diff --git a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
index 4847eee2c8c6..bef9e391f099 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
@@ -640,6 +640,19 @@ function isTaskAction(reportAction: OnyxEntry<ReportAction>): boolean {
     );
 }
 
+/**
+ * When we delete certain reports, we want to check whether there are any visible actions left to display.
+ * If there are no visible actions left (including system messages), we can hide the report from view entirely
+ */
+function doesReportHaveVisibleActions(reportID: string, actionsToMerge: ReportActions = {}): boolean {
+    const reportActions = Object.values(OnyxUtils.fastMerge(allReportActions?.[reportID] ?? {}, actionsToMerge));
+    const visibleReportActions = Object.values(reportActions ?? {}).filter((action) => shouldReportActionBeVisibleAsLastAction(action));
+
+    // Exclude the task system message and the created message
+    const visibleReportActionsWithoutTaskSystemMessage = visibleReportActions.filter((action) => !isTaskAction(action) && !isCreatedAction(action));
+    return visibleReportActionsWithoutTaskSystemMessage.length > 0;
+}
+
 function getAllReportActions(reportID: string): ReportActions {
     return allReportActions?.[reportID] ?? {};
 }
@@ -811,6 +824,7 @@ export {
     isSentMoneyReportAction,
     isSplitBillAction,
     isTaskAction,
+    doesReportHaveVisibleActions,
     isThreadParentMessage,
     isTransactionThread,
     isWhisperAction,
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Task.js b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
index 678e1fb967dd..31cfd96c0bd3 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Task.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Task.js
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ function getShareDestination(reportID, reports, personalDetails) {
  * @param {number} originalStateNum
  * @param {number} originalStatusNum
  */
-function cancelTask(taskReportID, taskTitle, originalStateNum, originalStatusNum) {
+function deleteTask(taskReportID, taskTitle, originalStateNum, originalStatusNum) {
     const message = `deleted task: ${taskTitle}`;
     const optimisticCancelReportAction = ReportUtils.buildOptimisticTaskReportAction(taskReportID, CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.TASKCANCELLED, message);
     const optimisticReportActionID = optimisticCancelReportAction.reportActionID;
@@ -721,6 +721,9 @@ function cancelTask(taskReportID, taskTitle, originalStateNum, originalStatusNum
     const parentReportAction = ReportActionsUtils.getParentReportAction(taskReport);
     const parentReport = ReportUtils.getParentReport(taskReport);
 
+    // If the task report is the last visible action in the parent report, we should navigate back to the parent report
+    const shouldDeleteTaskReport = !ReportActionsUtils.doesReportHaveVisibleActions(taskReportID);
+
     const optimisticReportActions = {
         [parentReportAction.reportActionID]: {
             pendingAction: CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.UPDATE,
@@ -822,6 +825,10 @@ function cancelTask(taskReportID, taskTitle, originalStateNum, originalStatusNum
     ];
 
     API.write('CancelTask', {cancelledTaskReportActionID: optimisticReportActionID, taskReportID}, {optimisticData, successData, failureData});
+
+    if (shouldDeleteTaskReport) {
+        Navigation.goBack(ROUTES.REPORT_WITH_ID.getRoute(parentReport.reportID));
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -928,7 +935,7 @@ export {
     clearOutTaskInfoAndNavigate,
     getAssignee,
     getShareDestination,
-    cancelTask,
+    deleteTask,
     dismissModalAndClearOutTaskInfo,
     getTaskAssigneeAccountID,
     clearTaskErrors,
diff --git a/src/pages/home/HeaderView.js b/src/pages/home/HeaderView.js
index 6c5a3ac4843f..edf6b65b2f4a 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/HeaderView.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/HeaderView.js
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ function HeaderView(props) {
         if (props.report.stateNum !== CONST.REPORT.STATE_NUM.SUBMITTED && props.report.statusNum !== CONST.REPORT.STATUS.CLOSED && canModifyTask) {
             threeDotMenuItems.push({
                 icon: Expensicons.Trashcan,
-                text: translate('common.cancel'),
-                onSelected: Session.checkIfActionIsAllowed(() => Task.cancelTask(props.report.reportID, props.report.reportName, props.report.stateNum, props.report.statusNum)),
+                text: translate('common.delete'),
+                onSelected: Session.checkIfActionIsAllowed(() => Task.deleteTask(props.report.reportID, props.report.reportName, props.report.stateNum, props.report.statusNum)),
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js b/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js
index 39b585438413..a4fc61910be2 100644
--- a/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js
+++ b/src/pages/tasks/TaskAssigneeSelectorModal.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function TaskAssigneeSelectorModal(props) {
             false,
             {},
             [],
-            false,
+            true,
         );
 
         setHeaderMessage(OptionsListUtils.getHeaderMessage(recentReports?.length + personalDetails?.length !== 0 || currentUserOption, Boolean(userToInvite), searchValue));