diff --git a/create_task.py b/create_task.py
index 1cac967..f52f006 100644
--- a/create_task.py
+++ b/create_task.py
@@ -1,18 +1,53 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import requests
+from result import Err, Ok, Result
 from models import Task
 import argparse
-from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel, create_engine, select
-import datetime
+from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel, create_engine
+
 import sys
 import dateparser
 
+def create_hedgedoc_copy(old_url: str) -> Result[str, str]:
+    # remove query params and #
+    old_url = old_url.split("?")[0].split("#")[0]
+
+    # remove trailing slash
+    if old_url[-1] == "/":
+        old_url = old_url[:-1]
+
+    download_url = old_url + "/download"
+    response = requests.get(download_url)
+
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        return Err("Failed to download the document.")
+
+    old_content = response.text
+    content = old_content + "\n\n---\n\nThe template for this pad can be found [here](" + old_url + "). If there is something in the tasks that should be changed, you can alter the template carefully."
+
+    pad_base_url = "/".join(old_url.split("/")[0:3])
+
+    # do not follow redirects
+    response = requests.post(
+        pad_base_url + "/new",
+        data=content,
+        headers={"Content-Type": "text/markdown"},
+        allow_redirects=False)
+
+    if response.status_code != 302:
+        return Err(response.text)
+
+    return Ok(response.headers['Location'])
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Create a task')
     parser.add_argument('name', type=str, help='Name of the task')
     parser.add_argument('number_of_participants', type=int, help='Number of participants')
     parser.add_argument('due', type=dateparser.parse, help='Due date of the task')
     parser.add_argument('--timeout_seconds', type=int, help='Timeout in seconds (default = 1 day)', default=24*3600)
+    parser.add_argument('--pad-template-url', type=str, help='URL to pad that contains the task description (will be copied)')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -30,6 +65,15 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             due=args.due,
             timeout=args.timeout_seconds)
 
+        if args.pad_template_url is not None:
+            result = create_hedgedoc_copy(args.pad_template_url)
+
+            if result.is_err():
+                print("Error: " + result.unwrap_err(), file=sys.stderr)
+                exit(1)
+
+            task.pad_url = result.unwrap()
+
         session.add(task)
         session.commit()
         session.refresh(task)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 05ce808..874a8ec 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -416,7 +416,12 @@ If due to any reason you can not participate, please just change your "👍" rea
 
         # 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]))
+            group_creation_request = CreateGroupRequest(name=task.name, members=[self.api.number])
+
+            if task.pad_url is not None:
+                group_creation_request.description = task.pad_url
+
+            create_result = self.api.create_group(group_creation_request)
 
             if is_err(create_result):
                 return Err(create_result.unwrap_err())
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 54477ad..4058c68 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Task(SQLModel, table=True):
     due: datetime.datetime
     timeout: int # in seconds
     chatgroup: str | None = None # None = to be created
+    pad_url: str | None = None # optional pad url
 
     participation_requests: list["ParticipationRequest"] = Relationship(back_populates="task")