diff --git a/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml b/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml
index 3477b1f..b0746b2 100644
--- a/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml
+++ b/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
              xmlns:pages="clr-namespace:DHT.Desktop.Main.Pages"
              xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:DHT.Desktop.Main.Controls"
              mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
-             x:Class="DHT.Desktop.Main.Pages.ViewerPage">
+             x:Class="DHT.Desktop.Main.Pages.ViewerPage"
+             AttachedToVisualTree="OnAttachedToVisualTree"
+             DetachedFromVisualTree="OnDetachedFromVisualTree">
 
     <Design.DataContext>
         <pages:ViewerPageModel />
diff --git a/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml.cs b/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml.cs
index 8d704e7..49ad191 100644
--- a/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml.cs
+++ b/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPage.axaml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
 
@@ -12,5 +13,17 @@ namespace DHT.Desktop.Main.Pages {
 		private void InitializeComponent() {
 			AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
 		}
+
+		public void OnAttachedToVisualTree(object? sender, VisualTreeAttachmentEventArgs e) {
+			if (DataContext is ViewerPageModel model) {
+				model.SetPageVisible(true);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public void OnDetachedFromVisualTree(object? sender, VisualTreeAttachmentEventArgs e) {
+			if (DataContext is ViewerPageModel model) {
+				model.SetPageVisible(false);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPageModel.cs b/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPageModel.cs
index 1aecfcc..72d5686 100644
--- a/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPageModel.cs
+++ b/app/Desktop/Main/Pages/ViewerPageModel.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace DHT.Desktop.Main.Pages {
 		private readonly Window window;
 		private readonly IDatabaseFile db;
 
+		private bool isPageVisible = false;
+		
 		[Obsolete("Designer")]
 		public ViewerPageModel() : this(null!, DummyDatabaseFile.Instance) {}
 
@@ -52,13 +54,20 @@ namespace DHT.Desktop.Main.Pages {
 			FilterModel.Dispose();
 		}
 
+		public void SetPageVisible(bool isPageVisible) {
+			this.isPageVisible = isPageVisible;
+			if (isPageVisible) {
+				UpdateStatistics();
+			}
+		}
+
 		private void OnFilterPropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e) {
 			UpdateStatistics();
 			HasFilters = FilterModel.HasAnyFilters;
 		}
 
 		private void OnDbStatisticsChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e) {
-			if (e.PropertyName == nameof(DatabaseStatistics.TotalMessages)) {
+			if (isPageVisible && e.PropertyName == nameof(DatabaseStatistics.TotalMessages)) {
 				UpdateStatistics();
 			}
 		}