diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/DELETE-tasks_id_challenge_challengeId.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/DELETE-tasks_id_challenge_challengeId.test.js
index 9ec2a65f8e..52f257be9b 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/DELETE-tasks_id_challenge_challengeId.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/challenges/DELETE-tasks_id_challenge_challengeId.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   generateUser,
   generateGroup,
   generateChallenge,
+  sleep,
   translate as t,
 } from '../../../../../helpers/api-integration/v3';
 import { v4 as generateUUID } from 'uuid';
@@ -52,4 +53,62 @@ describe('DELETE /tasks/:id', () => {
       message: t('taskNotFound'),
     });
   });
+
+  context('challenge member', () => {
+    let anotherUser;
+    let anotherUsersNewChallengeTaskID;
+    let newChallengeTask;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      anotherUser = await generateUser();
+      await user.post(`/groups/${guild._id}/invite`, { uuids: [anotherUser._id] });
+      await anotherUser.post(`/groups/${guild._id}/join`);
+      await anotherUser.post(`/challenges/${challenge._id}/join`);
+
+      newChallengeTask = await user.post(`/tasks/challenge/${challenge._id}`, {
+        text: 'test habit',
+        type: 'habit',
+      });
+
+      let anotherUserWithNewChallengeTask = await anotherUser.get('/user');
+      anotherUsersNewChallengeTaskID = anotherUserWithNewChallengeTask.tasksOrder.habits[0];
+    });
+
+    it('returns error when user attempts to delete an active challenge task', async () => {
+      await expect(anotherUser.del(`/tasks/${anotherUsersNewChallengeTaskID}`))
+        .to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+          code: 401,
+          error: 'NotAuthorized',
+          message: t('cantDeleteChallengeTasks'),
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('allows user to delete challenge task after user leaves challenge', async () => {
+      await anotherUser.post(`/challenges/${challenge._id}/leave`);
+
+      await expect(anotherUser.del(`/tasks/${anotherUsersNewChallengeTaskID}`));
+
+      await expect(anotherUser.get(`/tasks/${task._id}`)).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+        code: 404,
+        error: 'NotFound',
+        message: t('taskNotFound'),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('allows user to delete challenge task after challenge task is broken', async () => {
+      await expect(user.del(`/tasks/${newChallengeTask._id}`));
+
+      await sleep(0.5);
+
+      await expect(anotherUser.del(`/tasks/${anotherUsersNewChallengeTaskID}`));
+
+      await sleep(0.5);
+
+      await expect(anotherUser.get(`/tasks/${anotherUsersNewChallengeTaskID}`)).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
+        code: 404,
+        error: 'NotFound',
+        message: t('taskNotFound'),
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
index 952076ab82..bafdadaeb4 100644
--- a/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
+++ b/website/src/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ api.deleteTask = {
       if (challenge.leader !== user._id) throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('onlyChalLeaderEditTasks'));
     } else if (task.userId !== user._id) { // If the task is owned by an user make it's the current one
       throw new NotFound(res.t('taskNotFound'));
-    } else if (task.userId && task.challenge.id) {
+    } else if (task.userId && task.challenge.id && !task.challenge.broken) {
       throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('cantDeleteChallengeTasks'));
     }