diff --git a/controllers/extensionRequests.js b/controllers/extensionRequests.js
index 15b2e1a19..1d8ef60eb 100644
--- a/controllers/extensionRequests.js
+++ b/controllers/extensionRequests.js
@@ -236,6 +236,74 @@ const updateExtensionRequestStatus = async (req, res) => {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Create ETA extension Request by Admin
+ *
+ * @param req {Object} - Express request object
+ * @param res {Object} - Express response object
+ */
+const createTaskExtensionRequestAdmin = async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const extensionBody = req.body;
+
+    if (!req.userData.roles?.super_user) {
+      return res.boom.forbidden("Only Super User can create an extension request for this task.");
+    }
+
+    const assigneeUsername = extensionBody.assignee;
+    const assigneeId = await getUserId(extensionBody.assignee);
+    extensionBody.assignee = assigneeId;
+    const { taskData: task } = await tasks.fetchTask(extensionBody.taskId);
+    if (!task) {
+      return res.boom.badRequest("Task with this id or taskid doesn't exist.");
+    }
+    if (task.endsOn >= extensionBody.newEndsOn) {
+      return res.boom.badRequest("The value for newEndsOn should be greater than the previous ETA");
+    }
+    if (extensionBody.oldEndsOn !== task.endsOn) {
+      extensionBody.oldEndsOn = task.endsOn;
+    }
+    if (task.assignee !== assigneeUsername) {
+      return res.boom.badRequest("This task is assigned to some different user");
+    }
+
+    const prevExtensionRequest = await extensionRequestsQuery.fetchExtensionRequests({
+      taskId: extensionBody.taskId,
+      assignee: extensionBody.assignee,
+    });
+    if (prevExtensionRequest.length) {
+      return res.boom.forbidden("An extension request for this task already exists.");
+    }
+
+    const extensionRequest = await extensionRequestsQuery.createExtensionRequest(extensionBody);
+
+    const extensionLog = {
+      type: "extensionRequests",
+      meta: {
+        taskId: extensionBody.taskId,
+        createdBy: req.userData.id,
+      },
+      body: {
+        extensionRequestId: extensionRequest.id,
+        oldEndsOn: task.endsOn,
+        newEndsOn: extensionBody.newEndsOn,
+        assignee: extensionBody.assignee,
+        status: EXTENSION_REQUEST_STATUS.PENDING,
+      },
+    };
+
+    await addLog(extensionLog.type, extensionLog.meta, extensionLog.body);
+
+    return res.json({
+      message: "Extension Request created successfully!",
+      extensionRequest: { ...extensionBody, id: extensionRequest.id },
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(`Error while creating new extension request: ${err}`);
+    return res.boom.badImplementation(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+  }
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   createTaskExtensionRequest,
   fetchExtensionRequests,
@@ -243,4 +311,5 @@ module.exports = {
   getSelfExtensionRequests,
   updateExtensionRequest,
   updateExtensionRequestStatus,
+  createTaskExtensionRequestAdmin,
 };
diff --git a/controllers/tasks.js b/controllers/tasks.js
index 13db0e631..0d440da71 100644
--- a/controllers/tasks.js
+++ b/controllers/tasks.js
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ const currentOverdueTasks = async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const overdueTasks = await tasks.getAllOverDueTasks();
     const overdueTasksStatus = [MERGED, COMPLETED, RELEASED, VERIFIED, AVAILABLE];
-    const overdueTasksFiltered = overdueTasks.filter((task) => !overdueTasksStatus.includes(task.status));
+    const overdueTasksFiltered = overdueTasks.filter(
+      (task) => !overdueTasksStatus.includes(task.status) && task.assignee
+    );
     return res.json({
       message: "Overdue Tasks returned successfully!",
       overdueTasks: overdueTasksFiltered,
diff --git a/routes/extensionRequests.js b/routes/extensionRequests.js
index 91fd05f07..d4d8606a4 100644
--- a/routes/extensionRequests.js
+++ b/routes/extensionRequests.js
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ const {
 } = require("../middlewares/validators/extensionRequests");
 
 router.post("/", authenticate, createExtensionRequest, extensionRequests.createTaskExtensionRequest);
+router.post(
+  "/admin",
+  authenticate,
+  authorizeRoles([SUPERUSER]),
+  createExtensionRequest,
+  extensionRequests.createTaskExtensionRequestAdmin
+);
 router.get("/", authenticate, authorizeRoles([SUPERUSER, APPOWNER]), extensionRequests.fetchExtensionRequests);
 router.get("/self", authenticate, extensionRequests.getSelfExtensionRequests);
 router.get("/:id", authenticate, authorizeRoles([SUPERUSER, APPOWNER]), extensionRequests.getExtensionRequest);