diff --git a/web/app/src/stores/notifications.js b/web/app/src/stores/notifications.js
index e6f41196..c8f4045c 100644
--- a/web/app/src/stores/notifications.js
+++ b/web/app/src/stores/notifications.js
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ export const useNotifs = defineStore('notifications', {
       this._restartHideTimer();
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @param {API.SioTaskUpdate} taskUpdate Task update received via SocketIO.
+     */
+    addTaskUpdate(taskUpdate) {
+      console.log('Received task update:', taskUpdate);
+      let msg = `Task ${taskUpdate.name}`;
+      if (taskUpdate.previous_status && taskUpdate.previous_status != taskUpdate.status) {
+        msg += ` changed status ${taskUpdate.previous_status} ➜ ${taskUpdate.status}`;
+      }
+      if (taskUpdate.activity) {
+        msg += `: ${taskUpdate.activity}`;
+      }
+      this.add(msg)
+    },
+
     /* Ensure there is only 1000 items in the history. */
     _prune() {
       if (this.history.length <= 1000) return;
diff --git a/web/app/src/views/JobsView.vue b/web/app/src/views/JobsView.vue
index 3bd93af2..67bfd4fc 100644
--- a/web/app/src/views/JobsView.vue
+++ b/web/app/src/views/JobsView.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import * as urls from '@/urls'
 import * as API from '@/manager-api';
 import { useJobs } from '@/stores/jobs';
 import { useTasks } from '@/stores/tasks';
+import { useNotifs } from '@/stores/notifications'
 import { apiClient } from '@/stores/api-query-count';
 
 import FooterPopup from '@/components/FooterPopup.vue'
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export default {
 
     jobs: useJobs(),
     tasks: useTasks(),
+    notifs: useNotifs(),
     showFooterPopup: false,
   }),
   mounted() {
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ export default {
         this.$refs.tasksTable.processTaskUpdate(taskUpdate);
       if (this.taskID == taskUpdate.id)
         this._fetchTask(this.taskID);
+      this.notifs.addTaskUpdate(taskUpdate);
     },
 
     /**