diff --git a/src/tasks.js b/src/tasks.js
index dbb4f7795..0054d68c2 100644
--- a/src/tasks.js
+++ b/src/tasks.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const assert = require('node:assert'),
     database = require('./database.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:tasks'),
     logs = require('./logs.js'),
+    mysql = require('mysql2'),
     path = require('node:path'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
@@ -243,6 +244,8 @@ async function list(page, perPage, options) {
     if (options.type) {
         query += ' WHERE TYPE=?';
         data.push(options.type);
+    } else if (options.prefix) {
+        query += ' WHERE TYPE LIKE ' + mysql.escape(options.prefix + '%');
     }
 
     query += ' ORDER BY creationTime DESC, id DESC LIMIT ?,?'; // put latest task first