diff --git a/das_api/src/api/api_impl.rs b/das_api/src/api/api_impl.rs
index 477b1576c..d32f3c880 100644
--- a/das_api/src/api/api_impl.rs
+++ b/das_api/src/api/api_impl.rs
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ impl ApiContract for DasApi {
             page,
             before,
             after,
+            json_uri,
         } = payload;
         // Deserialize search assets query
         self.validate_pagination(&limit, &page, &before, &after)?;
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ impl ApiContract for DasApi {
             royalty_target,
             royalty_amount,
             burnt,
+            json_uri,
         };
         let sort_by = sort_by.unwrap_or_default();
         let transform = AssetTransform {
diff --git a/das_api/src/api/mod.rs b/das_api/src/api/mod.rs
index c9cd8ed79..38a6e5850 100644
--- a/das_api/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/das_api/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ pub struct SearchAssets {
     pub page: Option<u32>,
     pub before: Option<String>,
     pub after: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub json_uri: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
diff --git a/digital_asset_types/src/dao/mod.rs b/digital_asset_types/src/dao/mod.rs
index abe40b2f1..673a7559a 100644
--- a/digital_asset_types/src/dao/mod.rs
+++ b/digital_asset_types/src/dao/mod.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pub struct SearchAssetsQuery {
     pub royalty_target: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     pub royalty_amount: Option<u32>,
     pub burnt: Option<bool>,
+    pub json_uri: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl SearchAssetsQuery {
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ impl SearchAssetsQuery {
         if self.grouping.is_some() {
             num_conditions += 1;
         }
+        if self.json_uri.is_some() {
+            num_conditions += 1;
+        }
 
         num_conditions
     }
@@ -223,6 +227,21 @@ impl SearchAssetsQuery {
             joins.push(rel);
         }
 
+        if let Some(ju) = self.json_uri.to_owned() {
+            let cond = Condition::all()
+                .add(asset_data::Column::MetadataUrl.eq(ju));
+            conditions = conditions.add(cond);
+            let rel = asset_data::Relation::Asset
+                .def()
+                .rev()
+                .on_condition(|left, right| {
+                    Expr::tbl(right, asset_data::Column::Id)
+                        .eq(Expr::tbl(left, asset::Column::AssetData))
+                        .into_condition()
+                });
+            joins.push(rel);
+        }
+
         Ok((
             match self.negate {
                 None | Some(false) => conditions,
diff --git a/digital_asset_types/src/dao/scopes/asset.rs b/digital_asset_types/src/dao/scopes/asset.rs
index fdba3b846..18f2467c5 100644
--- a/digital_asset_types/src/dao/scopes/asset.rs
+++ b/digital_asset_types/src/dao/scopes/asset.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::dao::{
 };
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use sea_orm::{entity::*, query::*, ConnectionTrait, DbErr, Order};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 pub fn paginate<'db, T>(pagination: &Pagination, limit: u64, stmt: T) -> T
 where
@@ -156,7 +157,6 @@ where
     E: RelationTrait,
 {
     let mut stmt = asset::Entity::find()
-        .find_also_related(asset_data::Entity)
         .filter(condition)
         .join(JoinType::LeftJoin, relation.def())
         .order_by(sort_by, sort_direction);
@@ -170,27 +170,39 @@ where
 
 pub async fn get_related_for_assets(
     conn: &impl ConnectionTrait,
-    assets: Vec<(asset::Model, Option<asset_data::Model>)>,
+    assets: Vec<asset::Model>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<FullAsset>, DbErr> {
-    let mut ids = Vec::with_capacity(assets.len());
+    let asset_ids = assets.iter().map(|a| a.id.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let asset_data: Vec<asset_data::Model> = asset_data::Entity::find()
+        .filter(asset_data::Column::Id.is_in(asset_ids))
+        .all(conn)
+        .await?;
+    let asset_data_map = asset_data.into_iter().fold(HashMap::new(), |mut acc, ad| {
+        acc.insert(ad.id.clone(), ad);
+        acc
+    });
+
     // Using IndexMap to preserve order.
-    let mut assets_map = assets.into_iter().fold(IndexMap::new(), |mut x, asset| {
-        if let Some(ad) = asset.1 {
-            let id = asset.0.id.clone();
+    let mut assets_map = assets.into_iter().fold(IndexMap::new(), |mut acc, asset| {
+        if let Some(ad) = asset
+            .asset_data
+            .clone()
+            .and_then(|ad_id| asset_data_map.get(&ad_id))
+        {
+            let id = asset.id.clone();
             let fa = FullAsset {
-                asset: asset.0,
-                data: ad,
+                asset: asset,
+                data: ad.clone(),
                 authorities: vec![],
                 creators: vec![],
                 groups: vec![],
             };
-
-            x.insert(id.clone(), fa);
-            ids.push(id);
-        }
-        x
+            acc.insert(id, fa);
+        };
+        acc
     });
-
+    let ids = assets_map.keys().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let authorities = asset_authority::Entity::find()
         .filter(asset_authority::Column::AssetId.is_in(ids.clone()))
         .order_by_asc(asset_authority::Column::AssetId)
@@ -243,7 +255,7 @@ pub async fn get_assets_by_condition(
     stmt = stmt.filter(condition).order_by(sort_by, sort_direction);
 
     stmt = paginate(pagination, limit, stmt);
-    let asset_list = stmt.find_also_related(asset_data::Entity).all(conn).await?;
+    let asset_list = stmt.all(conn).await?;
     get_related_for_assets(conn, asset_list).await
 }