diff --git a/components/InlineItemCreate.tsx b/components/InlineItemCreate.tsx
index 8cc4221..11cb6c8 100644
--- a/components/InlineItemCreate.tsx
+++ b/components/InlineItemCreate.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default function InlineItemCreate({ listId }: InlineItemCreateProps) {
   const [title, setTitle] = useState('')
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [keepFormOpen, setKeepFormOpen] = useState(false)
 
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -40,14 +41,14 @@ export default function InlineItemCreate({ listId }: InlineItemCreateProps) {
       // Clear form immediately for better UX
       const itemTitle = sanitizeString(title)
       setTitle('')
-      setIsCreating(false)
+      setKeepFormOpen(true) // Mark that we want to keep the form open
       
       // Create item and refresh
       await createItem(listId, itemTitle)
       showToast('Task added successfully', 'success')
       
-      // Force immediate refresh
-      router.refresh()
+      // The revalidatePath in createItem will refresh the data
+      // but we'll keep the form open due to keepFormOpen state
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error creating item:', error)
       const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to add task'
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export default function InlineItemCreate({ listId }: InlineItemCreateProps) {
   const handleCancel = () => {
     setTitle('')
     setIsCreating(false)
+    setKeepFormOpen(false) // Reset the keep form open state
     // Reset zoom on iOS Safari
     if (document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
       document.activeElement.blur()
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ export default function InlineItemCreate({ listId }: InlineItemCreateProps) {
     window.scrollTo(0, 0)
   }
 
-  if (!isCreating) {
+  if (!isCreating && !keepFormOpen) {
     return (
       <button
         onClick={() => setIsCreating(true)}