diff --git a/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/actions/UpdateWidgetsAction.java b/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/actions/UpdateWidgetsAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6541b0800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/actions/UpdateWidgetsAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 dmfs GmbH
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.dmfs.tasks.actions;
+
+import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.content.ContentProviderClient;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+import org.dmfs.android.contentpal.RowDataSnapshot;
+import org.dmfs.tasks.contract.TaskContract;
+import org.dmfs.tasks.homescreen.TaskListWidgetProvider;
+import org.dmfs.tasks.homescreen.TaskListWidgetProviderLarge;
+import org.dmfs.tasks.R;
+
+
+/**
+ * A {@link TaskAction} that updates the widgets.
+ *
+ * @author Trogel
+ */
+public final class UpdateWidgetsAction implements TaskAction
+{
+    public UpdateWidgetsAction()
+    {
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(Context context, ContentProviderClient contentProviderClient, RowDataSnapshot<TaskContract.Instances> rowSnapshot, Uri taskUri)
+    {
+        AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context);
+        notifyTaskListDataChanged(appWidgetManager, new ComponentName(context, TaskListWidgetProvider.class));
+        notifyTaskListDataChanged(appWidgetManager, new ComponentName(context, TaskListWidgetProviderLarge.class));
+    }
+
+
+    private void notifyTaskListDataChanged(AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, ComponentName componentName)
+    {
+        final int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(componentName);
+        appWidgetManager.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetIds, R.id.task_list_widget_lv);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/homescreen/TaskListWidgetUpdaterService.java b/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/homescreen/TaskListWidgetUpdaterService.java
index 323675984..0e90d7c0e 100644
--- a/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/homescreen/TaskListWidgetUpdaterService.java
+++ b/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/homescreen/TaskListWidgetUpdaterService.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public RemoteViews getViewAt(int position)
                 row.setTextViewText(android.R.id.text1, mDueDateFormatter.format(dueDate, DateFormatContext.WIDGET_VIEW));
 
                 // highlight overdue dates & times
-                if ((!dueDate.allDay && dueDate.before(mNow) || dueDate.allDay
+                if ((!dueDate.allDay && Time.compare(dueDate, mNow) <= 0 || dueDate.allDay
                         && (dueDate.year < mNow.year || dueDate.yearDay <= mNow.yearDay && dueDate.year == mNow.year))
                         && !items[position].getIsClosed())
                 {
diff --git a/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/notification/ActionService.java b/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/notification/ActionService.java
index 8972b62a1..76b570820 100644
--- a/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/notification/ActionService.java
+++ b/opentasks/src/main/java/org/dmfs/tasks/notification/ActionService.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.dmfs.tasks.actions.PostUndoAction;
 import org.dmfs.tasks.actions.RemoveNotificationAction;
 import org.dmfs.tasks.actions.TaskAction;
+import org.dmfs.tasks.actions.UpdateWidgetsAction;
 import org.dmfs.tasks.actions.WipeNotificationAction;
 import org.dmfs.tasks.contract.TaskContract;
 
@@ -180,8 +181,10 @@ private TaskAction resolveAction(String action)
 
             case TaskContract.ACTION_BROADCAST_TASK_DUE:
             case TaskContract.ACTION_BROADCAST_TASK_STARTING:
-                // post start and due notification on the due date channel
-                return new NotifyStickyAction(data -> CHANNEL_DUE_DATES, true);
+                return new Composite(
+                        // post start and due notification on the due date channel
+                        new NotifyStickyAction(data -> CHANNEL_DUE_DATES, true),
+                        new UpdateWidgetsAction());
 
             case ACTION_UNDO_COMPLETE:
                 return new Composite(