diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee
index 0d67d632a7..7a74e6e76d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller.js.coffee
@@ -166,12 +166,18 @@ angular.module("admin.lineItems").controller 'LineItemsCtrl', ($scope, $timeout,
 
   $scope.sumUnitValues = ->
     sum = $scope.filteredLineItems?.reduce (sum, lineItem) ->
-      sum + $scope.roundToThreeDecimals(lineItem.final_weight_volume / $scope.getLineItemScale(lineItem))
+      if lineItem.units_product.variant_unit == "items"
+        sum + lineItem.quantity
+      else
+        sum + $scope.roundToThreeDecimals(lineItem.final_weight_volume / $scope.getLineItemScale(lineItem))
     , 0
 
   $scope.sumMaxUnitValues = ->
     sum = $scope.filteredLineItems?.reduce (sum,lineItem) ->
-      sum + lineItem.max_quantity * $scope.roundToThreeDecimals(lineItem.units_variant.unit_value / $scope.getLineItemScale(lineItem))
+      if lineItem.units_product.variant_unit == "items"
+        sum + lineItem.max_quantity
+      else
+        sum + lineItem.max_quantity * $scope.roundToThreeDecimals(lineItem.units_variant.unit_value / $scope.getLineItemScale(lineItem))
     , 0
 
   $scope.roundToThreeDecimals = (value) ->
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller_spec.js.coffee b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller_spec.js.coffee
index 72798f3a8e..c2744332d9 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller_spec.js.coffee
+++ b/spec/javascripts/unit/admin/line_items/controllers/line_items_controller_spec.js.coffee
@@ -265,11 +265,19 @@ describe "LineItemsCtrl", ->
           expect(scope.allFinalWeightVolumesPresent()).toEqual true
 
       describe "sumUnitValues()", ->
-        it "returns the sum of the final_weight_volumes line_items", ->
+        it "returns the sum of the final_weight_volumes line_items if volume", ->
           scope.filteredLineItems = [
-            { final_weight_volume: 2 }
-            { final_weight_volume: 7 }
-            { final_weight_volume: 21 }
+            { final_weight_volume: 2, units_product: { variant_unit: "volume" } }
+            { final_weight_volume: 7, units_product: { variant_unit: "volume" } }
+            { final_weight_volume: 21, units_product: { variant_unit: "volume" } }
+          ]
+          expect(scope.sumUnitValues()).toEqual 30
+
+        it "returns the sum of the quantity line_items if items", ->
+          scope.filteredLineItems = [
+            { quantity: 2, units_product: { variant_unit: "items" } }
+            { quantity: 7, units_product: { variant_unit: "items" } }
+            { quantity: 21, units_product: { variant_unit: "items" } }
           ]
           expect(scope.sumUnitValues()).toEqual 30
 
@@ -285,13 +293,22 @@ describe "LineItemsCtrl", ->
       describe "sumMaxUnitValues()", ->
         it "returns the sum of the product of unit_value and maxOf(max_quantity, pristine quantity) for specified line_items", ->
           scope.filteredLineItems = [
-            { id: 1, units_variant: { unit_value: 1 }, max_quantity: 5 }
-            { id: 2, units_variant: { unit_value: 2 }, max_quantity: 1 }
-            { id: 3, units_variant: { unit_value: 3 }, max_quantity: 10 }
+            { id: 1, units_variant: { unit_value: 1 }, max_quantity: 5, units_product: { variant_unit: "volume", variant_unit_scale: 1 } }
+            { id: 2, units_variant: { unit_value: 2 }, max_quantity: 1, units_product: { variant_unit: "volume", variant_unit_scale: 1 } }
+            { id: 3, units_variant: { unit_value: 3 }, max_quantity: 10, units_product: { variant_unit: "volume", variant_unit_scale: 1 } }
           ]
 
           expect(scope.sumMaxUnitValues()).toEqual 37
 
+        it "returns the sum of the product of max_quantity for specified line_items if variant_unit is `items`", ->
+          scope.filteredLineItems = [
+            { id: 1, units_variant: { unit_value: 1 }, max_quantity: 5, units_product: { variant_unit: "items" } }
+            { id: 2, units_variant: { unit_value: 2 }, max_quantity: 1, units_product: { variant_unit: "items" } }
+            { id: 3, units_variant: { unit_value: 3 }, max_quantity: 10, units_product: { variant_unit: "items" } }
+          ]
+
+          expect(scope.sumMaxUnitValues()).toEqual 16
+
       describe "formatting a value based upon the properties of a specified Units Variant", ->
         # A Units Variant is an API object which holds unit properies of a variant