diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
index 7b5adc4ca6..7edcb9c249 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub(super) enum FlushLoopState {
 
 /// Wrapper for key range to provide reverse ordering by range length for BinaryHeap
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct Hole {
+pub(crate) struct Hole {
     key_range: Range<Key>,
     coverage_size: usize,
 }
@@ -565,19 +565,19 @@ impl From<GetReadyAncestorError> for PageReconstructError {
 /// Public interface functions
 impl Timeline {
     /// Get the LSN where this branch was created
-    pub fn get_ancestor_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
+    pub(crate) fn get_ancestor_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
         self.ancestor_lsn
     }
 
     /// Get the ancestor's timeline id
-    pub fn get_ancestor_timeline_id(&self) -> Option<TimelineId> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_ancestor_timeline_id(&self) -> Option<TimelineId> {
         self.ancestor_timeline
             .as_ref()
             .map(|ancestor| ancestor.timeline_id)
     }
 
     /// Lock and get timeline's GC cutoff
-    pub fn get_latest_gc_cutoff_lsn(&self) -> RcuReadGuard<Lsn> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_latest_gc_cutoff_lsn(&self) -> RcuReadGuard<Lsn> {
         self.latest_gc_cutoff_lsn.read()
     }
 
@@ -733,27 +733,27 @@ impl Timeline {
     }
 
     /// Get last or prev record separately. Same as get_last_record_rlsn().last/prev.
-    pub fn get_last_record_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
+    pub(crate) fn get_last_record_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
         self.last_record_lsn.load().last
     }
 
-    pub fn get_prev_record_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
+    pub(crate) fn get_prev_record_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
         self.last_record_lsn.load().prev
     }
 
     /// Atomically get both last and prev.
-    pub fn get_last_record_rlsn(&self) -> RecordLsn {
+    pub(crate) fn get_last_record_rlsn(&self) -> RecordLsn {
         self.last_record_lsn.load()
     }
 
-    pub fn get_disk_consistent_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
+    pub(crate) fn get_disk_consistent_lsn(&self) -> Lsn {
         self.disk_consistent_lsn.load()
     }
 
     /// remote_consistent_lsn from the perspective of the tenant's current generation,
     /// not validated with control plane yet.
     /// See [`Self::get_remote_consistent_lsn_visible`].
-    pub fn get_remote_consistent_lsn_projected(&self) -> Option<Lsn> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_remote_consistent_lsn_projected(&self) -> Option<Lsn> {
         if let Some(remote_client) = &self.remote_client {
             remote_client.remote_consistent_lsn_projected()
         } else {
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     /// remote_consistent_lsn which the tenant is guaranteed not to go backward from,
     /// i.e. a value of remote_consistent_lsn_projected which has undergone
     /// generation validation in the deletion queue.
-    pub fn get_remote_consistent_lsn_visible(&self) -> Option<Lsn> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_remote_consistent_lsn_visible(&self) -> Option<Lsn> {
         if let Some(remote_client) = &self.remote_client {
             remote_client.remote_consistent_lsn_visible()
         } else {
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     /// The sum of the file size of all historic layers in the layer map.
     /// This method makes no distinction between local and remote layers.
     /// Hence, the result **does not represent local filesystem usage**.
-    pub async fn layer_size_sum(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub(crate) async fn layer_size_sum(&self) -> u64 {
         let guard = self.layers.read().await;
         let layer_map = guard.layer_map();
         let mut size = 0;
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ impl Timeline {
         size
     }
 
-    pub fn resident_physical_size(&self) -> u64 {
+    pub(crate) fn resident_physical_size(&self) -> u64 {
         self.metrics.resident_physical_size_get()
     }
 
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     }
 
     /// Check that it is valid to request operations with that lsn.
-    pub fn check_lsn_is_in_scope(
+    pub(crate) fn check_lsn_is_in_scope(
         &self,
         lsn: Lsn,
         latest_gc_cutoff_lsn: &RcuReadGuard<Lsn>,
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ impl Timeline {
 
     /// Flush to disk all data that was written with the put_* functions
     #[instrument(skip(self), fields(tenant_id=%self.tenant_shard_id.tenant_id, shard_id=%self.tenant_shard_id.shard_slug(), timeline_id=%self.timeline_id))]
-    pub async fn freeze_and_flush(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn freeze_and_flush(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         self.freeze_inmem_layer(false).await;
         self.flush_frozen_layers_and_wait().await
     }
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     }
 
     /// Mutate the timeline with a [`TimelineWriter`].
-    pub async fn writer(&self) -> TimelineWriter<'_> {
+    pub(crate) async fn writer(&self) -> TimelineWriter<'_> {
         TimelineWriter {
             tl: self,
             _write_guard: self.write_lock.lock().await,
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     ///
     /// Also flush after a period of time without new data -- it helps
     /// safekeepers to regard pageserver as caught up and suspend activity.
-    pub async fn check_checkpoint_distance(self: &Arc<Timeline>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub(crate) async fn check_checkpoint_distance(self: &Arc<Timeline>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let last_lsn = self.get_last_record_lsn();
         let open_layer_size = {
             let guard = self.layers.read().await;
@@ -1071,13 +1071,16 @@ impl Timeline {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn activate(
+    pub(crate) fn activate(
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         broker_client: BrokerClientChannel,
         background_jobs_can_start: Option<&completion::Barrier>,
         ctx: &RequestContext,
     ) {
-        self.spawn_initial_logical_size_computation_task(ctx);
+        if self.tenant_shard_id.is_zero() {
+            // Logical size is only maintained accurately on shard zero.
+            self.spawn_initial_logical_size_computation_task(ctx);
+        }
         self.launch_wal_receiver(ctx, broker_client);
         self.set_state(TimelineState::Active);
         self.launch_eviction_task(background_jobs_can_start);
@@ -1172,7 +1175,7 @@ impl Timeline {
         self.gate.close().await;
     }
 
-    pub fn set_state(&self, new_state: TimelineState) {
+    pub(crate) fn set_state(&self, new_state: TimelineState) {
         match (self.current_state(), new_state) {
             (equal_state_1, equal_state_2) if equal_state_1 == equal_state_2 => {
                 info!("Ignoring new state, equal to the existing one: {equal_state_2:?}");
@@ -1192,7 +1195,7 @@ impl Timeline {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_broken(&self, reason: String) {
+    pub(crate) fn set_broken(&self, reason: String) {
         let backtrace_str: String = format!("{}", std::backtrace::Backtrace::force_capture());
         let broken_state = TimelineState::Broken {
             reason,
@@ -1206,27 +1209,27 @@ impl Timeline {
         self.cancel.cancel();
     }
 
-    pub fn current_state(&self) -> TimelineState {
+    pub(crate) fn current_state(&self) -> TimelineState {
         self.state.borrow().clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn is_broken(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn is_broken(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(&*self.state.borrow(), TimelineState::Broken { .. })
     }
 
-    pub fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
         self.current_state() == TimelineState::Active
     }
 
-    pub fn is_stopping(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn is_stopping(&self) -> bool {
         self.current_state() == TimelineState::Stopping
     }
 
-    pub fn subscribe_for_state_updates(&self) -> watch::Receiver<TimelineState> {
+    pub(crate) fn subscribe_for_state_updates(&self) -> watch::Receiver<TimelineState> {
         self.state.subscribe()
     }
 
-    pub async fn wait_to_become_active(
+    pub(crate) async fn wait_to_become_active(
         &self,
         _ctx: &RequestContext, // Prepare for use by cancellation
     ) -> Result<(), TimelineState> {
@@ -1251,7 +1254,7 @@ impl Timeline {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn layer_map_info(&self, reset: LayerAccessStatsReset) -> LayerMapInfo {
+    pub(crate) async fn layer_map_info(&self, reset: LayerAccessStatsReset) -> LayerMapInfo {
         let guard = self.layers.read().await;
         let layer_map = guard.layer_map();
         let mut in_memory_layers = Vec::with_capacity(layer_map.frozen_layers.len() + 1);
@@ -1275,7 +1278,10 @@ impl Timeline {
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip_all, fields(tenant_id = %self.tenant_shard_id.tenant_id, shard_id = %self.tenant_shard_id.shard_slug(), timeline_id = %self.timeline_id))]
-    pub async fn download_layer(&self, layer_file_name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Option<bool>> {
+    pub(crate) async fn download_layer(
+        &self,
+        layer_file_name: &str,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<bool>> {
         let Some(layer) = self.find_layer(layer_file_name).await else {
             return Ok(None);
         };
@@ -1292,7 +1298,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     /// Evict just one layer.
     ///
     /// Returns `Ok(None)` in the case where the layer could not be found by its `layer_file_name`.
-    pub async fn evict_layer(&self, layer_file_name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Option<bool>> {
+    pub(crate) async fn evict_layer(&self, layer_file_name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Option<bool>> {
         let _gate = self
             .gate
             .enter()
@@ -1315,7 +1321,7 @@ const REPARTITION_FREQ_IN_CHECKPOINT_DISTANCE: u64 = 10;
 
 // Private functions
 impl Timeline {
-    pub fn get_lazy_slru_download(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn get_lazy_slru_download(&self) -> bool {
         let tenant_conf = self.tenant_conf.read().unwrap().tenant_conf;
         tenant_conf
             .lazy_slru_download
@@ -1852,6 +1858,12 @@ impl Timeline {
         priority: GetLogicalSizePriority,
         ctx: &RequestContext,
     ) -> logical_size::CurrentLogicalSize {
+        if !self.tenant_shard_id.is_zero() {
+            // Logical size is only accurately maintained on shard zero: when called elsewhere, for example
+            // when HTTP API is serving a GET for timeline zero, return zero
+            return logical_size::CurrentLogicalSize::Approximate(logical_size::Approximate::zero());
+        }
+
         let current_size = self.current_logical_size.current_size();
         debug!("Current size: {current_size:?}");
 
@@ -2094,7 +2106,7 @@ impl Timeline {
             .expect("only this task sets it");
     }
 
-    pub fn spawn_ondemand_logical_size_calculation(
+    pub(crate) fn spawn_ondemand_logical_size_calculation(
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         lsn: Lsn,
         cause: LogicalSizeCalculationCause,
@@ -2140,6 +2152,9 @@ impl Timeline {
         ctx: &RequestContext,
     ) -> Result<u64, CalculateLogicalSizeError> {
         span::debug_assert_current_span_has_tenant_and_timeline_id();
+        // We should never be calculating logical sizes on shard !=0, because these shards do not have
+        // accurate relation sizes, and they do not emit consumption metrics.
+        debug_assert!(self.tenant_shard_id.is_zero());
 
         let _guard = self.gate.enter();
 
@@ -2173,7 +2188,7 @@ impl Timeline {
     /// # Cancel-Safety
     ///
     /// This method is cancellation-safe.
-    pub async fn calculate_logical_size(
+    async fn calculate_logical_size(
         &self,
         up_to_lsn: Lsn,
         cause: LogicalSizeCalculationCause,
@@ -3422,7 +3437,7 @@ enum DurationRecorder {
 }
 
 impl DurationRecorder {
-    pub fn till_now(&self) -> DurationRecorder {
+    fn till_now(&self) -> DurationRecorder {
         match self {
             DurationRecorder::NotStarted => {
                 panic!("must only call on recorded measurements")
@@ -3433,7 +3448,7 @@ impl DurationRecorder {
             }
         }
     }
-    pub fn into_recorded(self) -> Option<RecordedDuration> {
+    fn into_recorded(self) -> Option<RecordedDuration> {
         match self {
             DurationRecorder::NotStarted => None,
             DurationRecorder::Recorded(recorded, _) => Some(recorded),
@@ -4636,7 +4651,9 @@ impl Timeline {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_download_all_remote_layers_task_info(&self) -> Option<DownloadRemoteLayersTaskInfo> {
+    pub(crate) fn get_download_all_remote_layers_task_info(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Option<DownloadRemoteLayersTaskInfo> {
         self.download_all_remote_layers_task_info
             .read()
             .unwrap()
@@ -4732,7 +4749,7 @@ fn layer_traversal_error(msg: String, path: Vec<TraversalPathItem>) -> PageRecon
 // TODO Currently, Deref is used to allow easy access to read methods from this trait.
 // This is probably considered a bad practice in Rust and should be fixed eventually,
 // but will cause large code changes.
-pub struct TimelineWriter<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct TimelineWriter<'a> {
     tl: &'a Timeline,
     _write_guard: tokio::sync::MutexGuard<'a, ()>,
 }
@@ -4750,7 +4767,7 @@ impl<'a> TimelineWriter<'a> {
     ///
     /// This will implicitly extend the relation, if the page is beyond the
     /// current end-of-file.
-    pub async fn put(
+    pub(crate) async fn put(
         &self,
         key: Key,
         lsn: Lsn,
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/eviction_task.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/eviction_task.rs
index 01a5bfc32b..9bdd52e809 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/eviction_task.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/eviction_task.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,13 @@ impl Timeline {
         cancel: &CancellationToken,
         ctx: &RequestContext,
     ) -> ControlFlow<()> {
+        if !self.tenant_shard_id.is_zero() {
+            // Shards !=0 do not maintain accurate relation sizes, and do not need to calculate logical size
+            // for consumption metrics (consumption metrics are only sent from shard 0).  We may therefore
+            // skip imitating logical size accesses for eviction purposes.
+            return ControlFlow::Continue(());
+        }
+
         let mut state = self.eviction_task_timeline_state.lock().await;
 
         // Only do the imitate_layer accesses approximately as often as the threshold.  A little
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/logical_size.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/logical_size.rs
index 03bc59ea38..8f9ca0e29f 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/logical_size.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/logical_size.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ impl From<&Exact> for u64 {
     }
 }
 
+impl Approximate {
+    /// For use in situations where we don't have a sane logical size value but need
+    /// to return something, e.g. in HTTP API on shard >0 of a sharded tenant.
+    pub(crate) fn zero() -> Self {
+        Self(0)
+    }
+}
+
 impl CurrentLogicalSize {
     pub(crate) fn size_dont_care_about_accuracy(&self) -> u64 {
         match self {
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/walreceiver_connection.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/walreceiver_connection.rs
index e398d683e5..73eb42bb30 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/walreceiver_connection.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/walreceiver/walreceiver_connection.rs
@@ -426,13 +426,21 @@ pub(super) async fn handle_walreceiver_connection(
 
             // Send the replication feedback message.
             // Regular standby_status_update fields are put into this message.
-            let current_timeline_size = timeline
-                .get_current_logical_size(
-                    crate::tenant::timeline::GetLogicalSizePriority::User,
-                    &ctx,
-                )
-                // FIXME: https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/issues/5963
-                .size_dont_care_about_accuracy();
+            let current_timeline_size = if timeline.tenant_shard_id.is_zero() {
+                timeline
+                    .get_current_logical_size(
+                        crate::tenant::timeline::GetLogicalSizePriority::User,
+                        &ctx,
+                    )
+                    // FIXME: https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/issues/5963
+                    .size_dont_care_about_accuracy()
+            } else {
+                // Non-zero shards send zero for logical size.  The safekeeper will ignore
+                // this number.  This is because in a sharded tenant, only shard zero maintains
+                // accurate logical size.
+                0
+            };
+
             let status_update = PageserverFeedback {
                 current_timeline_size,
                 last_received_lsn,