diff --git a/integrations/jira/.port/resources/blueprints.json b/integrations/jira/.port/resources/blueprints.json
index 9a58db66ce..f298bc0c3b 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/.port/resources/blueprints.json
+++ b/integrations/jira/.port/resources/blueprints.json
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
           "type": "string",
           "format": "url",
           "description": "URL to the project in Jira"
+        },
+        "totalIssues": {
+          "title": "Total Issues",
+          "type": "number",
+          "description": "The total number of issues in the project"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/integrations/jira/.port/resources/port-app-config.yaml b/integrations/jira/.port/resources/port-app-config.yaml
index 8ca51b6ac3..e3f7a841b1 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/.port/resources/port-app-config.yaml
+++ b/integrations/jira/.port/resources/port-app-config.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ resources:
           blueprint: '"jiraProject"'
           properties:
             url: (.self | split("/") | .[:3] | join("/")) + "/projects/" + .key
+            totalIssues: .insight.totalIssueCount
 
   - kind: user
     selector:
diff --git a/integrations/jira/CHANGELOG.md b/integrations/jira/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c457eaefa..f834f86cfb 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/integrations/jira/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## 0.2.8 (2024-12-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+- Added a field to display total issues in a project
+
+
 ## 0.2.7 (2024-12-24)
 
 
diff --git a/integrations/jira/jira/client.py b/integrations/jira/jira/client.py
index 6aa8f6df4a..e8729d93c5 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/jira/client.py
+++ b/integrations/jira/jira/client.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import typing
 from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Generator
 
-from httpx import Timeout, Auth, BasicAuth, Request, Response
-from jira.overrides import JiraResourceConfig
+from httpx import Auth, BasicAuth, Request, Response, Timeout
 from loguru import logger
-
 from port_ocean.context.event import event
 from port_ocean.context.ocean import ocean
 from port_ocean.utils import http_async_client
 
+from jira.overrides import JiraResourceConfig
+
 PAGE_SIZE = 50
 WEBHOOK_NAME = "Port-Ocean-Events-Webhook"
 
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ async def get_single_project(self, project_key: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return project_response.json()
 
     async def get_paginated_projects(
-        self,
+        self, params: dict[str, Any] = {}
     ) -> AsyncGenerator[list[dict[str, Any]], None]:
         logger.info("Getting projects from Jira")
 
-        params = self._generate_base_req_params()
+        params.update(self._generate_base_req_params())
 
         total_projects = (await self._get_paginated_projects(params))["total"]
 
diff --git a/integrations/jira/jira/overrides.py b/integrations/jira/jira/overrides.py
index 85edd71838..2fcd01a11b 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/jira/overrides.py
+++ b/integrations/jira/jira/overrides.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+from typing import Annotated, Literal, Union
+
 from port_ocean.core.handlers.port_app_config.models import (
     PortAppConfig,
     ResourceConfig,
+    Selector,
 )
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 
 class JiraResourceConfig(ResourceConfig):
@@ -11,7 +14,29 @@ class Selector(BaseModel):
         jql: str | None = None
 
     selector: Selector  # type: ignore
+    kind: Literal["issue", "user"]
+
+
+class JiraProjectSelector(Selector):
+    expand: str = Field(
+        description="A comma-separated list of the parameters to expand.",
+        default="insight",
+    )
+
+
+class JiraProjectResourceConfig(ResourceConfig):
+    selector: JiraProjectSelector
+    kind: Literal["project"]
+
+
+JiraResourcesConfig = Annotated[
+    Union[
+        JiraResourceConfig,
+        JiraProjectResourceConfig,
+    ],
+    Field(discriminator="kind"),
+]
 
 
 class JiraPortAppConfig(PortAppConfig):
-    resources: list[JiraResourceConfig]  # type: ignore
+    resources: list[JiraResourceConfig | JiraProjectResourceConfig]  # type: ignore
diff --git a/integrations/jira/main.py b/integrations/jira/main.py
index 600072f78d..597a0f8698 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/main.py
+++ b/integrations/jira/main.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 from enum import StrEnum
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, cast
 
-from jira.client import JiraClient
 from loguru import logger
+from port_ocean.context.event import event
 from port_ocean.context.ocean import ocean
 from port_ocean.core.ocean_types import ASYNC_GENERATOR_RESYNC_TYPE
 
+from jira.client import JiraClient
+from jira.overrides import JiraProjectResourceConfig
+
 
 class ObjectKind(StrEnum):
     PROJECT = "project"
@@ -42,7 +45,10 @@ async def on_resync_projects(kind: str) -> ASYNC_GENERATOR_RESYNC_TYPE:
         ocean.integration_config["atlassian_user_token"],
     )
 
-    async for projects in client.get_paginated_projects():
+    selector = cast(JiraProjectResourceConfig, event.resource_config).selector
+    params = {"expand": selector.expand}
+
+    async for projects in client.get_paginated_projects(params):
         logger.info(f"Received project batch with {len(projects)} issues")
         yield projects
 
diff --git a/integrations/jira/pyproject.toml b/integrations/jira/pyproject.toml
index f1dd51b30e..e82d4a699a 100644
--- a/integrations/jira/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/jira/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "jira"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 description = "Integration to bring information from Jira into Port"
 authors = ["Mor Paz <mor@getport.io>"]