diff --git a/satellite/metabase/stats.go b/satellite/metabase/stats.go
index c7be0a871..a9a568bfc 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/stats.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/stats.go
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ package metabase
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"time"
+
+	"storj.io/private/dbutil"
 )
 
+const statsUpToDateThreshold = 8 * time.Hour
+
 // GetTableStats contains arguments necessary for getting table statistics.
 type GetTableStats struct {
 	AsOfSystemInterval time.Duration
@@ -22,6 +28,19 @@ type TableStats struct {
 func (db *DB) GetTableStats(ctx context.Context, opts GetTableStats) (result TableStats, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
 
+	// if it's cockroach and statistics are up to date we will use them to get segments count
+	if db.impl == dbutil.Cockroach {
+		var created time.Time
+		err := db.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `WITH stats AS (SHOW STATISTICS FOR TABLE segments) SELECT row_count, created FROM stats ORDER BY row_count DESC LIMIT 1`).
+			Scan(&result.SegmentCount, &created)
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return TableStats{}, err
+		}
+
+		if !created.IsZero() && statsUpToDateThreshold > time.Since(created) {
+			return result, nil
+		}
+	}
 	err = db.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT count(*) FROM segments `+db.impl.AsOfSystemInterval(opts.AsOfSystemInterval)).Scan(&result.SegmentCount)
 	if err != nil {
 		return TableStats{}, err
diff --git a/satellite/metabase/stats_test.go b/satellite/metabase/stats_test.go
index 4b9768e8f..189e8f2da 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/stats_test.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/stats_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"storj.io/common/testcontext"
 	"storj.io/private/dbutil"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/metabase"
@@ -83,6 +85,28 @@ func TestGetTableStats(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				}.Check(ctx, t, db)
 			})
+
+			t.Run("use statistics", func(t *testing.T) {
+				defer metabasetest.DeleteAll{}.Check(ctx, t, db)
+
+				obj1 := metabasetest.RandObjectStream()
+				metabasetest.CreateTestObject{}.Run(ctx, t, db, obj1, 4)
+
+				_, err := db.UnderlyingTagSQL().ExecContext(ctx, "CREATE STATISTICS test FROM segments")
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				// add some segments after creating statistics to know that results are taken
+				// from statistics and not directly with SELECT count(*)
+				obj1 = metabasetest.RandObjectStream()
+				metabasetest.CreateTestObject{}.Run(ctx, t, db, obj1, 4)
+
+				metabasetest.GetTableStats{
+					Opts: metabase.GetTableStats{},
+					Result: metabase.TableStats{
+						SegmentCount: 4,
+					},
+				}.Check(ctx, t, db)
+			})
 		}
 	})
 }