Consider the following org file: * Tasks ** Ordered Tasks :PROPERTIES: :ORDERED: t :END: *** TODO Module 1 **** TODO Item 1 SCHEDULED: <2015-02-01 Sun> **** TODO Item 2 SCHEDULED: <2015-02-01 Sun> *** TODO Module 2 **** TODO Item 3 SCHEDULED: <2015-02-01 Sun> **** TODO Item 4 SCHEDULED: <2015-02-01 Sun> ** Other Tasks *** TODO Random Task 1 SCHEDULED: <2015-02-01 Sun> *** TODO Random Task 2 SCHEDULED: <2015-02-01 Sun> What I would expect to happen: loading up the agenda shows four items: Item 1, Item 2, Random Task 1, Random Task 2 What actually happens: The agenda shows only two items: Item 1, Item 2. This starts happening when org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks is set to invisible. What seems to happen is that the blocked tasks, even though they are invisible, are still counted towards org-agenda-max-entries. Emacs : GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS apple-appkit-1265.21) of 2014-10-22 on burry.local Package: Org-mode version 8.3beta (release_8.3beta-785-gb5d9f4 @ /Users/yn/dotfiles/org.emacs.d/org-mode/lisp/) current state: ============== (setq org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook org-babel-speed-command-hook) org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-agenda-max-entries 4 org-default-notes-file "Capture.org" org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current) org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks 'invisible org-mode-hook '(org-clock-load #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5] #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes auto-indent-turn-on-org-indent) org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point org-babel-execute-safely-maybe) org-directory "~/dotfiles/org.emacs.d/org-files-debug/" org-enforce-todo-dependencies t org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-blocker-hook '(org-block-todo-from-children-or-siblings-or-parent) org-agenda-files '("~/dotfiles/org.emacs.d/org-files-debug/") org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) )