diff --git a/cursortoken/token.go b/cursortoken/token.go
index c00176f..8486de3 100644
--- a/cursortoken/token.go
+++ b/cursortoken/token.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 type CursorToken interface {
 	Token() string
+	IsStart() bool
 	IsEnd() bool
 }
 
diff --git a/cursortoken/tokenKeySort.go b/cursortoken/tokenKeySort.go
index a7f132d..4b03bb6 100644
--- a/cursortoken/tokenKeySort.go
+++ b/cursortoken/tokenKeySort.go
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ func (c CTKeySort) IsEnd() bool {
 	return c.Mode == CTMEnd
 }
 
+func (c CTKeySort) IsStart() bool {
+	return c.Mode == CTMStart
+}
+
 func (c CTKeySort) valuePrimaryObjectId() (primitive.ObjectID, bool) {
 	if oid, err := primitive.ObjectIDFromHex(c.ValuePrimary); err == nil {
 		return oid, true
diff --git a/cursortoken/tokenPaginate.go b/cursortoken/tokenPaginate.go
index 1f3005c..4f638a3 100644
--- a/cursortoken/tokenPaginate.go
+++ b/cursortoken/tokenPaginate.go
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ func (c CTPaginated) Token() string {
 func (c CTPaginated) IsEnd() bool {
 	return c.Mode == CTMEnd
 }
+
+func (c CTPaginated) IsStart() bool {
+	return c.Mode == CTMStart || c.Page == 1
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c7a4ec..d698d5a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ require (
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.6.0
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.17.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.29.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.26.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.27.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2
 	github.com/jung-kurt/gofpdf v1.16.2
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.9.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/xdg-go/stringprep v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20240726163527-a2c0da244d78 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/image v0.22.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.31.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.32.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	modernc.org/libc v1.37.6 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f187fbb..536c81a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -147,12 +147,16 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0 h1:GBDwsMXVQi34v5CCYUm2jkJvu4cbtru2U4TN2PSyQnw=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0/go.mod h1:rmgy+3RHxRZMyY0jjAJShp2zgEdOqj2AO7U0pYmeQ7U=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.29.0 h1:L5SG1JTTXupVV3n6sUqMTeWbjAyfPwoda2DLX8J8FrQ=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.29.0/go.mod h1:+F4F4N5hv6v38hfeYwTdx20oUvLLc+QfrE9Ax9HtgRg=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0 h1:RwoQn3GkWiMkzlX562cLB7OxWvjH1L8xutO2WoJcRoY=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.30.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190910094157-69e4b8554b2a/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20191009234506-e7c1f5e7dbb8/go.mod h1:FeLwcggjj3mMvU+oOTbSwawSJRM1uh48EjtB4UJZlP0=
 golang.org/x/image v0.21.0 h1:c5qV36ajHpdj4Qi0GnE0jUc/yuo33OLFaa0d+crTD5s=
 golang.org/x/image v0.21.0/go.mod h1:vUbsLavqK/W303ZroQQVKQ+Af3Yl6Uz1Ppu5J/cLz78=
 golang.org/x/image v0.22.0 h1:UtK5yLUzilVrkjMAZAZ34DXGpASN8i8pj8g+O+yd10g=
 golang.org/x/image v0.22.0/go.mod h1:9hPFhljd4zZ1GNSIZJ49sqbp45GKK9t6w+iXvGqZUz4=
+golang.org/x/image v0.23.0 h1:HseQ7c2OpPKTPVzNjG5fwJsOTCiiwS4QdsYi5XU6H68=
+golang.org/x/image v0.23.0/go.mod h1:wJJBTdLfCCf3tiHa1fNxpZmUI4mmoZvwMCPP0ddoNKY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
@@ -161,12 +165,16 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.30.0 h1:AcW1SDZMkb8IpzCdQUaIq2sP4sZ4zw+55h6ynffypl4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.30.0/go.mod h1:2wGyMJ5iFasEhkwi13ChkO/t1ECNC4X4eBKkVFyYFlU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.31.0 h1:68CPQngjLL0r2AlUKiSxtQFKvzRVbnzLwMUn5SzcLHo=
 golang.org/x/net v0.31.0/go.mod h1:P4fl1q7dY2hnZFxEk4pPSkDHF+QqjitcnDjUQyMM+pM=
+golang.org/x/net v0.32.0 h1:ZqPmj8Kzc+Y6e0+skZsuACbx+wzMgo5MQsJh9Qd6aYI=
+golang.org/x/net v0.32.0/go.mod h1:CwU0IoeOlnQQWJ6ioyFrfRuomB8GKF6KbYXZVyeXNfs=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 h1:3NFvSEYkUoMifnESzZl15y791HH1qU2xm6eCJU5ZPXQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.9.0 h1:fEo0HyrW1GIgZdpbhCRO0PkJajUS5H9IFUztCgEo2jQ=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.9.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 h1:3NQrjDixjgGwUOCaF8w2+VYHv0Ve/vGYSbdkTa98gmQ=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
@@ -180,12 +188,16 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 h1:KHjCJyddX0LoSTb3J+vWpupP9p0oznkqVk/IfjymZbo=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0 h1:wBqf8DvsY9Y/2P8gAfPDEYNuS30J4lPHJxXSb/nJZ+s=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.27.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.25.0 h1:WtHI/ltw4NvSUig5KARz9h521QvRC8RmF/cuYqifU24=
 golang.org/x/term v0.25.0/go.mod h1:RPyXicDX+6vLxogjjRxjgD2TKtmAO6NZBsBRfrOLu7M=
 golang.org/x/term v0.26.0 h1:WEQa6V3Gja/BhNxg540hBip/kkaYtRg3cxg4oXSw4AU=
 golang.org/x/term v0.26.0/go.mod h1:Si5m1o57C5nBNQo5z1iq+XDijt21BDBDp2bK0QI8e3E=
+golang.org/x/term v0.27.0 h1:WP60Sv1nlK1T6SupCHbXzSaN0b9wUmsPoRS9b61A23Q=
+golang.org/x/term v0.27.0/go.mod h1:iMsnZpn0cago0GOrHO2+Y7u7JPn5AylBrcoWkElMTSM=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
@@ -194,6 +206,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 h1:kTxAhCbGbxhK0IwgSKiMO5awPoDQ0RpfiVYBfK860YM=
 golang.org/x/text v0.19.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.20.0 h1:gK/Kv2otX8gz+wn7Rmb3vT96ZwuoxnQlY+HlJVj7Qug=
 golang.org/x/text v0.20.0/go.mod h1:D4IsuqiFMhST5bX19pQ9ikHC2GsaKyk/oF+pn3ducp4=
+golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 h1:zyQAAkrwaneQ066sspRyJaG9VNi/YJ1NfzcGB3hZ/qo=
+golang.org/x/text v0.21.0/go.mod h1:4IBbMaMmOPCJ8SecivzSH54+73PCFmPWxNTLm+vZkEQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 8187c69..15c03de 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.546"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.547"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-11-28T12:06:57+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-12-08T18:04:04+0100"
diff --git a/wmo/queryList.go b/wmo/queryList.go
index 54ac72a..ad79d8b 100644
--- a/wmo/queryList.go
+++ b/wmo/queryList.go
@@ -215,17 +215,44 @@ func (c *Coll[TData]) Count(ctx context.Context, filter ct.RawFilter) (int64, er
 }
 
 func (c *Coll[TData]) ListWithCount(ctx context.Context, filter ct.Filter, pageSize *int, inTok ct.CursorToken) ([]TData, ct.CursorToken, int64, error) {
-	// NOTE: Possible optimization: Cache count in CursorToken, then fetch count only on first page.
-	count, err := c.Count(ctx, filter)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, 0, err
-	}
 
-	data, token, err := c.List(ctx, filter, pageSize, inTok)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, 0, err
+	if pageSize != nil && *pageSize == 0 {
+
+		// fast track, we return an empty list and do not advance the cursor token
+
+		count, err := c.Count(ctx, filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, 0, err
+		}
+
+		return make([]TData, 0), inTok, count, nil
+
+	} else if pageSize == nil && inTok.IsStart() {
+
+		// fast track, we simply return len(entries) for count (we query all anyway)
+
+		data, token, err := c.List(ctx, filter, pageSize, inTok)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, 0, err
+		}
+
+		return data, token, int64(len(data)), nil
+
+	} else {
+
+		count, err := c.Count(ctx, filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, 0, err
+		}
+
+		data, token, err := c.List(ctx, filter, pageSize, inTok)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, 0, err
+		}
+
+		return data, token, count, nil
+
 	}
-	return data, token, count, nil
 }
 
 func (c *Coll[TData]) ListAllIDs(ctx context.Context, filter ct.RawFilter) ([]string, error) {