diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 45978d8955..36e6279393 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ idls = ['idl/gossip_digest.idl.hh',
         'idl/gossip.idl.hh',
         'idl/migration_manager.idl.hh',
         "idl/node_ops.idl.hh",
-
+        "idl/tasks.idl.hh"
         ]
 
 scylla_tests_generic_dependencies = [
diff --git a/idl/CMakeLists.txt b/idl/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f5c9082ac..c0d6d0987f 100644
--- a/idl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/idl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ set(idl_headers
   gossip.idl.hh
   migration_manager.idl.hh
   node_ops.idl.hh
+  tasks.idl.hh
   )
 
 foreach(idl_header ${idl_headers})
diff --git a/idl/tasks.idl.hh b/idl/tasks.idl.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5cf9e0343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idl/tasks.idl.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025-present ScyllaDB
+ */
+
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-ScyllaDB-Source-Available-1.0
+ */
+
+#include "idl/uuid.idl.hh"
+
+verb [[with_client_info]] tasks_get_children (tasks::get_children_request req) -> tasks::get_children_response;
diff --git a/message/messaging_service.cc b/message/messaging_service.cc
index 3067a2a29e..795408f746 100644
--- a/message/messaging_service.cc
+++ b/message/messaging_service.cc
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #include "idl/storage_service.dist.hh"
 #include "idl/join_node.dist.hh"
 #include "idl/migration_manager.dist.hh"
+#include "idl/tasks.dist.hh"
 #include "message/rpc_protocol_impl.hh"
 #include "idl/consistency_level.dist.impl.hh"
 #include "idl/tracing.dist.impl.hh"
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@
 #include "idl/mapreduce_request.dist.impl.hh"
 #include "idl/storage_service.dist.impl.hh"
 #include "idl/join_node.dist.impl.hh"
+#include "idl/tasks.dist.impl.hh"
 #include "gms/feature_service.hh"
 
 namespace netw {
@@ -1428,15 +1430,4 @@ unsigned messaging_service::add_statement_tenant(sstring tenant_name, scheduling
     return idx;
 }
 
-// Wrapper for TASKS_CHILDREN_REQUEST
-void messaging_service::register_tasks_get_children(std::function<future<tasks::get_children_response> (const rpc::client_info& cinfo, tasks::get_children_request)>&& func) {
-    register_handler(this, messaging_verb::TASKS_GET_CHILDREN, std::move(func));
-}
-future<> messaging_service::unregister_tasks_get_children() {
-    return unregister_handler(messaging_verb::TASKS_GET_CHILDREN);
-}
-future<tasks::get_children_response> messaging_service::send_tasks_get_children(msg_addr id, tasks::get_children_request req) {
-    return send_message<future<tasks::get_children_response>>(this, messaging_verb::TASKS_GET_CHILDREN, std::move(id), std::move(req));
-}
-
 } // namespace net
diff --git a/message/messaging_service.hh b/message/messaging_service.hh
index ab4182d912..ee79b29bc7 100644
--- a/message/messaging_service.hh
+++ b/message/messaging_service.hh
@@ -440,11 +440,6 @@ public:
     void register_repair_get_full_row_hashes_with_rpc_stream(std::function<future<rpc::sink<repair_hash_with_cmd>> (const rpc::client_info& cinfo, uint32_t repair_meta_id, rpc::source<repair_stream_cmd> source, rpc::optional<shard_id> dst_cpu_id_opt)>&& func);
     future<> unregister_repair_get_full_row_hashes_with_rpc_stream();
 
-    // Wrapper for TASKS_GET_CHILDREN
-    void register_tasks_get_children(std::function<future<tasks::get_children_response> (const rpc::client_info& cinfo, tasks::get_children_request)>&& func);
-    future<> unregister_tasks_get_children();
-    future<tasks::get_children_response> send_tasks_get_children(msg_addr id, tasks::get_children_request);
-
     void foreach_server_connection_stats(std::function<void(const rpc::client_info&, const rpc::stats&)>&& f) const;
 
     // Drops all connections from the given host and prevents further communication from it to happen.
diff --git a/tasks/task_manager.cc b/tasks/task_manager.cc
index c9a2436cf6..4264ba1078 100644
--- a/tasks/task_manager.cc
+++ b/tasks/task_manager.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "task_manager.hh"
 #include "tasks/virtual_task_hint.hh"
 #include "utils/error_injection.hh"
+#include "idl/tasks.dist.hh"
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ future<std::vector<task_identity>> task_manager::virtual_task::impl::get_childre
 
     auto nodes = module->get_nodes();
     co_return co_await map_reduce(nodes, [ms, parent_id] (auto addr) -> future<std::vector<task_identity>> {
-        return ms->send_tasks_get_children(netw::msg_addr{addr}, parent_id).then([addr] (auto resp) {
+        return ser::tasks_rpc_verbs::send_tasks_get_children(ms, netw::msg_addr{addr}, parent_id).then([addr] (auto resp) {
             return resp | std::views::transform([addr] (auto id) {
                 return task_identity{
                     .node = addr,
@@ -802,14 +803,14 @@ void task_manager::unregister_virtual_task(task_group group) noexcept {
 void task_manager::init_ms_handlers(netw::messaging_service& ms) {
     _messaging = &ms;
 
-    ms.register_tasks_get_children([this] (const rpc::client_info& cinfo, tasks::get_children_request req) -> future<tasks::get_children_response> {
+    ser::tasks_rpc_verbs::register_tasks_get_children(_messaging, [this] (const rpc::client_info& cinfo, tasks::get_children_request req) -> future<tasks::get_children_response> {
         return get_virtual_task_children(task_id{req.id});
     });
 }
 
 future<> task_manager::uninit_ms_handlers() {
     if (auto* ms = std::exchange(_messaging, nullptr)) {
-        return ms->unregister_tasks_get_children().discard_result();
+        return ser::tasks_rpc_verbs::unregister(ms).discard_result();
     }
     return make_ready_future();
 }