diff --git a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ReviewType-Field/index.js b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ReviewType-Field/index.js
index 139ea0a3..a7ee070f 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ReviewType-Field/index.js
+++ b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/ReviewType-Field/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import _ from 'lodash'
 import React from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import Select from '../../Select'
@@ -9,10 +10,11 @@ import { DES_TRACK_ID, REVIEW_TYPES, MESSAGE, QA_TRACK_ID } from '../../../confi
 const ReviewTypeField = ({ reviewers, challenge, onUpdateOthers, onUpdateSelect }) => {
   const isDesignChallenge = challenge.trackId === DES_TRACK_ID
   const isQAChallenge = challenge.trackId === QA_TRACK_ID
+  const isTask = _.get(challenge, 'task.isTask', false)
   const defaultReviewType = isDesignChallenge ? REVIEW_TYPES.INTERNAL : REVIEW_TYPES.COMMUNITY
   const reviewType = challenge.reviewType ? challenge.reviewType.toUpperCase() : defaultReviewType
   const isCommunity = reviewType === REVIEW_TYPES.COMMUNITY
-  const isInternal = reviewType === REVIEW_TYPES.INTERNAL
+  const isInternal = reviewType === REVIEW_TYPES.INTERNAL || isTask
   const communityOption = (disabled) => (<div className={styles.tcRadioButton}>
     <input
       name='community'
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ const ReviewTypeField = ({ reviewers, challenge, onUpdateOthers, onUpdateSelect
                   { communityOption(true) }
                 </Tooltip>
               }
-              { !isDesignChallenge &&
+              { !isDesignChallenge && !isTask &&
                 communityOption()
               }
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
index 605044ff..b776114c 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
+++ b/src/components/ChallengeEditor/index.js
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
   }
 
   collectChallengeData (status) {
-    const { attachments } = this.props
+    const { attachments, metadata } = this.props
     const challenge = pick([
       'phases',
       'typeId',
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
       'prizeSets',
       'winners'
     ], this.state.challenge)
+    const isTask = _.find(metadata.challengeTypes, { id: challenge.typeId, isTask: true })
     challenge.legacy = _.assign(this.state.challenge.legacy, {
       reviewType: challenge.reviewType
     })
@@ -803,6 +804,10 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
       return { ...p, prizes }
     })
     challenge.status = status
+    if (status === 'Active' && isTask) {
+      challenge.startDate = moment().format()
+    }
+
     if (this.state.challenge.id) {
       challenge.attachmentIds = _.map(attachments, item => item.id)
     }
@@ -837,7 +842,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
     const avlTemplates = this.getAvailableTimelineTemplates()
     // chooses first available timeline template or fallback template for the new challenge
     const defaultTemplate = avlTemplates && avlTemplates.length > 0 ? avlTemplates[0] : STD_DEV_TIMELINE_TEMPLATE
-
+    const isTask = _.find(metadata.challengeTypes, { id: typeId, isTask: true })
     const newChallenge = {
       status: 'New',
       projectId: this.props.projectId,
@@ -846,7 +851,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
       trackId,
       startDate: moment().add(1, 'days').format(),
       legacy: {
-        reviewType: isDesignChallenge ? REVIEW_TYPES.INTERNAL : REVIEW_TYPES.COMMUNITY
+        reviewType: isTask || isDesignChallenge ? REVIEW_TYPES.INTERNAL : REVIEW_TYPES.COMMUNITY
       },
       descriptionFormat: 'markdown',
       timelineTemplateId: defaultTemplate.id,
@@ -859,6 +864,10 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
     }
     try {
       const action = await createChallenge(newChallenge)
+      if (isTask) {
+        await this.updateResource(action.challengeDetails.id, 'Reviewer', action.challengeDetails.createdBy, action.challengeDetails.reviewer)
+        action.challengeDetails.reviewer = action.challengeDetails.createdBy
+      }
       const draftChallenge = {
         data: action.challengeDetails
       }
@@ -1399,7 +1408,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
                 <GroupsField groups={metadata.groups} onUpdateMultiSelect={this.onUpdateMultiSelect} challenge={challenge} />
               </React.Fragment>
             )}
-            {
+            {!isTask && (
               <div className={styles.PhaseRow}>
                 <PhaseInput
                   withDates
@@ -1414,7 +1423,7 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
                   readOnly={false}
                 />
               </div>
-            }
+            )}
             {
               this.state.isDeleteLaunch && !this.state.isConfirm && (
                 <ConfirmationModal
diff --git a/src/components/ChallengesComponent/ChallengeCard/index.js b/src/components/ChallengesComponent/ChallengeCard/index.js
index 9d9ad8bc..50adec5f 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallengesComponent/ChallengeCard/index.js
+++ b/src/components/ChallengesComponent/ChallengeCard/index.js
@@ -220,10 +220,15 @@ class ChallengeCard extends React.Component {
     const { challenge } = this.props
     try {
       this.setState({ isSaving: true })
-      // call action to update the challenge with a new status
-      await partiallyUpdateChallengeDetails(challenge.id, {
+      const isTask = _.get(challenge, 'task.isTask', false)
+      const payload = {
         status: 'Active'
-      })
+      }
+      if (isTask) {
+        payload.startDate = moment().format()
+      }
+      // call action to update the challenge with a new status
+      await partiallyUpdateChallengeDetails(challenge.id, payload)
       this.setState({ isLaunch: true, isConfirm: challenge.id, isSaving: false })
     } catch (e) {
       const error = _.get(e, 'response.data.message', 'Unable to activate the challenge')
diff --git a/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js b/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js
index bc3cad37..7d264a8d 100644
--- a/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js
+++ b/src/containers/ChallengeEditor/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash'
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { withRouter, Route } from 'react-router-dom'
+import moment from 'moment'
 import ChallengeEditorComponent from '../../components/ChallengeEditor'
 import ChallengeViewComponent from '../../components/ChallengeEditor/ChallengeView'
 import Loader from '../../components/Loader'
@@ -156,13 +157,18 @@ class ChallengeEditor extends Component {
   async activateChallenge () {
     const { partiallyUpdateChallengeDetails } = this.props
     if (this.state.isLaunching) return
-    const { challengeDetails } = this.props
+    const { challengeDetails, metadata } = this.props
+    const isTask = _.find(metadata.challengeTypes, { id: challengeDetails.typeId, isTask: true })
     try {
       this.setState({ isLaunching: true })
-      // call action to update the challenge status
-      const action = await partiallyUpdateChallengeDetails(challengeDetails.id, {
+      const payload = {
         status: 'Active'
-      })
+      }
+      if (isTask) {
+        payload.startDate = moment().format()
+      }
+      // call action to update the challenge status
+      const action = await partiallyUpdateChallengeDetails(challengeDetails.id, payload)
       this.setState({
         isLaunching: false,
         showLaunchModal: false,