diff --git a/db/tasks.go b/db/tasks.go
index 801140f..b2d8396 100644
--- a/db/tasks.go
+++ b/db/tasks.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DeleteAll()
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"log"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -121,6 +122,19 @@ func GetTasks(username, status, category string) (types.Context, error) {
 
 		err = rows.Scan(&task.Id, &task.Title, &task.Content, &TaskCreated, &task.Priority, &task.Category)
 
+		taskCompleted := 0
+		totalTasks := 0
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(task.Content, "- [") {
+			for _, value := range strings.Split(task.Content, "\n") {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(value, "- [x]") {
+					taskCompleted += 1
+				}
+				totalTasks += 1
+			}
+			task.CompletedMsg = strconv.Itoa(taskCompleted) + " complete out of " + strconv.Itoa(totalTasks)
+		}
+
 		task.Content = string(md.Markdown([]byte(task.Content)))
 		// TaskContent = strings.Replace(TaskContent, "\n", "<br>", -1)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/templates/home.html b/templates/home.html
index 697fdff..4ad2fca 100644
--- a/templates/home.html
+++ b/templates/home.html
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
         <span class="noteContent">
             {{$value.Content}}
+            {{$value.CompletedMsg}}
                  <div class="commentslist">
                     {{range $value.Comments}}
                     <div class="comment">
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index f5becbf..f9c6a7b 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ is passed while templates are executed.
 */
 //Task is the struct used to identify tasks
 type Task struct {
-	Id        int       `json:"id"`
-	Title     string    `json:"title"`
-	Content   string    `json:"content"`
-	Created   string    `json:"created"`
-	Priority  string    `json:"priority"`
-	Category  string    `json:"category"`
-	Referer   string    `json:"referer,omitempty"`
-	Comments  []Comment `json:"comments,omitempty"`
-	IsOverdue bool      `json:"isoverdue, omitempty"`
-	IsHidden  int       `json:"ishidden, omitempty`
+	Id           int       `json:"id"`
+	Title        string    `json:"title"`
+	Content      string    `json:"content"`
+	Created      string    `json:"created"`
+	Priority     string    `json:"priority"`
+	Category     string    `json:"category"`
+	Referer      string    `json:"referer,omitempty"`
+	Comments     []Comment `json:"comments,omitempty"`
+	IsOverdue    bool      `json:"isoverdue, omitempty"`
+	IsHidden     int       `json:"ishidden, omitempty`
+	CompletedMsg string    `json:"ishidden, omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Tasks []Task