diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index dca73ca..22c74fb 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
         border:none;border-radius:8px;padding:5px 7px;-webkit-appearance:none;appearance:none;cursor:pointer}
   .ptask .rowsz:hover{background:#e4e7ec;color:var(--ink)}
   .ptask .rowpts{flex:none;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink-3);background:#eef0f4;border-radius:8px;padding:5px 8px}
+  .ptask .duepill{flex:none}
 
   /* ---------- detail sheet ---------- */
   .scrim{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(20,24,35,.32);z-index:40;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .22s}
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@
   .tbox .frow select,.tbox .frow input{flex:1;font:inherit;font-size:15px;border:none;background:transparent;
         color:var(--ink);min-height:34px;-webkit-appearance:none;appearance:none}
   .tbox .frow select:focus,.tbox .frow input:focus{outline:none}
+  .tbox .frow .duepill{flex:none}
   /* make the borderless selects (Owner / Size / Move to) read as editable dropdowns:
      size to their value and show a caret + hover so it's clear you can change them */
   .tbox .frow select{flex:0 1 auto;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;min-height:32px;
@@ -467,11 +469,18 @@
   .opill select{border:none;background:transparent;font:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-2);
         -webkit-appearance:none;appearance:none;max-width:96px}
   .opill select:focus{outline:none}
-  /* due pill */
-  .duepill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;background:#eef0f4;border-radius:999px;padding:3px 11px}
-  .duepill input{border:none;background:transparent;font:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-2);width:104px}
-  .duepill input:focus{outline:none}
-  .duepill.sm input{width:96px;font-size:11.5px}
+  /* due pill — formatted label; hidden native input opened via pickDueEl */
+  .duepill{position:relative;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
+        background:#eef0f4;border-radius:999px;padding:3px 11px;min-height:28px;min-width:92px;
+        cursor:pointer;user-select:none;border:none;font:inherit}
+  .duepill:hover,.duepill:focus-within{background:#e4e7ec}
+  .duepill .duelbl{font:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-2);white-space:nowrap;
+        line-height:1.3;pointer-events:none}
+  .duepill .duelbl.empty{color:var(--ink-3)}
+  .duepill input.duepick{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;
+        clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
+  .duepill.sm{min-height:26px;min-width:86px;padding:2px 9px}
+  .duepill.sm .duelbl{font-size:11.5px}
   /* segmented t-shirt size */
   .szseg{display:inline-flex;background:#eef0f4;border-radius:999px;padding:2px}
   .szb{padding:3px 10px;border-radius:999px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;color:var(--ink-3);line-height:1.5}
diff --git a/src/app/main.js b/src/app/main.js
index 3efad79..fd5f9b5 100644
--- a/src/app/main.js
+++ b/src/app/main.js
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ function openDetail(id){
   document.getElementById("dBody").innerHTML=`
     <div class="frow"><span class="lbl">Owner</span>${av(n.owner)}<select onchange="updTask(${id},'owner',this.value)">
       ${Object.entries(PEOPLE).map(([k,pp])=>`<option value="${k}" ${k===n.owner?'selected':''}>${pp.name}</option>`).join("")}</select></div>
-    <div class="frow"><span class="lbl">Due</span><input type="date" value="${n.due||""}" onchange="updTask(${id},'due',this.value)">${dueChip(n.due,leaf&&n.done)}</div>
+    <div class="frow"><span class="lbl">Due</span>${duePill(n.due,`updTask(${id},'due',this.value)`)}${dueChip(n.due,leaf&&n.done)}</div>
     ${sizeFld}
     ${leaf?`<div class="frow"><span class="lbl">Status</span>
       <button class="chip" style="${n.done?'background:var(--green-soft);color:var(--green)':'background:#eef0f4;color:var(--ink-2)'}"
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ function openDetail(id){
         <button class="t" style="text-align:left" onclick="openDetail(${ch.id})">${ch.title}</button>
         ${ownerPill(ch.owner,`updTask(${ch.id},'owner',this.value,true);openDetail(${id})`)}
         ${szCtl}
-        ${dueChip(ch.due,lleaf&&ch.done)}</div>`;}).join("")}
+        ${duePill(ch.due,`updTask(${ch.id},'due',this.value,true);openDetail(${id})`,true)}</div>`;}).join("")}
     ${path.length>=3?"":`<div class="subadd" style="margin-top:10px"><input id="dSubNew" placeholder="Add a ${path.length>1?"subtask":"task"}…"><button onclick="addChild(${id})">Add</button></div>`}
     <button class="danger" onclick="deleteTask(${id})">Delete ${path.length===1?"project":path.length>=3?"subtask":"task"}</button>`;
   document.getElementById("tmodal").classList.add("show");
@@ -1209,7 +1209,18 @@ const ownerOpts=v=>`<option value="">Owner…</option>`+Object.entries(PEOPLE).m
 function ownerPill(v,onch){ const col=v?PEOPLE[v].color:"#c2c8d2";
   return `<span class="opill" style="--oc:${col}"><span class="odot"></span>
     <select onchange="${onch}">${ownerOpts(v)}</select></span>`; }
-function duePill(v,onch,sm){ return `<span class="duepill ${sm?'sm':''}"><input type="date" value="${v||''}" onchange="${onch}"></span>`; }
+function duePill(v,onch,sm){
+  const lbl=v?fmtD(v):"Set date";
+  return `<label class="duepill ${sm?'sm':''}" onclick="pickDueEl(this)">`
+    +`<span class="duelbl${v?'':' empty'}">${lbl}</span>`
+    +`<input type="date" class="duepick" value="${v||''}" onchange="${onch}" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Due date"></label>`;
+}
+function pickDueEl(el){
+  const inp=el&&el.querySelector("input.duepick");
+  if(!inp) return;
+  if(typeof inp.showPicker==="function"){ try{ inp.showPicker(); return; }catch(_){ /* fall through */ } }
+  inp.focus(); inp.click();
+}
 function szSeg(v,onch){ return `<span class="szseg">${["s","m","l","xl"].map(z=>
   `<button class="szb ${v===z?'on':''}" onclick="${onch.replace('Z',"'"+z+"'")}">${SIZE_NAMES[z]}</button>`).join("")}</span>`; }
 function taskCardHTML(tk,i){ tk.subs=tk.subs||[];
@@ -1530,7 +1541,7 @@ const _globals = {
   toggleExp, updTask, refreshBarMenu, addChild, addProject, deleteTask, addCapTask, barDown, barContext, pickSearch,
   uploadPhoto, removePhoto, rvToggle, rvText, rvOwner, rvDue, rvSize, pushApproved, attachTranscript,
   doSearch, refreshCard, delCapTask, setTask, setTaskOwner, setTaskSize, setSub, setSubOwner, addSub,
-  delSub, commitCapture, toggleListen, stopListen, renderAll, moveTask, setKeyVal,
+  delSub, commitCapture, toggleListen, stopListen, renderAll, moveTask, setKeyVal, pickDueEl,
 };
 Object.assign(window, _globals);
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke.test.js b/tests/smoke.test.js
index a3f9aa0..3fd3adb 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.test.js
+++ b/tests/smoke.test.js
@@ -19,4 +19,11 @@ describe("project layout", () => {
     expect(dates.createDateHelpers).toBeTypeOf("function");
     expect(capture.mockTranscript).toBeTypeOf("function");
   });
+
+  it("allows inline due-date editing on tasks and subtasks in detail panels", () => {
+    const main = readFileSync("src/app/main.js", "utf8");
+    expect(main).toContain("duePill(ch.due,`updTask(${ch.id},'due',this.value,true);openDetail(${id})`,true)");
+    expect(main).toContain('class="duelbl');
+    expect(main).toContain("pickDueEl");
+  });
 });