diff --git a/src/calendar.c b/src/calendar.c
index 51a2e004..0ed8f3ec 100644
--- a/src/calendar.c
+++ b/src/calendar.c
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ static int DoCalRem(ParsePtr p, int col)
         }
     } else {
         /* Calculate the trigger date */
-        dse = ComputeTrigger(trig.scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 1);
+        dse = ComputeTrigger(get_scanfrom(&trig), &trig, &tim, &r, 1);
         if (r) {
             if (r == E_CANT_TRIG && trig.maybe_uncomputable) {
                 r = OK;
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ void WriteJSONTrigger(Trigger const *t, int include_tags, int today)
     if (t->once != NO_ONCE) {
         PrintJSONKeyPairInt("once", t->once);
     }
-    if (t->scanfrom != today) {
+    if (t->scanfrom != today && t->scanfrom != NO_DATE) {
         PrintJSONKeyPairDate("scanfrom", t->scanfrom);
     }
     PrintJSONKeyPairDate("from", t->from);
diff --git a/src/dorem.c b/src/dorem.c
index 4944e7f6..0e7f9c33 100644
--- a/src/dorem.c
+++ b/src/dorem.c
@@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ static int ParseUntil (ParsePtr s, Trigger *t, int type);
 static int ShouldTriggerBasedOnWarn (Trigger const *t, int dse, int *err);
 static int ComputeTrigDuration(TimeTrig const *t);
 
+int
+get_scanfrom(Trigger *t)
+{
+    if (t->scanfrom != NO_DATE) {
+        if (t->complete_through != NO_DATE) {
+            if (t->complete_through+1 > t->scanfrom) {
+                return t->complete_through + 1;
+            } else {
+                return t->scanfrom;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return t->scanfrom;
+        }
+    }
+    if (t->complete_through != NO_DATE) {
+        return t->complete_through+1;
+    }
+    return DSEToday;
+}
+
 static int
 ensure_expr_references_first_local_arg(expr_node *node)
 {
@@ -292,7 +312,7 @@ int DoRem(ParsePtr p)
         }
     } else {
         /* Calculate the trigger date */
-        dse = ComputeTrigger(trig.scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 1);
+        dse = ComputeTrigger(get_scanfrom(&trig), &trig, &tim, &r, 1);
         if (r) {
             if (PurgeMode) {
                 if (!Hush) {
@@ -901,9 +921,9 @@ int ParseRem(ParsePtr s, Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tim)
     }
 
     /* Set scanfrom to default if not set explicitly */
-    if (trig->scanfrom == NO_DATE) {
+    /* if (trig->scanfrom == NO_DATE) {
         trig->scanfrom = DSEToday;
-    }
+    } */
 
     /* Check that any SCHED / WARN / OMITFUNC functions refer to
        their arguments */
@@ -1034,12 +1054,9 @@ static int ParseUntil(ParsePtr s, Trigger *t, int type)
 /***************************************************************/
 static int ParseScanFrom(ParsePtr s, Trigger *t, int type)
 {
-    int y = NO_YR,
-        m = NO_MON,
-        d = NO_DAY;
-
-    Token tok;
     int r;
+    int y = NO_YR, m = NO_MON, d = NO_DAY;
+    Token tok;
     DynamicBuffer buf;
     char const *word;
 
@@ -1584,7 +1601,7 @@ int DoSatRemind(Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tt, ParsePtr p)
     ensure_satnode_mentions_trigdate(sat_node);
 
     iter = 0;
-    start = trig->scanfrom;
+    start = get_scanfrom(trig);
     while (iter++ < MaxSatIter) {
         dse = ComputeTriggerNoAdjustDuration(start, trig, tt, &r, 1, 0);
         if (r) {
@@ -1623,7 +1640,7 @@ int DoSatRemind(Trigger *trig, TimeTrig *tt, ParsePtr p)
         }
         if ((v.type == INT_TYPE && v.v.val) ||
             (v.type == STR_TYPE && *v.v.str)) {
-            AdjustTriggerForDuration(trig->scanfrom, dse, trig, tt, 1);
+            AdjustTriggerForDuration(get_scanfrom(trig), dse, trig, tt, 1);
             if (DebugFlag & DB_PRTTRIG) {
                 int y, m, d;
                 FromDSE(LastTriggerDate, &y, &m, &d);
diff --git a/src/funcs.c b/src/funcs.c
index a2f3d746..80c7a370 100644
--- a/src/funcs.c
+++ b/src/funcs.c
@@ -1967,12 +1967,12 @@ static int FTriguntil(func_info *info)
 
 static int FTrigscanfrom(func_info *info)
 {
-    if (LastTrigger.scanfrom == NO_DATE) {
+    if (get_scanfrom(&LastTrigger) == NO_DATE) {
         RetVal.type = INT_TYPE;
         RETVAL = -1;
     } else {
         RetVal.type = DATE_TYPE;
-        RETVAL = LastTrigger.scanfrom;
+        RETVAL = get_scanfrom(&LastTrigger);
     }
     return OK;
 }
@@ -4147,10 +4147,10 @@ FEvalTrig(func_info *info)
         return E_PARSE_ERR;
     }
     if (scanfrom == NO_DATE) {
-        dse = ComputeTrigger(trig.scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
+        dse = ComputeTrigger(get_scanfrom(&trig), &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
     } else {
         /* Hokey... */
-        if (trig.scanfrom != DSEToday) {
+        if (get_scanfrom(&trig) != DSEToday) {
             Wprint(tr("Warning: SCANFROM is ignored in two-argument form of evaltrig()"));
         }
         dse = ComputeTrigger(scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
@@ -4209,7 +4209,7 @@ FMultiTrig(func_info *info)
             Eprint(tr("Cannot use AT clause in multitrig() function"));
             return E_PARSE_ERR;
         }
-        dse = ComputeTrigger(trig.scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
+        dse = ComputeTrigger(get_scanfrom(&trig), &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
         DestroyParser(&p);
 
         if (r != E_CANT_TRIG) {
@@ -4262,7 +4262,7 @@ FTrig(func_info *info)
             FreeTrig(&trig);
             return E_PARSE_ERR;
         }
-        dse = ComputeTrigger(trig.scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
+        dse = ComputeTrigger(get_scanfrom(&trig), &trig, &tim, &r, 0);
         DestroyParser(&p);
 
         if (r == E_CANT_TRIG) {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ec2b32fc..49d91d2f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ int DoIfTrig(ParsePtr p)
     } else {
         if ( (r=ParseRem(p, &trig, &tim)) ) return r;
         if (trig.typ != NO_TYPE) return E_PARSE_ERR;
-        dse = ComputeTrigger(trig.scanfrom, &trig, &tim, &r, 1);
+        dse = ComputeTrigger(get_scanfrom(&trig), &trig, &tim, &r, 1);
         if (r) {
             if (r != E_CANT_TRIG || !trig.maybe_uncomputable) {
                 if (!Hush || r != E_RUN_DISABLED) {
diff --git a/src/protos.h b/src/protos.h
index aab98f15..e65ed89b 100644
--- a/src/protos.h
+++ b/src/protos.h
@@ -290,3 +290,4 @@ void pop_excess_ifs(char const *fname);
 
 void SetCurrentFilename(char const *fname);
 char const *GetCurrentFilename(void);
+int get_scanfrom(Trigger *t);