diff --git a/anet-dictionary.yml b/anet-dictionary.yml
index 1e175c0569..6ed328232a 100644
--- a/anet-dictionary.yml
+++ b/anet-dictionary.yml
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ fields:
     parentTask:
       label: Parent task
       placeholder: Start typing to search for a higher level task
+    childTask:
+      label: Child task
+      placeholder: Start typing to search for a lower level task
     taskedOrganizations:
       label: Tasked organizations
       placeholder: Search for an organization...
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tasks/Show.js b/client/src/pages/tasks/Show.js
index d1ed3071ef..3d06098061 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tasks/Show.js
+++ b/client/src/pages/tasks/Show.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ const TaskShow = ({ pageDispatchers }) => {
                       )
                     }
                   />
-                  {Settings.fields.task.parentTask && (
+                  {task.parentTask && task.parentTask.uuid && (
                     <TaskParentTask
                       dictProps={Settings.fields.task.parentTask}
                       name="parentTask"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/anet-schema.yml b/src/main/resources/anet-schema.yml
index 7b2fbdc456..63e4a09b19 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/anet-schema.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/anet-schema.yml
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ properties:
             "$ref": "#/$defs/inputField"
           parentTask:
             "$ref": "#/$defs/inputField"
+          childTask:
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/inputField"
           taskedOrganizations:
             "$ref": "#/$defs/inputField"
           responsiblePositions: