diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/repo.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/repo.rs
index 45e234f..6abd233 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/repo.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/repo.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use crate::client_api::error::ApiResult;
-use crate::client_api::IPCApi;
-use crate::types::repo::FrontendState;
 use bromine::prelude::*;
 use tokio::time::Duration;
 
+use crate::client_api::error::ApiResult;
+use crate::client_api::IPCApi;
+use crate::types::repo::{FrontendState, RepositoryMetadata};
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct RepoApi {
     ctx: PooledContext,
@@ -24,6 +25,14 @@ impl RepoApi {
         Self { ctx }
     }
 
+    /// Returns metadata about the repository
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
+    pub async fn get_repo_metadata(&self) -> ApiResult<RepositoryMetadata> {
+        let metadata = self.emit_and_get("repository_metadata", (), Some(Duration::from_secs(2))).await?;
+
+        Ok(metadata)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the state of the frontend that is stored in the repo
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
     pub async fn get_frontend_state(&self) -> ApiResult<FrontendState> {
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/repo.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/repo.rs
index 1912de4..3545b64 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/repo.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/repo.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::client_api::ApiClient;
 use crate::tauri_plugin::commands::{ApiAccess, AppAccess, BufferAccess};
 use crate::tauri_plugin::error::{PluginError, PluginResult};
 use crate::tauri_plugin::settings::{save_settings, Repository};
-use crate::types::repo::FrontendState;
+use crate::types::repo::{FrontendState, RepositoryMetadata};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::mem;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ pub async fn select_repository(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn get_repo_metadata(api_state: ApiAccess<'_>) -> PluginResult<RepositoryMetadata> {
+    let api = api_state.api().await?;
+    let metadata = api.repo.get_repo_metadata().await?;
+
+    Ok(metadata)
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn get_frontend_state(api_state: ApiAccess<'_>) -> PluginResult<Option<String>> {
     let api = api_state.api().await?;
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
index 574408e..4f012fc 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ impl<R: Runtime> MediarepoPlugin<R> {
                 get_frontend_state,
                 set_frontend_state,
                 get_all_namespaces,
-                get_files
+                get_files,
+                get_repo_metadata
             ]),
         }
     }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/types/repo.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/types/repo.rs
index 9a7139f..c17c751 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/types/repo.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/types/repo.rs
@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct FrontendState {
     pub state: Option<String>,
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct RepositoryMetadata {
+    pub version: String,
+    pub file_count: u64,
+    pub tag_count: u64,
+    pub namespace_count: u64,
+    pub total_size: u64,
+    pub image_size: u64,
+    pub database_size: u64,
+    pub thumbnail_size: u64,
+}
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