diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/public-api.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/public-api.ts
index 34f0abdf78..e880b3e7d6 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/public-api.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/public-api.ts
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ export * from './task-form/public-api';
 export * from './directives/public-api';
 
 export * from './services/task-cloud.service';
+export * from './services/start-task-cloud.service';
 
 export * from './task-cloud.module';
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/services/start-task-cloud.service.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/services/start-task-cloud.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e75dcd7aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/services/start-task-cloud.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2019 Alfresco Software, Ltd.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { AlfrescoApiService, AppConfigService, LogService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
+import { Observable, from, throwError } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { StartTaskCloudRequestModel } from '../start-task/models/start-task-cloud-request.model';
+import { TaskDetailsCloudModel, StartTaskCloudResponseModel } from '../start-task/models/task-details-cloud.model';
+import { BaseCloudService } from '../../services/base-cloud.service';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class StartTaskCloudService extends BaseCloudService {
+
+    constructor(
+        private apiService: AlfrescoApiService,
+        private appConfigService: AppConfigService,
+        private logService: LogService
+    ) { super(); }
+
+     /**
+      * @deprecated in 3.5.0, use TaskCloudService instead.
+      * Creates a new standalone task.
+      * @param taskDetails Details of the task to create
+      * @returns Details of the newly created task
+      */
+    createNewTask(taskDetails: TaskDetailsCloudModel): Observable<TaskDetailsCloudModel> {
+        const queryUrl = this.buildCreateTaskUrl(taskDetails.appName);
+        const bodyParam = JSON.stringify(this.buildRequestBody(taskDetails));
+        const pathParams = {}, queryParams = {}, headerParams = {},
+            formParams = {},  contentTypes = ['application/json'], accepts = ['application/json'];
+
+        return from(
+            this.apiService
+                .getInstance()
+                .oauth2Auth.callCustomApi(
+                    queryUrl, 'POST', pathParams, queryParams,
+                    headerParams, formParams, bodyParam,
+                    contentTypes, accepts, null, null)
+                ).pipe(
+                    map((response: StartTaskCloudResponseModel) => {
+                        return new TaskDetailsCloudModel(response.entry);
+                    }),
+                    catchError((err) => this.handleError(err))
+            );
+    }
+
+    private buildCreateTaskUrl(appName: string): any {
+        this.contextRoot = this.appConfigService.get('bpmHost');
+        return `${this.getBasePath(appName)}/rb/v1/tasks`;
+    }
+
+    private buildRequestBody(taskDetails: any) {
+        return new StartTaskCloudRequestModel(taskDetails);
+    }
+
+    private handleError(error: any) {
+        this.logService.error(error);
+        return throwError(error || 'Server error');
+    }
+}