diff --git a/authentik/tasks/migrations/0007_task_dependencies_alter_task_aggregated_status_and_more.py b/authentik/tasks/migrations/0007_alter_task_aggregated_status_alter_task_state_and_more.py
similarity index 56%
rename from authentik/tasks/migrations/0007_task_dependencies_alter_task_aggregated_status_and_more.py
rename to authentik/tasks/migrations/0007_alter_task_aggregated_status_alter_task_state_and_more.py
index 602adb2b2c..46e9fc834b 100644
--- a/authentik/tasks/migrations/0007_task_dependencies_alter_task_aggregated_status_and_more.py
+++ b/authentik/tasks/migrations/0007_alter_task_aggregated_status_alter_task_state_and_more.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# Generated by Django 5.2.15 on 2026-06-16 12:54
+# Generated by Django 5.2.15 on 2026-06-17 11:43
 
+import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
@@ -10,14 +11,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
     ]
 
     operations = [
-        migrations.AddField(
-            model_name="task",
-            name="dependencies",
-            field=models.ManyToManyField(
-                to="authentik_tasks.task",
-                verbose_name="Tasks that must complete for this task to run.",
-            ),
-        ),
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name="task",
             name="aggregated_status",
@@ -55,4 +48,51 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 help_text="Task status",
             ),
         ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="TaskDependency",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "pk",
+                    models.CompositePrimaryKey(
+                        "task",
+                        "dependency",
+                        blank=True,
+                        editable=False,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "dependency",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        related_name="+",
+                        to="authentik_tasks.task",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "task",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        related_name="+",
+                        to="authentik_tasks.task",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "verbose_name": "Task dependency",
+                "verbose_name_plural": "Task dependencies",
+                "default_permissions": [],
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="task",
+            name="dependencies",
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(
+                through="authentik_tasks.TaskDependency",
+                through_fields=("task", "dependency"),
+                to="authentik_tasks.task",
+                verbose_name="Tasks that must complete for this task to run.",
+            ),
+        ),
     ]
diff --git a/authentik/tasks/models.py b/authentik/tasks/models.py
index 3284a15d34..4a119410e8 100644
--- a/authentik/tasks/models.py
+++ b/authentik/tasks/models.py
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ class TaskStatus(models.TextChoices):
 
 
 class Task(InternallyManagedMixin, SerializerModel, TaskBase):
+    # Overridden from TaskBase to use a through model
+    dependencies = models.ManyToManyField(
+        "self",
+        verbose_name=_("Tasks that must complete for this task to run."),
+        symmetrical=False,
+        through="TaskDependency",
+        through_fields=("task", "dependency"),
+    )
+
     tenant = models.ForeignKey(
         Tenant,
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
@@ -150,6 +159,20 @@ class Task(InternallyManagedMixin, SerializerModel, TaskBase):
         self.log(self.uid, TaskStatus.ERROR, message, **attributes)
 
 
+class TaskDependency(models.Model):
+    pk = models.CompositePrimaryKey("task", "dependency")
+    task = models.ForeignKey(Task, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="+")
+    dependency = models.ForeignKey(Task, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="+")
+
+    class Meta:
+        default_permissions = []
+        verbose_name = _("Task dependency")
+        verbose_name_plural = _("Task dependencies")
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"Task {self.pk[0]} dependency on {self.pk[1]}"
+
+
 class TaskLog(InternallyManagedMixin, models.Model):
     id = models.UUIDField(default=uuid4, primary_key=True, editable=False)