diff --git a/app/controllers/item_trades_controller.rb b/app/controllers/item_trades_controller.rb
index 8a31cda4..75ba7172 100644
--- a/app/controllers/item_trades_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/item_trades_controller.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ class ItemTradesController < ApplicationController
 		@item = Item.find params[:item_id]
 		@type = type_from_params
 
-		@item_trades = @item.closet_hangers.trading.includes(:user, :list).
-			user_is_active.order('users.last_trade_activity_at DESC').
-			to_trades(current_user, request.remote_ip)
+		@item_trades = @item.visible_trades(
+			scope: ClosetHanger.includes(:user, :list).
+				order('users.last_trade_activity_at DESC'),
+			user: current_user,
+			remote_ip: request.remote_ip
+		)
 		@trades = @item_trades[@type]
 
 		if user_signed_in?
diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index 18fbb19e..54a82672 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html do
-        @trades = @item.closet_hangers.trading.user_is_active.
-          to_trades(current_user, request.remote_ip)
+        @trades = @item.visible_trades(
+          user: current_user,
+          remote_ip: request.remote_ip
+        )
 
         @contributors_with_counts = @item.contributors_with_counts
 
@@ -107,6 +109,15 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
           includes(:species).merge(Species.alphabetical)
       end
 
+      format.json do
+        render json: @item.as_json(
+          include_trade_counts: true,
+          include_nc_trade_value: true,
+          current_user: current_user,
+          remote_ip: request.remote_ip
+        )
+      end
+
       format.gif do
         expires_in 1.month
         redirect_to @item.thumbnail_url, allow_other_host: true
diff --git a/app/models/item.rb b/app/models/item.rb
index fef2ece7..45516ba6 100644
--- a/app/models/item.rb
+++ b/app/models/item.rb
@@ -444,11 +444,34 @@ class Item < ApplicationRecord
     created_at || Time.new(2010)
   end
 
+  # Returns the visible trades for this item, filtered by user visibility.
+  # Accepts an optional scope to add additional query constraints (e.g., includes, order).
+  def visible_trades(scope: nil, user: nil, remote_ip: nil)
+    base = closet_hangers.trading.user_is_active
+    base = base.merge(scope) if scope
+    base.to_trades(user, remote_ip)
+  end
+
   def as_json(options={})
-    super({
+    result = super({
       only: [:id, :name, :description, :thumbnail_url, :rarity_index],
       methods: [:zones_restrict],
     }.merge(options))
+
+    if options[:include_trade_counts]
+      trades = visible_trades(
+        user: options[:current_user],
+        remote_ip: options[:remote_ip]
+      )
+      result['num_trades_offering'] = trades[:offering].size
+      result['num_trades_seeking'] = trades[:seeking].size
+    end
+
+    if options[:include_nc_trade_value]
+      result['nc_trade_value'] = nc_trade_value
+    end
+
+    result
   end
 
   def compatible_body_ids(use_cached: true)