diff --git a/commands/command_checkout.go b/commands/command_checkout.go
index 6a5e136ecc..6bf9534ceb 100644
--- a/commands/command_checkout.go
+++ b/commands/command_checkout.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func checkoutCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	chgitscanner.Filter = filepathfilter.New(rootedPaths(args), nil, filepathfilter.GitIgnore)
 
-	if err := chgitscanner.ScanTree(ref.Sha, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := chgitscanner.ScanLFSFiles(ref.Sha, nil); err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/commands/command_pull.go b/commands/command_pull.go
index bbe1f53905..cbfdc0e7fb 100644
--- a/commands/command_pull.go
+++ b/commands/command_pull.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func pull(filter *filepathfilter.Filter) {
 	}()
 
 	processQueue := time.Now()
-	if err := gitscanner.ScanTree(ref.Sha, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := gitscanner.ScanLFSFiles(ref.Sha, nil); err != nil {
 		singleCheckout.Close()
 		ExitWithError(err)
 	}
diff --git a/git/git.go b/git/git.go
index 9afe71a811..74bdf48df2 100644
--- a/git/git.go
+++ b/git/git.go
@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ func LsTree(ref string) (*subprocess.BufferedCmd, error) {
 	)
 }
 
+func LsFilesLFS() (*subprocess.BufferedCmd, error) {
+	// This requires Git 2.42.0 for `--format` with `objecttype`.
+	return gitNoLFSBuffered(
+		"ls-files",
+		"--cached",
+		"--full-name",
+		"-z",
+		"--format=%(objectmode) %(objecttype) %(objectname) %(objectsize)\t%(path)",
+		":(top,attr:filter=lfs)",
+	)
+}
+
 func ResolveRef(ref string) (*Ref, error) {
 	outp, err := gitNoLFSSimple("rev-parse", ref, "--symbolic-full-name", ref)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lfs/gitscanner.go b/lfs/gitscanner.go
index 764aa0f1ae..6259e3c3f0 100644
--- a/lfs/gitscanner.go
+++ b/lfs/gitscanner.go
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ func (s *GitScanner) ScanTree(ref string, cb GitScannerFoundPointer) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// ScanLFSFiles takes a ref, which points to HEAD, and returns WrappedPointer
+// objects in the index or tree at that ref. Differs from ScanRefs in that
+// multiple files in the tree with the same content are all reported.
+func (s *GitScanner) ScanLFSFiles(ref string, cb GitScannerFoundPointer) error {
+	callback, err := firstGitScannerCallback(cb, s.foundPointer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	err = runScanLFSFiles(callback, ref, s.Filter, s.cfg.GitEnv(), s.cfg.OSEnv())
+	tracerx.PerformanceSince("ScanLFSFiles", start)
+
+	return err
+}
+
 // ScanUnpushed scans history for all LFS pointers which have been added but not
 // pushed to the named remote. remote can be left blank to mean 'any remote'.
 func (s *GitScanner) ScanUnpushed(remote string, cb GitScannerFoundPointer) error {
diff --git a/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go b/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go
index 247f14b5e9..1fdf50c5a5 100644
--- a/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go
+++ b/lfs/gitscanner_tree.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/v3/filepathfilter"
 	"github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/v3/git"
 	"github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/v3/git/gitattr"
+	"github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/v3/subprocess"
 	"github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/v3/tr"
 )
 
@@ -38,6 +39,39 @@ func runScanTree(cb GitScannerFoundPointer, ref string, filter *filepathfilter.F
 	return nil
 }
 
+func runScanLFSFiles(cb GitScannerFoundPointer, ref string, filter *filepathfilter.Filter, gitEnv, osEnv config.Environment) error {
+	var treeShas *TreeBlobChannelWrapper
+	var err error
+	if git.IsGitVersionAtLeast("2.42.0") {
+		treeShas, err = lsFilesBlobs(func(t *git.TreeBlob) bool {
+			return t != nil && t.Size < blobSizeCutoff && filter.Allows(t.Filename)
+		})
+	} else {
+		treeShas, err = lsTreeBlobs(ref, func(t *git.TreeBlob) bool {
+			return t != nil && t.Size < blobSizeCutoff && filter.Allows(t.Filename)
+		})
+	}
+	// We don't use the nameMap approach here since that's imprecise when >1 file
+	// can be using the same content
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pcw, err := catFileBatchTree(treeShas, gitEnv, osEnv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for p := range pcw.Results {
+		cb(p, nil)
+	}
+
+	if err := pcw.Wait(); err != nil {
+		cb(nil, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // catFileBatchTree() uses an ObjectDatabase from the
 // github.com/git-lfs/gitobj/v2 package to get the contents of Git
 // blob objects, given their SHA1s from git.TreeBlob structs, similar
@@ -98,7 +132,13 @@ func catFileBatchTree(treeblobs *TreeBlobChannelWrapper, gitEnv, osEnv config.En
 // The returned channel will be sent these blobs which should be sent to catFileBatchTree
 // for final check & conversion to Pointer
 func lsTreeBlobs(ref string, predicate func(*git.TreeBlob) bool) (*TreeBlobChannelWrapper, error) {
-	cmd, err := git.LsTree(ref)
+	return lsBlobs(func() (*subprocess.BufferedCmd, error) {
+		return git.LsTree(ref)
+	}, predicate)
+}
+
+func lsBlobs(backend func() (*subprocess.BufferedCmd, error), predicate func(*git.TreeBlob) bool) (*TreeBlobChannelWrapper, error) {
+	cmd, err := backend()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -128,6 +168,15 @@ func lsTreeBlobs(ref string, predicate func(*git.TreeBlob) bool) (*TreeBlobChann
 	return NewTreeBlobChannelWrapper(blobs, errchan), nil
 }
 
+// Use ls-files at ref to find a list of candidate tree blobs which might be lfs files
+// The returned channel will be sent these blobs which should be sent to catFileBatchTree
+// for final check & conversion to Pointer
+func lsFilesBlobs(predicate func(*git.TreeBlob) bool) (*TreeBlobChannelWrapper, error) {
+	return lsBlobs(func() (*subprocess.BufferedCmd, error) {
+		return git.LsFilesLFS()
+	}, predicate)
+}
+
 func catFileBatchTreeForPointers(treeblobs *TreeBlobChannelWrapper, gitEnv, osEnv config.Environment) (map[string]*WrappedPointer, *filepathfilter.Filter, error) {
 	pscanner, err := NewPointerScanner(gitEnv, osEnv)
 	if err != nil {