diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index b275b8ac2..d1c2d7ca7 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "urgency.tags.coefficient=1.0                   # Urgency coefficient for tags\n"
   "urgency.project.coefficient=1.0                # Urgency coefficient for projects\n"
   "urgency.blocked.coefficient=-5.0               # Urgency coefficient for blocked tasks\n"
+  "urgency.inherit.coefficient=0.0                # Urgency coefficient for blocked tasks inheriting from blocking tasks\n"
   "urgency.waiting.coefficient=-3.0               # Urgency coefficient for waiting status\n"
   "urgency.age.max=365                            # Maximum age in days\n"
   "\n"
diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 3c2883ecf..738ab6d56 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ void Context::staticInitialization ()
   Task::urgencyScheduledCoefficient   = config.getReal ("urgency.scheduled.coefficient");
   Task::urgencyWaitingCoefficient     = config.getReal ("urgency.waiting.coefficient");
   Task::urgencyBlockedCoefficient     = config.getReal ("urgency.blocked.coefficient");
+  Task::urgencyInheritCoefficient     = config.getReal ("urgency.inherit.coefficient");
   Task::urgencyAnnotationsCoefficient = config.getReal ("urgency.annotations.coefficient");
   Task::urgencyTagsCoefficient        = config.getReal ("urgency.tags.coefficient");
   Task::urgencyNextCoefficient        = config.getReal ("urgency.next.coefficient");
diff --git a/src/Task.cpp b/src/Task.cpp
index 33d4527b9..6767dba2a 100644
--- a/src/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/Task.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ float Task::urgencyActiveCoefficient      = 0.0;
 float Task::urgencyScheduledCoefficient   = 0.0;
 float Task::urgencyWaitingCoefficient     = 0.0;
 float Task::urgencyBlockedCoefficient     = 0.0;
+float Task::urgencyInheritCoefficient     = 0.0;
 float Task::urgencyAnnotationsCoefficient = 0.0;
 float Task::urgencyTagsCoefficient        = 0.0;
 float Task::urgencyNextCoefficient        = 0.0;
@@ -1721,6 +1722,7 @@ float Task::urgency_c () const
   value += fabsf (Task::urgencyDueCoefficient)         > epsilon ? (urgency_due ()         * Task::urgencyDueCoefficient)         : 0.0;
   value += fabsf (Task::urgencyBlockingCoefficient)    > epsilon ? (urgency_blocking ()    * Task::urgencyBlockingCoefficient)    : 0.0;
   value += fabsf (Task::urgencyAgeCoefficient)         > epsilon ? (urgency_age ()         * Task::urgencyAgeCoefficient)         : 0.0;
+  value += fabsf (Task::urgencyInheritCoefficient)     > epsilon ? (urgency_inherit ()     * Task::urgencyInheritCoefficient)     : 0.0;
 
   // Tag- and project-specific coefficients.
   std::map <std::string, float>::iterator var;
@@ -1792,6 +1794,39 @@ float Task::urgency_priority () const
   return 0.0;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+float Task::urgency_inherit () const
+{
+  if (!is_blocking)
+    return 0.0;
+
+  std::vector <Task> blocked;
+  std::vector <Task>::const_iterator it;
+  float v = 0.0;
+
+  // Calling dependencyGetBlocked is rather expensive.
+  // It is called recursively for each dependency in the chain here.
+  // Paul is going to kill me. :)
+  dependencyGetBlocked (*this, blocked);
+  for (it = blocked.begin (); it != blocked.end (); ++it)
+  {
+    // urgency_blocked, _blocking, _project and _tags left out.
+    v += it->urgency_active();
+    v += it->urgency_age();
+    v += it->urgency_annotations();
+    v += it->urgency_due();
+    v += it->urgency_next();
+    v += it->urgency_priority();
+    v += it->urgency_scheduled();
+    v += it->urgency_waiting();
+
+    // Inherit from all parent tasks in the dependency chain recursively.
+    v += it->urgency_inherit();
+  }
+
+  return v;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 float Task::urgency_project () const
 {
diff --git a/src/Task.h b/src/Task.h
index 9a946bcfe..23620c663 100644
--- a/src/Task.h
+++ b/src/Task.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
   static float urgencyScheduledCoefficient;
   static float urgencyWaitingCoefficient;
   static float urgencyBlockedCoefficient;
+  static float urgencyInheritCoefficient;
   static float urgencyAnnotationsCoefficient;
   static float urgencyTagsCoefficient;
   static float urgencyNextCoefficient;
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ public:
   float urgency_scheduled () const;
   float urgency_waiting () const;
   float urgency_blocked () const;
+  float urgency_inherit () const;
   float urgency_annotations () const;
   float urgency_tags () const;
   float urgency_next () const;
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
index 9375ec9cd..5ab03b2e5 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
     " urgency.annotations.coefficient"
     " urgency.blocked.coefficient"
     " urgency.blocking.coefficient"
+    " urgency.inherit.coefficient"
     " urgency.due.coefficient"
     " urgency.next.coefficient"
     " urgency.priority.coefficient"