diff --git a/client/src/api/index.ts b/client/src/api/index.ts
index 720c5dd8f34..3e887c69f4f 100644
--- a/client/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/index.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,22 @@ import { components } from "@/api/schema";
 export type HistorySummary = components["schemas"]["HistorySummary"];
 
 /**
- * Contains additional details about the contents and owner of a History.
- * This is used by the client API to simplify the handling of History objects.
+ * Contains minimal information about a History with additional content stats.
+ * This is a subset of information that can be relatively frequently updated after
+ * certain actions are performed on the history.
  */
-export interface HistorySummaryExtended extends HistorySummary {
+export interface HistoryContentsStats {
+    id: string;
+    update_time: string;
     size: number;
     contents_active: components["schemas"]["HistoryActiveContentCounts"];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Contains summary information plus additional details about the contents and owner of a History.
+ * This is used by the client API to simplify the handling of History objects.
+ */
+export interface HistorySummaryExtended extends HistorySummary, HistoryContentsStats {
     user_id: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue b/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue
index 3c3d2c6638a..b458c6f9967 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/CurrentHistory/HistoryPanel.vue
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ async function onDelete(item: HistoryItem, recursive = false) {
 
     try {
         await deleteContent(item, { recursive: recursive });
+        updateContentStats();
     } finally {
         isLoading.value = false;
     }
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ async function onUndelete(item: HistoryItem) {
 
     try {
         await updateContentFields(item, { deleted: false });
+        updateContentStats();
     } finally {
         isLoading.value = false;
     }
@@ -326,11 +328,16 @@ async function onUnhide(item: HistoryItem) {
 
     try {
         await updateContentFields(item, { visible: true });
+        updateContentStats();
     } finally {
         isLoading.value = false;
     }
 }
 
+function updateContentStats() {
+    historyStore.updateContentStats(props.history.id);
+}
+
 function reloadContents() {
     startWatchingHistory();
 }
diff --git a/client/src/composables/historyContentStats.ts b/client/src/composables/historyContentStats.ts
index 40bc09407e8..31a12fcc3b7 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/historyContentStats.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/historyContentStats.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { computed, type Ref } from "vue";
 
-import { type HistorySummaryExtended } from "@/api";
+import { type HistoryContentsStats } from "@/api";
 
-export function useHistoryContentStats(history: Ref<HistorySummaryExtended>) {
+export function useHistoryContentStats(history: Ref<HistoryContentsStats>) {
     const historySize = computed(() => history.value?.size ?? 0);
     const numItemsActive = computed(() => history.value?.contents_active?.active ?? 0);
     const numItemsDeleted = computed(() => history.value?.contents_active?.deleted ?? 0);
diff --git a/client/src/stores/historyStore.ts b/client/src/stores/historyStore.ts
index 8286c20fd97..5178a8c35e1 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/historyStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/historyStore.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { computed, del, ref, set } from "vue";
 
-import type { AnyHistory, HistoryDevDetailed, HistorySummary, HistorySummaryExtended } from "@/api";
+import type {
+    AnyHistory,
+    HistoryContentsStats,
+    HistoryDevDetailed,
+    HistorySummary,
+    HistorySummaryExtended,
+} from "@/api";
+import { historyFetcher } from "@/api/histories";
 import { archiveHistory, unarchiveHistory } from "@/api/histories.archived";
 import { HistoryFilters } from "@/components/History/HistoryFilters";
 import { useUserLocalStorage } from "@/composables/userLocalStorage";
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ import { sortByObjectProp } from "@/utils/sorting";
 
 const PAGINATION_LIMIT = 10;
 const isLoadingHistory = new Set();
+const CONTENT_STATS_KEYS = ["size", "contents_active", "update_time"] as const;
 
 export const useHistoryStore = defineStore("historyStore", () => {
     const historiesLoading = ref(false);
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ export const useHistoryStore = defineStore("historyStore", () => {
         set(storedFilterTexts.value, historyId, filterText);
     }
 
-    function setHistory(history: AnyHistory) {
+    function setHistory(history: AnyHistory | HistoryContentsStats) {
         if (storedHistories.value[history.id] !== undefined) {
             // Merge the incoming history with existing one to keep additional information
             Object.assign(storedHistories.value[history.id]!, history);
@@ -301,6 +309,20 @@ export const useHistoryStore = defineStore("historyStore", () => {
         setHistory(savedHistory);
     }
 
+    async function updateContentStats(historyId: string) {
+        try {
+            const { data } = await historyFetcher({
+                history_id: historyId,
+                keys: CONTENT_STATS_KEYS.join(","),
+            });
+            const contentStats = { id: historyId, ...data } as HistoryContentsStats;
+            setHistory(contentStats);
+            return contentStats;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(error);
+        }
+    }
+
     return {
         histories,
         currentHistory,
@@ -331,5 +353,6 @@ export const useHistoryStore = defineStore("historyStore", () => {
         historiesLoading,
         historiesOffset,
         totalHistoryCount,
+        updateContentStats,
     };
 });