diff --git a/veans/internal/commands/create.go b/veans/internal/commands/create.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21e218b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/veans/internal/commands/create.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/client"
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/output"
+	"code.vikunja.io/veans/internal/status"
+)
+
+type createFlags struct {
+	description string
+	statusName  string
+	priority    int64
+	labels      []string
+	parent      string
+	blockedBy   []string
+}
+
+func newCreateCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	f := &createFlags{}
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "create <title>",
+		Aliases: []string{"c"},
+		Short:   "Create a new task",
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			rt, err := loadRuntime()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			task, err := runCreate(cmd.Context(), rt, args[0], f)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if globals.JSON {
+				return json.NewEncoder(cmd.OutOrStdout()).Encode(task)
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Created %s  %s\n",
+				rt.cfg.FormatTaskID(task.Index), task.Title)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&f.description, "description", "d", "", "task description (markdown)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&f.statusName, "status", "s", "todo", "initial status (defaults to todo)")
+	cmd.Flags().Int64Var(&f.priority, "priority", 0, "priority (0=unset, 1=low, 5=DO_NOW)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&f.labels, "label", nil, "labels to attach (repeatable; veans: prefix added if missing)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&f.parent, "parent", "", "parent task ID (creates parenttask relation)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&f.blockedBy, "blocked-by", nil, "task IDs that block this one (repeatable)")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func runCreate(ctx context.Context, rt *runtime, title string, f *createFlags) (*client.Task, error) {
+	st, err := status.Parse(f.statusName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	bucketID, err := status.BucketID(st, rt.cfg.Buckets)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	created, err := rt.client.CreateTask(ctx, rt.cfg.ProjectID, &client.Task{
+		Title:       strings.TrimSpace(title),
+		Description: f.description,
+		Priority:    f.priority,
+		ProjectID:   rt.cfg.ProjectID,
+		BucketID:    bucketID,
+		Done:        st.Done(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// If the initial bucket isn't where Vikunja put it (defaults to first
+	// bucket on the view), nudge it explicitly.
+	if created.BucketID != bucketID {
+		updated, err := rt.client.UpdateTask(ctx, created.ID, &client.Task{
+			ID:       created.ID,
+			BucketID: bucketID,
+			Done:     st.Done(),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, output.Wrap(output.CodeUnknown, err, "set initial bucket: %v", err)
+		}
+		created = updated
+	}
+
+	// Attach labels (lazily creating them under veans: namespace).
+	for _, raw := range f.labels {
+		title := normalizeLabelTitle(raw)
+		l, err := getOrCreateLabelByTitle(ctx, rt.client, title)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, output.Wrap(output.CodeUnknown, err, "label %q: %v", title, err)
+		}
+		if err := rt.client.AddLabelToTask(ctx, created.ID, l.ID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parent relation.
+	if f.parent != "" {
+		parentID, err := rt.resolveTaskID(ctx, f.parent)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if _, err := rt.client.CreateRelation(ctx, created.ID, parentID, "parenttask"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Blocked-by relations.
+	for _, ref := range f.blockedBy {
+		blockerID, err := rt.resolveTaskID(ctx, ref)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if _, err := rt.client.CreateRelation(ctx, created.ID, blockerID, "blocked"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Re-fetch so the response reflects the labels and any post-create state.
+	final, err := rt.client.GetTask(ctx, created.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return created, nil // partial success — caller still got a usable task
+	}
+	return final, nil
+}
diff --git a/veans/internal/commands/root.go b/veans/internal/commands/root.go
index 0c35df120..ff615ef55 100644
--- a/veans/internal/commands/root.go
+++ b/veans/internal/commands/root.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func Root(version string) *cobra.Command {
 	root.AddCommand(newInitCmd())
 	root.AddCommand(newListCmd())
 	root.AddCommand(newShowCmd())
+	root.AddCommand(newCreateCmd())
 
 	return root
 }