diff --git a/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc.py b/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc.py
index 9ecb74e8f9..c5c6f87ccd 100644
--- a/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc.py
+++ b/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ def get_assignment_configuration(
         if deep_linked_config.get("checkpoint_enabled") in ("true", True):
             assignment_config["checkpoint_enabled"] = True
 
+        if due_date := deep_linked_config.get("due_date"):
+            assignment_config["due_date"] = due_date
+
         return assignment_config
 
     @lru_cache(1)  # noqa: B019
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ def get_deep_linked_assignment_configuration(self, request) -> dict:
             "group_set",
             "auto_grading_config",
             "checkpoint_enabled",
+            "due_date",
             # VS, legacy method
             "vitalsource_book",
             "book_id",
diff --git a/lms/product/plugin/misc.py b/lms/product/plugin/misc.py
index 3d9cfdad2b..c25bcff885 100644
--- a/lms/product/plugin/misc.py
+++ b/lms/product/plugin/misc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, NotRequired, TypedDict
 
 from pyramid.request import Request
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ class AssignmentConfig(TypedDict):
     group_set_id: str | None
     auto_grading_config: NotRequired[AutoGradingConfig | None]
     checkpoint_enabled: NotRequired[bool]
+    # datetime from the DB; ISO string from deep-linked params.
+    due_date: NotRequired[datetime | str]
 
 
 class DeepLinkingPromptForGradableMixin:
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ def get_deep_linked_assignment_configuration(self, request) -> dict:
             "deep_linking_uuid",
             "auto_grading_config",
             "checkpoint_enabled",
+            "due_date",
         ]
 
         for param in possible_parameters:
@@ -153,6 +157,9 @@ def _assignment_config_from_assignment(assignment: Assignment) -> AssignmentConf
         if assignment.checkpoint_enabled:
             config["checkpoint_enabled"] = True
 
+        if assignment.due_date:
+            config["due_date"] = assignment.due_date
+
         return config
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -171,4 +178,7 @@ def _assignment_config_from_deep_linked_config(
         if deep_linked_config.get("checkpoint_enabled") in ("true", True):
             config["checkpoint_enabled"] = True
 
+        if due_date := deep_linked_config.get("due_date"):
+            config["due_date"] = due_date
+
         return config
diff --git a/lms/services/assignment.py b/lms/services/assignment.py
index 0eb7b42ae9..506a2595b4 100644
--- a/lms/services/assignment.py
+++ b/lms/services/assignment.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from collections.abc import Sequence
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 
 from sqlalchemy import Select, func, select, text
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ def update_assignment(  # noqa: PLR0913
         course: Course,
         auto_grading_config: dict | None = None,
         checkpoint_enabled: bool = False,  # noqa: FBT001, FBT002
+        due_date: str | datetime | None = None,
     ):
         """Update an existing assignment."""
         if self._misc_plugin.is_speed_grader_launch(request):
@@ -96,11 +98,26 @@ def update_assignment(  # noqa: PLR0913
         )
 
         assignment.course_id = course.id
+        assignment.due_date = self._normalize_due_date(due_date)
         self._update_auto_grading_config(assignment, auto_grading_config)
         self._update_checkpoint(assignment, checkpoint_enabled)
 
         return assignment
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_due_date(due_date: str | datetime | None) -> datetime | None:
+        """Parse a due date (ISO string or datetime) to naive UTC.
+
+        Matches the naive `due_date` column and lms's `utcnow()` comparisons.
+        """
+        if due_date is None:
+            return None
+        if isinstance(due_date, str):
+            due_date = datetime.fromisoformat(due_date)
+        if due_date.tzinfo is not None:
+            due_date = due_date.astimezone(UTC).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        return due_date
+
     def _get_copied_from_assignment(self, lti_params) -> Assignment | None:
         """Return the assignment that the current assignment was copied from."""
 
@@ -154,6 +171,7 @@ def get_assignment_for_launch(self, request, course: Course) -> Assignment | Non
         group_set_id = assignment_config.get("group_set_id")
         auto_grading_config = assignment_config.get("auto_grading_config")
         checkpoint_enabled = assignment_config.get("checkpoint_enabled", False)
+        due_date = assignment_config.get("due_date")
 
         if not document_url:
             # We can't find a document_url, we shouldn't try to create an
@@ -191,6 +209,7 @@ def get_assignment_for_launch(self, request, course: Course) -> Assignment | Non
             course,
             auto_grading_config,
             checkpoint_enabled=checkpoint_enabled,
+            due_date=due_date,
         )
 
     def upsert_assignment_membership(
diff --git a/lms/validation/_lti_launch_params.py b/lms/validation/_lti_launch_params.py
index 405f1ec83b..b1cc77aa01 100644
--- a/lms/validation/_lti_launch_params.py
+++ b/lms/validation/_lti_launch_params.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class ConfigureAssignmentSchema(_CommonLTILaunchSchema):
         truthy={"true", "1"},
         falsy={"false", "0", ""},
     )
+    due_date = fields.Str(required=False, load_default=None, allow_none=True)
 
     @pre_load
     def _load_auto_grading_config(self, data, **_kwargs):
diff --git a/lms/views/lti/basic_launch.py b/lms/views/lti/basic_launch.py
index ee36a93aa8..6f342b9aaa 100644
--- a/lms/views/lti/basic_launch.py
+++ b/lms/views/lti/basic_launch.py
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ def _configure_assignment(self, assignment):
             checkpoint_enabled=self.request.parsed_params.get(
                 "checkpoint_enabled", False
             ),
+            due_date=self.request.parsed_params.get("due_date"),
         )
 
     def _configure_js_for_file_picker(
diff --git a/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py b/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py
index b4e150558b..1f1d3d87ce 100644
--- a/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py
+++ b/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ class DeepLinkingFieldsRequestSchema(JSONPyramidRequestSchema):
         AutoGradingConfigSchema, required=False, allow_none=True
     )
     checkpoint_enabled = fields.Bool(required=False, load_default=False)
+    # ISO 8601 string, normalised to naive UTC on persist.
+    due_date = fields.Str(required=False, allow_none=True)
 
 
 class LTI11DeepLinkingFieldsRequestSchema(DeepLinkingFieldsRequestSchema):
@@ -284,6 +286,9 @@ def _get_assignment_configuration(request) -> dict:
         if request.parsed_params.get("checkpoint_enabled"):
             params["checkpoint_enabled"] = "true"
 
+        if due_date := request.parsed_params.get("due_date"):
+            params["due_date"] = due_date
+
         if content["type"] == "url":
             params["url"] = content["url"]
         else:
diff --git a/tests/functional/views/lti/basic_lti_launch_test.py b/tests/functional/views/lti/basic_lti_launch_test.py
index 903ebc12b1..f160211fbe 100644
--- a/tests/functional/views/lti/basic_lti_launch_test.py
+++ b/tests/functional/views/lti/basic_lti_launch_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import time
+from datetime import datetime
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 import oauthlib.common
@@ -84,6 +85,27 @@ def test_basic_lti_launch_canvas_deep_linking_canvas_file(
             == 1
         )
 
+    def test_basic_lti_launch_persists_due_date(
+        self, do_lti_launch, db_session, lti_params, sign_lti_params
+    ):
+        post_params = sign_lti_params(
+            dict(
+                lti_params,
+                url="https://due-date.com/document.pdf",
+                due_date="2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00",
+                tool_consumer_info_product_family_code="canvas",
+            )
+        )
+
+        do_lti_launch(post_params=post_params, status=200)
+
+        assignment = (
+            db_session.query(Assignment)
+            .filter_by(document_url="https://due-date.com/document.pdf")
+            .one()
+        )
+        assert assignment.due_date == datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0)  # noqa: DTZ001
+
     @pytest.fixture
     def assignment(self, db_session, application_instance, lti_params):
         assignment = Assignment(
diff --git a/tests/functional/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py b/tests/functional/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
index 05a8847c34..35d2133de8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
+++ b/tests/functional/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ def test_file_picker_to_form_fields_v11(
             ],
         }
 
+    def test_file_picker_to_form_fields_v11_with_due_date(
+        self, app, authorization_param
+    ):
+        response = app.post_json(
+            "/lti/1.1/deep_linking/form_fields",
+            params={
+                "content_item_return_url": "https://apps.imsglobal.org/lti/cert/tp/tp_return.php/basic-lti-launch-request",
+                "content": {"type": "url", "url": "https://example.com"},
+                "due_date": "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00",
+            },
+            headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {authorization_param}"},
+            status=200,
+        )
+
+        content_items = json.loads(response.json["content_items"])
+        custom = content_items["@graph"][0]["custom"]
+        assert custom["due_date"] == "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"
+
     @pytest.fixture
     def lti_user(self, application_instance, lti_params):
         return factories.LTIUser(
diff --git a/tests/unit/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc_test.py b/tests/unit/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc_test.py
index 1c4e9f1c11..6fec7f8029 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lms/product/canvas/_plugin/misc_test.py
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ def test_get_assignment_configuration_with_checkpoint(
 
         assert config["checkpoint_enabled"] is True
 
+    def test_get_assignment_configuration_with_due_date(self, plugin, pyramid_request):
+        pyramid_request.params["due_date"] = "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"
+
+        config = plugin.get_assignment_configuration(
+            pyramid_request, sentinel.assignment, sentinel.historical_assignment
+        )
+
+        assert config["due_date"] == "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"
+
     def test_get_assignment_configuration(self, plugin, pyramid_request):
         config = plugin.get_assignment_configuration(
             pyramid_request, sentinel.assignment, sentinel.historical_assignment
@@ -189,7 +198,9 @@ def test_get_deeplinking_launch_url(self, plugin, pyramid_request):
             == "http://example.com/lti_launches?param=value"
         )
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("parameter", ["group_set", "auto_grading_config", "url"])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "parameter", ["group_set", "auto_grading_config", "url", "due_date"]
+    )
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("request_param", (None, sentinel.from_url))
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("custom_param", (None, sentinel.from_custom))
     def test_get_deep_linked_assignment_configuration(
diff --git a/tests/unit/lms/product/plugin/misc_test.py b/tests/unit/lms/product/plugin/misc_test.py
index 407133e013..62cf40abb5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lms/product/plugin/misc_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lms/product/plugin/misc_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from datetime import datetime
 from unittest.mock import patch, sentinel
 
 import pytest
@@ -101,6 +102,33 @@ def test_get_assignment_configuration_with_checkpoint_in_deep_linked_configurati
             is True
         )
 
+    def test_get_assignment_configuration_with_due_date_in_existing_db_assignment(
+        self, plugin, pyramid_request
+    ):
+        assignment = factories.Assignment(
+            document_url=sentinel.document_url,
+            due_date=datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0),  # noqa: DTZ001
+        )
+        pyramid_request.lti_params["resource_link_id"] = sentinel.link_id
+
+        result = plugin.get_assignment_configuration(pyramid_request, assignment, None)
+
+        assert result["due_date"] == datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0)  # noqa: DTZ001
+
+    def test_get_assignment_configuration_with_due_date_in_deep_linked_configuration(
+        self, plugin, get_deep_linked_assignment_configuration
+    ):
+        get_deep_linked_assignment_configuration.return_value = {
+            "due_date": "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"
+        }
+
+        assert (
+            plugin.get_assignment_configuration(sentinel.request, None, None)[
+                "due_date"
+            ]
+            == "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"
+        )
+
     def test_get_assignment_configuration_with_assignment_in_db_copied_assignment(
         self, plugin, pyramid_request
     ):
@@ -150,6 +178,7 @@ def test_get_deeplinking_launch_url(self, plugin, pyramid_request):
                 {"auto_grading_config": sentinel.auto_grading_config},
             ),
             ({"group_set": sentinel.group_set}, {"group_set": sentinel.group_set}),
+            ({"due_date": sentinel.due_date}, {"due_date": sentinel.due_date}),
             ({"other_param": sentinel.other_param}, {}),
         ],
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/lms/services/assignment_test.py b/tests/unit/lms/services/assignment_test.py
index 566204e43a..938a26dc29 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lms/services/assignment_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lms/services/assignment_test.py
@@ -182,6 +182,32 @@ def test_update_assignment_keeps_existing_checkpoint(
 
         assert assignment.checkpoint_enabled is True
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "due_date,expected",
+        [
+            (None, None),
+            ("2026-07-01T12:00:00", datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0)),  # noqa: DTZ001
+            ("2026-07-01T12:00:00+02:00", datetime(2026, 7, 1, 10, 0, 0)),  # noqa: DTZ001
+            (
+                datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0),  # noqa: DTZ001
+                datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0),  # noqa: DTZ001
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_update_assignment_with_due_date(
+        self, svc, pyramid_request, course, due_date, expected
+    ):
+        assignment = svc.update_assignment(
+            pyramid_request,
+            factories.Assignment(),
+            sentinel.document_url,
+            sentinel.group_set_id,
+            course,
+            due_date=due_date,
+        )
+
+        assert assignment.due_date == expected
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "param",
         (
@@ -251,6 +277,26 @@ def test_get_assignment_for_launch_existing(
         assert assignment.is_gradable == misc_plugin.is_assignment_gradable.return_value
         assert assignment.course_id == course.id
 
+    def test_get_assignment_for_launch_sets_due_date(
+        self,
+        pyramid_request,
+        svc,
+        misc_plugin,
+        get_assignment,
+        _get_copied_from_assignment,  # noqa: PT019
+        course,
+    ):
+        misc_plugin.get_assignment_configuration.return_value = {
+            "document_url": sentinel.document_url,
+            "group_set_id": sentinel.group_set_id,
+            "due_date": "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00",
+        }
+        get_assignment.return_value = factories.Assignment()
+
+        assignment = svc.get_assignment_for_launch(pyramid_request, course)
+
+        assert assignment.due_date == datetime(2026, 7, 1, 12, 0, 0)  # noqa: DTZ001
+
     def test_get_assignment_returns_None_with_when_no_document(
         self, pyramid_request, svc, misc_plugin, course
     ):
diff --git a/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/basic_launch_test.py b/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/basic_launch_test.py
index a5e3c12a03..be45901229 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/basic_launch_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/basic_launch_test.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def test_configure_assignment_callback(
             course=course_service.get_from_launch.return_value,
             auto_grading_config=sentinel.auto_grading_config,
             checkpoint_enabled=False,
+            due_date=None,
         )
         _show_document.assert_called_once_with(
             assignment_service.create_assignment.return_value,
diff --git a/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py b/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
index cf49cae704..3d71556ff6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ def test_it_for_v11(
                 {"auto_grading_config": '{"key": "value"}'},
             ),
             ({"checkpoint_enabled": True}, {"checkpoint_enabled": "true"}),
+            (
+                {"due_date": "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"},
+                {"due_date": "2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00"},
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test__get_assignment_configuration(