diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 0768436..141142e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9384,6 +9384,7 @@ function nationalSectionApprovingMember(labels, comments) {
 }
 const formatPercentage = (percentage) => (percentage ? `${percentage.toFixed(1)}%` : '-');
 function run(context) {
+    var _a;
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         // We need ncc to detect the concatenation and include the template file
         // in the build
@@ -9399,6 +9400,19 @@ function run(context) {
             console.error('Can\'t find the bot comment where the voting is taking place');
             return;
         }
+        const deadlineMatch = (_a = voteComment.body) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.match(/<!-- ##bot-vote-deadline## (\S+) -->/);
+        if (deadlineMatch) {
+            const deadline = new Date(deadlineMatch[1]);
+            if (deadline > new Date()) {
+                yield octokit_1.default.issues.createComment({
+                    owner,
+                    repo,
+                    issue_number: number,
+                    body: `The vote is still open until ${deadline.toUTCString()}.`,
+                });
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         const reactions = yield octokit_1.default.reactions.listForIssueComment({
             owner,
             repo,
diff --git a/src/commands/voteEnd.ts b/src/commands/voteEnd.ts
index de01b61..252993e 100644
--- a/src/commands/voteEnd.ts
+++ b/src/commands/voteEnd.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@ export default async function run(context: Context) {
     return;
   }
 
+  const deadlineMatch = voteComment.body?.match(/<!-- ##bot-vote-deadline## (\S+) -->/);
+  if (deadlineMatch) {
+    const deadline = new Date(deadlineMatch[1]!);
+    if (deadline > new Date()) {
+      await octokit.issues.createComment({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        issue_number: number,
+        body: `The vote is still open until ${deadline.toUTCString()}.`,
+      });
+
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   const reactions = await octokit.reactions.listForIssueComment({
     owner,
     repo,