diff --git a/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasksProvider.test.tsx b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasksProvider.test.tsx
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+++ b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasksProvider.test.tsx
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+import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-hooks";
+
+import {
+  backgroundTasksRefreshTime,
+  useBackgroundTasks
+} from "./BackgroundTasksProvider";
+import { Task, TaskData } from "./types";
+
+jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+describe("Background task provider", () => {
+  it("can queue a task", () => {
+    const onCompleted = jest.fn();
+    const onError = jest.fn();
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(useBackgroundTasks);
+
+    const taskId = result.current.queue(Task.CUSTOM, {
+      handle: () => true,
+      onCompleted,
+      onError
+    });
+    expect(taskId).toBe(1);
+    expect(onCompleted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+    expect(onCompleted).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("can handle task error", () => {
+    const onCompleted = jest.fn();
+    const onError = jest.fn();
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(useBackgroundTasks);
+
+    result.current.queue(Task.CUSTOM, {
+      handle: () => {
+        throw new Error("dummy error");
+      },
+      onCompleted,
+      onError
+    });
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+    expect(onCompleted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onError).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("can cancel task", () => {
+    const onCompleted = jest.fn();
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(useBackgroundTasks);
+
+    const taskId = result.current.queue(Task.CUSTOM, {
+      handle: () => true,
+      onCompleted
+    });
+
+    jest.advanceTimersByTime(backgroundTasksRefreshTime - 1000);
+    result.current.cancel(taskId);
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+    expect(onCompleted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("can queue multiple tasks", () => {
+    const responses = [
+      {
+        finished: false
+      },
+      {
+        finished: false
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const tasks: TaskData[] = responses.map(response => ({
+      handle: () => response.finished,
+      onCompleted: jest.fn()
+    }));
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(useBackgroundTasks);
+
+    tasks.forEach(task => result.current.queue(Task.CUSTOM, task));
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+    expect(tasks[0].onCompleted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(tasks[1].onCompleted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    responses[0].finished = true;
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+    expect(tasks[0].onCompleted).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(tasks[1].onCompleted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    responses[1].finished = true;
+
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+
+    expect(tasks[1].onCompleted).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(tasks[1].onCompleted).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasksProvider.tsx b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasksProvider.tsx
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index 000000000..7a1b34007
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+++ b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/BackgroundTasksProvider.tsx
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+import React from "react";
+
+import BackgroundTasksContext from "./context";
+import { handleTask, queueCustom } from "./tasks";
+import { QueuedTask, Task, TaskData } from "./types";
+
+export const backgroundTasksRefreshTime = 15 * 1000;
+
+export function useBackgroundTasks() {
+  const idCounter = React.useRef(0);
+  const tasks = React.useRef<QueuedTask[]>([]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
+      tasks.current = tasks.current.filter(task => !handleTask(task));
+    }, backgroundTasksRefreshTime);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(intervalId);
+  });
+
+  function cancel(id: number) {
+    tasks.current = tasks.current.filter(task => task.id !== id);
+  }
+
+  function queue(type: Task, data?: TaskData) {
+    idCounter.current += 1;
+
+    switch (type) {
+      case Task.CUSTOM:
+        queueCustom(idCounter.current, tasks, data);
+    }
+
+    return idCounter.current;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    cancel,
+    queue
+  };
+}
+
+const BackgroundTasksProvider: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
+  const { cancel, queue } = useBackgroundTasks();
+
+  return (
+    <BackgroundTasksContext.Provider
+      value={{
+        cancel,
+        queue
+      }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </BackgroundTasksContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+BackgroundTasksProvider.displayName = "BackgroundTasksProvider";
+export default BackgroundTasksProvider;
diff --git a/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/context.ts b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/context.ts
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+++ b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/context.ts
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+import { createContext } from "React";
+
+import { BackgroundTasksContextType } from "./types";
+
+const BackgroundTasksContext = createContext<BackgroundTasksContextType>(null);
+
+export default BackgroundTasksContext;
diff --git a/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/index.ts b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/index.ts
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index 000000000..3525dcf82
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+++ b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/index.ts
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+export * from "./BackgroundTasksProvider";
+export { default } from "./BackgroundTasksProvider";
diff --git a/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/tasks.ts b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/tasks.ts
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index 000000000..61a488e94
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+++ b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/tasks.ts
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+import { QueuedTask, TaskData } from "./types";
+
+export function handleTask(task: QueuedTask) {
+  let ok: boolean;
+  try {
+    ok = task.handle();
+  } catch (error) {
+    task.onError(error);
+  }
+
+  if (ok) {
+    task.onCompleted();
+  }
+
+  return ok;
+}
+
+export function handleError(error: Error) {
+  throw error;
+}
+
+export function queueCustom(
+  id: number,
+  tasks: React.MutableRefObject<QueuedTask[]>,
+  data: TaskData
+) {
+  (["handle", "onCompleted"] as Array<keyof TaskData>)
+    .filter(field => !data[field])
+    .forEach(field => {
+      throw new Error(`${field} is required when creating custom task`);
+    });
+
+  tasks.current = [
+    ...tasks.current,
+    {
+      handle: data.handle,
+      id,
+      onCompleted: data.onCompleted,
+      onError: data.onError || handleError
+    }
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/types.ts b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/types.ts
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+++ b/src/containers/BackgroundTasks/types.ts
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+export enum Task {
+  CUSTOM
+}
+
+export interface QueuedTask {
+  id: number;
+  handle: () => boolean;
+  onCompleted: () => void;
+  onError: (error: Error) => void;
+}
+
+export interface TaskData {
+  handle?: () => boolean;
+  onCompleted?: () => void;
+  onError?: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface BackgroundTasksContextType {
+  cancel: (id: number) => void;
+  queue: (type: Task, data?: TaskData) => void;
+}