diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.tsx b/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.tsx
index a2ea7487df02..95528286d1e1 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/TaskPreview.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {Str} from 'expensify-common';
 import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import type {StyleProp, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
 import {useOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import Avatar from '@components/Avatar';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {usePersonalDetails} from '@components/OnyxProvider';
 import PressableWithoutFeedback from '@components/Pressable/PressableWithoutFeedback';
 import RenderHTML from '@components/RenderHTML';
 import {showContextMenuForReport} from '@components/ShowContextMenuContext';
+import Text from '@components/Text';
 import withCurrentUserPersonalDetails from '@components/withCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import type {WithCurrentUserPersonalDetailsProps} from '@components/withCurrentUserPersonalDetails';
 import useLocalize from '@hooks/useLocalize';
@@ -53,9 +55,12 @@ type TaskPreviewProps = WithCurrentUserPersonalDetailsProps & {
 
     /** Callback for updating context menu active state, used for showing context menu */
     checkIfContextMenuActive: () => void;
+
+    /** Style for the task preview container */
+    style: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 };
 
-function TaskPreview({taskReportID, action, contextMenuAnchor, chatReportID, checkIfContextMenuActive, currentUserPersonalDetails, isHovered = false}: TaskPreviewProps) {
+function TaskPreview({taskReportID, action, contextMenuAnchor, chatReportID, checkIfContextMenuActive, currentUserPersonalDetails, isHovered = false, style}: TaskPreviewProps) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const StyleUtils = useStyleUtils();
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
@@ -70,29 +75,33 @@ function TaskPreview({taskReportID, action, contextMenuAnchor, chatReportID, che
         : action?.childStateNum === CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.APPROVED && action?.childStatusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.APPROVED;
     const taskTitle = Str.htmlEncode(TaskUtils.getTaskTitle(taskReportID, action?.childReportName ?? ''));
     const taskAssigneeAccountID = Task.getTaskAssigneeAccountID(taskReport) ?? action?.childManagerAccountID ?? -1;
+    const hasAssignee = taskAssigneeAccountID > 0;
     const personalDetails = usePersonalDetails();
     const avatar = personalDetails?.[taskAssigneeAccountID]?.avatar ?? Expensicons.FallbackAvatar;
-    const htmlForTaskPreview = `<comment>${taskTitle}</comment>`;
+    const avatarSize = CONST.AVATAR_SIZE.SMALL;
     const isDeletedParentAction = ReportUtils.isCanceledTaskReport(taskReport, action);
+    const iconWrapperStyle = StyleUtils.getTaskPreviewIconWrapper(hasAssignee ? avatarSize : undefined);
+    const titleStyle = StyleUtils.getTaskPreviewTitleStyle(iconWrapperStyle.height, isTaskCompleted);
+
     const shouldShowGreenDotIndicator = ReportUtils.isOpenTaskReport(taskReport, action) && ReportUtils.isReportManager(taskReport);
     if (isDeletedParentAction) {
         return <RenderHTML html={`<comment>${translate('parentReportAction.deletedTask')}</comment>`} />;
     }
 
     return (
-        <View style={[styles.chatItemMessage]}>
+        <View style={[styles.chatItemMessage, !hasAssignee && styles.mv1]}>
             <PressableWithoutFeedback
                 onPress={() => Navigation.navigate(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(taskReportID))}
                 onPressIn={() => DeviceCapabilities.canUseTouchScreen() && ControlSelection.block()}
                 onPressOut={() => ControlSelection.unblock()}
                 onLongPress={(event) => showContextMenuForReport(event, contextMenuAnchor, chatReportID, action, checkIfContextMenuActive)}
                 shouldUseHapticsOnLongPress
-                style={[styles.flexRow, styles.justifyContentBetween]}
+                style={[styles.flexRow, styles.justifyContentBetween, style]}
                 role={CONST.ROLE.BUTTON}
                 accessibilityLabel={translate('task.task')}
             >
-                <View style={[styles.flex1, styles.flexRow, styles.alignItemsStart, styles.mt1]}>
-                    <View style={[styles.taskCheckboxWrapper, styles.alignSelfCenter]}>
+                <View style={[styles.flex1, styles.flexRow, styles.alignItemsStart, styles.mr2]}>
+                    <View style={iconWrapperStyle}>
                         <Checkbox
                             style={[styles.mr2]}
                             isChecked={isTaskCompleted}
@@ -107,18 +116,16 @@ function TaskPreview({taskReportID, action, contextMenuAnchor, chatReportID, che
                             accessibilityLabel={translate('task.task')}
                         />
                     </View>
-                    {taskAssigneeAccountID > 0 && (
+                    {hasAssignee && (
                         <Avatar
-                            containerStyles={[styles.mr2, styles.alignSelfCenter, isTaskCompleted ? styles.opacitySemiTransparent : undefined]}
+                            containerStyles={[styles.mr2, isTaskCompleted ? styles.opacitySemiTransparent : undefined]}
                             source={avatar}
-                            size={CONST.AVATAR_SIZE.SMALL}
+                            size={avatarSize}
                             avatarID={taskAssigneeAccountID}
                             type={CONST.ICON_TYPE_AVATAR}
                         />
                     )}
-                    <View style={[styles.alignSelfCenter]}>
-                        <RenderHTML html={isTaskCompleted ? `<completed-task>${htmlForTaskPreview}</completed-task>` : htmlForTaskPreview} />
-                    </View>
+                    <Text style={titleStyle}>{taskTitle}</Text>
                 </View>
                 {shouldShowGreenDotIndicator && (
                     <View style={styles.ml2}>
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ function TaskPreview({taskReportID, action, contextMenuAnchor, chatReportID, che
                 <Icon
                     src={Expensicons.ArrowRight}
                     fill={StyleUtils.getIconFillColor(getButtonState(isHovered))}
+                    additionalStyles={iconWrapperStyle}
                 />
             </PressableWithoutFeedback>
         </View>
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx
index 33664e2a4162..8220362b6516 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.tsx
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ function ReportActionItem({
             children = (
                 <ShowContextMenuContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
                     <TaskPreview
+                        style={displayAsGroup ? [] : [styles.mt1]}
                         taskReportID={ReportActionsUtils.isAddCommentAction(action) ? ReportActionsUtils.getOriginalMessage(action)?.taskReportID?.toString() ?? '-1' : '-1'}
                         chatReportID={reportID}
                         action={action}
diff --git a/src/styles/index.ts b/src/styles/index.ts
index 46f4efd5eaa0..417c9e0e0be2 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.ts
+++ b/src/styles/index.ts
@@ -4118,11 +4118,6 @@ const styles = (theme: ThemeColors) =>
             width: 1,
         },
 
-        taskCheckboxWrapper: {
-            height: variables.fontSizeNormalHeight,
-            ...flex.justifyContentCenter,
-        },
-
         taskTitleMenuItem: {
             ...writingDirection.ltr,
             ...headlineFont,
diff --git a/src/styles/utils/index.ts b/src/styles/utils/index.ts
index d3d31cc2ea1b..341f72aa64a2 100644
--- a/src/styles/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/styles/utils/index.ts
@@ -1668,6 +1668,17 @@ const createStyleUtils = (theme: ThemeColors, styles: ThemeStyles) => ({
         alignItems: 'center',
         justifyContent: 'center',
     }),
+
+    getTaskPreviewIconWrapper: (avatarSize?: AvatarSizeName) => ({
+        height: avatarSize ? getAvatarSize(avatarSize) : variables.fontSizeNormalHeight,
+        ...styles.justifyContentCenter,
+    }),
+
+    getTaskPreviewTitleStyle: (iconHeight: number, isTaskCompleted: boolean): StyleProp<TextStyle> => [
+        styles.flex1,
+        isTaskCompleted ? [styles.textSupporting, styles.textLineThrough] : [],
+        {marginTop: (iconHeight - variables.fontSizeNormalHeight) / 2},
+    ],
 });
 
 type StyleUtilsType = ReturnType<typeof createStyleUtils>;