diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/issue.py b/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/issue.py
index 770880ef035..b2fcb0a8565 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/issue.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/serializers/issue.py
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ class Meta:
             "updated_at",
         ]
 
+    def validate(self, data):
+        if data.get("start_date", None) is not None and data.get("target_date", None) is not None and data.get("start_date", None) > data.get("target_date", None):
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("Start date cannot exceed target date")
+        return data
+
     def create(self, validated_data):
         blockers = validated_data.pop("blockers_list", None)
         assignees = validated_data.pop("assignees_list", None)
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py b/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py
index 32d80ecf741..077ff402399 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/api/views/issue.py
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ def get_queryset(self):
     def list(self, request, slug, project_id):
         try:
             filters = issue_filters(request.query_params, "GET")
-            print(filters)
 
             # Custom ordering for priority and state
             priority_order = ["urgent", "high", "medium", "low", None]
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/db/migrations/0043_auto_20230809_1645.py b/apiserver/plane/db/migrations/0043_auto_20230809_1645.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3dbbc44a2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiserver/plane/db/migrations/0043_auto_20230809_1645.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.3 on 2023-08-09 11:15
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def update_user_issue_properties(apps, schema_editor):
+    IssuePropertyModel = apps.get_model("db", "IssueProperty")
+    updated_issue_properties = []
+    for obj in IssuePropertyModel.objects.all():
+        obj.properties["start_date"] = True
+        updated_issue_properties.append(obj)
+    IssuePropertyModel.objects.bulk_update(
+        updated_issue_properties, ["properties"], batch_size=100
+    )
+
+
+def workspace_member_properties(apps, schema_editor):
+    WorkspaceMemberModel = apps.get_model("db", "WorkspaceMember")
+    updated_workspace_members = []
+    for obj in WorkspaceMemberModel.objects.all():
+        obj.view_props["properties"]["start_date"] = True
+        obj.default_props["properties"]["start_date"] = True
+        updated_workspace_members.append(obj)
+
+    WorkspaceMemberModel.objects.bulk_update(
+        updated_workspace_members, ["view_props", "default_props"], batch_size=100
+    )
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("db", "0042_alter_analyticview_created_by_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(update_user_issue_properties),
+        migrations.RunPython(workspace_member_properties),
+    ]
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/db/models/workspace.py b/apiserver/plane/db/models/workspace.py
index 09db4200249..48d8c9f2d03 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/db/models/workspace.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/db/models/workspace.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def get_default_props():
             "estimate": True,
             "created_on": True,
             "updated_on": True,
+            "start_date": True,
         },
         "showEmptyGroups": True,
     }
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_filters.py b/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_filters.py
index a7a946e6038..1a4c5322d79 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_filters.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/utils/issue_filters.py
@@ -292,9 +292,16 @@ def filter_subscribed_issues(params, filter, method):
     return filter
 
 
+def filter_start_target_date_issues(params, filter, method):
+    start_target_date = params.get("start_target_date", "false")
+    if start_target_date == "true":
+        filter["target_date__isnull"] = False
+        filter["start_date__isnull"] = False
+    return filter
+
+
 def issue_filters(query_params, method):
     filter = dict()
-    print(query_params)
 
     ISSUE_FILTER = {
         "state": filter_state,
@@ -318,6 +325,7 @@ def issue_filters(query_params, method):
         "inbox_status": filter_inbox_status,
         "sub_issue": filter_sub_issue_toggle,
         "subscriber":  filter_subscribed_issues,
+        "start_target_date": filter_start_target_date_issues,
     }
 
     for key, value in ISSUE_FILTER.items():