diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/components/widgets/ItemCountsWidget.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/components/widgets/ItemCountsWidget.tsx
index 12a58a60ef..641968ac24 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/components/widgets/ItemCountsWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/components/widgets/ItemCountsWidget.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import VideoLibrary from '@mui/icons-material/VideoLibrary';
 import Grid from '@mui/material/Grid2';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { useItemCounts } from 'apps/dashboard/features/metrics/api/useItemCounts';
 import MetricCard from 'apps/dashboard/features/metrics/components/MetricCard';
 import globalize from 'lib/globalize';
+import type { ItemCounts } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models/item-counts';
 
-const ItemCountsWidget = () => {
-    const { data: counts } = useItemCounts();
+type IProps = {
+    counts?: ItemCounts;
+};
 
+const ItemCountsWidget = ({ counts }: IProps) => {
     return (
         <Grid
             container
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/features/devices/components/DeviceCard.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/features/devices/components/DeviceCard.tsx
index a9fac0d720..13a849b8d8 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/features/devices/components/DeviceCard.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/features/devices/components/DeviceCard.tsx
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ const DeviceCard = ({ device }: IProps) => {
                                     src={nowPlayingName.image}
                                     style={{
                                         maxHeight: '24px',
-                                        maxWidth: '130px'
+                                        maxWidth: '130px',
+                                        alignSelf: 'flex-start'
                                     }}
                                     alt='Media Icon'
                                 />
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/features/metrics/api/useItemCounts.ts b/src/apps/dashboard/features/metrics/api/useItemCounts.ts
index ee2ef772db..01f39c3fec 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/features/metrics/api/useItemCounts.ts
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/features/metrics/api/useItemCounts.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const getItemCountsQuery = (
 ) => queryOptions({
     queryKey: [ 'ItemCounts', params ],
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchItemCounts(api!, params, { signal }),
-    enabled: !!api
+    enabled: !!api,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false
 });
 
 export const useItemCounts = (
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/features/storage/api/useSystemStorage.ts b/src/apps/dashboard/features/storage/api/useSystemStorage.ts
index 12db4a1713..8017f767b7 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/features/storage/api/useSystemStorage.ts
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/features/storage/api/useSystemStorage.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const getSystemStorageQuery = (
 ) => queryOptions({
     queryKey: [ 'SystemStorage' ],
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchSystemStorage(api!, { signal }),
-    enabled: !!api
+    enabled: !!api,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false
 });
 
 export const useSystemStorage = () => {
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx
index a9e96e63d9..c8aac18768 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import useLiveSessions from '../features/sessions/hooks/useLiveSessions';
 import { useStartTask } from '../features/tasks/api/useStartTask';
 import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
 import ItemCountsWidget from '../components/widgets/ItemCountsWidget';
+import { useItemCounts } from '../features/metrics/api/useItemCounts';
 
 export const Component = () => {
     const theme = useTheme();
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export const Component = () => {
 
     const { data: systemStorage, isPending: isSystemStoragePending } = useSystemStorage();
     const { data: systemInfo, isPending: isSystemInfoPending } = useSystemInfo();
+    const { data: itemCounts, isPending: isItemCountsPending } = useItemCounts();
 
     const promptRestart = useCallback(() => {
         setIsRestartConfirmDialogOpen(true);
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ export const Component = () => {
     }, [ shutdownServer ]);
 
     const isPending = isLogsPending || isAlertsPending || isSystemStoragePending
-        || isSystemInfoPending || isTasksPending;
+        || isSystemInfoPending || isTasksPending || isItemCountsPending;
 
     if (isPending) {
         return <Loading />;
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ export const Component = () => {
                                 onRestartClick={promptRestart}
                                 onShutdownClick={promptShutdown}
                             />
-                            <ItemCountsWidget />
+                            <ItemCountsWidget counts={itemCounts} />
                             <RunningTasksWidget tasks={tasks} />
                             <DevicesWidget devices={devices} />
                         </Stack>