diff --git a/client/components/cards/ItemTaskRunningCard.vue b/client/components/cards/ItemTaskRunningCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7ee4095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/cards/ItemTaskRunningCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="flex items-center h-full px-1 overflow-hidden">
+    <div class="h-5 w-5 min-w-5 text-lg mr-1.5 flex items-center justify-center">
+      <span v-if="isFinished" :class="taskIconStatus" class="material-icons text-base">{{actionIcon}}</span>
+      <widgets-loading-spinner v-else />
+    </div>
+    <div class="flex-grow px-2 taskRunningCardContent">
+      <p class="truncate text-sm">{{ title }}</p>
+
+      <p class="truncate text-xs text-gray-300">{{ description }}</p>
+
+      <p v-if="isFailed && failedMessage" class="text-xs truncate text-red-500">{{ failedMessage }}</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  props: {
+    task: {
+      type: Object,
+      default: () => {}
+    }
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {}
+  },
+  computed: {
+    title() {
+      return this.task.title || 'No Title'
+    },
+    description() {
+      return this.task.description || ''
+    },
+    details() {
+      return this.task.details || 'Unknown'
+    },
+    isFinished() {
+      return this.task.isFinished || false
+    },
+    isFailed() {
+      return this.task.isFailed || false
+    },
+    failedMessage() {
+      return this.task.error || ''
+    },
+    action() {
+      return this.task.action || ''
+    },
+    actionIcon() {
+      switch (this.action) {
+        case 'download-podcast-episode':
+          return 'cloud_download'
+        case 'encode-m4b':
+          return 'sync'
+        default:
+          return 'settings'
+      }
+    },
+    taskIconStatus() {
+      if (this.isFinished && this.isFailed) {
+        return 'text-red-500'
+      }
+      if (this.isFinished && !this.isFailed) {
+        return 'text-green-500'
+      }
+
+      return ''
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+  },
+  mounted() {}
+}
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.taskRunningCardContent {
+  width: calc(100% - 80px);
+  height: 75px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/client/components/widgets/NotificationWidget.vue b/client/components/widgets/NotificationWidget.vue
index 6c3e82fd..f1fd6dc6 100644
--- a/client/components/widgets/NotificationWidget.vue
+++ b/client/components/widgets/NotificationWidget.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,51 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-if="tasksRunning" class="w-4 h-4 mx-3 relative">
-    <div class="flex h-full items-center justify-center">
-      <widgets-loading-spinner />
-    </div>
+  <div v-if="tasksRunning" class="w-4 h-4 mx-3 relative" v-click-outside="clickOutsideObj">
+    <button type="button" :disabled="disabled" class="w-10 sm:w-full relative h-full cursor-pointer" aria-haspopup="listbox" :aria-expanded="showMenu" @click.stop.prevent="clickShowMenu">
+      <div class="flex h-full items-center justify-center">
+        <ui-tooltip text="Tasks running" direction="bottom" class="flex items-center">
+          <widgets-loading-spinner />
+        </ui-tooltip>
+      </div>
+    </button>
+    <transition name="menu">
+      <div class="sm:w-80 w-full relative">
+        <div v-show="showMenu" class="absolute z-40 -mt-px w-40 sm:w-full bg-bg border border-black-200 shadow-lg rounded-md py-1 px-2 text-base ring-1 ring-black ring-opacity-5 overflow-auto focus:outline-none sm:text-sm globalTaskRunningMenu">
+          <ul class="h-full w-full" role="listbox" aria-labelledby="listbox-label">
+            <template v-if="tasksRunningOrFailed.length">
+              <p class="uppercase text-xs text-gray-400 my-1 px-1 font-semibold">{{ $strings.LabelTasks }}</p>
+              <template v-for="task in tasksRunningOrFailed">
+                <nuxt-link v-if="actionLink(task)" :to="actionLink(task)">
+                  <li :key="task.id" class="text-gray-50 select-none relative hover:bg-black-400 py-1 cursor-pointer">
+                    <cards-item-task-running-card :task="task" />
+                  </li>
+                </nuxt-link>
+                <li v-else :key="task.id" class="text-gray-50 select-none relative hover:bg-black-400 py-1">
+                  <cards-item-task-running-card :task="task" />
+                </li>
+              </template>
+            </template>
+            <li v-else class="py-2 px-2">
+              <p>{{ $strings.MessageNoTasksRunning }}</p>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </transition>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 export default {
   data() {
-    return {}
+    return {
+      clickOutsideObj: {
+        handler: this.clickedOutside,
+        events: ['mousedown'],
+        isActive: true
+      },
+      showMenu: false,
+      disabled: false
+    }
   },
   computed: {
     tasks() {
@@ -17,9 +53,37 @@ export default {
     },
     tasksRunning() {
       return this.tasks.some((t) => !t.isFinished)
+    },
+    tasksRunningOrFailed() {
+      // return just the tasks that are running or failed in the last 1 minute
+      return this.tasks.filter((t) => !t.isFinished || (t.isFailed && t.finishedAt > new Date().getTime() - 1000 * 60)) || []
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    clickShowMenu() {
+      if (this.disabled) return
+      this.showMenu = !this.showMenu
+    },
+    clickedOutside() {
+      this.showMenu = false
+    },
+    actionLink(task) {
+      switch (task.action) {
+        case 'download-podcast-episode':
+          return `/library/${task.data.libraryId}/podcast/download-queue`
+        case 'encode-m4b':
+          return `/audiobook/${task.data.libraryItemId}/manage?tool=m4b`
+        default:
+          return ''
+      }
     }
   },
-  methods: {},
   mounted() {}
 }
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.globalTaskRunningMenu {
+  max-height: 80vh;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/client/pages/library/_library/podcast/download-queue.vue b/client/pages/library/_library/podcast/download-queue.vue
index 11785887..53160c73 100644
--- a/client/pages/library/_library/podcast/download-queue.vue
+++ b/client/pages/library/_library/podcast/download-queue.vue
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ import DownloadQueueTable from "~/components/tables/podcast/DownloadQueueTable.v
 
 export default {
   components: {DownloadQueueTable},
+  async asyncData({ params, redirect }) {
+    if (!params.library) {
+      console.error('No library...', params.library)
+      return redirect('/')
+    }
+    return {
+      libraryId: params.library
+    }
+  },
   data() {
     return {
       episodesDownloading: [],
@@ -70,45 +79,44 @@ export default {
     },
     streamLibraryItem() {
       return this.$store.state.streamLibraryItem
-    },
-    currentLibraryId() {
-      return this.$store.state.libraries.currentLibraryId
     }
   },
   methods: {
     episodeDownloadQueued(episodeDownload) {
-      if (episodeDownload.libraryId === this.currentLibraryId) {
+      if (episodeDownload.libraryId === this.libraryId) {
         this.episodeDownloadsQueued.push(episodeDownload)
       }
     },
     episodeDownloadStarted(episodeDownload) {
-      if (episodeDownload.libraryId === this.currentLibraryId) {
+      if (episodeDownload.libraryId === this.libraryId) {
         this.episodeDownloadsQueued = this.episodeDownloadsQueued.filter((d) => d.id !== episodeDownload.id)
         this.episodesDownloading.push(episodeDownload)
       }
     },
     episodeDownloadFinished(episodeDownload) {
-      if (episodeDownload.libraryId === this.currentLibraryId) {
+      if (episodeDownload.libraryId === this.libraryId) {
         this.episodeDownloadsQueued = this.episodeDownloadsQueued.filter((d) => d.id !== episodeDownload.id)
         this.episodesDownloading = this.episodesDownloading.filter((d) => d.id !== episodeDownload.id)
       }
     },
     downloadQueueUpdated(downloadQueue) {
-      this.episodeDownloadsQueued = downloadQueue.filter((q) => q.libraryId == this.currentLibraryId)
+      this.episodeDownloadsQueued = downloadQueue.filter((q) => q.libraryId == this.libraryId)
     },
     async loadInitialDownloadQueue() {
       this.processing = true
-      const queuePayload = await this.$axios.$get(`/api/libraries/${this.currentLibraryId}/downloads`).catch((error) => {
+      const queuePayload = await this.$axios.$get(`/api/libraries/${this.libraryId}/downloads`).catch((error) => {
         console.error('Failed to get download queue', error)
         this.$toast.error('Failed to get download queue')
         return null
       })
       this.processing = false
-      console.log('Episodes', queuePayload)
       this.episodeDownloadsQueued = queuePayload || []
     }
   },
   mounted() {
+    if (this.libraryId) {
+      this.$store.commit('libraries/setCurrentLibrary', this.libraryId)
+    }
     this.loadInitialDownloadQueue()
     this.$root.socket.on('episode_download_queued', this.episodeDownloadQueued)
     this.$root.socket.on('episode_download_started', this.episodeDownloadStarted)
diff --git a/client/strings/de.json b/client/strings/de.json
index e1c3b02f..32de2cfe 100644
--- a/client/strings/de.json
+++ b/client/strings/de.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Schlagwort",
   "LabelTags": "Schlagwörter",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Für Benutzer zugängliche Schlagwörter",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Gehörte Zeit",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Heute gehörte Zeit",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} verbleibend",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "Keine Suchergebnisse für \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "Keine Serien",
   "MessageNoTags": "Keine Tags",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Noch nicht implementiert",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "Keine Aktualisierung erforderlich",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "Keine Aktualisierungen waren notwendig",
diff --git a/client/strings/en-us.json b/client/strings/en-us.json
index c8e87d28..a76db534 100644
--- a/client/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/client/strings/en-us.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Tag",
   "LabelTags": "Tags",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Tags Accessible to User",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Time Listened",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Time Listened Today",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} remaining",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "No search results for \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "No Series",
   "MessageNoTags": "No Tags",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Not yet implemented",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "No update necessary",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "No updates were necessary",
diff --git a/client/strings/es.json b/client/strings/es.json
index c8e87d28..a76db534 100644
--- a/client/strings/es.json
+++ b/client/strings/es.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Tag",
   "LabelTags": "Tags",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Tags Accessible to User",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Time Listened",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Time Listened Today",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} remaining",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "No search results for \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "No Series",
   "MessageNoTags": "No Tags",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Not yet implemented",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "No update necessary",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "No updates were necessary",
diff --git a/client/strings/fr.json b/client/strings/fr.json
index 2393110b..a4cdbfc9 100644
--- a/client/strings/fr.json
+++ b/client/strings/fr.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Étiquette",
   "LabelTags": "Étiquettes",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Étiquettes accessibles à l'utilisateur",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Temps d'écoute",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Nombres d'écoutes Aujourd'hui",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} restantes",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "Pas de résultats de recherche pour \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "Pas de séries",
   "MessageNoTags": "Pas d'étiquettes",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Non implémenté",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "Pas de mise à jour nécessaire",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "Aucune mise à jour n'était nécessaire",
diff --git a/client/strings/hr.json b/client/strings/hr.json
index 00d27566..404c4d78 100644
--- a/client/strings/hr.json
+++ b/client/strings/hr.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Tag",
   "LabelTags": "Tags",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Tags dostupni korisniku",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Vremena odslušano",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Vremena odslušano danas",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} preostalo",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "Nema rezultata pretragee za \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "No Series",
   "MessageNoTags": "No Tags",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Not yet implemented",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "Aktualiziranje nije potrebno",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "Aktualiziranje nije bilo potrebno",
diff --git a/client/strings/it.json b/client/strings/it.json
index 8818f8fd..f6c2b528 100644
--- a/client/strings/it.json
+++ b/client/strings/it.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Tag",
   "LabelTags": "Tags",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Tags permessi agli Utenti",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Tempo di Ascolto",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Tempo di Ascolto Oggi",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} rimanente",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "Nessun risultato per \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "Nessuna Serie",
   "MessageNoTags": "No Tags",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Non Ancora Implementato",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "Nessun aggiornamento necessario",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "Nessun aggiornamento necessario",
diff --git a/client/strings/pl.json b/client/strings/pl.json
index 4ecdcff9..db18a20f 100644
--- a/client/strings/pl.json
+++ b/client/strings/pl.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Tag",
   "LabelTags": "Tagi",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Tagi dostępne dla użytkownika",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Czas odtwarzania",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Czas odtwarzania dzisiaj",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "Pozostało {0}",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "Brak wyników wyszukiwania dla \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "No Series",
   "MessageNoTags": "No Tags",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Jeszcze nie zaimplementowane",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "Brak konieczności aktualizacji",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "Brak aktualizacji",
diff --git a/client/strings/ru.json b/client/strings/ru.json
index dd50a169..dd5d36d2 100644
--- a/client/strings/ru.json
+++ b/client/strings/ru.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "Тег",
   "LabelTags": "Теги",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "Теги Доступные для Пользователя",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "Время Прослушивания",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "Время Прослушивания Сегодня",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "{0} осталось",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "Нет результатов поиска для \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "Нет Серий",
   "MessageNoTags": "Нет Тегов",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "Пока не реализовано",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "Обновление не требуется",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "Обновления не требовались",
diff --git a/client/strings/zh-cn.json b/client/strings/zh-cn.json
index 671fde5a..16234d90 100644
--- a/client/strings/zh-cn.json
+++ b/client/strings/zh-cn.json
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
   "LabelTag": "标签",
   "LabelTags": "标签",
   "LabelTagsAccessibleToUser": "用户可访问的标签",
+  "LabelTasks": "Tasks Running",
   "LabelTimeListened": "收听时间",
   "LabelTimeListenedToday": "今日收听的时间",
   "LabelTimeRemaining": "剩余 {0}",
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
   "MessageNoSearchResultsFor": "没有搜索到结果 \"{0}\"",
   "MessageNoSeries": "无系列",
   "MessageNoTags": "无标签",
+  "MessageNoTasksRunning": "No Tasks Running",
   "MessageNotYetImplemented": "尚未实施",
   "MessageNoUpdateNecessary": "无需更新",
   "MessageNoUpdatesWereNecessary": "无需更新",
diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index a5a0b8b5..4a900a68 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Server {
     this.abMergeManager = new AbMergeManager(this.db, this.taskManager)
     this.playbackSessionManager = new PlaybackSessionManager(this.db)
     this.coverManager = new CoverManager(this.db, this.cacheManager)
-    this.podcastManager = new PodcastManager(this.db, this.watcher, this.notificationManager)
+    this.podcastManager = new PodcastManager(this.db, this.watcher, this.notificationManager, this.taskManager)
     this.audioMetadataManager = new AudioMetadataMangaer(this.db, this.taskManager)
     this.rssFeedManager = new RssFeedManager(this.db)
     this.eBookManager = new EBookManager(this.db)
diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index 3b7e352b..6c974591 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ const LibraryFile = require('../objects/files/LibraryFile')
 const PodcastEpisodeDownload = require('../objects/PodcastEpisodeDownload')
 const PodcastEpisode = require('../objects/entities/PodcastEpisode')
 const AudioFile = require('../objects/files/AudioFile')
+const Task = require("../objects/Task");
+const Path = require("path");
 
 class PodcastManager {
-  constructor(db, watcher, notificationManager) {
+  constructor(db, watcher, notificationManager, taskManager) {
     this.db = db
     this.watcher = watcher
     this.notificationManager = notificationManager
+    this.taskManager = taskManager
 
     this.downloadQueue = []
     this.currentDownload = null
@@ -57,11 +60,11 @@ class PodcastManager {
       newPe.libraryItemId = libraryItem.id
       var newPeDl = new PodcastEpisodeDownload()
       newPeDl.setData(newPe, libraryItem, isAutoDownload, libraryItem.libraryId)
-      this.startPodcastEpisodeDownload(newPeDl)
+      this.startPodcastEpisodeDownload(newPeDl, libraryItem)
     })
   }
 
-  async startPodcastEpisodeDownload(podcastEpisodeDownload) {
+  async startPodcastEpisodeDownload(podcastEpisodeDownload, libraryItem) {
     SocketAuthority.emitter('download_queue_updated', this.getDownloadQueueDetails())
     if (this.currentDownload) {
       this.downloadQueue.push(podcastEpisodeDownload)
@@ -69,6 +72,15 @@ class PodcastManager {
       return
     }
 
+    const task = new Task()
+    const taskDescription = `Downloading episode "${podcastEpisodeDownload.podcastEpisode.title}".`
+    const taskData = {
+      libraryId: libraryItem.libraryId,
+      libraryItemId: libraryItem.id,
+    }
+    task.setData('download-podcast-episode', 'Downloading Episode', taskDescription, taskData)
+    this.taskManager.addTask(task)
+
     SocketAuthority.emitter('episode_download_started', podcastEpisodeDownload.toJSONForClient())
     this.currentDownload = podcastEpisodeDownload
 
@@ -91,21 +103,26 @@ class PodcastManager {
       if (!success) {
         await fs.remove(this.currentDownload.targetPath)
         this.currentDownload.setFinished(false)
+        task.setFailed('Failed to download episode')
       } else {
         Logger.info(`[PodcastManager] Successfully downloaded podcast episode "${this.currentDownload.podcastEpisode.title}"`)
         this.currentDownload.setFinished(true)
+        task.setFinished()
       }
     } else {
+      task.setFailed('Failed to download episode')
       this.currentDownload.setFinished(false)
     }
 
+    this.taskManager.taskFinished(task)
+
     SocketAuthority.emitter('episode_download_finished', this.currentDownload.toJSONForClient())
     SocketAuthority.emitter('download_queue_updated', this.getDownloadQueueDetails())
 
     this.watcher.removeIgnoreDir(this.currentDownload.libraryItem.path)
     this.currentDownload = null
     if (this.downloadQueue.length) {
-      this.startPodcastEpisodeDownload(this.downloadQueue.shift())
+      this.startPodcastEpisodeDownload(this.downloadQueue.shift(), libraryItem)
     }
   }