diff --git a/attract/__init__.py b/attract/__init__.py
index e3bcbc1..e8d3e83 100644
--- a/attract/__init__.py
+++ b/attract/__init__.py
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class AttractExtension(PillarExtension):
         import os.path
         return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates')
 
+    @property
+    def static_path(self):
+        import os.path
+        return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'static')
+
     def setup_app(self, app):
         """Connects Blinker signals."""
 
diff --git a/attract/static/js/tasks.js b/attract/static/js/tasks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43f0194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attract/static/js/tasks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+function save_task(task_id, task_url) {
+    console.log('Saving task to', task_url);
+
+    var $form = $('.task form');
+    var $button = $form.find("button[type='submit']");
+    var payload = $form.serialize();
+
+    $button.attr('disabled', true);
+
+    if (console) console.log('Sending:', payload);
+    $.post(task_url, payload)
+        .done(function(data) {
+            if (console) console.log('Done saving', data);
+
+            // Update the task list.
+            // NOTE: this is tightly linked to the HTML of the task list in for_project.jade.
+            $('#task-' + task_id).text($form.find("input[name='name']").val());
+        })
+        .fail(function(xhr_or_response_data) {
+            // jQuery sends the response data (if JSON), or an XHR object (if not JSON).
+            if (console) console.log('Failed saving', xhr_or_response_data);
+        })
+        .always(function() {
+            $button.attr('disabled', false);
+        })
+        ;
+
+    return false; // prevent synchronous POST to current page.
+}
diff --git a/attract/tasks.py b/attract/tasks.py
index 1b47f9a..95c0582 100644
--- a/attract/tasks.py
+++ b/attract/tasks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template
+from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request
 import flask
 import flask_login
 
@@ -39,10 +39,28 @@ def for_project(project):
 def view_embed_task(project, task_id):
     api = pillar_api()
     task = pillarsdk.Node.find(task_id, api=api)
+    node_type = project.get_node_type('attract.task')
 
     return render_template('attract/tasks/view_task_embed.html',
                            task=task,
-                           project=project)
+                           project=project,
+                           task_node_type=node_type)
+
+
+@blueprint.route('/<project_url>/<task_id>', methods=['POST'])
+@attract_project_view()
+def save(project, task_id):
+    log.info('Saving task %s', task_id)
+    log.debug('Form data: %s', request.form)
+    api = pillar_api()
+    task = pillarsdk.Node.find(task_id, api=api)
+
+    task.name = request.form['name']
+    task.description = request.form['description']
+    task.properties.status = request.form['status']
+    task.update(api=api)
+
+    return flask.jsonify({'task_id': task_id, 'etag': task._etag})
 
 
 @blueprint.route('/<project_url>/create')
diff --git a/src/templates/attract/tasks/for_project.jade b/src/templates/attract/tasks/for_project.jade
index 6dab73a..14eefd0 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/tasks/for_project.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/tasks/for_project.jade
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 				.col-md-4
 					.list-group#task-list
 						| {% for task in tasks %}
+						//- NOTE: this is tightly linked to the JS in tasks.js.
 						a.list-group-item(id="task-{{task._id}}",href="javascript:open_task('{{ task._id }}');") {{ task.name }}
 						| {% endfor %}
 				.col-md-4
diff --git a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
index 7e40824..c956b37 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+script(src="{{ url_for('static_attract', filename='js/tasks.js') }}",async=true)
 .task
-	dl
-		dt Name
-		dd {{ task.name }}
-		dt Description
-		dd {{ task.description }}
-		dt Status
-		dd {{ task.properties.status }}
+	form(onsubmit="return save_task('{{task._id}}', '{{ url_for('attract.tasks.save', project_url=project['url'], task_id=task._id) }}')")
+		.input-group
+			span.input-group-addon#task-addon-name(title='Name') N
+			input.form-control(name="name",autofocus=true,type=text,placeholder='Task name',aria-describedby="task-addon-name",value="{{ task.name|hide_none }}")
+		.input-group
+			span.input-group-addon#task-addon-description(title='Description') D
+			textarea.form-control(name="description",type=text,placeholder='Task description',aria-describedby="task-addon-description") {{ task.description|hide_none }}
+		.input-group
+			span.input-group-addon#task-addon-status(title='Status') S
+			select.form-control(name="status",aria-describedby="task-addon-status")
+				| {% for status in task_node_type.dyn_schema.status.allowed %}
+				| <option value="{{ status }}" {% if status == task.properties.status %}selected{% endif %}>{{ status|undertitle }}</option>
+				| {% endfor %}
+		.input-group
+			button.btn.btn-default(type=submit) Save task