diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py b/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py
index fe1e2b0c9..fc84922a3 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/music/models.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 import tempfile
 import urllib.parse
 import uuid
+from random import randint
 
 import arrow
 import slugify
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.db import models, transaction
-from django.db.models import Count, JSONField, Prefetch
+from django.db.models import Count, JSONField, Max, Min, Prefetch
 from django.db.models.expressions import OuterRef, Subquery
 from django.db.models.query_utils import Q
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_save
@@ -542,6 +543,26 @@ class TrackQuerySet(common_models.LocalFromFidQuerySet, models.QuerySet):
         """
         return self.order_by("disc_number", "position", "title")
 
+    def random(self, batch_size):
+        bounds = self.aggregate(min_id=Min("id"), max_id=Max("id"))
+        min_id, max_id = bounds["min_id"], bounds["max_id"]
+
+        if min_id is None or max_id is None:
+            return self.none()
+
+        tries = 0
+        max_tries = 10
+        found_ids = set()
+
+        while len(found_ids) < batch_size and tries < max_tries:
+            candidate_ids = [randint(min_id, max_id) for _ in range(batch_size * 2)]
+            found_ids.update(
+                self.filter(id__in=candidate_ids).values_list("id", flat=True)
+            )
+            tries += 1
+
+        return self.filter(id__in=list(found_ids)[:batch_size]).order_by("?")
+
 
 def get_artist(release_list):
     return Artist.get_or_create_from_api(
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/radios/radios_v2.py b/api/funkwhale_api/radios/radios_v2.py
index d13d1eb82..7785f70d0 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/radios/radios_v2.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/radios/radios_v2.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class SessionRadio(SimpleRadio):
         queryset = self.filter_queryset(queryset)
 
         # select a random batch of the qs
-        sliced_queryset = queryset.order_by("?")[:BATCH_SIZE]
+        sliced_queryset = queryset.random(BATCH_SIZE)
         if len(sliced_queryset) <= 0 and not cached_evaluated_radio_tracks:
             raise ValueError("No more radio candidates")
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class SessionRadio(SimpleRadio):
 class RandomRadio(SessionRadio):
     def get_queryset(self, **kwargs):
         qs = super().get_queryset(**kwargs)
-        return qs.filter(artist_credit__artist__content_category="music").order_by("?")
+        return qs.filter(artist_credit__artist__content_category="music").random(100)
 
 
 @registry.register(name="random_library")
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class RandomLibraryRadio(SessionRadio):
         query = Q(artist_credit__artist__content_category="music") & Q(
             pk__in=tracks_ids
         )
-        return qs.filter(query).order_by("?")
+        return qs.filter(query).random(100)
 
 
 @registry.register(name="favorites")
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class LessListenedRadio(SessionRadio):
         return (
             qs.filter(artist_credit__artist__content_category="music")
             .exclude(pk__in=listened)
-            .order_by("?")
+            .random(100)
         )
 
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class LessListenedLibraryRadio(SessionRadio):
         query = Q(artist_credit__artist__content_category="music") & Q(
             pk__in=tracks_ids
         )
-        return qs.filter(query).exclude(pk__in=listened).order_by("?")
+        return qs.filter(query).exclude(pk__in=listened).random(100)
 
 
 @registry.register(name="actor-content")
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2450.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2450.enhancement
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..519c9a17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/2450.enhancement
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Optimize radios queryset to support large tables (#2450)