diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f64608c303..cc5a0730af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 - ✨(frontend) Can print a doc #1832
 - ✨(backend) manage reconciliation requests for user accounts #1878
 - 👷(CI) add GHCR workflow for forked repo testing #1851
+- ⚡️(backend) remove content from Document serializer when asked #1910
 - ✨(backend) allow the duplication of subpages #1893
 - ✨(backend) Onboarding docs for new users #1891
 - 🩺(trivy) add trivyignore file and add minimatch CVE #1915
diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py b/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py
index 57ac5bae03..a7f3d40178 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py
@@ -225,8 +225,16 @@ def get_fields(self):
         fields = super().get_fields()
 
         request = self.context.get("request")
-        if request and request.method == "POST":
-            fields["id"].read_only = False
+        if request:
+            if request.method == "POST":
+                fields["id"].read_only = False
+            if (
+                serializers.BooleanField().to_internal_value(
+                    request.query_params.get("without_content", False)
+                )
+                is True
+            ):
+                del fields["content"]
 
         return fields
 
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_retrieve.py b/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_retrieve.py
index 59c5e0298c..f4fae711c2 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_retrieve.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/documents/test_api_documents_retrieve.py
@@ -1057,3 +1057,48 @@ def test_api_documents_retrieve_permanently_deleted_related(role, depth):
 
     assert response.status_code == 404
     assert response.json() == {"detail": "Not found."}
+
+
+def test_api_documents_retrieve_without_content():
+    """
+    Test retrieve using without_content query string should remove the content in the response
+    """
+
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+
+    document = factories.DocumentFactory(creator=user, users=[(user, "owner")])
+
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    with mock.patch("core.models.Document.content") as mock_document_content:
+        response = client.get(
+            f"/api/v1.0/documents/{document.id!s}/?without_content=true"
+        )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    payload = response.json()
+    assert "content" not in payload
+    mock_document_content.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_api_documents_retrieve_without_content_invalid_value():
+    """
+    Test retrieve using without_content query string but an invalid value
+    should return a 400
+    """
+
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+
+    document = factories.DocumentFactory(creator=user, users=[(user, "owner")])
+
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    response = client.get(
+        f"/api/v1.0/documents/{document.id!s}/?without_content=invalid-value"
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+    assert response.json() == ["Must be a valid boolean."]
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
index be5145dda2..f07ac5fac1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export const LinkSelected = ({
   isEditable,
   updateInlineContent,
 }: LinkSelectedProps) => {
-  const { data: doc } = useDoc({ id: docId });
+  const { data: doc } = useDoc({ id: docId, withoutContent: true });
 
   /**
    * Update the content title if the referenced doc title changes
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx
index 4fd6e07ffc..5441634c95 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ import { Doc } from '../types';
 
 export type DocParams = {
   id: string;
+  withoutContent?: boolean;
 };
 
-export const getDoc = async ({ id }: DocParams): Promise<Doc> => {
-  const response = await fetchAPI(`documents/${id}/`);
+export const getDoc = async ({
+  id,
+  withoutContent,
+}: DocParams): Promise<Doc> => {
+  const params = withoutContent ? '?without_content=true' : '';
+  const response = await fetchAPI(`documents/${id}/${params}`);
 
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new APIError('Failed to get the doc', await errorCauses(response));
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx
index 64640f9ec1..75f1981c90 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface Doc {
   title?: string;
   children?: Doc[];
   childrenCount?: number;
-  content: Base64;
+  content?: Base64;
   created_at: string;
   creator: string;
   deleted_at: string | null;
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts
index d5b7678f37..561ece8767 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ describe('CollaborationBackend', () => {
     const { fetchDocument } = await import('@/api/collaborationBackend');
     const documentId = 'test-document-123';
 
-    await fetchDocument(documentId, { cookie: 'test-cookie' });
+    await fetchDocument(
+      { name: documentId, withoutContent: true },
+      { cookie: 'test-cookie' },
+    );
 
     expect(axiosGetSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `http://app-dev:8000/api/v1.0/documents/${documentId}/`,
+      `http://app-dev:8000/api/v1.0/documents/${documentId}/?without_content=true`,
       expect.objectContaining({
         headers: expect.objectContaining({
           'X-Y-Provider-Key': 'test-yprovider-key',
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts
index eaaa785e5f..3a23f90bdb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
         wsHocus.stopConnectionAttempt();
         expect(data.reason).toBe('permission-denied');
         expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
-          room,
+          { name: room, withoutContent: true },
           expect.any(Object),
         );
         wsHocus.webSocket?.close();
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
         wsHocus.stopConnectionAttempt();
         expect(data.reason).toBe('permission-denied');
         expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
-          room,
+          { name: room, withoutContent: true },
           expect.any(Object),
         );
         wsHocus.webSocket?.close();
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
               wsHocus.destroy();
 
               expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                room,
+                { name: room, withoutContent: true },
                 expect.any(Object),
               );
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
         wsHocus.destroy();
 
         expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          room,
+          { name: room, withoutContent: true },
           expect.any(Object),
         );
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts
index 6fca2b84f3..f0ec850aac 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Base64 = string;
 interface Doc {
   id: string;
   title?: string;
-  content: Base64;
+  content?: Base64;
   creator: string;
   is_favorite: boolean;
   link_reach: 'restricted' | 'public' | 'authenticated';
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ async function fetch<T>(
 }
 
 export function fetchDocument(
-  name: string,
+  { name, withoutContent }: { name: string; withoutContent?: boolean },
   requestHeaders: IncomingHttpHeaders,
 ): Promise<Doc> {
-  return fetch<Doc>(`/api/v1.0/documents/${name}/`, requestHeaders);
+  const params = withoutContent ? '?without_content=true' : '';
+  return fetch<Doc>(`/api/v1.0/documents/${name}/${params}`, requestHeaders);
 }
 
 export function fetchCurrentUser(
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts
index 5b2fde0c05..1686960b94 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ export const hocuspocusServer = new Server({
     let canEdit;
 
     try {
-      const document = await fetchDocument(documentName, requestHeaders);
+      const document = await fetchDocument(
+        { name: documentName, withoutContent: true },
+        requestHeaders,
+      );
 
       if (!document.abilities.retrieve) {
         logger(