diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte
index dc6ecb47..e0f38eb9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/project/Kanban.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     import Card              from './KanbanCard.svelte';
     import LineEditor        from '../../Components/LineEditor.svelte';
     import MarkdownEditor    from '../../Components/MarkdownEditor.svelte';
+    import TaskForm          from '../task/Add.svelte';
 
 	let eventSource      = null;
     let connectionStatus = 'disconnected';
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     let users        = [];
     let columns      = $derived(project.allowed_states?Object.keys(project.allowed_states).length+1:1);
     let info         = $state(null);
-
+    let task_form    = $state(false);
     let stateList = {};
     $effect(() => updateUrl(filter_input));
 
@@ -249,6 +250,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function show_task_form(project_id,assignee,state_id){
+        console.log({project_id,assignee,state_id});
+        task_form = {project_id,assignee,state_id};
+    }
 
     function updateUrl(){
         let url = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname;
@@ -267,6 +272,12 @@
 </svelte:head>
 
 {#if project}
+{#if task_form}
+<div class="overlay">
+    <TaskForm project_id={task_form.project_id} user_id={task_form.user_id} state={task_form.state} />
+</div>
+{/if} <!-- task form -->
+
 <h1 onclick={ev => router.navigate(`/project/${project.id}/view`)}>{project.name}</h1>
 {/if}
 {#if info}
@@ -300,8 +311,8 @@
                     <Card onclick={e => openTask(task.id)} ondragstart={ev => dragged=task} {task} tag_colors={project.tag_colors} />
                     {/if}
                 {/each}
-                <div class="add_task">
-                    <LineEditor value={t('add_object',{object:t('task')})} editable={true} onSet={(name) => create(name,u.id,state)}/>
+                <div class="add_task" onclick={ev => show_task_form(project.id,u.id,+state)}>
+                    {t('add_object',{object:t('task')})}
                 </div>
             </div>
         {/each}
@@ -310,4 +321,4 @@
 <div class="archive {highlight.archive?'hover':''}" ondragover={hover_archive} ondragleave={e => delete highlight.archive} ondrop={do_archive} >
 {t('hide')}
 </div>
-{/if}
\ No newline at end of file
+{/if} <!-- project -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte
index f493ac37..95a42036 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/task/Add.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     import PermissionEditor  from '../../Components/PermissionEditor.svelte';
     import Tags              from '../tags/TagList.svelte';
 
-    let { project_id = null, parent_task_id } = $props();
+    let { project_id = null, parent_task_id = null, assignee = null, state_id = null } = $props();
     let project          = $state(null);
     let extendedSettings = $state(false);
     let parent_task      = $state(null);
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     async function load(){
         if (parent_task_id) await loadParent();
         if (project_id) loadProject();
+        if (assignee) task.assignee = +assignee;
+        if (state_id)   task.state   = +state_id;
         loadTags();
     }
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
         if (resp.ok){
             parent_task         = await resp.json();
             task.parent_task_id = +parent_task_id;
-            project_id          = parent_task.project_id;
+            project_id          = +parent_task.project_id;
             yikes();
             project             = null; // TODO
         } else {
diff --git a/web/src/main/resources/web/css/default.css b/web/src/main/resources/web/css/default.css
index f9130a04..cf2aabe5 100644
--- a/web/src/main/resources/web/css/default.css
+++ b/web/src/main/resources/web/css/default.css
@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ td, tr{
 	padding: 3px;
 }
 
+.overlay {
+	position: fixed;
+	top: 0;
+	bottom: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	left: 0;
+	padding: 40px 10px 10px;
+	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
+	z-index: 50;
+}
+
 .warn {
     padding: 5px;
     border-radius: 6px;