diff --git a/src/components/tasks/add-task.vue b/src/components/tasks/add-task.vue
index 2a295386..c5decc1a 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/add-task.vue
+++ b/src/components/tasks/add-task.vue
@@ -41,18 +41,19 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import {ref, watch, unref, computed} from 'vue'
+import {computed, ref, unref, watch} from 'vue'
 import {useI18n} from 'vue-i18n'
-import {tryOnMounted, debouncedWatch, useWindowSize, type MaybeRef} from '@vueuse/core'
+import {debouncedWatch, type MaybeRef, tryOnMounted, useWindowSize} from '@vueuse/core'
 
 import QuickAddMagic from '@/components/tasks/partials/quick-add-magic.vue'
+import type {ITask} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
+import {parseSubtasksViaIndention} from '@/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention'
+import TaskRelationService from '@/services/taskRelation'
+import TaskRelationModel from '@/models/taskRelation'
+import {RELATION_KIND} from '@/types/IRelationKind'
 import {useAuthStore} from '@/stores/auth'
 import {useTaskStore} from '@/stores/tasks'
 
-function cleanupTitle(title: string) {
-	return title.replace(/^((\* |\+ |- )(\[ \] )?)/g, '')
-}
-
 function useAutoHeightTextarea(value: MaybeRef<string>) {
 	const textarea = ref<HTMLInputElement>()
 	const minHeight = ref(0)
@@ -161,8 +162,9 @@ async function addTask() {
 	}
 
 	const taskTitleBackup = newTaskTitle.value
-	const newTasks = newTaskTitle.value.split(/[\r\n]+/).map(async uncleanedTitle => {
-		const title = cleanupTitle(uncleanedTitle)
+	const createdTasks: ITask[] = []
+	const tasksToCreate = parseSubtasksViaIndention(newTaskTitle.value)
+	const newTasks = tasksToCreate.map(async ({title}) => {
 		if (title === '') {
 			return
 		}
@@ -172,13 +174,44 @@ async function addTask() {
 			listId: authStore.settings.defaultListId,
 			position: props.defaultPosition,
 		})
-		emit('taskAdded', task)
+		createdTasks.push(task)
 		return task
 	})
 
 	try {
 		newTaskTitle.value = ''
 		await Promise.all(newTasks)
+
+		const taskRelationService = new TaskRelationService()
+		const relations = tasksToCreate.map(async t => {
+			const createdTask = createdTasks.find(ct => ct.title === t.title)
+			if (typeof createdTask === 'undefined') {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if (t.parent === null) {
+				emit('taskAdded', createdTask)
+				return
+			}
+
+			const createdParentTask = createdTasks.find(ct => ct.title === t.parent)
+			if (typeof createdTask === 'undefined' || typeof createdParentTask === 'undefined') {
+				return
+			}
+
+			const rel = await taskRelationService.create(new TaskRelationModel({
+				taskId: createdTask.id,
+				otherTaskId: createdParentTask.id,
+				relationKind: RELATION_KIND.PARENTTASK,
+			}))
+
+			createdTask.relatedTasks[RELATION_KIND.PARENTTASK] = [createdParentTask]
+			// we're only emitting here so that the relation shows up in the task list
+			emit('taskAdded', createdTask)
+
+			return rel
+		})
+		await Promise.all(relations)
 	} catch (e: any) {
 		newTaskTitle.value = taskTitleBackup
 		if (e?.message === 'NO_LIST') {
diff --git a/src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.test.ts b/src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bae01b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import {describe, it, expect} from 'vitest'
+import {parseSubtasksViaIndention} from '@/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention'
+
+describe('Parse Subtasks via Relation', () => {
+	it('Should not return a parent for a single task', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention('single task')
+		
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(1)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+	})
+	it('Should not return a parent for multiple tasks without indention', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`task one
+task two`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(2)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).toBeNull()
+	})
+	it('Should return a parent for two tasks with indention', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`parent task
+  sub task`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(2)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[0].title).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].title).to.eq('sub task')
+	})
+	it('Should return a parent for multiple subtasks', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`parent task
+  sub task one
+  sub task two`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(3)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[0].title).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].title).to.eq('sub task one')
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[2].title).to.eq('sub task two')
+		expect(tasks[2].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+	})
+	it('Should work with multiple indention levels', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`parent task
+  sub task
+    sub sub task`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(3)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[0].title).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].title).to.eq('sub task')
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[2].title).to.eq('sub sub task')
+		expect(tasks[2].parent).to.eq('sub task')
+	})
+	it('Should work with multiple indention levels and multiple tasks', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`parent task
+  sub task
+    sub sub task one
+    sub sub task two`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(4)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[0].title).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].title).to.eq('sub task')
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[2].title).to.eq('sub sub task one')
+		expect(tasks[2].parent).to.eq('sub task')
+		expect(tasks[3].title).to.eq('sub sub task two')
+		expect(tasks[3].parent).to.eq('sub task')
+	})
+	it('Should work with multiple indention levels and multiple tasks', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`parent task
+  sub task
+    sub sub task one
+      sub sub sub task
+    sub sub task two`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(5)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[0].title).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].title).to.eq('sub task')
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[2].title).to.eq('sub sub task one')
+		expect(tasks[2].parent).to.eq('sub task')
+		expect(tasks[3].title).to.eq('sub sub sub task')
+		expect(tasks[3].parent).to.eq('sub sub task one')
+		expect(tasks[4].title).to.eq('sub sub task two')
+		expect(tasks[4].parent).to.eq('sub task')
+	})
+	it('Should return a parent for multiple subtasks with special stuff', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(`* parent task
+  * sub task one
+  sub task two`)
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(3)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+		expect(tasks[0].title).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[1].title).to.eq('sub task one')
+		expect(tasks[1].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+		expect(tasks[2].title).to.eq('sub task two')
+		expect(tasks[2].parent).to.eq('parent task')
+	})
+	it('Should not break when the first line is indented', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention('  single task')
+
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(1)
+		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.ts b/src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a451bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+export interface TaskWithParent {
+	title: string,
+	parent: string | null,
+}
+
+function cleanupTitle(title: string) {
+	return title.replace(/^((\* |\+ |- )(\[ \] )?)/g, '')
+}
+
+const spaceRegex = /^ */
+
+/**
+ * @param taskTitles should be multiple lines of task tiles with indention to declare their parent/subtask
+ * relation between each other.
+ */
+export function parseSubtasksViaIndention(taskTitles: string): TaskWithParent[] {
+	const titles = taskTitles.split(/[\r\n]+/)
+
+	return titles.map((title, index) => {
+		const task: TaskWithParent = {
+			title: cleanupTitle(title),
+			parent: null,
+		}
+
+		if (index === 0) {
+			return task
+		}
+
+		const matched = spaceRegex.exec(title)
+		const matchedSpaces = matched ? matched[0].length : 0
+
+		if (matchedSpaces > 0) {
+			// Go up the tree to find the first task with less indention than the current one
+			let pi = 1
+			let parentSpaces = 0
+			do {
+				task.parent = cleanupTitle(titles[index - pi])
+				pi++
+				const parentMatched = spaceRegex.exec(task.parent)
+				parentSpaces = parentMatched ? parentMatched[0].length : 0
+			} while (parentSpaces >= matchedSpaces)
+			task.title = cleanupTitle(title.replace(spaceRegex, ''))
+			task.parent = task.parent.replace(spaceRegex, '')
+		}
+
+		return task
+	})
+}