diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.ts b/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
index d79fb8cd336f..342fad605611 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function createTaskAndNavigate(
     assigneeAccountID = 0,
     assigneeChatReport?: OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Report>,
     policyID: string = CONST.POLICY.OWNER_EMAIL_FAKE,
-    shouldNavigate = true,
+    isCreatedUsingMarkdown = false,
 ) {
     const optimisticTaskReport = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticTaskReport(currentUserAccountID, assigneeAccountID, parentReportID, title, description, policyID);
 
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ function createTaskAndNavigate(
         },
     });
 
-    clearOutTaskInfo();
-
     const parameters: CreateTaskParams = {
         parentReportActionID: optimisticAddCommentReport.reportAction.reportActionID,
         parentReportID,
@@ -296,7 +294,8 @@ function createTaskAndNavigate(
 
     API.write(WRITE_COMMANDS.CREATE_TASK, parameters, {optimisticData, successData, failureData});
 
-    if (shouldNavigate) {
+    if (!isCreatedUsingMarkdown) {
+        clearOutTaskInfo();
         Navigation.dismissModal(parentReportID);
     }
     Report.notifyNewAction(parentReportID, currentUserAccountID);
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportFooter.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportFooter.tsx
index 088e087c28ac..97820738017c 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportFooter.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportFooter.tsx
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function ReportFooter({
                     assigneeChatReport = optimisticDataForNewAssignee.assigneeReport;
                 }
             }
-            Task.createTaskAndNavigate(report.reportID, title, '', assignee?.login ?? '', assignee?.accountID, assigneeChatReport, report.policyID, false);
+            Task.createTaskAndNavigate(report.reportID, title, '', assignee?.login ?? '', assignee?.accountID, assigneeChatReport, report.policyID, true);
             return true;
         },
         [allPersonalDetails, report.policyID, report.reportID],