diff --git a/frontend/src/Dashboard.elm b/frontend/src/Dashboard.elm
index 12ee2aa..27c27c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Dashboard.elm
+++ b/frontend/src/Dashboard.elm
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ module Dashboard exposing (Model, Msg, Task, init, update, view)
 
 import Browser exposing (Document)
 import Browser.Navigation as Nav
-import Html exposing (Html, div, text)
+import Html exposing (Html, button, div, input, text, textarea)
+import Html.Attributes exposing (placeholder, value)
+import Html.Events exposing (onClick, onInput)
 import Http
 import Json.Decode exposing (Decoder, field, int, list, map3, maybe, string)
+import Json.Encode as Encode
 
 
 type alias Task =
@@ -14,9 +17,22 @@ type alias Task =
     }
 
 
+type alias CreateTaskInfo =
+    { title : String, description : String }
+
+
+defaultCreateTask : CreateTaskInfo
+defaultCreateTask =
+    { title = ""
+    , description = ""
+    }
+
+
 type alias Model =
     { navKey : Nav.Key
     , tasks : Status (List Task)
+    , createTaskCollapsed : Bool
+    , createTask : CreateTaskInfo
     }
 
 
@@ -28,16 +44,21 @@ type Status a
 
 init : Nav.Key -> ( Model, Cmd Msg )
 init navKey =
-    ( Model navKey Loading
+    ( Model navKey Loading True defaultCreateTask
     , Http.get
         { url = "http://localhost:3000/tasks"
-        , expect = Http.expectJson GotTasks taskDecoder
+        , expect = Http.expectJson GotTasks (list taskDecoder)
         }
     )
 
 
 type Msg
     = GotTasks (Result Http.Error (List Task))
+    | ToggleCreateTask
+    | CreateTask
+    | GotTaskCreated (Result Http.Error Task)
+    | CreateTaskUpdateTitle String
+    | CreateTaskUpdateDescription String
 
 
 update : Msg -> Model -> ( Model, Cmd Msg )
@@ -51,21 +72,68 @@ update msg model =
                 Err _ ->
                     ( { model | tasks = Failure }, Cmd.none )
 
+        ToggleCreateTask ->
+            ( { model | createTaskCollapsed = not model.createTaskCollapsed }
+            , Cmd.none
+            )
 
-taskDecoder : Decoder (List Task)
+        CreateTask ->
+            ( model
+            , Http.post
+                { url = "http://localhost:3000/tasks"
+                , body = Http.jsonBody (taskEncoder model.createTask)
+                , expect = Http.expectJson GotTaskCreated taskDecoder
+                }
+            )
+
+        GotTaskCreated result ->
+            case result of
+                Ok task ->
+                    case model.tasks of
+                        Success tasks ->
+                            ( { model | tasks = Success (task :: tasks) }, Cmd.none )
+
+                        _ ->
+                            ( { model | tasks = Success [ task ] }, Cmd.none )
+
+                Err _ ->
+                    ( model, Cmd.none )
+
+        CreateTaskUpdateTitle title ->
+            let
+                createTask =
+                    model.createTask
+            in
+            ( { model | createTask = { createTask | title = title } }, Cmd.none )
+
+        CreateTaskUpdateDescription description ->
+            let
+                createTask =
+                    model.createTask
+            in
+            ( { model | createTask = { createTask | description = description } }, Cmd.none )
+
+
+taskDecoder : Decoder Task
 taskDecoder =
-    list
-        (map3 Task
-            (field "id" int)
-            (field "title" string)
-            (maybe
-                (field "description"
-                    string
-                )
+    map3 Task
+        (field "id" int)
+        (field "title" string)
+        (maybe
+            (field "description"
+                string
             )
         )
 
 
+taskEncoder : CreateTaskInfo -> Encode.Value
+taskEncoder task =
+    Encode.object
+        [ ( "title", Encode.string task.title )
+        , ( "description", Encode.string task.description )
+        ]
+
+
 view : Model -> Document Msg
 view model =
     { title = "Dashboard"
@@ -83,4 +151,38 @@ viewBody model =
             div [] [ text "Loading" ]
 
         Success tasks ->
-            div [] [ text ("Loaded " ++ String.fromInt (List.length tasks) ++ " tasks") ]
+            div []
+                [ text ("Loaded " ++ String.fromInt (List.length tasks) ++ "tasks")
+                , viewCreate model
+                ]
+
+
+viewCreate : Model -> Html Msg
+viewCreate model =
+    if model.createTaskCollapsed then
+        div [] [ button [ onClick ToggleCreateTask ] [ text "+ Expand" ] ]
+
+    else
+        div []
+            [ button [ onClick ToggleCreateTask ] [ text "- Collapse" ]
+            , div []
+                [ input
+                    [ placeholder "Task Title"
+                    , value
+                        model.createTask.title
+                    , onInput CreateTaskUpdateTitle
+                    ]
+                    []
+                ]
+            , div []
+                [ textarea
+                    [ placeholder "Task Description"
+                    , value
+                        model.createTask.description
+                    , onInput CreateTaskUpdateDescription
+                    ]
+                    []
+                ]
+            , div []
+                [ button [ onClick CreateTask ] [ text "Create Task" ] ]
+            ]