diff --git a/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/conduit/MacroQueryConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
   }
 
   protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
-    $query = new PhabricatorMacroQuery();
-    $query->setViewer($request->getUser());
+    $query = id(new PhabricatorMacroQuery())
+      ->setViewer($request->getUser())
+      ->needFiles(true);
 
     $author_phids = $request->getValue('authorPHIDs');
     $phids = $request->getValue('phids');
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       $macro = id(new PhabricatorMacroQuery())
         ->setViewer($user)
         ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+        ->needFiles(true)
         ->executeOne();
       if (!$macro) {
         return new Aphront404Response();
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroMemeController.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     $macro = id(new PhabricatorMacroQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withNames(array($macro_name))
+      ->needFiles(true)
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$macro) {
       return false;
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroViewController.php b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroViewController.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     $macro = id(new PhabricatorMacroQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+      ->needFiles(true)
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$macro) {
       return new Aphront404Response();
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroQuery.php b/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroQuery.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroQuery.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   private $dateCreatedBefore;
   private $flagColor;
 
+  private $needFiles;
+
   private $status = 'status-any';
   const STATUS_ANY = 'status-any';
   const STATUS_ACTIVE = 'status-active';
@@ -83,6 +85,11 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function needFiles($need_files) {
+    $this->needFiles = $need_files;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   protected function loadPage() {
     $macro_table = new PhabricatorFileImageMacro();
     $conn = $macro_table->establishConnection('r');
@@ -196,21 +203,23 @@
   }
 
   protected function didFilterPage(array $macros) {
-    $file_phids = mpull($macros, 'getFilePHID');
-    $files = id(new PhabricatorFileQuery())
-      ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
-      ->setParentQuery($this)
-      ->withPHIDs($file_phids)
-      ->execute();
-    $files = mpull($files, null, 'getPHID');
-
-    foreach ($macros as $key => $macro) {
-      $file = idx($files, $macro->getFilePHID());
-      if (!$file) {
-        unset($macros[$key]);
-        continue;
+    if ($this->needFiles) {
+      $file_phids = mpull($macros, 'getFilePHID');
+      $files = id(new PhabricatorFileQuery())
+        ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
+        ->setParentQuery($this)
+        ->withPHIDs($file_phids)
+        ->execute();
+      $files = mpull($files, null, 'getPHID');
+
+      foreach ($macros as $key => $macro) {
+        $file = idx($files, $macro->getFilePHID());
+        if (!$file) {
+          unset($macros[$key]);
+          continue;
+        }
+        $macro->attachFile($file);
       }
-      $macro->attachFile($file);
     }
 
     return $macros;
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
   public function buildQueryFromSavedQuery(PhabricatorSavedQuery $saved) {
     $query = id(new PhabricatorMacroQuery())
+      ->needFiles(true)
       ->withIDs($saved->getParameter('ids', array()))
       ->withPHIDs($saved->getParameter('phids', array()))
       ->withAuthorPHIDs($saved->getParameter('authorPHIDs', array()));