diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js b/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js
index ae2c5accab26..5755dcaf6663 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import withLocalize, {withLocalizePropTypes} from '../withLocalize';
 import Icon from '../Icon';
 import CONST from '../../CONST';
 import * as Expensicons from '../Icon/Expensicons';
-import Text from '../Text';
 import Checkbox from '../Checkbox';
 import * as StyleUtils from '../../styles/StyleUtils';
 import getButtonState from '../../libs/getButtonState';
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import Navigation from '../../libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import ROUTES from '../../ROUTES';
 import reportActionPropTypes from '../../pages/home/report/reportActionPropTypes';
 import * as TaskUtils from '../../libs/actions/Task';
+import RenderHTML from '../RenderHTML';
 
 const propTypes = {
     /** The ID of the associated taskReport */
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ const TaskPreview = (props) => {
     const isTaskCompleted =
         (props.taskReport.stateNum === CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.SUBMITTED && props.taskReport.statusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS.APPROVED) ||
         (props.action.childStateNum === CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.SUBMITTED && props.action.childStatusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS.APPROVED);
-    const taskTitle = props.action.taskTitle || props.taskReport.reportName;
-    const parentReportID = props.action.parentReportID || props.taskReport.parentReportID;
+    const taskTitle = props.taskReport.reportName || props.action.childReportName;
+    const taskAssignee = props.taskReport.managerEmail || props.action.childManagerEmail;
+    const htmlForTaskPreview = taskAssignee ? `<comment><mention-user>@${taskAssignee}</mention-user> ${taskTitle}</comment>` : `<comment>${taskTitle}</comment>`;
+    const parentReportID = props.taskReport.parentReportID || props.action.parentReportID;
 
     return (
         <Pressable
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ const TaskPreview = (props) => {
                         }
                     }}
                 />
-                <Text>{taskTitle}</Text>
+                <RenderHTML html={htmlForTaskPreview} />
             </View>
             <Icon
                 src={Expensicons.ArrowRight}
diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
index 75167223dda2..40f61071783b 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.js
@@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@ function buildOptimisticTaskCommentReportAction(taskReportID, taskTitle, taskAss
     reportAction.reportAction.childReportID = taskReportID;
     reportAction.reportAction.parentReportID = parentReportID;
     reportAction.reportAction.childType = CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK;
-    reportAction.reportAction.taskTitle = taskTitle;
-    reportAction.reportAction.taskAssignee = taskAssignee;
+    reportAction.reportAction.childReportName = taskTitle;
+    reportAction.reportAction.childManagerEmail = taskAssignee;
     reportAction.reportAction.childStatusNum = CONST.REPORT.STATUS.OPEN;
     reportAction.reportAction.childStateNum = CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.OPEN;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.js b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
index d9ed204921f8..485a607cef56 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ function editTaskAndNavigate(report, ownerEmail, title, description, assignee) {
         {
             onyxMethod: Onyx.METHOD.MERGE,
             key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${report.reportID}`,
-            value: {reportName: report.reportName, description: report.description, assignee: report.assignee},
+            value: {reportName: report.reportName, description: report.description, assignee: report.managerEmail},
         },
     ];
 
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ function editTaskAndNavigate(report, ownerEmail, title, description, assignee) {
         {
             taskReportID: report.reportID,
             title: reportName,
-            description: description.trim(),
-            assignee: assignee || report.assignee,
+            description: (description || report.description).trim(),
+            assignee: assignee || report.managerEmail,
             editedTaskReportActionID: editTaskReportAction.reportActionID,
             assigneeChatReportActionID: optimisticAssigneeAddComment ? optimisticAssigneeAddComment.reportAction.reportActionID : 0,
         },