# Show parent task of subtasks in "My tasks" widget

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Tags:** widget, subtasks\
**Created:** [1 August 2024 16:15 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011 "2024-08-01T16:15:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Long](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jeremy_long/32/291856_2.png) [@Jeremy\_Long](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jeremy_Long)\
**Post date:** [1 August 2024 16:15 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011/1 "2024-08-01T16:15:11Z")

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I love the my task widget on the Home screen for a quick view of my day, but I wish I could see the parent task name on subtasks.

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**Author:** ![Annand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/annand/32/250341_2.png) [@Annand](https://forum.asana.com/u/Annand)\
**Post date:** [1 August 2024 19:18 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011/2 "2024-08-01T19:18:06Z")

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Yeah, that could be beneficial when reviewing subtasks that may require you to update the team in the parent task. Fewer clicks and all haha. 🥲

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**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\
**Post date:** [18 February 2025 07:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011/3 "2025-02-18T07:52:35Z")

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I agree @Jeremy_Long !

I’m looking at a “make minutes” subtask.

I remember thinking _“I don’t need to write out what meeting I need to make them for”_ because I’ll be able to see it at a glance.

Now I’m looking at the task in the My tasks widget, and I miss that extra context.

When I click on it, it takes my focus away from prioritising what I’m doing today into: _“What was this about again?”_ and it breaks my flow of work.

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**Author:** ![Karla\_Frias](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Karla\_Frias](https://forum.asana.com/u/Karla_Frias)\
**Post date:** [3 February 2026 20:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011/4 "2026-02-03T20:19:16Z")

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Yes! This would be so helpful. We have a few repeating tasks for different communication deliverables. In the widget, it is confusing to know which subtask goes with the parent task (in this case, the deliverable). So far, the only fix is to edit each template we created every time with the parent task’s initials.

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**Author:** ![Garrett\_Knoll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/garrett_knoll/32/129360_2.png) [@Garrett\_Knoll](https://forum.asana.com/u/Garrett_Knoll)\
**Post date:** [16 February 2026 22:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/show-parent-task-of-subtasks-in-my-tasks-widget/879011/5 "2026-02-16T22:30:52Z")

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We are actively working on [Allow to automatically add subtasks to project - #417 by Garrett\_Knoll](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-to-automatically-add-subtasks-to-project/3018/417) which should help with this 😉