diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
index 2e49a09365..f9aca42b37 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/build.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class TaskBase(event.Event):
 
 class TaskStarted(TaskBase):
     """Task execution started"""
+    def __init__(self, t, logfile, taskflags, d):
+        super(TaskStarted, self).__init__(t, logfile, d)
+        self.taskflags = taskflags
 
 class TaskSucceeded(TaskBase):
     """Task execution completed"""
@@ -422,7 +425,9 @@ def _exec_task(fn, task, d, quieterr):
     localdata.setVar('BB_LOGFILE', logfn)
     localdata.setVar('BB_RUNTASK', task)
 
-    event.fire(TaskStarted(task, logfn, localdata), localdata)
+    flags = localdata.getVarFlags(task)
+
+    event.fire(TaskStarted(task, logfn, flags, localdata), localdata)
     try:
         for func in (prefuncs or '').split():
             exec_func(func, localdata)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
index 5881d136c2..4996b4235d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ class BuildInfoHelper(object):
                 task_information['outcome'] = Task.OUTCOME_EXISTING
         else:
             task_information['task_executed'] = True
+            if 'noexec' in vars(event) and event.noexec == True:
+                task_information['script_type'] = Task.CODING_NOEXEC
 
         self.task_order += 1
         task_information['order'] = self.task_order
@@ -506,8 +508,9 @@ class BuildInfoHelper(object):
         if '_message' in vars(event):
             task_information['message'] = event._message
 
-        if 'ispython' in vars(event):
-            if event.ispython:
+        if 'taskflags' in vars(event):
+            # with TaskStarted, we get even more information
+            if 'python' in event.taskflags.keys() and event.taskflags['python'] == '1':
                 task_information['script_type'] = Task.CODING_PYTHON
             else:
                 task_information['script_type'] = Task.CODING_SHELL
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
index cb6581c9e1..53b9e3a024 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/orm/models.py
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ class Task(models.Model):
         (SSTATE_RESTORED, 'Restored'), # succesfully restored
     )
 
-    CODING_PYTHON = 0
-    CODING_SHELL = 1
+    CODING_NOEXEC = 0
+    CODING_PYTHON = 1
+    CODING_SHELL = 2
 
     TASK_CODING = (
+        (CODING_NOEXEC, 'NoExec'),
         (CODING_PYTHON, 'Python'),
         (CODING_SHELL, 'Shell'),
     )
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
     task_name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     source_url = models.FilePathField(max_length=255, blank=True)
     work_directory = models.FilePathField(max_length=255, blank=True)
-    script_type = models.IntegerField(choices=TASK_CODING, default=CODING_PYTHON)
+    script_type = models.IntegerField(choices=TASK_CODING, default=CODING_NOEXEC)
     line_number = models.IntegerField(default=0)
     disk_io = models.IntegerField(null=True)
     cpu_usage = models.DecimalField(max_digits=6, decimal_places=2, null=True)