diff --git a/common/locales/en/groups.json b/common/locales/en/groups.json
index c5c2cf8183..6ade797459 100644
--- a/common/locales/en/groups.json
+++ b/common/locales/en/groups.json
@@ -96,5 +96,9 @@
     "abuseReported": "Thank you for reporting this violation. The moderators have been notified.",
     "abuseAlreadyReported": "You have already reported this message.",
     "needsText": "Please type a message.",
-    "needsTextPlaceholder": "Type your message here."
+    "needsTextPlaceholder": "Type your message here.",
+    "copyMessageAsToDo": "Copy message as To-Do",
+    "messageAddedAsToDo": "Message copied as To-Do.",
+    "messageWroteIn": "<%= user %> wrote in <%= group %>",
+    "msgPreviewHeading": "Message Preview"
 }
diff --git a/test/spec/groupCtrlSpec.js b/test/spec/groupCtrlSpec.js
index bd633b914c..21a43affb0 100644
--- a/test/spec/groupCtrlSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/groupCtrlSpec.js
@@ -68,6 +68,76 @@ describe('Groups Controller', function() {
   });
 });
 
+describe("Chat Controller", function() {
+  var scope, ctrl, user, $rootScope, $controller;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module(function($provide) {
+      $provide.value('User', {});
+    });
+
+    inject(function(_$rootScope_, _$controller_){
+      user = specHelper.newUser();
+      user._id = "unique-user-id";
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+
+      scope = _$rootScope_.$new();
+
+      $controller = _$controller_;
+
+      // Load RootCtrl to ensure shared behaviors are loaded
+      $controller('RootCtrl',  {$scope: scope, User: {user: user}});
+
+      ctrl = $controller('ChatCtrl', {$scope: scope});
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('copyToDo', function() {
+    it('when copying a user message it opens modal with information from message', function() {
+      scope.group = {
+        name: "Princess Bride"
+      };
+
+      var modalSpy = sinon.spy($rootScope, "openModal");
+      var message = {
+        uuid: 'the-dread-pirate-roberts',
+        user: 'Wesley',
+        text: 'As you wish'
+      };
+
+      scope.copyToDo(message);
+
+      modalSpy.should.have.been.calledOnce;
+
+      modalSpy.should.have.been.calledWith('copyChatToDo', sinon.match(function(callArgToMatch){
+        return callArgToMatch.controller == 'CopyMessageModalCtrl'
+            && callArgToMatch.scope.text == message.text
+      }));
+    });
+
+    it('when copying a system message it opens modal with information from message', function() {
+      scope.group = {
+        name: "Princess Bride"
+      };
+
+      var modalSpy = sinon.spy($rootScope, "openModal");
+      var message = {
+        uuid: 'system',
+        text: 'Wesley attacked the ROUS in the Fire Swamp'
+      };
+
+      scope.copyToDo(message);
+
+      modalSpy.should.have.been.calledOnce;
+
+      modalSpy.should.have.been.calledWith('copyChatToDo', sinon.match(function(callArgToMatch){
+        return callArgToMatch.controller == 'CopyMessageModalCtrl'
+            && callArgToMatch.scope.text == message.text
+      }));
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe("Autocomplete controller", function() {
   var scope, ctrl, user, $rootScope, $controller;
 
@@ -172,3 +242,57 @@ describe("Autocomplete controller", function() {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("CopyMessageModal controller", function() {
+  var scope, ctrl, user, Notification, $rootScope, $controller;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module(function($provide) {
+      $provide.value('User', {});
+    });
+
+    inject(function($rootScope, _$controller_, _Notification_){
+      user = specHelper.newUser();
+      user._id = "unique-user-id";
+      user.ops = {
+        addTask: sinon.spy()
+      };
+
+      scope = $rootScope.$new();
+      scope.$close = sinon.spy();
+
+      $controller = _$controller_;
+
+      // Load RootCtrl to ensure shared behaviors are loaded
+      $controller('RootCtrl',  {$scope: scope, User: {user: user}});
+
+      ctrl = $controller('CopyMessageModalCtrl', {$scope: scope, User: {user: user}});
+
+      Notification = _Notification_;
+      Notification.text = sinon.spy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("saveTodo", function() {
+    it('saves todo', function() {
+
+      scope.text = "A Tavern msg";
+      scope.notes = "Some notes";
+      var payload = {
+        body: {
+          text: scope.text,
+          type: 'todo',
+          notes: scope.notes
+        }
+      };
+
+      scope.saveTodo();
+
+      user.ops.addTask.should.have.been.calledOnce;
+      user.ops.addTask.should.have.been.calledWith(payload);
+      Notification.text.should.have.been.calledOnce;
+      Notification.text.should.have.been.calledWith(window.env.t('messageAddedAsToDo'));
+      scope.$close.should.have.been.calledOnce;
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/website/public/css/index.styl b/website/public/css/index.styl
index b7fd653a05..b93b9f77fd 100644
--- a/website/public/css/index.styl
+++ b/website/public/css/index.styl
@@ -187,3 +187,6 @@ a.label
   color: #fff !important
 .line-through
   text-decoration line-through
+
+.markdown-preview markdown code
+  white-space inherit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/website/public/css/tasks.styl b/website/public/css/tasks.styl
index 5b1bbdc348..59ea60e0e7 100644
--- a/website/public/css/tasks.styl
+++ b/website/public/css/tasks.styl
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ for $stage in $stages
     padding: 0
     font-weight: 300
 
+.task-column.preview
+  padding: 0
+  background: transparent
+  border: 0;
+
+  .task:hover
+    cursor: auto
+
 // 50% width columns with scrollbars for tablets
 @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 970px)
   .task-column
diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
index 26a4196a97..f8a099d435 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
@@ -362,7 +362,25 @@ habitrpg.controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Shared', 'Groups', '
           });
         });
       }
-    }
+    };
+
+    $scope.copyToDo = function(message) {
+      var taskNotes = env.t("messageWroteIn",  {
+        user: message.uuid == 'system'
+            ? 'system'
+            : '[' + message.user + '](' + env.BASE_URL + '/static/front/#?memberId=' + message.uuid + ')',
+        group: '[' + $scope.group.name + '](' + window.location.href + ')'
+      });
+
+      var newScope = $scope.$new();
+      newScope.text = message.text;
+      newScope.notes = taskNotes;
+
+      $rootScope.openModal('copyChatToDo',{
+        controller:'CopyMessageModalCtrl',
+        scope: newScope
+      });
+    };
 
     $scope.sync = function(group){
       group.$get();
@@ -567,3 +585,20 @@ habitrpg.controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Shared', 'Groups', '
       }
     }
   ])
+
+  .controller("CopyMessageModalCtrl", ['$scope', 'User', 'Notification',
+    function($scope, User, Notification){
+      $scope.saveTodo = function() {
+        var newTask = {
+          text: $scope.text,
+          type: 'todo',
+          notes: $scope.notes
+        };
+
+        User.user.ops.addTask({body:newTask});
+        Notification.text(window.env.t('messageAddedAsToDo'));
+
+        $scope.$close();
+      }
+    }
+  ]);
diff --git a/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade b/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade
index 48c6d85e7f..944088faa4 100644
--- a/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/social/chat-message.jade
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ mixin chatMessages(inbox)
         | &nbsp; &nbsp;
         a(ng-click="flagChatMessage(group._id, message)", ng-if=':: user.contributor.admin || (!message.sent && user.flags.communityGuidelinesAccepted && message.uuid != user.id && message.uuid != "system")')
           span.glyphicon.glyphicon-flag(tooltip="{{message.flags[user._id] ? env.t('abuseAlreadyReported') : env.t('abuseFlag')}}" ng-class='message.flags[user._id] ? "text-danger" : ""')
+        | &nbsp; &nbsp;
+        a(ng-click="copyToDo(message)")
+          span.glyphicon.glyphicon-share(tooltip=env.t('copyMessageAsToDo'))
       span.float-label(ng-class='::contribText(message.contributor, message.backer).length > 30 ? "long-title" : ""')
         a.label.label-default.chat-message(ng-if=':: message.user', ng-class='::userLevelStyleFromLevel(message.contributor.level, message.backer.npc, style)', ng-click='clickMember(message.uuid, true)')
           span.glyphicon.glyphicon-arrow-right(ng-if='::message.sent')
diff --git a/website/views/options/social/index.jade b/website/views/options/social/index.jade
index 5cbea6e7c0..a965b5d1d3 100644
--- a/website/views/options/social/index.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/social/index.jade
@@ -113,3 +113,33 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.social.html')
   .tab-content
     .tab-pane.active
       div(ui-view)
+
+script(type='text/ng-template', id='modals/copyChatToDo.html')
+  .modal-header
+    h4=env.t('copyMessageAsToDo')
+  .modal-body
+    .form-group
+      input.form-control(type='text',ng-model='text', ng-model-options="{debounce: 1000}")
+    .form-group
+      textarea.form-control(rows='5',ng-model='notes', ng-model-options="{debounce: 1000}", focus-me)
+
+    hr
+
+    div.task-column.preview
+      div(ng-init='popoverOpen = false', class='task todo uncompleted color-neutral', popover-trigger='mouseenter', data-popover-html="{{popoverOpen ? '' : notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top")
+        // right-hand side control buttons
+        .task-meta-controls
+          // Icons only available if you own the tasks (aka, hidden from challenge stats)
+          span(ng-if='!obj._locked')
+            // notes
+            span.task-notes(ng-show='notes', ng-click='popoverOpen = !popoverOpen', popover-trigger='click', data-popover-html="{{notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top")
+              span.glyphicon.glyphicon-comment
+              | &nbsp;
+
+        // main content
+        div.task-text
+          markdown(text='text',target='_blank')
+
+  .modal-footer
+    button.btn.btn-default(ng-click='$close()')=env.t('close')
+    button.btn.btn-primary(ng-click='saveTodo()')=env.t('submit')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/website/views/shared/mixins.jade b/website/views/shared/mixins.jade
index f2c37b9b56..c4dde11e38 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/mixins.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/mixins.jade
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ mixin aLink(url, label)
     a(href="", ng-click="externalLink('#{url}')")= label
   else
     a(href='#{url}', target='_blank')= label
+
+mixin previewMarkdown(text)
+  .panel.panel-warning
+    .panel-heading=env.t('msgPreviewHeading')
+    .panel-body.markdown-preview
+      markdown(text='#{text}')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade b/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
index 9a5644094f..05661a939e 100644
--- a/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
+++ b/website/views/shared/tasks/task.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-li(bindonce='list', id='task-{{::task.id}}', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"] | conditionalOrderBy: list.view=="dated":"date"', class='task {{Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main)}}', ng-click='spell && (list.type != "reward") && castEnd(task, "task", $event)', ng-class='{"cast-target":spell && (list.type != "reward"), "locked-task":obj._locked === true}', popover-trigger='mouseenter', data-popover-html="{{task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}', ng-show='shouldShow(task, list, user.preferences)')
+li(bindonce='list', id='task-{{::task.id}}', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s"] | conditionalOrderBy: list.view=="dated":"date"', class='task {{Shared.taskClasses(task, user.filters, user.preferences.dayStart, user.lastCron, list.showCompleted, main)}}', ng-click='spell && (list.type != "reward") && castEnd(task, "task", $event)', ng-class='{"cast-target":spell && (list.type != "reward"), "locked-task":obj._locked === true}', popover-trigger='mouseenter', data-popover-html="{{task.popoverOpen ? '' : task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}', ng-show='shouldShow(task, list, user.preferences)')
   // right-hand side control buttons
   .task-meta-controls
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ li(bindonce='list', id='task-{{::task.id}}', ng-repeat='task in obj[list.type+"s
         span.glyphicon.glyphicon-signal
         | &nbsp;
       // notes
-      span.task-notes(ng-show='task.notes && !task._editing')
+      span.task-notes(ng-show='task.notes && !task._editing', ng-click='task.popoverOpen = !task.popoverOpen', popover-trigger='click', data-popover-html="{{task.notes | markdown}}", popover-placement="top", popover-append-to-body='{{::modal ? "false":"true"}}')
         span.glyphicon.glyphicon-comment
         | &nbsp;