diff --git a/frontend/src/components/quick-actions/QuickActions.vue b/frontend/src/components/quick-actions/QuickActions.vue
index 88de92903..bf9aea1fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/quick-actions/QuickActions.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/quick-actions/QuickActions.vue
@@ -502,12 +502,13 @@ async function doCmd() {
 }
 
 async function newTask() {
-	if (currentProject.value === null) {
-		return
+	let projectId = authStore.settings.defaultProjectId
+	if (currentProject.value.id) {
+		projectId = currentProject.value.id
 	}
 	const task = await taskStore.createNewTask({
 		title: query.value,
-		projectId: currentProject.value.id,
+		projectId,
 	})
 	success({message: t('task.createSuccess')})
 	await router.push({name: 'task.detail', params: {id: task.id}})
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/tasks.ts b/frontend/src/stores/tasks.ts
index d00674446..9eff65ab4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/tasks.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/tasks.ts
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ export const useTaskStore = defineStore('task', () => {
 			}
 			
 			foundProjectId = project === null ? null : project.id
+			if (foundProjectId !== null) {
+				return foundProjectId
+			}
 		}
 		
 		//  2. Else check if a project was passed as parameter