diff --git a/common/locales/en/tasks.json b/common/locales/en/tasks.json
index e23b413ef3..ffa781df2c 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/tasks.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/tasks.json
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
     "hideTags": "Hide",
     "showTags": "Show",
     "startDate": "Start Date",
+    "startDateHelpTitle": "When should this task start?",
+    "startDateHelp": "Set the date for which this task takes effect. Will not be due on earlier days.",
     "streakName": "Streak Achievements",
     "streakText": "Has performed <%= streaks %> 21-day streaks on Dailies",
     "streakSingular": "Streaker",
diff --git a/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/advanced_options.jade b/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/advanced_options.jade
index db4b9c1e1a..21f96e7cb4 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/advanced_options.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/tasks/edit/advanced_options.jade
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ div(ng-if='::task.type!="reward"')
   div(ng-show='task._advanced')
     div(ng-if='::task.type == "daily"')
       .form-group
-        legend.option-title=env.t('startDate')
+        legend.option-title
+          span.hint(popover-title=env.t('startDateHelpTitle'), popover=env.t("startDateHelp"), popover-trigger='mouseenter')
+            =env.t('startDate')
+
         input.form-control(type='text', ng-model='task.startDate',
           datepicker-popup='{{::user.preferences.dateFormat}}', is-open='datepickerOpened',
           ng-click='datepickerOpened = true')