diff --git a/taiga/projects/attachments/api.py b/taiga/projects/attachments/api.py
index b1494387..d2f93caa 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/attachments/api.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/attachments/api.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+import os.path as path
 import hashlib
 import mimetypes
 mimetypes.init()
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ class BaseAttachmentViewSet(HistoryResourceMixin, WatchedResourceMixin, ModelCru
         if not obj.id:
             obj.content_type = self.get_content_type()
             obj.owner = self.request.user
+            obj.size = obj.attached_file.size
+            obj.name = path.basename(obj.attached_file.name).lower()
 
         if obj.project_id != obj.content_object.project_id:
             raise exc.WrongArguments("Project ID not matches between object and project")
diff --git a/taiga/projects/attachments/migrations/0002_add_size_and_name_fields.py b/taiga/projects/attachments/migrations/0002_add_size_and_name_fields.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48468e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taiga/projects/attachments/migrations/0002_add_size_and_name_fields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import os.path as path
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+def parse_filenames_and_sizes(apps, schema_editor):
+    Attachment = apps.get_model("attachments", "Attachment")
+
+    for item in Attachment.objects.all():
+        try:
+            item.size = item.attached_file.size
+        except Exception as e:
+            item.size = 0
+
+        item.name = path.basename(item.attached_file.name)
+        item.save()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('attachments', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='attachment',
+            name='name',
+            field=models.CharField(default='', blank=True, max_length=500),
+            preserve_default=True,
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='attachment',
+            name='size',
+            field=models.IntegerField(editable=False, null=True, blank=True, default=None),
+            preserve_default=True,
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(parse_filenames_and_sizes)
+    ]
diff --git a/taiga/projects/attachments/models.py b/taiga/projects/attachments/models.py
index f780025c..2008c502 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/attachments/models.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/attachments/models.py
@@ -51,13 +51,17 @@ class Attachment(models.Model):
                                         default=timezone.now)
     modified_date = models.DateTimeField(null=False, blank=False,
                                          verbose_name=_("modified date"))
-
+    name = models.CharField(blank=True, default="", max_length=500)
+    size = models.IntegerField(null=True, blank=True, editable=False, default=None)
     attached_file = models.FileField(max_length=500, null=True, blank=True,
                                      upload_to=get_attachment_file_path,
                                      verbose_name=_("attached file"))
+
+
     is_deprecated = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name=_("is deprecated"))
     description = models.TextField(null=False, blank=True, verbose_name=_("description"))
     order = models.IntegerField(default=0, null=False, blank=False, verbose_name=_("order"))
+
     _importing = None
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/taiga/projects/attachments/serializers.py b/taiga/projects/attachments/serializers.py
index 46ba0b97..2939f78a 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/attachments/serializers.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/attachments/serializers.py
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ from . import models
 
 
 class AttachmentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    name = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_name")
     url = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_url")
-    size = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_size")
-
     attached_file = serializers.FileField(required=True)
 
     class Meta:
@@ -41,11 +38,6 @@ class AttachmentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                   "object_id", "order")
         read_only_fields = ("owner", "created_date", "modified_date")
 
-    def get_name(self, obj):
-        if obj.attached_file:
-            return path.basename(obj.attached_file.path)
-        return ""
-
     def get_url(self, obj):
         token = None
 
@@ -59,10 +51,3 @@ class AttachmentSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
         return url
 
-    def get_size(self, obj):
-        if obj.attached_file:
-            try:
-                return obj.attached_file.size
-            except FileNotFoundError:
-                pass
-        return 0