diff --git a/inginious/frontend/webapp/pages/course_admin/task_list.py b/inginious/frontend/webapp/pages/course_admin/task_list.py
index 288c1134..9a7b1168 100644
--- a/inginious/frontend/webapp/pages/course_admin/task_list.py
+++ b/inginious/frontend/webapp/pages/course_admin/task_list.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+import re
 import web
+import yaml
+
 
 from inginious.frontend.webapp.pages.course_admin.utils import make_csv, INGIniousAdminPage
 
@@ -23,6 +26,16 @@ def POST_AUTH(self, courseid):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         course, _ = self.get_course_and_check_rights(courseid)
         data = web.input(task=[])
 
+        if "new_task_id" in data:
+            # Create new task
+            valid_expression = re.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+$") 
+            if valid_expression.match(data["new_task_id"]):
+                default_task_data = yaml.safe_load(open("task.yaml", "r"))
+                default_task_data["name"] = data["new_task_id"]                            
+                self.task_factory.update_task_descriptor_content(courseid, data["new_task_id"], default_task_data, "yaml")
+
+
+
         if "task" in data:
             # Change tasks order
             for index, taskid in enumerate(data["task"]):
diff --git a/inginious/frontend/webapp/static/js/studio.js b/inginious/frontend/webapp/static/js/studio.js
index 7c372403..3f4071b2 100644
--- a/inginious/frontend/webapp/static/js/studio.js
+++ b/inginious/frontend/webapp/static/js/studio.js
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@
 /**
  * Redirect to the studio to create a new task
  */
+
+function studio_validate_name_task(){
+    var task_id = $('#new_task_id');
+    if(!task_id.val().match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+$/))
+    {
+        alert('Task id should only contain alphanumeric characters (in addition to "_" and "-").');
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+
 function studio_create_new_task()
 {
     var task_id = $('#new_task_id');
diff --git a/inginious/frontend/webapp/templates/course_admin/task_list.html b/inginious/frontend/webapp/templates/course_admin/task_list.html
index 9cdbb402..5b957bd0 100644
--- a/inginious/frontend/webapp/templates/course_admin/task_list.html
+++ b/inginious/frontend/webapp/templates/course_admin/task_list.html
@@ -78,9 +78,12 @@ <h2>Tasks
 </form>
 
 <div class="row">
-    <div class="form-group">
-        <div class="col-sm-9"><input type="text" class="form-control" id="new_task_id" placeholder="New task id"/></div>
-        <div class="col-sm-3"><a href="javascript:studio_create_new_task();" class="btn btn-info btn-large btn-block">Create new task</a></div>
+    <form class="form-horizontal" method="post">
+        <div class="form-group">
+            <div class="col-sm-9"><input type="text" class="form-control" name="new_task_id" id="new_task_id" placeholder="New task id"/></div>
+            <div class="col-sm-3"><button type="submit" class="form-control btn btn-primary" onclick="studio_validate_name_task();" value="Create new task"/>Create task</div>
+        </div>
+    </form>
     </div>
 </div>
 $if len(errors) != 0:
@@ -117,4 +120,4 @@ <h3>Errors while loading tasks</h3>
     }
     $$('.sorted_table').sortable($$(this).hasClass("active") ? "enable" : "disable");
 });
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
diff --git a/task.yaml b/task.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..541b16bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+accessible: true
+author: ''
+context: ''
+environment: mcq
+evaluate: best
+groups: false
+limits:
+    output: '2'
+    memory: '100'
+    time: '30'
+name: default
+network_grading: false
+problems:
+    default-task:
+        name: ''
+        type: code-multiple-languages
+        languages:
+            cpp11: true
+        header: ''
+stored_submissions: 0
+submission_limit:
+    amount: -1
+    period: -1
+weight: 1.0