diff --git a/src/api/Feed.js b/src/api/Feed.js
index fccf25f066..8a109ec3e9 100644
--- a/src/api/Feed.js
+++ b/src/api/Feed.js
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ export const getParsedFileActivitiesResponse = (
                         }
                         if (versionsItem.action_type === ACTION_TYPE_PROMOTED && versionsItem.start?.promoted_from) {
                             versionsItem.version_promoted = versionsItem.start?.promoted_from;
+                            versionsItem.promoted_by = { ...versionsItem.start?.promoted_by };
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/api/__tests__/Feed.test.js b/src/api/__tests__/Feed.test.js
index f588ab4f9e..21f80c7d57 100644
--- a/src/api/__tests__/Feed.test.js
+++ b/src/api/__tests__/Feed.test.js
@@ -2356,6 +2356,7 @@ describe('api/Feed', () => {
 
         test('should return a parsed entries array when response is valid', () => {
             const mockUser = fileActivitiesVersion.start.created_by;
+            const promotedByUser = promotedFileActivitiesVersion.start.promoted_by;
             const promotedFileActivities = {
                 entries: [
                     {
@@ -2376,6 +2377,7 @@ describe('api/Feed', () => {
                     id: '123',
                     collaborators: { 42: mockUser },
                     version_promoted: 2,
+                    promoted_by: promotedByUser,
                 },
             ]);
         });
diff --git a/src/api/fixtures.js b/src/api/fixtures.js
index 4cd3bc8bfa..3acb990569 100644
--- a/src/api/fixtures.js
+++ b/src/api/fixtures.js
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ export const promotedFileActivitiesVersion = {
         uploader_display_name: 'John Doe',
         type: 'file_version',
         promoted_from: 2,
+        promoted_by: {
+            id: '42',
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            login: 'johndoe@box.com',
+            type: 'user',
+        },
     },
     start: {
         created_at: '2022-01-05T10:12:28.000-08:00',
@@ -160,6 +166,12 @@ export const promotedFileActivitiesVersion = {
         uploader_display_name: 'John Doe',
         type: 'file_version',
         promoted_from: 2,
+        promoted_by: {
+            id: '42',
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            login: 'johndoe@box.com',
+            type: 'user',
+        },
     },
     action_by: [
         {
diff --git a/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/Task.js b/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/Task.js
index f8358e0a0d..5db92b1a69 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/Task.js
+++ b/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/Task.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Task extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
         const isTaskCompleted = !(status === TASK_NEW_NOT_STARTED || status === TASK_NEW_IN_PROGRESS);
 
-        const isCreator = created_by.target.id === currentUser.id;
+        const isCreator = created_by.target?.id === currentUser.id;
 
         const isMultiFile = task_links.entries.length > 1;
 
@@ -334,11 +334,15 @@ class Task extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                             </TetherComponent>
                         )}
                         <div className="bcs-Task-headline">
-                            <UserLink
-                                {...createdByUser}
-                                data-resin-target={ACTIVITY_TARGETS.PROFILE}
-                                getUserProfileUrl={getUserProfileUrl}
-                            />
+                            {createdByUser.name ? (
+                                <UserLink
+                                    {...createdByUser}
+                                    data-resin-target={ACTIVITY_TARGETS.PROFILE}
+                                    getUserProfileUrl={getUserProfileUrl}
+                                />
+                            ) : (
+                                <FormattedMessage {...commonMessages.priorCollaborator} />
+                            )}
                         </div>
                         <div>
                             <ActivityTimestamp date={createdAtTimestamp} />
diff --git a/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/__tests__/Task.test.js b/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/__tests__/Task.test.js
index bfdfd46fae..cefd90fd0e 100644
--- a/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/__tests__/Task.test.js
+++ b/src/elements/content-sidebar/activity-feed/task-new/__tests__/Task.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { mount, shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { FEED_ITEM_TYPE_TASK } from '../../../../../constants';
 import { TaskComponent as Task } from '..';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const allHandlers = {
 const approverSelectorContacts = [];
 
 describe('elements/content-sidebar/ActivityFeed/task-new/Task', () => {
+    const placeholderUser = { nam: '', id: '0', type: 'user' };
     const currentUser = { name: 'Jake Thomas', id: '1', type: 'user' };
     const otherUser = { name: 'Patrick Paul', id: '3', type: 'user' };
     const creatorUser = { name: 'Steven Yang', id: '5', type: 'user' };
@@ -144,6 +146,22 @@ describe('elements/content-sidebar/ActivityFeed/task-new/Task', () => {
         expect(wrapper.find('[data-testid="task-due-date"]')).toHaveLength(1);
     });
 
+    test('should show prior collaborator text if created_by user is a placeholder user', () => {
+        const completeWrapper = mount(
+            <Task
+                {...task}
+                created_by={placeholderUser}
+                currentUser={currentUser}
+                onEdit={jest.fn()}
+                onDelete={jest.fn()}
+                due_at={new Date() - 1000}
+                status="COMPLETED"
+            />,
+        );
+        const headline = completeWrapper.find('.bcs-Task-headline');
+        expect(headline.find(FormattedMessage).prop('id')).toBe('be.priorCollaborator');
+    });
+
     test('due date should have overdue class if task is incomplete and due date is in past', () => {
         const incompleteWrapper = mount(
             <Task
@@ -270,10 +288,7 @@ describe('elements/content-sidebar/ActivityFeed/task-new/Task', () => {
     test('should call onView when view-task-details button is clicked for multifile task', () => {
         const onViewSpy = jest.fn();
         const wrapper = mount(<Task {...taskMultifile} currentUser={currentUser} onView={onViewSpy} />);
-        wrapper
-            .find('[data-testid="view-task"]')
-            .hostNodes()
-            .simulate('click');
+        wrapper.find('[data-testid="view-task"]').hostNodes().simulate('click');
         expect(onViewSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(taskId, false);
     });