diff --git a/LOTUS_FEATURES.md b/LOTUS_FEATURES.md
index 8bb25f6d8..bd8ad7690 100644
--- a/LOTUS_FEATURES.md
+++ b/LOTUS_FEATURES.md
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ A warm orange overlay rendered over the entire UI to reduce blue light emission.
 - CSS: `position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 9998`
 - Orange tint color with configurable opacity
 - **Controls:** Toggle to enable/disable + intensity slider ranging from 5% to 80% opacity
+- **Schedule (auto on at night):** an optional schedule with From/To time inputs; when on, the overlay only shows during that window and turns itself on/off automatically (the overlay re-checks every minute, no reload). Overnight windows that wrap midnight (e.g. 21:00 → 07:00) are handled. Window logic is the pure, unit-tested `isWithinTimeWindow`/`parseHHMM` in `src/app/utils/timeWindow.ts` (`timeWindow.test.ts`). Defaults: 21:00–07:00.
 - Settings persisted via the standard Lotus settings store
 
 ---
diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
index 8d660baf2..193cd1e9a 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ import {
   useThemes,
 } from '../../../hooks/useTheme';
 import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import { pickerInputStyle } from '../../../utils/datetimeInput';
 import { BG_OPTIONS, getChatBg } from '../../lotus/chatBackground';
 import { resetBootSequence, runLotusBootSequence } from '../../../../lotus-boot';
 import { useMessageLayoutItems } from '../../../hooks/useMessageLayout';
@@ -435,6 +436,12 @@ function Appearance() {
   const [lotusTerminal, setLotusTerminal] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'lotusTerminal');
   const [nightLightEnabled, setNightLightEnabled] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'nightLightEnabled');
   const [nightLightOpacity, setNightLightOpacity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'nightLightOpacity');
+  const [nightLightSchedule, setNightLightSchedule] = useSetting(
+    settingsAtom,
+    'nightLightSchedule',
+  );
+  const [nightLightStart, setNightLightStart] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'nightLightStart');
+  const [nightLightEnd, setNightLightEnd] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'nightLightEnd');
   const [glassmorphismSidebar, setGlassmorphismSidebar] = useSetting(
     settingsAtom,
     'glassmorphismSidebar',
@@ -567,23 +574,66 @@ function Appearance() {
         {nightLightEnabled && (
           <Box
             direction="Column"
-            gap="100"
+            gap="300"
             style={{ padding: `0 ${config.space.S400} ${config.space.S300}` }}
           >
-            <Text size="T200" priority="300">
-              Intensity: {nightLightOpacity}%
-            </Text>
-            <input
-              aria-label="Night light intensity"
-              type="range"
-              min={5}
-              max={80}
-              value={nightLightOpacity}
-              onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) =>
-                setNightLightOpacity(parseInt(e.target.value, 10))
-              }
-              style={{ width: '100%', accentColor: color.Primary.Main }}
-            />
+            <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
+              <Text size="T200" priority="300">
+                Intensity: {nightLightOpacity}%
+              </Text>
+              <input
+                aria-label="Night light intensity"
+                type="range"
+                min={5}
+                max={80}
+                value={nightLightOpacity}
+                onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) =>
+                  setNightLightOpacity(parseInt(e.target.value, 10))
+                }
+                style={{ width: '100%', accentColor: color.Primary.Main }}
+              />
+            </Box>
+            <Box alignItems="Center" justifyContent="SpaceBetween" gap="200">
+              <Box direction="Column">
+                <Text size="T300">Schedule</Text>
+                <Text size="T200" priority="300">
+                  Only tint during the hours below
+                </Text>
+              </Box>
+              <Switch
+                variant="Primary"
+                value={nightLightSchedule}
+                onChange={setNightLightSchedule}
+              />
+            </Box>
+            {nightLightSchedule && (
+              <Box gap="200">
+                <Box direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                  <Text as="label" htmlFor="night-light-start" size="T200" priority="400">
+                    From
+                  </Text>
+                  <input
+                    id="night-light-start"
+                    type="time"
+                    value={nightLightStart}
+                    onChange={(e) => setNightLightStart(e.target.value)}
+                    style={pickerInputStyle(color, config)}
+                  />
+                </Box>
+                <Box direction="Column" gap="100" style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                  <Text as="label" htmlFor="night-light-end" size="T200" priority="400">
+                    To
+                  </Text>
+                  <input
+                    id="night-light-end"
+                    type="time"
+                    value={nightLightEnd}
+                    onChange={(e) => setNightLightEnd(e.target.value)}
+                    style={pickerInputStyle(color, config)}
+                  />
+                </Box>
+              </Box>
+            )}
           </Box>
         )}
       </SequenceCard>
diff --git a/src/app/pages/App.tsx b/src/app/pages/App.tsx
index 0632a2777..36abe4ae4 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/App.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { ReactNode, useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { ErrorBoundary } from 'react-error-boundary';
 import { Provider as JotaiProvider, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import {
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { createRouter } from './Router';
 import { ScreenSizeProvider, useScreenSize } from '../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { useCompositionEndTracking } from '../hooks/useComposingCheck';
 import { settingsAtom } from '../state/settings';
+import { isWithinTimeWindow } from '../utils/timeWindow';
 import { LotusToastContainer } from '../features/toast/LotusToastContainer';
 import { useTauriNotificationBadge } from '../hooks/useTauriNotificationBadge';
 import { useTauriWindowChrome } from '../hooks/useTauriWindowChrome';
@@ -128,7 +129,23 @@ function DesktopChrome({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 
 function NightLightOverlay() {
   const settings = useAtomValue(settingsAtom);
+  const scheduled = settings.nightLightEnabled && settings.nightLightSchedule;
+  // When scheduled, re-evaluate the active window every minute so the overlay
+  // turns on/off automatically at the start/end times without a reload.
+  const [, forceTick] = useState(0);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!scheduled) return undefined;
+    const id = setInterval(() => forceTick((n) => n + 1), 60_000);
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, [scheduled]);
+
   if (!settings.nightLightEnabled) return null;
+  if (
+    settings.nightLightSchedule &&
+    !isWithinTimeWindow(settings.nightLightStart, settings.nightLightEnd)
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
   return (
     <div
       aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/src/app/state/settings.ts b/src/app/state/settings.ts
index 1c91f59ac..ec782dc7b 100644
--- a/src/app/state/settings.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/settings.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ export interface Settings {
 
   nightLightEnabled: boolean;
   nightLightOpacity: number;
+  nightLightSchedule: boolean;
+  nightLightStart: string;
+  nightLightEnd: string;
 
   glassmorphismSidebar: boolean;
 
@@ -329,6 +332,9 @@ const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   pttMode: false,
   pttKey: 'Space',
 
+  nightLightSchedule: false,
+  nightLightStart: '21:00',
+  nightLightEnd: '07:00',
   nightLightEnabled: false,
   nightLightOpacity: 30,
 
diff --git a/src/app/utils/timeWindow.test.ts b/src/app/utils/timeWindow.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a02471fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/timeWindow.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import { parseHHMM, isWithinTimeWindow } from './timeWindow';
+
+const at = (h: number, m: number): Date => new Date(2026, 0, 5, h, m);
+
+test('parseHHMM: valid values', () => {
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('00:00'), 0);
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('07:30'), 7 * 60 + 30);
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('23:59'), 23 * 60 + 59);
+});
+
+test('parseHHMM: malformed values return null', () => {
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM(''), null);
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('7:30'), null);
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('24:00'), null);
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('12:60'), null);
+  assert.equal(parseHHMM('abc'), null);
+});
+
+test('isWithinTimeWindow: same-day window [09:00, 17:00)', () => {
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('09:00', '17:00', at(8, 59)), false);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('09:00', '17:00', at(9, 0)), true);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('09:00', '17:00', at(16, 59)), true);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('09:00', '17:00', at(17, 0)), false); // end exclusive
+});
+
+test('isWithinTimeWindow: overnight window [21:00, 07:00) wraps midnight', () => {
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', '07:00', at(20, 59)), false);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', '07:00', at(21, 0)), true);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', '07:00', at(23, 59)), true);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', '07:00', at(0, 0)), true);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', '07:00', at(6, 59)), true);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', '07:00', at(7, 0)), false); // end exclusive
+});
+
+test('isWithinTimeWindow: zero-length window is never active', () => {
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('08:00', '08:00', at(8, 0)), false);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('08:00', '08:00', at(12, 0)), false);
+});
+
+test('isWithinTimeWindow: malformed inputs are inactive', () => {
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('', '07:00', at(3, 0)), false);
+  assert.equal(isWithinTimeWindow('21:00', 'nope', at(3, 0)), false);
+});
diff --git a/src/app/utils/timeWindow.ts b/src/app/utils/timeWindow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9de2520f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/utils/timeWindow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Parse an "HH:mm" (24h) string into minutes-since-midnight, or null if malformed.
+export function parseHHMM(value: string): number | null {
+  const m = /^(\d{2}):(\d{2})$/.exec(value);
+  if (!m) return null;
+  const hours = Number(m[1]);
+  const minutes = Number(m[2]);
+  if (hours > 23 || minutes > 59) return null;
+  return hours * 60 + minutes;
+}
+
+// Is `now`'s wall-clock time inside the [start, end) window? The window may wrap
+// past midnight (start > end, e.g. 21:00 → 07:00). A zero-length window
+// (start === end) is treated as never active. Malformed inputs → false.
+export function isWithinTimeWindow(start: string, end: string, now: Date = new Date()): boolean {
+  const s = parseHHMM(start);
+  const e = parseHHMM(end);
+  if (s === null || e === null || s === e) return false;
+  const cur = now.getHours() * 60 + now.getMinutes();
+  if (s < e) return cur >= s && cur < e;
+  // Overnight wrap: active from start until midnight, then midnight until end.
+  return cur >= s || cur < e;
+}