diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/FileObject.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/FileObject.java
index 7dedebb13a..2f3241bf40 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/FileObject.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/FileObject.java
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ public class FileObject implements LastModifiedAware, Serializable
     return directory;
   }
 
+  public boolean isPartialResult() {
+    return partialResult;
+  }
+
   //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**
@@ -302,6 +306,10 @@ public class FileObject implements LastModifiedAware, Serializable
     this.subRepository = subRepository;
   }
 
+  public void setPartialResult(boolean partialResult) {
+    this.partialResult = partialResult;
+  }
+
   public Collection<FileObject> getChildren() {
     return unmodifiableCollection(children);
   }
@@ -338,6 +346,8 @@ public class FileObject implements LastModifiedAware, Serializable
   /** file path */
   private String path;
 
+  private boolean partialResult = false;
+
   /** sub repository informations */
   @XmlElement(name = "subrepository")
   private SubRepository subRepository;
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java
index bdeb425d15..06b724d820 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommand.java
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ public class GitBrowseCommand extends AbstractGitCommand
       // don't show message and date for directories to improve performance
       if (!file.isDirectory() &&!request.isDisableLastCommit())
       {
+        file.setPartialResult(true);
         executor.execute(executionType -> {
           logger.trace("fetch last commit for {} at {}", path, revId.getName());
           RevCommit commit = getLatestCommit(repo, revId, path);
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ public class GitBrowseCommand extends AbstractGitCommand
             file.setLength(loader.getSize());
           }
 
+          file.setPartialResult(false);
           if (commit != null) {
             file.setLastModified(GitUtil.getCommitTime(commit));
             file.setDescription(commit.getShortMessage());
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommandTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommandTest.java
index 03f1e761c7..9b45cda16f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommandTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBrowseCommandTest.java
@@ -131,22 +131,27 @@ public class GitBrowseCommandTest extends AbstractGitCommandTestBase {
       FileObject a = findFile(foList, "a.txt");
       FileObject b = findFile(foList, "b.txt");
 
+      assertTrue(a.isPartialResult());
       assertNull("expected empty name before commit could have been read", a.getDescription());
       assertNull("expected empty date before commit could have been read", a.getLastModified());
+      assertTrue(b.isPartialResult());
       assertNull("expected empty name before commit could have been read", b.getDescription());
       assertNull("expected empty date before commit could have been read", b.getLastModified());
 
       executor.next();
 
       assertEquals(1, updatedResults.size());
+      assertFalse(a.isPartialResult());
       assertNotNull("expected correct name after commit could have been read", a.getDescription());
       assertNotNull("expected correct date after commit could have been read", a.getLastModified());
+      assertTrue(b.isPartialResult());
       assertNull("expected empty name before commit could have been read", b.getDescription());
       assertNull("expected empty date before commit could have been read", b.getLastModified());
 
       executor.next();
 
       assertEquals(2, updatedResults.size());
+      assertFalse(b.isPartialResult());
       assertNotNull("expected correct name after commit could have been read", b.getDescription());
       assertNotNull("expected correct date after commit could have been read", b.getLastModified());
     }