diff --git a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index b9708ea5589..b0c4385ae04 100644
--- a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ return array(
     'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\ObjectTree' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/ObjectTree.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\Principal' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/Principal.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PropFindMonitorPlugin' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPlugin.php',
+    'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PropfindCompressionPlugin' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PropfindCompressionPlugin.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PublicAuth' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PublicAuth.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\QuotaPlugin' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/QuotaPlugin.php',
diff --git a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
index 75ac3350160..26efddd3df5 100644
--- a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInitDAV
         'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\ObjectTree' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/ObjectTree.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\Principal' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/Principal.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PropFindMonitorPlugin' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPlugin.php',
+        'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PropfindCompressionPlugin' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PropfindCompressionPlugin.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\PublicAuth' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/PublicAuth.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Connector\\Sabre\\QuotaPlugin' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connector/Sabre/QuotaPlugin.php',
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/CalDAV/EmbeddedCalDavServer.php b/apps/dav/lib/CalDAV/EmbeddedCalDavServer.php
index 21d8c06fa99..d9d6d840c5e 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/CalDAV/EmbeddedCalDavServer.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/CalDAV/EmbeddedCalDavServer.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\DavAclPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\ExceptionLoggerPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\LockPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\MaintenancePlugin;
+use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Events\SabrePluginAuthInitEvent;
 use OCA\DAV\RootCollection;
 use OCA\Theming\ThemingDefaults;
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ class EmbeddedCalDavServer {
 			$this->server->addPlugin(Server::get(\OCA\DAV\CalDAV\Schedule\IMipPlugin::class));
 		}
 
+		// collection preload plugin
+		$this->server->addPlugin(new PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin());
+
 		// wait with registering these until auth is handled and the filesystem is setup
 		$this->server->on('beforeMethod:*', function () use ($root): void {
 			// register plugins from apps
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPlugin.php
index 130d4562146..38538fdcff0 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPlugin.php
@@ -48,30 +48,34 @@ class PropFindMonitorPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 		if (empty($pluginQueries)) {
 			return;
 		}
-		$maxDepth = max(0, ...array_keys($pluginQueries));
-		// entries at the top are usually not interesting
-		unset($pluginQueries[$maxDepth]);
 
 		$logger = $this->server->getLogger();
-		foreach ($pluginQueries as $depth => $propFinds) {
-			foreach ($propFinds as $pluginName => $propFind) {
-				[
-					'queries' => $queries,
-					'nodes' => $nodes
-				] = $propFind;
-				if ($queries === 0 || $nodes > $queries || $nodes < self::THRESHOLD_NODES
-					|| $queries < $nodes * self::THRESHOLD_QUERY_FACTOR) {
-					continue;
+		foreach ($pluginQueries as $eventName => $eventQueries) {
+			$maxDepth = max(0, ...array_keys($eventQueries));
+			// entries at the top are usually not interesting
+			unset($eventQueries[$maxDepth]);
+			foreach ($eventQueries as $depth => $propFinds) {
+				foreach ($propFinds as $pluginName => $propFind) {
+					[
+						'queries' => $queries,
+						'nodes' => $nodes
+					] = $propFind;
+					if ($queries === 0 || $nodes > $queries || $nodes < self::THRESHOLD_NODES
+						|| $queries < $nodes * self::THRESHOLD_QUERY_FACTOR) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					$logger->error(
+						'{name}:{event} scanned {scans} nodes with {count} queries in depth {depth}/{maxDepth}. This is bad for performance, please report to the plugin developer!',
+						[
+							'name' => $pluginName,
+							'scans' => $nodes,
+							'count' => $queries,
+							'depth' => $depth,
+							'maxDepth' => $maxDepth,
+							'event' => $eventName,
+						]
+					);
 				}
-				$logger->error(
-					'{name} scanned {scans} nodes with {count} queries in depth {depth}/{maxDepth}. This is bad for performance, please report to the plugin developer!', [
-						'name' => $pluginName,
-						'scans' => $nodes,
-						'count' => $queries,
-						'depth' => $depth,
-						'maxDepth' => $maxDepth,
-					]
-				);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7b0c64132c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+namespace OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre;
+
+use Sabre\DAV\ICollection;
+use Sabre\DAV\INode;
+use Sabre\DAV\PropFind;
+use Sabre\DAV\Server;
+use Sabre\DAV\ServerPlugin;
+
+/**
+ * This plugin asks other plugins to preload data for a collection, so that
+ * subsequent PROPFIND handlers for children do not query the DB on a per-node
+ * basis.
+ */
+class PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
+
+	private Server $server;
+
+	public function initialize(Server $server): void {
+		$this->server = $server;
+		$this->server->on('propFind', [$this, 'collectionPreloadNotifier' ], 1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Uses the server instance to emit a `preloadCollection` event to signal
+	 * to interested plugins that a collection can be preloaded.
+	 *
+	 * NOTE: this can be emitted several times, so ideally every plugin
+	 * should cache what they need and check if a cache exists before
+	 * re-fetching.
+	 */
+	public function collectionPreloadNotifier(PropFind $propFind, INode $node): bool {
+		if (!$this->shouldPreload($propFind, $node)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return $this->server->emit('preloadCollection', [$propFind, $node]);
+	}
+
+	private function shouldPreload(
+		PropFind $propFind,
+		INode $node,
+	): bool {
+		$depth = $propFind->getDepth();
+		return $node instanceof ICollection
+			&& ($depth === Server::DEPTH_INFINITY || $depth > 0);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/Server.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/Server.php
index dda9c29b763..eef65000131 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/Server.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/Server.php
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 
 	/**
 	 * Tracks queries done by plugins.
-	 * @var array<int, array<string, array{nodes:int, queries:int}>>
+	 * @var array<string, array<int, array<string, array{nodes:int,
+	 *     queries:int}>>> The keys represent: event name, depth and plugin name
 	 */
 	private array $pluginQueries = [];
 
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 	): void {
 		$this->debugEnabled ? $this->monitorPropfindQueries(
 			parent::once(...),
-			...func_get_args(),
-		) : parent::once(...func_get_args());
+			...\func_get_args(),
+		) : parent::once(...\func_get_args());
 	}
 
 	#[Override]
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 	): void {
 		$this->debugEnabled ? $this->monitorPropfindQueries(
 			parent::on(...),
-			...func_get_args(),
-		) : parent::on(...func_get_args());
+			...\func_get_args(),
+		) : parent::on(...\func_get_args());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -76,13 +77,17 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 		callable $callBack,
 		int $priority = 100,
 	): void {
-		if ($eventName !== 'propFind') {
+		$pluginName = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS, 3)[2]['class'] ?? 'unknown';
+		// The NotifyPlugin needs to be excluded as it emits the
+		// `preloadCollection` event, which causes many plugins run queries.
+		/** @psalm-suppress TypeDoesNotContainType */
+		if ($pluginName === PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin::class || ($eventName !== 'propFind'
+				&& $eventName !== 'preloadCollection')) {
 			$parentFn($eventName, $callBack, $priority);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$pluginName = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS, 3)[2]['class'] ?? 'unknown';
-		$callback = $this->getMonitoredCallback($callBack, $pluginName);
+		$callback = $this->getMonitoredCallback($callBack, $pluginName, $eventName);
 
 		$parentFn($eventName, $callback, $priority);
 	}
@@ -94,22 +99,26 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 	private function getMonitoredCallback(
 		callable $callBack,
 		string $pluginName,
+		string $eventName,
 	): callable {
 		return function (PropFind $propFind, INode $node) use (
 			$callBack,
 			$pluginName,
-		) {
+			$eventName,
+		): bool {
 			$connection = \OCP\Server::get(Connection::class);
 			$queriesBefore = $connection->getStats()['executed'];
 			$result = $callBack($propFind, $node);
 			$queriesAfter = $connection->getStats()['executed'];
 			$this->trackPluginQueries(
 				$pluginName,
+				$eventName,
 				$queriesAfter - $queriesBefore,
 				$propFind->getDepth()
 			);
 
-			return $result;
+			// many callbacks don't care about returning a bool
+			return $result ?? true;
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 	 */
 	private function trackPluginQueries(
 		string $pluginName,
+		string $eventName,
 		int $queriesExecuted,
 		int $depth,
 	): void {
@@ -126,11 +136,11 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$this->pluginQueries[$depth][$pluginName]['nodes']
-			= ($this->pluginQueries[$depth][$pluginName]['nodes'] ?? 0) + 1;
+		$this->pluginQueries[$eventName][$depth][$pluginName]['nodes']
+			= ($this->pluginQueries[$eventName][$depth][$pluginName]['nodes'] ?? 0) + 1;
 
-		$this->pluginQueries[$depth][$pluginName]['queries']
-			= ($this->pluginQueries[$depth][$pluginName]['queries'] ?? 0) + $queriesExecuted;
+		$this->pluginQueries[$eventName][$depth][$pluginName]['queries']
+			= ($this->pluginQueries[$eventName][$depth][$pluginName]['queries'] ?? 0) + $queriesExecuted;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -221,8 +231,8 @@ class Server extends \Sabre\DAV\Server {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns queries executed by registered plugins.
-	 *
-	 * @return array<int, array<string, array{nodes:int, queries:int}>>
+	 * @return array<string, array<int, array<string, array{nodes:int,
+	 *     queries:int}>>> The keys represent: event name, depth and plugin name
 	 */
 	public function getPluginQueries(): array {
 		return $this->pluginQueries;
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php
index a6a27057177..a8d80dd8429 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/ServerFactory.php
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ class ServerFactory {
 			$server->debugEnabled = $debugEnabled;
 			$server->addPlugin(new PropFindMonitorPlugin());
 		}
+
+		$server->addPlugin(new PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin());
 		// FIXME: The following line is a workaround for legacy components relying on being able to send a GET to /
 		$server->addPlugin(new DummyGetResponsePlugin());
 		$server->addPlugin(new ExceptionLoggerPlugin('webdav', $this->logger));
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Server.php b/apps/dav/lib/Server.php
index a92e162f1b0..ec3294d94ce 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Server.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Server.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\LockPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\MaintenancePlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\PropfindCompressionPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\PropFindMonitorPlugin;
+use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\QuotaPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\RequestIdHeaderPlugin;
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\SharesPlugin;
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ class Server {
 			\OCP\Server::get(IUserSession::class)
 		));
 
+		// performance improvement plugins
 		$this->server->addPlugin(new CopyEtagHeaderPlugin());
 		$this->server->addPlugin(new RequestIdHeaderPlugin(\OCP\Server::get(IRequest::class)));
 		$this->server->addPlugin(new UploadAutoMkcolPlugin());
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ class Server {
 			$eventDispatcher,
 		));
 		$this->server->addPlugin(\OCP\Server::get(PaginatePlugin::class));
+		$this->server->addPlugin(new PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin());
 
 		// allow setup of additional plugins
 		$eventDispatcher->dispatch('OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre::addPlugin', $event);
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPluginTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPluginTest.php
index b528c3d731c..9d22befa201 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPluginTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindMonitorPluginTest.php
@@ -29,66 +29,76 @@ class PropFindMonitorPluginTest extends TestCase {
 			'No queries logged' => [[], 0],
 			'Plugins with queries in less than threshold nodes should not be logged' => [
 				[
-					[
-						'PluginName' => ['queries' => 100, 'nodes'
-							=> PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES - 1]
-					],
-					[],
+					'propFind' => [
+						[
+							'PluginName' => [
+								'queries' => 100,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES - 1]
+						],
+						[],
+					]
 				],
 				0
 			],
 			'Plugins with query-to-node ratio less than threshold should not be logged' => [
 				[
-					[
-						'PluginName' => [
-							'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger - 1,
-							'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES ],
-					],
-					[],
+					'propFind' => [
+						[
+							'PluginName' => [
+								'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger - 1,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES ],
+						],
+						[],
+					]
 				],
 				0
 			],
 			'Plugins with more nodes scanned than queries executed should not be logged' => [
 				[
-					[
-						'PluginName' => [
-							'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
-							'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES * 2],
-					],
-					[],
+					'propFind' => [
+						[
+							'PluginName' => [
+								'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES * 2],
+						],
+						[],]
 				],
 				0
 			],
 			'Plugins with queries only in highest depth level should not be logged' => [
 				[
-					[
-						'PluginName' => [
-							'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
-							'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES - 1
-						]
-					],
-					[
-						'PluginName' => [
-							'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger * 2,
-							'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES
-						]
+					'propFind' => [
+						[
+							'PluginName' => [
+								'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES - 1
+							]
+						],
+						[
+							'PluginName' => [
+								'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger * 2,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES
+							]
+						],
 					]
 				],
 				0
 			],
 			'Plugins with too many queries should be logged' => [
 				[
-					[
-						'FirstPlugin' => [
-							'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
-							'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES,
+					'propFind' => [
+						[
+							'FirstPlugin' => [
+								'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES,
+							],
+							'SecondPlugin' => [
+								'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
+								'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES,
+							]
 						],
-						'SecondPlugin' => [
-							'queries' => $minQueriesTrigger,
-							'nodes' => PropFindMonitorPlugin::THRESHOLD_NODES,
-						]
-					],
-					[]
+						[],
+					]
 				],
 				2
 			]
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPluginTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPluginTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52fe3eba5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/PropFindPreloadNotifyPluginTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+namespace OCA\DAV\Tests\unit\Connector\Sabre;
+
+use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
+use Sabre\DAV\ICollection;
+use Sabre\DAV\IFile;
+use Sabre\DAV\PropFind;
+use Sabre\DAV\Server;
+use Test\TestCase;
+
+class PropFindPreloadNotifyPluginTest extends TestCase {
+
+	private Server&MockObject $server;
+	private PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin $plugin;
+
+	protected function setUp(): void {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->server = $this->createMock(Server::class);
+		$this->plugin = new PropFindPreloadNotifyPlugin();
+	}
+
+	public function testInitialize(): void {
+		$this->server
+			->expects(self::once())
+			->method('on')
+			->with('propFind',
+				$this->anything(), 1);
+		$this->plugin->initialize($this->server);
+	}
+
+	public static function dataTestCollectionPreloadNotifier(): array {
+		return [
+			'When node is not a collection, should not emit' => [
+				IFile::class,
+				1,
+				false,
+				true
+			],
+			'When node is a collection but depth is zero, should not emit' => [
+				ICollection::class,
+				0,
+				false,
+				true
+			],
+			'When node is a collection, and depth > 0, should emit' => [
+				ICollection::class,
+				1,
+				true,
+				true
+			],
+			'When node is a collection, and depth is infinite, should emit'
+			=> [
+				ICollection::class,
+				Server::DEPTH_INFINITY,
+				true,
+				true
+			],
+			'When called called handler returns false, it should be returned'
+			=> [
+				ICollection::class,
+				1,
+				true,
+				false
+			]
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[DataProvider(methodName: 'dataTestCollectionPreloadNotifier')]
+	public function testCollectionPreloadNotifier(string $nodeType, int $depth, bool $shouldEmit, bool $emitReturns):
+	void {
+		$this->plugin->initialize($this->server);
+		$propFind = $this->createMock(PropFind::class);
+		$propFind->expects(self::any())->method('getDepth')->willReturn($depth);
+		$node = $this->createMock($nodeType);
+
+		$expectation = $shouldEmit ? self::once() : self::never();
+		$this->server->expects($expectation)->method('emit')->with('preloadCollection',
+			[$propFind, $node])->willReturn($emitReturns);
+		$return = $this->plugin->collectionPreloadNotifier($propFind, $node);
+		$this->assertEquals($emitReturns, $return);
+	}
+}