diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index b5617913..5aa674c4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module TodosHelper
       image_tag("blank.png", :alt => t('todos.edit'), :align => "absmiddle", :id => 'edit_icon_todo_'+todo.id.to_s, :class => 'edit_item'),
       {:controller => 'todos', :action => 'edit', :id => todo.id},
       :class => "icon edit_item",
+      :id => "icon_edit_todo_#{todo.id}",
       :title => t('todos.edit_action_with_description', :description => todo.description))
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/todos/edit.js.erb b/app/views/todos/edit.js.erb
index 64c0d0c4..ffd71cc4 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/edit.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/todos/edit.js.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 hide_todo();
 replace_placeholder_with_form();
+fill_dependency_array();
 enable_rich_interaction();
 
 function hide_todo() {
@@ -12,6 +13,14 @@ function replace_placeholder_with_form() {
   $('#<%=dom_id(@todo, 'form')%> input#todo_description').focus();
 }
 
+function fill_dependency_array() {
+  spec_of_todo = new Array();
+<%
+@todo.predecessors.each do |dep| -%>
+  spec_of_todo['<%=dep.id%>'] = "<%= escape_javascript(dep.specification)%>";
+<% end -%>
+}
+
 function html_for_edit_form() {
   return "<%= escape_javascript(render(:partial => 'todos/edit_form', :object => @todo)) %>"
 }
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 66751c12..4ef4c974 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -90,16 +90,16 @@ var TracksForm = {
     },
     enable_dependency_delete: function() {
         $('a[class=icon_delete_dep]').live('click', function() {
-            predecessor_list = $('input[name=predecessor_list]');
-            id_list = split( predecessor_list.val() );
+            var predecessor_list = $('input[name=predecessor_list]');
+            var id_list = split( predecessor_list.val() );
 
             // remove from ul
             $("li#pred_"+this.id).slideUp(500).remove();
 
             // remove from array
-            new_list = new Array();
+            var new_list = new Array();
             while (id_list.length > 0) {
-                elem = id_list.pop();
+                var elem = id_list.pop();
                 if (elem != this.id && elem != '' && elem != ' ') {
                     new_list.push ( elem );
                 }
@@ -116,8 +116,24 @@ var TracksForm = {
             return false; // prevent submit/follow link
         })
     },
-    generate_dependency_list: function(item) {
-        alert("nyi");
+    generate_dependency_list: function(todo_id) {
+        // find edit form
+        var form_selector = "#form_todo_"+todo_id;
+        var form = $(form_selector);
+
+        var predecessor_list = form.find('input[name=predecessor_list]');
+        var id_list = split( predecessor_list.val() );
+
+        var label = form.find("label#label_for_predecessor_input").first();
+        label.show();
+
+        while (id_list.length > 0) {
+            var elem = id_list.pop();
+            var new_li = TodoItems.generate_predecessor(elem, spec_of_todo[elem]);
+            var ul = form.find('ul#predecessor_ul');
+            ul.html(ul.html() + new_li);
+            form.find('li#pred_'+elem).show();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -349,8 +365,12 @@ var TodoItems = {
 
         /* set behavior for edit icon */
         $(".item-container a.edit_item").live('click', function (ev){
-            get_with_ajax_and_block_element(this.href, $(this).parents(".item-container"));
-            TracksForm.generate_dependency_list($(this).parents(".item-container"));
+            var ajax_options = default_ajax_options_for_scripts('GET', this.href, $(this).parents('.item-container'));
+            var id = this.id.substr(15);
+            ajax_options.complete.push( function(){
+                TracksForm.generate_dependency_list(id);
+            });
+            $.ajax(ajax_options);
             return false;
         });
 
@@ -812,6 +832,8 @@ function generic_get_script_for_list(element, getter, param){
 }
 
 function default_ajax_options_for_submit(ajax_type, element_to_block) {
+    // the complete is not a function but an array so you can push other
+    // functions that will be executed after the ajax call completes
     var options = {
         type: ajax_type,
         async: true,
@@ -824,12 +846,12 @@ function default_ajax_options_for_submit(ajax_type, element_to_block) {
                 });
             }
         },
-        complete:function() {
+        complete: [function() {
             if (this.context) {
                 $(this.context).unblock();
             }
             enable_rich_interaction();
-        },
+        }],
         error: function(req, status) {
             TracksPages.page_notify('error', i18n['common.ajaxError']+': '+status, 8);
         }