diff --git a/server/Database.js b/server/Database.js
index c20b78785..875f34047 100644
--- a/server/Database.js
+++ b/server/Database.js
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ class Database {
       return cacheEntry
     }
 
-    delete this.libraryFilterData[libraryId]
     return undefined
   }
 
@@ -609,6 +608,15 @@ class Database {
     return cacheEntry
   }
 
+  refreshLibraryFilterCache(libraryId, ttlMs = this.libraryFilterDataTtlMs) {
+    const cacheEntry = this.libraryFilterData[libraryId]
+    if (!cacheEntry) return undefined
+
+    cacheEntry.loadedAt = Date.now()
+    cacheEntry.expiresAt = cacheEntry.loadedAt + ttlMs
+    return cacheEntry
+  }
+
   invalidateLibraryFilterCache(libraryId) {
     delete this.libraryFilterData[libraryId]
   }
diff --git a/server/utils/queries/libraryFilters.js b/server/utils/queries/libraryFilters.js
index 5dbb3787b..7aa906479 100644
--- a/server/utils/queries/libraryFilters.js
+++ b/server/utils/queries/libraryFilters.js
@@ -450,11 +450,13 @@ module.exports = {
    * @returns {Promise<object>}
    */
   async getFilterData(mediaType, libraryId) {
+    const cachedFilterData = Database.getLibraryFilterCache(libraryId, { includeExpired: true })
     const freshFilterData = Database.getLibraryFilterCache(libraryId)
     if (freshFilterData) {
       return freshFilterData
     }
     const start = Date.now() // Temp for checking load times
+    const lastLoadedAt = cachedFilterData?.loadedAt || 0
 
     const data = {
       authors: [],
@@ -494,6 +496,30 @@ module.exports = {
         }
       })
 
+      const changedPodcasts = cachedFilterData ? await podcastModelCount({
+        include: {
+          model: Database.libraryItemModel,
+          attributes: [],
+          where: {
+            libraryId: libraryId,
+            updatedAt: {
+              [Sequelize.Op.gt]: new Date(lastLoadedAt)
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        where: {
+          updatedAt: {
+            [Sequelize.Op.gt]: new Date(lastLoadedAt)
+          }
+        },
+        limit: 1
+      }) : 1
+
+      if (cachedFilterData && changedPodcasts === 0 && podcastCountFromDatabase === cachedFilterData.podcastCount) {
+        Logger.debug(`Filter data for ${libraryId} has not changed, returning cached data and updating cache time after ${((Date.now() - start) / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`)
+        return Database.refreshLibraryFilterCache(libraryId)
+      }
+
       const findAll = process.env.QUERY_PROFILING ? profile(Database.podcastModel.findAll.bind(Database.podcastModel)) : Database.podcastModel.findAll.bind(Database.podcastModel)
       const podcasts = await findAll({
         include: {
@@ -520,14 +546,42 @@ module.exports = {
       // Set podcast count for later comparison
       data.podcastCount = podcastCountFromDatabase
     } else {
-      const [bookCountFromDatabase, seriesCountFromDatabase, authorCountFromDatabase] = await Promise.all([
+      const [bookCountFromDatabase, seriesCountFromDatabase, authorCountFromDatabase, changedBooks, changedSeries, changedAuthors] = await Promise.all([
         Database.bookModel.count({
           include: { model: Database.libraryItemModel, attributes: [], where: { libraryId } }
         }),
         Database.seriesModel.count({ where: { libraryId } }),
-        Database.authorModel.count({ where: { libraryId } })
+        Database.authorModel.count({ where: { libraryId } }),
+        cachedFilterData ? Database.bookModel.count({
+          include: {
+            model: Database.libraryItemModel,
+            attributes: [],
+            where: { libraryId, updatedAt: { [Sequelize.Op.gt]: new Date(lastLoadedAt) } }
+          },
+          where: { updatedAt: { [Sequelize.Op.gt]: new Date(lastLoadedAt) } },
+          limit: 1
+        }) : Promise.resolve(1),
+        cachedFilterData ? Database.seriesModel.count({
+          where: { libraryId, updatedAt: { [Sequelize.Op.gt]: new Date(lastLoadedAt) } },
+          limit: 1
+        }) : Promise.resolve(1),
+        cachedFilterData ? Database.authorModel.count({
+          where: { libraryId, updatedAt: { [Sequelize.Op.gt]: new Date(lastLoadedAt) } },
+          limit: 1
+        }) : Promise.resolve(1)
       ])
 
+      if (
+        cachedFilterData &&
+        changedBooks + changedSeries + changedAuthors === 0 &&
+        bookCountFromDatabase === cachedFilterData.bookCount &&
+        seriesCountFromDatabase === cachedFilterData.seriesCount &&
+        authorCountFromDatabase === cachedFilterData.authorCount
+      ) {
+        Logger.debug(`Filter data for ${libraryId} has not changed, returning cached data and updating cache time after ${((Date.now() - start) / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`)
+        return Database.refreshLibraryFilterCache(libraryId)
+      }
+
       // Store the counts for later comparison
       data.bookCount = bookCountFromDatabase
       data.seriesCount = seriesCountFromDatabase
diff --git a/test/server/controllers/LibraryController.largeLibraryBrowse.test.js b/test/server/controllers/LibraryController.largeLibraryBrowse.test.js
index af0a9b900..2d68150ff 100644
--- a/test/server/controllers/LibraryController.largeLibraryBrowse.test.js
+++ b/test/server/controllers/LibraryController.largeLibraryBrowse.test.js
@@ -753,6 +753,56 @@ describe('LibraryController large-library browse contract', () => {
     expect(Database.bookModel.count.called).to.equal(true)
   })
 
+  it('refreshes an expired cache entry without rebuilding when cheap change checks show no changes', async () => {
+    const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers({ now: 10_000 })
+    Database.libraryFilterData.lib_1 = {
+      authors: [{ id: 'au_1', name: 'Author 1' }],
+      genres: [],
+      tags: [],
+      series: [{ id: 'se_1', name: 'Series 1' }],
+      narrators: [],
+      languages: [],
+      publishers: [],
+      publishedDecades: [],
+      bookCount: 3,
+      seriesCount: 1,
+      authorCount: 1,
+      podcastCount: 0,
+      ebookCount: 0,
+      numIssues: 0,
+      loadedAt: 1_000,
+      expiresAt: 2_000
+    }
+
+    sinon.stub(Database.bookModel, 'count')
+      .onFirstCall().resolves(3)
+      .onSecondCall().resolves(0)
+    sinon.stub(Database.seriesModel, 'count')
+      .onFirstCall().resolves(1)
+      .onSecondCall().resolves(0)
+    sinon.stub(Database.authorModel, 'count')
+      .onFirstCall().resolves(1)
+      .onSecondCall().resolves(0)
+    const genresFindAllStub = sinon.stub(Database.genreModel, 'findAll').resolves([])
+    const tagsFindAllStub = sinon.stub(Database.tagModel, 'findAll').resolves([])
+    const narratorsFindAllStub = sinon.stub(Database.narratorModel, 'findAll').resolves([])
+    const booksFindAllStub = sinon.stub(Database.bookModel, 'findAll').resolves([])
+    const seriesFindAllStub = sinon.stub(Database.seriesModel, 'findAll').resolves([])
+    const authorsFindAllStub = sinon.stub(Database.authorModel, 'findAll').resolves([])
+
+    const data = await libraryFilters.getFilterData('book', 'lib_1')
+
+    expect(data.authors).to.deep.equal([{ id: 'au_1', name: 'Author 1' }])
+    expect(genresFindAllStub.called).to.equal(false)
+    expect(tagsFindAllStub.called).to.equal(false)
+    expect(narratorsFindAllStub.called).to.equal(false)
+    expect(booksFindAllStub.called).to.equal(false)
+    expect(seriesFindAllStub.called).to.equal(false)
+    expect(authorsFindAllStub.called).to.equal(false)
+    expect(Database.libraryFilterData.lib_1.loadedAt).to.equal(clock.now)
+    expect(Database.libraryFilterData.lib_1.expiresAt).to.equal(clock.now + Database.libraryFilterDataTtlMs)
+  })
+
   it('invalidates filter cache when a library write path changes library content', async () => {
     Database.setLibraryFilterCache('lib_1', { authors: [] }, 60_000)
     sinon.stub(Database.libraryItemModel, 'findAll').resolves([