diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
index 381dd641e..76ddd395f 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
@@ -55,8 +55,29 @@ func NewCommitLoader(
 	}
 }
 
+const (
+	GIT_LOG_FETCH_COUNT     = 400
+	GIT_LOG_FETCH_THRESHOLD = GIT_LOG_FETCH_COUNT / 4
+)
+
+type GitLogLimit struct {
+	Limit int
+}
+
+func DefaultGitLogLimit() *GitLogLimit {
+	return &GitLogLimit{Limit: GIT_LOG_FETCH_COUNT}
+}
+
+func (self *GitLogLimit) CanFetchMoreCommits(lineIdx, logCommitCount int) bool {
+	return lineIdx >= logCommitCount-GIT_LOG_FETCH_THRESHOLD && logCommitCount >= self.Limit
+}
+
+func (self *GitLogLimit) Increase(realCommitCount int) {
+	self.Limit = realCommitCount + GIT_LOG_FETCH_COUNT
+}
+
 type GetCommitsOptions struct {
-	Limit                bool
+	LogLimit             *GitLogLimit
 	FilterPath           string
 	FilterAuthor         string
 	IncludeRebaseCommits bool
@@ -603,6 +624,11 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getLogCmd(opts GetCommitsOptions) *oscommands.CmdObj {
 		refSpec += "..." + opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom
 	}
 
+	var limitArg string
+	if opts.LogLimit != nil {
+		limitArg = fmt.Sprintf("--max-count=%d", opts.LogLimit.Limit)
+	}
+
 	cmdArgs := NewGitCmd("log").
 		Arg(refSpec).
 		ArgIf(gitLogOrder != "default", "--"+gitLogOrder).
@@ -611,7 +637,7 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getLogCmd(opts GetCommitsOptions) *oscommands.CmdObj {
 		Arg(prettyFormat).
 		Arg("--abbrev=40").
 		ArgIf(opts.FilterAuthor != "", "--author="+opts.FilterAuthor).
-		ArgIf(opts.Limit, "-300").
+		ArgIf(limitArg != "", limitArg).
 		ArgIf(opts.FilterPath != "", "--follow", "--name-status").
 		Arg("--no-show-signature").
 		ArgIf(opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom != "", "--left-right").
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go
index 4a99259fd..efee9e567 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gocui"
@@ -217,11 +218,12 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsContext) ClearDropInsertionIndex() {
 type LocalCommitsViewModel struct {
 	*ListViewModel[*models.Commit]
 
-	// If this is true we limit the amount of commits we load, for the sake of keeping things fast.
+	// If this is non-nil we limit the amount of commits we load, for the sake of keeping things fast.
 	// If the user attempts to scroll past the end of the list, we will load more commits.
+	// A nil value means no limit; we load the whole log.
 	// Atomic because a checkout or reset sets it from a worker goroutine while the
 	// commits refresh reads it on the UI thread to decide how many commits to load.
-	limitCommits atomic.Bool
+	gitLogLimit atomic.Pointer[git_commands.GitLogLimit]
 
 	// If this is true we'll use git log --all when fetching the commits.
 	showWholeGitGraph bool
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ func NewLocalCommitsViewModel(getModel func() []*models.Commit, c *ContextCommon
 		ListViewModel:     NewListViewModel(getModel),
 		showWholeGitGraph: c.UserConfig().Git.Log.ShowWholeGraph,
 	}
-	self.limitCommits.Store(true)
+	self.gitLogLimit.Store(git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit())
 
 	return self
 }
@@ -303,12 +305,12 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsContext) ModelSearchResults(searchStr string, caseSensit
 	return searchModelCommits(caseSensitive, self.GetCommits(), self.ColumnPositions(), self.modelToViewIndexConverter(), searchStr)
 }
 
-func (self *LocalCommitsViewModel) SetLimitCommits(value bool) {
-	self.limitCommits.Store(value)
+func (self *LocalCommitsViewModel) SetGitLogLimit(limit *git_commands.GitLogLimit) {
+	self.gitLogLimit.Store(limit)
 }
 
-func (self *LocalCommitsViewModel) GetLimitCommits() bool {
-	return self.limitCommits.Load()
+func (self *LocalCommitsViewModel) GetGitLogLimit() *git_commands.GitLogLimit {
+	return self.gitLogLimit.Load()
 }
 
 func (self *LocalCommitsViewModel) SetShowWholeGitGraph(value bool) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
index b0bcee30a..6bdd3ba36 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 		ListViewModel: NewListViewModel(
 			func() []*models.Commit { return c.Model().SubCommits },
 		),
-		ref:          nil,
-		limitCommits: true,
+		ref:         nil,
+		gitLogLimit: git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit(),
 	}
 
 	getDisplayStrings := func(startIdx int, endIdx int) [][]string {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ type SubCommitsViewModel struct {
 	refToShowDivergenceFrom string
 	*ListViewModel[*models.Commit]
 
-	limitCommits    bool
+	gitLogLimit     *git_commands.GitLogLimit
 	showBranchHeads bool
 }
 
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ func (self *SubCommitsContext) GetCommits() []*models.Commit {
 	return self.getModel()
 }
 
-func (self *SubCommitsContext) SetLimitCommits(value bool) {
-	self.limitCommits = value
+func (self *SubCommitsContext) SetGitLogLimit(limit *git_commands.GitLogLimit) {
+	self.gitLogLimit = limit
 }
 
-func (self *SubCommitsContext) GetLimitCommits() bool {
-	return self.limitCommits
+func (self *SubCommitsContext) GetGitLogLimit() *git_commands.GitLogLimit {
+	return self.gitLogLimit
 }
 
 func (self *SubCommitsContext) GetDiffTerminals() []string {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 730ed9a24..4771816ca 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshReflogAndBranches(capturedReflog capturedReflo
 // worker computes from an immutable snapshot rather than reading state the UI
 // thread concurrently mutates.
 type capturedCommitState struct {
-	limitCommits         bool
+	gitLogLimit          *git_commands.GitLogLimit
 	showWholeGitGraph    bool
 	filterPath           string
 	filterAuthor         string
@@ -768,6 +768,18 @@ type capturedCommitState struct {
 	parentIsLocalCommits bool
 }
 
+// snapshotGitLogLimit returns a copy of the given git log limit, or nil if
+// there is no limit. The limit object lives on the context, where the UI
+// thread bumps it when the user scrolls close to the end of the commit list;
+// the refresh's git work on a worker goroutine must read a copy taken at
+// capture time rather than the live object.
+func snapshotGitLogLimit(limit *git_commands.GitLogLimit) *git_commands.GitLogLimit {
+	if limit == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &git_commands.GitLogLimit{Limit: limit.Limit}
+}
+
 // captureCommitsState reads the commits refresh's model/context/mode inputs
 // into an immutable snapshot. It must run on the UI thread.
 // The selection is captured later, when applying the refresh, so user input
@@ -776,7 +788,7 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) captureCommitsState() capturedCommitState {
 	parentCtx := self.c.Contexts().CommitFiles.GetParentContext()
 
 	return capturedCommitState{
-		limitCommits:         self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.GetLimitCommits(),
+		gitLogLimit:          snapshotGitLogLimit(self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.GetGitLogLimit()),
 		showWholeGitGraph:    self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.GetShowWholeGitGraph(),
 		filterPath:           self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
 		filterAuthor:         self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetAuthor(),
@@ -847,7 +859,7 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshCommitsWithLimit(captured capturedCommitState,
 	refName, bisectInfo := self.refForLog(env)
 	commits, err := env.git.Loaders.CommitLoader.GetCommits(
 		git_commands.GetCommitsOptions{
-			Limit:                captured.limitCommits,
+			LogLimit:             captured.gitLogLimit,
 			FilterPath:           captured.filterPath,
 			FilterAuthor:         captured.filterAuthor,
 			IncludeRebaseCommits: true,
@@ -999,7 +1011,7 @@ func findNewConflictedCommit(previousCommits []*models.Commit, commits []*models
 // work is dispatched to a worker.
 type capturedSubCommitState struct {
 	ref                     models.Ref
-	limitCommits            bool
+	gitLogLimit             *git_commands.GitLogLimit
 	refToShowDivergenceFrom string
 	filterPath              string
 	filterAuthor            string
@@ -1012,7 +1024,7 @@ type capturedSubCommitState struct {
 func (self *RefreshHelper) captureSubCommitState() capturedSubCommitState {
 	return capturedSubCommitState{
 		ref:                     self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRef(),
-		limitCommits:            self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetLimitCommits(),
+		gitLogLimit:             snapshotGitLogLimit(self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetGitLogLimit()),
 		refToShowDivergenceFrom: self.c.Contexts().SubCommits.GetRefToShowDivergenceFrom(),
 		filterPath:              self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
 		filterAuthor:            self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetAuthor(),
@@ -1028,7 +1040,7 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshSubCommitsWithLimit(captured capturedSubCommit
 
 	commits, err := env.git.Loaders.CommitLoader.GetCommits(
 		git_commands.GetCommitsOptions{
-			Limit:                   captured.limitCommits,
+			LogLimit:                captured.gitLogLimit,
 			FilterPath:              captured.filterPath,
 			FilterAuthor:            captured.filterAuthor,
 			IncludeRebaseCommits:    false,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
index 0fcbeace3..33afd83bd 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) CheckoutRef(ref string, options types.CheckoutRefOptions
 
 	refresh := func() {
 		// loading a heap of commits is slow so we limit them whenever doing a reset
-		self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.SetLimitCommits(true)
+		self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.SetGitLogLimit(git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit())
 
 		scope := []types.RefreshableView{
 			types.COMMITS,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) ResetToRef(ref string, strength string, envVars []string
 	}
 
 	// loading a heap of commits is slow so we limit them whenever doing a reset
-	self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.SetLimitCommits(true)
+	self.c.Contexts().LocalCommits.SetGitLogLimit(git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit())
 
 	self.c.RefreshFromWorker(types.RefreshOptions{
 		Scope:                 []types.RefreshableView{types.FILES, types.BRANCHES, types.REFLOG, types.COMMITS},
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go
index 09f32d1a9..0ee29aee8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/sub_commits_helper.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type ViewSubCommitsOpts struct {
 func (self *SubCommitsHelper) ViewSubCommits(opts ViewSubCommitsOpts) error {
 	commits, err := self.c.Git().Loaders.CommitLoader.GetCommits(
 		git_commands.GetCommitsOptions{
-			Limit:                   true,
+			LogLimit:                git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit(),
 			FilterPath:              self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath(),
 			FilterAuthor:            self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetAuthor(),
 			IncludeRebaseCommits:    false,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (self *SubCommitsHelper) ViewSubCommits(opts ViewSubCommitsOpts) error {
 	subCommitsContext.SetTitleRef(utils.TruncateWithEllipsis(opts.TitleRef, 50))
 	subCommitsContext.SetRef(opts.Ref)
 	subCommitsContext.SetRefToShowDivergenceFrom(opts.RefToShowDivergenceFrom)
-	subCommitsContext.SetLimitCommits(true)
+	subCommitsContext.SetGitLogLimit(git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit())
 	subCommitsContext.SetShowBranchHeads(opts.ShowBranchHeads)
 	subCommitsContext.ClearSearchString()
 	subCommitsContext.GetView().ClearSearch()
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
index 1e1a01427..f77a035b8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stefanhaller/git-todo-parser/todo"
 )
 
-// after selecting the 200th commit, we'll load in all the rest
-const COMMIT_THRESHOLD = 200
-
 // How long a commit move may take before the drop indicator switches to a
 // "moving commits here" spinner; quick moves stay free of flicker.
 const commitDragMovingIndicatorDelay = 200 * time.Millisecond
@@ -1679,8 +1676,8 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) createTag(commit *models.Commit) error {
 
 func (self *LocalCommitsController) openSearch() error {
 	// we usually lazyload these commits but now that we're searching we need to load them now
-	if self.context().GetLimitCommits() {
-		self.context().SetLimitCommits(false)
+	if self.context().GetGitLogLimit() != nil {
+		self.context().SetGitLogLimit(nil)
 		self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}})
 	}
 
@@ -1698,7 +1695,9 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) handleOpenLogMenu() error {
 					self.context().SetShowWholeGitGraph(!self.context().GetShowWholeGitGraph())
 
 					if self.context().GetShowWholeGitGraph() {
-						self.context().SetLimitCommits(false)
+						self.context().SetGitLogLimit(nil)
+					} else {
+						self.context().SetGitLogLimit(git_commands.DefaultGitLogLimit())
 					}
 
 					return self.c.WithWaitingStatus(self.c.Tr.LoadingCommits, func(gocui.Task) error {
@@ -1799,8 +1798,30 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) handleOpenLogMenu() error {
 func (self *LocalCommitsController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) {
 	return func(types.OnFocusOpts) {
 		context := self.context()
-		if context.GetSelectedLineIdx() > COMMIT_THRESHOLD && context.GetLimitCommits() {
-			context.SetLimitCommits(false)
+		limit := context.GetGitLogLimit()
+
+		if limit == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		lineIdx := context.GetSelectedLineIdx()
+		logCommitCount := len(self.c.Model().Commits)
+
+		if self.isRebasing() {
+			rebaseCommitCount := lo.CountBy(self.c.Model().Commits, func(c *models.Commit) bool {
+				return c.IsTODO()
+			})
+
+			if lineIdx < rebaseCommitCount {
+				lineIdx = 0
+			} else {
+				lineIdx -= rebaseCommitCount
+			}
+			logCommitCount -= rebaseCommitCount
+		}
+
+		if limit.CanFetchMoreCommits(lineIdx, logCommitCount) {
+			limit.Increase(logCommitCount)
 			self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go
index d3d0c0b98..7d0796b5d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go
@@ -64,8 +64,16 @@ func (self *SubCommitsController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() {
 func (self *SubCommitsController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) {
 	return func(types.OnFocusOpts) {
 		context := self.context()
-		if context.GetSelectedLineIdx() > COMMIT_THRESHOLD && context.GetLimitCommits() {
-			context.SetLimitCommits(false)
+		limit := context.GetGitLogLimit()
+
+		if limit == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		logCommitCount := len(self.c.Model().SubCommits)
+
+		if limit.CanFetchMoreCommits(context.GetSelectedLineIdx(), logCommitCount) {
+			limit.Increase(logCommitCount)
 			self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.SUB_COMMITS}})
 		}
 	}