diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/sign/[token]/route.ts b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/sign/[token]/route.ts
index cb20348..854a21b 100644
--- a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/sign/[token]/route.ts
+++ b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/api/sign/[token]/route.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { verifySigningToken } from '@/lib/signing/token';
 import { logAuditEvent } from '@/lib/signing/audit';
 import { db } from '@/lib/db';
-import { signingTokens, documents, clients, isClientVisibleField } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { signingTokens, documents, clients, isClientVisibleField, getFieldType } from '@/lib/db/schema';
 import { eq, isNull, and } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import path from 'node:path';
+import { readFile, writeFile, unlink } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { PDFDocument, StandardFonts, rgb } from '@cantoo/pdf-lib';
 import { embedSignatureInPdf } from '@/lib/signing/embed-signature';
 import { sendAgentNotificationEmail } from '@/lib/signing/signing-mailer';
 
@@ -168,9 +170,54 @@ export async function POST(
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'forbidden' }, { status: 403 });
   }
 
-  // 8. Merge client-supplied dataURLs with server-stored field coordinates
+  // Capture signing timestamp here — reused for date stamping (8a) and DB update (11)
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  // 8a. Stamp date text at each 'date' field coordinate (signing date = now, captured server-side)
+  const dateFields = (doc.signatureFields ?? []).filter(
+    (f) => getFieldType(f) === 'date'
+  );
+
+  // Only load and modify PDF if there are date fields to stamp
+  let dateStampedPath = preparedAbsPath;
+  if (dateFields.length > 0) {
+    const pdfBytes = await readFile(preparedAbsPath);
+    const pdfDoc = await PDFDocument.load(pdfBytes);
+    const helvetica = await pdfDoc.embedFont(StandardFonts.Helvetica);
+    const pages = pdfDoc.getPages();
+    const signingDateStr = now.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {
+      month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit', year: 'numeric',
+    });
+    for (const field of dateFields) {
+      const page = pages[field.page - 1];
+      if (!page) continue;
+      // Overwrite the amber placeholder rectangle with white background + date text
+      page.drawRectangle({
+        x: field.x, y: field.y, width: field.width, height: field.height,
+        borderColor: rgb(0.39, 0.45, 0.55), borderWidth: 0.5,
+        color: rgb(1.0, 1.0, 1.0),
+      });
+      page.drawText(signingDateStr, {
+        x: field.x + 4,
+        y: field.y + field.height / 2 - 4,  // vertically center
+        size: 10, font: helvetica, color: rgb(0.05, 0.05, 0.55),
+      });
+    }
+    const stampedBytes = await pdfDoc.save();
+    // Write to a temporary date-stamped path; embedSignatureInPdf reads from this path
+    dateStampedPath = `${preparedAbsPath}.datestamped.tmp`;
+    await writeFile(dateStampedPath, stampedBytes);
+  }
+
+  // 8b. Build signaturesWithCoords for client-signable fields only (client-signature + initials)
+  // text/checkbox/date are embedded at prepare time; the client was never shown these as interactive fields
   // CRITICAL: x/y/width/height come ONLY from the DB — never from the request body
-  const signaturesWithCoords = (doc.signatureFields ?? []).map((field) => {
+  const signableFields = (doc.signatureFields ?? []).filter((f) => {
+    const t = getFieldType(f);
+    return t === 'client-signature' || t === 'initials';
+  });
+
+  const signaturesWithCoords = signableFields.map((field) => {
     const clientSig = signatures.find((s) => s.fieldId === field.id);
     if (!clientSig) {
       throw new Error(`Missing signature for field ${field.id}`);
@@ -189,12 +236,17 @@ export async function POST(
   // 9. Embed signatures into PDF — returns SHA-256 hex hash
   let pdfHash: string;
   try {
-    pdfHash = await embedSignatureInPdf(preparedAbsPath, signedAbsPath, signaturesWithCoords);
+    pdfHash = await embedSignatureInPdf(dateStampedPath, signedAbsPath, signaturesWithCoords);
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('[sign/POST] embedSignatureInPdf failed:', err);
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'pdf-embed-failed' }, { status: 500 });
   }
 
+  // Clean up temporary date-stamped file if it was created
+  if (dateStampedPath !== preparedAbsPath) {
+    unlink(dateStampedPath).catch(() => {});
+  }
+
   // 10. Log pdf_hash_computed audit event
   await logAuditEvent({
     documentId: payload.documentId,
@@ -205,7 +257,6 @@ export async function POST(
   });
 
   // 11. Update documents table: status, signedAt, signedFilePath, pdfHash
-  const now = new Date();
   await db
     .update(documents)
     .set({