diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index eb3625c..4a73d8a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -379,6 +379,30 @@ class LabCleaningBot:
 
                 print(emoji, "direct", sourceNumber, isRemove)
 
+    def create_or_update_task_group(self, task: Task) -> Result[str, str]:
+        chatgroup = task.chatgroup
+
+        # Check if the group still exists
+        if chatgroup is not None:
+            info = self.api.get_group(chatgroup)
+
+            if is_err(info):
+                # group does not exist (or so...)
+                print(info.unwrap_err())
+                chatgroup = None
+
+        # Create a group for the task if it does not exist
+        if chatgroup is None:
+            create_result = self.api.create_group(CreateGroupRequest(name=task.name, members=[self.api.number]))
+
+            if is_err(create_result):
+                return Err(create_result.unwrap_err())
+            else:
+                chatgroup = create_result.unwrap().id
+
+        task.chatgroup = chatgroup
+        self.api.update_group_members(chatgroup, [r.user.name for r in task.accepted_requests()])
+
     async def sync_members_and_tasks(self, session: Session):
         # Async routine that syncs active members using sync_members_as_active_users(),
         # sends out new requests for tasks to active users and handles timeouts for the
@@ -435,6 +459,7 @@ You have time to answer for {format_seconds(task.timeout)}."""
                         recipients=[request.user.name])
                     res = self.api.send_message(message)
 
+                self.create_or_update_task_group(task)
 
             session.commit()
 
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 59ad7fc..54477ad 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class Task(SQLModel, table=True):
     required_number_of_participants: int
     due: datetime.datetime
     timeout: int # in seconds
+    chatgroup: str | None = None # None = to be created
 
     participation_requests: list["ParticipationRequest"] = Relationship(back_populates="task")