diff --git a/web/document_properties.js b/web/document_properties.js
index 050865734..e5da09d8f 100644
--- a/web/document_properties.js
+++ b/web/document_properties.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-/* globals PDFView, mozL10n, getPDFFileNameFromURL */
+/* globals PDFView, Promise, mozL10n, getPDFFileNameFromURL */
 
 'use strict';
 
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ var DocumentProperties = {
       options.closeButton.addEventListener('click', this.hide.bind(this));
     }
 
+    this.dataAvailablePromise = new Promise(function (resolve) {
+      this.resolveDataAvailable = resolve;
+    }.bind(this));
+
     // Bind the event listener for the Esc key (to close the dialog).
     window.addEventListener('keydown',
       function (e) {
@@ -77,14 +81,15 @@ var DocumentProperties = {
 
     // Get the file size.
     PDFView.pdfDocument.getDownloadInfo().then(function(data) {
-      self.setFileSize(data.length);
-    });
+      this.setFileSize(data.length);
+      this.updateUI(this.fileSizeField, this.fileSize);
+    }.bind(this));
 
     // Get the other document properties.
     PDFView.pdfDocument.getMetadata().then(function(data) {
       var fields = [
         { field: self.fileNameField, content: self.fileName },
-        { field: self.fileSizeField, content: self.fileSize },
+        // The fileSize field is updated once getDownloadInfo is resolved.
         { field: self.titleField, content: data.info.Title },
         { field: self.authorField, content: data.info.Author },
         { field: self.subjectField, content: data.info.Subject },
@@ -102,12 +107,15 @@ var DocumentProperties = {
       // Show the properties in the dialog.
       for (var item in fields) {
         var element = fields[item];
-        if (element.field && element.content !== undefined &&
-            element.content !== '') {
-          element.field.textContent = element.content;
-        }
+        this.updateUI(element.field, element.content);
       }
-    });
+    }.bind(this));
+  },
+
+  updateUI: function documentPropertiesUpdateUI(field, content) {
+    if (field && content !== undefined && content !== '') {
+      field.textContent = content;
+    }
   },
 
   setFileSize: function documentPropertiesSetFileSize(fileSize) {
@@ -132,7 +140,10 @@ var DocumentProperties = {
     this.visible = true;
     this.overlayContainer.classList.remove('hidden');
     this.overlayContainer.lastElementChild.classList.remove('hidden');
-    this.getProperties();
+
+    this.dataAvailablePromise.then(function () {
+      this.getProperties();
+    }.bind(this));
   },
 
   hide: function documentPropertiesClose() {
diff --git a/web/viewer.js b/web/viewer.js
index 0746b3bf9..b100f47f4 100644
--- a/web/viewer.js
+++ b/web/viewer.js
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@ var PDFView = {
 
     this.pdfDocument = pdfDocument;
 
+    DocumentProperties.resolveDataAvailable();
+
     pdfDocument.getDownloadInfo().then(function() {
       PDFView.loadingBar.hide();
       var outerContainer = document.getElementById('outerContainer');