diff --git a/app/Controller/Task.php b/app/Controller/Task.php
index e905ef30f..444065f0f 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Task.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Task.php
@@ -233,27 +233,21 @@ class Task extends Base
      */
     public function close()
     {
-        $this->checkCSRFParam();
         $task = $this->getTask();
 
-        if ($this->task->close($task['id'])) {
-            $this->session->flash(t('Task closed successfully.'));
-        } else {
-            $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to close this task.'));
+        if ($this->request->getStringParam('confirmation') === 'yes') {
+
+            $this->checkCSRFParam();
+
+            if ($this->task->close($task['id'])) {
+                $this->session->flash(t('Task closed successfully.'));
+            } else {
+                $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to close this task.'));
+            }
+
+            $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
         }
 
-        $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Confirmation dialog before to close a task
-     *
-     * @access public
-     */
-    public function confirmClose()
-    {
-        $task = $this->getTask();
-
         $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_close', array(
             'task' => $task,
             'menu' => 'tasks',
@@ -268,27 +262,21 @@ class Task extends Base
      */
     public function open()
     {
-        $this->checkCSRFParam();
         $task = $this->getTask();
 
-        if ($this->task->open($task['id'])) {
-            $this->session->flash(t('Task opened successfully.'));
-        } else {
-            $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to open this task.'));
+        if ($this->request->getStringParam('confirmation') === 'yes') {
+
+            $this->checkCSRFParam();
+
+            if ($this->task->open($task['id'])) {
+                $this->session->flash(t('Task opened successfully.'));
+            } else {
+                $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to open this task.'));
+            }
+
+            $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
         }
 
-        $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Confirmation dialog before to open a task
-     *
-     * @access public
-     */
-    public function confirmOpen()
-    {
-        $task = $this->getTask();
-
         $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_open', array(
             'task' => $task,
             'menu' => 'tasks',
@@ -303,27 +291,21 @@ class Task extends Base
      */
     public function remove()
     {
-        $this->checkCSRFParam();
         $task = $this->getTask();
 
-        if ($this->task->remove($task['id'])) {
-            $this->session->flash(t('Task removed successfully.'));
-        } else {
-            $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to remove this task.'));
+        if ($this->request->getStringParam('confirmation') === 'yes') {
+
+            $this->checkCSRFParam();
+
+            if ($this->task->remove($task['id'])) {
+                $this->session->flash(t('Task removed successfully.'));
+            } else {
+                $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to remove this task.'));
+            }
+
+            $this->response->redirect('?controller=board&action=show&project_id='.$task['project_id']);
         }
 
-        $this->response->redirect('?controller=board&action=show&project_id='.$task['project_id']);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Confirmation dialog before removing a task
-     *
-     * @access public
-     */
-    public function confirmRemove()
-    {
-        $task = $this->getTask();
-
         $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_remove', array(
             'task' => $task,
             'menu' => 'tasks',
@@ -366,20 +348,49 @@ class Task extends Base
      *
      * @access public
      */
-    public function editDescription()
+    public function description()
     {
         $task = $this->getTask();
+        $ajax = $this->request->isAjax() || $this->request->getIntegerParam('ajax');
+
+        if ($this->request->isPost()) {
+
+            $values = $this->request->getValues();
+
+            list($valid, $errors) = $this->task->validateDescriptionCreation($values);
+
+            if ($valid) {
+
+                if ($this->task->update($values)) {
+                    $this->session->flash(t('Task updated successfully.'));
+                }
+                else {
+                    $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to update your task.'));
+                }
+
+                if ($ajax) {
+                    $this->response->redirect('?controller=board&action=show&project_id='.$task['project_id']);
+                }
+                else {
+                    $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            $values = $task;
+            $errors = array();
+        }
 
         $params = array(
-            'values' => $task,
-            'errors' => array(),
+            'values' => $values,
+            'errors' => $errors,
             'task' => $task,
-            'ajax' => $this->request->isAjax(),
+            'ajax' => $ajax,
             'menu' => 'tasks',
             'title' => t('Edit the description'),
         );
 
-        if ($this->request->isAjax()) {
+        if ($ajax) {
             $this->response->html($this->template->load('task_edit_description', $params));
         }
         else {
@@ -387,44 +398,6 @@ class Task extends Base
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Save and validation the description
-     *
-     * @access public
-     */
-    public function saveDescription()
-    {
-        $task = $this->getTask();
-        $values = $this->request->getValues();
-
-        list($valid, $errors) = $this->task->validateDescriptionCreation($values);
-
-        if ($valid) {
-
-            if ($this->task->update($values)) {
-                $this->session->flash(t('Task updated successfully.'));
-            }
-            else {
-                $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to update your task.'));
-            }
-
-            if ($this->request->getIntegerParam('ajax')) {
-                $this->response->redirect('?controller=board&action=show&project_id='.$task['project_id']);
-            }
-            else {
-                $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
-            }
-        }
-
-        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_edit_description', array(
-            'values' => $values,
-            'errors' => $errors,
-            'task' => $task,
-            'menu' => 'tasks',
-            'title' => t('Edit the description')
-        )));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Move a task to another project
      *
diff --git a/app/Model/Acl.php b/app/Model/Acl.php
index 23f6ff441..f2b287bef 100644
--- a/app/Model/Acl.php
+++ b/app/Model/Acl.php
@@ -37,23 +37,7 @@ class Acl extends Base
         'comment' => array('create', 'save', 'confirm', 'remove', 'update', 'edit', 'forbidden'),
         'file' => array('create', 'save', 'download', 'confirm', 'remove', 'open', 'image'),
         'subtask' => array('create', 'save', 'edit', 'update', 'confirm', 'remove'),
-        'task' => array(
-            'show',
-            'create',
-            'save',
-            'edit',
-            'update',
-            'close',
-            'confirmclose',
-            'open',
-            'confirmopen',
-            'duplicate',
-            'remove',
-            'confirmremove',
-            'editdescription',
-            'savedescription',
-            'move',
-        ),
+        'task' => array('show', 'create', 'save', 'edit', 'update', 'close', 'open', 'duplicate', 'remove', 'description', 'move', 'copy'),
     );
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Templates/board_task.php b/app/Templates/board_task.php
index 0bc965799..4370558b6 100644
--- a/app/Templates/board_task.php
+++ b/app/Templates/board_task.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <?php endif ?>
 
         <?php if (! empty($task['description'])): ?>
-            <a class="task-board-popover" href='?controller=task&amp;action=editDescription&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>'><i class="fa fa-file-text-o" title="<?= t('Description') ?>"></i></a>
+            <a class="task-description-popover" href="?controller=task&amp;action=description&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><i class="fa fa-file-text-o" title="<?= t('Description') ?>" data-href="?controller=task&amp;action=description&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"></i></a>
         <?php endif ?>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/Templates/task_close.php b/app/Templates/task_close.php
index 5c75b72be..2abfd032d 100644
--- a/app/Templates/task_close.php
+++ b/app/Templates/task_close.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </p>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
-        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=close&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'].Helper\param_csrf() ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
+        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=close&amp;confirmation=yes&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'].Helper\param_csrf() ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
         <?= t('or') ?> <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('cancel') ?></a>
     </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/app/Templates/task_edit_description.php b/app/Templates/task_edit_description.php
index d403190f3..2d2a4d0bf 100644
--- a/app/Templates/task_edit_description.php
+++ b/app/Templates/task_edit_description.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <h2><?= t('Edit the description') ?></h2>
 </div>
 
-<form method="post" action="?controller=task&amp;action=saveDescription&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>&amp;ajax=<?= $ajax ?>" autocomplete="off">
+<form method="post" action="?controller=task&amp;action=description&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>&amp;ajax=<?= $ajax ?>" autocomplete="off">
 
     <?= Helper\form_csrf() ?>
 
diff --git a/app/Templates/task_open.php b/app/Templates/task_open.php
index 3526ec812..d28970e3a 100644
--- a/app/Templates/task_open.php
+++ b/app/Templates/task_open.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </p>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
-        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=open&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'].Helper\param_csrf() ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
+        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=open&amp;confirmation=yes&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'].Helper\param_csrf() ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
         <?= t('or') ?> <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('cancel') ?></a>
     </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/app/Templates/task_remove.php b/app/Templates/task_remove.php
index dd4841dbb..496ac2d83 100644
--- a/app/Templates/task_remove.php
+++ b/app/Templates/task_remove.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </p>
 
     <div class="form-actions">
-        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=remove&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'].Helper\param_csrf() ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
+        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=remove&amp;confirmation=yes&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'].Helper\param_csrf() ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
         <?= t('or') ?> <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('cancel') ?></a>
     </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/app/Templates/task_sidebar.php b/app/Templates/task_sidebar.php
index 5d93d7b16..4d363fecf 100644
--- a/app/Templates/task_sidebar.php
+++ b/app/Templates/task_sidebar.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <ul>
             <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Summary') ?></a></li>
             <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=edit&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Edit the task') ?></a></li>
-            <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=editDescription&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Edit the description') ?></a></li>
+            <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=description&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Edit the description') ?></a></li>
             <li><a href="?controller=subtask&amp;action=create&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Add a sub-task') ?></a></li>
             <li><a href="?controller=comment&amp;action=create&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Add a comment') ?></a></li>
             <li><a href="?controller=file&amp;action=create&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Attach a document') ?></a></li>
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
             <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=move&amp;project_id=<?= $task['project_id'] ?>&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Move to another project') ?></a></li>
             <li>
                 <?php if ($task['is_active'] == 1): ?>
-                    <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmClose&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Close this task') ?></a>
+                    <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=close&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Close this task') ?></a>
                 <?php else: ?>
-                    <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmOpen&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Open this task') ?></a>
+                    <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=open&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Open this task') ?></a>
                 <?php endif ?>
             </li>
-            <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmRemove&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Remove') ?></a></li>
+            <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=remove&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Remove') ?></a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index 20af61eb8..68da5fcb0 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -9,22 +9,30 @@ var Kanboard = (function() {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
 
-            $.get(e.target.getAttribute("href"), function(content) {
+            var link = e.target.getAttribute("href");
 
-                $("body").append('<div id="popover-container"><div id="popover-content">' + content + '</div></div>');
+            if (! link) {
+                link = e.target.getAttribute("data-href");
+            }
 
-                $("#popover-container").click(function() {
-                    $(this).remove();
+            if (link) {
+                $.get(link, function(content) {
+
+                    $("body").append('<div id="popover-container"><div id="popover-content">' + content + '</div></div>');
+
+                    $("#popover-container").click(function() {
+                        $(this).remove();
+                    });
+
+                    $("#popover-content").click(function(e) {
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                    });
+
+                    if (callback) {
+                        callback();
+                    }
                 });
-
-                $("#popover-content").click(function(e) {
-                    e.stopPropagation();
-                });
-
-                if (callback) {
-                    callback();
-                }
-            });
+            }
         },
 
         // Return true if the page is visible
@@ -89,6 +97,9 @@ Kanboard.Board = (function() {
             Kanboard.Popover(e, Kanboard.Task.Init);
         });
 
+        // Description popover
+        $(".task-description-popover").click(Kanboard.Popover);
+
         // Redirect to the task details page
         $("[data-task-id]").each(function() {
             $(this).click(function() {