diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index fc69b9155..52b7e7838 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -414,6 +414,17 @@
       android:label="@string/app_name"
       android:name=".dashclock.DashClockSettings"/>
 
+    <service
+      android:name=".widget.TileService"
+      android:icon="@drawable/ic_check_black_24dp"
+      android:label="@string/action_new_task"
+      android:permission="android.permission.BIND_QUICK_SETTINGS_TILE">
+      <intent-filter>
+        <action
+          android:name="android.service.quicksettings.action.QS_TILE"/>
+      </intent-filter>
+    </service>
+
     <!-- Tasker/Locale -->
 
     <activity
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/intents/TaskIntents.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/intents/TaskIntents.java
index baa8c4594..cab0cba68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/intents/TaskIntents.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/intents/TaskIntents.java
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ public class TaskIntents {
     return getEditTaskIntent(context, null, task);
   }
 
+  public static Intent getNewTaskIntent(Context context) {
+    Intent intent = TaskIntents.getTaskListIntent(context, null);
+    intent.putExtra(MainActivity.CREATE_TASK, 0L);
+    intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+    return intent;
+  }
+
   public static Intent getEditTaskIntent(Context context, @Nullable Filter filter, Task task) {
     Intent intent = getTaskListIntent(context, filter);
     intent.putExtra(MainActivity.OPEN_TASK, task);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
index 41f04d076..7145da6f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TasksWidget.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
 import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.MainActivity;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -154,9 +153,7 @@ public class TasksWidget extends InjectingAppWidgetProvider {
   }
 
   private PendingIntent getNewTaskIntent(Context context, Filter filter, int widgetId) {
-    Intent intent = TaskIntents.getTaskListIntent(context, filter);
-    intent.putExtra(MainActivity.CREATE_TASK, 0L);
-    intent.setFlags(flags);
+    Intent intent = TaskIntents.getNewTaskIntent(context);
     intent.setAction("new_task");
     return PendingIntent.getActivity(context, widgetId, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TileService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TileService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f39b15f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/TileService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.tasks.widget
+
+import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES
+import android.service.quicksettings.TileService
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
+import org.tasks.intents.TaskIntents
+
+@RequiresApi(api = VERSION_CODES.N)
+class TileService : TileService() {
+    override fun onClick() = startActivityAndCollapse(TaskIntents.getNewTaskIntent(applicationContext))
+}
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