diff --git a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component.rb b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component.rb
index 6183b08c373..244443d25b2 100644
--- a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component.rb
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@ module OpenProject
       #   #   `#card` returning a renderable object.
       #   # @param item_menu_src [String, NilClass] optional menu source for the
       #   #   item's `WorkPackageCardComponent`.
+      #   # @param item_metric [Object, NilClass] optional metric content for the
+      #   #   item's `WorkPackageCardComponent`.
       #   # @param system_arguments [Hash] forwarded to the item class.
       #   def with_work_package_item(
       #     work_package:,
       #     component_klass: Item,
       #     item_menu_src: nil,
+      #     item_metric: nil,
       #     **system_arguments,
       #     &block
       #   )
@@ -114,8 +117,10 @@ module OpenProject
       #   end
       renders_many :items, types: {
         work_package_item: {
-          renders: lambda { |work_package:, **system_arguments|
-            build_item(work_package:, **system_arguments)
+          renders: lambda { |work_package:, **system_arguments, &block|
+            build_item(work_package:, **system_arguments).tap do |item|
+              capture(item, &block) if block
+            end
           },
           as: :work_package_item
         },
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ module OpenProject
                   :container,
                   :drag_and_drop,
                   :item_menu_src,
+                  :item_metric,
                   :params,
                   :current_user
 
@@ -154,6 +160,9 @@ module OpenProject
       #   automatically built items. Procs receive the work package. When set,
       #   callers are responsible for including any URL params they want in the
       #   returned source.
+      # @param item_metric [Proc, NilClass] optional metric content for
+      #   automatically built items. Procs receive the work package and return
+      #   renderable content.
       # @param params [Hash] optional URL params passed to work package items
       #   when deriving row and menu URLs.
       # @param current_user [User] passed through to each item for permission
@@ -166,6 +175,7 @@ module OpenProject
         work_packages: [],
         drag_and_drop: nil,
         item_menu_src: nil,
+        item_metric: nil,
         params: {},
         current_user: User.current,
         **system_arguments
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@ module OpenProject
         @container = container
         @drag_and_drop = drag_and_drop
         @item_menu_src = item_menu_src
+        @item_metric = item_metric
         @params = params
         @current_user = current_user
         @automatic_items = false
@@ -193,6 +204,7 @@ module OpenProject
         # so slot calls have already populated `items`.
         content
         validate_item_menu_src!
+        validate_item_metric!
         validate_item_mode!
         build_automatic_items if build_automatic_items?
         validate_empty_state!
@@ -215,11 +227,13 @@ module OpenProject
       # @param item_menu_src [String, NilClass] optional item menu source
       #   override. When set, callers are responsible for including any URL
       #   params they want in the source.
+      # @param item_metric [Object, NilClass] optional item metric content.
       # @param system_arguments [Hash] forwarded to the item class.
       def build_item(
         work_package:,
         component_klass: Item,
         item_menu_src: item_menu_src_for(work_package),
+        item_metric: item_metric_for(work_package),
         **system_arguments
       )
         component_klass.new(
@@ -228,6 +242,7 @@ module OpenProject
           container:,
           params:,
           item_menu_src:,
+          item_metric:,
           current_user:,
           **system_arguments
         )
@@ -265,12 +280,25 @@ module OpenProject
         end
       end
 
+      def item_metric_for(work_package)
+        return unless item_metric
+
+        metric = item_metric.call(work_package)
+        metric.respond_to?(:render_in) ? render(metric) : metric
+      end
+
       def validate_item_menu_src!
         return if item_menu_src.nil? || item_menu_src.is_a?(Proc) || item_menu_src.is_a?(String)
 
         raise ArgumentError, "item_menu_src must be a Proc, String, or nil"
       end
 
+      def validate_item_metric!
+        return if item_metric.nil? || item_metric.is_a?(Proc)
+
+        raise ArgumentError, "item_metric must be a Proc or nil"
+      end
+
       def validate_item_mode!
         return unless empty_items.any?
 
diff --git a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item.rb b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item.rb
index f177257f3ad..b028f449dd3 100644
--- a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item.rb
+++ b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item.rb
@@ -43,15 +43,19 @@ module OpenProject
                     :project,
                     :container,
                     :item_menu_src,
+                    :item_metric,
                     :params,
                     :current_user
 
+        delegate :with_metric, to: :card
+
         def initialize(
           work_package:,
           project:,
           container:,
           params: {},
           item_menu_src: nil,
+          item_metric: nil,
           current_user: User.current,
           **system_arguments
         )
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ module OpenProject
           @container = container
           @params = params
           @item_menu_src = item_menu_src
+          @item_metric = item_metric
           @current_user = current_user
           @system_arguments = system_arguments
         end
@@ -81,7 +86,9 @@ module OpenProject
         end
 
         def card
-          @card ||= WorkPackageCardComponent.new(work_package:, menu_src: item_menu_src)
+          @card ||= WorkPackageCardComponent.new(work_package:, menu_src: item_menu_src).tap do |card|
+            card.with_metric_content(item_metric) if item_metric
+          end
         end
 
         def render? = false
diff --git a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.html.erb b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.html.erb
index fc374aa78f3..cb2bcf0b5ba 100644
--- a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.html.erb
@@ -27,15 +27,14 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
 
 ++# %>
 
-<%= grid_layout("op-work-package-card", tag: :article) do |grid| %>
+<%= grid_layout(card_classes, tag: :article) do |grid| %>
   <% grid.with_area(:info_line) do %>
     <%= render(WorkPackages::InfoLineComponent.new(work_package:)) %>
   <% end %>
 
-  <% grid.with_area(:points) do %>
-    <%= render(Primer::Beta::Text.new(color: :subtle)) do %>
-      <%= story_points %>
-      <span class="op-work-package-card-points-label"> <%= t(:"backlogs.points_label", count: story_points) %></span>
+  <% if metric? %>
+    <% grid.with_area(:metric) do %>
+      <%= metric %>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
 
diff --git a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.rb b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.rb
index eef7e67c720..bcbea5c8e56 100644
--- a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@
 module OpenProject
   module Common
     class WorkPackageCardComponent < ApplicationComponent
+      include Primer::ClassNameHelper
       include OpPrimer::ComponentHelpers
 
+      renders_one :metric, Primer::Content
+
       attr_reader :work_package, :menu_src
 
       # @param work_package [WorkPackage] the work package this card represents.
@@ -44,10 +47,11 @@ module OpenProject
         @menu_src = menu_src
       end
 
-      private
-
-      def story_points
-        work_package.story_points || 0
+      def card_classes
+        class_names(
+          "op-work-package-card",
+          "op-work-package-card_with-metric": metric?
+        )
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.sass b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.sass
index 79624a91b3a..6a1a4a72d15 100644
--- a/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.sass
+++ b/app/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component.sass
@@ -28,14 +28,18 @@
 
 .op-work-package-card
   display: grid
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(5rem, max-content) auto
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto
   grid-template-rows: auto auto
-  grid-template-areas: "info_line points menu" "subject subject subject"
+  grid-template-areas: "info_line menu" "subject subject"
   align-items: center
   margin-top: calc(-1 * var(--base-size-4))
   margin-bottom: var(--base-size-4)
 
-.op-work-package-card--points
+.op-work-package-card_with-metric
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(5rem, max-content) auto
+  grid-template-areas: "info_line metric menu" "subject subject subject"
+
+.op-work-package-card--metric
   margin-left: var(--stack-gap-normal)
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums
 
@@ -51,8 +55,8 @@
 // `backlogsListsContainer` named container is established on
 // `.op-backlogs-page`; outside of it these rules are inert.
 @container backlogsListsContainer (max-width: 654px)
-  .op-work-package-card-points-label
+  .op-work-package-card-metric-label
     display: none
 
-  .op-work-package-card
+  .op-work-package-card_with-metric
     grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(2rem, max-content) auto
diff --git a/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_preview.rb b/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_preview.rb
index ab7ad4e1fff..d32a65f2d0b 100644
--- a/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_preview.rb
+++ b/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_preview.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ module OpenProject
 
         work_packages = sprint.work_packages_for(project).limit(3)
         render OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent.new(
-          work_packages:, project:, container: sprint
+          work_packages:,
+          project:,
+          container: sprint
         ) do |box|
           box.with_header(title: sprint.name, count: work_packages.size) do |header|
             points = work_packages.sum { |w| w.story_points || 0 }
diff --git a/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_preview.rb b/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_preview.rb
index 17ab09b5727..023d64a9667 100644
--- a/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_preview.rb
+++ b/lookbook/previews/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_preview.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ module OpenProject
         )
       end
 
+      def with_metric
+        work_package = WorkPackage.first
+        return preview_message("No work packages in the database.") unless work_package
+
+        render OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardComponent.new(
+          work_package:
+        ) do |card|
+          card.with_metric do
+            render Backlogs::StoryPointsComponent.new(work_package:)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       private
 
       def preview_message(text)
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/bucket_component.html.erb b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/bucket_component.html.erb
index b29e029c8fb..c8c0f26870d 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/bucket_component.html.erb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/bucket_component.html.erb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
               all_backlogs_params
             )
           end,
+          item_metric: ->(work_package) { Backlogs::StoryPointsComponent.new(work_package:) },
           params: all_backlogs_params,
           current_user:,
           data: { test_selector: "backlog-bucket-#{backlog_bucket.id}" }
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/inbox_component.html.erb b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/inbox_component.html.erb
index b7123131212..733fce566ad 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/inbox_component.html.erb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/inbox_component.html.erb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
               all_backlogs_params
             )
           end,
+          item_metric: ->(work_package) { Backlogs::StoryPointsComponent.new(work_package:) },
           params: all_backlogs_params,
           current_user:,
           data: { test_selector: "backlog-inbox" }
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/sprint_component.html.erb b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/sprint_component.html.erb
index bb95943d9b9..7ea388165d3 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/sprint_component.html.erb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/sprint_component.html.erb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
               all_backlogs_params
             )
           end,
+          item_metric: ->(work_package) { Backlogs::StoryPointsComponent.new(work_package:) },
           params: all_backlogs_params,
           current_user:,
           data: { test_selector: "sprint-#{sprint.id}" }
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/story_points_component.html.erb b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/story_points_component.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..842c8ab06e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/story_points_component.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<%# -- copyright
+OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+Copyright (C) the OpenProject GmbH
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+
+OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+
+++%>
+
+<%= render(Primer::Beta::Text.new(color: :subtle)) do %>
+  <%= story_points %>
+  <span class="op-work-package-card-metric-label"> <%= t(:"backlogs.points_label", count: story_points) %></span>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/story_points_component.rb b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/story_points_component.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cdf919691c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/components/backlogs/story_points_component.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
+module Backlogs
+  class StoryPointsComponent < ApplicationComponent
+    attr_reader :work_package
+
+    def initialize(work_package:)
+      super()
+
+      @work_package = work_package
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def story_points
+      work_package.story_points || 0
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/bucket_component_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/bucket_component_spec.rb
index 70cc1a8c35d..273e4007a8f 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/bucket_component_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/bucket_component_spec.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ RSpec.describe Backlogs::BucketComponent, type: :component do
         expect(rendered_component).to have_text("##{work_package.id}")
       end
 
+      it "renders story points on the work package card" do
+        expect(rendered_component).to have_text("3 points", normalize_ws: true)
+      end
+
       it "wires the bucket drop-target data on the box" do
         expect(rendered_component).to have_css(".Box") do |box|
           expect(box["data-generic-drag-and-drop-target"]).to eq("container mirrorContainer")
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/inbox_component_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/inbox_component_spec.rb
index 45e28a3e731..2d8d8196d1e 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/inbox_component_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/inbox_component_spec.rb
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ RSpec.describe Backlogs::InboxComponent, type: :component do
   describe "with work packages" do
     let(:work_packages) do
       [
-        create(:work_package, subject: "First item", project:, position: 1),
-        create(:work_package, subject: "Second item", project:, position: 2)
+        create(:work_package, subject: "First item", project:, story_points: 2, position: 1),
+        create(:work_package, subject: "Second item", project:, story_points: 4, position: 2)
       ]
     end
 
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ RSpec.describe Backlogs::InboxComponent, type: :component do
       # does not show the blankslate
       expect(page).to have_no_css("h4", text: "Backlog inbox is empty")
     end
+
+    it "renders story points on each work package card" do
+      expect(page).to have_text("2 points", normalize_ws: true)
+      expect(page).to have_text("4 points", normalize_ws: true)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "pagination" do
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/sprint_component_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/sprint_component_spec.rb
index 94d1cab83c2..424af198c0d 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/sprint_component_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/sprint_component_spec.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ RSpec.describe Backlogs::SprintComponent, type: :component do
         expect(rendered_component).to have_text("8 points", normalize_ws: true)
       end
 
+      it "renders story points on each work package card" do
+        expect(rendered_component).to have_text("5 points", normalize_ws: true)
+        expect(rendered_component).to have_text("3 points", normalize_ws: true)
+      end
+
       it "renders one Box-row per work package" do
         expect(rendered_component).to have_css(".Box-row", count: 2)
         expect(rendered_component).to have_text(work_package1.subject)
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/story_points_component_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/story_points_component_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd6676601df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/components/backlogs/story_points_component_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Backlogs::StoryPointsComponent, type: :component do
+  shared_let(:project) { create(:project) }
+
+  it "renders the work package story points" do
+    work_package = create(:work_package, project:, story_points: 5)
+
+    render_inline(described_class.new(work_package:))
+
+    expect(page).to have_text("5 points", normalize_ws: true)
+  end
+
+  it "renders zero when story points are unset" do
+    work_package = create(:work_package, project:, story_points: nil)
+
+    render_inline(described_class.new(work_package:))
+
+    expect(page).to have_text("0 points", normalize_ws: true)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item_spec.rb b/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item_spec.rb
index 5c19fefec9a..6488a501b35 100644
--- a/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component/item_spec.rb
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent::Item, type: :co
       expect(item.card).to equal(item.card)
     end
 
+    it "forwards metric content to the visual card" do
+      item.with_metric { "Forwarded metric" }
+
+      expect(rendered_card).to have_text("Forwarded metric")
+    end
+
     context "with a provided menu source" do
       let(:item) do
         described_class.new(
diff --git a/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_spec.rb b/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_spec.rb
index fbc35655124..2720acb07da 100644
--- a/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_box_component_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
   let(:container) { sprint }
   let(:drag_and_drop) { nil }
   let(:item_menu_src) { nil }
+  let(:item_metric) { nil }
   let(:params) { {} }
   let(:work_packages) { [] }
   let(:system_arguments) { {} }
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
       container:,
       drag_and_drop:,
       item_menu_src:,
+      item_metric:,
       params:,
       current_user: user,
       **system_arguments
@@ -306,6 +308,23 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
         expect { rendered_component }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, /item_menu_src/)
       end
     end
+
+    context "with an item_metric proc" do
+      let(:item_metric) { ->(work_package) { "metric #{work_package.id}" } }
+
+      it "uses the derived metric for automatically built items" do
+        expect(rendered_component).to have_text("metric #{work_packages.first.id}")
+        expect(rendered_component).to have_text("metric #{work_packages.second.id}")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with an invalid item_metric" do
+      let(:item_metric) { "static metric" }
+
+      it "raises ArgumentError" do
+        expect { rendered_component }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, /item_metric/)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe ":work_package_item slot" do
@@ -329,6 +348,7 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
             container:,
             params:,
             item_menu_src: nil,
+            item_metric: nil,
             current_user: User.current,
             **system_arguments
           )
@@ -336,6 +356,7 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
 
             @work_package = work_package
             @item_menu_src = item_menu_src
+            @item_metric = item_metric
             @params = params
             @context = [project, container, current_user]
             @system_arguments = system_arguments
@@ -347,6 +368,7 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
               context_size: @context.size
             )
             data[:item_menu_src] = @item_menu_src if @item_menu_src
+            data[:item_metric] = @item_metric if @item_metric
 
             @system_arguments.merge(
               id: "custom_work_package_#{@work_package.id}",
@@ -425,6 +447,19 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardBoxComponent, type: :componen
       expect(rendered).to have_element("include-fragment", src: "/manual-menu")
     end
 
+    it "uses caller-provided metric content for manual work package items" do
+      rendered = render_inline(
+        described_class.new(project:, container:, params:, current_user: user)
+      ) do |box|
+        box.with_empty_state(title: "empty", description: "drag here")
+        box.with_work_package_item(work_package: slot_work_package) do |item|
+          item.with_metric { "manual metric" }
+        end
+      end
+
+      expect(rendered).to have_text("manual metric")
+    end
+
     it "exposes build_item for building an item without adding it to the box" do
       component = described_class.new(work_packages: [], project:, container:, params:, current_user: user)
 
diff --git a/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_spec.rb b/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_spec.rb
index 35e42e4a24e..d9034a3ea84 100644
--- a/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/open_project/common/work_package_card_component_spec.rb
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ RSpec.describe OpenProject::Common::WorkPackageCardComponent, type: :component d
       expect(rendered_component).to have_text("Card subject")
     end
 
-    it "renders the story points label" do
-      expect(rendered_component).to have_text("5 points", normalize_ws: true)
+    it "does not render story points by default" do
+      expect(rendered_component).to have_no_text("5 points", normalize_ws: true)
+    end
+
+    it "renders the metric slot when provided" do
+      rendered = render_inline(component) do |card|
+        card.with_metric { "Custom metric" }
+      end
+
+      expect(rendered).to have_text("Custom metric")
     end
 
     it "renders a WorkPackageCardComponent::Menu kebab" do