diff --git a/app/components/skills-typeahead-result.js b/app/components/skills-typeahead-result.js
index 28896ee29..32694a830 100644
--- a/app/components/skills-typeahead-result.js
+++ b/app/components/skills-typeahead-result.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default Component.extend({
 
   hasSkill: computed('skill', function() {
     let { skill, skillsList } = getProperties(this, 'skill', 'skillsList');
-    return skillsList.contains(skill);
+    return skillsList.includes(skill);
   }),
   selected: alias('skill.selected'),
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/project/tasks/new.js b/app/controllers/project/tasks/new.js
index f3eee84d0..e81a8c5ab 100644
--- a/app/controllers/project/tasks/new.js
+++ b/app/controllers/project/tasks/new.js
@@ -4,21 +4,23 @@ import { isNonValidationError } from 'code-corps-ember/utils/error-utils';
 const {
   Controller,
   get,
+  RSVP,
   set
 } = Ember;
 
 export default Controller.extend({
+  unsavedTaskSkills: [],
   actions: {
     /**
-     * saveTask - action
-     *
-     * Triggered when user clicks 'save' on the new task form.
-     * Adds task to the correct task list, which is the inbox task list.
-     * Saves task and, on success, transitions to the task route.
-     * On failure, calls the save error handler.
-     *
-     * @param  {DS.Model} task The task to be saved.
-     */
+     saveTask - action
+
+     Triggered when user clicks 'save' on the new task form.
+     Adds task to the correct task list, which is the inbox task list.
+     Saves task and, on success, transitions to the task route.
+     On failure, calls the save error handler.
+
+     @param  {DS.Model} task The task to be saved.
+    */
     async saveTask(task) {
       let project = get(task, 'project');
       let inboxTaskList = await this._getInboxTaskList(project);
@@ -26,19 +28,40 @@ export default Controller.extend({
       set(task, 'taskList', inboxTaskList);
 
       return task.save()
+                 .then((task) => this._saveSkills(task))
                  .then((task) => this.transitionToRoute('project.tasks.task', get(task, 'number')))
                  .catch((payload) => this._handleTaskSaveError(payload));
+    },
+
+    deselectSkill(skill) {
+      let unsavedTaskSkills = get(this, 'unsavedTaskSkills');
+      unsavedTaskSkills.removeObject(skill);
+    },
+
+    toggleSkill(skill) {
+      let unsavedTaskSkills = get(this, 'unsavedTaskSkills');
+      if (unsavedTaskSkills.includes(skill)) {
+        unsavedTaskSkills.removeObject(skill);
+      } else {
+        unsavedTaskSkills.pushObject(skill);
+      }
     }
   },
 
+  _createTaskSkill(skill, task) {
+    let store = get(this, 'store');
+    return store.createRecord('task-skill', { skill, task }).save();
+  },
+
   /**
-   * _getInboxTaskList - Private method
-   *
-   * Returns a promise, which, when resolved, holds the task list for the specified
-   * project, which is marked as an inbox task list.
-   * @param  {DS.Model} project The currently loaded project.
-   * @return {DS.Model}         The inbox task list for the specified project.
-   */
+   _getInboxTaskList - Private function
+
+   Returns a promise, which, when resolved, holds the task list for the
+   specified project, which is marked as an inbox task list.
+
+   @param  {DS.Model} project The currently loaded project.
+   @return {DS.Model} The inbox task list for the specified project.
+  */
   async _getInboxTaskList(project) {
     let taskLists = await get(project, 'taskLists');
     let inboxes = taskLists.filterBy('inbox', true);
@@ -47,16 +70,31 @@ export default Controller.extend({
   },
 
   /**
-   * _handleTaskSaveError - Private function
-   *
-   * Sets the controller `error` property if the error payloed is anything other
-   * than a validation error
-   *
-   * @param  {DS.AdapterError} payload     The payload to check.
-   */
+   _handleTaskSaveError - Private function
+
+   Sets the controller `error` property if the error payloed is anything
+   other than a validation error
+
+   @param  {DS.AdapterError} payload     The payload to check.
+  */
   _handleTaskSaveError(payload) {
     if (isNonValidationError(payload)) {
       set(this, 'error', payload);
     }
+  },
+
+  /**
+   _saveSkills - Private function
+
+   Saves any of the skills added during the creation of the task.
+
+   @param  {DS.Model} task The task being created.
+   @return {RSVP.Promise} promise that is fulfilled when all `promises`
+   have been fulfilled, or rejected if any of them become rejected.
+  */
+  async _saveSkills(task) {
+    let unsavedTaskSkills = get(this, 'unsavedTaskSkills');
+    let promises = unsavedTaskSkills.map((skill) => this._createTaskSkill(skill, task));
+    return RSVP.all(promises).then(() => task);
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/routes/project/tasks/new.js b/app/routes/project/tasks/new.js
index c0d0ae47d..8f390af5b 100644
--- a/app/routes/project/tasks/new.js
+++ b/app/routes/project/tasks/new.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export default Route.extend(AuthenticatedRouteMixin, {
     let task = store.createRecord('task', { project, taskType, user });
 
     set(controller, 'task', task);
+    set(controller, 'unsavedTaskSkills', []);
   },
 
   actions: {
diff --git a/app/services/project-skills-list.js b/app/services/project-skills-list.js
index 7a33690b0..ecd08f0c9 100644
--- a/app/services/project-skills-list.js
+++ b/app/services/project-skills-list.js
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export default Service.extend({
     return store.createRecord('project-skill', { project, skill }).save();
   },
 
-  contains(skill) {
+  includes(skill) {
     let projectSkills = get(this, 'projectSkills');
-    return recordsList.contains(projectSkills, skill);
+    return recordsList.includes(projectSkills, skill);
   },
 
   find(skill) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
 
   toggle(skill) {
     let projectSkills = get(this, 'projectSkills');
-    if (recordsList.contains(projectSkills, skill)) {
+    if (recordsList.includes(projectSkills, skill)) {
       return this.remove(skill);
     } else {
       return this.add(skill);
diff --git a/app/services/task-skills-list.js b/app/services/task-skills-list.js
index c0a4c2527..804633181 100644
--- a/app/services/task-skills-list.js
+++ b/app/services/task-skills-list.js
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export default Service.extend({
     return store.createRecord('task-skill', { task, skill }).save();
   },
 
-  contains(skill) {
+  includes(skill) {
     let taskSkills = get(this, 'taskSkills');
-    return recordsList.contains(taskSkills, skill);
+    return recordsList.includes(taskSkills, skill);
   },
 
   find(skill) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
 
   toggle(skill) {
     let taskSkills = get(this, 'taskSkills');
-    if (recordsList.contains(taskSkills, skill)) {
+    if (recordsList.includes(taskSkills, skill)) {
       return this.remove(skill);
     } else {
       return this.add(skill);
diff --git a/app/services/user-skills-list.js b/app/services/user-skills-list.js
index 8ccf03233..15c5e438e 100644
--- a/app/services/user-skills-list.js
+++ b/app/services/user-skills-list.js
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ export default Service.extend({
     return store.createRecord('user-skill', { user, skill }).save();
   },
 
-  contains(skill) {
+  includes(skill) {
     let userSkills = get(this, 'userSkills');
-    return recordsList.contains(userSkills, skill);
+    return recordsList.includes(userSkills, skill);
   },
 
   find(skill) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default Service.extend({
 
   toggle(skill) {
     let userSkills = get(this, 'userSkills');
-    if (recordsList.contains(userSkills, skill)) {
+    if (recordsList.includes(userSkills, skill)) {
       return this.remove(skill);
     } else {
       return this.add(skill);
diff --git a/app/templates/project/tasks/new.hbs b/app/templates/project/tasks/new.hbs
index 92ec95a09..a8e263d83 100644
--- a/app/templates/project/tasks/new.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/project/tasks/new.hbs
@@ -6,5 +6,31 @@
     {{/if}}
   </div>
   <div class="task-new-sidebar">
+    <div class="task-sidebar-section">
+      <div class="task-sidebar-section__header">
+        <h2>Skills</h2>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="task-skills-list centered">
+        {{#each unsavedTaskSkills as |taskSkill|}}
+          {{skill-button
+            alwaysShowX=true
+            iconBefore=false
+            isLoading=taskSkill.isLoading
+            remove=(action 'deselectSkill' taskSkill)
+            size="small"
+            skill=taskSkill
+          }}
+        {{/each}}
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="skills-typeahead-container">
+        {{skills-typeahead
+          centered=true
+          selectSkill=(action 'toggleSkill')
+          skillsList=unsavedTaskSkills
+        }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/utils/records-list.js b/app/utils/records-list.js
index bd7cbb1fd..ff3921ce0 100644
--- a/app/utils/records-list.js
+++ b/app/utils/records-list.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default {
     @return {Boolean} `true` if found, otherwise `false`
     @public
   */
-  contains(records, target) {
+  includes(records, target) {
     if (records) {
       return records.any((found) => {
         let targetId = get(target, 'id');
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/task-creation-test.js b/tests/acceptance/task-creation-test.js
index f658f54cf..c2cefa2f6 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/task-creation-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/task-creation-test.js
@@ -301,3 +301,59 @@ test('Navigation is aborted if user answers negatively to prompt', function(asse
     stub.restore();
   });
 });
+
+test('Skills can be assigned to task during creation', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(6);
+
+  let user = server.schema.users.create({ username: 'test_user' });
+
+  let project = createProjectWithSluggedRoute();
+  let { organization } = project;
+  project.createTaskList({ inbox: true });
+
+  authenticateSession(this.application, { user_id: user.id });
+
+  projectTasksIndexPage.visit({ organization: organization.slug, project: project.slug });
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    projectTasksIndexPage.clickNewTask();
+  });
+
+  let skill = server.create('skill', { title: 'Ruby' });
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    assert.equal(currentRouteName(), 'project.tasks.new', 'Button takes us to the proper route');
+    assert.equal(find('[name=task-type]').val(), 'issue', 'Has the right default task type');
+
+    projectTasksNewPage.taskTitle('A task title')
+                       .taskMarkdown('A task body')
+                       .taskType('idea');
+  });
+
+  // NOTE: We need to be doing this async, so the code is ugly
+  // Possibly switching to await/async might make it nicer
+  andThen(() => {
+    // find skill
+    projectTasksNewPage.skillsTypeahead.fillIn('ru');
+  });
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    // add skill
+    projectTasksNewPage.skillsTypeahead.inputItems(0).click();
+  });
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    projectTasksNewPage.clickSubmit();
+  });
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    assert.equal(server.schema.tasks.all().models.length, 1, 'A task has been created');
+    assert.equal(server.schema.taskSkills.all().models.length, 1, 'A single task skill has been created.');
+
+    let [task] = server.schema.tasks.all().models;
+    let [taskSkill] = server.schema.taskSkills.all().models;
+
+    assert.equal(taskSkill.taskId, task.id, 'The correct task was assigned');
+    assert.equal(taskSkill.skillId, skill.id, 'The correct skill was assigned');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/skill-list-item-test.js b/tests/integration/components/skill-list-item-test.js
index b406adbc5..38f065bcb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/skill-list-item-test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/components/skill-list-item-test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ moduleForComponent('skill-list-item', 'Integration | Component | skill list item
   },
   beforeEach() {
     stubService(this, 'user-skills-list', {
-      contains() {
+      includes() {
         return true;
       },
       find(skill) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/skill-list-items-test.js b/tests/integration/components/skill-list-items-test.js
index 6e3adf6c3..a0d906af6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/skill-list-items-test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/components/skill-list-items-test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ moduleForComponent('skill-list-items', 'Integration | Component | skill list ite
   integration: true,
   beforeEach() {
     stubService(this, 'user-skills-list', {
-      contains(queriedSkill) {
+      includes(queriedSkill) {
         return queriedSkill === skills[1];
       },
       find(queriedSkill) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-result-test.js b/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-result-test.js
index 95ad091d7..41ada0386 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-result-test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-result-test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let skill = Object.create({
 });
 
 let userSkillsList = {
-  contains() {
+  includes() {
     return true;
   },
   find(queriedSkill) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-test.js b/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-test.js
index 71fd4d02c..cfa9de0c2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/components/skills-typeahead-test.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let mockStore = {
 };
 
 let mockListService = {
-  contains(queriedSkill) {
+  includes(queriedSkill) {
     return queriedSkill === skills[1];
   },
   find(queriedSkill) {
diff --git a/tests/pages/project/tasks/new.js b/tests/pages/project/tasks/new.js
index 1c9141c09..c801ad983 100644
--- a/tests/pages/project/tasks/new.js
+++ b/tests/pages/project/tasks/new.js
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import {
   collection,
   create,
   fillable,
+  text,
   visitable
 } from 'ember-cli-page-object';
 
 import projectMenu from 'code-corps-ember/tests/pages/components/project-menu';
+import skillsTypeahead from 'code-corps-ember/tests/pages/components/skills-typeahead';
 
 export default create({
   clickPreviewTask: clickable('.preview'),
@@ -26,5 +28,16 @@ export default create({
     scope: '.body-preview'
   },
 
+  skillsTypeahead,
+
+  taskSkillsList: collection({
+    scope: '.task-skills-list',
+    itemScope: 'button',
+    item: {
+      text: text(),
+      click: clickable()
+    }
+  }),
+
   visit: visitable(':organization/:project/tasks/new')
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/records-list-test.js b/tests/unit/utils/records-list-test.js
index c579ebe51..9c871213d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/records-list-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/records-list-test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { module, test } from 'qunit';
 
 const { isEmpty, Object } = Ember;
 
-module('Unit | Utility | skills-list');
+module('Unit | Utility | records-list');
 
 let projectSkill = Object.create({
   belongsTo(relationshipName) {
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ test('find returns no match correctly', function(assert) {
   assert.ok(isEmpty(result));
 });
 
-test('contains returns true when there is a match', function(assert) {
+test('includes returns true when there is a match', function(assert) {
   let projectSkills = [projectSkill];
-  let result = recordsList.contains(projectSkills, skill);
+  let result = recordsList.includes(projectSkills, skill);
   assert.ok(result);
 });
 
-test('contains returns false when there is no match', function(assert) {
-  let result = recordsList.contains([], skill);
+test('includes returns false when there is no match', function(assert) {
+  let result = recordsList.includes([], skill);
   assert.notOk(result);
 });