diff --git a/models/migrationscripts/20220711_add_subtasks_table.go b/models/migrationscripts/20220711_add_subtasks_table.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3798289f883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrationscripts/20220711_add_subtasks_table.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package migrationscripts
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	commonArchived "github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/models/migrationscripts/archived"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type addSubtasksTable struct {
+}
+
+// Subtask20220711 DB snapshot model of models.Subtask
+type Subtask20220711 struct {
+	commonArchived.Model
+	TaskID       uint64     `json:"task_id" gorm:"index"`
+	SubtaskName  string     `json:"name" gorm:"column:name;index"`
+	Number       int        `json:"number"`
+	BeganAt      *time.Time `json:"beganAt"`
+	FinishedAt   *time.Time `json:"finishedAt" gorm:"index"`
+	SpentSeconds int64      `json:"spentSeconds"`
+}
+
+func (s Subtask20220711) TableName() string {
+	return "_devlake_subtasks"
+}
+
+func (u addSubtasksTable) Up(_ context.Context, db *gorm.DB) error {
+	err := db.Migrator().AutoMigrate(&Subtask20220711{})
+	return err
+}
+
+func (u addSubtasksTable) Version() uint64 {
+	return 20220711000001
+}
+
+func (u addSubtasksTable) Name() string {
+	return "create subtask schema"
+}
diff --git a/models/migrationscripts/register.go b/models/migrationscripts/register.go
index c49fab8e9ef..47591a18651 100644
--- a/models/migrationscripts/register.go
+++ b/models/migrationscripts/register.go
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ func All() []migration.Script {
 		new(removeNotes),
 		new(addProjectMapping),
 		new(addNoPKModelToCommitParent),
+		new(addSubtasksTable),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/models/task.go b/models/task.go
index 9f78d6cfa97..12005763336 100644
--- a/models/task.go
+++ b/models/task.go
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ type NewTask struct {
 	PipelineCol int    `json:"-"`
 }
 
+type Subtask struct {
+	common.Model
+	TaskID       uint64     `json:"task_id" gorm:"index"`
+	Name         string     `json:"name" gorm:"index"`
+	Number       int        `json:"number"`
+	BeganAt      *time.Time `json:"beganAt"`
+	FinishedAt   *time.Time `json:"finishedAt" gorm:"index"`
+	SpentSeconds int64      `json:"spentSeconds"`
+}
+
 func (Task) TableName() string {
 	return "_devlake_tasks"
 }
+
+func (Subtask) TableName() string {
+	return "_devlake_subtasks"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/core/plugin_task.go b/plugins/core/plugin_task.go
index b2a66be69f3..ee66becde61 100644
--- a/plugins/core/plugin_task.go
+++ b/plugins/core/plugin_task.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"context"
-
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/plugins/core/dal"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
diff --git a/runner/directrun.go b/runner/directrun.go
index 748f5be28ef..b93dd643351 100644
--- a/runner/directrun.go
+++ b/runner/directrun.go
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ func DirectRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, pluginTask core.PluginTask, op
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	ctx := createContext()
+	var parentTaskID uint64 = 0
 	err = RunPluginSubTasks(
 		ctx,
 		cfg,
 		log,
 		db,
+		parentTaskID,
 		cmd.Use,
 		tasks,
 		options,
diff --git a/runner/run_task.go b/runner/run_task.go
index b1f783ee6a9..55ec737c209 100644
--- a/runner/run_task.go
+++ b/runner/run_task.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 // RunTask FIXME ...
 func RunTask(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	cfg *viper.Viper,
+	_ *viper.Viper,
 	logger core.Logger,
 	db *gorm.DB,
 	progress chan core.RunningProgress,
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func RunTask(
 		config.GetConfig(),
 		logger.Nested(task.Plugin),
 		db,
+		task.ID,
 		task.Plugin,
 		subtasks,
 		options,
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ func RunPluginTask(
 	cfg *viper.Viper,
 	logger core.Logger,
 	db *gorm.DB,
+	taskID uint64,
 	name string,
 	subtasks []string,
 	options map[string]interface{},
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ func RunPluginTask(
 		cfg,
 		logger,
 		db,
+		taskID,
 		name,
 		subtasks,
 		options,
@@ -159,8 +162,9 @@ func RunPluginSubTasks(
 	cfg *viper.Viper,
 	logger core.Logger,
 	db *gorm.DB,
+	taskID uint64,
 	name string,
-	subtasks []string,
+	subtaskNames []string,
 	options map[string]interface{},
 	pluginTask core.PluginTask,
 	progress chan core.RunningProgress,
@@ -181,10 +185,10 @@ func RunPluginSubTasks(
 	*/
 
 	// user specifies what subtasks to run
-	if len(subtasks) != 0 {
+	if len(subtaskNames) != 0 {
 		// decode user specified subtasks
 		var specifiedTasks []string
-		err := mapstructure.Decode(subtasks, &specifiedTasks)
+		err := mapstructure.Decode(subtaskNames, &specifiedTasks)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ func RunPluginSubTasks(
 
 	// execute subtasks in order
 	taskCtx.SetProgress(0, steps)
-	i := 0
+	subtaskNumber := 0
 	for _, subtaskMeta := range subtaskMetas {
 		subtaskCtx, err := taskCtx.SubTaskContext(subtaskMeta.Name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -245,15 +249,15 @@ func RunPluginSubTasks(
 
 		// run subtask
 		logger.Info("executing subtask %s", subtaskMeta.Name)
-		i++
+		subtaskNumber++
 		if progress != nil {
 			progress <- core.RunningProgress{
 				Type:          core.SetCurrentSubTask,
 				SubTaskName:   subtaskMeta.Name,
-				SubTaskNumber: i,
+				SubTaskNumber: subtaskNumber,
 			}
 		}
-		err = subtaskMeta.EntryPoint(subtaskCtx)
+		err = runSubtask(logger, db, taskID, subtaskNumber, subtaskCtx, subtaskMeta.EntryPoint)
 		if err != nil {
 			return &errors.SubTaskError{
 				SubTaskName: subtaskMeta.Name,
@@ -292,3 +296,33 @@ func UpdateProgressDetail(db *gorm.DB, logger core.Logger, taskId uint64, progre
 		progressDetail.SubTaskNumber = p.SubTaskNumber
 	}
 }
+
+func runSubtask(
+	logger core.Logger,
+	db *gorm.DB,
+	parentID uint64,
+	subtaskNumber int,
+	ctx core.SubTaskContext,
+	entryPoint core.SubTaskEntryPoint,
+) error {
+	beginAt := time.Now()
+	subtask := &models.Subtask{
+		Name:    ctx.GetName(),
+		TaskID:  parentID,
+		Number:  subtaskNumber,
+		BeganAt: &beginAt,
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		finishedAt := time.Now()
+		subtask.FinishedAt = &finishedAt
+		subtask.SpentSeconds = finishedAt.Unix() - beginAt.Unix()
+		recordSubtask(logger, db, subtask)
+	}()
+	return entryPoint(ctx)
+}
+
+func recordSubtask(logger core.Logger, db *gorm.DB, subtask *models.Subtask) {
+	if err := db.Create(&subtask).Error; err != nil {
+		logger.Error("error writing subtask %d status to DB: %v", subtask.ID, err)
+	}
+}