diff --git a/pkg/models/project.go b/pkg/models/project.go
index b0ad5ee4c..de688348f 100644
--- a/pkg/models/project.go
+++ b/pkg/models/project.go
@@ -760,6 +760,15 @@ func getRawProjectsForUser(s *xorm.Session, opts *projectOptions) (projects []*P
 	return allProjects, len(allProjects), totalItems, err
 }
 
+func CreateDefaultSavedFiltersForUser(s *xorm.Session, u *user.User) error {
+	sf := &SavedFilter{
+		Title:   "My Open Tasks",
+		Filters: &TaskCollection{Filter: fmt.Sprintf("done = false && assignees = %s", u.Username)},
+	}
+
+	return sf.Create(s, u)
+}
+
 func getSavedFilterProjects(s *xorm.Session, doer *user.User, search string) (savedFiltersProjects []*Project, err error) {
 	savedFilters, err := getSavedFiltersForUser(s, doer, search)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1108,6 +1117,10 @@ func RegisterUser(s *xorm.Session, u *user.User) (*user.User, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := CreateDefaultSavedFiltersForUser(s, newUser); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return newUser, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/yaegi_symbols/vikunja_models.go b/pkg/yaegi_symbols/vikunja_models.go
index cd2621c81..7503cb46f 100644
--- a/pkg/yaegi_symbols/vikunja_models.go
+++ b/pkg/yaegi_symbols/vikunja_models.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func init() {
 		"BucketConfigurationModeNone":                      reflect.ValueOf(models.BucketConfigurationModeNone),
 		"CanDoAPIRoute":                                    reflect.ValueOf(models.CanDoAPIRoute),
 		"CollectRoutesForAPITokenUsage":                    reflect.ValueOf(models.CollectRoutesForAPITokenUsage),
+		"CreateDefaultSavedFiltersForUser":                 reflect.ValueOf(models.CreateDefaultSavedFiltersForUser),
 		"CreateDefaultViewsForProject":                     reflect.ValueOf(models.CreateDefaultViewsForProject),
 		"CreateNewProjectForUser":                          reflect.ValueOf(models.CreateNewProjectForUser),
 		"CreateProject":                                    reflect.ValueOf(models.CreateProject),