diff --git a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
--- a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@
     redirect_to :action => 'list'
   end
 
+  def problems
+    prepare_list_information
+    render :partial => 'problem_title', :collection => @problems, :as => :problem
+  end
+
+  def splash
+    render :text => '<div class="notice">Most recent task:</span>'
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def prepare_announcements(recent=nil)
diff --git a/app/views/main/list.html.haml b/app/views/main/list.html.haml
--- a/app/views/main/list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/main/list.html.haml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   %p=t 'main.start_soon'
 
 - if Configuration.show_tasks_to?(@user)
-  .problem-list
+  .problem-list{:id => 'problem-list'}
     = render :partial => 'problem_title', :collection => @problems, :as => :problem
   .problem-content
     %span{:id => "problem-panel-filler", :style => (@current_problem_id!=nil) ? "display:none" : ""}
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@
   CodejomTimeout.updateProblemMessages();
   CodejomTimeout.registerRefreshEvent();
 
+= periodically_call_remote(:url => { :action => 'problems' }, :update => 'problem-list')
+
+
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -335,4 +335,4 @@
     text-align: center
 
     &.random-button
-      background: lightgrey
\ No newline at end of file
+      background: lightgrey