diff --git a/src/components/tasks/partials/singleTaskInProject.vue b/src/components/tasks/partials/singleTaskInProject.vue
index 2e9fa5093..ff4948a8c 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/partials/singleTaskInProject.vue
+++ b/src/components/tasks/partials/singleTaskInProject.vue
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@ function undoDone(checked: boolean) {
 }
 
 async function toggleFavorite() {
-	task.value.isFavorite = !task.value.isFavorite
-	task.value = await taskService.update(task.value)
-	await projectStore.loadProjects() // reloading the projects list so that the Favorites project shows up or is hidden when there are (or are not) favorite tasks
+	task.value = taskStore.toggleFavorite(task.value)
 	emit('task-updated', task.value)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/tasks.ts b/src/stores/tasks.ts
index 9f26ad40b..0e4c2ee55 100644
--- a/src/stores/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/stores/tasks.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,17 @@ export const useTaskStore = defineStore('task', () => {
 			coverImageAttachmentId: attachment ? attachment.id : 0,
 		})
 	}
+	
+	async function toggleFavorite(task: ITask) {
+		const taskService = new TaskService()
+		task.isFavorite = !task.isFavorite
+		task = await taskService.update(task)
+		
+		// reloading the projects list so that the Favorites project shows up or is hidden when there are (or are not) favorite tasks
+		await projectStore.loadProjects() 
+		
+		return task
+	}
 
 	return {
 		tasks,
diff --git a/src/views/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue b/src/views/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue
index 14a8bc078..0bae548f9 100644
--- a/src/views/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue
+++ b/src/views/tasks/TaskDetailView.vue
@@ -753,8 +753,7 @@ async function changeProject(project: IProject) {
 }
 
 async function toggleFavorite() {
-	task.isFavorite = !task.isFavorite
-	const newTask = await taskService.update(task)
+	const newTask = taskStore.toggleFavorite(task.value)
 	Object.assign(task, newTask)
 }