diff --git a/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.test.ts b/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.test.ts
index 94ee46e0ff3..f86314442d6 100644
--- a/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.test.ts
+++ b/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.test.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,73 @@ describe('mergeResults', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('added entries with committed-only listing (branch@)', () => {
+        it('includes added entries when committed results are empty (fresh repo upload)', () => {
+            const results: Entry[] = [];
+            const changesData: ChangesData = {
+                results: [{ path: 'uploaded.txt', type: 'added', path_type: 'object' }],
+            };
+
+            const merged = mergeResults(results, changesData, false);
+
+            expect(merged).toEqual([
+                { path: 'uploaded.txt', path_type: 'object', type: 'added', diff_type: 'added' },
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('includes added entries that sort after last committed object on last page', () => {
+            const results: Entry[] = [
+                { path: 'a.txt', path_type: 'object' },
+                { path: 'lakes.parquet', path_type: 'object' },
+            ];
+            const changesData: ChangesData = {
+                results: [{ path: 'test-upload.txt', type: 'added', path_type: 'object' }],
+            };
+
+            // hasMore=false (last page)
+            const merged = mergeResults(results, changesData, false, false);
+
+            expect(merged).toHaveLength(3);
+            expect(merged.find((r) => r.path === 'test-upload.txt')).toMatchObject({
+                path: 'test-upload.txt',
+                diff_type: 'added',
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('excludes added entries beyond page range when there are more pages', () => {
+            const results: Entry[] = [
+                { path: 'a.txt', path_type: 'object' },
+                { path: 'b.txt', path_type: 'object' },
+            ];
+            const changesData: ChangesData = {
+                results: [{ path: 'z.txt', type: 'added', path_type: 'object' }],
+            };
+
+            // hasMore=true (not last page)
+            const merged = mergeResults(results, changesData, false, true);
+
+            expect(merged).toHaveLength(2);
+            expect(merged.find((r) => r.path === 'z.txt')).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+
+        it('includes added entries within page range regardless of hasMore', () => {
+            const results: Entry[] = [
+                { path: 'a.txt', path_type: 'object' },
+                { path: 'z.txt', path_type: 'object' },
+            ];
+            const changesData: ChangesData = {
+                results: [{ path: 'new-file.txt', type: 'added', path_type: 'object' }],
+            };
+
+            const merged = mergeResults(results, changesData, false, true);
+
+            expect(merged).toHaveLength(3);
+            expect(merged.find((r) => r.path === 'new-file.txt')).toMatchObject({
+                diff_type: 'added',
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('sorting', () => {
         it('sorts merged results lexicographically', () => {
             const results: Entry[] = [
diff --git a/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.ts b/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.ts
index ae920e7a907..3fdcb640b37 100644
--- a/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.ts
+++ b/webui/src/lib/components/repository/mergeResults.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import { compareLexicographically } from '../../utils';
  * @param results - Array of object entries from the main listing
  * @param changesData - Changes data containing results array with change information
  * @param showChangesOnly - Whether to show only changes (if true, no merging needed)
+ * @param hasMore - Whether there are more pages of results after the current one
  * @returns Merged and sorted results with diff_type annotations
  */
 export function mergeResults(
     results: Entry[] | undefined | null,
     changesData: ChangesData | undefined | null,
     showChangesOnly = false,
+    hasMore = false,
 ): EntryWithDiff[] {
     if (showChangesOnly || !results || !changesData?.results) {
         // Ensure regular results are also sorted lexicographically
@@ -46,12 +48,25 @@ export function mergeResults(
         }
     });
 
-    // Add missing items only for removed entries or deleted prefixes
-    // Avoid adding items that come after the last result path (both are sorted lexicographically)
+    // Add missing items for removed entries, added entries, and prefixes
+    // When using committed-only ref (branch@) for objects.list, added entries are not in the list
+    // On paginated results, only add items within the current page range to avoid duplicates
     const lastResultPath = last(results)?.path;
+    const inPageRange = (path: string) => lastResultPath && path <= lastResultPath;
     const missingItems = changesData.results
-        .filter((change) => change.type === 'removed' || change.path_type === 'common_prefix')
-        .filter((change) => lastResultPath && change.path <= lastResultPath)
+        .filter(
+            (change) => change.type === 'removed' || change.type === 'added' || change.path_type === 'common_prefix',
+        )
+        .filter((change) => {
+            if (change.type === 'added') {
+                // Added entries never appear in committed results (branch@),
+                // so include them on the last page even if beyond lastResultPath
+                return inPageRange(change.path) || !hasMore;
+            }
+            // Removed/changed entries exist in committed results on some page,
+            // only show within the current page range
+            return inPageRange(change.path);
+        })
         .filter((change) => !results.find((result) => result.path === change.path));
 
     // Merge regular results with change info
diff --git a/webui/src/pages/repositories/repository/objects.jsx b/webui/src/pages/repositories/repository/objects.jsx
index ca4a6f97d7d..57075cfa392 100644
--- a/webui/src/pages/repositories/repository/objects.jsx
+++ b/webui/src/pages/repositories/repository/objects.jsx
@@ -993,16 +993,30 @@ const TreeContainer = ({
             );
         } else {
             // Show all objects
-            return objects.list(repo.id, reference.id, path, after, config.pre_sign_support_ui);
+            // Use committed-only ref (branch@) for branches to avoid scanning staging area twice
+            // This significantly improves performance when there are many uncommitted deletes
+            const listRef = reference.type === RefTypeBranch ? reference.id + '@' : reference.id;
+            return objects.list(repo.id, listRef, path, after, config.pre_sign_support_ui);
         }
         // TODO: Review and remove this eslint-disable once dependencies are validated
         // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    }, [repo.id, reference.id, path, after, refreshToken, showChangesOnly, internalRefresh, lastSeenPath, delimiter]);
+    }, [
+        repo.id,
+        reference.id,
+        reference.type,
+        path,
+        after,
+        refreshToken,
+        showChangesOnly,
+        internalRefresh,
+        lastSeenPath,
+        delimiter,
+    ]);
 
     // Merge changes with objects for highlighting
     const mergedResults = React.useMemo(
-        () => mergeResults(results, changesData, showChangesOnly),
-        [results, changesData, showChangesOnly],
+        () => mergeResults(results, changesData, showChangesOnly, !!nextPage),
+        [results, changesData, showChangesOnly, nextPage],
     );
 
     const initialState = {