diff --git a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/TaskComponent.java b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/TaskComponent.java
index f80971bef..24689f95e 100644
--- a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/TaskComponent.java
+++ b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/TaskComponent.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public class TaskComponent extends Div implements AfterCompose {
     private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TaskComponent.class);
 
     private static final int HEIGHT_PER_TASK = 10;
-    private static final String STANDARD_TASK_COLOR = "#007bbe";
 
     private static Pattern pixelsSpecificationPattern = Pattern
             .compile("\\s*(\\d+)px\\s*;?\\s*");
@@ -183,7 +182,12 @@ public class TaskComponent extends Div implements AfterCompose {
         setHeight(HEIGHT_PER_TASK + "px");
         setContext("idContextMenuTaskAssignment");
         this.task = task;
-        setColor(STANDARD_TASK_COLOR);
+        if (task.isSubcontracted()) {
+            setClass("box subcontracted-task");
+        } else {
+            setClass("box standard-task");
+        }
+
         setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         this.disabilityConfiguration = disabilityConfiguration;
         taskViolationListener = new IConstraintViolationListener<Date>() {
@@ -206,7 +210,12 @@ public class TaskComponent extends Div implements AfterCompose {
     }
 
     protected String calculateClass() {
-        String classText = "box";
+        String classText;
+        if (getSclass().equals("null")) {
+            classText = "box";
+        } else {
+            classText = getSclass();
+        }
         if (task.isInCriticalPath()) {
             classText += " critical";
         }
diff --git a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/DefaultFundamentalProperties.java b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/DefaultFundamentalProperties.java
index 7343a31c1..726fd1f48 100644
--- a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/DefaultFundamentalProperties.java
+++ b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/DefaultFundamentalProperties.java
@@ -163,4 +163,8 @@ public class DefaultFundamentalProperties implements ITaskFundamentalProperties
         return null;
     }
 
+    public boolean isSubcontracted() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/ITaskFundamentalProperties.java b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/ITaskFundamentalProperties.java
index 3e995d9f1..3b4e1a54f 100644
--- a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/ITaskFundamentalProperties.java
+++ b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/ITaskFundamentalProperties.java
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ public interface ITaskFundamentalProperties {
 
     public void moveTo(Date date);
 
+    public boolean isSubcontracted();
+
 }
diff --git a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/Task.java b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/Task.java
index 0e2b1d9b3..064224534 100644
--- a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/Task.java
+++ b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/data/Task.java
@@ -296,4 +296,8 @@ public abstract class Task implements ITaskFundamentalProperties {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isSubcontracted() {
+        return fundamentalProperties.isSubcontracted();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java
index 75cf58d5f..e95ea0410 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/planner/TaskElementAdapter.java
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ public class TaskElementAdapter implements ITaskElementAdapter {
             return deadline.toDateTimeAtStartOfDay().toDate();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean isSubcontracted() {
+            return taskElement.isSubcontracted();
+        }
+
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/planner/css/ganttzk.css b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/planner/css/ganttzk.css
index e3bf4d993..98650ca7d 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/planner/css/ganttzk.css
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/webapp/planner/css/ganttzk.css
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ min-width:200px;
     margin-top: -3px;
 }
 
+.standard-task {
+    background-color: #007bbe;
+}
+
+.subcontracted-task {
+    background-color: #AA80D5;
+}
+
 /* -------------- Dependencies -------------- */
 #listdependencies {
     position: relative;