diff --git a/admin/src/components/Action/Action.tsx b/admin/src/components/Action/Action.tsx
index ab2d102..5a7d33f 100644
--- a/admin/src/components/Action/Action.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/components/Action/Action.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ const Action = ({ mode, documentId, entitySlug, locale }) => {
 			setIsLoading(false);
 			if (data) {
 				setActionId(data.documentId);
-				setExecuteAt(data.executeAt);
+				// Convert UTC date from server to local Date object for DateTimePicker
+				setExecuteAt(data.executeAt ? new Date(data.executeAt) : null);
 				setIsEditing(true);
 			} else {
 				setActionId(0);
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ const Action = ({ mode, documentId, entitySlug, locale }) => {
 	// Handlers
 	function handleDateChange(date) {
 		setExecuteAt(date);
-		//setExecuteAt(date.toISOString());
 	}
 
 	const handleOnEdit = () => {
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validate-before-scheduling.js b/server/middlewares/validate-before-scheduling.js
index ff9b49f..313f0fd 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validate-before-scheduling.js
+++ b/server/middlewares/validate-before-scheduling.js
@@ -61,9 +61,99 @@ const validationMiddleware = async (context, next) => {
 		populate,
 	});
 
-	// Validate the draft before scheduling the publication.
+	// -------------------------
+	// Extra validation for media and relations
+	// -------------------------
+	const isEmptyValue = (value, { multiple, repeatable }) => {
+		if (multiple || repeatable) {
+			return !Array.isArray(value) || value.length === 0;
+		}
+		return value === null || value === undefined;
+	};
+
+	const contentType = strapi.contentType(entitySlug);
+
+	// Recursively validate required relations
+	const validateRequiredRelations = (schema, dataNode, path = '') => {
+		const errs = [];
+		const attrs = schema.attributes || {};
+
+		for (const [name, attr] of Object.entries(attrs)) {
+			const currentPath = path ? `${path}.${name}` : name;
+			const value = dataNode ? dataNode[name] : undefined;
+
+			// media
+			if (attr.type === 'media') {
+				if (attr.required && isEmptyValue(value, { multiple: !!attr.multiple })) {
+					errs.push(`Field "${currentPath}" (media) is required`);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// relation
+			if (attr.type === 'relation') {
+				if (attr.required && isEmptyValue(value, { multiple: attr.relation === 'oneToMany' || attr.relation === 'manyToMany' || attr.relation === 'morphToMany' })) {
+					errs.push(`Field "${currentPath}" (relation) is required`);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// component
+			if (attr.type === 'component') {
+				if (attr.required && isEmptyValue(value, { repeatable: !!attr.repeatable })) {
+					errs.push(`Field "${currentPath}" (component${attr.repeatable ? '[]' : ''}) is required`);
+					continue;
+				}
+				// Recurse into component(s)
+				const componentSchema = strapi.components[attr.component];
+				if (attr.repeatable) {
+					if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+						value.forEach((item, idx) => {
+							errs.push(
+								...validateRequiredRelations(componentSchema, item, `${currentPath}[${idx}]`)
+							);
+						});
+					}
+				} else if (value) {
+					errs.push(
+						...validateRequiredRelations(componentSchema, value, currentPath)
+					);
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// dynamic zone
+			if (attr.type === 'dynamiczone') {
+				if (attr.required && (!Array.isArray(value) || value.length === 0)) {
+					errs.push(`Field "${currentPath}" (dynamic zone) is required`);
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+					value.forEach((dzItem, idx) => {
+						const compUid = dzItem && dzItem.__component;
+						if (!compUid) return;
+						const compSchema = strapi.components[compUid];
+						errs.push(
+							...validateRequiredRelations(compSchema, dzItem, `${currentPath}[${idx}]`)
+						);
+					});
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return errs;
+	};
+
+	const relationErrors = validateRequiredRelations(contentType, draft);
+	if (relationErrors.length > 0) {
+		throw new errors.ValidationError(
+			`Cannot schedule publish: missing required relation/media fields.\n` +
+			relationErrors.map((e) => `- ${e}`).join('\n')
+		);
+	}
 	await strapi.entityValidator.validateEntityCreation(
-		strapi.contentType(entitySlug),
+		contentType,
 		draft,
 		{ isDraft: false, locale },
 		published
diff --git a/server/services/publication-service.js b/server/services/publication-service.js
index 840dbcc..b06258e 100644
--- a/server/services/publication-service.js
+++ b/server/services/publication-service.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default ({ strapi }) => ({
 	 * Publish a single record
 	 *
 	 */
-	async publish(uid, entityId, { locale }) {
+	async publish(uid, entityId, { locale, publishedAt }) {
 		try {
 			const { hooks } = getPluginService('settingsService').get();
 
@@ -25,18 +25,39 @@ export default ({ strapi }) => ({
 				return;
 			}
 
-			const publishedEntity = await strapi.documents(uid).publish({
+			let publishedEntity = await strapi.documents(uid).publish({
 				documentId: entityId,
 				locale,
 			});
 
+			// If a custom publishedAt is provided, update it directly via the database layer
+			if (publishedAt) {
+				// Get the internal ID of the published entry
+				const publishedRecord = publishedEntity.entries?.[0];
+
+				if (publishedRecord?.id) {
+					// Use db.query to directly update the publishedAt field in the database
+					await strapi.db.query(uid).update({
+						where: { id: publishedRecord.id },
+						data: { publishedAt },
+					});
+
+					// Fetch the updated entity to return the correct data
+					publishedEntity = await strapi.documents(uid).findOne({
+						documentId: entityId,
+						locale,
+						status: 'published',
+					});
+				}
+			}
+
 			await getPluginService('emitService').publish(uid, publishedEntity);
 
-      strapi.log.info(logMessage(`Successfully published document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}".`));
+			strapi.log.info(logMessage(`Successfully published document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}".`));
 
 			await hooks.afterPublish({ strapi, uid, entity: publishedEntity });
 		} catch (error) {
-      strapi.log.error(logMessage(`An error occurred when trying to publish document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}": "${error}"`));
+			strapi.log.error(logMessage(`An error occurred when trying to publish document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}": "${error}"`));
 		}
 	},
 	/**
@@ -67,11 +88,11 @@ export default ({ strapi }) => ({
 
 			await getPluginService('emitService').unpublish(uid, unpublishedEntity);
 
-      strapi.log.info(logMessage(`Successfully unpublished document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}".`));
+			strapi.log.info(logMessage(`Successfully unpublished document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}".`));
 
 			await hooks.afterUnpublish({ strapi, uid, entity: unpublishedEntity });
 		} catch (error) {
-      strapi.log.error(logMessage(`An error occurred when trying to unpublish document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}": "${error}"`));
+			strapi.log.error(logMessage(`An error occurred when trying to unpublish document with id "${entityId}"${locale ? ` and locale "${locale}"` : ''} of type "${uid}": "${error}"`));
 		}
 	},
 	/**
@@ -85,14 +106,14 @@ export default ({ strapi }) => ({
 		const publishedEntity = await strapi.documents(record.entitySlug).findOne({
 			documentId: entityId,
 			status: 'published',
-			locale: record.locale
+			...(record.locale ? { locale: record.locale } : {}),
 		});
 
 		// Find the draft version of the entity
 		const draftEntity = await strapi.documents(record.entitySlug).findOne({
 			documentId: entityId,
 			status: 'draft',
-			locale: record.locale
+			...(record.locale ? { locale: record.locale } : {}),
 		});
 
 		// Determine the current state of the entity