diff --git a/src/views/GrampsjsViewNewTask.js b/src/views/GrampsjsViewNewTask.js
index a312586d..b4890afb 100644
--- a/src/views/GrampsjsViewNewTask.js
+++ b/src/views/GrampsjsViewNewTask.js
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ export class GrampsjsViewNewTask extends GrampsjsViewNewSource {
       {
         ...note,
         handle: handleNote,
+        tag_list: [this._todoTagHandle],
+        type: {_class: 'NoteType', string: 'To Do'},
       },
     ]
   }