diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte
index 193eeb9..835d71e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/task/View.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     let project        = $state(null);
     const router       = useTinyRouter();
     let showSettings   = $state(router.fullPath.endsWith('/edit'));
+    let show_closed    = $state(false);
     let task           = $state(null);
 
     $effect(() => updateOn(id));
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
         const url  = api('task/list');
         const data = {
             parent_task_id : +task.id,
-            show_closed    : task.show_closed
+            show_closed    : show_closed
         };
         const resp = await fetch(url,{
             credentials : 'include',
@@ -108,10 +109,11 @@
         const url  = api(`task/${id}`);
         const resp = await fetch(url,{credentials:'include'});
         if (resp.ok){
-            task     = await resp.json();
             yikes();
+            task     = await resp.json();
             project  = null;
             children = null;
+            if (task.show_closed) show_closed = true;
             loadChildren();
             if (task.project_id) loadProject();
             if (task.parent_task_id) loadParent();
@@ -131,6 +133,13 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function showClosed(){
+        show_closed = !show_closed;
+        children = null;
+        loadChildren();
+    }
+
+
     function showPrjFiles(){
         var url = `/files/project/${project.id}`;
         window.open(url, '_blank').focus();
@@ -292,6 +301,9 @@
     <div>
         {t('subtasks')}
         <button onclick={addChild} >{t('add_object',{object:t('subtask')})}</button>
+        {#if !show_closed}
+        <button onclick={showClosed}>{t('display_closed')}</button>
+        {/if}
     </div>
     <div class="children">
         {#if children}