diff --git a/src/akonadi/akonadiserializer.cpp b/src/akonadi/akonadiserializer.cpp
--- a/src/akonadi/akonadiserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/akonadi/akonadiserializer.cpp
@@ -267,11 +267,6 @@
     todo->setSummary(task->title());
     todo->setDescription(task->text());
 
-    if (task->isDone())
-        todo->setCompleted(KDateTime(task->doneDate()));
-    else
-        todo->setCompleted(false);
-
     todo->setDtStart(KDateTime(task->startDate(), KDateTime::UTC));
     todo->setDtDue(KDateTime(task->dueDate(), KDateTime::UTC));
 
@@ -321,6 +316,13 @@
         todo->removeCustomProperty("Zanshin", "Running");
     }
 
+    // Needs to be done after all other dates are positioned
+    // since this applies the recurrence logic
+    if (task->isDone())
+        todo->setCompleted(KDateTime(task->doneDate()));
+    else
+        todo->setCompleted(false);
+
     Akonadi::Item item;
     if (task->property("itemId").isValid()) {
         item.setId(task->property("itemId").value<Akonadi::Item::Id>());
diff --git a/tests/units/akonadi/akonadiserializertest.cpp b/tests/units/akonadi/akonadiserializertest.cpp
--- a/tests/units/akonadi/akonadiserializertest.cpp
+++ b/tests/units/akonadi/akonadiserializertest.cpp
@@ -893,6 +893,49 @@
         QCOMPARE(task->recurrence(), expectedRecurrence);
     }
 
+    void shouldNotBreakRecurrenceDuringSerialization()
+    {
+        // GIVEN
+
+        // Data...
+        const QDateTime today(QDate::currentDate(), QTime(0, 0), Qt::UTC);
+        const QDateTime doneDate(QDate(2013, 11, 20), QTime(0, 0), Qt::UTC);
+        const QDateTime startDate(QDate(2013, 11, 10), QTime(0, 0), Qt::UTC);
+
+        // ... stored in a todo...
+        KCalCore::Todo::Ptr todo(new KCalCore::Todo);
+        todo->setSummary(QStringLiteral("summary"));
+        todo->setDtStart(KDateTime(startDate, KDateTime::UTC));
+        todo->recurrence()->setMonthly(1);
+
+        // ... as payload of an item...
+        Akonadi::Item item;
+        item.setMimeType(QStringLiteral("application/x-vnd.akonadi.calendar.todo"));
+        item.setPayload<KCalCore::Todo::Ptr>(todo);
+
+        // ... deserialized as a task
+        Akonadi::Serializer serializer;
+        auto task = serializer.createTaskFromItem(item);
+
+        // WHEN
+        // Task is marked done...
+        task->setDoneDate(doneDate);
+        task->setDone(true);
+
+        // and goes through serialization and back
+        const auto newItem = serializer.createItemFromTask(task);
+        serializer.updateTaskFromItem(task, newItem);
+
+        // THEN
+        QCOMPARE(task->recurrence(), Domain::Task::RecursMonthly);
+        QVERIFY(!task->isDone());
+        const QDateTime lastOccurrence(QDate(today.date().year(), today.date().month(), 10), QTime(0, 0), Qt::UTC);
+        if (today.date().day() >= 10)
+            QCOMPARE(task->startDate(), lastOccurrence.addMonths(1));
+        else
+            QCOMPARE(task->startDate(), lastOccurrence);
+    }
+
     void shouldNotUpdateTaskFromInvalidItem()
     {
         // GIVEN