diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 3c2fbb3150..87fbd84a61 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2024.03-dev (Yellow Archangel)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1543
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1544
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -2025,6 +2025,20 @@ CREATE VIEW `circle-member-view` AS SELECT
 			INNER JOIN `contact` ON `group_member`.`contact-id` = `contact`.`id`
 			INNER JOIN `group` ON `group_member`.`gid` = `group`.`id`;
 
+--
+-- VIEW post-counts-view
+--
+DROP VIEW IF EXISTS `post-counts-view`;
+CREATE VIEW `post-counts-view` AS SELECT 
+	`post-counts`.`uri-id` AS `uri-id`,
+	`post-counts`.`vid` AS `vid`,
+	`verb`.`name` AS `verb`,
+	`post-counts`.`reaction` AS `reaction`,
+	`post-counts`.`parent-uri-id` AS `parent-uri-id`,
+	`post-counts`.`count` AS `count`
+	FROM `post-counts`
+			INNER JOIN `verb` ON `verb`.`id` = `post-counts`.`vid`;
+
 --
 -- VIEW post-timeline-view
 --
diff --git a/src/Content/Conversation.php b/src/Content/Conversation.php
index fa89ac7dac..99e4b6f8f7 100644
--- a/src/Content/Conversation.php
+++ b/src/Content/Conversation.php
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ class Conversation
 
 		$condition = DBA::mergeConditions(
 			$condition,
-			["`uid` IN (0, ?) AND (NOT `vid` IN (?, ?, ?) OR `vid` IS NULL)", $uid, Verb::getID(Activity::FOLLOW), Verb::getID(Activity::VIEW), Verb::getID(Activity::READ)]
+			["`uid` IN (0, ?) AND (NOT `verb` IN (?, ?, ?) OR `verb` IS NULL)", $uid, Activity::FOLLOW, Activity::VIEW, Activity::READ]
 		);
 
 		$condition = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ["(`uid` != ? OR `private` != ?)", 0, ItemModel::PRIVATE]);
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ class Conversation
 	{
 		$counts = [];
 
-		foreach (Post\Counts::get(['parent-uri-id' => $uriids, 'vid' => Verb::getID(Activity::POST)]) as $count) {
+		foreach (Post\Counts::get(['parent-uri-id' => $uriids, 'verb' => Activity::POST]) as $count) {
 			$counts[$count['parent-uri-id']] = ($counts[$count['parent-uri-id']] ?? 0) + $count['count'];
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Database/PostUpdate.php b/src/Database/PostUpdate.php
index ee8c060fa1..1434031eaf 100644
--- a/src/Database/PostUpdate.php
+++ b/src/Database/PostUpdate.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class PostUpdate
 	// Needed for the helper function to read from the legacy term table
 	const OBJECT_TYPE_POST  = 1;
 
-	const VERSION = 1543;
+	const VERSION = 1544;
 
 	/**
 	 * Calls the post update functions
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class PostUpdate
 		if (!self::update1507()) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if (!self::update1543()) {
+		if (!self::update1544()) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
@@ -1315,20 +1315,24 @@ class PostUpdate
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	private static function update1543()
+	private static function update1544()
 	{
 		// Was the script completed?
-		if (DI::keyValue()->get('post_update_version') >= 1543) {
+		if (DI::keyValue()->get('post_update_version') >= 1544) {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		$id = DI::keyValue()->get('post_update_version_1543_id') ?? 0;
+		$id = (int)(DI::keyValue()->get('post_update_version_1544_id') ?? 0);
+		if ($id == 0) {
+			$post = Post::selectFirstPost(['uri-id'], [], ['order' => ['uri-id' => true]]);
+			$id = (int)($post['uri-id'] ?? 0);
+		}
 
 		Logger::info('Start', ['uri-id' => $id]);
 
 		$rows = 0;
 
-		$posts = Post::selectPosts(['uri-id', 'parent-uri-id'], ["`uri-id` > ? AND `gravity` IN (?, ?)", $id, Item::GRAVITY_COMMENT, Item::GRAVITY_PARENT], ['order' => ['uri-id'], 'limit' => 1000]);
+		$posts = Post::selectPosts(['uri-id', 'parent-uri-id'], ["`uri-id` < ? AND `gravity` IN (?, ?)", $id, Item::GRAVITY_COMMENT, Item::GRAVITY_PARENT], ['order' => ['uri-id' => true], 'limit' => 1000]);
 
 		if (DBA::errorNo() != 0) {
 			Logger::error('Database error', ['no' => DBA::errorNo(), 'message' => DBA::errorMessage()]);
@@ -1342,12 +1346,12 @@ class PostUpdate
 		}
 		DBA::close($posts);
 
-		DI::keyValue()->set('post_update_version_1543_id', $id);
+		DI::keyValue()->set('post_update_version_1544_id', $id);
 
 		Logger::info('Processed', ['rows' => $rows, 'last' => $id]);
 
 		if ($rows <= 100) {
-			DI::keyValue()->set('post_update_version', 1543);
+			DI::keyValue()->set('post_update_version', 1544);
 			Logger::info('Done');
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Model/Post/Counts.php b/src/Model/Post/Counts.php
index e119b0b858..efa5997a27 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post/Counts.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post/Counts.php
@@ -96,23 +96,24 @@ class Counts
 		$counts = [];
 
 		$activity_emoji = [
-			Verb::getID(Activity::LIKE)        => '👍',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::DISLIKE)     => '👎',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::ATTEND)      => '✔️',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::ATTENDMAYBE) => '❓',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::ATTENDNO)    => '❌',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::ANNOUNCE)    => '♻',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::VIEW)        => '📺',
-			Verb::getID(Activity::READ)        => '📖',
+			Activity::LIKE        => '👍',
+			Activity::DISLIKE     => '👎',
+			Activity::ATTEND      => '✔️',
+			Activity::ATTENDMAYBE => '❓',
+			Activity::ATTENDNO    => '❌',
+			Activity::ANNOUNCE    => '♻',
+			Activity::VIEW        => '📺',
+			Activity::READ        => '📖',
 		];
 
-		$vids = array_merge(array_keys($activity_emoji), [Verb::getID(Activity::EMOJIREACT), Verb::getID(Activity::POST)]);
+		$vids = array_merge(array_keys($activity_emoji), [Activity::EMOJIREACT, Activity::POST]);
 
-		$condition  = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ['vid' => $vids]);
-		$countquery = DBA::select('post-counts', [], $condition);
+		$condition  = DBA::mergeConditions($condition, ['verb' => $vids]);
+		$countquery = DBA::select('post-counts-view', [], $condition);
 		while ($count = DBA::fetch($countquery)) {
 			if (!empty($count['reaction'])) {
-				$count['vid'] = Verb::getID(Activity::EMOJIREACT);
+				$count['verb'] = Activity::EMOJIREACT;
+				$count['vid']  = Verb::getID($count['verb']);
 			} elseif (!empty($activity_emoji[$count['vid']])) {
 				$count['reaction'] = $activity_emoji[$count['vid']];
 			}
diff --git a/src/Module/Conversation/Network.php b/src/Module/Conversation/Network.php
index b98e9d3652..89c9ccb197 100644
--- a/src/Module/Conversation/Network.php
+++ b/src/Module/Conversation/Network.php
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ class Network extends Timeline
 			$conditionStrings = DBA::mergeConditions($conditionStrings, ["`contact-id` IN (SELECT `contact-id` FROM `group_member` WHERE `gid` = ?)", $this->circleId]);
 		} elseif ($this->groupContactId) {
 			$conditionStrings = DBA::mergeConditions($conditionStrings,
-				["((`contact-id` = ?) OR `uri-id` IN (SELECT `parent-uri-id` FROM `post-user-view` WHERE (`contact-id` = ? AND `gravity` = ? AND `vid` = ? AND `uid` = ?)))",
-				$this->groupContactId, $this->groupContactId, Item::GRAVITY_ACTIVITY, Verb::getID(Activity::ANNOUNCE), $this->session->getLocalUserId()]);
+				["((`contact-id` = ?) OR `uri-id` IN (SELECT `parent-uri-id` FROM `post-user-view` WHERE (`contact-id` = ? AND `gravity` = ? AND `verb` = ? AND `uid` = ?)))",
+				$this->groupContactId, $this->groupContactId, Item::GRAVITY_ACTIVITY, Activity::ANNOUNCE, $this->session->getLocalUserId()]);
 		}
 
 		// Currently only the order modes "received" and "commented" are in use
diff --git a/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php b/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php
index 4936c0d5c2..9001a43871 100644
--- a/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php
+++ b/src/Module/Conversation/Timeline.php
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ class Timeline extends BaseModule
 
 		$uriids = array_keys($items);
 		
-		foreach (Post\Counts::get(['parent-uri-id' => $uriids, 'vid' => Verb::getID(Activity::POST)]) as $count) {
+		foreach (Post\Counts::get(['parent-uri-id' => $uriids, 'verb' => Activity::POST]) as $count) {
 			$items[$count['parent-uri-id']]['comments'] += $count['count'];
 		}
 
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index d3963e205b..1a3ef8aa87 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 // This file is required several times during the test in DbaDefinition which justifies this condition
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1543);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1544);
 }
 
 return [
diff --git a/static/dbview.config.php b/static/dbview.config.php
index b4d10de83c..91661a43ef 100644
--- a/static/dbview.config.php
+++ b/static/dbview.config.php
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@
 			INNER JOIN `contact` ON `group_member`.`contact-id` = `contact`.`id`
 			INNER JOIN `group` ON `group_member`.`gid` = `group`.`id`"
 	],
+	"post-counts-view" => [
+		"fields" => [
+			"uri-id" => ["post-counts", "uri-id"],
+			"vid" => ["post-counts", "vid"],
+			"verb" => ["verb", "name"],
+			"reaction" => ["post-counts", "reaction"],
+			"parent-uri-id" => ["post-counts", "parent-uri-id"],
+			"count" => ["post-counts", "count"],
+		],
+		"query" => "FROM `post-counts`
+			INNER JOIN `verb` ON `verb`.`id` = `post-counts`.`vid`"
+	],
 	"post-timeline-view" => [
 		"fields" => [
 			"uid" => ["post-user", "uid"],