diff --git a/assets/css/app.css b/assets/css/app.css
index 8d89f01c2..dbb302fd2 100644
--- a/assets/css/app.css
+++ b/assets/css/app.css
@@ -881,8 +881,5 @@ tr td.task-orange,
 /* confirmation box */
 .confirm {
     max-width: 700px;
-    padding-top: 5px;
-    padding-bottom: 5px;
-    padding-left: 15px;
-    border-left: 2px dotted #ddd;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
 }
diff --git a/controllers/base.php b/controllers/base.php
index 37353ff0e..07c5db632 100644
--- a/controllers/base.php
+++ b/controllers/base.php
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ abstract class Base
             $hide_comment_form = true;
         }
 
-        $this->response->html($this->template->layout('task_show', array(
+        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_show', array(
             'hide_comment_form' => isset($hide_comment_form),
             'comment_edit_form' => $comment_edit_form,
             'comment_form' => $comment_form,
@@ -302,4 +302,19 @@ abstract class Base
             'title' => $task['title'],
         )));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Common layout for task views
+     *
+     * @access protected
+     * @param  string   $template   Template name
+     * @param  array    $params     Template parameters
+     */
+    protected function taskLayout($template, array $params)
+    {
+        $content = $this->template->load($template, $params);
+        $params['task_content_for_layout'] = $content;
+
+        return $this->template->layout('task_layout', $params);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/controllers/task.php b/controllers/task.php
index 9065c576b..f5738a559 100644
--- a/controllers/task.php
+++ b/controllers/task.php
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to close this task.'));
         }
 
-        $this->response->redirect('?controller=board&action=show&project_id='.$task['project_id']);
+        $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -263,12 +263,12 @@ class Task extends Base
      */
     public function confirmClose()
     {
-        $task = $this->task->getById($this->request->getIntegerParam('task_id'));
+        $task = $this->task->getById($this->request->getIntegerParam('task_id'), true);
 
         if (! $task) $this->notfound();
         $this->checkProjectPermissions($task['project_id']);
 
-        $this->response->html($this->template->layout('task_close', array(
+        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_close', array(
             'task' => $task,
             'menu' => 'tasks',
             'title' => t('Close a task')
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class Task extends Base
             $this->session->flashError(t('Unable to open this task.'));
         }
 
-        $this->response->redirect('?controller=board&action=show&project_id='.$task['project_id']);
+        $this->response->redirect('?controller=task&action=show&task_id='.$task['id']);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -302,16 +302,56 @@ class Task extends Base
      * @access public
      */
     public function confirmOpen()
+    {
+        $task = $this->task->getById($this->request->getIntegerParam('task_id'), true);
+
+        if (! $task) $this->notfound();
+        $this->checkProjectPermissions($task['project_id']);
+
+        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_open', array(
+            'task' => $task,
+            'menu' => 'tasks',
+            'title' => t('Open a task')
+        )));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a task
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    public function remove()
     {
         $task = $this->task->getById($this->request->getIntegerParam('task_id'));
 
         if (! $task) $this->notfound();
         $this->checkProjectPermissions($task['project_id']);
 
-        $this->response->html($this->template->layout('task_open', array(
+        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']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Confirmation dialog before removing a task
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    public function confirmRemove()
+    {
+        $task = $this->task->getById($this->request->getIntegerParam('task_id'), true);
+
+        if (! $task) $this->notfound();
+        $this->checkProjectPermissions($task['project_id']);
+
+        $this->response->html($this->taskLayout('task_remove', array(
             'task' => $task,
             'menu' => 'tasks',
-            'title' => t('Open a task')
+            'title' => t('Remove a task')
         )));
     }
 
diff --git a/locales/es_ES/translations.php b/locales/es_ES/translations.php
index ea7da4ba7..e1d54c03d 100644
--- a/locales/es_ES/translations.php
+++ b/locales/es_ES/translations.php
@@ -305,4 +305,8 @@ return array(
     // 'Login with my Google Account' => '',
     // 'Project not found.' => '',
     // 'Task #%d' => '',
+    // 'Task removed successfully.' => '',
+    // 'Unable to remove this task.' => '',
+    // 'Remove a task' => '',
+    // 'Do you really want to remove this task: "%s"?' => '',
 );
diff --git a/locales/fr_FR/translations.php b/locales/fr_FR/translations.php
index 0db189011..ac216c9b3 100644
--- a/locales/fr_FR/translations.php
+++ b/locales/fr_FR/translations.php
@@ -305,4 +305,8 @@ return array(
     'Login with my Google Account' => 'Se connecter avec mon compte Google',
     'Project not found.' => 'Projet introuvable.',
     'Task #%d' => 'Tâche n°%d',
+    'Task removed successfully.' => 'Tâche supprimée avec succès.',
+    'Unable to remove this task.' => 'Impossible de supprimer cette tâche.',
+    'Remove a task' => 'Supprimer une tâche',
+    'Do you really want to remove this task: "%s"?' => 'Voulez-vous vraiment supprimer cette tâche « %s » ?',
 );
diff --git a/locales/pl_PL/translations.php b/locales/pl_PL/translations.php
index d2018ef8c..a8feb8075 100644
--- a/locales/pl_PL/translations.php
+++ b/locales/pl_PL/translations.php
@@ -310,4 +310,8 @@ return array(
     // 'Login with my Google Account' => '',
     // 'Project not found.' => '',
     // 'Task #%d' => '',
+    // 'Task removed successfully.' => '',
+    // 'Unable to remove this task.' => '',
+    // 'Remove a task' => '',
+    // 'Do you really want to remove this task: "%s"?' => '',
 );
diff --git a/locales/pt_BR/translations.php b/locales/pt_BR/translations.php
index 9ef5a7f8a..ffb578c58 100644
--- a/locales/pt_BR/translations.php
+++ b/locales/pt_BR/translations.php
@@ -306,4 +306,8 @@ return array(
     // 'Login with my Google Account' => '',
     // 'Project not found.' => '',
     // 'Task #%d' => '',
+    // 'Task removed successfully.' => '',
+    // 'Unable to remove this task.' => '',
+    // 'Remove a task' => '',
+    // 'Do you really want to remove this task: "%s"?' => '',
 );
diff --git a/models/acl.php b/models/acl.php
index 4ab3ff411..0d1cd06e3 100644
--- a/models/acl.php
+++ b/models/acl.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Acl extends Base
         'app' => array('index'),
         'board' => array('index', 'show', 'assign', 'assigntask', 'save', 'check'),
         'project' => array('tasks', 'index', 'forbidden', 'search'),
-        'task' => array('show', 'create', 'save', 'edit', 'update', 'close', 'confirmclose', 'open', 'confirmopen', 'description', 'duplicate'),
+        'task' => array('show', 'create', 'save', 'edit', 'update', 'close', 'confirmclose', 'open', 'confirmopen', 'description', 'duplicate', 'remove', 'confirmremove'),
         'comment' => array('save', 'confirm', 'remove', 'update', 'edit'),
         'user' => array('index', 'edit', 'update', 'forbidden', 'logout', 'index', 'unlinkgoogle'),
         'config' => array('index', 'removeremembermetoken'),
diff --git a/templates/task_close.php b/templates/task_close.php
index 6bc32813e..3531b37d8 100644
--- a/templates/task_close.php
+++ b/templates/task_close.php
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-<section id="main">
-    <div class="page-header">
-        <h2><?= t('Close a task') ?></h2>
-    </div>
+<div class="confirm">
+    <p class="alert alert-info">
+        <?= t('Do you really want to close this task: "%s"?', Helper\escape($task['title'])) ?>
+    </p>
 
-    <div class="confirm">
-        <p class="alert alert-info">
-            <?= t('Do you really want to close this task: "%s"?', Helper\escape($task['title'])) ?>
-        </p>
-
-        <div class="form-actions">
-            <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=close&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" 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 class="form-actions">
+        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=close&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
+        <?= t('or') ?> <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('cancel') ?></a>
     </div>
-</section>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/task_layout.php b/templates/task_layout.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a6bbd000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/task_layout.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<section id="main">
+    <div class="page-header">
+        <h2><?= Helper\escape($task['project_name']) ?> &gt; <?= t('Task #%d', $task['id']) ?></h2>
+        <ul>
+            <li><a href="?controller=board&amp;action=show&amp;project_id=<?= $task['project_id'] ?>"><?= t('Back to the board') ?></a></li>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+    <section class="task-show">
+
+        <?= Helper\template('task_sidebar', array('task' => $task)) ?>
+
+        <div class="task-show-main">
+            <?= $task_content_for_layout ?>
+        </div>
+    </section>
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/task_remove.php b/templates/task_remove.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1aa9503bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/task_remove.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div class="confirm">
+    <p class="alert alert-info">
+        <?= t('Do you really want to remove this task: "%s"?', Helper\escape($task['title'])) ?>
+    </p>
+
+    <div class="form-actions">
+        <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=remove&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" class="btn btn-red"><?= t('Yes') ?></a>
+        <?= t('or') ?> <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=show&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('cancel') ?></a>
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/task_show.php b/templates/task_show.php
index b16a20a01..f0cea4101 100644
--- a/templates/task_show.php
+++ b/templates/task_show.php
@@ -1,121 +1,89 @@
-<section id="main">
-    <div class="page-header">
-        <h2><?= Helper\escape($task['project_name']) ?> &gt; <?= t('Task #%d', $task['id']) ?></h2>
-        <ul>
-            <li><a href="?controller=board&amp;action=show&amp;project_id=<?= $task['project_id'] ?>"><?= t('Back to the board') ?></a></li>
-        </ul>
+<article class="task task-<?= $task['color_id'] ?> task-show-details">
+    <h2><?= Helper\escape($task['title']) ?></h2>
+<?php if ($task['score']): ?>
+    <span class="task-score"><?= Helper\escape($task['score']) ?></span>
+<?php endif ?>
+<ul>
+    <li>
+        <?= dt('Created on %B %e, %G at %k:%M %p', $task['date_creation']) ?>
+    </li>
+    <?php if ($task['date_completed']): ?>
+    <li>
+        <?= dt('Completed on %B %e, %G at %k:%M %p', $task['date_completed']) ?>
+    </li>
+    <?php endif ?>
+    <?php if ($task['date_due']): ?>
+    <li>
+        <strong><?= dt('Must be done before %B %e, %G', $task['date_due']) ?></strong>
+    </li>
+    <?php endif ?>
+    <li>
+        <strong>
+        <?php if ($task['username']): ?>
+            <?= t('Assigned to %s', $task['username']) ?>
+        <?php else: ?>
+            <?= t('There is nobody assigned') ?>
+        <?php endif ?>
+        </strong>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+        <?= t('Column on the board:') ?>
+        <strong><?= Helper\escape($task['column_title']) ?></strong>
+        (<?= Helper\escape($task['project_name']) ?>)
+    </li>
+    <li>
+        <?php if ($task['is_active'] == 1): ?>
+            <?= t('Status is open') ?>
+        <?php else: ?>
+            <?= t('Status is closed') ?>
+        <?php endif ?>
+    </li>
+</ul>
+</article>
+
+<h2><?= t('Description') ?></h2>
+<?php if ($task['description']): ?>
+    <article class="markdown task-show-description">
+        <?= Helper\parse($task['description']) ?: t('There is no description.') ?>
+    </article>
+<?php else: ?>
+    <form method="post" action="?controller=task&amp;action=description&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" autocomplete="off">
+
+        <?= Helper\form_hidden('id', $description_form['values']) ?>
+        <?= Helper\form_textarea('description', $description_form['values'], $description_form['errors'], array('required', 'placeholder="'.t('Leave a description').'"')) ?><br/>
+        <div class="form-help"><a href="http://kanboard.net/documentation/syntax-guide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><?= t('Write your text in Markdown') ?></a></div>
+
+        <div class="form-actions">
+            <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Save') ?>" class="btn btn-blue"/>
+        </div>
+    </form>
+<?php endif ?>
+
+<h2><?= t('Comments') ?></h2>
+<?php if ($comments): ?>
+    <ul id="comments">
+    <?php foreach ($comments as $comment): ?>
+        <?= Helper\template('comment_show', array(
+            'comment' => $comment,
+            'task' => $task,
+            'display_edit_form' => $comment['id'] == $comment_edit_form['values']['id'],
+            'values' => $comment_edit_form['values'] + array('comment' => $comment['comment']),
+            'errors' => $comment_edit_form['errors']
+        )) ?>
+    <?php endforeach ?>
+    </ul>
+<?php endif ?>
+
+<?php if (! isset($hide_comment_form) || $hide_comment_form === false): ?>
+<form method="post" action="?controller=comment&amp;action=save&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" autocomplete="off">
+
+    <?= Helper\form_hidden('task_id', $comment_form['values']) ?>
+    <?= Helper\form_hidden('user_id', $comment_form['values']) ?>
+    <?= Helper\form_textarea('comment', $comment_form['values'], $comment_form['errors'], array('required', 'placeholder="'.t('Leave a comment').'"'), 'comment-textarea') ?><br/>
+    <div class="form-help"><a href="http://kanboard.net/documentation/syntax-guide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><?= t('Write your text in Markdown') ?></a></div>
+
+    <div class="form-actions">
+        <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Post comment') ?>" class="btn btn-blue"/>
     </div>
-    <section class="task-show">
-
-        <div class="task-show-sidebar">
-
-            <h2><?= t('Actions') ?></h2>
-            <div class="task-show-actions">
-                <ul>
-                    <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=duplicate&amp;project_id=<?= $task['project_id'] ?>&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Duplicate') ?></a></li>
-                    <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=edit&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Edit') ?></a></li>
-                    <li>
-                        <?php if ($task['is_active'] == 1): ?>
-                            <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmClose&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Close this task') ?></a>
-                        <?php else: ?>
-                            <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmOpen&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Open this task') ?></a>
-                        <?php endif ?>
-                    </li>
-                </ul>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="task-show-main">
-            <article class="task task-<?= $task['color_id'] ?> task-show-details">
-                <h2><?= Helper\escape($task['title']) ?></h2>
-            <?php if ($task['score']): ?>
-                <span class="task-score"><?= Helper\escape($task['score']) ?></span>
-            <?php endif ?>
-            <ul>
-                <li>
-                    <?= dt('Created on %B %e, %G at %k:%M %p', $task['date_creation']) ?>
-                </li>
-                <?php if ($task['date_completed']): ?>
-                <li>
-                    <?= dt('Completed on %B %e, %G at %k:%M %p', $task['date_completed']) ?>
-                </li>
-                <?php endif ?>
-                <?php if ($task['date_due']): ?>
-                <li>
-                    <strong><?= dt('Must be done before %B %e, %G', $task['date_due']) ?></strong>
-                </li>
-                <?php endif ?>
-                <li>
-                    <strong>
-                    <?php if ($task['username']): ?>
-                        <?= t('Assigned to %s', $task['username']) ?>
-                    <?php else: ?>
-                        <?= t('There is nobody assigned') ?>
-                    <?php endif ?>
-                    </strong>
-                </li>
-                <li>
-                    <?= t('Column on the board:') ?>
-                    <strong><?= Helper\escape($task['column_title']) ?></strong>
-                    (<?= Helper\escape($task['project_name']) ?>)
-                </li>
-                <li>
-                    <?php if ($task['is_active'] == 1): ?>
-                        <?= t('Status is open') ?>
-                    <?php else: ?>
-                        <?= t('Status is closed') ?>
-                    <?php endif ?>
-                </li>
-            </ul>
-            </article>
-
-            <h2><?= t('Description') ?></h2>
-            <?php if ($task['description']): ?>
-                <article class="markdown task-show-description">
-                    <?= Helper\parse($task['description']) ?: t('There is no description.') ?>
-                </article>
-            <?php else: ?>
-                <form method="post" action="?controller=task&amp;action=description&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" autocomplete="off">
-
-                    <?= Helper\form_hidden('id', $description_form['values']) ?>
-                    <?= Helper\form_textarea('description', $description_form['values'], $description_form['errors'], array('required', 'placeholder="'.t('Leave a description').'"')) ?><br/>
-                    <div class="form-help"><a href="http://kanboard.net/documentation/syntax-guide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><?= t('Write your text in Markdown') ?></a></div>
-
-                    <div class="form-actions">
-                        <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Save') ?>" class="btn btn-blue"/>
-                    </div>
-                </form>
-            <?php endif ?>
-
-            <h2><?= t('Comments') ?></h2>
-            <?php if ($comments): ?>
-                <ul id="comments">
-                <?php foreach ($comments as $comment): ?>
-                    <?= Helper\template('comment_show', array(
-                        'comment' => $comment,
-                        'task' => $task,
-                        'display_edit_form' => $comment['id'] == $comment_edit_form['values']['id'],
-                        'values' => $comment_edit_form['values'] + array('comment' => $comment['comment']),
-                        'errors' => $comment_edit_form['errors']
-                    )) ?>
-                <?php endforeach ?>
-                </ul>
-            <?php endif ?>
-
-            <?php if (! isset($hide_comment_form) || $hide_comment_form === false): ?>
-            <form method="post" action="?controller=comment&amp;action=save&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>" autocomplete="off">
-
-                <?= Helper\form_hidden('task_id', $comment_form['values']) ?>
-                <?= Helper\form_hidden('user_id', $comment_form['values']) ?>
-                <?= Helper\form_textarea('comment', $comment_form['values'], $comment_form['errors'], array('required', 'placeholder="'.t('Leave a comment').'"'), 'comment-textarea') ?><br/>
-                <div class="form-help"><a href="http://kanboard.net/documentation/syntax-guide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><?= t('Write your text in Markdown') ?></a></div>
-
-                <div class="form-actions">
-                    <input type="submit" value="<?= t('Post comment') ?>" class="btn btn-blue"/>
-                </div>
-            </form>
-            <?php endif ?>
-        </div>
-
-    </section>
-</section>
+</form>
+<?php endif ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/task_sidebar.php b/templates/task_sidebar.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..314d52143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/task_sidebar.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<div class="task-show-sidebar">
+    <h2><?= t('Actions') ?></h2>
+    <div class="task-show-actions">
+        <ul>
+            <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=duplicate&amp;project_id=<?= $task['project_id'] ?>&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Duplicate') ?></a></li>
+            <li><a href="?controller=task&amp;action=edit&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Edit') ?></a></li>
+            <li>
+                <?php if ($task['is_active'] == 1): ?>
+                    <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmClose&amp;task_id=<?= $task['id'] ?>"><?= t('Close this task') ?></a>
+                <?php else: ?>
+                    <a href="?controller=task&amp;action=confirmOpen&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>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file