diff --git a/src/store/modules/taak.js b/src/store/modules/taak.js
index f5a4883..4dc9a3c 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/taak.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/taak.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const useTaakStore = defineStore('taken', {
 			console.log('Active widget taak Id set to ' + widgetTaakId)
 		},
 		/* istanbul ignore next */ // ignore this for Jest until moved into a service
-		async refreshTakenList(search = null, notClosed = false) {
+		async refreshTakenList(search = null, notClosed = false, user = null) {
 			let endpoint = apiEndpoint
 
 			const params = new URLSearchParams()
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ export const useTaakStore = defineStore('taken', {
 			if (notClosed) {
 				params.append('status', 'open')
 			}
+			if (user) {
+				params.append('medewerker', user)
+			}
 
 			if (params.toString()) {
 				endpoint += `?${params.toString()}`
diff --git a/src/views/widgets/TakenWidget.vue b/src/views/widgets/TakenWidget.vue
index 1445e22..ca60f47 100644
--- a/src/views/widgets/TakenWidget.vue
+++ b/src/views/widgets/TakenWidget.vue
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export default {
 			loading: false,
 			isModalOpen: false,
 			taakItems: [],
+			userId: null,
 			itemMenu: {
 				show: {
 					text: 'Bekijk',
@@ -100,13 +101,26 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	mounted() {
-		this.fetchTaakItems()
+		this.fetchUser()
 	},
 
 	methods: {
+		async fetchUser() {
+			const getUser = await fetch('/index.php/apps/zaakafhandelapp/me')
+			const user = await getUser.json()
+
+			const medewerkerList = await fetch('/index.php/apps/zaakafhandelapp/api/medewerkers')
+			const medewerkers = await medewerkerList.json()
+
+			const medewerker = medewerkers.results.find((medewerker) => medewerker.email === user.user.email)
+
+			this.userId = medewerker.id
+			this.fetchTaakItems()
+		},
 		fetchTaakItems() {
+
 			this.loading = true
-			taakStore.refreshTakenList(null, true)
+			taakStore.refreshTakenList(null, true, this.userId)
 				.then(() => {
 
 					this.taakItems = taakStore.takenList.map(taak => ({