diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts
index f7d20787c0..c37cfd8b82 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export class Gitlab implements INodeType {
 			},
 			{
 				displayName: 'Body',
-				name: 'body',
+				name: 'description',
 				type: 'string',
 				typeOptions: {
 					rows: 5,
@@ -317,7 +317,31 @@ export class Gitlab implements INodeType {
 					},
 				],
 			},
-
+			{
+				displayName: 'Due Date',
+				name: 'date_date',
+				type: 'string',
+				displayOptions: {
+					show: {
+						operation: [
+							'create',
+						],
+						resource: [
+							'issue',
+						],
+					},
+				},
+				default: { 'due_date': '' },
+				options: [
+					{
+						displayName: 'Due Date',
+						name: 'date_date',
+						type: 'string',
+						default: 0,
+						description: 'Due Date for issue. Date time string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. 2016-03-11',
+					},
+				],
+			},
 			// ----------------------------------
 			//         issue:createComment
 			// ----------------------------------
@@ -409,7 +433,7 @@ export class Gitlab implements INodeType {
 					},
 					{
 						displayName: 'Body',
-						name: 'body',
+						name: 'description',
 						type: 'string',
 						typeOptions: {
 							rows: 5,
@@ -474,6 +498,13 @@ export class Gitlab implements INodeType {
 							},
 						],
 					},
+					{
+						displayName: 'Due Date',
+						name: 'due_date',
+						type: 'string',
+						default: '',
+						description: 'The Due Date of the issue. Date time string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. 2016-03-11',
+					},
 				],
 			},