diff --git a/client/pages/SettingsPage.tsx b/client/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
index aeb51f4..33deb62 100644
--- a/client/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ interface SettingsState {
   date_format: string;
   week_start: string;
   grace_period_days: number | string;
+  due_soon_days: number | string;
   drift_threshold_pct: string;
   tracker_show_bank_projection_banner: string;
   tracker_bank_projection_banner_snoozed_until: string;
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
     date_format:           'MM/DD/YYYY',
     week_start:            '0',
     grace_period_days:     5,
+    due_soon_days:         3,
     drift_threshold_pct:   '5',
     tracker_show_bank_projection_banner: 'true',
     tracker_bank_projection_banner_snoozed_until: '',
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
     date_format: s.date_format,
     week_start: s.week_start,
     grace_period_days: s.grace_period_days,
+    due_soon_days: s.due_soon_days,
     drift_threshold_pct: s.drift_threshold_pct,
     tracker_show_bank_projection_banner: s.tracker_show_bank_projection_banner,
     tracker_bank_projection_banner_snoozed_until: s.tracker_bank_projection_banner_snoozed_until || '',
@@ -561,7 +564,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
       <SectionCard title="Billing Behavior">
         <LinkImportToggle />
         <SettingRow
-          label="Grace period"
+          label={<span className="inline-flex items-center">Grace period<SettingHelp label="Grace period" text="How many days after the due date a bill still counts as on-time before it's marked late." /></span>}
           description="Days after the due date before a bill is marked overdue."
         >
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -577,7 +580,23 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
           </div>
         </SettingRow>
         <SettingRow
-          label="Price change sensitivity"
+          label={<span className="inline-flex items-center">Due soon window<SettingHelp label="Due soon window" text="Bills due within this many days show as “Due soon”." /></span>}
+          description="How many days ahead a bill is flagged as due soon."
+        >
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Input
+              type="number"
+              min={0}
+              max={31}
+              value={settings.due_soon_days}
+              onChange={(e) => setTyped('due_soon_days', Math.min(Math.max(parseInt(e.target.value, 10) || 0, 0), 31))}
+              className="w-20"
+            />
+            <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">days</span>
+          </div>
+        </SettingRow>
+        <SettingRow
+          label={<span className="inline-flex items-center">Price change sensitivity<SettingHelp label="Price change sensitivity" text="How big a change (%) between recent payments and the expected amount before a bill is flagged as drifted." /></span>}
           description="Flag a bill when recent payments differ from the expected amount by at least this percentage."
         >
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/routes/calendar.js b/routes/calendar.js
index a29f903..38ff2d5 100644
--- a/routes/calendar.js
+++ b/routes/calendar.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
 
   const today = localDateString(now);
   const userSettings = getUserSettings(req.user.id);
-  const rowOptions = { gracePeriodDays: userSettings.grace_period_days };
+  const rowOptions = { gracePeriodDays: userSettings.grace_period_days, dueSoonDays: userSettings.due_soon_days };
   const daysInMonth = new Date(year, month, 0).getDate();
   const { start, end } = getCycleRange(year, month);
   const days = Array.from({ length: daysInMonth }, (_, index) => emptyDay(year, month, index + 1));
diff --git a/services/statusService.js b/services/statusService.js
index 0771a92..3c89fa8 100644
--- a/services/statusService.js
+++ b/services/statusService.js
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ function resolveGracePeriodDays(value) {
   return Number.isInteger(parsed) && parsed >= 0 ? parsed : 5;
 }
 
+// How many days before the due date a bill is flagged "due soon". Configurable
+// like the grace period; clamped to a sane 0–31 with a fallback of 3.
+function resolveDueSoonDays(value) {
+  const parsed = parseInt(value ?? getSetting('due_soon_days') ?? '3', 10);
+  if (!Number.isInteger(parsed) || parsed < 0) return 3;
+  return Math.min(parsed, 31);
+}
+
 function pad(value) {
   return String(value).padStart(2, '0');
 }
@@ -201,6 +209,7 @@ function calculateStatus(bill, payments, dueDate, today, options = {}) {
   if (!dueDate) return 'inactive_cycle';
 
   const gracePeriodDays = resolveGracePeriodDays(options.gracePeriodDays);
+  const dueSoonDays = resolveDueSoonDays(options.dueSoonDays);
   const safePayments = Array.isArray(payments) ? payments : [];
   const expectedAmount = Number(bill.expected_amount) || 0;
   const totalPaid = safePayments.reduce((sum, p) => sum + (Number(p.amount) || 0), 0);
@@ -215,7 +224,7 @@ function calculateStatus(bill, payments, dueDate, today, options = {}) {
   const todayDate = new Date(today + 'T00:00:00');
   const diffDays = Math.floor((due - todayDate) / 86400000);
 
-  if (diffDays > 3) return 'upcoming';
+  if (diffDays > dueSoonDays) return 'upcoming';
   if (diffDays >= 0) return 'due_soon';
   if (Math.abs(diffDays) <= gracePeriodDays) return 'late';
   return 'missed';
@@ -296,4 +305,5 @@ module.exports = {
   resolveBucket,
   resolveDueDate,
   resolveGracePeriodDays,
+  resolveDueSoonDays,
 };
diff --git a/services/trackerService.js b/services/trackerService.js
index 83e8ad1..e934a41 100644
--- a/services/trackerService.js
+++ b/services/trackerService.js
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ function getTracker(userId, query = {}, now = new Date()) {
   const { year, month } = parsed;
   const todayStr = localDateString(now);
   const userSettings = getUserSettings(userId);
-  const rowOptions = { gracePeriodDays: userSettings.grace_period_days };
+  const rowOptions = { gracePeriodDays: userSettings.grace_period_days, dueSoonDays: userSettings.due_soon_days };
   const { start, end } = getCycleRange(year, month);
   const previousMonth = previousMonthFor(year, month);
   const prevMonthRange = getCycleRange(previousMonth.year, previousMonth.month);
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ function getUpcomingBills(userId, query = {}, now = new Date()) {
   const days = Math.max(1, Math.min(parseInt(query.days || '30', 10) || 30, 365));
   const todayStr = localDateString(now);
   const userSettings = getUserSettings(userId);
-  const rowOptions = { gracePeriodDays: userSettings.grace_period_days };
+  const rowOptions = { gracePeriodDays: userSettings.grace_period_days, dueSoonDays: userSettings.due_soon_days };
   const bills = fetchActiveBills(db, userId, 'id');
 
   const cutoff = new Date(now);
diff --git a/services/userSettings.js b/services/userSettings.js
index d896229..455979b 100644
--- a/services/userSettings.js
+++ b/services/userSettings.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const USER_SETTING_KEYS = [
   'date_format',
   'week_start',
   'grace_period_days',
+  'due_soon_days',
   'notify_days_before',
   'drift_threshold_pct',
   'bank_tracking_enabled',
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const USER_SETTING_KEYS = [
 
 const USER_SETTING_DEFAULTS = {
   week_start: '0',
+  due_soon_days: '3',
   search_bars_collapsed: 'false',
   bank_auto_categorize_merchants: 'true',
   tracker_show_bank_projection_banner: 'true',