diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
index 4915d53d74..6da51ccb2c 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit {
                 if (value) {
                     this.setError();
                 } else {
+                    if (!this.isMultipleMode()) {
+                        this.removeUser.emit();
+                    }
                     this.clearError();
                 }
              }),
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.html b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.html
index e29a69e7fe..ef0600aaaa 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.html
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                 </mat-form-field>
 
                 <div fxFlex>
-                    <adf-cloud-people #peopleInput *ngIf="currentUser" [appName]="appName" [preSelectUsers]="[currentUser]" (selectUser)="onAssigneeSelect($event)"></adf-cloud-people>
+                    <adf-cloud-people #peopleInput *ngIf="currentUser" [appName]="appName" [preSelectUsers]="[currentUser]" (selectUser)="onAssigneeSelect($event)" (removeUser)="onRemoveUser()"></adf-cloud-people>
                 </div>
             </div>
     </mat-card-content>
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.ts
index e24ee1edd4..e12dbda381 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/start-task-cloud.component.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export class StartTaskCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     private loadCurrentUser() {
         this.currentUser = this.identityUserService.getCurrentUserInfo();
+        this.assigneeName = this.currentUser.username;
     }
 
     public saveTask() {
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export class StartTaskCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         const newTask = Object.assign(this.taskForm.value);
         newTask.appName = this.getAppName();
         newTask.dueDate = this.getDueDate();
-        newTask.assignee = this.getAssigneeName();
+        newTask.assignee = this.assigneeName;
         this.createNewTask(new TaskDetailsCloudModel(newTask));
     }
 
@@ -173,10 +174,6 @@ export class StartTaskCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         return this.appName ? this.appName : '';
     }
 
-    private getAssigneeName(): string {
-        return this.assigneeName ? this.assigneeName : this.currentUser.username;
-    }
-
     onDateChanged(newDateValue) {
         this.dateError = false;
 
@@ -192,6 +189,10 @@ export class StartTaskCloudComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.assigneeName = assignee ? assignee.username : '';
     }
 
+    onRemoveUser() {
+        this.assigneeName = null;
+    }
+
     public whitespaceValidator(control: FormControl) {
         const isWhitespace = (control.value || '').trim().length === 0;
         const isValid = !isWhitespace;