diff --git a/platform/tasks-platform-impl/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/LocalTaskImpl.java b/platform/tasks-platform-impl/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/LocalTaskImpl.java
index 553033db2e76..fe2809934de5 100644
--- a/platform/tasks-platform-impl/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/LocalTaskImpl.java
+++ b/platform/tasks-platform-impl/src/com/intellij/tasks/impl/LocalTaskImpl.java
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ public class LocalTaskImpl extends LocalTask {
   @Override
   public void setLastPost(final Date date) {
     myLastPost = date;
+    addWorkItem(new WorkItem(date)); // the last item may have pauses in its duration
   }
 
   @Override