diff --git a/src/__tests__/use-collection.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/use-collection.test.tsx
index 0b02484..fdd29d9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/use-collection.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/use-collection.test.tsx
@@ -480,6 +480,25 @@ describe('Property filtering', () => {
     expect(container?.textContent?.split(',')).toEqual(['a']);
   });
 
+  test('should return precomputed filteringOptions as-is when provided', () => {
+    const precomputed = [
+      { propertyKey: 'id', value: 'custom-1' },
+      { propertyKey: 'id', value: 'custom-2' },
+    ];
+    function App() {
+      const items: Item[] = [{ id: 'one' }, { id: 'two' }];
+      const result = useCollection(items, {
+        propertyFiltering: {
+          filteringProperties: [{ key: 'id', groupValuesLabel: 'Id values', propertyLabel: 'Id' }],
+          filteringOptions: precomputed,
+        },
+      });
+      return <>{result.propertyFilterProps.filteringOptions.map(({ value }) => value).join(',')}</>;
+    }
+    const { container } = testRender(<App />);
+    expect(container?.textContent?.split(',')).toEqual(['custom-1', 'custom-2']);
+  });
+
   test('should not generate filtering options for "falsy" values except boolean false and number zero', () => {
     const MixedOptions = () => {
       const propertyFiltering = {
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index 5294bd0..4c727de 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ export interface UseCollectionOptions<T> {
     empty?: React.ReactNode;
     noMatch?: React.ReactNode;
     filteringProperties: readonly PropertyFilterProperty[];
+    /**
+     * Pre-computed filtering options to use instead of scanning all items.
+     *
+     * When provided, `useCollection` skips its O(items × filteringProperties) scan
+     * and returns this list directly from `propertyFilterProps.filteringOptions`.
+     *
+     * Use this when you already know the full set of valid filter values.
+     * The caller is responsible for keeping this list up-to-date and for deduplication.
+     */
+    filteringOptions?: readonly PropertyFilterOption[];
     // custom filtering function
     filteringFunction?: (item: T, query: PropertyFilterQuery) => boolean;
     defaultQuery?: PropertyFilterQuery;
diff --git a/src/use-collection.ts b/src/use-collection.ts
index 8979ce1..5a038ad 100644
--- a/src/use-collection.ts
+++ b/src/use-collection.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { processItems, processSelectedItems, itemsAreEqual } from './operations/index.js';
 import { UseCollectionOptions, UseCollectionResult, CollectionRef } from './interfaces';
-import { createSyncProps } from './utils.js';
+import { createSyncProps, computeFilteringOptions } from './utils.js';
 import { useCollectionState } from './use-collection-state.js';
 
 export function useCollection<T>(allItems: ReadonlyArray<T>, options: UseCollectionOptions<T>): UseCollectionResult<T> {
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ export function useCollection<T>(allItems: ReadonlyArray<T>, options: UseCollect
     }
   }
 
+  // Memoize `computeFilteringOptions` scan so it only runs when `allItems` or
+  // `filteringProperties` change. When the caller supplies
+  // `options.propertyFiltering.filteringOptions`, the scan is skipped entirely
+  // and the pre-computed list is returned directly.
+  const filteringProperties = options.propertyFiltering?.filteringProperties;
+  const precomputedOptions = options.propertyFiltering?.filteringOptions;
+  const filteringOptions = useMemo(
+    () => computeFilteringOptions(allItems, filteringProperties, precomputedOptions),
+    // filteringProperties and precomputedOptions are typically stable references (defined outside render or
+    // wrapped in useMemo by the caller), so array-identity comparison is correct here.
+    [allItems, filteringProperties, precomputedOptions]
+  );
+
   // When normal selection is used, the selectedItems are taken from state.
   // When group selection is used, the selectedItems are derived from group selection state.
   const extendedState = selectedItems ? { ...state, selectedItems } : state;
@@ -75,6 +88,7 @@ export function useCollection<T>(allItems: ReadonlyArray<T>, options: UseCollect
       allItems,
       totalItemsCount,
       expandableRows,
+      filteringOptions,
     }),
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 5aa01ac..a9775c8 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   CollectionRef,
   PropertyFilterQuery,
   PropertyFilterOption,
+  PropertyFilterProperty,
   CollectionActions,
   GroupSelectionState,
   ExpandableRowsResultBase,
@@ -119,6 +120,44 @@ export function createActions<T>({
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Scans all items for each filterable property and collects unique values.
+ *
+ * Complexity: O(items × filteringProperties). Callers should memoize the result
+ * so it is only recomputed when `allItems` or `filteringProperties` change.
+ *
+ * When `options.propertyFiltering.filteringOptions` is provided by the caller,
+ * this scan is skipped entirely and the caller-supplied list is returned as-is.
+ */
+export function computeFilteringOptions<T>(
+  allItems: readonly T[],
+  filteringProperties: readonly PropertyFilterProperty[] | undefined,
+  precomputedOptions: readonly PropertyFilterOption[] | undefined
+): PropertyFilterOption[] {
+  if (!filteringProperties) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  if (precomputedOptions !== undefined) {
+    return precomputedOptions as PropertyFilterOption[];
+  }
+  return filteringProperties.reduce<PropertyFilterOption[]>((acc, property) => {
+    Object.keys(
+      allItems.reduce<{ [key in string]: boolean }>((acc, item) => {
+        acc['' + fixupFalsyValues(item[property.key as keyof T])] = true;
+        return acc;
+      }, {})
+    ).forEach(value => {
+      if (value !== '') {
+        acc.push({
+          propertyKey: property.key,
+          value,
+        });
+      }
+    });
+    return acc;
+  }, []);
+}
+
 export function createSyncProps<T>(
   options: UseCollectionOptions<T>,
   {
@@ -138,12 +177,14 @@ export function createSyncProps<T>(
     allItems,
     totalItemsCount,
     expandableRows,
+    filteringOptions,
   }: {
     pagesCount?: number;
     actualPageIndex?: number;
     allItems: readonly T[];
     totalItemsCount: number;
     expandableRows?: ExpandableRowsResultBase<T>;
+    filteringOptions: readonly PropertyFilterOption[];
   }
 ): Pick<UseCollectionResult<T>, 'collectionProps' | 'filterProps' | 'paginationProps' | 'propertyFilterProps'> {
   let empty: ReactNode | null = options.filtering
@@ -156,24 +197,6 @@ export function createSyncProps<T>(
       ? options.propertyFiltering.noMatch
       : options.propertyFiltering.empty
     : empty;
-  const filteringOptions = options.propertyFiltering
-    ? options.propertyFiltering.filteringProperties.reduce<PropertyFilterOption[]>((acc, property) => {
-        Object.keys(
-          allItems.reduce<{ [key in string]: boolean }>((acc, item) => {
-            acc['' + fixupFalsyValues(item[property.key as keyof T])] = true;
-            return acc;
-          }, {})
-        ).forEach(value => {
-          if (value !== '') {
-            acc.push({
-              propertyKey: property.key,
-              value,
-            });
-          }
-        });
-        return acc;
-      }, [])
-    : [];
 
   return {
     collectionProps: {