diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c38c7d7a1..8add9aae7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Add users option to config files; have a default config file ([#1649](../../pull/1649))
 - Remove no longer used code; adjust item list slightly ([#1651](../../pull/1651))
 - Reduce updates when showing item lists; add a waiting spinner ([#1653](../../pull/1653))
+- Update item lists check for large images when toggling recurse ([#1654](../../pull/1654))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js b/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js
index 22c187d0c..f506c87a6 100644
--- a/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js
+++ b/girder/girder_large_image/web_client/views/itemList.js
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ wrap(ItemListWidget, 'render', function (render) {
                 const oldPages = this._totalPages;
                 const pages = Math.ceil(this.collection.getTotalCount() / this.collection.pageLimit);
                 this._totalPages = pages;
+                // recheck if this has large images
+                this._hasAnyLargeImage = !!_.some(this.collection.toArray(), function (item) {
+                    return item.has('largeImage');
+                });
                 this._inFetch = false;
                 itemListRender.apply(this, _.rest(arguments));
                 if (oldPages !== pages || this.collection.offset !== this.collection.size()) {