diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Time.java b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Time.java
index d7848b0..43f1bc9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Time.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/core/model/Time.java
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ public class Time implements Mappable{
 		return start;
 	}
 
+    public State state(){
+        return state;
+    }
+
 	public Collection<Long> taskIds(){
 		return taskIds;
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index 9f0d21a..7e171da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     import TagUses     from "./routes/tags/TagUses.svelte";
     import TaskList    from "./routes/task/Index.svelte";
     import Times       from "./routes/time/Index.svelte";
+    import TimeTask    from "./routes/time/AddTask.svelte";
     import User        from "./routes/user/User.svelte";
     import ViewDoc     from "./routes/document/View.svelte";
     import ViewPrj     from "./routes/project/View.svelte";
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
         <Route path="/task/:id/edit"               component={ViewTask} />
         <Route path="/task/:id/view"               component={ViewTask} />
         <Route path="/time"                        component={Times} />
+        <Route path="/time/add_task/:task_id"      component={TimeTask} />
         <Route path="/user"                        component={User} />
         <Route path="/user/create"                 component={EditUser} />
         <Route path="/user/login"                  component={User} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/task/ListTask.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/task/ListTask.svelte
index ed4093a..7fcaada 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/task/ListTask.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/task/ListTask.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
         router.navigate(`/task/${task.id}/add_subtask`);
     }
 
+    function addTime(){
+        router.navigate(`/time/add_task/${task.id}`);
+    }
+
     async function deleteTask(){
         if (confirm(t('confirm_delete',{element:task.name}))){
             const url  = api(`task/${task.id}`);
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@
     {/if}
     <button class="symbol" title={t('delete_task')} onclick={deleteTask} ></button>
     <button class="symbol" title={t('add_subtask')} onclick={addSubtask}></button>
-    <a href="/time/add_task?tid={task.id}" class="symbol"></a>
+    <button class="symbol" title={t('timetracking')} onclick={addTime}></button>
     {#if error}
     <span class="error">{error}</span>
     {/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/time/AddTask.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/time/AddTask.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9718fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/time/AddTask.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<script>
+    import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+    import { api }     from '../../urls.svelte.js';
+    import { t }       from '../../translations.svelte.js';
+
+    let { task_id } = $props();
+
+    async function addTask(){
+        const url  = api(`time/add_task/${task_id}`);
+        const resp = await fetch(url,{credentials:'include'}); // create new time or return time with assigned tasks
+    }
+
+    onMount(addTask)
+</script>
+
+{t('timetracking')}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/Constants.java b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/Constants.java
index 8526d5c..91d249e 100644
--- a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/Constants.java
+++ b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/Constants.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	private Constants(){}
 
 
+    public static final String ADD_TASK = "add_task";
 	public static final String CONFIG_DATABASE = "umbrella.modules.time.database";
 
 	public static final String TABLE_TASK_TIMES = "task_times";
diff --git a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/SqliteDb.java b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/SqliteDb.java
index e6851d5..6552dd2 100644
--- a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/SqliteDb.java
+++ b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/SqliteDb.java
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ import static de.srsoftware.tools.jdbc.Condition.*;
 import static de.srsoftware.tools.jdbc.Query.SelectQuery.ALL;
 import static de.srsoftware.tools.jdbc.Query.select;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.Constants.*;
+import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Status.OPEN;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Time.State.Complete;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.time.Constants.*;
+import static java.lang.System.Logger.Level.ERROR;
+import static java.text.MessageFormat.format;
 
+import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.BaseDb;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.exceptions.UmbrellaException;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Time;
 import java.sql.Connection;
@@ -16,15 +20,70 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
-public class SqliteDb implements TimeDb {
+public class SqliteDb extends BaseDb implements TimeDb {
 
-	private final Connection db;
 
-	public SqliteDb(Connection connection) {
-		db = connection;
-	}
+    public SqliteDb(Connection connection) {
+        super(connection);
+    }
 
-	@Override
+    @Override
+    public Time createNew(long userId, String subject, String description) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected int createTables() {
+        int currentVersion = createSettingsTable();
+        switch (currentVersion){
+            case 0:
+                createTimesTable();
+                createTaskTimesTable();
+        }
+        return setCurrentVersion(1);
+    }
+
+    private void createTaskTimesTable() {
+        var sql = """
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {0} (
+    {1} INT NOT NULL,
+    {2} INT NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY({1}, {2})
+)""";
+        sql = format(sql,TABLE_TASK_TIMES,TASK_ID,TIME_ID);
+        try {
+            var stmt = db.prepareStatement(sql);
+            stmt.execute();
+            stmt.close();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            LOG.log(ERROR, ERROR_FAILED_CREATE_TABLE, TABLE_TASK_TIMES, e);
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createTimesTable() {
+        var sql = """
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {0} (
+    {1} INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    {2} INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    {3} VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    {4} TEXT,
+    {5} TIMESTAMP,
+    {6} TIMESTAMP,
+    {7} INT NOT NULL DEFAULT {8}
+)""";
+        sql = format(sql,TABLE_TIMES,ID,USER_ID,SUBJECT,DESCRIPTION,START_TIME,END_TIME,STATE, Time.State.Started.code());
+        try {
+            var stmt = db.prepareStatement(sql);
+            stmt.execute();
+            stmt.close();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            LOG.log(ERROR, ERROR_FAILED_CREATE_TABLE, TABLE_TIMES, e);
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
 	public HashMap<Long,Time> listTimes(Collection<Long> taskIds, boolean showClosed) throws UmbrellaException {
 		try {
 			var rs = select(ALL).from(TABLE_TASK_TIMES).where(TASK_ID,in(taskIds.toArray())).exec(db);
@@ -47,6 +106,7 @@ public class SqliteDb implements TimeDb {
 			rs.close();
 			return times;
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+
 			throw new UmbrellaException("Failed to load times for task list");
 		}
 	}
@@ -67,7 +127,6 @@ public class SqliteDb implements TimeDb {
 			while (rs.next()){
 				var time = times.get(rs.getLong(TIME_ID));
 				time.taskIds().add(rs.getLong(TASK_ID));
-				System.out.println(time);
 			}
 			rs.close();
 			return times;
diff --git a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeDb.java b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeDb.java
index 8815039..05d1963 100644
--- a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeDb.java
+++ b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeDb.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 public interface TimeDb {
+    Time createNew(long userId, String subject, String description);
+
 	HashMap<Long,Time> listTimes(Collection<Long> taskIds, boolean showClosed) throws UmbrellaException;
 
 	HashMap<Long,Time>  listUserTimes(long userId, boolean showClosed);
diff --git a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeModule.java b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeModule.java
index 116ce1e..86ea140 100644
--- a/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeModule.java
+++ b/time/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/time/TimeModule.java
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ package de.srsoftware.umbrella.time;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.ConnectionProvider.connect;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.Constants.*;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.Paths.LIST;
-import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.exceptions.UmbrellaException.forbidden;
-import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.exceptions.UmbrellaException.missingFieldException;
+import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.exceptions.UmbrellaException.*;
+import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.Time.State.Started;
 import static de.srsoftware.umbrella.time.Constants.*;
+import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toMap;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toSet;
 
 import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpExchange;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.model.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class TimeModule extends BaseHandler implements TimeService {
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ public class TimeModule extends BaseHandler implements TimeService {
 			if (user.isEmpty()) return unauthorized(ex);
 			var head = path.pop();
 			return switch (head) {
+                case ADD_TASK -> getAddTask(user.get(),path,ex);
 				case null -> getUserTimes(user.get(),ex);
 				default -> super.doGet(path,ex);
 			};
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ public class TimeModule extends BaseHandler implements TimeService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
+    @Override
 	public boolean doPost(Path path, HttpExchange ex) throws IOException {
 		addCors(ex);
 		try {
@@ -80,7 +83,31 @@ public class TimeModule extends BaseHandler implements TimeService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private boolean getUserTimes(UmbrellaUser user, HttpExchange ex) throws IOException {
+    private boolean getAddTask(UmbrellaUser user, Path path, HttpExchange ex) throws IOException {
+        if (path.empty()) throw missingFieldException(TASK_ID);
+        long taskId;
+        try {
+            taskId = Long.parseLong(path.pop());
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw invalidFieldException(TASK_ID,"long value");
+        }
+        var taskIds = new HashSet<Long>();
+        var times = timeDb.listUserTimes(user.id(), false).values().stream()
+                .filter(time -> time.state() == Started)
+                .peek(time -> taskIds.addAll(time.taskIds()))
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Time::id, t -> t));
+        taskIds.add(taskId);
+        var tasks = taskService().load(taskIds);
+        if (times.isEmpty()){
+            var task = tasks.get(taskId);
+            if (task == null) throw UmbrellaException.notFound("Failed to find task with id = {0}",taskId);
+            var time = timeDb.createNew(user.id(),task.name(),task.description());
+            times.put(time.id(),time);
+        }
+        return sendContent(ex,Map.of(TIMES,times,TASKS,tasks));
+    }
+
+    private boolean getUserTimes(UmbrellaUser user, HttpExchange ex) throws IOException {
 		Set<Long> taskIds = new HashSet<>();
 		Map<Long, Project> projects = projectService().listUserProjects(user.id(), true);
 		for (var pid : projects.keySet()) taskIds.addAll(taskService().listProjectTasks(pid).keySet());