diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/songs.ts b/packages/backend/src/routes/songs.ts
index dec7227..4681cb0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/routes/songs.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routes/songs.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ router.get('/playlist/*', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const totalSongs = await Song.countDocuments(query);
     const totalPages = Math.ceil(totalSongs / limit);
 
+    // Calculate total duration for the entire playlist
+    const allPlaylistSongs = await Song.find({ id: { $in: trackIds } }).lean();
+    const totalDuration = allPlaylistSongs.reduce((total, song: any) => {
+      if (!song.totalTime) return total;
+      const totalTimeStr = String(song.totalTime);
+      const seconds = Math.floor(Number(totalTimeStr) / (totalTimeStr.length > 4 ? 1000 : 1));
+      return total + seconds;
+    }, 0);
+
     // Get songs with pagination
     const songs = await Song.find(query)
       .sort({ title: 1 })
@@ -166,7 +175,8 @@ router.get('/playlist/*', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         totalPages,
         hasNextPage: page < totalPages,
         hasPrevPage: page > 1
-      }
+      },
+      totalDuration: totalDuration
     });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching playlist songs:', error);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/App.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/App.tsx
index e40cea2..0fa2c63 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { SongDetails } from "./components/SongDetails";
 import { Configuration } from "./pages/Configuration";
 import { useXmlParser } from "./hooks/useXmlParser";
 import { usePaginatedSongs } from "./hooks/usePaginatedSongs";
+import { formatTotalDuration } from "./utils/formatters";
 
 import { api } from "./services/api";
 import type { Song, PlaylistNode } from "./types/interfaces";
@@ -56,15 +57,15 @@ const findPlaylistByName = (playlists: PlaylistNode[], name: string): PlaylistNo
   return null;
 };
 
-const getAllPlaylistTracks = (node: PlaylistNode): string[] => {
-  if (!node.type || node.type === 'playlist') {  // Handle both old and new playlist formats
-    return node.tracks || [];
-  }
-  if (node.type === 'folder' && node.children) {
-    return node.children.flatMap(child => getAllPlaylistTracks(child));
-  }
-  return [];
-};
+  const getAllPlaylistTracks = (node: PlaylistNode): string[] => {
+    if (!node.type || node.type === 'playlist') {  // Handle both old and new playlist formats
+      return node.tracks || [];
+    }
+    if (node.type === 'folder' && node.children) {
+      return node.children.flatMap(child => getAllPlaylistTracks(child));
+    }
+    return [];
+  };
 
 export default function RekordboxReader() {
   const { playlists, setPlaylists, loading: xmlLoading } = useXmlParser();
@@ -74,6 +75,13 @@ export default function RekordboxReader() {
   const handleSongSelect = useCallback((song: Song) => {
     setSelectedSong(song);
   }, []);
+  
+  // Format total duration for display
+  const getFormattedTotalDuration = useCallback((durationSeconds?: number): string => {
+    if (!durationSeconds) return "";
+    return formatTotalDuration(durationSeconds);
+  }, []);
+  
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const location = useLocation();
   const initialLoadDone = useRef(false);
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ export default function RekordboxReader() {
     loading: songsLoading,
     hasMore,
     totalSongs,
+    totalDuration,
     loadNextPage,
     searchSongs,
     searchQuery
@@ -505,6 +514,7 @@ export default function RekordboxReader() {
                         loading={songsLoading}
                         hasMore={hasMore}
                         totalSongs={totalSongs}
+                        totalPlaylistDuration={getFormattedTotalDuration(totalDuration)}
                         onLoadMore={loadNextPage}
                         onSearch={searchSongs}
                         searchQuery={searchQuery}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/PaginatedSongList.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/PaginatedSongList.tsx
index ae98be4..1430296 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/PaginatedSongList.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/PaginatedSongList.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ interface PaginatedSongListProps {
   loading: boolean;
   hasMore: boolean;
   totalSongs: number;
+  totalPlaylistDuration?: string; // Total duration of the entire playlist
   onLoadMore: () => void;
   onSearch: (query: string) => void;
   searchQuery: string;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export const PaginatedSongList: React.FC<PaginatedSongListProps> = memo(({
   loading,
   hasMore,
   totalSongs,
+  totalPlaylistDuration,
   onLoadMore,
   onSearch,
   searchQuery,
@@ -213,15 +215,19 @@ export const PaginatedSongList: React.FC<PaginatedSongListProps> = memo(({
     ));
   }, [songs, selectedSongs, selectedSongId, handleSongSelect, toggleSelection, depth]);
 
-  // Memoized total duration calculation
+  // Use total playlist duration if available, otherwise calculate from current songs
   const totalDuration = useMemo(() => {
+    if (totalPlaylistDuration) {
+      return totalPlaylistDuration;
+    }
+    // Fallback to calculating from current songs
     const totalSeconds = songs.reduce((total, song) => {
       if (!song.totalTime) return total;
       const seconds = Math.floor(Number(song.totalTime) / (song.totalTime.length > 4 ? 1000 : 1));
       return total + seconds;
     }, 0);
     return formatTotalDuration(totalSeconds);
-  }, [songs]);
+  }, [songs, totalPlaylistDuration]);
 
   // Memoized playlist options for bulk actions
   const playlistOptions = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/hooks/usePaginatedSongs.ts b/packages/frontend/src/hooks/usePaginatedSongs.ts
index 7a291bc..537564e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/hooks/usePaginatedSongs.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/hooks/usePaginatedSongs.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const usePaginatedSongs = (options: UsePaginatedSongsOptions = {}) => {
   const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(1);
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState(initialSearch);
   const [totalSongs, setTotalSongs] = useState(0);
+  const [totalDuration, setTotalDuration] = useState<number | undefined>(undefined);
   const [isInitialLoad, setIsInitialLoad] = useState(true);
   
   const loadingRef = useRef(false);
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export const usePaginatedSongs = (options: UsePaginatedSongsOptions = {}) => {
       
       setHasMore(response.pagination.hasNextPage);
       setTotalSongs(response.pagination.totalSongs);
+      setTotalDuration(response.totalDuration);
       setCurrentPage(page);
     } catch (err) {
       // Don't set error if request was aborted
@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ export const usePaginatedSongs = (options: UsePaginatedSongsOptions = {}) => {
     error,
     hasMore,
     totalSongs,
+    totalDuration,
     currentPage,
     searchQuery,
     isInitialLoad,
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts b/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts
index 29f81cc..5f41378 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/services/api.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface PaginationInfo {
 export interface SongsResponse {
   songs: Song[];
   pagination: PaginationInfo;
+  totalDuration?: number; // Total duration of the entire playlist in seconds
 }
 
 class Api {