diff --git a/plugins/tasklist/tasklist.php b/plugins/tasklist/tasklist.php
index 9ac70bca..ae76f997 100644
--- a/plugins/tasklist/tasklist.php
+++ b/plugins/tasklist/tasklist.php
@@ -1128,11 +1128,17 @@ class tasklist extends rcube_plugin
 
         $texts['tasklist.newtask'] = $this->gettext('createfrommail');
 
+        // collect env variables
+        $env = array(
+            'tasklists' => array(),
+            'tasklist_settings' => $this->ui->load_settings(),
+        );
+
         $this->ui->init_templates();
         echo $this->api->output->parse('tasklist.taskedit', false, false);
         echo html::tag('link', array('rel' => 'stylesheet', 'type' => 'text/css', 'href' => $this->url($this->local_skin_path() . '/tagedit.css'), 'nl' => true));
         echo html::tag('script', array('type' => 'text/javascript'),
-            "rcmail.set_env('tasklists', " . json_encode($this->api->output->env['tasklists']) . ");\n".
+            "rcmail.set_env(" . json_encode($env) . ");\n".
             "rcmail.add_label(" . json_encode($texts) . ");\n"
         );
         exit;
diff --git a/plugins/tasklist/tasklist_base.js b/plugins/tasklist/tasklist_base.js
index 81e27f0f..54484182 100644
--- a/plugins/tasklist/tasklist_base.js
+++ b/plugins/tasklist/tasklist_base.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function rcube_tasklist(settings)
                     // rcmail.gui_object('attachmentlist', 'attachmentlist');
 
                     ui_loaded = true;
-                    me.ui = new rcube_tasklist_ui(settings);
+                    me.ui = new rcube_tasklist_ui($.extend(rcmail.env.tasklist_settings, settings));
                     create_from_mail(uid);  // start over
                 });
                 return;