diff --git a/app/models/service_retire_task.rb b/app/models/service_retire_task.rb
index 70bca689b287..0fc391ef035f 100644
--- a/app/models/service_retire_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/service_retire_task.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,47 @@ def update_and_notify_parent(*args)
   end
 
   def task_finished
+    update_attributes(:status => status == 'Ok' ? 'Completed' : 'Failed')
+  end
+
+  def task_active
+    update_attributes(:status => 'Active')
+  end
+
+  def after_request_task_create
+    update_attributes(:description => get_description)
+    parent_svc = Service.find_by(:id => options[:src_ids].first) # hacky hacky hack!
+    _log.info("- creating service tasks for service <#{self.class.name}:#{id}>")
+
+    create_retire_subtasks(parent_svc)
+  end
+
+  def create_retire_subtasks(parent_service)
+    tasks = []
+    parent_service.service_resources.each do |svc_rsc|
+      next unless svc_rsc.resource.present? && svc_rsc.resource.respond_to?(:retire_now)
+      new_task = (svc_rsc.resource.type.demodulize + "RetireTask").constantize.new
+
+      next if svc_rsc.resource_type == "ServiceTemplate"
+      new_task.options.merge!(
+        :src_id              => svc_rsc.resource.id,
+        :service_resource_id => svc_rsc.id,
+        :parent_service_id   => parent_service.id,
+        :parent_task_id      => id,
+      )
+      new_task.source = svc_rsc.resource
+      new_task.request_type = svc_rsc.resource.type.demodulize.downcase + "_retire"
+      new_task.save!
+      new_task.after_request_task_create
+      miq_request.miq_request_tasks << new_task
+
+      tasks << new_task
+      # nh = self.attributes.dup
+      # %w(id created_on updated_on type state status message).each { |key| nh.delete(key) }
+      # nh['options'] = self.options.dup
+      # nh['options'].delete(:child_tasks)
+    end
+    tasks.each(&:deliver_to_automate)
+    tasks
   end
 end