diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3041d6a91..eaba1e6e5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 - TW-1617 Can't search for multi-word project (thanks to Audrey Easterday).
 - TW-1619 fish completion contain backspaces in fish master version (thanks to
           Johannes Wienke₎.
+- TW-1621 Recurrent parent tasks shouldn't be counted in history (thanks to
+          Denis Kasak).
 - TW-1622 Duration UDA can't take an algebraic expression (thanks to Jeremy John
           Reeder).
 - TW-1626 Wrong wait date (thanks to Andrea Rizzi).
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdHistory.cpp b/src/commands/CmdHistory.cpp
index e6c6da506..f555a16d7 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdHistory.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ int CmdHistoryMonthly::execute (std::string& output)
     time_t epoch = entry.startOfMonth ().toEpoch ();
     groups[epoch] = 0;
 
-    // Every task has an entry date.
-    ++addedGroup[epoch];
+    // Every task has an entry date, but exclude templates.
+    if (task.getStatus () != Task::recurring)
+      ++addedGroup[epoch];
 
     // All deleted tasks have an end date.
     if (task.getStatus () == Task::deleted)
@@ -230,8 +231,9 @@ int CmdHistoryAnnual::execute (std::string& output)
     time_t epoch = entry.startOfYear ().toEpoch ();
     groups[epoch] = 0;
 
-    // Every task has an entry date.
-    ++addedGroup[epoch];
+    // Every task has an entry date, but exclude templates.
+    if (task.getStatus () != Task::recurring)
+      ++addedGroup[epoch];
 
     // All deleted tasks have an end date.
     if (task.getStatus () == Task::deleted)
@@ -383,8 +385,9 @@ int CmdGHistoryMonthly::execute (std::string& output)
     time_t epoch = entry.startOfMonth ().toEpoch ();
     groups[epoch] = 0;
 
-    // Every task has an entry date.
-    ++addedGroup[epoch];
+    // Every task has an entry date, but exclude templates.
+    if (task.getStatus () != Task::recurring)
+      ++addedGroup[epoch];
 
     // All deleted tasks have an end date.
     if (task.getStatus () == Task::deleted)
@@ -577,8 +580,9 @@ int CmdGHistoryAnnual::execute (std::string& output)
     time_t epoch = entry.startOfYear ().toEpoch ();
     groups[epoch] = 0;
 
-    // Every task has an entry date.
-    ++addedGroup[epoch];
+    // Every task has an entry date, but exclude templates.
+    if (task.getStatus () != Task::recurring)
+      ++addedGroup[epoch];
 
     // All deleted tasks have an end date.
     if (task.getStatus () == Task::deleted)