diff --git a/taiga/projects/epics/serializers.py b/taiga/projects/epics/serializers.py
index 4118553e..081245d9 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/epics/serializers.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/epics/serializers.py
@@ -49,10 +49,15 @@ class EpicListSerializer(VoteResourceSerializerMixin, WatchedResourceSerializer,
     blocked_note = Field()
     tags = Field()
     is_closed = MethodField()
+    user_stories_counts = MethodField()
 
     def get_is_closed(self, obj):
         return obj.status is not None and obj.status.is_closed
 
+    def get_user_stories_counts(self, obj):
+        assert hasattr(obj, "user_stories_counts"), "instance must have a user_stories_counts attribute"
+        return obj.user_stories_counts
+
 
 class EpicSerializer(EpicListSerializer):
     comment = MethodField()
diff --git a/taiga/projects/epics/utils.py b/taiga/projects/epics/utils.py
index d10dddab..20f45046 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/epics/utils.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/epics/utils.py
@@ -26,14 +26,29 @@ from taiga.projects.votes.utils import attach_is_voter_to_queryset
 
 
 def attach_extra_info(queryset, user=None, include_attachments=False):
-
     if include_attachments:
         queryset = attach_basic_attachments(queryset)
         queryset = queryset.extra(select={"include_attachments": "True"})
 
+    queryset = attach_user_stories_counts_to_queryset(queryset)
     queryset = attach_total_voters_to_queryset(queryset)
     queryset = attach_watchers_to_queryset(queryset)
     queryset = attach_total_watchers_to_queryset(queryset)
     queryset = attach_is_voter_to_queryset(queryset, user)
     queryset = attach_is_watcher_to_queryset(queryset, user)
     return queryset
+
+
+def attach_user_stories_counts_to_queryset(queryset, as_field="user_stories_counts"):
+    model = queryset.model
+    sql = """SELECT json_build_object(
+                        'opened', COALESCE(SUM(CASE WHEN is_closed IS FALSE THEN 1 ELSE 0 END), 0),
+                        'closed', COALESCE(SUM(CASE WHEN is_closed IS TRUE THEN 1 ELSE 0 END), 0)
+                    )
+               FROM epics_relateduserstory
+         INNER JOIN userstories_userstory ON epics_relateduserstory.user_story_id = userstories_userstory.id
+              WHERE epics_relateduserstory.epic_id = {tbl}.id"""
+
+    sql = sql.format(tbl=model._meta.db_table)
+    queryset = queryset.extra(select={as_field: sql})
+    return queryset
diff --git a/taiga/projects/management/commands/sample_data.py b/taiga/projects/management/commands/sample_data.py
index 00103c6e..54b4e027 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/management/commands/sample_data.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/management/commands/sample_data.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ NUM_EMPTY_PROJECTS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_EMPTY_PROJECTS", 2)
 NUM_BLOCKED_PROJECTS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_BLOCKED_PROJECTS", 1)
 NUM_MILESTONES = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_MILESTONES", (1, 5))
 NUM_EPICS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_EPICS", (4, 8))
-NUM_USS_EPICS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_USS_EPICS", (2, 6))
+NUM_USS_EPICS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_USS_EPICS", (2, 12))
 NUM_USS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_USS", (3, 7))
 NUM_TASKS_FINISHED = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_TASKS_FINISHED", (1, 5))
 NUM_TASKS = getattr(settings, "SAMPLE_DATA_NUM_TASKS", (0, 4))
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             if self.sd.choice([True, True, False, True, True]):
                 filters = {"project": epic.project}
             n = self.sd.choice(list(range(self.sd.int(*NUM_USS_EPICS))))
-
+            print (n)
             user_stories = UserStory.objects.filter(**filters).order_by("?")[:n]
             for idx, us in enumerate(list(user_stories)):
                 RelatedUserStory.objects.create(epic=epic,