diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task_manager.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task_manager.hpp
index 562dab0a6..dfc9098d6 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task_manager.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task_manager.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ namespace hex {
          */
         static TaskHolder createTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, u64 maxValue, std::function<void(Task &)> function);
 
+        /**
+        * @brief Creates a new asynchronous task that gets displayed in the Task Manager in the footer
+        * @param unlocalizedName Name of the task
+        * @param maxValue Maximum value of the task
+        * @param function Function to be executed
+        * @return A TaskHolder holding a weak reference to the task
+        */
+        static TaskHolder createTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, u64 maxValue, std::function<void()> function);
+
         /**
          * @brief Creates a new asynchronous task that does not get displayed in the Task Manager
          * @param unlocalizedName Name of the task
@@ -145,6 +154,14 @@ namespace hex {
          */
         static TaskHolder createBackgroundTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, std::function<void(Task &)> function);
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Creates a new asynchronous task that does not get displayed in the Task Manager
+         * @param unlocalizedName Name of the task
+         * @param function Function to be executed
+         * @return A TaskHolder holding a weak reference to the task
+         */
+        static TaskHolder createBackgroundTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, std::function<void()> function);
+
         /**
          * @brief Creates a new synchronous task that will execute the given function at the start of the next frame
          * @param function Function to be executed
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp
index 5c494013a..10e9521b5 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/task_manager.cpp
@@ -349,11 +349,29 @@ namespace hex {
         return createTask(std::move(unlocalizedName), maxValue, false, std::move(function));
     }
 
+    TaskHolder TaskManager::createTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, u64 maxValue, std::function<void()> function) {
+        log::debug("Creating task {}", unlocalizedName.get());
+        return createTask(std::move(unlocalizedName), maxValue, false,
+            [function = std::move(function)](Task&) {
+                function();
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     TaskHolder TaskManager::createBackgroundTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, std::function<void(Task &)> function) {
         log::debug("Creating background task {}", unlocalizedName.get());
         return createTask(std::move(unlocalizedName), 0, true, std::move(function));
     }
 
+    TaskHolder TaskManager::createBackgroundTask(const UnlocalizedString &unlocalizedName, std::function<void()> function) {
+        log::debug("Creating background task {}", unlocalizedName.get());
+        return createTask(std::move(unlocalizedName), 0, true,
+            [function = std::move(function)](Task&) {
+                function();
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     void TaskManager::collectGarbage() {
         {
             std::scoped_lock lock(s_queueMutex);