diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/ShareLinkActivity.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/ShareLinkActivity.java
index 810640677..2e6827ecd 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/ShareLinkActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/ShareLinkActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- *
+ * TODO: make this lightweight, don't extend the entire TaskListActivity
  */
 package com.todoroo.astrid.activity;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public final class ShareLinkActivity extends TaskListActivity {
 
         Task task = quickAddTask("", false);//$NON-NLS-1$
         task.setValue(Task.NOTES, callerIntent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT));
+        taskService.save(task);
         Intent intent = new Intent(this, TaskEditActivity.class);
         intent.putExtra(TaskEditActivity.TOKEN_ID, task.getId());
         startActivityForResult(intent, ACTIVITY_EDIT_TASK);