diff --git a/modules/pool/lib/pool-gql-loader.service.ts b/modules/pool/lib/pool-gql-loader.service.ts
index 71dc8cc40..1e90acefc 100644
--- a/modules/pool/lib/pool-gql-loader.service.ts
+++ b/modules/pool/lib/pool-gql-loader.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 import {
     GqlBalancePoolAprItem,
     GqlBalancePoolAprSubItem,
-    GqlChain,
     GqlPoolDynamicData,
     GqlPoolFeaturedPoolGroup,
     GqlPoolInvestConfig,
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import {
     GqlPoolTokenExpanded,
     GqlPoolTokenUnion,
     GqlPoolUnion,
+    GqlPoolUserBalance,
     GqlPoolWithdrawConfig,
     GqlPoolWithdrawOption,
     QueryPoolGetPoolsArgs,
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ import {
 import { isSameAddress } from '@balancer-labs/sdk';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { prisma } from '../../../prisma/prisma-client';
-import { Chain, Prisma, PrismaPoolAprType } from '@prisma/client';
+import { Chain, Prisma, PrismaPoolAprType, PrismaUserStakedBalance, PrismaUserWalletBalance } from '@prisma/client';
 import { isWeightedPoolV2 } from './pool-utils';
 import { oldBnum } from '../../big-number/old-big-number';
 import { networkContext } from '../../network/network-context.service';
 import { fixedNumber } from '../../view-helpers/fixed-number';
+import { parseUnits } from 'ethers/lib/utils';
+import { formatFixed } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
 
 export class PoolGqlLoaderService {
     public async getPool(id: string, chain: Chain): Promise<GqlPoolUnion> {
@@ -59,6 +61,39 @@ export class PoolGqlLoaderService {
     }
 
     public async getPools(args: QueryPoolGetPoolsArgs): Promise<GqlPoolMinimal[]> {
+        // only include wallet and staked balances if the query requests it
+        // this makes sure that we don't load ALL user balances when we don't filter on userAddress
+        if (args.where?.userAddress) {
+            const pools = await prisma.prismaPool.findMany({
+                ...this.mapQueryArgsToPoolQuery(args),
+                include: {
+                    ...prismaPoolMinimal.include,
+                    userWalletBalances: {
+                        where: {
+                            userAddress: {
+                                equals: args.where?.userAddress,
+                                mode: 'insensitive' as const,
+                            },
+                            balanceNum: { gt: 0 },
+                        },
+                    },
+                    userStakedBalances: {
+                        where: {
+                            userAddress: {
+                                equals: args.where?.userAddress,
+                                mode: 'insensitive' as const,
+                            },
+                            balanceNum: { gt: 0 },
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            });
+
+            return pools.map((pool) =>
+                this.mapToMinimalGqlPool(pool, pool.userWalletBalances, pool.userStakedBalances),
+            );
+        }
+
         const pools = await prisma.prismaPool.findMany({
             ...this.mapQueryArgsToPoolQuery(args),
             include: prismaPoolMinimal.include,
@@ -77,7 +112,11 @@ export class PoolGqlLoaderService {
         return pools.map((pool) => this.mapPoolToGqlPool(pool)) as GqlPoolLinear[];
     }
 
-    public mapToMinimalGqlPool(pool: PrismaPoolMinimal): GqlPoolMinimal {
+    public mapToMinimalGqlPool(
+        pool: PrismaPoolMinimal,
+        userWalletbalances: PrismaUserWalletBalance[] = [],
+        userStakedBalances: PrismaUserStakedBalance[] = [],
+    ): GqlPoolMinimal {
         return {
             ...pool,
             decimals: 18,
@@ -85,6 +124,7 @@ export class PoolGqlLoaderService {
             allTokens: this.mapAllTokens(pool),
             displayTokens: this.mapDisplayTokens(pool),
             staking: this.getStakingData(pool),
+            userBalance: this.getUserBalance(userWalletbalances, userStakedBalances),
         };
     }
 
@@ -570,6 +610,20 @@ export class PoolGqlLoaderService {
         };
     }
 
+    private getUserBalance(
+        userWalletBalances: PrismaUserWalletBalance[],
+        userStakedBalances: PrismaUserStakedBalance[],
+    ): GqlPoolUserBalance {
+        const stakedNum = parseUnits(userWalletBalances.at(0)?.balance || '0', 18);
+        const walletNum = parseUnits(userStakedBalances.at(0)?.balance || '0', 18);
+
+        return {
+            walletBalance: userWalletBalances.at(0)?.balance || '0',
+            stakedBalance: userStakedBalances.at(0)?.balance || '0',
+            totalBalance: formatFixed(stakedNum.add(walletNum), 18),
+        };
+    }
+
     private getPoolDynamicData(pool: PrismaPoolMinimal): GqlPoolDynamicData {
         const {
             fees24h,
diff --git a/modules/pool/pool.gql b/modules/pool/pool.gql
index 219dea792..f6d231cf3 100644
--- a/modules/pool/pool.gql
+++ b/modules/pool/pool.gql
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ type GqlPoolMinimal {
     staking: GqlPoolStaking
     type: GqlPoolMinimalType!
     version: Int!
+    userBalance: GqlPoolUserBalance
+}
+
+type GqlPoolUserBalance {
+    totalBalance: AmountHumanReadable!
+    walletBalance: AmountHumanReadable!
+    stakedBalance: AmountHumanReadable!
 }
 
 enum GqlPoolMinimalType {