diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index e8e465c..53948af 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ function for context and projects (see section 1.4).
 
     git clone https://github.com/dbeniamine/todo.txt-vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/todo.txt-vim
 
+If you want the help installed, run ":helptags ~/.vim/doc" inside vim after having copied the files.
+Then you will be able to get the commands help with: :h todo.txt
+
+
 ## Features included in Freitass version
 
 This plugin gives syntax highlighting to [todo.txt](http://todotxt.com/) files. It also defines a few mappings, to help with editing these files:
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ This plugin gives syntax highlighting to [todo.txt](http://todotxt.com/) files.
 
 `<LocalLeader>s@` : Sort the file on @Contexts
 
+`<leader>-sd` : Sort @_sched entries by due-date
+
 `<LocalLeader>j` : Lower the priority of the current line
 
 `<LocalLeader>k` : Increase the priority of the current line
@@ -48,9 +54,6 @@ This plugin gives syntax highlighting to [todo.txt](http://todotxt.com/) files.
 
 `<leader>-D` : Move completed tasks to done.txt
 
-If you want the help installed, run ":helptags ~/.vim/doc" inside vim after having copied the files.
-Then you will be able to get the commands help with: :h todo.txt
-
 ## New features
 
 This fork provides a hierarchical sorting function designed to do by project
diff --git a/doc/todo.txt b/doc/todo.txt
index 8fb150a..19e88c9 100644
--- a/doc/todo.txt
+++ b/doc/todo.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ COMMANDS                                                       *todo-commands*
 
 `<LocalLeader>s@` : Sort the file on @Contexts
 
+`<LocalLeader>s@` : Sort the file on due dates
+
 `<LocalLeader>sc` : Sort the file by context then by priority
 
 `<LocalLeader>scp` : Sort the file by context, project then by priority
diff --git a/ftplugin/todo.vim b/ftplugin/todo.vim
index 996873b..e5b2108 100644
--- a/ftplugin/todo.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/todo.vim
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function! TodoTxtUnMarkAsDone()
 endfunction
 
 function! TodoTxtMarkAsDone()
-    "       call s:TodoTxtRemovePriority()
     call TodoTxtPrependDate()
     normal! Ix 
 endfunction
@@ -85,6 +84,13 @@ function! TodoTxtSort()
     :sort /\v\([A-Z]\)/ r
 endfunction
 
+function! TodoTxtSortDue()
+    :silent! %s/\(due:\d\{4}\)-\(\d\{2}\)-\(\d\{2}\)/\1\2\3/g
+    :sort! n /due:/
+    :silent! %s/\(due:\d\{4}\)\(\d\{2}\)/\1-\2-/g
+    " TODO: add time sorting (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM)
+endfunction
+
 " Mappings {{{1
 " Sort tasks {{{2
 if !hasmapto("<localleader>s",'n')
@@ -209,6 +215,11 @@ if !hasmapto("<localleader>D",'n')
     nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <localleader>D :call TodoTxtRemoveCompleted()<CR>
 endif
 
+" Sort @_sched by due: date {{{2
+if !hasmapto("<localleader>sd".'n')
+    nnoremap <script> <silent> <buffer> <localleader>sd :call TodoTxtSortDue()<CR>
+endif
+
 " Folding {{{1
 " Options {{{2
 setlocal foldmethod=expr
diff --git a/syntax/todo.vim b/syntax/todo.vim
index e2edc07..6c49c84 100644
--- a/syntax/todo.vim
+++ b/syntax/todo.vim
@@ -9,38 +9,40 @@ if exists("b:current_syntax")
     finish
 endif
 
-syntax  match  TodoDone       '^[xX]\s.\+$'               contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityA  '^([aA])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityB  '^([bB])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityC  '^([cC])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityD  '^([dD])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityE  '^([eE])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityF  '^([fF])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityG  '^([gG])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityH  '^([hH])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityI  '^([iI])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityJ  '^([jJ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityK  '^([kK])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityL  '^([lL])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityM  '^([mM])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityN  '^([nN])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityO  '^([oO])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityP  '^([pP])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityQ  '^([qQ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityR  '^([rR])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityS  '^([sS])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityT  '^([tT])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityU  '^([uU])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityV  '^([vV])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityW  '^([wW])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityX  '^([xX])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityY  '^([yY])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
-syntax  match  TodoPriorityZ  '^([zZ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoDone       '^[xX]\s.\+$'               contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityA  '^([aA])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityB  '^([bB])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityC  '^([cC])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityD  '^([dD])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityE  '^([eE])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityF  '^([fF])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityG  '^([gG])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityH  '^([hH])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityI  '^([iI])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityJ  '^([jJ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityK  '^([kK])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityL  '^([lL])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityM  '^([mM])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityN  '^([nN])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityO  '^([oO])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityP  '^([pP])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityQ  '^([qQ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityR  '^([rR])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityS  '^([sS])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityT  '^([tT])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityU  '^([uU])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityV  '^([vV])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityW  '^([wW])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityX  '^([xX])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityY  '^([yY])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
+syntax  match  TodoPriorityZ  '^([zZ])\s.\+$'             contains=TodoDue,TodoDate,TodoProject,TodoContext
 syntax  match  TodoDate       '\d\{2,4\}-\d\{2\}-\d\{2\}' contains=NONE
+syntax  match  TodoDue        'due:'                      contains=NONE
 syntax  match  TodoProject    '\(^\|\W\)+[^[:blank:]]\+'  contains=NONE
 syntax  match  TodoContext    '\(^\|\W\)@[^[:blank:]]\+'  contains=NONE
 
 " Other priority colours might be defined by the user
+highlight  default  link  TodoDue        Special
 highlight  default  link  TodoDone       Comment
 highlight  default  link  TodoPriorityA  Identifier
 highlight  default  link  TodoPriorityB  statement