diff --git a/packages/router/src/grpc/test-utils.ts b/packages/router/src/grpc/test-utils.ts
index cd6a7155da..96fd71c23b 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/grpc/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/grpc/test-utils.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface IndexedDbMock {
   subscribe?: (table: string) => Partial<AsyncIterable<Mock>>;
   getSwapByCommitment?: Mock;
   getEpochByHeight?: Mock;
+  saveAssetsMetadata?: Mock;
 }
 export interface TendermintMock {
   broadcastTx?: Mock;
diff --git a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts
index 723d652818..f26cf9b059 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('AssetMetadataById request handler', () => {
 
     mockIndexedDb = {
       getAssetsMetadata: vi.fn(),
+      saveAssetsMetadata: vi.fn(),
     };
     mockShieldedPool = {
       assetMetadata: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.ts b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.ts
index c152b72ecd..b67b326933 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/asset-metadata-by-id.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ import { getAssetMetadata } from './helpers';
 
 export const assetMetadataById: Impl['assetMetadataById'] = async (req, ctx) => {
   if (!req.assetId) throw new Error('No asset id passed in request');
+  if (!req.assetId.altBaseDenom && !req.assetId.altBech32m && !req.assetId.inner.length) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'Either `inner` or `altBaseDenom` must be set on the asset ID passed in the `assetMetadataById` request',
+    );
+  }
 
   const services = ctx.values.get(servicesCtx);
   const { indexedDb, querier } = await services.getWalletServices();
+
   const denomMetadata = await getAssetMetadata(req.assetId, indexedDb, querier);
 
   return { denomMetadata };
diff --git a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/helpers.ts b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/helpers.ts
index 322b137d11..12cf138375 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/grpc/view-protocol-server/helpers.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,19 @@ export const getAssetMetadata = async (
   const localMetadata = await indexedDb.getAssetsMetadata(targetAsset);
   if (localMetadata) return localMetadata;
 
-  // If not available locally, query the metadata from the node.
+  // If not available locally, query the metadata from the node and save it to
+  // the internal database.
   const nodeMetadata = await querier.shieldedPool.assetMetadata(targetAsset);
-  if (nodeMetadata) return nodeMetadata;
+  if (nodeMetadata) {
+    /**
+     * @todo: If possible, save asset metadata proactively if we might need it
+     * for a token that the current user doesn't hold. For example, validator
+     * delegation tokens could be generated and saved to the database at each
+     * epoch boundary.
+     */
+    void indexedDb.saveAssetsMetadata(nodeMetadata);
+    return nodeMetadata;
+  }
 
   // If the metadata is not found, throw an error with details about the asset.
   throw new Error(`No denom metadata found for asset: ${JSON.stringify(targetAsset.toJson())}`);
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/indexed-db/index.ts b/packages/storage/src/indexed-db/index.ts
index 97ccdcea5a..b657a8d953 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/indexed-db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/indexed-db/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import { IdbCursorSource } from './stream';
 
 import '@penumbra-zone/polyfills/ReadableStream[Symbol.asyncIterator]';
 import { ValidatorInfo } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/component/stake/v1/stake_pb';
-import { getIdentityKeyFromValidatorInfo } from '@penumbra-zone/getters';
+import { bech32AssetId, getIdentityKeyFromValidatorInfo } from '@penumbra-zone/getters';
 import { Transaction } from '@buf/penumbra-zone_penumbra.bufbuild_es/penumbra/core/transaction/v1/transaction_pb';
 
 interface IndexedDbProps {
@@ -177,11 +177,41 @@ export class IndexedDb implements IndexedDbInterface {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets metadata by asset ID.
+   *
+   * If possible, pass an `AssetId` with a populated `inner` property, as that
+   * is by far the fastest way to retrieve metadata. However, you can also pass
+   * an `AssetId` with either the `altBaseDenom` or `altBech32m` properties
+   * populated. In those cases, `getAssetsMetadata` will iterate over every
+   * metadata in the `ASSETS` table until it finds a match.
+   */
   async getAssetsMetadata(assetId: AssetId): Promise<Metadata | undefined> {
-    const key = uint8ArrayToBase64(assetId.inner);
-    const json = await this.db.get('ASSETS', key);
-    if (!json) return undefined;
-    return Metadata.fromJson(json);
+    if (!assetId.inner.length && !assetId.altBaseDenom && !assetId.altBech32m) return undefined;
+
+    if (assetId.inner.length) {
+      const key = uint8ArrayToBase64(assetId.inner);
+      const json = await this.db.get('ASSETS', key);
+      if (!json) return undefined;
+      return Metadata.fromJson(json);
+    }
+
+    if (assetId.altBaseDenom || assetId.altBech32m) {
+      for await (const cursor of this.db.transaction('ASSETS').store) {
+        const metadata = Metadata.fromJson(cursor.value);
+
+        if (metadata.base === assetId.altBaseDenom) return metadata;
+
+        if (
+          metadata.penumbraAssetId &&
+          bech32AssetId(metadata.penumbraAssetId) === assetId.altBech32m
+        ) {
+          return metadata;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   async *iterateAssetsMetadata() {