diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index a950e4d7..11401aa2 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
   passed via the command line are relative to CWD and paths in the configuration
   relative to the config file.
 - {pull}`555` uses new-style hook wrappers and requires pluggy 1.3 for typing.
+- {pull}`557` fixes an issue with `@task(after=...)` in notebooks and terminals.
 
 ## 0.4.5 - 2024-01-09
 
diff --git a/src/_pytask/task_utils.py b/src/_pytask/task_utils.py
index 4609d3ee..c5e00521 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/task_utils.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/task_utils.py
@@ -171,17 +171,16 @@ def _parse_after(
     if isinstance(after, str):
         return after
     if callable(after):
-        if not hasattr(after, "pytask_meta"):
-            after.pytask_meta = CollectionMetadata()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-        return [after.pytask_meta._id]  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        after = [after]
     if isinstance(after, list):
         new_after = []
         for func in after:
             if not hasattr(func, "pytask_meta"):
-                func.pytask_meta = CollectionMetadata()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-            new_after.append(func.pytask_meta._id)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                func = task()(func)  # noqa: PLW2901
+            new_after.append(func.pytask_meta._id)
+        return new_after
     msg = (
-        "'after' should be an expression string, a task, or a list of class. Got "
+        "'after' should be an expression string, a task, or a list of tasks. Got "
         f"{after}, instead."
     )
     raise TypeError(msg)
diff --git a/tests/test_task.py b/tests/test_task.py
index fdaeee5c..57365896 100644
--- a/tests/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/test_task.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import subprocess
 import textwrap
 
 import pytest
@@ -637,12 +638,17 @@ def task_first() -> Annotated[str, Path("out.txt")]:
     assert "1  Skipped because unchanged" in result.output
 
 
-def test_task_will_be_executed_after_another_one_with_function(tmp_path):
-    source = """
+@pytest.mark.end_to_end()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("decorator", ["", "@task"])
+def test_task_will_be_executed_after_another_one_with_function(
+    runner, tmp_path, decorator
+):
+    source = f"""
     from pytask import task
     from pathlib import Path
     from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
+    {decorator}
     def task_first() -> Annotated[str, Path("out.txt")]:
         return "Hello, World!"
 
@@ -652,8 +658,35 @@ def task_second():
     """
     tmp_path.joinpath("task_example.py").write_text(textwrap.dedent(source))
 
-    session = build(paths=tmp_path)
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, [tmp_path.as_posix()])
+    assert result.exit_code == ExitCode.OK
+
+
+@pytest.mark.end_to_end()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("decorator", ["", "@task"])
+def test_task_will_be_executed_after_another_one_with_function_session(
+    tmp_path, decorator
+):
+    source = f"""
+    from pytask import task, ExitCode, build
+    from pathlib import Path
+    from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+    {decorator}
+    def task_first() -> Annotated[str, Path("out.txt")]:
+        return "Hello, World!"
+
+    @task(after=task_first)
+    def task_second():
+        assert Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("out.txt").exists()
+
+    session = build(tasks=[task_first, task_second])
     assert session.exit_code == ExitCode.OK
+    """
+    tmp_path.joinpath("task_example.py").write_text(textwrap.dedent(source))
+
+    result = subprocess.run(("pytask",), cwd=tmp_path, capture_output=True, check=False)
+    assert result.returncode == ExitCode.OK
 
 
 def test_raise_error_for_wrong_after_expression(runner, tmp_path):