diff --git a/lib/tasks/__tests__/validateGetTasksQuery.test.ts b/lib/tasks/__tests__/validateGetTasksQuery.test.ts
index b9d0dda71..21722150a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/__tests__/validateGetTasksQuery.test.ts
+++ b/lib/tasks/__tests__/validateGetTasksQuery.test.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,41 @@ describe("validateGetTasksQuery", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("lets an admin fetch any task by id alone, dropping account scope", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
+      accountId: "worker_admin_acc",
+      orgId: null,
+      authToken: "token",
+    });
+    vi.mocked(checkIsAdmin).mockResolvedValue(true);
+
+    const result = await validateGetTasksQuery(
+      createMockRequest("http://localhost:3000/api/tasks?id=task_owned_by_someone_else"),
+    );
+
+    expect(checkIsAdmin).toHaveBeenCalledWith("worker_admin_acc");
+    expect(validateAccountIdOverride).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // No account_id key -> selectScheduledActions filters by id only (cross-account read).
+    expect(result).toEqual({ id: "task_owned_by_someone_else" });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a non-admin id lookup scoped to the authenticated account", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
+      accountId: "regular_acc",
+      orgId: null,
+      authToken: "token",
+    });
+    vi.mocked(checkIsAdmin).mockResolvedValue(false);
+
+    const result = await validateGetTasksQuery(
+      createMockRequest("http://localhost:3000/api/tasks?id=task_1"),
+    );
+
+    expect(checkIsAdmin).toHaveBeenCalledWith("regular_acc");
+    expect(validateAccountIdOverride).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result).toEqual({ id: "task_1", account_id: "regular_acc" });
+  });
+
   it("returns 403 when non-admin override is denied", async () => {
     vi.mocked(validateAuthContext).mockResolvedValue({
       accountId: "org_owner_acc",
diff --git a/lib/tasks/validateGetTasksQuery.ts b/lib/tasks/validateGetTasksQuery.ts
index 3e9d56201..f581a438a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/validateGetTasksQuery.ts
+++ b/lib/tasks/validateGetTasksQuery.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export const getTasksQuerySchema = z.object({
 });
 
 export type GetTasksQuery = z.infer<typeof getTasksQuerySchema>;
-export type ValidatedGetTasksQuery = Omit<GetTasksQuery, "account_id"> & { account_id: string };
+// account_id is optional: admin callers fetching a single task by `id` are not
+// scoped to their own account, so the resolved query may omit account_id entirely.
+export type ValidatedGetTasksQuery = Omit<GetTasksQuery, "account_id"> & { account_id?: string };
 
 /**
  * Validates get tasks query parameters from a NextRequest.
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ export async function validateGetTasksQuery(
     );
   }
 
-  let targetAccountId = authResult.accountId;
+  let targetAccountId: string | undefined = authResult.accountId;
 
   if (
     validationResult.data.account_id &&
@@ -76,10 +78,18 @@ export async function validateGetTasksQuery(
 
       targetAccountId = overrideResult.accountId;
     }
+  } else if (validationResult.data.id && !validationResult.data.account_id) {
+    // Single-task lookup by id: admins may read any task regardless of owner
+    // (e.g. the background worker fetching a customer's scheduled task config).
+    // Non-admins stay scoped to their own account.
+    const isAdmin = await checkIsAdmin(authResult.accountId);
+    if (isAdmin) {
+      targetAccountId = undefined;
+    }
   }
 
   return {
     ...validationResult.data,
-    account_id: targetAccountId,
+    ...(targetAccountId ? { account_id: targetAccountId } : {}),
   };
 }