diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderDetail.vue b/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderDetail.vue
index f9202c637..22d583f34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderDetail.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderDetail.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 							{{ $t('task.reminder.custom') }}
 						</SimpleButton>
 						<SimpleButton
+							v-if="allowAbsolute"
 							class="option-button"
 							:class="{'currently-active': modelValue?.relativeTo === null}"
 							@click="showFormSwitch = 'absolute'"
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 					<ReminderPeriod
 						v-if="activeForm === 'relative'"
 						v-model="reminder"
+						:lock-relative-to="lockedRelativeTo"
 					/>
 
 					<DatepickerInline
@@ -91,10 +93,12 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
 	modelValue?: ITaskReminder,
 	clearAfterUpdate?: boolean,
 	defaultRelativeTo?: IReminderPeriodRelativeTo | null,
+	allowAbsolute?: boolean,
 }>(), {
 	modelValue: () => new TaskReminderModel() as ITaskReminder,
 	clearAfterUpdate: false,
 	defaultRelativeTo: REMINDER_PERIOD_RELATIVE_TO_TYPES.DUEDATE,
+	allowAbsolute: true,
 })
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -118,13 +122,20 @@ const reminderDate = ref<Date | null>(null)
 const showFormSwitch = ref<null | 'relative' | 'absolute'>(null)
 
 const activeForm = computed(() => {
-	if (props.defaultRelativeTo === null) {
+	if (props.defaultRelativeTo === null && props.allowAbsolute) {
 		return 'absolute'
 	}
 
 	return showFormSwitch.value
 })
 
+const lockedRelativeTo = computed(() => {
+	if (props.allowAbsolute) {
+		return null
+	}
+	return props.defaultRelativeTo
+})
+
 const reminderText = computed(() => {
 	if (reminder.value.relativeTo !== null) {
 		return formatReminder(reminder.value)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderPeriod.vue b/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderPeriod.vue
index 59d411acb..4048635d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderPeriod.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tasks/partials/ReminderPeriod.vue
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@
 			</select>
 		</div>
 
-		<div class="select">
+		<div
+			v-if="lockRelativeTo === null"
+			class="select"
+		>
 			<select
 				v-model="period.relativeTo"
 				@change="updateData"
@@ -73,9 +76,12 @@ import TaskReminderModel from '@/models/taskReminder'
 import type {ITaskReminder} from '@/modelTypes/ITaskReminder'
 import {type IReminderPeriodRelativeTo, REMINDER_PERIOD_RELATIVE_TO_TYPES} from '@/types/IReminderPeriodRelativeTo'
 
-const props = defineProps<{
+const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
 	modelValue: ITaskReminder,
-}>()
+	lockRelativeTo?: IReminderPeriodRelativeTo | null,
+}>(), {
+	lockRelativeTo: null,
+})
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
 	'update:modelValue': [ITaskReminder]
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ watch(
 		const p = secondsToPeriod(value?.relativePeriod)
 		period.value.durationUnit = p.unit
 		period.value.duration = Math.abs(p.amount)
-		period.value.relativeTo = value?.relativeTo || REMINDER_PERIOD_RELATIVE_TO_TYPES.DUEDATE
+		period.value.relativeTo = props.lockRelativeTo ?? value?.relativeTo ?? REMINDER_PERIOD_RELATIVE_TO_TYPES.DUEDATE
 	},
 	{
 		immediate: true,