diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index 04d2b62..5645ed3 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ Don't set this, this is meant for dynamic scoping.")
 (defun org-columns-compute (property)
   "Sum the values of property PROPERTY hierarchically, for the entire buffer."
   (interactive)
+  (require 'org-inlinetask)
   (let* ((re org-outline-regexp-bol)
 	 (lmax 30) ; Does anyone use deeper levels???
 	 (lvals (make-vector lmax nil))
@@ -942,7 +943,8 @@ Don't set this, this is meant for dynamic scoping.")
 	 (fun (nth 6 ass))
 	 (calc (or (nth 7 ass) 'identity))
 	 (beg org-columns-top-level-marker)
-	 last-level val valflag flag end sumpos sum-alist sum str str1 useval)
+	 (last-level org-inlinetask-min-level)
+	 val valflag flag end sumpos sum-alist sum str str1 useval)
     (save-excursion
       ;; Find the region to compute
       (goto-char beg)
@@ -951,16 +953,24 @@ Don't set this, this is meant for dynamic scoping.")
       ;; Walk the tree from the back and do the computations
       (while (re-search-backward re beg t)
 	(setq sumpos (match-beginning 0)
-	      last-level level
+	      last-level (if (and (not (equal level 0) )
+				  (not (equal level org-inlinetask-min-level)))
+			     level last-level)
 	      level (org-outline-level)
 	      val (org-entry-get nil property)
 	      valflag (and val (string-match "\\S-" val)))
 	(cond
 	 ((< level last-level)
 	  ;; put the sum of lower levels here as a property
-	  (setq sum (when (aref lvals last-level)
+	  (setq sum (when (and
+			   (not (equal last-level org-inlinetask-min-level))
+			   (aref lvals last-level))
 		      (apply fun (aref lvals last-level)))
-		flag (aref lflag last-level) ; any valid entries from children?
+		sum2 (when (aref lvals org-inlinetask-min-level)
+		       (apply fun (aref lvals org-inlinetask-min-level)))
+		sum (+ (or sum 0) (or sum2 0))
+		flag (or (aref lflag last-level) ; any valid entries from children?
+			 (aref lflag org-inlinetask-min-level)) ; or inline tasks?
 		str (org-columns-number-to-string sum format printf)
 		str1 (org-add-props (copy-sequence str) nil 'org-computed t 'face 'bold)
 		useval (if flag str1 (if valflag val ""))