diff --git a/lua/pending/parse.lua b/lua/pending/parse.lua
index a0160f1..e8fdfab 100644
--- a/lua/pending/parse.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/parse.lua
@@ -667,4 +667,29 @@ function M.is_today(due)
   return time_part >= current_time
 end
 
+---@param s? string
+---@return integer?
+function M.parse_duration_to_days(s)
+  if s == nil or s == '' then
+    return nil
+  end
+  local n = s:match('^(%d+)d$')
+  if n then
+    return tonumber(n) --[[@as integer]]
+  end
+  n = s:match('^(%d+)w$')
+  if n then
+    return tonumber(n) --[[@as integer]] * 7
+  end
+  n = s:match('^(%d+)m$')
+  if n then
+    return tonumber(n) --[[@as integer]] * 30
+  end
+  n = s:match('^(%d+)$')
+  if n then
+    return tonumber(n) --[[@as integer]]
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/spec/parse_spec.lua b/spec/parse_spec.lua
index 0e6ac19..0820356 100644
--- a/spec/parse_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/parse_spec.lua
@@ -416,6 +416,48 @@ describe('parse', function()
     end)
   end)
 
+  describe('parse_duration_to_days', function()
+    it('parses days suffix', function()
+      assert.are.equal(7, parse.parse_duration_to_days('7d'))
+    end)
+
+    it('parses weeks suffix', function()
+      assert.are.equal(21, parse.parse_duration_to_days('3w'))
+    end)
+
+    it('parses months suffix (approximated as 30 days)', function()
+      assert.are.equal(60, parse.parse_duration_to_days('2m'))
+    end)
+
+    it('parses bare integer as days', function()
+      assert.are.equal(30, parse.parse_duration_to_days('30'))
+    end)
+
+    it('returns nil for nil input', function()
+      assert.is_nil(parse.parse_duration_to_days(nil))
+    end)
+
+    it('returns nil for empty string', function()
+      assert.is_nil(parse.parse_duration_to_days(''))
+    end)
+
+    it('returns nil for unrecognized input', function()
+      assert.is_nil(parse.parse_duration_to_days('xyz'))
+    end)
+
+    it('returns nil for negative numbers', function()
+      assert.is_nil(parse.parse_duration_to_days('-7d'))
+    end)
+
+    it('handles single digit', function()
+      assert.are.equal(1, parse.parse_duration_to_days('1d'))
+    end)
+
+    it('handles large numbers', function()
+      assert.are.equal(365, parse.parse_duration_to_days('365d'))
+    end)
+  end)
+
   describe('input_date_formats', function()
     before_each(function()
       config.reset()