diff --git a/CRM/Campaign/Form/Search.php b/CRM/Campaign/Form/Search.php
index 65323c23b616..358a078d16ca 100644
--- a/CRM/Campaign/Form/Search.php
+++ b/CRM/Campaign/Form/Search.php
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
         $this->addRowSelectors($rows);
       }
 
-      $permission = CRM_Core_Permission::getPermission();
-      $allTasks = CRM_Campaign_Task::permissionedTaskTitles($permission);
+      $allTasks = CRM_Campaign_Task::permissionedTaskTitles(CRM_Core_Permission::getPermission());
 
       //hack to serve right page to state machine.
       $taskMapping = array(
diff --git a/CRM/Campaign/Task.php b/CRM/Campaign/Task.php
index 1f2cf6c240cc..13906d60302b 100644
--- a/CRM/Campaign/Task.php
+++ b/CRM/Campaign/Task.php
@@ -36,22 +36,15 @@
  *
  * Used by the search forms.
  */
-class CRM_Campaign_Task {
-  const INTERVIEW = 1, RESERVE = 2, RELEASE = 3, PRINT_VOTERS = 4;
+class CRM_Campaign_Task extends CRM_Core_Task {
 
-  /**
-   * The task array
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  static $_tasks = NULL;
+  const
+    // Campaign tasks
+    INTERVIEW = 601,
+    RESERVE = 602,
+    RELEASE = 603;
 
-  /**
-   * The optional task array
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  static $_optionalTasks = NULL;
+  static $objectType = 'campaign';
 
   /**
    * These tasks are the core set of tasks that the user can perform
@@ -60,10 +53,10 @@ class CRM_Campaign_Task {
    * @return array
    *   the set of tasks for a group of voters.
    */
-  public static function &tasks() {
+  public static function tasks() {
     if (!(self::$_tasks)) {
       self::$_tasks = array(
-        1 => array(
+        self::INTERVIEW => array(
           'title' => ts('Record Respondents Interview'),
           'class' => array(
             'CRM_Campaign_Form_Task_Interview',
@@ -71,7 +64,7 @@ public static function &tasks() {
           ),
           'result' => FALSE,
         ),
-        2 => array(
+        self::RESERVE => array(
           'title' => ts('Reserve Respondents'),
           'class' => array(
             'CRM_Campaign_Form_Task_Reserve',
@@ -80,54 +73,38 @@ public static function &tasks() {
           ),
           'result' => FALSE,
         ),
-        3 => array(
+        self::RELEASE => array(
           'title' => ts('Release Respondents'),
           'class' => 'CRM_Campaign_Form_Task_Release',
           'result' => FALSE,
         ),
-        4 => array(
+        self::TASK_PRINT => array(
           'title' => ts('Print Respondents'),
           'class' => 'CRM_Campaign_Form_Task_Print',
           'result' => FALSE,
         ),
       );
 
-      CRM_Utils_Hook::searchTasks('campaign', self::$_tasks);
-      asort(self::$_tasks);
+      parent::tasks();
     }
 
     return self::$_tasks;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * These tasks are the core set of task titles
-   * on voters.
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   the set of task titles
-   */
-  public static function &taskTitles() {
-    self::tasks();
-    $titles = array();
-    foreach (self::$_tasks as $id => $value) {
-      $titles[$id] = $value['title'];
-    }
-
-    return $titles;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Show tasks selectively based on the permission level
    * of the user
    *
    * @param int $permission
+   * @param array $params
    *
    * @return array
    *   set of tasks that are valid for the user
    */
-  public static function &permissionedTaskTitles($permission) {
+  public static function permissionedTaskTitles($permission, $params = array()) {
     $tasks = self::taskTitles();
 
+    $tasks = parent::corePermissionedTaskTitles($tasks, $permission, $params);
     return $tasks;
   }
 
@@ -143,8 +120,8 @@ public static function &permissionedTaskTitles($permission) {
   public static function getTask($value) {
     self::tasks();
     if (!$value || !CRM_Utils_Array::value($value, self::$_tasks)) {
-      // make the interview task by default
-      $value = 1;
+      // Set the interview task as default
+      $value = self::INTERVIEW;
     }
 
     return array(