diff --git a/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/image.graphql b/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/image.graphql
index ee96d00d2..d2c6cdac8 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/image.graphql
+++ b/ui/v2.5/graphql/queries/image.graphql
@@ -9,14 +9,27 @@ query FindImages(
     image_ids: $image_ids
   ) {
     count
-    megapixels
-    filesize
     images {
       ...SlimImageData
     }
   }
 }
 
+query FindImagesMetadata(
+  $filter: FindFilterType
+  $image_filter: ImageFilterType
+  $image_ids: [Int!]
+) {
+  findImages(
+    filter: $filter
+    image_filter: $image_filter
+    image_ids: $image_ids
+  ) {
+    megapixels
+    filesize
+  }
+}
+
 query FindImage($id: ID!, $checksum: String) {
   findImage(id: $id, checksum: $checksum) {
     ...ImageData
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Images/ImageList.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Images/ImageList.tsx
index 0e3753480..23e93a94c 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Images/ImageList.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Images/ImageList.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import cloneDeep from "lodash-es/cloneDeep";
 import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
 import Mousetrap from "mousetrap";
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
-import { queryFindImages, useFindImages } from "src/core/StashService";
+import {
+  queryFindImages,
+  useFindImages,
+  useFindImagesMetadata,
+} from "src/core/StashService";
 import { ItemList, ItemListContext, showWhenSelected } from "../List/ItemList";
 import { useLightbox } from "src/hooks/Lightbox/hooks";
 import { ListFilterModel } from "src/models/list-filter/filter";
@@ -269,9 +273,17 @@ function getCount(result: GQL.FindImagesQueryResult) {
   return result?.data?.findImages?.count ?? 0;
 }
 
-function renderMetadataByline(result: GQL.FindImagesQueryResult) {
-  const megapixels = result?.data?.findImages?.megapixels;
-  const size = result?.data?.findImages?.filesize;
+function renderMetadataByline(
+  result: GQL.FindImagesQueryResult,
+  metadataInfo?: GQL.FindImagesMetadataQueryResult
+) {
+  const megapixels = metadataInfo?.data?.findImages?.megapixels;
+  const size = metadataInfo?.data?.findImages?.filesize;
+
+  if (metadataInfo?.loading) {
+    // return ellipsis
+    return <span className="images-stats">&nbsp;(...)</span>;
+  }
 
   if (!megapixels && !size) {
     return;
@@ -450,6 +462,7 @@ export const ImageList: React.FC<IImageList> = ({
     <ItemListContext
       filterMode={filterMode}
       useResult={useFindImages}
+      useMetadataInfo={useFindImagesMetadata}
       getItems={getItems}
       getCount={getCount}
       alterQuery={alterQuery}
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ItemList.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ItemList.tsx
index b68077b55..4c360ecc9 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ItemList.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ItemList.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function useFilteredItemList<
   };
 }
 
-interface IItemListProps<T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID> {
+interface IItemListProps<T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID, M = unknown> {
   view?: View;
   otherOperations?: IItemListOperation<T>[];
   renderContent: (
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ interface IItemListProps<T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID> {
     onChangePage: (page: number) => void,
     pageCount: number
   ) => React.ReactNode;
-  renderMetadataByline?: (data: T) => React.ReactNode;
+  renderMetadataByline?: (data: T, metadataInfo?: M) => React.ReactNode;
   renderEditDialog?: (
     selected: E[],
     onClose: (applied: boolean) => void
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ interface IItemListProps<T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID> {
   renderToolbar?: (props: IFilteredListToolbar) => React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-export const ItemList = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID>(
-  props: IItemListProps<T, E>
+export const ItemList = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID, M = unknown>(
+  props: IItemListProps<T, E, M>
 ) => {
   const {
     view,
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ export const ItemList = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID>(
   } = props;
 
   const { filter, setFilter: updateFilter } = useFilter();
-  const { effectiveFilter, result, cachedResult, totalCount } =
-    useQueryResultContext<T, E>();
+  const { effectiveFilter, result, metadataInfo, cachedResult, totalCount } =
+    useQueryResultContext<T, E, M>();
   const listSelect = useListContext<E>();
   const {
     selectedIds,
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ export const ItemList = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID>(
   const metadataByline = useMemo(() => {
     if (cachedResult.loading) return "";
 
-    return renderMetadataByline?.(cachedResult) ?? "";
-  }, [renderMetadataByline, cachedResult]);
+    return renderMetadataByline?.(cachedResult, metadataInfo) ?? "";
+  }, [renderMetadataByline, cachedResult, metadataInfo]);
 
   const pages = Math.ceil(totalCount / filter.itemsPerPage);
 
@@ -369,11 +369,16 @@ export const ItemList = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID>(
   );
 };
 
-interface IItemListContextProps<T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID> {
+interface IItemListContextProps<
+  T extends QueryResult,
+  E extends IHasID,
+  M = unknown
+> {
   filterMode: GQL.FilterMode;
   defaultSort?: string;
   defaultFilter?: ListFilterModel;
   useResult: (filter: ListFilterModel) => T;
+  useMetadataInfo?: (filter: ListFilterModel) => M;
   getCount: (data: T) => number;
   getItems: (data: T) => E[];
   filterHook?: (filter: ListFilterModel) => ListFilterModel;
@@ -384,14 +389,19 @@ interface IItemListContextProps<T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID> {
 
 // Provides the contexts for the ItemList component. Includes functionality to scroll
 // to top on page change.
-export const ItemListContext = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID>(
-  props: PropsWithChildren<IItemListContextProps<T, E>>
+export const ItemListContext = <
+  T extends QueryResult,
+  E extends IHasID,
+  M = unknown
+>(
+  props: PropsWithChildren<IItemListContextProps<T, E, M>>
 ) => {
   const {
     filterMode,
     defaultSort,
     defaultFilter: providedDefaultFilter,
     useResult,
+    useMetadataInfo,
     getCount,
     getItems,
     view,
@@ -425,6 +435,7 @@ export const ItemListContext = <T extends QueryResult, E extends IHasID>(
         <QueryResultContext
           filterHook={filterHook}
           useResult={useResult}
+          useMetadataInfo={useMetadataInfo}
           getCount={getCount}
           getItems={getItems}
         >
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ListProvider.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ListProvider.tsx
index 2e8854586..0584a61c6 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ListProvider.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/List/ListProvider.tsx
@@ -80,21 +80,25 @@ export function useListContextOptional<T extends IHasID = IHasID>() {
 
 interface IQueryResultContextOptions<
   T extends QueryResult,
-  E extends IHasID = IHasID
+  E extends IHasID = IHasID,
+  M = unknown
 > {
   filterHook?: (filter: ListFilterModel) => ListFilterModel;
   useResult: (filter: ListFilterModel) => T;
+  useMetadataInfo?: (filter: ListFilterModel) => M;
   getCount: (data: T) => number;
   getItems: (data: T) => E[];
 }
 
 export interface IQueryResultContextState<
   T extends QueryResult = QueryResult,
-  E extends IHasID = IHasID
+  E extends IHasID = IHasID,
+  M = unknown
 > {
   effectiveFilter: ListFilterModel;
   result: T;
   cachedResult: T;
+  metadataInfo?: M;
   items: E[];
   totalCount: number;
 }
@@ -104,15 +108,23 @@ export const QueryResultStateContext =
 
 export const QueryResultContext = <
   T extends QueryResult,
-  E extends IHasID = IHasID
+  E extends IHasID = IHasID,
+  M = unknown
 >(
-  props: IQueryResultContextOptions<T, E> & {
+  props: IQueryResultContextOptions<T, E, M> & {
     children?:
-      | ((props: IQueryResultContextState<T, E>) => React.ReactNode)
+      | ((props: IQueryResultContextState<T, E, M>) => React.ReactNode)
       | React.ReactNode;
   }
 ) => {
-  const { filterHook, useResult, getItems, getCount, children } = props;
+  const {
+    filterHook,
+    useResult,
+    useMetadataInfo,
+    getItems,
+    getCount,
+    children,
+  } = props;
 
   const { filter } = useFilter();
   const effectiveFilter = useMemo(() => {
@@ -122,9 +134,16 @@ export const QueryResultContext = <
     return filter;
   }, [filter, filterHook]);
 
-  const result = useResult(effectiveFilter);
+  // metadata filter is the effective filter with the sort, page size and page number removed
+  const metadataFilter = useMemo(
+    () => effectiveFilter.metadataInfo(),
+    [effectiveFilter]
+  );
 
-  // use cached query result for pagination and metadata rendering
+  const result = useResult(effectiveFilter);
+  const metadataInfo = useMetadataInfo?.(metadataFilter);
+
+  // use cached query result for pagination
   const cachedResult = useCachedQueryResult(effectiveFilter, result);
 
   const items = useMemo(() => getItems(result), [getItems, result]);
@@ -133,12 +152,13 @@ export const QueryResultContext = <
     [getCount, cachedResult]
   );
 
-  const state: IQueryResultContextState<T, E> = {
+  const state: IQueryResultContextState<T, E, M> = {
     effectiveFilter,
     result,
     cachedResult,
     items,
     totalCount,
+    metadataInfo,
   };
 
   return (
@@ -154,7 +174,8 @@ export const QueryResultContext = <
 
 export function useQueryResultContext<
   T extends QueryResult,
-  E extends IHasID = IHasID
+  E extends IHasID = IHasID,
+  M = unknown
 >() {
   const context = React.useContext(QueryResultStateContext);
 
@@ -164,5 +185,5 @@ export function useQueryResultContext<
     );
   }
 
-  return context as IQueryResultContextState<T, E>;
+  return context as IQueryResultContextState<T, E, M>;
 }
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
index d43d87097..424301fe1 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/StashService.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@ export const useFindImages = (filter?: ListFilterModel) =>
     },
   });
 
+export const useFindImagesMetadata = (filter?: ListFilterModel) =>
+  GQL.useFindImagesMetadataQuery({
+    skip: filter === undefined,
+    variables: {
+      filter: filter?.makeFindFilter(),
+      image_filter: filter?.makeFilter(),
+    },
+  });
+
 export const queryFindImages = (filter: ListFilterModel) =>
   client.query<GQL.FindImagesQuery>({
     query: GQL.FindImagesDocument,
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts
index 4780f1ab6..d28107a12 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/models/list-filter/filter.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@ export class ListFilterModel {
     });
   }
 
+  // returns a clone of the filter for metadata fetching
+  // this removes the sort, page size and page number and zoom index
+  public metadataInfo() {
+    const clone = this.clone();
+    clone.sortBy = undefined;
+    clone.randomSeed = -1;
+    clone.currentPage = 1;
+    clone.sortDirection = DEFAULT_PARAMS.sortDirection;
+    clone.itemsPerPage = 0;
+    clone.zoomIndex = 1;
+    clone.displayMode = DEFAULT_PARAMS.displayMode;
+    return clone;
+  }
+
   // returns the number of filters applied
   public count() {
     // don't include search term