properties.start_date && issue.start_date && (
+              <ViewStartDateSelect
+                issue={issue}
+                partialUpdateIssue={partialUpdateIssue}
+                user={user}
+                isNotAllowed={isNotAllowed}
+              />
+            )}
             {properties.due_date && issue.target_date && (
               <ViewDueDateSelect
                 issue={issue}
diff --git a/apps/app/components/core/views/calendar-view/single-issue.tsx b/apps/app/components/core/views/calendar-view/single-issue.tsx
index 319fd74db..f6c1cc2f7 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/core/views/calendar-view/single-issue.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/core/views/calendar-view/single-issue.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   ViewEstimateSelect,
   ViewLabelSelect,
   ViewPrioritySelect,
+  ViewStartDateSelect,
   ViewStateSelect,
 } from "components/issues";
 // icons
@@ -230,7 +231,14 @@ export const SingleCalendarIssue: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 user={user}
               />
             )}
-
+            {properties.start_date && issue.start_date && (
+              <ViewStartDateSelect
+                issue={issue}
+                partialUpdateIssue={partialUpdateIssue}
+                user={user}
+                isNotAllowed={isNotAllowed}
+              />
+            )}
             {properties.due_date && issue.target_date && (
               <ViewDueDateSelect
                 issue={issue}
diff --git a/apps/app/components/core/views/list-view/single-issue.tsx b/apps/app/components/core/views/list-view/single-issue.tsx
index cdb1b67d8..07ce7a55a 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/core/views/list-view/single-issue.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/core/views/list-view/single-issue.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   ViewEstimateSelect,
   ViewIssueLabel,
   ViewPrioritySelect,
+  ViewStartDateSelect,
   ViewStateSelect,
 } from "components/issues";
 // ui
@@ -244,6 +245,14 @@ export const SingleListIssue: React.FC<Props> = ({
               isNotAllowed={isNotAllowed}
             />
           )}
+          {properties.start_date && issue.start_date && (
+            <ViewStartDateSelect
+              issue={issue}
+              partialUpdateIssue={partialUpdateIssue}
+              user={user}
+              isNotAllowed={isNotAllowed}
+            />
+          )}
           {properties.due_date && issue.target_date && (
             <ViewDueDateSelect
               issue={issue}
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx
index e6fc11ae2..63c6ad964 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/form.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const defaultValues: Partial<IIssue> = {
   assignees_list: [],
   labels: [],
   labels_list: [],
+  start_date: null,
   target_date: null,
 };
 
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export interface IssueFormProps {
     | "priority"
     | "assignee"
     | "label"
+    | "startDate"
     | "dueDate"
     | "estimate"
     | "parent"
@@ -239,6 +241,15 @@ export const IssueForm: FC<IssueFormProps> = ({
     });
   }, [getValues, projectId, reset]);
 
+  const startDate = watch("start_date");
+  const targetDate = watch("target_date");
+
+  const minDate = startDate ? new Date(startDate) : null;
+  minDate?.setDate(minDate.getDate());
+
+  const maxDate = targetDate ? new Date(targetDate) : null;
+  maxDate?.setDate(maxDate.getDate());
+
   return (
     <>
       {projectId && (
@@ -447,13 +458,34 @@ export const IssueForm: FC<IssueFormProps> = ({
                     )}
                   />
                 )}
+                {(fieldsToShow.includes("all") || fieldsToShow.includes("startDate")) && (
+                  <div>
+                    <Controller
+                      control={control}
+                      name="start_date"
+                      render={({ field: { value, onChange } }) => (
+                        <IssueDateSelect
+                          label="Start date"
+                          maxDate={maxDate ?? undefined}
+                          onChange={onChange}
+                          value={value}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
                 {(fieldsToShow.includes("all") || fieldsToShow.includes("dueDate")) && (
                   <div>
                     <Controller
                       control={control}
                       name="target_date"
                       render={({ field: { value, onChange } }) => (
-                        <IssueDateSelect value={value} onChange={onChange} />
+                        <IssueDateSelect
+                          label="Due date"
+                          minDate={minDate ?? undefined}
+                          onChange={onChange}
+                          value={value}
+                        />
                       )}
                     />
                   </div>
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/modal.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/modal.tsx
index d7180b761..31cf44c19 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/modal.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/modal.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export interface IssuesModalProps {
     | "priority"
     | "assignee"
     | "label"
+    | "startDate"
     | "dueDate"
     | "estimate"
     | "parent"
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/select/date.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/select/date.tsx
index 203f3ad60..fb88a8937 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/select/date.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/select/date.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ import DatePicker from "react-datepicker";
 import { renderDateFormat, renderShortDateWithYearFormat } from "helpers/date-time.helper";
 
 type Props = {
-  value: string | null;
+  label: string;
+  maxDate?: Date;
+  minDate?: Date;
   onChange: (val: string | null) => void;
+  value: string | null;
 };
 
-export const IssueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange }) => (
+export const IssueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({ label, maxDate, minDate, onChange, value }) => (
   <Popover className="relative flex items-center justify-center  rounded-lg">
     {({ open }) => (
       <>
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export const IssueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange }) => (
             ) : (
               <>
                 <CalendarDaysIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5 flex-shrink-0" />
-                <span>Due Date</span>
+                <span>{label}</span>
               </>
             )}
           </span>
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ export const IssueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({ value, onChange }) => (
                 else onChange(renderDateFormat(val));
               }}
               dateFormat="dd-MM-yyyy"
+              minDate={minDate}
+              maxDate={maxDate}
               inline
             />
           </Popover.Panel>
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/sidebar.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/sidebar.tsx
index 75ff4f77a..56cd0bdf4 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/sidebar.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type Props = {
     | "parent"
     | "blocker"
     | "blocked"
+    | "startDate"
     | "dueDate"
     | "cycle"
     | "module"
@@ -210,6 +211,15 @@ export const IssueDetailsSidebar: React.FC<Props> = ({
     fieldsToShow.includes("cycle") ||
     fieldsToShow.includes("module");
 
+  const startDate = watchIssue("start_date");
+  const targetDate = watchIssue("target_date");
+
+  const minDate = startDate ? new Date(startDate) : null;
+  minDate?.setDate(minDate.getDate());
+
+  const maxDate = targetDate ? new Date(targetDate) : null;
+  maxDate?.setDate(maxDate.getDate());
+
   const isNotAllowed = memberRole.isGuest || memberRole.isViewer;
 
   return (
@@ -367,6 +377,34 @@ export const IssueDetailsSidebar: React.FC<Props> = ({
                     disabled={uneditable}
                   />
                 )}
+                {(fieldsToShow.includes("all") || fieldsToShow.includes("startDate")) && (
+                  <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center py-2">
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2 text-sm text-custom-text-200 sm:basis-1/2">
+                      <CalendarDaysIcon className="h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0" />
+                      <p>Start date</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="sm:basis-1/2">
+                      <Controller
+                        control={control}
+                        name="start_date"
+                        render={({ field: { value } }) => (
+                          <CustomDatePicker
+                            placeholder="Start date"
+                            value={value}
+                            onChange={(val) =>
+                              submitChanges({
+                                start_date: val,
+                              })
+                            }
+                            className="bg-custom-background-90"
+                            maxDate={maxDate ?? undefined}
+                            disabled={isNotAllowed || uneditable}
+                          />
+                        )}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                )}
                 {(fieldsToShow.includes("all") || fieldsToShow.includes("dueDate")) && (
                   <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center py-2">
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2 text-sm text-custom-text-200 sm:basis-1/2">
@@ -387,6 +425,7 @@ export const IssueDetailsSidebar: React.FC<Props> = ({
                               })
                             }
                             className="bg-custom-background-90"
+                            minDate={minDate ?? undefined}
                             disabled={isNotAllowed || uneditable}
                           />
                         )}
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/due-date.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/due-date.tsx
index 67b864526..54b287a1e 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/due-date.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/due-date.tsx
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ export const ViewDueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
 
   const { issueView } = useIssuesView();
 
+  const minDate = issue.start_date ? new Date(issue.start_date) : null;
+  minDate?.setDate(minDate.getDate());
+
   return (
     <Tooltip
-      tooltipHeading="Due Date"
+      tooltipHeading="Due date"
       tooltipContent={
         issue.target_date ? renderShortDateWithYearFormat(issue.target_date) ?? "N/A" : "N/A"
       }
@@ -56,8 +59,6 @@ export const ViewDueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
             partialUpdateIssue(
               {
                 target_date: val,
-                priority: issue.priority,
-                state: issue.state,
               },
               issue
             );
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export const ViewDueDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
           className={`${issue?.target_date ? "w-[6.5rem]" : "w-[5rem] text-center"} ${
             issueView === "kanban" ? "bg-custom-background-90" : "bg-custom-background-100"
           }`}
+          minDate={minDate ?? undefined}
           noBorder={noBorder}
           disabled={isNotAllowed}
         />
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/index.ts b/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/index.ts
index a05cf61b6..d78a82ed3 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/index.ts
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from "./assignee";
 export * from "./due-date";
 export * from "./estimate";
-export * from "./priority";
-export * from "./state";
 export * from "./label";
+export * from "./priority";
+export * from "./start-date";
+export * from "./state";
diff --git a/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/start-date.tsx b/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/start-date.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddec1a310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/components/issues/view-select/start-date.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { useRouter } from "next/router";
+
+// ui
+import { CustomDatePicker, Tooltip } from "components/ui";
+// helpers
+import { findHowManyDaysLeft, renderShortDateWithYearFormat } from "helpers/date-time.helper";
+// services
+import trackEventServices from "services/track-event.service";
+// types
+import { ICurrentUserResponse, IIssue } from "types";
+import useIssuesView from "hooks/use-issues-view";
+
+type Props = {
+  issue: IIssue;
+  partialUpdateIssue: (formData: Partial<IIssue>, issue: IIssue) => void;
+  tooltipPosition?: "top" | "bottom";
+  noBorder?: boolean;
+  user: ICurrentUserResponse | undefined;
+  isNotAllowed: boolean;
+};
+
+export const ViewStartDateSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  issue,
+  partialUpdateIssue,
+  tooltipPosition = "top",
+  noBorder = false,
+  user,
+  isNotAllowed,
+}) => {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const { workspaceSlug } = router.query;
+
+  const { issueView } = useIssuesView();
+
+  const maxDate = issue.target_date ? new Date(issue.target_date) : null;
+  maxDate?.setDate(maxDate.getDate());
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip
+      tooltipHeading="Start date"
+      tooltipContent={
+        issue.start_date ? renderShortDateWithYearFormat(issue.start_date) ?? "N/A" : "N/A"
+      }
+      position={tooltipPosition}
+    >
+      <div className="group flex-shrink-0 relative max-w-[6.5rem]">
+        <CustomDatePicker
+          placeholder="Due date"
+          value={issue?.start_date}
+          onChange={(val) => {
+            partialUpdateIssue(
+              {
+                start_date: val,
+              },
+              issue
+            );
+            trackEventServices.trackIssuePartialPropertyUpdateEvent(
+              {
+                workspaceSlug,
+                workspaceId: issue.workspace,
+                projectId: issue.project_detail.id,
+                projectIdentifier: issue.project_detail.identifier,
+                projectName: issue.project_detail.name,
+                issueId: issue.id,
+              },
+              "ISSUE_PROPERTY_UPDATE_DUE_DATE",
+              user
+            );
+          }}
+          className={`${issue?.start_date ? "w-[6.5rem]" : "w-[5rem] text-center"} ${
+            issueView === "kanban" ? "bg-custom-background-90" : "bg-custom-background-100"
+          }`}
+          maxDate={maxDate ?? undefined}
+          noBorder={noBorder}
+          disabled={isNotAllowed}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/app/components/ui/datepicker.tsx b/apps/app/components/ui/datepicker.tsx
index 56289a727..831baec51 100644
--- a/apps/app/components/ui/datepicker.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/components/ui/datepicker.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Props = {
   className?: string;
   isClearable?: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  maxDate?: Date;
   minDate?: Date;
 };
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const CustomDatePicker: React.FC<Props> = ({
   className = "",
   isClearable = true,
   disabled = false,
+  maxDate,
   minDate,
 }) => (
   <DatePicker
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ export const CustomDatePicker: React.FC<Props> = ({
     dateFormat="MMM dd, yyyy"
     isClearable={isClearable}
     disabled={disabled}
+    maxDate={maxDate}
     minDate={minDate}
   />
 );
diff --git a/apps/app/hooks/use-issue-properties.tsx b/apps/app/hooks/use-issue-properties.tsx
index 4f7368ba5..fe2a0cf5e 100644
--- a/apps/app/hooks/use-issue-properties.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/hooks/use-issue-properties.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { IssuePriorities, Properties } from "types";
 
 const initialValues: Properties = {
   assignee: true,
+  start_date: true,
   due_date: true,
   key: true,
   labels: true,
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ const useIssuesProperties = (workspaceSlug?: string, projectId?: string) => {
 
   const newProperties: Properties = {
     assignee: properties.assignee,
+    start_date: properties.start_date,
     due_date: properties.due_date,
     key: properties.key,
     labels: properties.labels,
diff --git a/apps/app/pages/[workspaceSlug]/projects/[projectId]/issues/[issueId].tsx b/apps/app/pages/[workspaceSlug]/projects/[projectId]/issues/[issueId].tsx
index 35697ee0f..ccfd69cf4 100644
--- a/apps/app/pages/[workspaceSlug]/projects/[projectId]/issues/[issueId].tsx
+++ b/apps/app/pages/[workspaceSlug]/projects/[projectId]/issues/[issueId].tsx
@@ -28,17 +28,18 @@ import { PROJECT_ISSUES_ACTIVITY, ISSUE_DETAILS } from "constants/fetch-keys";
 import { truncateText } from "helpers/string.helper";
 
 const defaultValues = {
-  name: "",
+  assignees_list: [],
   description: "",
   description_html: "",
   estimate_point: null,
-  state: "",
-  assignees_list: [],
-  priority: "low",
-  target_date: new Date().toString(),
   issue_cycle: null,
   issue_module: null,
   labels_list: [],
+  name: "",
+  priority: "low",
+  start_date: null,
+  state: "",
+  target_date: null,
 };
 
 const IssueDetailsPage: NextPage = () => {
diff --git a/apps/app/types/issues.d.ts b/apps/app/types/issues.d.ts
index 71389e088..683704f9f 100644
--- a/apps/app/types/issues.d.ts
+++ b/apps/app/types/issues.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   IWorkspaceLite,
   IStateLite,
   TStateGroups,
+  Properties,
 } from "types";
 
 export interface IIssueCycle {
@@ -147,21 +148,6 @@ export type IssuePriorities = {
   user: string;
 };
 
-export type Properties = {
-  assignee: boolean;
-  due_date: boolean;
-  labels: boolean;
-  key: boolean;
-  priority: boolean;
-  state: boolean;
-  sub_issue_count: boolean;
-  link: boolean;
-  attachment_count: boolean;
-  estimate: boolean;
-  created_on: boolean;
-  updated_on: boolean;
-};
-
 export interface IIssueLabels {
   id: string;
   created_at: Date;
diff --git a/apps/app/types/workspace.d.ts b/apps/app/types/workspace.d.ts
index c26ce5362..635aea2db 100644
--- a/apps/app/types/workspace.d.ts
+++ b/apps/app/types/workspace.d.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export interface IWorkspaceBulkInviteFormData {
 
 export type Properties = {
   assignee: boolean;
+  start_date: boolean;
   due_date: boolean;
   labels: boolean;
   key: boolean;