diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py
index ec6d912d93..115ee46a0e 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/swift.py
@@ -132,8 +132,12 @@ def swift_get_containers(request, marker=None):
         return (container_objs, False)
 
 
-def swift_get_container(request, container_name):
-    headers, data = swift_api(request).get_object(container_name, "")
+def swift_get_container(request, container_name, with_data=True):
+    if with_data:
+        headers, data = swift_api(request).get_object(container_name, "")
+    else:
+        data = None
+        headers = swift_api(request).head_container(container_name)
     timestamp = None
     try:
         ts_float = float(headers.get('x-timestamp'))
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ def swift_get_container(request, container_name):
         'container_object_count': headers.get('x-container-object-count'),
         'container_bytes_used': headers.get('x-container-bytes-used'),
         'timestamp': timestamp,
+        'data': data,
     }
     return Container(container_info)
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tests.py
index 47bb9a2f74..58eea80e83 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/tests.py
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ class SwiftTests(test.TestCase):
         container = self.containers.first()
 
         api.swift.swift_get_container(IsA(http.HttpRequest),
-                                      container.name) \
+                                      container.name,
+                                      with_data=False) \
             .AndReturn(container)
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
 
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/views.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/views.py
index be00e0bdf2..c063db28ab 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/views.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/containers/views.py
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ class ContainerDetailView(forms.ModalFormMixin, generic.TemplateView):
             try:
                 self._object = api.swift.swift_get_container(
                     self.request,
-                    self.kwargs["container_name"])
+                    self.kwargs["container_name"],
+                    with_data=False)
             except Exception:
                 redirect = reverse("horizon:project:containers:index")
                 exceptions.handle(self.request,
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/swift_tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/swift_tests.py
index 12636b2bc4..125e6cc509 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/swift_tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/swift_tests.py
@@ -42,6 +42,30 @@ class SwiftApiTests(test.APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(conts), len(containers))
         self.assertFalse(more)
 
+    def test_swift_get_container_with_data(self):
+        container = self.containers.first()
+        objects = self.objects.list()
+        swift_api = self.stub_swiftclient()
+        swift_api.get_object(container.name, "") \
+            .AndReturn((container, objects))
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+
+        cont = api.swift.swift_get_container(self.request, container.name)
+        self.assertEqual(cont.name, container.name)
+        self.assertEqual(len(cont.data), len(objects))
+
+    def test_swift_get_container_without_data(self):
+        container = self.containers.first()
+        swift_api = self.stub_swiftclient()
+        swift_api.head_container(container.name).AndReturn(container)
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+
+        cont = api.swift.swift_get_container(self.request,
+                                             container.name,
+                                             with_data=False)
+        self.assertEqual(cont.name, container.name)
+        self.assertIsNone(cont.data)
+
     def test_swift_create_duplicate_container(self):
         container = self.containers.first()
         swift_api = self.stub_swiftclient(expected_calls=2)