diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/timeline/AssetLayout.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/timeline/AssetLayout.svelte
index 4ecf71f517..88f03ef46a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/timeline/AssetLayout.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/timeline/AssetLayout.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type { TimelineAsset } from '$lib/managers/timeline-manager/types';
-  import { filterIsInOrNearViewport } from '$lib/managers/timeline-manager/utils.svelte';
   import type { ViewerAsset } from '$lib/managers/timeline-manager/viewer-asset.svelte';
   import type { VirtualScrollManager } from '$lib/managers/VirtualScrollManager/VirtualScrollManager.svelte';
   import { uploadAssetsStore } from '$lib/stores/upload';
@@ -31,11 +30,14 @@
 
   const transitionDuration = $derived(manager.suspendTransitions && !$isUploading ? 0 : 150);
   const scaleDuration = $derived(transitionDuration === 0 ? 0 : transitionDuration + 100);
+
+  const firstInOrNearViewport = $derived(viewerAssets.findIndex((a) => a.isInOrNearViewport));
+  const lastInOrNearViewport = $derived(viewerAssets.findLastIndex((a) => a.isInOrNearViewport));
 </script>
 
 <!-- Image grid -->
 <div data-image-grid class="relative overflow-clip" style:height={height + 'px'} style:width={width + 'px'}>
-  {#each filterIsInOrNearViewport(viewerAssets) as viewerAsset (viewerAsset.id)}
+  {#each viewerAssets.slice(firstInOrNearViewport, lastInOrNearViewport + 1) as viewerAsset (viewerAsset.id)}
     {@const position = viewerAsset.position!}
     {@const asset = viewerAsset.asset!}
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-day.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-day.svelte.ts
index 73b2c259ae..c3d53be67a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-day.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/managers/timeline-manager/timeline-day.svelte.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ export class TimelineDay {
 
   height = $state(0);
   width = $state(0);
-  isInOrNearViewport = $derived.by(() => this.viewerAssets.some((viewAsset) => viewAsset.isInOrNearViewport));
 
   #top: number = $state(0);
   #start: number = $state(0);
   #row = $state(0);
   #col = $state(0);
   #deferredLayout = false;
+  #lastInOrNearViewport = -1;
 
   constructor(timelineMonth: TimelineMonth, index: number, day: number, groupTitle: string, orderBy: AssetOrderBy) {
     this.index = index;
@@ -154,4 +154,13 @@ export class TimelineDay {
   get absoluteTimelineDayTop() {
     return this.timelineMonth.top + this.#top;
   }
+
+  get isInOrNearViewport() {
+    if (this.#lastInOrNearViewport !== -1 && this.viewerAssets[this.#lastInOrNearViewport].isInOrNearViewport) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    this.#lastInOrNearViewport = this.viewerAssets.findIndex((viewAsset) => viewAsset.isInOrNearViewport);
+    return this.#lastInOrNearViewport !== -1;
+  }
 }