diff --git a/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist.go b/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist.go
index d96338197..4e0884de0 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist.go
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/pkg/config"
@@ -253,6 +255,72 @@ func parseDate(dateString string) (date time.Time, err error) {
 	return date, err
 }
 
+// Matching the existing migration importers, months are treated as 30 days and years as 365.
+const (
+	secondsPerDay   int64 = 60 * 60 * 24
+	secondsPerWeek        = secondsPerDay * 7
+	secondsPerMonth       = secondsPerDay * 30
+	secondsPerYear        = secondsPerDay * 365
+)
+
+var repeatUnitSeconds = map[string]int64{
+	"day":   secondsPerDay,
+	"week":  secondsPerWeek,
+	"month": secondsPerMonth,
+	"year":  secondsPerYear,
+}
+
+var (
+	todoistRepeatRegex     = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?:every\s+)?(?:(\d+)\s+|(other)\s+)?(day|week|month|year)s?$`)
+	todoistRepeatTimeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+(?:at|@)\s+.*$`)
+)
+
+// parseTodoistRepeat translates Todoist's recurrence into a repeat interval in seconds.
+// Todoist exposes recurrence only as free text (e.g. "every 3 weeks"), so we parse the
+// common, unambiguous interval phrases. Patterns we can't represent (specific weekdays,
+// days of the month, non-English strings) return 0, leaving the task non-repeating. Only
+// the cadence is kept - the due date already anchors the actual day and time.
+func parseTodoistRepeat(due *dueDate) int64 {
+	if due == nil || !due.IsRecurring {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	s := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(due.String))
+	// The time of day is already on the due date, drop it so "every day at 9am" still matches.
+	s = todoistRepeatTimeRegex.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
+
+	switch s {
+	case "daily":
+		return secondsPerDay
+	case "weekly":
+		return secondsPerWeek
+	case "monthly":
+		return secondsPerMonth
+	case "yearly", "annually":
+		return secondsPerYear
+	}
+
+	matches := todoistRepeatRegex.FindStringSubmatch(s)
+	if matches == nil {
+		log.Debugf("[Todoist Migration] Could not parse recurrence %q, leaving task non-repeating", due.String)
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	interval := int64(1)
+	switch {
+	case matches[1] != "":
+		n, err := strconv.ParseInt(matches[1], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil || n < 1 {
+			return 0
+		}
+		interval = n
+	case matches[2] == "other":
+		interval = 2
+	}
+
+	return interval * repeatUnitSeconds[matches[3]]
+}
+
 func convertTodoistToVikunja(sync *sync, doneItems map[string]*doneItem) (fullVikunjaHierachie []*models.ProjectWithTasksAndBuckets, err error) {
 
 	var pseudoParentID int64 = 1
@@ -358,6 +426,7 @@ func convertTodoistToVikunja(sync *sync, doneItems map[string]*doneItem) (fullVi
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			task.DueDate = dueDate.In(config.GetTimeZone())
+			task.RepeatAfter = parseTodoistRepeat(i.Due)
 		}
 
 		// Put all labels together from earlier
diff --git a/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist_test.go b/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist_test.go
index 100b4a885..c1c7322c1 100644
--- a/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist_test.go
+++ b/pkg/modules/migration/todoist/todoist_test.go
@@ -651,3 +651,47 @@ func TestConvertTodoistToVikunja(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("converted todoist data = %v, want %v, diff: %v", hierachie, expectedHierachie, diff)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParseTodoistRepeat(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		due  *dueDate
+		want int64
+	}{
+		{name: "nil due", due: nil, want: 0},
+		{name: "not recurring", due: &dueDate{String: "every day", IsRecurring: false}, want: 0},
+
+		{name: "every day", due: &dueDate{String: "every day", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerDay},
+		{name: "daily", due: &dueDate{String: "daily", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerDay},
+		{name: "every other day", due: &dueDate{String: "every other day", IsRecurring: true}, want: 2 * secondsPerDay},
+		{name: "every 3 days", due: &dueDate{String: "every 3 days", IsRecurring: true}, want: 3 * secondsPerDay},
+
+		{name: "every week", due: &dueDate{String: "every week", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerWeek},
+		{name: "weekly", due: &dueDate{String: "weekly", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerWeek},
+		{name: "every other week", due: &dueDate{String: "every other week", IsRecurring: true}, want: 2 * secondsPerWeek},
+		{name: "every 2 weeks", due: &dueDate{String: "every 2 weeks", IsRecurring: true}, want: 2 * secondsPerWeek},
+
+		{name: "every month", due: &dueDate{String: "every month", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerMonth},
+		{name: "monthly", due: &dueDate{String: "monthly", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerMonth},
+		{name: "every 3 months", due: &dueDate{String: "every 3 months", IsRecurring: true}, want: 3 * secondsPerMonth},
+
+		{name: "every year", due: &dueDate{String: "every year", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerYear},
+		{name: "yearly", due: &dueDate{String: "yearly", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerYear},
+		{name: "annually", due: &dueDate{String: "annually", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerYear},
+
+		{name: "case insensitive", due: &dueDate{String: "Every Day", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerDay},
+		{name: "time of day stripped", due: &dueDate{String: "every day at 9am", IsRecurring: true}, want: secondsPerDay},
+
+		// Tier 1 doesn't understand these, so the task stays non-repeating.
+		{name: "specific weekday", due: &dueDate{String: "every monday", IsRecurring: true}, want: 0},
+		{name: "day of month", due: &dueDate{String: "every 27th", IsRecurring: true}, want: 0},
+		{name: "non-english", due: &dueDate{String: "cada día", IsRecurring: true}, want: 0},
+		{name: "gibberish", due: &dueDate{String: "whenever", IsRecurring: true}, want: 0},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, parseTodoistRepeat(tt.due))
+		})
+	}
+}