# How to total sub-task story points on the parent in Jira

> The Sub-task points for Jira template adds a Total row to a work item with its sub-tasks' story points summed and how many are done.

Published 2026-09-28, updated 2026-09-28 · Jira · https://skins.dev/blog/jira-subtask-points/

Asked for since 12 June 2013: Atlassian's Jira tracker (JSWCLOUD-9167), https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSWCLOUD-9167 (1,735 votes on Cloud, 1,993 on Data Center).

**Jira doesn't total sub-task story points on the parent work item. The Sub-task points for Jira template adds a Total row with the sum, and how much of it is done, in your own browser.**

## Steps

1. In Skins Studio, open **Explore**, pick **Sub-task points for Jira** and click **Create App**.
2. On Jira, open the **Skins** side panel from the browser toolbar. The skin is listed under **On this page**.
3. Switch it on. Jira reloads with the Total row.

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## What you get

- A Total row under the Subtasks panel, styled like Jira's own rows.
- The sum of the sub-tasks' story points.
- The split of those points across Done, In Progress and To Do.
- How many points are done, such as "5 of 8 done". Jira's own "40% Done" counts sub-tasks, not points.

## Limits

- The total lives on the page in your browser; it writes nothing back to the parent's Story Points field.
- Boards, reports, JQL and velocity charts still see whatever that field holds.
- It adds up story points, not time estimates.
- Your colleagues see the Total row only if they turn the skin on too.

## Other options

- **Automation rule**: Atlassian's template rule writes the sum into the parent's Story Points field. It is set up by hand and replaces the parent's own estimate.
- **Marketplace apps**: add-ons that roll up estimates. An app for your Jira site, not your browser.

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