diff --git a/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/config-schema.ts b/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/config-schema.ts
index 7dc42f171..ccb4bc6ba 100644
--- a/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/config-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/config-schema.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Type, validator, validators } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
+import _default from 'yup/lib/locale';
 
 export interface SectionDefinition {
   id: string;
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ export interface FieldDefinition {
   label?: string;
   uuid: string;
   placeholder?: string;
-  dateFormat?: string;
+  allowFutureDates?: boolean;
+  allowPastDates?: boolean;
   showHeading: boolean;
   validation?: {
     required: boolean;
@@ -176,6 +178,16 @@ export const esmPatientRegistrationSchema = {
         _default: '',
         _description: 'Placeholder that will appear in the input.',
       },
+      allowFutureDates: {
+        _type: Type.Boolean,
+        _default: true,
+        _description: 'Indicates whether the date input field should allow the selection of future dates or not.',
+      },
+      allowPastDates: {
+        _type: Type.Boolean,
+        _default: true,
+        _description: 'Indicates whether the date input field should allow the selection of past dates or not.',
+      },
       validation: {
         required: { _type: Type.Boolean, _default: false },
         matches: {
diff --git a/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/patient-registration/field/obs/obs-field.component.tsx b/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/patient-registration/field/obs/obs-field.component.tsx
index 7eecbf520..6e4881511 100644
--- a/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/patient-registration/field/obs/obs-field.component.tsx
+++ b/packages/esm-patient-registration-app/src/patient-registration/field/obs/obs-field.component.tsx
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export function ObsField({ fieldDefinition }: ObsFieldProps) {
           concept={concept}
           label={fieldDefinition.label}
           required={fieldDefinition.validation.required}
-          dateFormat={fieldDefinition.dateFormat}
-          placeholder={fieldDefinition.placeholder}
+          allowPastDates={fieldDefinition.allowPastDates}
+          allowFutureDates={fieldDefinition.allowFutureDates}
         />
       );
     case 'Coded':
@@ -159,14 +159,16 @@ interface DateObsFieldProps {
   concept: ConceptResponse;
   label: string;
   required?: boolean;
-  dateFormat?: string;
-  placeholder?: string;
+  allowPastDates?: boolean;
+  allowFutureDates?: boolean;
 }
 
-function DateObsField({ concept, label, required, placeholder }: DateObsFieldProps) {
+function DateObsField({ concept, label, required, allowPastDates, allowFutureDates }: DateObsFieldProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const fieldName = `obs.${concept.uuid}`;
   const { setFieldValue } = useContext(PatientRegistrationContext);
+  const futureDatesAllowed = allowFutureDates ?? true;
+  const pastDatesAllowed = allowPastDates ?? true;
 
   const onDateChange = (date: Date) => {
     setFieldValue(fieldName, date);
@@ -188,6 +190,8 @@ function DateObsField({ concept, label, required, placeholder }: DateObsFieldPro
                   isInvalid={errors[fieldName] && touched[fieldName]}
                   invalidText={t(meta.error)}
                   value={field.value}
+                  minDate={!pastDatesAllowed ? new Date() : undefined}
+                  maxDate={!futureDatesAllowed ? new Date() : undefined}
                 />
               </>
             );