diff --git a/src/app/components/add-task/add-task.component.ts b/src/app/components/add-task/add-task.component.ts
index 083027e..50ba8ce 100644
--- a/src/app/components/add-task/add-task.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/add-task/add-task.component.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ export class AddTaskComponent {
       this.taskData.subtasksDone = taskData.subtasksDone;
       this.taskData.assigned = taskData.assigned;
       this.taskData.date = taskData.date;
+    } else if (
+      this.overlayData !== 'none' &&
+      this.overlayType === 'newTaskOverlay'
+    ) {
+      this.taskData.status = this.overlayData;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/board/board.component.html b/src/app/components/board/board.component.html
index 224fa9d..90e41ef 100644
--- a/src/app/components/board/board.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/board/board.component.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         >
         <span class="line"></span>
       </div>
-      <button class="btn" type="submit" (click)="addNewTaskOverlay()">
+      <button class="btn" type="submit" (click)="addNewTaskOverlay('none')">
         <div class="btn-inside">
           <span>Add Task</span>
           <img src="./../../../assets/img/board/add_white.svg" alt="check" />
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
       >
         <div class="headline">
           <span>To do</span
-          ><img src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg" alt="add" />
+          ><img
+            src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg"
+            alt="add"
+            (click)="addNewTaskOverlay('todo')"
+          />
         </div>
         <div id="todo" class="details">
           @for(task of getTaskStatus("todo"); track task) {
@@ -62,7 +66,11 @@
       >
         <div class="headline">
           <span>In progress</span
-          ><img src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg" alt="add" />
+          ><img
+            src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg"
+            alt="add"
+            (click)="addNewTaskOverlay('inprogress')"
+          />
         </div>
         <div id="inprogress" class="details">
           @for(task of getTaskStatus("inprogress"); track task) {
@@ -79,7 +87,11 @@
       >
         <div class="headline">
           <span>Await feedback</span
-          ><img src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg" alt="add" />
+          ><img
+            src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg"
+            alt="add"
+            (click)="addNewTaskOverlay('awaitfeedback')"
+          />
         </div>
         <div id="awaitfeedback" class="details">
           @for(task of getTaskStatus("awaitfeedback"); track task) {
@@ -96,7 +108,11 @@
       >
         <div class="headline">
           <span>Done</span
-          ><img src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg" alt="add" />
+          ><img
+            src="./../../../assets/img/board/plus.svg"
+            alt="add"
+            (click)="addNewTaskOverlay('done')"
+          />
         </div>
         <div id="done" class="details">
           @for(task of getTaskStatus("done"); track task) {
diff --git a/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts b/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts
index 99835f7..ef1c2e8 100644
--- a/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/board/board.component.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ export class BoardComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  addNewTaskOverlay() {
+  addNewTaskOverlay(status: string) {
     if (window.innerWidth >= 650) {
-      this.overlayService.setOverlayData('newTaskOverlay', 'none');
+      this.overlayService.setOverlayData('newTaskOverlay', status);
     } else {
-      this.router.navigate(['/add-task']);
+      this.router.navigate(['/add-task', status]);
     }
   }