diff --git a/src/uu/comm/src/comm.rs b/src/uu/comm/src/comm.rs
index a3b4bbde2..b91f9ddbc 100644
--- a/src/uu/comm/src/comm.rs
+++ b/src/uu/comm/src/comm.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ mod options {
     pub const DELIMITER_DEFAULT: &str = "\t";
     pub const FILE_1: &str = "FILE1";
     pub const FILE_2: &str = "FILE2";
+    pub const TOTAL: &str = "total";
 }
 
 fn mkdelim(col: usize, opts: &ArgMatches) -> String {
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ fn comm(a: &mut LineReader, b: &mut LineReader, opts: &ArgMatches) {
     let rb = &mut String::new();
     let mut nb = b.read_line(rb);
 
+    let mut total_col_1 = 0;
+    let mut total_col_2 = 0;
+    let mut total_col_3 = 0;
+
     while na.is_ok() || nb.is_ok() {
         let ord = match (na.is_ok(), nb.is_ok()) {
             (false, true) => Ordering::Greater,
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ fn comm(a: &mut LineReader, b: &mut LineReader, opts: &ArgMatches) {
                 }
                 ra.clear();
                 na = a.read_line(ra);
+                total_col_1 += 1;
             }
             Ordering::Greater => {
                 if !opts.get_flag(options::COLUMN_2) {
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ fn comm(a: &mut LineReader, b: &mut LineReader, opts: &ArgMatches) {
                 }
                 rb.clear();
                 nb = b.read_line(rb);
+                total_col_2 += 1;
             }
             Ordering::Equal => {
                 if !opts.get_flag(options::COLUMN_3) {
@@ -115,9 +122,14 @@ fn comm(a: &mut LineReader, b: &mut LineReader, opts: &ArgMatches) {
                 rb.clear();
                 na = a.read_line(ra);
                 nb = b.read_line(rb);
+                total_col_3 += 1;
             }
         }
     }
+
+    if opts.get_flag(options::TOTAL) {
+        println!("{total_col_1}\t{total_col_2}\t{total_col_3}\ttotal");
+    }
 }
 
 fn open_file(name: &str) -> io::Result<LineReader> {
@@ -187,4 +199,10 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                 .required(true)
                 .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::FilePath),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::TOTAL)
+                .long(options::TOTAL)
+                .help("output a summary")
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
+        )
 }
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_comm.rs b/tests/by-util/test_comm.rs
index 9fc175c7f..77df66452 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_comm.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_comm.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@ fn empty_empty() {
         .stdout_only_fixture("emptyempty.expected"); // spell-checker:disable-line
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn total() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["--total", "a", "b"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is_fixture("ab_total.expected");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn total_with_suppressed_regular_output() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["--total", "-123", "a", "b"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is_fixture("ab_total_suppressed_regular_output.expected");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn output_delimiter() {
     new_ucmd!()
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/comm/ab_total.expected b/tests/fixtures/comm/ab_total.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..430354a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/comm/ab_total.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+a
+	b
+		z
+1	1	1	total
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/comm/ab_total_suppressed_regular_output.expected b/tests/fixtures/comm/ab_total_suppressed_regular_output.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..733c1d344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/comm/ab_total_suppressed_regular_output.expected
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1	1	1	total