diff --git a/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema.rb b/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema.rb
index 61b6e63876..2fdf365378 100644
--- a/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ module API
             nil_or_leaf?(@work_package)
           end
 
+          def start_date_writable?
+            nil_or_leaf?(@work_package)
+          end
+
+          def due_date_writable?
+            nil_or_leaf?(@work_package)
+          end
+
           def nil_or_leaf?(work_package)
             work_package.nil? || work_package.leaf?
           end
diff --git a/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema_representer.rb b/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema_representer.rb
index 1025606ce4..09fe836d38 100644
--- a/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema_representer.rb
+++ b/lib/api/v3/work_packages/schema/work_package_schema_representer.rb
@@ -76,13 +76,27 @@ module API
           schema :description,
                  type: 'Formattable'
 
-          schema :start_date,
-                 type: 'Date',
-                 required: false
+          property :start_date,
+                   exec_context: :decorator,
+                   getter: -> (*) do
+                     representer = ::API::Decorators::PropertySchemaRepresenter
+                                   .new(type: 'Date',
+                                        name: WorkPackage.human_attribute_name(:start_date))
+                     representer.writable = represented.due_date_writable?
+                     representer.required = false
+                     representer
+                   end
 
-          schema :due_date,
-                 type: 'Date',
-                 required: false
+          property :due_date,
+                   exec_context: :decorator,
+                   getter: -> (*) do
+                     representer = ::API::Decorators::PropertySchemaRepresenter
+                                   .new(type: 'Date',
+                                        name: WorkPackage.human_attribute_name(:due_date))
+                     representer.writable = represented.due_date_writable?
+                     representer.required = false
+                     representer
+                   end
 
           property :estimated_time,
                    exec_context: :decorator,