diff --git a/knotmirror/xrpc/git_get_entry.go b/knotmirror/xrpc/git_get_entry.go
--- a/knotmirror/xrpc/git_get_entry.go
+++ b/knotmirror/xrpc/git_get_entry.go
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
 		writeJson(w, http.StatusNotFound, atclient.ErrorBody{Name: "EntryNotFound", Message: fmt.Sprintf("entry %q not found", path)})
 		return
 	}
+	size, err := gitea.GetBlobSize(ctx, repoPath, entry.Hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Error("failed to read blob size", "err", err)
+		writeJson(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, atclient.ErrorBody{Name: "InternalServerError", Message: "failed to read blob size"})
+		return
+	}
 
 	var outLastCommit *tangled.GitTempDefs_Commit
 	var outSubmodule *tangled.GitTempDefs_Submodule
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@
 		Name:       entry.Name,
 		Mode:       entry.Mode.String(),
 		Oid:        entry.Hash.String(),
+		Size:       size,
 		LastCommit: outLastCommit,
 		Submodule:  outSubmodule,
 	})
diff --git a/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/batch.go b/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/batch.go
--- a/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/batch.go
+++ b/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/batch.go
@@ -109,6 +109,44 @@
 	return entries, nil
 }
 
+func CatFileBatchCheck(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (io.WriteCloser, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
+	batchStdinReader, batchStdinWriter := io.Pipe()
+	batchStdoutReader, batchStdoutWriter := nio.Pipe(buffer.New(32 * 1024))
+	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	closed := make(chan struct{})
+	cancel := func() {
+		ctxCancel()
+		_ = batchStdinWriter.Close()
+		_ = batchStdoutReader.Close()
+		<-closed
+	}
+
+	// Ensure cancel is called as soon as the provided context is cancelled
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		cancel()
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		stderr := &strings.Builder{}
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", repoPath, "cat-file", "--batch-check")
+		cmd.Stdin = batchStdinReader
+		cmd.Stdout = batchStdoutWriter
+		cmd.Stderr = stderr
+		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			_ = batchStdinReader.CloseWithError(fmt.Errorf("%w\n%s", err, stderr.String()))
+			_ = batchStdoutWriter.CloseWithError(fmt.Errorf("%w\n%s", err, stderr.String()))
+		} else {
+			_ = batchStdoutWriter.Close()
+			_ = batchStdinReader.Close()
+		}
+		close(closed)
+	}()
+
+	batchReader := bufio.NewReaderSize(batchStdoutReader, 32*1024)
+	return batchStdinWriter, batchReader, cancel
+}
+
 func CatFileBatch(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (io.WriteCloser, *bufio.Reader, func()) {
 	batchStdinReader, batchStdinWriter := io.Pipe()
 	batchStdoutReader, batchStdoutWriter := nio.Pipe(buffer.New(32 * 1024))
diff --git a/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/blob.go b/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/blob.go
--- a/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/blob.go
+++ b/knotmirror/xrpc/gitea/blob.go
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 )
 
+func GetBlobSize(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, hash plumbing.Hash) (int64, error) {
+	wr, rd, cancel := CatFileBatchCheck(ctx, repoPath)
+	defer cancel()
+	if _, err := wr.Write([]byte(hash.String() + "\n")); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	_, _, size, err := ReadBatchLine(rd)
+	return size, err
+}
+
 // ReadBlob returns blob size and [io.ReadCloser] of that blob.
 func ReadBlob(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, hash plumbing.Hash) (int64, io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	wr, rd, cancel := CatFileBatch(ctx, repoPath)