diff --git a/src/Todo.php b/src/Todo.php
index 7516b76..b4d2f05 100644
--- a/src/Todo.php
+++ b/src/Todo.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace MMK2410\MyTodoList;
 
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use ReflectionClass;
+
 class Todo
 {
     const ExceptionMsgInvalidTitle = "Empty task title not allowed";
@@ -9,12 +12,14 @@ class Todo
 
     private string $title;
     private string $state;
+    private bool $important;
 
-    public function __construct(string $title)
+    public function __construct(string $title, bool $important = false)
     {
         $this->validateTitle($title);
         $this->title = $title;
         $this->state = TodoStates::Todo;
+        $this->important = $important;
     }
 
     public function getTitle(): string
@@ -39,19 +44,27 @@ class Todo
         $this->state = $state;
     }
 
+    public function getImportant(): bool {
+        return $this->important;
+    }
+
+    public function setImportant(): void {
+        $this->important = true;
+    }
+
     private function validateTitle(string $title): void
     {
         if (empty($title)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(self::ExceptionMsgInvalidTitle);
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(self::ExceptionMsgInvalidTitle);
         }
     }
 
     private function validateState(string $state): void
     {
-        $reflect = new \ReflectionClass(TodoStates::class);
+        $reflect = new ReflectionClass(TodoStates::class);
         $constantFound = $reflect->getConstant($state);
         if ($constantFound === FALSE) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(self::ExceptionMsgInvalidState);
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(self::ExceptionMsgInvalidState);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/TodoTest.php b/tests/TodoTest.php
index 1b10605..2bf96b1 100644
--- a/tests/TodoTest.php
+++ b/tests/TodoTest.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TodoTest extends TestCase
 
     public function testDontCreateEmptyTodo(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage(Todo::ExceptionMsgInvalidTitle);
         new Todo("");
     }
@@ -60,8 +60,26 @@ class TodoTest extends TestCase
     public function testSetBogusTodoState(): void
     {
        $todo = new Todo("stub");
-       $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+       $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
        $this->expectExceptionMessage(Todo::ExceptionMsgInvalidState);
        $todo->setState("bogus");
     }
+
+    public function testCreateImportantTodo(): void
+    {
+        $todo = new Todo("Some title", true);
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $todo->getImportant(),
+            "Todo created as important, but it is not"
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testMakeTodoImportant(): void {
+        $todo = new Todo("Some title");
+        $todo->setImportant();
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $todo->getImportant(),
+            "Todo changed to important, but it is not"
+        );
+    }
 }