diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncOpenTasksWork.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncOpenTasksWork.kt
index 126a797ff..15a08ed84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncOpenTasksWork.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncOpenTasksWork.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package org.tasks.jobs
 
+import android.accounts.AccountManager
+import android.content.ContentResolver
 import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.hilt.Assisted
 import androidx.hilt.work.WorkerInject
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
@@ -10,6 +13,8 @@ import org.tasks.analytics.Firebase
 import org.tasks.data.CaldavAccount.Companion.TYPE_OPENTASKS
 import org.tasks.data.CaldavDao
 import org.tasks.data.OpenTaskDao
+import org.tasks.data.OpenTaskDao.Companion.ACCOUNT_TYPE_DAVx5
+import org.tasks.data.OpenTaskDao.Companion.ACCOUNT_TYPE_ETESYNC
 import org.tasks.opentasks.OpenTasksSynchronizer
 import org.tasks.preferences.Preferences
 
@@ -31,5 +36,22 @@ class SyncOpenTasksWork @WorkerInject constructor(
 
     override suspend fun doSync() {
         openTasksSynchronizer.sync()
+
+        if (inputData.getBoolean(EXTRA_IMMEDIATE, false)) {
+            AccountManager
+                    .get(context)
+                    .accounts
+                    .filter { it.type == ACCOUNT_TYPE_DAVx5 || it.type == ACCOUNT_TYPE_ETESYNC }
+                    .forEach {
+                        ContentResolver.requestSync(
+                                it,
+                                openTaskDao.authority,
+                                Bundle().apply {
+                                    putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true)
+                                    putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_EXPEDITED, true)
+                                }
+                        )
+                    }
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt
index dcbcc89d9..983244d63 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/SyncWork.kt
@@ -46,5 +46,7 @@ abstract class SyncWork constructor(
 
     companion object {
         private val LOCK = Any()
+
+        const val EXTRA_IMMEDIATE = "extra_immediate"
     }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/WorkManagerImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/WorkManagerImpl.kt
index 4945e1c3c..c74b62b3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/WorkManagerImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/WorkManagerImpl.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.tasks.data.OpenTaskDao
 import org.tasks.data.Place
 import org.tasks.date.DateTimeUtils.midnight
 import org.tasks.date.DateTimeUtils.newDateTime
+import org.tasks.jobs.SyncWork.Companion.EXTRA_IMMEDIATE
 import org.tasks.jobs.WorkManager.Companion.MAX_CLEANUP_LENGTH
 import org.tasks.jobs.WorkManager.Companion.REMOTE_CONFIG_INTERVAL_HOURS
 import org.tasks.jobs.WorkManager.Companion.TAG_BACKGROUND_SYNC_CALDAV
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class WorkManagerImpl constructor(
     private fun sync(immediate: Boolean, tag: String, c: Class<out SyncWork>, requireNetwork: Boolean = true) {
         Timber.d("sync(immediate = $immediate, $tag, $c, requireNetwork = $requireNetwork)")
         val builder = OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(c)
+                .setInputData(Data.Builder().putBoolean(EXTRA_IMMEDIATE, immediate).build())
         if (requireNetwork) {
             builder.setConstraints(Constraints.Builder()
                     .setRequiredNetworkType(