diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index c60dcfa746..dc473e2b00 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ==================
 * Add support for disabling the random primary key
   test mixin.
+* Add a reusable task to upload documents.
  
 3.2.2 (2019-06-19)
 ==================
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/literals.py b/mayan/apps/documents/literals.py
index c56f92d39b..0ae213fac4 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/literals.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/literals.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_TYPE_LABEL = _('Default')
 DOCUMENT_IMAGE_TASK_TIMEOUT = 120
 STUB_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL = 60 * 60 * 24  # 24 hours
 UPDATE_PAGE_COUNT_RETRY_DELAY = 10
+UPLOAD_NEW_DOCUMENT_RETRY_DELAY = 10
 UPLOAD_NEW_VERSION_RETRY_DELAY = 10
 
 PAGE_RANGE_ALL = 'all'
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/queues.py b/mayan/apps/documents/queues.py
index 57f4c4b32a..50840203c5 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/queues.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/queues.py
@@ -82,3 +82,7 @@ queue_uploads.add_task_type(
     dotted_path='mayan.apps.documents.tasks.task_scan_duplicates_for',
     label=_('Scan document duplicates')
 )
+queue_uploads.add_task_type(
+    dotted_path='mayan.apps.documents.tasks.task_upload_new_document',
+    label=_('Upload new document')
+)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/tasks.py b/mayan/apps/documents/tasks.py
index 857eb38e66..f161fc7973 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/tasks.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/tasks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from django.db import OperationalError
 from mayan.celery import app
 
 from .literals import (
-    UPDATE_PAGE_COUNT_RETRY_DELAY, UPLOAD_NEW_VERSION_RETRY_DELAY
+    UPDATE_PAGE_COUNT_RETRY_DELAY, UPLOAD_NEW_DOCUMENT_RETRY_DELAY,
+    UPLOAD_NEW_VERSION_RETRY_DELAY
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -127,6 +128,60 @@ def task_update_page_count(self, version_id):
         raise self.retry(exc=exception)
 
 
+@app.task(bind=True, default_retry_delay=UPLOAD_NEW_DOCUMENT_RETRY_DELAY, ignore_result=True)
+def task_upload_new_document(self, document_type_id, shared_uploaded_file_id):
+    DocumentType = apps.get_model(
+        app_label='documents', model_name='DocumentType'
+    )
+
+    SharedUploadedFile = apps.get_model(
+        app_label='common', model_name='SharedUploadedFile'
+    )
+
+    try:
+        document_type = DocumentType.objects.get(pk=document_type_id)
+        shared_file = SharedUploadedFile.objects.get(
+            pk=shared_uploaded_file_id
+        )
+    except OperationalError as exception:
+        logger.warning(
+            'Operational error during attempt to retrieve shared data for '
+            'new document of type: %s; %s. Retrying.', document_type, exception
+        )
+        raise self.retry(exc=exception)
+
+    try:
+        with shared_file.open() as file_object:
+            document_type.new_document(file_object=file_object)
+    except OperationalError as exception:
+        logger.warning(
+            'Operational error during attempt to create new document '
+            'of type: %s; %s. Retrying.', document_type, exception
+        )
+        raise self.retry(exc=exception)
+    except Exception as exception:
+        # This except and else block emulate a finally:
+        logger.error(
+            'Unexpected error during attempt to create new document '
+            'of type: %s; %s', document_type, exception
+        )
+        try:
+            shared_file.delete()
+        except OperationalError as exception:
+            logger.warning(
+                'Operational error during attempt to delete shared '
+                'file: %s; %s.', shared_file, exception
+            )
+    else:
+        try:
+            shared_file.delete()
+        except OperationalError as exception:
+            logger.warning(
+                'Operational error during attempt to delete shared '
+                'file: %s; %s.', shared_file, exception
+            )
+
+
 @app.task(bind=True, default_retry_delay=UPLOAD_NEW_VERSION_RETRY_DELAY, ignore_result=True)
 def task_upload_new_version(self, document_id, shared_uploaded_file_id, user_id, comment=None):
     SharedUploadedFile = apps.get_model(