diff --git a/web/client.html b/web/client.html
index 67ad2de..1b3801d 100644
--- a/web/client.html
+++ b/web/client.html
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ disabled
                     credentials: 'same-origin'
                 });
             });
+            document.getElementById('task-select').addEventListener('change', (event) => {
+                const task = event.target.value;
+                fetch('/settings', {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ task, sessionId }),
+                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                    credentials: 'same-origin'
+                });
+            });
 
             // Draw sliding bar graph
             function drawSlidingBarGraph(lastVolumes) {
@@ -265,6 +274,11 @@ disabled
                     if (json.hasOwnProperty("language")) {
                         languageSelect.value = json.language;
                     }
+                    
+                    if (json.hasOwnProperty("taskSelect")) {
+                        taskSelect.value = json.taskSelect;
+                    }
+                    
                     //storerecordings checkbox
                     if (json.hasOwnProperty("storeRecordings")) {
                         storeRecordings.checked = json.storeRecordings;
@@ -488,6 +502,7 @@ disabled
                 languageSelect = document.getElementById("language-select");
                 inputDevices = document.getElementById("input-devices");
                 storeRecordings = document.getElementById("store-recordings");
+                taskSelect = document.getElementById("task-select");
 
                 enumerateDevices();
                 connect(socket);
diff --git a/web/server.js b/web/server.js
index 42048a3..cf6fa79 100644
--- a/web/server.js
+++ b/web/server.js
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ wss.on('connection', (ws, req) => {
             console.log('No session data found for session id ' + webSocket.sessionId);
         }
         let language = sessionData?.language || 'en';
+        let task = sessionData?.task || 'transcribe';
         //show the size of the audio data as 0.000 MB
         console.log('(queue ' + queueCounter + ') Received ' + (data.length / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(3) + ' MB audio from client. Crrent language: ' + language);
         var request = require('request');
         var formData = {
-            task: 'transcribe',
+            task: task,
             language: sessionData.language,
             output: 'json',
             audio_file: {
@@ -157,6 +158,10 @@ app.post('/settings', (req, res) => {
         sessionData.storeRecordings = body.storeRecordings;
         console.log(`Session ${sid}: storeRecordings set to ${sessionData.storeRecordings}`);
     }
+    if(body.task != undefined){
+        sessionData.task = body.task;
+
+    }
     res.send('OK', 200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
 });