diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go
index b9b4f93ff5..03d76a4c3a 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/arithmetic_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,152 @@ func Test_Add(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_Sum(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name           string
+		test           string
+		expectedResult interface{}
+		err            bool
+		retFloat       bool
+	}{
+		// Scalar
+		{
+			name: "sum([]) -> error",
+			test: "sum([])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Scalar[]) -> Scalar",
+			test:           "sum([`12`])",
+			expectedResult: 12.0,
+			retFloat:       true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Scalar[]) -> Scalar",
+			test:           "sum([`12`, `13`, `1`, `4`])",
+			expectedResult: 30.0,
+			retFloat:       true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Scalar[]) -> Scalar",
+			test:           "sum([`12`, `13`])",
+			expectedResult: 25.0,
+			retFloat:       true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Scalar[Scalar, Duration, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum(['12', '13s'])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Scalar[Scalar, Quantity, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum([`12`, '13Ki'])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Scalar[Scalar, Quatity, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum([`12`, '13'])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		// Quantity
+		{
+			name: "sum([]) -> error",
+			test: "sum([])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Quantity[]) -> Quantity",
+			test:           "sum(['12Ki'])",
+			expectedResult: `12Ki`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Quantity[]) -> Quantity",
+			test:           "sum(['12Ki', '13Ki', '1Ki', '4Ki'])",
+			expectedResult: `30Ki`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Quantity[]) -> Quantity",
+			test:           "sum(['12Ki', '13Ki'])",
+			expectedResult: `25Ki`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Quantity[]) -> Quantity",
+			test:           "sum(['12Ki', '13'])",
+			expectedResult: `12301`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Quantity[Quantity, Duration, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum(['12Ki', '13s'])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Quantity[Quantity, Scalar, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum(['12Ki', `13`])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		// Duration
+		{
+			name: "sum([]) -> error",
+			test: "sum([])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Duration[]) -> Duration",
+			test:           "sum(['12s'])",
+			expectedResult: `12s`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Duration[]) -> Duration",
+			test:           "sum(['12s', '13s', '1s', '4s'])",
+			expectedResult: `30s`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sum(Duration[]) -> Duration",
+			test:           "sum(['12s', '13s'])",
+			expectedResult: `25s`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Duration[Duration, Scalar, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum(['12s', `13`])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Duration[Duration, Quantity, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum(['12s', '13Ki'])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "sum(Duration[Duration, Quantity, ..]) -> error",
+			test: "sum(['12s', '13'])",
+			err:  true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			jp, err := New(tc.test)
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+			result, err := jp.Search("")
+			if !tc.err {
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if tc.retFloat {
+				equal, ok := result.(float64)
+				assert.Assert(t, ok)
+				assert.Equal(t, equal, tc.expectedResult.(float64))
+			} else {
+				equal, ok := result.(string)
+				assert.Assert(t, ok)
+				assert.Equal(t, equal, tc.expectedResult.(string))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_Subtract(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name           string
diff --git a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
index c6f01133d8..5d821af78f 100644
--- a/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
+++ b/pkg/engine/jmespath/functions.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ var (
 	labelMatch             = "label_match"
 	toBoolean              = "to_boolean"
 	add                    = "add"
+	sum                    = "sum"
 	subtract               = "subtract"
 	multiply               = "multiply"
 	divide                 = "divide"
@@ -248,6 +249,16 @@ func GetFunctions() []FunctionEntry {
 		},
 		ReturnType: []jpType{jpAny},
 		Note:       "does arithmetic addition of two specified values of numbers, quantities, and durations",
+	}, {
+		FunctionEntry: gojmespath.FunctionEntry{
+			Name: sum,
+			Arguments: []argSpec{
+				{Types: []jpType{jpArray}},
+			},
+			Handler: jpSum,
+		},
+		ReturnType: []jpType{jpAny},
+		Note:       "does arithmetic addition of specified array of values of numbers, quantities, and durations",
 	}, {
 		FunctionEntry: gojmespath.FunctionEntry{
 			Name: subtract,
@@ -771,6 +782,25 @@ func jpAdd(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	return op1.Add(op2)
 }
 
+func jpSum(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	items, ok := arguments[0].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, formatError(typeMismatchError, sum)
+	}
+	if len(items) == 0 {
+		return nil, formatError(genericError, sum, "at least one element in the array is required")
+	}
+	var err error
+	sum := items[0]
+	for _, item := range items[1:] {
+		sum, err = jpAdd([]interface{}{sum, item})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return sum, nil
+}
+
 func jpSubtract(arguments []interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	op1, op2, err := ParseArithemticOperands(arguments, subtract)
 	if err != nil {