diff --git a/src/components/tasks/gantt-chart.vue b/src/components/tasks/gantt-chart.vue
index ad5b68eb..d3f84517 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/gantt-chart.vue
+++ b/src/components/tasks/gantt-chart.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <template>
 	<div>
 		<Loading
-			v-if="taskCollectionService.loading || dayjsLanguageLoading"
+			v-if="props.isLoading || dayjsLanguageLoading"
 			class="gantt-container"
 		/>
 		<div class="gantt-container" v-else>
 			<GGanttChart
 				:date-format="DAYJS_ISO_DATE_FORMAT"
-				:chart-start="isoToKebabDate(props.dateFrom)"
-				:chart-end="isoToKebabDate(props.dateTo)"
+				:chart-start="isoToKebabDate(filters.dateFrom)"
+				:chart-end="isoToKebabDate(filters.dateTo)"
 				precision="day"
 				bar-start="startDate"
 				bar-end="endDate"
 				:grid="true"
-				@dragend-bar="updateTask"
+				@dragend-bar="updateGanttTask"
 				@dblclick-bar="openTask"
 				:width="ganttChartWidth + 'px'"
 			>
@@ -36,30 +36,26 @@
 			/>
 		</GGanttChart>
 		</div>
-		<TaskForm v-if="canWrite" @create-task="createTask" />
 	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import {computed, ref, watch, watchEffect, shallowReactive} from 'vue'
+import {computed, ref, watch, toRefs} from 'vue'
 import {useRouter} from 'vue-router'
 import {format, parse} from 'date-fns'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import isToday from 'dayjs/plugin/isToday'
-import cloneDeep from 'lodash.clonedeep'
 
 import {useDayjsLanguageSync} from '@/i18n'
-import TaskCollectionService from '@/services/taskCollection'
-import TaskService from '@/services/task'
-import TaskModel, {getHexColor} from '@/models/task'
+import {getHexColor} from '@/models/task'
 
 import {colorIsDark} from '@/helpers/color/colorIsDark'
 import {isoToKebabDate} from '@/helpers/time/isoToKebabDate'
 import {parseKebabDate} from '@/helpers/time/parseKebabDate'
-import {RIGHTS} from '@/constants/rights'
 
-import type {ITask} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
-import type {IList} from '@/modelTypes/IList'
+import type {ITask, ITaskPartialWithId} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
+import type {DateISO} from '@/types/DateISO'
+import type {GanttFilter} from '@/views/list/helpers/useGanttFilter'
 
 import {
 	extendDayjs,
@@ -69,37 +65,34 @@ import {
 } from '@infectoone/vue-ganttastic'
 
 import Loading from '@/components/misc/loading.vue'
-import TaskForm from '@/components/tasks/TaskForm.vue'
-
-import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
-import {error, success} from '@/message'
 
 export interface GanttChartProps {
-	listId: IList['id']
-	showTasksWithoutDates: boolean
-	dateFrom: string,
-	dateTo: string,
+	isLoading: boolean,
+	filters: GanttFilter,
+	tasks: Map<ITask['id'], ITask>,
+	defaultTaskStartDate: DateISO
+	defaultTaskEndDate: DateISO
 }
 
 const DAYJS_ISO_DATE_FORMAT = 'YYYY-MM-DD'
 
-const props = withDefaults(defineProps<GanttChartProps>(), {
-	showTasksWithoutDates: false,
-})
+const props = defineProps<GanttChartProps>()
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  (e: 'update:task', task: ITaskPartialWithId): void
+}>()
+
+const {tasks, filters} = toRefs(props)
 
 // setup dayjs for vue-ganttastic
 const dayjsLanguageLoading = useDayjsLanguageSync(dayjs)
 dayjs.extend(isToday)
 extendDayjs()
 
-const baseStore = useBaseStore()
 const router = useRouter()
 
-const taskCollectionService = shallowReactive(new TaskCollectionService())
-const taskService = shallowReactive(new TaskService())
-
-const dateFromDate = computed(() => new Date(new Date(props.dateFrom).setHours(0,0,0,0)))
-const dateToDate = computed(() => new Date(new Date(props.dateTo).setHours(23,59,0,0)))
+const dateFromDate = computed(() => new Date(new Date(filters.value.dateFrom).setHours(0,0,0,0)))
+const dateToDate = computed(() => new Date(new Date(filters.value.dateTo).setHours(23,59,0,0)))
 
 const DAY_WIDTH_PIXELS = 30
 const ganttChartWidth = computed(() => {
@@ -108,11 +101,11 @@ const ganttChartWidth = computed(() => {
 	return dateDiff * DAY_WIDTH_PIXELS
 })
 
-const canWrite = computed(() => baseStore.currentList.maxRight > RIGHTS.READ)
-
-const tasks = ref<Map<ITask['id'], ITask>>(new Map())
 const ganttBars = ref<GanttBarObject[][]>([])
 
+/**
+ * Update ganttBars when tasks change
+ */
 watch(
 	tasks,
 	() => {
@@ -122,15 +115,11 @@ watch(
 	{deep: true},
 )
 
-const today = new Date(new Date(props.dateFrom).setHours(0,0,0,0))
-const defaultTaskStartDate = new Date(today)
-const defaultTaskEndDate = new Date(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth(), today.getDate() + 7, 23,59,0,0)
-
 function transformTaskToGanttBar(t: ITask) {
 	const black = 'var(--grey-800)'
 	return [{
-		startDate: isoToKebabDate(t.startDate ? t.startDate.toISOString() : defaultTaskStartDate.toISOString()),
-		endDate: isoToKebabDate(t.endDate ? t.endDate.toISOString() : defaultTaskEndDate.toISOString()),
+		startDate: isoToKebabDate(t.startDate ? t.startDate.toISOString() : props.defaultTaskStartDate),
+		endDate: isoToKebabDate(t.endDate ? t.endDate.toISOString() : props.defaultTaskEndDate),
 		ganttBarConfig: {
 			id: String(t.id),
 			label: t.title,
@@ -145,95 +134,16 @@ function transformTaskToGanttBar(t: ITask) {
 	} as GanttBarObject]
 }
 
-// FIXME: unite with other filter params types
-interface GetAllTasksParams {
-	sort_by: ('start_date' | 'done' | 'id')[],
-	order_by: ('asc' | 'asc' | 'desc')[],
-	filter_by: 'start_date'[],
-	filter_comparator: ('greater_equals' | 'less_equals')[],
-	filter_value: [string, string] // [dateFrom, dateTo],
-	filter_concat: 'and',
-	filter_include_nulls: boolean,
-}
-
-async function getAllTasks(params: GetAllTasksParams, page = 1): Promise<ITask[]> {
-	const tasks = await taskCollectionService.getAll({listId: props.listId}, params, page) as ITask[]
-	if (page < taskCollectionService.totalPages) {
-		const nextTasks = await getAllTasks(params, page + 1)
-		return tasks.concat(nextTasks)
-	}
-	return tasks
-}
-
-async function loadTasks({
-	dateTo,
-	dateFrom,
-	showTasksWithoutDates,
-}: {
-	dateTo: string;
-	dateFrom: string;
-	showTasksWithoutDates: boolean;
+async function updateGanttTask(e: {
+	bar: GanttBarObject;
+	e: MouseEvent;
+	datetime?: string | undefined;
 }) {
-	tasks.value = new Map()
-
-	const params: GetAllTasksParams = {
-		sort_by: ['start_date', 'done', 'id'],
-		order_by: ['asc', 'asc', 'desc'],
-		filter_by: ['start_date', 'start_date'],
-		filter_comparator: ['greater_equals', 'less_equals'],
-		filter_value: [isoToKebabDate(dateFrom), isoToKebabDate(dateTo)],
-		filter_concat: 'and',
-		filter_include_nulls: showTasksWithoutDates,
-	}
-
-	const loadedTasks = await getAllTasks(params)
-	loadedTasks.forEach(t => tasks.value.set(t.id, t))
-}
-
-watchEffect(() => loadTasks({
-	dateTo: props.dateTo,
-	dateFrom: props.dateFrom,
-	showTasksWithoutDates: props.showTasksWithoutDates,
-}))
-
-async function createTask(title: ITask['title']) {
-	const newTask = await taskService.create(new TaskModel({
-		title,
-		listId: props.listId,
-		startDate: defaultTaskStartDate.toISOString(),
-		endDate: defaultTaskEndDate.toISOString(),
-	}))
-	tasks.value.set(newTask.id, newTask)
-
-	return newTask
-}
-
-async function updateTask(e: {
-    bar: GanttBarObject;
-    e: MouseEvent;
-    datetime?: string | undefined;
-}) {
-	const task = tasks.value.get(Number(e.bar.ganttBarConfig.id))
-
-	if (!task) return
-
-	const oldTask = cloneDeep(task)
-	const newTask: ITask = {
-		...task,
+	emit('update:task', {
+		id: Number(e.bar.ganttBarConfig.id),
 		startDate: new Date(parseKebabDate(e.bar.startDate).setHours(0,0,0,0)),
 		endDate: new Date(parseKebabDate(e.bar.endDate).setHours(23,59,0,0)),
-	}
-
-	tasks.value.set(newTask.id, newTask)
-
-	try {	
-		const updatedTask = await taskService.update(newTask)
-		tasks.value.set(updatedTask.id, updatedTask)
-		success('Saved')
-	} catch(e: any) {
-		error('Something went wrong saving the task')
-		tasks.value.set(task.id, oldTask)
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 function openTask(e: {
diff --git a/src/message/index.ts b/src/message/index.ts
index c960bf84..70902d50 100644
--- a/src/message/index.ts
+++ b/src/message/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {i18n} from '@/i18n'
-import { notify } from '@kyvg/vue3-notification'
+import {notify} from '@kyvg/vue3-notification'
 
 export const getErrorText = (r) => {
 
diff --git a/src/modelTypes/ITask.ts b/src/modelTypes/ITask.ts
index 4bfb23fa..bcbcf392 100644
--- a/src/modelTypes/ITask.ts
+++ b/src/modelTypes/ITask.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import type {IRelationKind} from '@/types/IRelationKind'
 import type {IRepeatAfter} from '@/types/IRepeatAfter'
 import type {IRepeatMode} from '@/types/IRepeatMode'
 
+import type {PartialWithId} from '@/types/PartialWithId'
+
 export interface ITask extends IAbstract {
 	id: number
 	title: string
@@ -49,4 +51,6 @@ export interface ITask extends IAbstract {
 
 	listId: IList['id'] // Meta, only used when creating a new task
 	bucketId: IBucket['id']
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export type ITaskPartialWithId = PartialWithId<ITask>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/types/PartialWithId.ts b/src/types/PartialWithId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9c279ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/PartialWithId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type PartialWithId<T extends { id: any }> = Pick<T, 'id'> & Omit<Partial<T>, 'id'>
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diff --git a/src/views/list/ListGantt.vue b/src/views/list/ListGantt.vue
index a7bd1fe4..7f1cdeb4 100644
--- a/src/views/list/ListGantt.vue
+++ b/src/views/list/ListGantt.vue
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@
 			<div class="gantt-chart-container">
 				<card :padding="false" class="has-overflow">
 					<gantt-chart
-						:list-id="filters.listId"
-						:date-from="filters.dateFrom"
-						:date-to="filters.dateTo"
-						:show-tasks-without-dates="filters.showTasksWithoutDates"
+						:filters="filters"
+						:tasks="tasks"
+						:isLoading="isLoading"
+						:default-task-start-date="defaultTaskStartDate"
+						:default-task-end-date="defaultTaskEndDate"
+						@update:task="updateTask"
 					/>
+					<TaskForm v-if="canWrite" @create-task="addGanttTask" />
 				</card>
 			</div>
 		</template>
@@ -45,13 +48,17 @@ import type Flatpickr from 'flatpickr'
 import {useI18n} from 'vue-i18n'
 import type {RouteLocationNormalized} from 'vue-router'
 
+import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
 import {useAuthStore} from '@/stores/auth'
 
 import ListWrapper from './ListWrapper.vue'
 import Fancycheckbox from '@/components/input/fancycheckbox.vue'
+import TaskForm from '@/components/tasks/TaskForm.vue'
 
 import {createAsyncComponent} from '@/helpers/createAsyncComponent'
 import {useGanttFilter} from './helpers/useGanttFilter'
+import {RIGHTS} from '@/constants/rights'
+import type { DateISO } from '@/types/DateISO'
 
 type Options = Flatpickr.Options.Options
 
@@ -59,8 +66,30 @@ const GanttChart = createAsyncComponent(() => import('@/components/tasks/gantt-c
 
 const props = defineProps<{route: RouteLocationNormalized}>()
 
+const baseStore = useBaseStore()
+const canWrite = computed(() => baseStore.currentList.maxRight > RIGHTS.READ)
+
 const {route} = toRefs(props)
-const {filters} = useGanttFilter(route)
+const {
+	filters,
+	tasks,
+	isLoading,
+	addTask,
+	updateTask,
+} = useGanttFilter(route)
+
+const today = new Date(new Date().setHours(0,0,0,0))
+const defaultTaskStartDate: DateISO = new Date(today).toISOString()
+const defaultTaskEndDate: DateISO = new Date(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth(), today.getDate() + 7, 23,59,0,0).toISOString()
+
+async function addGanttTask(title: ITask['title']) {
+	return await addTask({
+		title,
+		listId: filters.listId,
+		startDate: defaultTaskStartDate,
+		endDate: defaultTaskEndDate,
+	})
+}
 
 const flatPickerEl = ref<typeof Foo | null>(null)
 const flatPickerDateRange = computed<Date[]>({
diff --git a/src/views/list/helpers/useGanttFilter.ts b/src/views/list/helpers/useGanttFilter.ts
index 2b1f99db..f283e0fb 100644
--- a/src/views/list/helpers/useGanttFilter.ts
+++ b/src/views/list/helpers/useGanttFilter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import type {Ref} from 'vue'
+import {computed, ref, shallowReactive, watchEffect, type Ref} from 'vue'
 import type {RouteLocationNormalized, RouteLocationRaw} from 'vue-router'
+import cloneDeep from 'lodash.clonedeep'
 
 import {isoToKebabDate} from '@/helpers/time/isoToKebabDate'
 import {parseDateProp} from '@/helpers/time/parseDateProp'
@@ -7,9 +8,17 @@ import {parseBooleanProp} from '@/helpers/time/parseBooleanProp'
 import {useRouteFilter} from '@/composables/useRouteFilter'
 
 import type {IList} from '@/modelTypes/IList'
+import type {ITask, ITaskPartialWithId} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
+
 import type {DateISO} from '@/types/DateISO'
 import type {DateKebab} from '@/types/DateKebab'
 
+import TaskCollectionService from '@/services/taskCollection'
+import TaskService from '@/services/task'
+
+import TaskModel from '@/models/task'
+import {error, success} from '@/message'
+
 // convenient internal filter object
 export interface GanttFilter {
 	listId: IList['id']
@@ -18,6 +27,17 @@ export interface GanttFilter {
 	showTasksWithoutDates: boolean
 }
 
+// FIXME: unite with other filter params types
+interface GetAllTasksParams {
+	sort_by: ('start_date' | 'done' | 'id')[],
+	order_by: ('asc' | 'asc' | 'desc')[],
+	filter_by: 'start_date'[],
+	filter_comparator: ('greater_equals' | 'less_equals')[],
+	filter_value: [string, string] // [dateFrom, dateTo],
+	filter_concat: 'and',
+	filter_include_nulls: boolean,
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_SHOW_TASKS_WITHOUT_DATES = false
 
 const DEFAULT_DATEFROM_DAY_OFFSET = -15
@@ -66,5 +86,84 @@ function filterToRoute(filters: GanttFilter): RouteLocationRaw {
 }
 
 export function useGanttFilter(route: Ref<RouteLocationNormalized>) {
-	return useRouteFilter<GanttFilter>(route, routeToFilter, filterToRoute)
+	const {filters} = useRouteFilter<GanttFilter>(route, routeToFilter, filterToRoute)
+
+	const taskCollectionService = shallowReactive(new TaskCollectionService())
+	const taskService = shallowReactive(new TaskService())
+
+	const isLoading = computed(() => taskCollectionService.loading)
+
+	const tasks = ref<Map<ITask['id'], ITask>>(new Map())
+
+	async function getAllTasks(params: GetAllTasksParams, page = 1): Promise<ITask[]> {
+		const tasks = await taskCollectionService.getAll({listId: filters.listId}, params, page) as ITask[]
+		if (page < taskCollectionService.totalPages) {
+			const nextTasks = await getAllTasks(params, page + 1)
+			return tasks.concat(nextTasks)
+		}
+		return tasks
+	}
+
+	async function loadTasks(filters: GanttFilter) {
+		const params: GetAllTasksParams = {
+			sort_by: ['start_date', 'done', 'id'],
+			order_by: ['asc', 'asc', 'desc'],
+			filter_by: ['start_date', 'start_date'],
+			filter_comparator: ['greater_equals', 'less_equals'],
+			filter_value: [isoToKebabDate(filters.dateFrom), isoToKebabDate(filters.dateTo)],
+			filter_concat: 'and',
+			filter_include_nulls: filters.showTasksWithoutDates,
+		}
+
+		const loadedTasks = await getAllTasks(params)
+		tasks.value = new Map()
+		loadedTasks.forEach(t => tasks.value.set(t.id, t))
+	}
+
+	watchEffect(() => loadTasks(filters))
+
+	async function addTask(task: Partial<ITask>) {
+		const newTask = await taskService.create(
+			new TaskModel({...task})
+		)
+		tasks.value.set(newTask.id, newTask)
+	
+		return newTask
+	}
+
+	async function updateTask(task: ITaskPartialWithId) {
+		const oldTask = cloneDeep(tasks.value.get(task.id))
+
+		if (!oldTask) return
+
+		// we extend the task with potentially missing info
+		const newTask: ITask = {
+			...oldTask,
+			...task,
+		}
+
+		// set in expectation that server update works
+		tasks.value.set(newTask.id, newTask)
+
+		try {	
+			const updatedTask = await taskService.update(newTask)
+			// update the task with possible changes from server
+			tasks.value.set(updatedTask.id, updatedTask)
+			success('Saved')
+		} catch(e: any) {
+			error('Something went wrong saving the task')
+			// roll back changes
+			tasks.value.set(task.id, oldTask)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return {
+		filters,
+
+		tasks,
+
+		isLoading,
+		addTask,
+		updateTask,
+	}
 }
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