diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccfc3f7..db19336 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 Point the dashboard at the Gitea server root (without `/api/v1`) and provide a
 token that can read dashboard data, update the authenticated user's notification
 threads, create and self-assign issues, discover, claim, and release issue assignments,
-set or clear due dates on assigned issues, create issue comments, close assigned issues,
+list repository labels and open milestones, set or clear due dates on assigned issues, create issue comments, close assigned issues,
 inspect/comment on assigned pull
 requests, merge assigned pull requests, and submit pull-request reviews.
 Pull-request replies and mobile My Work issue and PR comments use Gitea's
 issue-comment API; mobile issue capture requires issue
-creation and assignment permission. Issue capture and authored mobile actions (issue
+creation and assignment permission. The New issue sheet can optionally select an open
+repository milestone and due date; the dashboard validates both and sends them with
+self-assignment in the single create request, so planned work appears in its release
+lane immediately. Issue capture and authored mobile actions (issue
 comments, pull-request comments, notification replies, and reviews) persist per-draft
 idempotency keys, so retrying after a timeout, reload, process restart, or handoff to
 another worker replays a confirmed result instead of posting duplicate content. Results
diff --git a/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js b/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js
index d9fac54..6bc2662 100644
--- a/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js
+++ b/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js
@@ -15,18 +15,25 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     (Array.isArray(value) ? value : []).filter(id => Number.isInteger(id) && id > 0)
   )).slice(0, 20);
   const emptyDraft = () => ({ repository: '', title: '', body: '', labelIds: [] });
+  const safeMilestoneId = value => Number.isInteger(Number(value)) && Number(value) > 0 ? Number(value) : null;
+  const safeDueDate = value => /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(String(value || '')) ? String(value) : '';
 
   function loadStored() {
     try {
       const parsed = JSON.parse(storage.getItem(storageKey) || 'null');
       if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object') return {...emptyDraft(), operationId: ''};
-      return {
+      const draft = {
         repository: String(parsed.repository || ''),
         title: String(parsed.title || ''),
         body: String(parsed.body || ''),
         labelIds: safeLabelIds(parsed.labelIds),
         operationId: String(parsed.operationId || '').slice(0, 128),
       };
+      const milestoneId = safeMilestoneId(parsed.milestoneId);
+      const dueDate = safeDueDate(parsed.dueDate);
+      if (milestoneId !== null) draft.milestoneId = milestoneId;
+      if (dueDate) draft.dueDate = dueDate;
+      return draft;
     } catch (_error) {
       return {...emptyDraft(), operationId: ''};
     }
@@ -45,7 +52,12 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
       body: String(draft?.body || ''),
       labelIds: safeLabelIds(draft?.labelIds),
     };
-    const unchanged = ['repository', 'title', 'body'].every(key => previous[key] === safe[key]) &&
+    const milestoneId = safeMilestoneId(draft?.milestoneId);
+    const dueDate = safeDueDate(draft?.dueDate);
+    if (milestoneId !== null) safe.milestoneId = milestoneId;
+    if (dueDate) safe.dueDate = dueDate;
+    const unchanged = ['repository', 'title', 'body', 'milestoneId', 'dueDate']
+      .every(key => (previous[key] || '') === (safe[key] || '')) &&
       JSON.stringify(previous.labelIds) === JSON.stringify(safe.labelIds);
     writeStored({...safe, operationId: unchanged ? previous.operationId : ''});
     return safe;
@@ -73,6 +85,13 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     );
   }
 
+  function loadMilestones(repository) {
+    const encoded = String(repository || '').split('/').map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
+    return fetchJson('api/v1/repos/' + encoded + '/milestones').then(milestones =>
+      Array.isArray(milestones) ? milestones : []
+    );
+  }
+
   function submit(draft) {
     if (pending) return pending;
     const saved = saveDraft(draft);
@@ -88,6 +107,8 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
       },
       body: JSON.stringify({
         title: saved.title, body: saved.body, label_ids: saved.labelIds,
+        ...(saved.milestoneId ? {milestone_id: saved.milestoneId} : {}),
+        ...(saved.dueDate ? {due_date: saved.dueDate + 'T23:59:59Z'} : {}),
       }),
     }).then(issue => {
       clearDraft();
@@ -96,7 +117,7 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     return pending;
   }
 
-  return { saveDraft, loadDraft, loadLabels, submit };
+  return { saveDraft, loadDraft, loadLabels, loadMilestones, submit };
 }
 
 if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createIssueCapture;
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index ee9cece..536757e 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .create-issue-header button, .create-issue-actions button { min-height:44px; }
 .create-issue-form { display:grid; gap:12px; }
 .create-issue-form label { display:grid; gap:6px; }
-.create-issue-form select { min-height:44px; padding:8px; border-radius:8px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; background:#0b1526; color:#e5e7eb; }
+.create-issue-form select, .create-issue-form input[type="date"] { min-height:44px; padding:8px; border-radius:8px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; background:#0b1526; color:#e5e7eb; }
 .create-issue-labels { display:grid; gap:8px; margin:0; padding:0; border:0; }
 .create-issue-label-list { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(140px,1fr)); gap:8px; }
 .create-issue-label-option { min-height:44px; display:flex !important; grid-template-columns:auto 1fr !important; align-items:center; gap:8px; padding:8px 10px; border:1px solid #2a496e; border-radius:10px; background:#10213a; }
@@ -519,6 +519,15 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       <label for="create-issue-body">Description <span class="small">Optional</span>
         <textarea id="create-issue-body" maxlength="10000"></textarea>
       </label>
+      <label for="create-issue-milestone">Milestone <span class="small">Optional</span>
+        <select id="create-issue-milestone" aria-describedby="create-issue-milestone-status">
+          <option value="">No milestone</option>
+        </select>
+        <span class="small" id="create-issue-milestone-status" aria-live="polite">Choose a repository to load milestones.</span>
+      </label>
+      <label for="create-issue-due-date">Due date <span class="small">Optional</span>
+        <input id="create-issue-due-date" type="date" />
+      </label>
       <fieldset class="create-issue-labels" id="create-issue-labels" aria-describedby="create-issue-label-status">
         <legend>Labels <span class="small">Optional</span></legend>
         <div class="small" id="create-issue-label-status" aria-live="polite">Choose a repository to load labels.</div>
@@ -1757,6 +1766,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       title: qs('#create-issue-title').value,
       body: qs('#create-issue-body').value,
       labelIds: selectedIssueLabelIds(),
+      milestoneId: Number(qs('#create-issue-milestone').value) || null,
+      dueDate: qs('#create-issue-due-date').value,
     });
   }
 
@@ -1783,6 +1794,30 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     }
   }
 
+  async function loadIssueMilestones(repository, selectedId = null) {
+    const select = qs('#create-issue-milestone');
+    const status = qs('#create-issue-milestone-status');
+    select.innerHTML = '<option value="">No milestone</option>';
+    if (!repository) {
+      status.textContent = 'Choose a repository to load milestones.';
+      return;
+    }
+    status.textContent = 'Loading milestones…';
+    try {
+      const milestones = await issueCapture.loadMilestones(repository);
+      if (qs('#create-issue-repository').value !== repository) return;
+      select.innerHTML += milestones.map(milestone =>
+        '<option value="' + Number(milestone.id) + '">' + escapeHtml(milestone.title) + '</option>'
+      ).join('');
+      if (selectedId) select.value = String(selectedId);
+      status.textContent = milestones.length ?
+        'Choose the release lane for this issue.' : 'This repository has no open milestones.';
+    } catch (_error) {
+      if (qs('#create-issue-repository').value !== repository) return;
+      status.textContent = 'Milestones could not be loaded. You can still create an unplanned issue.';
+    }
+  }
+
   function openCreateIssueSheet() {
     const captureDraft = issueCapture.loadDraft();
     const repositories = (lastContextSnapshot?.repos || []).map(repository => repository.full_name).filter(Boolean);
@@ -1795,7 +1830,9 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     if (captureDraft.repository) qs('#create-issue-repository').value = captureDraft.repository;
     qs('#create-issue-title').value = captureDraft.title;
     qs('#create-issue-body').value = captureDraft.body;
+    qs('#create-issue-due-date').value = captureDraft.dueDate || '';
     loadIssueLabels(qs('#create-issue-repository').value, captureDraft.labelIds);
+    loadIssueMilestones(qs('#create-issue-repository').value, captureDraft.milestoneId);
     qs('#create-issue-status').textContent = repositories.length ? '' : 'No accessible repositories are available.';
     qs('#submit-new-issue').disabled = !repositories.length;
     qs('#create-issue-sheet').classList.add('open');
@@ -2367,14 +2404,16 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     saveIssueCaptureDraft();
     closeCreateIssueSheet();
   });
-  ['#create-issue-title', '#create-issue-body'].forEach(selector =>
+  ['#create-issue-title', '#create-issue-body', '#create-issue-due-date'].forEach(selector =>
     qs(selector).addEventListener('input', saveIssueCaptureDraft)
   );
   qs('#create-issue-repository').addEventListener('change', event => {
     loadIssueLabels(event.target.value);
+    loadIssueMilestones(event.target.value);
     saveIssueCaptureDraft();
   });
   qs('#create-issue-label-list').addEventListener('change', saveIssueCaptureDraft);
+  qs('#create-issue-milestone').addEventListener('change', saveIssueCaptureDraft);
   qs('#create-issue-form').addEventListener('submit', async event => {
     event.preventDefault();
     const captureDraft = {
@@ -2382,6 +2421,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       title: qs('#create-issue-title').value.trim(),
       body: qs('#create-issue-body').value.trim(),
       labelIds: selectedIssueLabelIds(),
+      milestoneId: Number(qs('#create-issue-milestone').value) || null,
+      dueDate: qs('#create-issue-due-date').value,
     };
     if (!captureDraft.repository || !captureDraft.title) {
       qs('#create-issue-status').textContent = 'Choose a repository and add a title.';
diff --git a/src/gitea_proxy.py b/src/gitea_proxy.py
index 5a7f9a5..d74e1c0 100644
--- a/src/gitea_proxy.py
+++ b/src/gitea_proxy.py
@@ -751,10 +751,16 @@ async def create_issue(
     body: str,
     assignee: str,
     label_ids: list[int] | None = None,
+    milestone_id: int | None = None,
+    due_date: str | None = None,
 ) -> dict:
     payload: dict = {"title": title, "body": body, "assignee": assignee}
     if label_ids:
         payload["labels"] = label_ids
+    if milestone_id is not None:
+        payload["milestone"] = milestone_id
+    if due_date is not None:
+        payload["due_date"] = due_date
     response = await _get_client().post(
         f"/api/v1/repos/{repository}/issues",
         headers=_auth(),
@@ -775,6 +781,22 @@ async def create_issue(
         raise ValueError("Gitea did not confirm issue self-assignment")
     labels_value = issue.get("labels")
     labels = labels_value if isinstance(labels_value, list) else []
+    milestone_value = issue.get("milestone")
+    milestone = (
+        {"id": milestone_value["id"], "title": milestone_value["title"]}
+        if isinstance(milestone_value, dict)
+        and isinstance(milestone_value.get("id"), int)
+        and isinstance(milestone_value.get("title"), str)
+        else None
+    )
+    confirmed_due_date = (
+        issue.get("due_date") if isinstance(issue.get("due_date"), str) else None
+    )
+    if (
+        (milestone_id is not None and (milestone or {}).get("id") != milestone_id)
+        or (due_date is not None and confirmed_due_date != due_date)
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("Gitea did not confirm issue release plan")
     return {
         "id": issue.get("id"),
         "number": issue["number"],
@@ -791,6 +813,8 @@ async def create_issue(
             if isinstance(item, dict) and isinstance(item.get("name"), str)
         ],
         "assignees": confirmed_assignees,
+        "milestone": milestone,
+        "due_date": confirmed_due_date,
         "updated_at": issue.get("updated_at", "")
         if isinstance(issue.get("updated_at"), str)
         else "",
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index cace81e..158de3f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os
 import time
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Coroutine
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
@@ -151,6 +152,12 @@ class IssueCreation(BaseModel):
     title: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=255)
     body: str = Field(default="", max_length=10_000)
     label_ids: list[int] = Field(default_factory=list, max_length=20)
+    milestone_id: PositiveInt | None = None
+    due_date: str | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        pattern=r"^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}Z$",
+        max_length=20,
+    )
 
     @field_validator("title")
     @classmethod
@@ -165,6 +172,13 @@ class IssueCreation(BaseModel):
     def strip_issue_body(cls, value: str) -> str:
         return value.strip()
 
+    @field_validator("due_date")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_due_date(cls, value: str | None) -> str | None:
+        if value is not None:
+            datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+        return value
+
 
 class IssueContentUpdate(BaseModel):
     title: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=255)
@@ -1439,6 +1453,27 @@ async def create_assigned_issue(
             }
             if any(label_id not in valid_label_ids for label_id in creation.label_ids):
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail="Unknown repository label")
+        if creation.milestone_id is not None:
+            available_milestones = await gitea_proxy.repo_milestones(repository)
+            valid_milestone_ids = {
+                item.get("id")
+                for item in available_milestones
+                if isinstance(item, dict) and isinstance(item.get("id"), int)
+            }
+            if creation.milestone_id not in valid_milestone_ids:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=422, detail="Unknown open repository milestone"
+                )
+        if creation.milestone_id is not None or creation.due_date is not None:
+            return await gitea_proxy.create_issue(
+                repository,
+                creation.title,
+                creation.body,
+                login,
+                creation.label_ids,
+                creation.milestone_id,
+                creation.due_date,
+            )
         return await gitea_proxy.create_issue(
             repository, creation.title, creation.body, login, creation.label_ids
         )
@@ -1453,6 +1488,8 @@ async def create_assigned_issue(
                 creation.title,
                 creation.body,
                 tuple(creation.label_ids),
+                creation.milestone_id,
+                creation.due_date,
             ),
             timeout=ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_issue_api.py b/tests/test_issue_api.py
index 165e828..484ea51 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue_api.py
@@ -373,6 +373,55 @@ async def test_create_issue_endpoint_derives_self_assignment_and_returns_confirm
     assert calls == [("stackchain/api", "Capture mobile work", "Context", "timmy", [3])]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_create_issue_atomically_validates_and_sends_release_plan(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    async def available_repos():
+        return [{"full_name": "stackchain/api"}]
+
+    async def milestones(repository):
+        assert repository == "stackchain/api"
+        return [{"id": 9, "title": "August RC"}]
+
+    async def create(repository, title, body, assignee, label_ids, milestone_id, due_date):
+        calls.append((repository, title, body, assignee, label_ids, milestone_id, due_date))
+        return {
+            "id": 221, "number": 221, "title": title, "state": "open",
+            "repository": repository, "labels": [], "assignees": [assignee],
+            "milestone": {"id": 9, "title": "August RC"},
+            "due_date": "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-07T20:00:00Z",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api/issues/221",
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_milestones", milestones)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues",
+            json={
+                "title": "Ship mobile plan",
+                "milestone_id": 9,
+                "due_date": "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            },
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    assert response.json()["milestone"] == {"id": 9, "title": "August RC"}
+    assert response.json()["due_date"] == "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z"
+    assert calls == [(
+        "stackchain/api", "Ship mobile plan", "", "timmy", [], 9,
+        "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+    )]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_create_issue_replays_one_upstream_result_for_concurrent_idempotent_requests(monkeypatch):
     calls = 0
@@ -630,6 +679,26 @@ async def test_gitea_create_issue_posts_self_assignment_and_normalizes_confirmat
     assert result["labels"] == ["P0"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_gitea_create_issue_requires_confirmed_release_plan():
+    async def handler(_request):
+        return httpx.Response(201, json={
+            "id": 221, "number": 221, "title": "Planned work", "state": "open",
+            "assignees": [{"login": "timmy"}], "labels": [],
+            "milestone": None, "due_date": "2026-09-01T23:59:59Z",
+        })
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="release plan"):
+            await gitea_proxy.create_issue(
+                "stackchain/api", "Planned work", "", "timmy", [], 9,
+                "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            )
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_gitea_repo_labels_returns_safe_touch_picker_options():
     requests = []
@@ -702,6 +771,27 @@ async def test_create_issue_rejects_blank_title_before_upstream(monkeypatch):
     assert called is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_create_issue_rejects_nonexistent_due_date_before_upstream(monkeypatch):
+    called = False
+
+    async def user():
+        nonlocal called
+        called = True
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues",
+            json={"title": "Impossible plan", "due_date": "2026-02-31T23:59:59Z"},
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 422
+    assert called is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_create_issue_rejects_label_not_in_target_repository(monkeypatch):
     created = False
diff --git a/tests/test_my_work.py b/tests/test_my_work.py
index 95fef44..8fd09aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_my_work.py
+++ b/tests/test_my_work.py
@@ -521,6 +521,19 @@ async def test_mobile_issue_sheet_exposes_touch_sized_due_date_editor_and_card_b
     assert 'padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))' in html
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_new_issue_sheet_exposes_touch_safe_release_planning_controls():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert 'id="create-issue-milestone"' in html
+    assert 'id="create-issue-due-date" type="date"' in html
+    assert 'id="create-issue-milestone-status" aria-live="polite"' in html
+    assert '.create-issue-form select, .create-issue-form input[type="date"] { min-height:44px;' in html
+    assert 'issueCapture.loadMilestones(repository)' in html
+    assert "milestoneId: Number(qs('#create-issue-milestone').value) || null" in html
+    assert "dueDate: qs('#create-issue-due-date').value" in html
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_mobile_my_work_exposes_touch_safe_milestone_lane_and_issue_editor():
     html = await dashboard()
@@ -1245,6 +1258,50 @@ capture.loadLabels('stackchain/api').then(labels => process.stdout.write(JSON.st
     assert [label["name"] for label in output["labels"]] == ["P0", "critical", "frontend"]
 
 
+def test_issue_capture_persists_and_submits_milestone_and_due_date():
+    script = f"""
+const createIssueCapture = require({json.dumps(str(CREATE_ISSUE_SHEET))});
+const values = new Map();
+const calls = [];
+const storage = {{
+  getItem:key => values.get(key) || null,
+  setItem:(key,value) => values.set(key,value),
+  removeItem:key => values.delete(key),
+}};
+const capture = createIssueCapture({{
+  storage,
+  createOperationId: () => 'planned-operation',
+  fetchJson: (url, options) => {{
+    calls.push({{url, body:options?.body ? JSON.parse(options.body) : null}});
+    if (url.endsWith('/milestones')) return Promise.resolve([{{id:9,title:'August RC'}}]);
+    return Promise.resolve({{number:221, milestone:{{id:9,title:'August RC'}}, due_date:'2026-08-31T23:59:59Z'}});
+  }},
+}});
+const draft = {{repository:'stackchain/api', title:'Ship plan', body:'', labelIds:[], milestoneId:9, dueDate:'2026-08-31'}};
+capture.saveDraft(draft);
+Promise.all([capture.loadMilestones('stackchain/api'), capture.submit(capture.loadDraft())]).then(results =>
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{calls, stored:results[1], milestones:results[0]}}))
+);
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    assert output["calls"] == [
+        {"url": "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/milestones", "body": None},
+        {
+            "url": "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues",
+            "body": {
+                "title": "Ship plan", "body": "", "label_ids": [],
+                "milestone_id": 9, "due_date": "2026-08-31T23:59:59Z",
+            },
+        },
+    ]
+    assert output["milestones"] == [{"id": 9, "title": "August RC"}]
+    assert output["stored"]["number"] == 221
+
+
 def test_unread_updates_enrich_matching_work_and_keep_unassigned_mentions_actionable():
     payload = {
         "user": {"login": "timmy"},