# Task Completion as trigger to advance workflow

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-completion-as-trigger-to-advance-workflow/29799>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** workflows\
**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-completion-as-trigger-to-advance-workflow/29799 "2021-01-06T17:24:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MDriscoll](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mdriscoll/32/29572_2.png) [@MDriscoll](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MDriscoll)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-completion-as-trigger-to-advance-workflow/29799/1 "2021-01-06T17:24:21Z")

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I would love to be able to include the completion of a task as a trigger to advance along a workflow. It would be a very beneficial and strong tool when combined with the if/then branches.

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**Author:** ![MChandler1](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/mchandler1/32/44643_2.png) [@MChandler1](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MChandler1)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-completion-as-trigger-to-advance-workflow/29799/2 "2021-02-12T17:59:56Z")

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Yes, absolutely agree. I’d like to be able to trigger a deal stage to change once a certain task is complete.

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**Author:** ![meg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@meg](https://community.hubspot.com/u/meg)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/task-completion-as-trigger-to-advance-workflow/29799/3 "2026-07-17T20:09:27Z")

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Hi there, I found a solution for this if the Task was created in the workflow. [Automation when a task is completed - #4 by DPassman](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automation-when-a-task-is-completed/27096/4)