diff --git a/src/category/actions.ts b/src/category/actions.ts
index 0d18584c..30858ba8 100644
--- a/src/category/actions.ts
+++ b/src/category/actions.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,6 @@
 'use server';
 
-import { createLensKey } from '@/lens';
-import { getDataForCategories } from './data';
+import { getCountsForCategoriesCached } from './cache';
 
-export const getCountsForCategoriesAction = async () => {
-  const [
-    cameras,
-    lenses,
-    tags,
-    recipes,
-    filmSimulations,
-    focalLengths,
-  ] = await Promise.all(getDataForCategories());
-
-  return {
-    cameras: cameras.reduce((acc, camera) => {
-      acc[camera.cameraKey] = camera.count;
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
-    lenses: lenses.reduce((acc, lens) => {
-      acc[createLensKey(lens.lens)] = lens.count;
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
-    tags: tags.reduce((acc, tag) => {
-      acc[tag.tag] = tag.count;
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
-    recipes: recipes.reduce((acc, recipe) => {
-      acc[recipe.recipe] = recipe.count;
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
-    filmSimulations: filmSimulations.reduce((acc, filmSimulation) => {
-      acc[filmSimulation.simulation] = filmSimulation.count;
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
-    focalLengths: focalLengths.reduce((acc, focalLength) => {
-      acc[focalLength.focal] = focalLength.count;
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
-  };
-};
+export const getCountsForCategoriesCachedAction = async () =>
+  getCountsForCategoriesCached();
diff --git a/src/category/cache.ts b/src/category/cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..426f8c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/category/cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { unstable_cache } from 'next/cache';
+import { getCountsForCategories } from './data';
+import { KEY_PHOTOS } from '@/photo/cache';
+
+export const getCountsForCategoriesCached = () =>
+  unstable_cache(
+    getCountsForCategories,
+    [KEY_PHOTOS],
+  )();
diff --git a/src/category/data.ts b/src/category/data.ts
index c7087bee..7485033c 100644
--- a/src/category/data.ts
+++ b/src/category/data.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   SHOW_CAMERAS,
   SHOW_TAGS,
 } from '@/app/config';
+import { createLensKey } from '@/lens';
 import { sortTagsByCount } from '@/tag';
 import { sortCategoriesByCount } from '@/category';
 import { sortFocalLengths } from '@/focal';
@@ -50,3 +51,41 @@ export const getDataForCategories = () => [
       .catch(() => [])
     : [],
 ] as const;
+
+export const getCountsForCategories = async () => {
+  const [
+    cameras,
+    lenses,
+    tags,
+    recipes,
+    filmSimulations,
+    focalLengths,
+  ] = await Promise.all(getDataForCategories());
+
+  return {
+    cameras: cameras.reduce((acc, camera) => {
+      acc[camera.cameraKey] = camera.count;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
+    lenses: lenses.reduce((acc, lens) => {
+      acc[createLensKey(lens.lens)] = lens.count;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
+    tags: tags.reduce((acc, tag) => {
+      acc[tag.tag] = tag.count;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
+    recipes: recipes.reduce((acc, recipe) => {
+      acc[recipe.recipe] = recipe.count;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
+    filmSimulations: filmSimulations.reduce((acc, filmSimulation) => {
+      acc[filmSimulation.simulation] = filmSimulation.count;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
+    focalLengths: focalLengths.reduce((acc, focalLength) => {
+      acc[focalLength.focal] = focalLength.count;
+      return acc;
+    }, {} as Record<string, number>),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/photo/cache.ts b/src/photo/cache.ts
index 153fe441..e46ee873 100644
--- a/src/photo/cache.ts
+++ b/src/photo/cache.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 import { createLensKey } from '@/lens';
 
 // Table key
-const KEY_PHOTOS            = 'photos';
+export const KEY_PHOTOS     = 'photos';
 const KEY_PHOTO             = 'photo';
 // Field keys
 const KEY_CAMERAS           = 'cameras';
diff --git a/src/state/AppState.ts b/src/state/AppState.ts
index bad3c776..d80ec517 100644
--- a/src/state/AppState.ts
+++ b/src/state/AppState.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { InsightsIndicatorStatus } from '@/admin/insights';
 import { INITIAL_UPLOAD_STATE, UploadState } from '@/admin/upload';
 import { AdminData } from '@/admin/actions';
 import { RecipeProps } from '@/recipe';
-import { getCountsForCategoriesAction } from '@/category/actions';
+import { getCountsForCategoriesCachedAction } from '@/category/actions';
 export type AppStateContext = {
   // CORE
   previousPathname?: string
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type AppStateContext = {
   shouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?: boolean
   setShouldRespondToKeyboardCommands?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   categoriesWithCounts?:
-    Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getCountsForCategoriesAction>>
+    Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getCountsForCategoriesCachedAction>>
   // MODAL
   isCommandKOpen?: boolean
   setIsCommandKOpen?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
diff --git a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
index 1200d945..60fca69e 100644
--- a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { useRouter, usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { isPathAdmin, PATH_SIGN_IN } from '@/app/paths';
 import { INITIAL_UPLOAD_STATE, UploadState } from '@/admin/upload';
 import { RecipeProps } from '@/recipe';
-import { getCountsForCategoriesAction } from '@/category/actions';
+import { getCountsForCategoriesCachedAction } from '@/category/actions';
 
 export default function AppStateProvider({
   children,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
 
   const { data: categoriesWithCounts } = useSWR(
     'getDataForCategories',
-    getCountsForCategoriesAction,
+    getCountsForCategoriesCachedAction,
   );
 
   const {