diff --git a/huey_monitor/tqdm.py b/huey_monitor/tqdm.py
index ea3fd65..704cf66 100644
--- a/huey_monitor/tqdm.py
+++ b/huey_monitor/tqdm.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils import timezone
+from django.db.models import F
+
 from huey.api import Task
 
 from huey_monitor.constants import TASK_MODEL_DESC_MAX_LENGTH
@@ -87,3 +89,41 @@ def __str__(self):
             f'{self.task.name} - {self.desc} {self.total_progress}/{self.total}{self.unit}'
             f' (divisor: {self.unit_divisor})'
         )
+    
+    def update_parent_progress(self, n=1):
+        """
+        Increment the parent TaskModel progress information
+        as well as update_dt
+        """
+        assert self.parent_task_id
+        update_task_progress(self.parent_task_id, n)
+        
+    def make_complete(self):
+        """
+        Update TaskModel.total based on TaskModel.progress_count 
+        to mark task with unkown number of steps complete
+        """
+
+        TaskModel.objects.filter(task_id=self.task.id).update(
+            total=self.total_progress
+        )
+        self.total = self.total_progress
+        
+
+def make_task_complete(task_id):
+    """
+    Update the TaskModel.total corresponding to a given Huey task to match its current progress_count 
+    Used to mark task with unkown number of steps complete
+    """
+    TaskModel.objects.filter(task_id=task_id).update(
+        update_dt=timezone.now(), total=F('progress_count')
+    )
+
+def update_task_progress(task_id, n=1):
+    """
+    Increment the TaskModel.progress_count corresponding to a given Huey task 
+    and update update_dt
+    """
+    TaskModel.objects.filter(task_id=task_id).update(
+        update_dt=timezone.now(), progress_count=F('progress_count') + n
+    )
diff --git a/huey_monitor_tests/test_app/tasks.py b/huey_monitor_tests/test_app/tasks.py
index 9c25b37..791efff 100644
--- a/huey_monitor_tests/test_app/tasks.py
+++ b/huey_monitor_tests/test_app/tasks.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 import math
 import sys
 import time
+import random
 
 from bx_py_utils.iteration import chunk_iterable
 from huey import crontab
 from huey.contrib.djhuey import lock_task, periodic_task, task
 
 from huey_monitor.models import TaskModel
-from huey_monitor.tqdm import ProcessInfo
+from huey_monitor.tqdm import ProcessInfo, make_task_complete
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -129,3 +130,66 @@ def parallel_task(task, total=2000, task_num=3, **info_kwargs):
         logger.info('Start sub task no. %i', no)
         time.sleep(5)
         parallel_sub_task(parent_task_id=task.id, item_chunk=chunk, **info_kwargs)
+
+@task(context=True, retries=1)
+def sub_task_recursive(task, parent_task_id):
+    """
+    Example of implementation for recursive tasks where final number of sub-tasks is unknown.
+    Each recursive sub-task will refer to the same task as their parent task
+    """
+    logger.info('Recursive sub task started from main task: %s', parent_task_id)
+    TaskModel.objects.set_parent_task(
+        main_task_id=parent_task_id,
+        sub_task_id=task.id,
+    )
+    # let's consider we don't know yet the number of steps
+    process_info = ProcessInfo(task, desc='Recursive task execution', total=999)
+    
+    continue_with_next_step = True
+
+    while continue_with_next_step:
+        # we execute the step:
+        continue_with_next_step = random.randrange(100)<80
+
+        # progress_count is incremented (default incrementation step is 1):
+        process_info.update()
+        # process_info.update(n=10) for incrementing by 10
+
+    # Update TaskModel.total based on TaskModel.progress_count : 
+    # (was 999 before because final number of steps was unknown)
+    process_info.make_complete()
+
+    # progress_count of the parent task is incremented (default incrementation step is 1):
+    process_info.update_parent_progress()
+    # process_info.update_parent_progress(n=5) for incrementing by 5
+
+    # for convenience purpose, the function 'huey_monitor.tqdm.update_task_progress(task_id, n=1)' 
+    # can also be called if 'process_info' is not declared in current code 
+
+    # we now test if conditions are met to exit the recursive loop:
+
+    condition_for_recursive_loop_exit = random.randrange(10)>7
+    if condition_for_recursive_loop_exit:
+        logger.info('This was the last of the recursive sub tasks')
+
+        # Update TaskModel.total based on TaskModel.progress_count for the parent: 
+        # (was 999 before because final number of sub-tasks was unknown)
+        make_task_complete(parent_task_id) 
+    else:
+        # next recursive task is launched:
+        sub_task_recursive(parent_task_id=parent_task_id)
+
+
+@task(context=True)
+def main_task_recursive(task):
+    """
+    Example of implementation for recursive tasks where final number of sub-tasks is unknown.
+    This is the parent task which launches the recursive search 
+    and will act as parent task for all sub-tasks
+    """
+    logger.info('Main task %s starts recursive sub tasks', task.id)
+    process_info = ProcessInfo(task, desc='Launching recursive tasks', total=999)
+    # we don't know yet the number of sub-tasks
+
+    sub_task_recursive(parent_task_id=task.id)
+