diff --git a/api/src/gateway/gateway.dto.ts b/api/src/gateway/gateway.dto.ts
index 29cbc2e..ad7c3e4 100644
--- a/api/src/gateway/gateway.dto.ts
+++ b/api/src/gateway/gateway.dto.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ export class SMSData {
   })
   simSubscriptionId?: number
 
+  @ApiProperty({
+    type: String,
+    required: false,
+    description: 'Optional ISO 8601 date string to schedule SMS for future delivery (e.g., "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"). Must be a future date.',
+    example: '2024-01-15T10:30:00Z',
+  })
+  scheduledAt?: string
+
   // TODO: restructure the Payload such that it contains bactchId, smsId, recipients and message in an optimized way
   // message: string
   // bactchId: string
diff --git a/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts b/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts
index 826d622..2aa11b9 100644
--- a/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/gateway/gateway.service.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,55 @@ export class GatewayService {
     // return await this.deviceModel.findByIdAndDelete(deviceId)
   }
 
+  private calculateDelayFromScheduledAt(scheduledAt?: string): number | undefined {
+    if (!scheduledAt) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const scheduledDate = new Date(scheduledAt)
+      
+      // Check if date is valid
+      if (isNaN(scheduledDate.getTime())) {
+        throw new HttpException(
+          {
+            success: false,
+            error: 'Invalid scheduledAt format. Must be a valid ISO 8601 date string.',
+          },
+          HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+        )
+      }
+
+      const now = Date.now()
+      const scheduledTime = scheduledDate.getTime()
+      const delayMs = scheduledTime - now
+
+      // Reject past dates
+      if (delayMs < 0) {
+        throw new HttpException(
+          {
+            success: false,
+            error: 'scheduledAt must be a future date',
+          },
+          HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+        )
+      }
+
+      return delayMs
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof HttpException) {
+        throw error
+      }
+      throw new HttpException(
+        {
+          success: false,
+          error: 'Invalid scheduledAt format. Must be a valid ISO 8601 date string.',
+        },
+        HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   async sendSMS(deviceId: string, smsData: SendSMSInputDTO): Promise<any> {
     const device = await this.deviceModel.findById(deviceId)
 
@@ -162,6 +211,20 @@ export class GatewayService {
       )
     }
 
+    // Calculate delay from scheduledAt if provided
+    const delayMs = this.calculateDelayFromScheduledAt(smsData.scheduledAt)
+
+    // Validate that scheduling requires queue to be enabled
+    if (delayMs !== undefined && !this.smsQueueService.isQueueEnabled()) {
+      throw new HttpException(
+        {
+          success: false,
+          error: 'SMS scheduling requires queue to be enabled',
+        },
+        HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+      )
+    }
+
     await this.billingService.canPerformAction(
       device.user.toString(),
       'send_sms',
@@ -247,6 +310,7 @@ export class GatewayService {
           deviceId,
           fcmMessages,
           smsBatch._id.toString(),
+          delayMs,
         )
 
         return {
@@ -367,6 +431,18 @@ export class GatewayService {
       body.messages.map((m) => m.recipients).flat().length,
     )
 
+    // Check if any message has scheduledAt and validate queue is enabled
+    const hasScheduledMessages = body.messages.some((m) => m.scheduledAt)
+    if (hasScheduledMessages && !this.smsQueueService.isQueueEnabled()) {
+      throw new HttpException(
+        {
+          success: false,
+          error: 'SMS scheduling requires queue to be enabled',
+        },
+        HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+      )
+    }
+
     const { messageTemplate, messages } = body
 
     const smsBatch = await this.smsBatchModel.create({
@@ -381,7 +457,8 @@ export class GatewayService {
       status: 'pending',
     })
 
-    const fcmMessages: Message[] = []
+    // Track FCM messages with their calculated delays for grouping
+    const fcmMessagesWithDelays: Array<{ message: Message; delayMs?: number }> = []
 
     for (const smsData of messages) {
       const message = smsData.message
@@ -395,6 +472,9 @@ export class GatewayService {
         continue
       }
 
+      // Calculate delay for this message's scheduledAt
+      const delayMs = this.calculateDelayFromScheduledAt(smsData.scheduledAt)
+
       for (let recipient of recipients) {
         recipient =  recipient.replace(/\s+/g, "")
         const sms = await this.smsModel.create({
@@ -433,19 +513,32 @@ export class GatewayService {
             priority: 'high',
           },
         }
-        fcmMessages.push(fcmMessage)
+        fcmMessagesWithDelays.push({ message: fcmMessage, delayMs })
       }
     }
 
     // Check if we should use the queue
     if (this.smsQueueService.isQueueEnabled()) {
       try {
-        // Add to queue
-        await this.smsQueueService.addSendSmsJob(
-          deviceId,
-          fcmMessages,
-          smsBatch._id.toString(),
-        )
+        // Group messages by delay (undefined delay means immediate, group together)
+        const messagesByDelay = new Map<number | undefined, Message[]>()
+        for (const { message, delayMs } of fcmMessagesWithDelays) {
+          const delayKey = delayMs !== undefined ? delayMs : undefined
+          if (!messagesByDelay.has(delayKey)) {
+            messagesByDelay.set(delayKey, [])
+          }
+          messagesByDelay.get(delayKey)!.push(message)
+        }
+
+        // Queue each group with its respective delay
+        for (const [delayMs, messages] of messagesByDelay.entries()) {
+          await this.smsQueueService.addSendSmsJob(
+            deviceId,
+            messages,
+            smsBatch._id.toString(),
+            delayMs,
+          )
+        }
 
         return {
           success: true,
@@ -460,7 +553,7 @@ export class GatewayService {
             status: 'failed',
             error: e.message,
             successCount: 0,
-            failureCount: fcmMessages.length,
+            failureCount: fcmMessagesWithDelays.length,
           },
         })
 
@@ -481,6 +574,8 @@ export class GatewayService {
       }
     }
 
+    // For non-queue path, convert back to simple array
+    const fcmMessages = fcmMessagesWithDelays.map(({ message }) => message)
     const fcmMessagesBatches = fcmMessages.map((m) => [m])
     const fcmResponses: BatchResponse[] = []
 
diff --git a/api/src/gateway/queue/sms-queue.service.ts b/api/src/gateway/queue/sms-queue.service.ts
index 206f2c3..608e9b4 100644
--- a/api/src/gateway/queue/sms-queue.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/gateway/queue/sms-queue.service.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class SmsQueueService {
     deviceId: string,
     fcmMessages: Message[],
     smsBatchId: string,
+    delayMs?: number,
   ) {
     this.logger.debug(`Adding send-sms job for batch ${smsBatchId}`)
 
@@ -41,8 +42,13 @@ export class SmsQueueService {
       batches.push(fcmMessages.slice(i, i + this.maxSmsBatchSize))
     }
 
+    // If delayMs is provided, use it for all batches (scheduled send)
+    // Otherwise, use the existing delay multiplier logic
+    const useScheduledDelay = delayMs !== undefined && delayMs >= 0
+
     let delayMultiplier = 1;
     for (const batch of batches) {
+      const delay = useScheduledDelay ? delayMs : 1000 * delayMultiplier++
       await this.smsQueue.add(
         'send-sms',
         {
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ export class SmsQueueService {
         {
           priority: 1, // TODO: Make this dynamic based on users subscription plan
           attempts: 1,
-          delay: 1000 * delayMultiplier++,
+          delay: delay,
           backoff: {
             type: 'exponential',
             delay: 5000, // 5 seconds