diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e45eac57d..98c334bda 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
  + The 'entry', 'start' and 'end' columns now have equivalents that include the
    time, and are called 'entry_time', 'start_time', and 'end_time', for use in
    custom reports.
+ + 2 new columns have been added to the reports: countdown and countdown_compact.
+   They show the days left until a task is due or how many days a task has been
+   overdue.
  + The new 'priority_long' field can be shown in custom reports, and will
    display 'High' rather than the abbreviated 'H'.
  + Task now supports .taskrc command line overrides using rc.name:value and
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index b12fddbdb..58a745de6 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "# Fields: id,uuid,project,priority,priority_long,entry,entry_time,\n"                           // TODO
   "#         start,entry_time,due,recur,recurrence_indicator,age,\n"                               // TODO
   "#         age_compact,active,tags,tag_indicator,description,\n"                                 // TODO
-  "#         description_only,end,end_time\n"                                                      // TODO
+  "#         description_only,end,end_time,countdown,countdown_compact\n"                          // TODO
   "# Description:   This report is ...\n"
   "# Sort:          due+,priority-,project+\n"
   "# Filter:        pro:x pri:H +bug limit:10\n"
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "\n"
   "# task long\n"
   "report.long.description=Lists all task, all data, matching the specified criteria\n"
-  "report.long.columns=id,project,priority,entry,start,due,recur,age,tags,description\n"
-  "report.long.labels=ID,Project,Pri,Added,Started,Due,Recur,Age,Tags,Description\n"
+  "report.long.columns=id,project,priority,entry,start,due,recur,countdown,age,tags,description\n"
+  "report.long.labels=ID,Project,Pri,Added,Started,Due,Recur,Countdown,Age,Tags,Description\n"
   "report.long.sort=due+,priority-,project+\n"
   "report.long.filter=status:pending\n"
   "#report.long.dateformat=m/d/Y\n"
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index 41256639c..f3012e2b7 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ bool Hooks::validFieldEvent (const std::string& event)
       event == "format-end"                  ||
       event == "format-end_time"             ||
       event == "format-due"                  ||
+      event == "format-countdown"            ||
+      event == "format-countdown_compact"    ||
       event == "format-age"                  ||
       event == "format-age_compact"          ||
       event == "format-active"               ||
diff --git a/src/custom.cpp b/src/custom.cpp
index ddf45eb36..82aa7ff5c 100644
--- a/src/custom.cpp
+++ b/src/custom.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,56 @@ int runCustomReport (
         dueColumn = columnCount;
       }
 
+      else if (*col == "countdown")
+      {
+        table.addColumn (columnLabels[*col] != "" ? columnLabels[*col] : "Countdown");
+        table.setColumnWidth (columnCount, Table::minimum);
+        table.setColumnJustification (columnCount, Table::right);
+
+        std::string due;
+        std::string countdown;
+        Date now;
+        for (unsigned int row = 0; row < tasks.size(); ++row)
+        {
+          due = tasks[row].get ("due");
+          if (due.length ())
+          {
+            Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
+            time_t cntdwn = (time_t) (now - dt);
+            countdown = formatSeconds ( cntdwn < 0 ? cntdwn * -1 : cntdwn );
+            if ( cntdwn < 0 )
+              countdown = std::string("- ") + countdown;
+            context.hooks.trigger ("format-countdown", "countdown", countdown);
+            table.addCell (row, columnCount, countdown);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      else if (*col == "countdown_compact")
+      {
+        table.addColumn (columnLabels[*col] != "" ? columnLabels[*col] : "Countdown");
+        table.setColumnWidth (columnCount, Table::minimum);
+        table.setColumnJustification (columnCount, Table::right);
+
+        std::string due;
+        std::string countdown;
+        Date now;
+        for (unsigned int row = 0; row < tasks.size(); ++row)
+        {
+          due = tasks[row].get ("due");
+          if (due.length ())
+          {
+            Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
+            time_t cntdwn = (time_t) (now - dt);
+            countdown = formatSecondsCompact ( cntdwn < 0 ? cntdwn * -1 : cntdwn );
+            if ( cntdwn < 0 )
+              countdown = std::string("- ") + countdown;
+            context.hooks.trigger ("format-countdown_compact", "countdown_compact", countdown);
+            table.addCell (row, columnCount, countdown);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       else if (*col == "age")
       {
         table.addColumn (columnLabels[*col] != "" ? columnLabels[*col] : "Age");
@@ -700,6 +750,8 @@ void validReportColumns (const std::vector <std::string>& columns)
         *it != "end"                  &&
         *it != "end_time"             &&
         *it != "due"                  &&
+        *it != "countdown"            &&
+        *it != "countdown_compact"    &&
         *it != "age"                  &&
         *it != "age_compact"          &&
         *it != "active"               &&