diff --git a/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py b/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py
index 83d09e91..adb92aef 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py
+++ b/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
     _force_store_standalone_script = False
     _offline_filename = 'task.json'
 
+    __default_random_seed = 1337
+    _random_seed = __default_random_seed
+
     class TaskTypes(Enum):
         def __str__(self):
             return str(self.value)
@@ -1421,14 +1424,24 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
         return Model._unwrap_design(design)
 
     def get_random_seed(self):
-        # type: () -> int
+        # type: () -> Optional[int]
         # fixed seed for the time being
-        return 1337
+        return self._random_seed
 
-    def set_random_seed(self, random_seed):
-        # type: (int) -> ()
-        # fixed seed for the time being
-        pass
+    @classmethod
+    def set_random_seed(cls, random_seed):
+        # type: (Optional[int]) -> ()
+        """
+        Set the default random seed for any new initialized tasks
+        :param random_seed: If None or False, disable random seed initialization. If True, use the default random seed,
+          otherwise use the provided int value for random seed initialization when initializing a new task.
+        """
+        if random_seed is not None:
+            if isinstance(random_seed, bool):
+                random_seed = cls.__default_random_seed if random_seed else None
+            else:
+                random_seed = int(random_seed)
+        cls._random_seed = random_seed
 
     def set_project(self, project_id=None, project_name=None):
         # type: (Optional[str], Optional[str]) -> ()
@@ -1965,6 +1978,10 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
         """
         cls._force_store_standalone_script = bool(force)
 
+    def _set_random_seed_used(self, random_seed):
+        # type: (Optional[int]) -> ()
+        self._random_seed = random_seed
+
     def _get_default_report_storage_uri(self):
         # type: () -> str
         if self._offline_mode:
diff --git a/clearml/task.py b/clearml/task.py
index 441ee778..8cd36ba5 100644
--- a/clearml/task.py
+++ b/clearml/task.py
@@ -711,7 +711,10 @@ class Task(_Task):
                 task._resource_monitor.start()
 
             # make sure all random generators are initialized with new seed
-            make_deterministic(task.get_random_seed())
+            random_seed = task.get_random_seed()
+            if random_seed is not None:
+                make_deterministic(random_seed)
+            task._set_random_seed_used(random_seed)
 
             if auto_connect_arg_parser:
                 EnvironmentBind.update_current_task(task)