diff --git a/src/gradient_labs/_back_office_task_read.py b/src/gradient_labs/_back_office_task_read.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5dcbd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gradient_labs/_back_office_task_read.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from ._http_client import HttpClient
+from .back_office_task import BackOfficeTask
+
+
+def read_back_office_task(*, client: HttpClient, task_id: str) -> BackOfficeTask:
+    rsp = client.get(path=f"back-office-tasks/{task_id}/read", body={})
+    return BackOfficeTask.from_dict(rsp)
diff --git a/src/gradient_labs/client.py b/src/gradient_labs/client.py
index df418b5..e987bf0 100644
--- a/src/gradient_labs/client.py
+++ b/src/gradient_labs/client.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     create_back_office_task,
     BackOfficeTaskCreateParams,
 )
+from ._back_office_task_read import read_back_office_task
 
 from ._http_client import HttpClient, API_BASE_URL
 from .tool import *
@@ -828,3 +829,10 @@ def create_back_office_task(
             client=self.http_client,
             params=params,
         )
+
+    def read_back_office_task(self, *, task_id: str) -> BackOfficeTask:
+        """read_back_office_task retrieves a back-office task by its external ID."""
+        return read_back_office_task(
+            client=self.http_client,
+            task_id=task_id,
+        )