diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1eeffb6fa..72418e1a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@
           android:scheme="content"
           android:host="${applicationId}" />
       </intent-filter>
-    </activity>
-
-    <activity android:name="com.todoroo.astrid.activity.TaskEditActivity">
       <intent-filter tools:ignore="AppLinkUrlError">
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditActivity.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 79a7b5fbd..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskEditActivity.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-package com.todoroo.astrid.activity
-
-import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao
-import com.todoroo.astrid.service.TaskCreator
-import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import org.tasks.injection.InjectingAppCompatActivity
-import org.tasks.intents.TaskIntents
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-@AndroidEntryPoint
-class TaskEditActivity : InjectingAppCompatActivity() {
-    @Inject lateinit var taskCreator: TaskCreator
-    @Inject lateinit var taskDao: TaskDao
-
-    override fun onResume() {
-        super.onResume()
-
-        val taskId = intent.getLongExtra(TOKEN_ID, 0)
-        if (taskId > 0) {
-            lifecycleScope.launch {
-                val task = taskDao.fetch(taskId)
-                task?.let {
-                    startActivity(TaskIntents.getEditTaskIntent(this@TaskEditActivity, it))
-                }
-                finish()
-            }
-        } else {
-            startActivity(TaskIntents.getEditTaskIntent(this, taskCreator.createWithValues("")))
-            finish()
-        }
-    }
-
-    companion object {
-        private const val TOKEN_ID = "id"
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/activities/UriHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/activities/UriHandler.kt
index c0e558879..98f4dc0df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/activities/UriHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/activities/UriHandler.kt
@@ -33,14 +33,23 @@ class UriHandler : AppCompatActivity() {
                         finish()
                     }
                 } else {
-                    startActivity(TaskIntents.getNewTaskIntent(this, null))
-                    finish()
+                    newTask()
                 }
             }
             else -> {
-                Timber.w("Invalid uri: ${intent.data}")
-                finish()
+                if (intent.type == "vnd.android.cursor.item/task") {
+                    // pure calendar widget '+'
+                    newTask()
+                } else {
+                    Timber.w("Invalid uri: ${intent.data}")
+                    finish()
+                }
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private fun newTask() {
+        startActivity(TaskIntents.getNewTaskIntent(this, null))
+        finish()
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/provider/TasksContentProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/provider/TasksContentProvider.kt
index 757178656..b7c987596 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/provider/TasksContentProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/provider/TasksContentProvider.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ class TasksContentProvider : ContentProvider() {
                 LEFT JOIN google_task_lists ON gtl_remote_id = gt_list_id
                 LEFT JOIN caldav_tasks ON cd_task = _id
                 LEFT JOIN caldav_lists ON cdl_uuid = cd_calendar"""
-        private const val AUTHORITY = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID;
+        private const val AUTHORITY = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID
+        private const val PURE_CALENDAR_WIDGET = "org.tasks.tasksprovider"
         @JvmField val CONTENT_URI: Uri = Uri.parse("content://$AUTHORITY")
         const val URI_TASKS = 1
         const val URI_OPEN_TASK = 2
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class TasksContentProvider : ContentProvider() {
             addURI(AUTHORITY, "lists", URI_LISTS)
             addURI(AUTHORITY, "google_lists", URI_GOOGLE_TASK_LISTS)
             addURI(AUTHORITY, "todoagenda", URI_TODO_AGENDA)
+            addURI(PURE_CALENDAR_WIDGET, "tasks/*", URI_OPEN_TASK)
         }
     }
 }
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