diff --git a/src/pydase/task/autostart.py b/src/pydase/task/autostart.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..075ce3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pydase/task/autostart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import pydase.data_service.data_service
+import pydase.task.task
+from pydase.utils.helpers import is_property_attribute
+
+
+def autostart_service_tasks(
+    service: pydase.data_service.data_service.DataService,
+) -> None:
+    for attr in dir(service):
+        if not is_property_attribute(service, attr):  # prevent eval of property attrs
+            val = getattr(service, attr)
+            if isinstance(val, pydase.task.task.Task) and val.autostart:
+                val.start()
+            elif isinstance(val, pydase.DataService):
+                autostart_service_tasks(val)
diff --git a/src/pydase/task/task.py b/src/pydase/task/task.py
index 7f3ecac..21c863d 100644
--- a/src/pydase/task/task.py
+++ b/src/pydase/task/task.py
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class Task(pydase.data_service.data_service.DataService, Generic[R]):
         self._status = TaskStatus.NOT_RUNNING
         self._result: R | None = None
 
+    @property
+    def autostart(self) -> bool:
+        """Defines if the task should be started automatically when the `pydase.Server`
+        starts."""
+        return self._autostart
+
     @property
     def status(self) -> TaskStatus:
         return self._status
@@ -129,7 +135,4 @@ class Task(pydase.data_service.data_service.DataService, Generic[R]):
                 self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
             self._bound_func = self._func.__get__(instance, owner)
             self._set_up = True
-
-            if self._autostart:
-                self.start()
         return self