diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
index 68fee58a6..017b6e9d0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """__init__."""
 import faulthandler
 import os
-import sys
 from typing import Any
 
 import connexion  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/api.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/api.yml
index b9b7a9e35..d472d8147 100755
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/api.yml
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/api.yml
@@ -1518,6 +1518,47 @@ paths:
                 items:
                   $ref: "#/components/schemas/Task"
 
+  /task-data/{modified_process_model_identifier}/{process_instance_id}:
+    parameters:
+      - name: modified_process_model_identifier
+        in: path
+        required: true
+        description: The modified id of an existing process model
+        schema:
+          type: string
+      - name: process_instance_id
+        in: path
+        required: true
+        description: The unique id of an existing process instance.
+        schema:
+          type: integer
+      - name: all_tasks
+        in: query
+        required: false
+        description: If true, this wil return all tasks associated with the process instance and not just user tasks.
+        schema:
+          type: boolean
+      - name: spiff_step
+        in: query
+        required: false
+        description: If set will return the tasks as they were during a specific step of execution.
+        schema:
+          type: integer
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Process Instances
+      operationId: spiffworkflow_backend.routes.process_instances_controller.process_instance_task_list_with_task_data
+      summary: returns the list of all user tasks associated with process instance with the task data
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: list of tasks
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/Task"
+
   /task-data/{modified_process_model_identifier}/{process_instance_id}/{spiff_step}:
     parameters:
       - name: modified_process_model_identifier
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
index 6234c6458..6f2a57af0 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ def process_instance_task_list_without_task_data_for_me(
         process_instance,
         all_tasks,
         spiff_step,
+        get_task_data=False,
     )
 
 
@@ -530,6 +531,24 @@ def process_instance_task_list_without_task_data(
         process_instance,
         all_tasks,
         spiff_step,
+        get_task_data=False,
+    )
+
+
+def process_instance_task_list_with_task_data(
+    modified_process_model_identifier: str,
+    process_instance_id: int,
+    all_tasks: bool = False,
+    spiff_step: int = 0,
+) -> flask.wrappers.Response:
+    """Process_instance_task_list_with_task_data."""
+    process_instance = _find_process_instance_by_id_or_raise(process_instance_id)
+    return process_instance_task_list(
+        modified_process_model_identifier,
+        process_instance,
+        all_tasks,
+        spiff_step,
+        get_task_data=True,
     )
 
 
@@ -538,6 +557,7 @@ def process_instance_task_list(
     process_instance: ProcessInstanceModel,
     all_tasks: bool = False,
     spiff_step: int = 0,
+    get_task_data: bool = False,
 ) -> flask.wrappers.Response:
     """Process_instance_task_list."""
     step_detail_query = db.session.query(SpiffStepDetailsModel).filter(
@@ -556,15 +576,32 @@ def process_instance_task_list(
 
     steps_by_id = {step_detail.task_id: step_detail for step_detail in step_details}
 
+    # FIXME: never evaluate task data in this call and instead create a new api getter
+    # that will return the task data for a given step only. We think processing this
+    # data is what is causing long load times on the processInstanceShowPage.
+    # TaskShow still uses this to get the data for the tabs. We need to update that as well.
     subprocess_state_overrides = {}
     for step_detail in step_details:
         if step_detail.task_id in tasks:
+            task_data = (
+                step_detail.task_json["task_data"] | step_detail.task_json["python_env"]
+            )
+            if task_data is None:
+                task_data = {}
+            tasks[step_detail.task_id]["data"] = task_data
             tasks[step_detail.task_id]["state"] = Task.task_state_name_to_int(
                 step_detail.task_state
             )
         else:
             for subprocess_id, subprocess_info in subprocesses.items():
                 if step_detail.task_id in subprocess_info["tasks"]:
+                    task_data = (
+                        step_detail.task_json["task_data"]
+                        | step_detail.task_json["python_env"]
+                    )
+                    if task_data is None:
+                        task_data = {}
+                    subprocess_info["tasks"][step_detail.task_id]["data"] = task_data
                     subprocess_info["tasks"][step_detail.task_id]["state"] = (
                         Task.task_state_name_to_int(step_detail.task_state)
                     )
@@ -621,6 +658,8 @@ def process_instance_task_list(
             calling_subprocess_task_id=calling_subprocess_task_id,
             task_spiff_step=task_spiff_step,
         )
+        if get_task_data:
+            task.data = spiff_task.data
         tasks.append(task)
 
     return make_response(jsonify(tasks), 200)