diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 45bdcb3c..6721059c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ module TodosHelper
     return true if source_view_is(:project) && @todo.deferred?
     return true if !source_view_is(:deferred) && @todo.active?
     return true if source_view_is(:project) && @todo.pending?
+    return true if source_view_is(:tag) && @todo.pending?
     return false
   end
   
diff --git a/app/views/todos/create.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/create.js.rjs
index f4e750b6..61943463 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/create.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/create.js.rjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ if @saved
   page.hide 'status'
   status_message = 'Added new next action'
   status_message += ' to tickler' if @todo.deferred?
+  status_message += ' in pending state' if @todo.pending?
   status_message = 'Added new project / ' + status_message if @new_project_created
   status_message = 'Added new context / ' + status_message if @new_context_created
   page.notify :notice, status_message, 5.0
@@ -21,11 +22,20 @@ if @saved
       page.visual_effect :highlight, dom_id(@todo), :duration => 3
       page[empty_container_msg_div_id].hide unless empty_container_msg_div_id.nil?
     end
-    # make sure the behavior of the new/updated todo is enabled
     if (source_view_is :project and @todo.pending?) or (source_view_is :deferred)
         page['tickler-empty-nd'].hide # For some reason this does not work: page['tickler-empty-nd'].hide if (@todo.pending? or (source_view_is :deferred))
     end
   end
+  # Update predecessors (if they exist and are visible)
+  @todo.uncompleted_predecessors.each do |p|
+    page << "if ($(\'#{item_container_id(p)}\')) {"
+    page[p].replace_html :partial => 'todos/todo',
+    :locals => { :todo => p, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+    page << "}"
+  end
+  # make sure the behavior of the new/updated todo is enabled
+  page << "TodoBehavior.enableToggleNotes()"
+  page << "TodoBehavior.enableToggleSuccessors()"
 else
   page.show 'status'
   page.replace_html 'status', "#{error_messages_for('todo', :object_name => 'action')}"
diff --git a/app/views/todos/update.js.rjs b/app/views/todos/update.js.rjs
index a1d0cfab..6cdf7367 100644
--- a/app/views/todos/update.js.rjs
+++ b/app/views/todos/update.js.rjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if @saved
   page.notify :notice, status_message, 5.0
   
   if source_view_is_one_of(:todo, :context, :tag)
-    if @context_changed || @todo.deferred?
+    if @context_changed || @todo.deferred? || @todo.pending?
       page[@todo].remove 
       
       if (@remaining_in_context == 0)
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ if @saved
   else
     logger.error "unexpected source_view '#{params[:_source_view]}'"
   end
+  # Update predecessors (if they exist and are visible)
+  @todo.uncompleted_predecessors.each do |p|
+    page << "if ($(\'#{item_container_id(p)}\')) {"
+    page[p].replace_html :partial => 'todos/todo',
+    :locals => { :todo => p, :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+    page << "}"
+  end
 else
   page.show 'error_status'
   page.replace_html 'error_status', "#{error_messages_for('todo')}"