diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/data.ts b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/data.ts
index a4d1ea62611..55734b2d259 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/data.ts
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/data.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ import { CartResponse, isBoolean } from '@woocommerce/types';
 import { getSettingWithCoercion } from '@woocommerce/settings';
 
 const getPrice = ( cartResponse: CartResponse, showIncludingTax: boolean ) => {
-	const currency = getCurrencyFromPriceResponse( cartResponse.totals );
+	const { totals } = cartResponse;
+	const currency = getCurrencyFromPriceResponse( totals );
 
-	return showIncludingTax
-		? formatPrice( cartResponse.totals.total_price, currency )
-		: formatPrice( cartResponse.totals.total_items, currency );
+	const subTotal = showIncludingTax
+		? parseInt( totals.total_items, 10 ) +
+		  parseInt( totals.total_items_tax, 10 )
+		: parseInt( totals.total_items, 10 );
+
+	return formatPrice( subTotal, currency );
 };
 
 export const updateTotals = ( totals: [ string, number ] | undefined ) => {
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/test/data.ts b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/test/data.ts
index 7c02da72053..341a590f813 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/test/data.ts
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/assets/js/blocks/mini-cart/utils/test/data.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ const responseMock = {
 	ok: true,
 	json: async () => ( {
 		totals: {
-			total_price: '1600',
+			total_price: '1800',
 			total_items: '1400',
+			total_items_tax: '200',
 			currency_code: 'USD',
 			currency_symbol: '$',
 			currency_minor_unit: 2,
@@ -34,8 +35,9 @@ const responseMock = {
 } as Response;
 const localStorageMock = {
 	totals: {
-		total_price: '1600',
+		total_price: '1800',
 		total_items: '1400',
+		total_items_tax: '200',
 		currency_code: 'USD',
 		currency_symbol: '$',
 		currency_minor_unit: 2,