diff --git a/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py b/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py
index 6b5c19e704e5ccdf501820caf3deb1db9addceb3..19e5818a63460c6f05f29ba917903ece3b5589af 100644
--- a/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py
+++ b/SAS/TMSS/backend/src/tmss/tmssapp/viewsets/specification.py
@@ -810,6 +810,19 @@ class SchedulingUnitBlueprintViewSet(LOFARViewSet):
                         status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
 
+    @swagger_auto_schema(responses={201: "This SchedulingUnitBlueprint, with references to the created Cleanup TaskBlueprints.",
+                                    403: 'forbidden'},
+                         operation_description="Create a cleanup task for this scheduling unit.")
+    @action(methods=['get'], detail=True, url_name="create_cleanuptask", name="Create a cleanup task for this scheduling unit")
+    def create_cleanuptask_for_scheduling_unit_blueprint(self, request, pk=None):
+        scheduling_unit_blueprint = get_object_or_404(models.SchedulingUnitBlueprint, pk=pk)
+        scheduling_unit_blueprint = create_cleanuptask_for_scheduling_unit_blueprint(scheduling_unit_blueprint)
+
+        # return a response with the new serialized scheduling_unit_blueprint (with references to the created task_blueprint and subtask)
+        return Response(serializers.SchedulingUnitBlueprintSerializer(scheduling_unit_blueprint, context={'request':request}).data,
+                        status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+
+
 class SchedulingUnitBlueprintExtendedViewSet(SchedulingUnitBlueprintViewSet):
     serializer_class = serializers.SchedulingUnitBlueprintExtendedSerializer