diff --git a/CRM/Admin/Form/ScheduleReminders.php b/CRM/Admin/Form/ScheduleReminders.php
index 9df937354d1e..d532111159ed 100644
--- a/CRM/Admin/Form/ScheduleReminders.php
+++ b/CRM/Admin/Form/ScheduleReminders.php
@@ -492,16 +492,16 @@ public function parseActionSchedule($values) {
 
     if ($absoluteDate = CRM_Utils_Array::value('absolute_date', $params)) {
       $params['absolute_date'] = CRM_Utils_Date::processDate($absoluteDate);
-      $params['is_repeat'] = 0;
-      foreach ($moreKeys as $mkey) {
-        $params[$mkey] = 'null';
-      }
     }
     else {
       $params['absolute_date'] = 'null';
-      foreach ($moreKeys as $mkey) {
-        $params[$mkey] = CRM_Utils_Array::value($mkey, $values);
+    }
+    foreach ($moreKeys as $mkey) {
+      if ($params['absolute_date'] != 'null' && CRM_Utils_String::startsWith($mkey, 'start_action')) {
+        $params[$mkey] = 'null';
+        continue;
       }
+      $params[$mkey] = CRM_Utils_Array::value($mkey, $values);
     }
 
     $params['body_text'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('text_message', $values);
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/ActionScheduleTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/ActionScheduleTest.php
index 5d5df84fb468..4518d95ed1c0 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/ActionScheduleTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/ActionScheduleTest.php
@@ -162,6 +162,36 @@ public function setUp() {
       'start_action_unit' => 'day',
       'subject' => '1-Day (repeating) (about {activity.activity_type})',
     );
+    $this->fixtures['sched_activity_1day_r_on_abs_date'] = array(
+      'name' => 'One_Day_Phone_Call_Notice_R',
+      'title' => 'One Day Phone Call Notice R',
+      'limit_to' => 1,
+      'absolute_date' => CRM_Utils_Date::processDate('20120614100000'),
+      'body_html' => '<p>1-Day (repeating)</p>',
+      'body_text' => '1-Day (repeating)',
+      'entity_status' => '1',
+      'entity_value' => '2',
+      'group_id' => NULL,
+      'is_active' => '1',
+      'is_repeat' => '1',
+      'mapping_id' => '1',
+      'msg_template_id' => NULL,
+      'recipient' => '2',
+      'recipient_listing' => NULL,
+      'recipient_manual' => NULL,
+      'record_activity' => NULL,
+      'repetition_frequency_interval' => '6',
+      'repetition_frequency_unit' => 'hour',
+      'end_action' => 'after',
+      'end_date' => 'activity_date_time',
+      'end_frequency_interval' => '2',
+      'end_frequency_unit' => 'day',
+      'start_action_condition' => '',
+      'start_action_date' => '',
+      'start_action_offset' => '',
+      'start_action_unit' => '',
+      'subject' => '1-Day (repeating) (about {activity.activity_type})',
+    );
     $this->fixtures['sched_membership_join_2week'] = array(
       'name' => 'sched_membership_join_2week',
       'title' => 'sched_membership_join_2week',
@@ -837,6 +867,49 @@ public function testActivityDateTimeMatchRepeatableSchedule() {
     ));
   }
 
+  public function testActivityDateTimeMatchRepeatableScheduleOnAbsDate() {
+    $actionScheduleDao = CRM_Core_BAO_ActionSchedule::add($this->fixtures['sched_activity_1day_r_on_abs_date']);
+    $this->assertTrue(is_numeric($actionScheduleDao->id));
+
+    $activity = $this->createTestObject('CRM_Activity_DAO_Activity', $this->fixtures['phonecall']);
+    $this->assertTrue(is_numeric($activity->id));
+    $contact = $this->callAPISuccess('contact', 'create', $this->fixtures['contact']);
+    $activity->save();
+
+    $source['contact_id'] = $contact['id'];
+    $source['activity_id'] = $activity->id;
+    $source['record_type_id'] = 2;
+    $activityContact = $this->createTestObject('CRM_Activity_DAO_ActivityContact', $source);
+    $activityContact->save();
+
+    $this->assertCronRuns(array(
+      array(
+        // Before the 24-hour mark, no email
+        'time' => '2012-06-13 04:00:00',
+        'recipients' => array(),
+        'subjects' => array(),
+      ),
+      array(
+        // On absolute date set on 2012-06-14
+        'time' => '2012-06-14 00:00:00',
+        'recipients' => array(array('test-member@example.com')),
+        'subjects' => array('1-Day (repeating) (about Phone Call)'),
+      ),
+      array(
+        // Run cron 4 hours later; first message already sent
+        'time' => '2012-06-14 04:00:00',
+        'recipients' => array(),
+        'subjects' => array(),
+      ),
+      array(
+        // Run cron 6 hours later; send second message.
+        'time' => '2012-06-14 06:00:01',
+        'recipients' => array(array('test-member@example.com')),
+        'subjects' => array('1-Day (repeating) (about Phone Call)'),
+      ),
+    ));
+  }
+
   /**
    * For contacts/activities which don't match the schedule filter,
    * an email should *not* be sent.