diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 97c1333..6be3a65 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -3321,6 +3321,7 @@ new TaskBuilder(scope: Construct, id: string)
 | **Name** | **Description** |
 | --- | --- |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.buildTask">buildTask</a></code> | Builds the `Task`. |
+| <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.referencingTask">referencingTask</a></code> | Sets the taskRef field of the 'Task'. |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.specifyRunAfter">specifyRunAfter</a></code> | Allows you to specify the names of which task(s), if any, the 'Task' should run after in a pipeline. |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.withAnnotation">withAnnotation</a></code> | Adds an annotation to the `Task` `metadata` with the provided key and value. |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.withDescription">withDescription</a></code> | Sets the `description` of the `Task` being built. |
@@ -3341,6 +3342,23 @@ public buildTask(): void
 
 Builds the `Task`.
 
+##### `referencingTask` <a name="referencingTask" id="cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.referencingTask"></a>
+
+```typescript
+public referencingTask(taskRef: string): TaskBuilder
+```
+
+Sets the taskRef field of the 'Task'.
+
+Use only for tasks within pipelines:
+overrides logicalID as the name of the 'Task' in its individual yaml.
+
+###### `taskRef`<sup>Required</sup> <a name="taskRef" id="cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.referencingTask.parameter.taskRef"></a>
+
+- *Type:* string
+
+---
+
 ##### `specifyRunAfter` <a name="specifyRunAfter" id="cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.specifyRunAfter"></a>
 
 ```typescript
@@ -3510,6 +3528,7 @@ Adds the specified workspace to the `Task`.
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.logicalID">logicalID</a></code> | <code>string</code> | *No description.* |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.name">name</a></code> | <code>string</code> | Gets the name of the `Task` in the context of a pipeline. |
+| <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.taskRef">taskRef</a></code> | <code>string</code> | Gets the taskRef field of the `Task` for use within a pipeline. |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.description">description</a></code> | <code>string</code> | Gets the `description` of the `Task`. |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.parameters">parameters</a></code> | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.ParameterBuilder">ParameterBuilder</a>[]</code> | *No description.* |
 | <code><a href="#cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.runAfter">runAfter</a></code> | <code>string[]</code> | Gets the list of task names for the runAfter value of the `Task`. |
@@ -3541,6 +3560,20 @@ If not set, the 'Task' id is used.
 
 ---
 
+##### `taskRef`<sup>Required</sup> <a name="taskRef" id="cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.taskRef"></a>
+
+```typescript
+public readonly taskRef: string;
+```
+
+- *Type:* string
+
+Gets the taskRef field of the `Task` for use within a pipeline.
+
+If not set, the 'Task' id is used.
+
+---
+
 ##### `description`<sup>Optional</sup> <a name="description" id="cdk8s-pipelines.TaskBuilder.property.description"></a>
 
 ```typescript
diff --git a/src/builders.ts b/src/builders.ts
index 166e188..72abcf8 100644
--- a/src/builders.ts
+++ b/src/builders.ts
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ export class TaskBuilder {
   private _steps?: TaskStepBuilder[];
   private _name?: string;
   private _description?: string;
+  private _taskref?: string;
   // These were initially arrays, but converted them to maps so that if
   // multiple values are added that the last one will win.
   private _workspaces = new Map<string, WorkspaceBuilder>;
@@ -828,6 +829,24 @@ export class TaskBuilder {
     return this._runafter;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the taskRef field of the 'Task'. Use only for tasks within pipelines:
+   * overrides logicalID as the name of the 'Task' in its individual yaml.
+   * @param taskRef
+   */
+  public referencingTask(taskRef: string): TaskBuilder {
+    this._taskref = taskRef;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the taskRef field of the `Task` for use within a pipeline.
+   * If not set, the 'Task' id is used.
+   */
+  public get taskRef(): string {
+    return this._taskref || this._id;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Builds the `Task`.
    */
@@ -861,7 +880,7 @@ export class TaskBuilder {
 
     const props: TaskProps = {
       metadata: {
-        name: this.logicalID,
+        name: this.taskRef,
         labels: this._labels,
         annotations: this._annotations,
       },
@@ -1084,13 +1103,13 @@ export class PipelineBuilder {
       if (opts.includeDependencies) {
         // Build the task if the user has asked for the dependencies to be
         // built along with the pipeline, but only if we haven't already
-        // built the task yet.
+        // built the taskRef yet.
         if (!taskList.find(it => {
-          return it == t.logicalID;
+          return it == t.taskRef;
         })) {
           t.buildTask();
         }
-        taskList.push(t.logicalID);
+        taskList.push(t.taskRef);
       }
     });
 
@@ -1114,7 +1133,7 @@ function createOrderedPipelineTask(t: TaskBuilder, after: string[], params: Task
     return {
       name: t.name,
       taskRef: {
-        name: t.logicalID,
+        name: t.taskRef,
       },
       runAfter: after,
       params: params,
@@ -1124,7 +1143,7 @@ function createOrderedPipelineTask(t: TaskBuilder, after: string[], params: Task
   return {
     name: t.name,
     taskRef: {
-      name: t.logicalID,
+      name: t.taskRef,
     },
     params: params,
     workspaces: ws,
diff --git a/test/pipelinebuilder.test.ts b/test/pipelinebuilder.test.ts
index c969499..e64761b 100644
--- a/test/pipelinebuilder.test.ts
+++ b/test/pipelinebuilder.test.ts
@@ -290,12 +290,14 @@ class MyTestChartWithSimilarTasks extends Chart {
       .withValue(fromPipelineParam(pipelineParam));
 
     const myTask = new TaskBuilder(this, 'fetch-source')
+      .referencingTask('fetch-source')
       .withName('git-clone')
       .withWorkspace(myWorkspace)
       .withStringParam(urlParam)
     ;
 
-    const myTask2 = new TaskBuilder(this, 'fetch-source')
+    const myTask2 = new TaskBuilder(this, 'fetch-source-2')
+      .referencingTask('fetch-source')
       .withName('git-clone-2')
       .withWorkspace(myWorkspace)
       .withStringParam(urlParam);
@@ -317,7 +319,8 @@ class MyTestChartWithRunAfter extends Chart {
       .withName('fetch-source')
       .specifyRunAfter([]);
 
-    const secondTask = new TaskBuilder(this, 'git-clone')
+    const secondTask = new TaskBuilder(this, 'git-clone-2')
+      .referencingTask('git-clone')
       .withName('fetch-again');
 
     const thirdTask = new TaskBuilder(this, 'print-readme')