diff --git a/src-ui/messages.xlf b/src-ui/messages.xlf
index f72fee037..8996c9b95 100644
--- a/src-ui/messages.xlf
+++ b/src-ui/messages.xlf
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">167,168</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">201,202</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.html</context>
@@ -4414,11 +4414,68 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">96</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="3625677668275605418" datatype="html">
+        <source>Date mode</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">38</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="7572800523712857519" datatype="html">
+        <source>Fixed date</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">39</context>
+        </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">40</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="4108478337308251505" datatype="html">
+        <source>Fixed</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">41,42</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="8283919074858117329" datatype="html">
+        <source>Relative date</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">43</context>
+        </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">44</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="2731996625798485199" datatype="html">
+        <source>Relative</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">45,46</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="6533918067030990396" datatype="html">
+        <source>Amount</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">51</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="8932917860978648376" datatype="html">
+        <source>Unit</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">56,57</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="9138811584797805840" datatype="html">
         <source>Open date picker</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">42</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">72</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/input/date/date.component.html</context>
@@ -4429,7 +4486,11 @@
         <source>Today</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">47,48</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">77,78</context>
+        </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">329</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/dates-dropdown/dates-dropdown.component.html</context>
@@ -4460,7 +4521,7 @@
         <source>Close</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">48,49</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">78,79</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/dates-dropdown/dates-dropdown.component.html</context>
@@ -4499,55 +4560,62 @@
         <source>True</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">55,56</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">88,89</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">107,108</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">141,142</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">113,114</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">147,148</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="3800326155195149498" datatype="html">
         <source>False</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">56,57</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">89,90</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">108,109</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">142,143</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">114,115</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">148,149</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7551700625201096185" datatype="html">
         <source>Search docs...</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">73</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">106</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">130</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">164</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="1179184907489210406" datatype="html">
+        <source>Operator</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">119,120</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2328549728463836983" datatype="html">
         <source>Remove query</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">154</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">189</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="3184700926171002527" datatype="html">
         <source>Any</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">165,166</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">199,200</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/filterable-dropdown/filterable-dropdown.component.html</context>
@@ -4558,28 +4626,84 @@
         <source>Not</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">170,171</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">204,205</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6548676277933116532" datatype="html">
         <source>Add query</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">189</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">223</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5599577087865387184" datatype="html">
         <source>Add expression</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">192</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">226</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7394978038852129121" datatype="html">
         <source>Remove expression</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">196</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">230</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="5620397708418210833" datatype="html">
+        <source>days ago</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">330</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="2871318661796659216" datatype="html">
+        <source>weeks ago</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">331</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="6041340836190906216" datatype="html">
+        <source>months ago</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">332</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="963494111451627204" datatype="html">
+        <source>years ago</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">333</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="5555905617885007774" datatype="html">
+        <source>days from now</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">334</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="4298377021616940216" datatype="html">
+        <source>weeks from now</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">335</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="2772874767134148305" datatype="html">
+        <source>months from now</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">336</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="6363533917780225967" datatype="html">
+        <source>years from now</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/custom-fields-query-dropdown/custom-fields-query-dropdown.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">337</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6630533861307510614" datatype="html">
diff --git a/src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po b/src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
index 1407cdbcf..5bcacd19a 100644
--- a/src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
+++ b/src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: paperless-ngx\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-10-28 02:55+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-10-29 17:25+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2022-02-17 04:17\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: English\n"
@@ -21,39 +21,43 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Documents"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:464
+#: documents/filters.py:337
+msgid "Expected a date or a relative date such as \"today\" or \"in 30 days\"."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: documents/filters.py:513
 msgid "Value must be valid JSON."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:483
+#: documents/filters.py:534
 msgid "Invalid custom field query expression"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:493
+#: documents/filters.py:544
 msgid "Invalid expression list. Must be nonempty."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:514
+#: documents/filters.py:565
 msgid "Invalid logical operator {op!r}"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:528
+#: documents/filters.py:579
 msgid "Maximum number of query conditions exceeded."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:592
+#: documents/filters.py:643
 msgid "{name!r} is not a valid custom field."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:629
+#: documents/filters.py:680
 msgid "{data_type} does not support query expr {expr!r}."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:748 documents/models.py:137
+#: documents/filters.py:801 documents/models.py:137
 msgid "Maximum nesting depth exceeded."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:1125
+#: documents/filters.py:1178
 msgid "Custom field not found"
 msgstr ""