diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7669472..8149f35 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         .route("/update/:id", get(tasks::update_form))
         .route("/update/:id", post(tasks::update_backend))
         .route("/create", get(tasks::create_form))
-        .route("/create", post(tasks::create_backend));
+        .route("/create", post(tasks::create_backend))
+        .route("/:id", get(tasks::task_detail));
 
     let serve_dir = get_service(ServeDir::new(
         config.static_dir.unwrap_or_else(|| "static".into()),
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ async fn homepage(
         .await?;
 
     let tasks: Vec<RawTask> =
-        sqlx::query_as("select title,description,status from tasks where owner=$1")
+        sqlx::query_as("select id,title,description,status from tasks where owner=$1")
             .bind(id)
             .fetch_all(&*pool)
             .await?;
diff --git a/src/tasks.rs b/src/tasks.rs
index d99514d..6cb00d9 100644
--- a/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/src/tasks.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use tera::Tera;
 
 #[derive(FromRow, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RawTask {
+    pub id: i32,
     pub title: String,
     pub description: String,
     pub status: i32,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ pub enum Status {
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct Task {
+    pub id: i32,
     pub title: String,
     pub description: String,
     pub status: Status,
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct Task {
 impl From<RawTask> for Task {
     fn from(t: RawTask) -> Self {
         Self {
+            id: t.id,
             title: t.title,
             description: t.description,
             status: Status::from(t.status),
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ pub async fn update_form(
         .await?;
 
     let task: Option<RawTask> =
-        sqlx::query_as("select title,description,status from tasks where id=$1 and owner=$2")
+        sqlx::query_as("select id,title,description,status from tasks where id=$1 and owner=$2")
             .bind(id)
             .bind(user_id)
             .fetch_optional(&*pool)
@@ -142,3 +145,36 @@ pub async fn create_backend(
 
     Ok(Redirect::to("/"))
 }
+
+pub async fn task_detail(
+    Path(id): Path<i32>,
+    Extension(tera): Extension<Arc<Tera>>,
+    Extension(pool): Extension<Arc<Pool<Postgres>>>,
+    session: ReadableSession,
+) -> Result<Html<String>, Error> {
+    let username = login_or_redirect!(session, "/login");
+
+    let (user_id,): (i32,) = sqlx::query_as("select id from users where username=$1")
+        .bind(&username)
+        .fetch_one(&*pool)
+        .await?;
+
+    let task: Option<RawTask> =
+        sqlx::query_as("select id,title,description,status from tasks where id=$1 and owner=$2")
+            .bind(id)
+            .bind(user_id)
+            .fetch_optional(&*pool)
+            .await?;
+
+    if let Some(task) = task.map(Task::from) {
+        let c = ctx! {
+            "task" => task
+        };
+
+        let rendered = tera.render("tasks/detail.html", &c)?;
+
+        return Ok(Html(rendered));
+    }
+
+    Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.into())
+}
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 058f406..7795e08 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <h3>{{task.title}}</h3>
     <p>{{task.status}}</p>
     <div class="text-align-right">
-        <a href="/tasks/1"> <!-- TODO: make this actually use the task ID --> 
+        <a href="/tasks/{{task.id}}"> <!-- TODO: make this actually use the task ID --> 
             <button>More Info &raquo;</button>
         </a>
     </div>
diff --git a/templates/tasks/detail.html b/templates/tasks/detail.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e371deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tasks/detail.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% block content %}
+<div class="card">
+    <h3>{{task.title}}</h3>
+    <p>{{task.description}}</p>
+    <p>{{task.status}}</p>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}