diff --git a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
index 54aaefb4b7..a6153ab708 100644
--- a/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
+++ b/dist/habitrpg-shared.js
@@ -11595,6 +11595,9 @@ var process=require("__browserify_process");(function() {
           var task;
           task = api.taskDefaults(req.body);
           user["" + task.type + "s"].unshift(task);
+          if (user.preferences.newTaskEdit) {
+            task._editing = true;
+          }
           if (typeof cb === "function") {
             cb(null, task);
           }
diff --git a/script/index.coffee b/script/index.coffee
index 50a9f98b14..40d42094d7 100644
--- a/script/index.coffee
+++ b/script/index.coffee
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ api.wrap = (user, main=true) ->
       addTask: (req, cb) ->
         task = api.taskDefaults(req.body)
         user["#{task.type}s"].unshift(task)
+        if user.preferences.newTaskEdit then task._editing = true
         cb? null, task
         task