diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-group_tasks_id_score_direction.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-group_tasks_id_score_direction.test.js
index c8e05d3d28..71eb8e8d40 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-group_tasks_id_score_direction.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/tasks/groups/POST-group_tasks_id_score_direction.test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ describe('POST /tasks/:id/score/:direction', () => {
     let memberTasks = await member.get('/tasks/user');
     let syncedTask = find(memberTasks, findAssignedTask);
 
+    let response = await member.post(`/tasks/${syncedTask._id}/score/up`);
+    let updatedTask = await member.get(`/tasks/${syncedTask._id}`);
+
+    expect(response.message).to.equal(t('taskRequiresApproval'));
+    expect(updatedTask.approvalRequested).to.equal(true);
+    expect(updatedTask.approvalRequestedDate).to.be.a('string'); // date gets converted to a string as json doesn't have a Date type
+  });
+
+  it('errors when approval has already been requested', async () => {
+    let memberTasks = await member.get('/tasks/user');
+    let syncedTask = find(memberTasks, findAssignedTask);
+
+    await member.post(`/tasks/${syncedTask._id}/score/up`);
+
     await expect(member.post(`/tasks/${syncedTask._id}/score/up`))
       .to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
         code: 401,
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
index a254fcc521..93537a3c65 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/tasks.js
@@ -316,7 +316,13 @@ api.scoreTask = {
     if (!task) throw new NotFound(res.t('taskNotFound'));
 
     if (task.requiresApproval && !task.approved) {
-      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('taskRequiresApproval'));
+      if (task.approvalRequested) {
+        throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('taskRequiresApproval'));
+      }
+      task.approvalRequested = true;
+      task.approvalRequestedDate = new Date();
+      await task.save();
+      return res.respond(200, {message: res.t('taskRequiresApproval'), task});
     }
 
     let wasCompleted = task.completed;
diff --git a/website/server/models/task.js b/website/server/models/task.js
index cdba5b6f6c..ad31454391 100644
--- a/website/server/models/task.js
+++ b/website/server/models/task.js
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ export let TaskSchema = new Schema({
 
   requiresApproval: {type: Boolean, default: false},
   approved: {type: Boolean, default: false},
+  approvedDate: {type: Date},
+  approvingUser: [{type: String, ref: 'User', validate: [validator.isUUID, 'Invalid uuid.']}],
+  approvalRequested: {type: Boolean, default: false},
+  approvalRequestedDate: {type: Date},
 
   reminders: [{
     _id: false,