diff --git a/api/paidAction/lib/item.js b/api/paidAction/lib/item.js
index 879b1cb53d..bebb04d05a 100644
--- a/api/paidAction/lib/item.js
+++ b/api/paidAction/lib/item.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const getItemMentions = async ({ text }, { me, tx }) => {
   return []
 }
 
-export async function performBotBehavior ({ text, id }, { me, tx }) {
+export async function performBotBehavior ({ text, id }, { me, tx, lnd }) {
   // delete any existing deleteItem or reminder jobs for this item
   const userId = me?.id || USER_ID.anon
   id = Number(id)
@@ -57,7 +57,15 @@ export async function performBotBehavior ({ text, id }, { me, tx }) {
   await deleteReminders({ id, userId, models: tx })
 
   if (text) {
-    const deleteAt = getDeleteAt(text)
+    // compute deleteAt with block-awareness
+    let deleteAt
+    try {
+      const { getHeight } = await import('ln-service')
+      const height = lnd ? (await getHeight({ lnd }))?.current_block_height : undefined
+      deleteAt = getDeleteAt(text, { currentBlockHeight: height })
+    } catch (e) {
+      deleteAt = getDeleteAt(text)
+    }
     if (deleteAt) {
       await tx.$queryRaw`
         INSERT INTO pgboss.job (name, data, startafter, keepuntil)
@@ -68,7 +76,18 @@ export async function performBotBehavior ({ text, id }, { me, tx }) {
           ${deleteAt}::TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE + interval '1 minute')`
     }
 
-    const remindAt = getRemindAt(text)
+    // compute remindAt with block-awareness. If absolute block height was specified,
+    // we need the current chain height. We try to read it via lnd if available.
+    let remindAt
+    try {
+      // lazy import to avoid bundling lnd client on client side
+      const { getHeight } = await import('ln-service')
+      const height = lnd ? (await getHeight({ lnd }))?.current_block_height : undefined
+      remindAt = getRemindAt(text, { currentBlockHeight: height })
+    } catch (e) {
+      // fallback to time-based parse only
+      remindAt = getRemindAt(text)
+    }
     if (remindAt) {
       await tx.$queryRaw`
         INSERT INTO pgboss.job (name, data, startafter, keepuntil)
diff --git a/lib/item.js b/lib/item.js
index 7bde10af17..adfd4f630f 100644
--- a/lib/item.js
+++ b/lib/item.js
@@ -13,11 +13,19 @@ export const defaultCommentSort = (pinned, bio, createdAt) => {
 export const isJob = item => item.subName === 'jobs'
 
 // a delete directive preceded by a non word character that isn't a backtick
-const deletePattern = /\B@delete\s+in\s+(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?/gi
+const deletePattern = /\B@delete\s+in\s+(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year|block)s?/gi
+
+// support absolute block height deletes
+const deleteBlockAtPattern = /\B@delete\s+at\s+block\s+(\d+)/gi
 
 const deleteMentionPattern = /\B@delete/i
 
-const reminderPattern = /\B@remindme\s+in\s+(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?/gi
+// support time-based and block-based relative reminders,
+// where unit may be seconds/minutes/etc or blocks
+const reminderPattern = /\B@remindme\s+in\s+(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year|block)s?/gi
+
+// support absolute block height reminders
+const reminderBlockAtPattern = /\B@remindme\s+at\s+block\s+(\d+)/gi
 
 const reminderMentionPattern = /\B@remindme/i
 
@@ -30,22 +38,81 @@ export const getDeleteCommand = (text) => {
   return commands.length ? commands[commands.length - 1] : undefined
 }
 
-export const getDeleteAt = (text) => {
-  const command = getDeleteCommand(text)
-  if (command) {
-    const { number, unit } = command
-    return datePivot(new Date(), { [`${unit}s`]: number })
+export const getDeleteAt = (text, opts = {}) => {
+  if (!text) return null
+
+  const relMatches = [...text.matchAll(deletePattern)]
+  const lastRel = relMatches.length ? relMatches[relMatches.length - 1] : null
+  const lastRelIndex = lastRel?.index ?? -1
+
+  const absMatches = [...text.matchAll(deleteBlockAtPattern)]
+  const lastAbs = absMatches.length ? absMatches[absMatches.length - 1] : null
+  const lastAbsIndex = lastAbs?.index ?? -1
+
+  if (lastRelIndex < 0 && lastAbsIndex < 0) return null
+
+  const now = new Date()
+
+  if (lastAbsIndex > lastRelIndex) {
+    const targetHeight = parseInt(lastAbs[1])
+    const { currentBlockHeight } = opts
+    if (Number.isInteger(currentBlockHeight)) {
+      const delta = targetHeight - currentBlockHeight
+      const minutes = Math.max(0, delta) * 10
+      return datePivot(now, { minutes })
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const number = parseInt(lastRel[1])
+  const unit = lastRel[2]
+  if (unit === 'block') {
+    const minutes = number * 10
+    return datePivot(now, { minutes })
   }
-  return null
+  return datePivot(now, { [`${unit}s`]: number })
 }
 
-export const getRemindAt = (text) => {
-  const command = getReminderCommand(text)
-  if (command) {
-    const { number, unit } = command
-    return datePivot(new Date(), { [`${unit}s`]: number })
+export const getRemindAt = (text, opts = {}) => {
+  if (!text) return null
+
+  // gather matches for relative (in N unit) including blocks
+  const relMatches = [...text.matchAll(reminderPattern)]
+  const lastRel = relMatches.length ? relMatches[relMatches.length - 1] : null
+  const lastRelIndex = lastRel?.index ?? -1
+
+  // gather matches for absolute (at block X)
+  const absMatches = [...text.matchAll(reminderBlockAtPattern)]
+  const lastAbs = absMatches.length ? absMatches[absMatches.length - 1] : null
+  const lastAbsIndex = lastAbs?.index ?? -1
+
+  // if neither present, nothing to do
+  if (lastRelIndex < 0 && lastAbsIndex < 0) return null
+
+  const now = new Date()
+
+  // prefer the last directive that appears in the text
+  if (lastAbsIndex > lastRelIndex) {
+    // absolute block target
+    const targetHeight = parseInt(lastAbs[1])
+    const { currentBlockHeight } = opts
+    if (Number.isInteger(currentBlockHeight)) {
+      const delta = targetHeight - currentBlockHeight
+      const minutes = Math.max(0, delta) * 10
+      return datePivot(now, { minutes })
+    }
+    // if we don't know current height, we can't compute accurately; return null
+    return null
+  }
+
+  // relative directive
+  const number = parseInt(lastRel[1])
+  const unit = lastRel[2]
+  if (unit === 'block') {
+    const minutes = number * 10
+    return datePivot(now, { minutes })
   }
-  return null
+  return datePivot(now, { [`${unit}s`]: number })
 }
 
 export const hasDeleteCommand = (text) => !!getDeleteCommand(text)