diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index 02c3866c6..4bb1ff8c1 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -1079,6 +1079,16 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
     )
 
     def get_page_count(self, obj) -> int | None:
+        # Like content versions get their own page count from the newest version,
+        # use the prefetched versions cache to avoid an extra query
+        prefetched_cache = getattr(obj, "_prefetched_objects_cache", None)
+        prefetched_versions = (
+            prefetched_cache.get("versions")
+            if isinstance(prefetched_cache, dict)
+            else None
+        )
+        if obj.root_document_id is None and prefetched_versions:
+            return sort_versions_newest_first(prefetched_versions)[0].page_count
         return obj.page_count
 
     @extend_schema_field(DuplicateDocumentSummarySerializer(many=True))
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py
index 92c8ede99..6fce8fa49 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from documents.models import Document
 from documents.versioning import annotate_effective_content
 from documents.views import DocumentSelectionMixin
 from paperless_testing.dirs import DirectoriesMixin
+from paperless_testing.factories import DocumentFactory
 from paperless_testing.factories import UserFactory
 from paperless_testing.http import read_streaming_response
 from paperless_testing.permissions import grant_global
@@ -821,6 +822,26 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(resp.data["content"], "v1-content")
 
+    def test_page_count_resolves_to_latest_version(self) -> None:
+        root = DocumentFactory(page_count=2)
+        DocumentFactory(root_document=root, version_index=1, page_count=1)
+        unversioned = DocumentFactory(page_count=5)
+
+        resp = self.client.get("/api/documents/?fields=id,page_count")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            {doc["id"]: doc["page_count"] for doc in resp.data["results"]},
+            {root.id: 1, unversioned.id: 5},
+        )
+
+        resp = self.client.get(f"/api/documents/{root.id}/")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.data["page_count"], 1)
+
+        resp = self.client.get(f"/api/documents/{root.id}/?version={root.id}")
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.data["page_count"], 2)
+
     def _make_root_with_out_of_order_versions(self) -> tuple[Document, ...]:
         """
         A root whose newest version has a *lower* id than an older one, which is
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 7a9b90406..3bbd1c0df 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -1192,6 +1192,7 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
                     "version_label",
                     "root_document_id",
                     "version_index",
+                    "page_count",
                 ),
             ),
             "tags",
@@ -1271,13 +1272,16 @@ class DocumentViewSet(
         if (
             "version" not in request.query_params
             or not isinstance(response.data, dict)
-            or "content" not in response.data
+            or not ({"content", "page_count"} & response.data.keys())
         ):
             return response
 
         root_doc = self.get_object()
         content_doc = self._resolve_file_doc(root_doc, request)
-        response.data["content"] = content_doc.content or ""
+        if "content" in response.data:
+            response.data["content"] = content_doc.content or ""
+        if "page_count" in response.data:
+            response.data["page_count"] = content_doc.page_count
         return response
 
     def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):