diff --git a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go
index fa5e11f75..7d2970277 100644
--- a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go
+++ b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter.go
@@ -284,6 +284,18 @@ func getFilterComparatorFromOp(op fexpr.SignOp) (taskFilterComparator, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// safeDatemathParse wraps datemath.Parse with a recover to catch panics from
+// the datemath lexer when given malformed input (e.g. "no" triggers a
+// "scanner internal error" panic in the generated lexer).
+func safeDatemathParse(s string) (expr datemath.Expression, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("datemath parse error: %v", r)
+		}
+	}()
+	return datemath.Parse(s)
+}
+
 func getValueForField(field reflect.StructField, rawValue string, loc *time.Location) (value interface{}, err error) {
 
 	if loc == nil {
@@ -305,7 +317,7 @@ func getValueForField(field reflect.StructField, rawValue string, loc *time.Loca
 		if field.Type == schemas.TimeType {
 			var t datemath.Expression
 			var tt time.Time
-			t, err = datemath.Parse(rawValue)
+			t, err = safeDatemathParse(rawValue)
 			if err == nil {
 				tt = t.Time(datemath.WithLocation(loc)).In(config.GetTimeZone())
 				tt = adjustDateForMysql(tt)
diff --git a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go
index e8954e752..577cf79e6 100644
--- a/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/task_collection_filter_test.go
@@ -311,4 +311,11 @@ func TestParseFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, taskFilterComparatorEquals, firstSet[1].comparator)
 		assert.Equal(t, int64(1), firstSet[1].value)
 	})
+	t.Run("invalid date value should not panic", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// "no" triggers a panic in the datemath lexer because it starts
+		// recognizing "now" but hits EOF after "no". The safeDatemathParse
+		// wrapper must recover from this panic and return an error instead.
+		_, err := getTaskFiltersFromFilterString("due_date = no", "UTC")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
 }