diff --git a/app/models/my_module_status_flow.rb b/app/models/my_module_status_flow.rb
index 2dbb3e019..2cd6e422d 100644
--- a/app/models/my_module_status_flow.rb
+++ b/app/models/my_module_status_flow.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,22 @@ class MyModuleStatusFlow < ApplicationRecord
   def final_status
     my_module_statuses.left_outer_joins(:next_status).find_by('next_statuses_my_module_statuses.id': nil)
   end
+
+  def self.ensure_default
+    return if MyModuleStatusFlow.global.any?
+
+    status_flow = MyModuleStatusFlow.create!(name: Extends::DEFAULT_FLOW_NAME, visibility: :global)
+    prev_id = nil
+    Extends::DEFAULT_FLOW_STATUSES.each do |status|
+      new_status = MyModuleStatus.create!(my_module_status_flow: status_flow,
+                                name: status[:name],
+                                color: status[:color],
+                                previous_status_id: prev_id)
+      prev_id = new_status.id
+
+      status[:conditions]&.each { |condition| condition.constantize.create!(my_module_status: new_status) }
+      status[:implications]&.each { |implication| implication.constantize.create!(my_module_status: new_status) }
+      status[:consequences]&.each { |consequence| consequence.constantize.create!(my_module_status: new_status) }
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/extends.rb b/config/initializers/extends.rb
index 0caf096d8..25f7c4064 100644
--- a/config/initializers/extends.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/extends.rb
@@ -317,4 +317,12 @@ class Extends
   }.freeze
 
   DASHBOARD_BLACKLIST_ACTIVITY_TYPES = %i(export_protocol_in_repository copy_protocol_in_repository).freeze
+
+  DEFAULT_FLOW_NAME = 'SciNote Free default task flow'
+
+  DEFAULT_FLOW_STATUSES = [
+    { name: 'Not started', color: '#406d86' },
+    { name: 'In progress', color: '#0065ff' },
+    { name: 'Completed', color: '#00b900' }
+  ]
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 5f9f93555..ae67f6d2d 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include UsersGenerator
 
+MyModuleStatusFlow.ensure_default
+
 if User.count.zero?
   if ENV['ADMIN_NAME'].present? &&
      ENV['ADMIN_EMAIL'].present? &&
diff --git a/spec/models/my_module_status_flow_spec.rb b/spec/models/my_module_status_flow_spec.rb
index 1c2976e4c..cb83f6d02 100644
--- a/spec/models/my_module_status_flow_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/my_module_status_flow_spec.rb
@@ -46,4 +46,21 @@ describe MyModuleStatusFlow, type: :model do
       it { expect(my_module_team_workflow).to validate_presence_of :team }
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'self.ensure_default' do
+    context 'when there is no global flow' do
+      it 'adds new global workflow' do
+        expect { described_class.ensure_default }
+          .to change { MyModuleStatusFlow.global.count }.by(1).and(change { MyModuleStatus.count }.by(3))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when there is global flow' do
+      it 'adds new global workflow' do
+        described_class.ensure_default
+
+        expect { described_class.ensure_default }.not_to(change { MyModuleStatusFlow.global.count })
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end