diff --git a/cylc/uiserver/schema.py b/cylc/uiserver/schema.py
index 3deb6237..a6c5ef11 100644
--- a/cylc/uiserver/schema.py
+++ b/cylc/uiserver/schema.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     ID,
     SortArgs,
     Task,
+    Job,
     Mutations,
     Queries,
     process_resolver_info,
@@ -281,6 +282,53 @@ class Meta:
     result = GenericScalar()
 
 
+async def get_tasks(root, info, **kwargs):
+    if kwargs['live']:
+        return await get_nodes_all(root, info, **kwargs)
+
+    _, field_ids = process_resolver_info(root, info, kwargs)
+
+    if hasattr(kwargs, 'id'):
+        kwargs['ids'] = [kwargs.get('id')]
+    if field_ids:
+        if isinstance(field_ids, str):
+            field_ids = [field_ids]
+        elif isinstance(field_ids, dict):
+            field_ids = list(field_ids)
+        kwargs['ids'] = field_ids
+    elif field_ids == []:
+        return []
+
+    for arg in ('ids', 'exids'):
+        # live objects can be represented by a universal ID
+        kwargs[arg] = [Tokens(n_id, relative=True) for n_id in kwargs[arg]]
+    kwargs['workflows'] = [
+        Tokens(w_id) for w_id in kwargs['workflows']]
+    kwargs['exworkflows'] = [
+        Tokens(w_id) for w_id in kwargs['exworkflows']]
+
+    return await list_tasks(kwargs)
+
+
+async def list_tasks(args):
+    if not args['workflows']:
+        raise Exception('At least one workflow must be provided.')
+    from cylc.flow.rundb import CylcWorkflowDAO
+    from cylc.flow.pathutil import get_workflow_run_dir
+    from cylc.flow.workflow_files import WorkflowFiles
+    tasks = []
+    for workflow in args['workflows']:
+        db_file = get_workflow_run_dir(
+            workflow['workflow'],
+            WorkflowFiles.LogDir.DIRNAME,
+            "db"
+        )
+        with CylcWorkflowDAO(db_file, is_public=True) as dao:
+            conn = dao.connect()
+            tasks.extend(make_query(conn, workflow))
+    return tasks
+
+
 async def get_jobs(root, info, **kwargs):
     if kwargs['live']:
         return await get_nodes_all(root, info, **kwargs)
@@ -324,7 +372,7 @@ async def list_jobs(args):
         )
         with CylcWorkflowDAO(db_file, is_public=True) as dao:
             conn = dao.connect()
-            jobs.extend(make_query(conn, workflow))
+            jobs.extend(make_jobs_query(conn, workflow, args.get('tasks')))
     return jobs
 
 
@@ -451,6 +499,62 @@ def make_query(conn, workflow):
     return tasks
 
 
+def make_jobs_query(conn, workflow, tasks):
+
+    # TODO: support all arguments including states
+    # https://github.com/cylc/cylc-uiserver/issues/440
+    jobs = []
+
+    # Create sql snippet used to limit which tasks are returned by query
+    if tasks:
+        where_clauses = "' OR name = '".join(tasks)
+        where_clauses = f" AND (name = '{where_clauses}')"
+    else:
+        where_clauses = ''
+
+    for row in conn.execute(f'''
+SELECT
+    name,
+    cycle,
+    submit_num,
+    submit_status,
+    time_run,
+    time_run_exit,
+    job_id,
+    platform_name,
+    time_submit,
+    STRFTIME('%s', time_run_exit) - STRFTIME('%s', time_submit) AS total_time,
+    STRFTIME('%s', time_run_exit) - STRFTIME('%s', time_run) AS run_time,
+    STRFTIME('%s', time_run) - STRFTIME('%s', time_submit) AS queue_time
+FROM
+    task_jobs
+WHERE
+    run_status = 0
+    {where_clauses};
+'''):
+        jobs.append({
+            'id': workflow.duplicate(
+                cycle=row[1],
+                task=row[0],
+                job=row[2]
+            ),
+            'name': row[0],
+            'cycle_point': row[1],
+            'submit_num': row[2],
+            'state': row[3],
+            'started_time': row[4],
+            'finished_time': row[5],
+            'job_ID': row[6],
+            'platform': row[7],
+            'submitted_time': row[8],
+            'total_time': row[9],
+            'run_time': row[10],
+            'queue_time': row[11]
+        })
+
+    return jobs
+
+
 class UISTask(Task):
 
     platform = graphene.String()
@@ -484,6 +588,13 @@ class UISTask(Task):
     count = graphene.Int()
 
 
+class UISJob(Job):
+
+    total_time = graphene.Int()
+    queue_time = graphene.Int()
+    run_time = graphene.Int()
+
+
 class UISQueries(Queries):
 
     class LogFiles(graphene.ObjectType):
@@ -511,6 +622,22 @@ class LogFiles(graphene.ObjectType):
         description=Task._meta.description,
         live=graphene.Boolean(default_value=True),
         strip_null=STRIP_NULL_DEFAULT,
+        resolver=get_tasks,
+        workflows=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[]),
+        exworkflows=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[]),
+        ids=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[]),
+        exids=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[]),
+        mindepth=graphene.Int(default_value=-1),
+        maxdepth=graphene.Int(default_value=-1),
+        sort=SortArgs(default_value=None),
+
+    )
+
+    jobs = graphene.List(
+        UISJob,
+        description=Job._meta.description,
+        live=graphene.Boolean(default_value=True),
+        strip_null=STRIP_NULL_DEFAULT,
         resolver=get_jobs,
         workflows=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[]),
         exworkflows=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[]),
@@ -519,6 +646,7 @@ class LogFiles(graphene.ObjectType):
         mindepth=graphene.Int(default_value=-1),
         maxdepth=graphene.Int(default_value=-1),
         sort=SortArgs(default_value=None),
+        tasks=graphene.List(ID, default_value=[])
     )