diff --git a/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs b/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs
index f5572f6c5d8..8a5d9b0b621 100644
--- a/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs
+++ b/GitUI/CommandsDialogs/FormBrowse.cs
@@ -311,14 +311,14 @@ public FormBrowse(GitUICommands commands, BrowseArguments args)
             _aheadBehindDataProvider = new AheadBehindDataProvider(() => Module.GitExecutable);
             toolStripButtonPush.Initialize(_aheadBehindDataProvider);
             repoObjectsTree.Initialize(_aheadBehindDataProvider, branchFilterAction: ToolStripFilters.SetBranchFilter, RevisionGrid, RevisionGrid, RevisionGrid);
-            revisionDiff.Bind(RevisionGrid, fileTree, RequestRefresh);
-            fileTree.Bind(RevisionGrid, RequestRefresh);
+            revisionDiff.Bind(RevisionGrid, fileTree, RefreshGitStatusMonitor);
+            fileTree.Bind(RevisionGrid, RefreshGitStatusMonitor);
+            RevisionGrid.ResumeRefreshRevisions();
 
             // We're launching the main form, and whilst the module has been set for us we still need to formally switch to it
+            // Also triggers RefreshRevisions()
             SetGitModule(this, new GitModuleEventArgs(new GitModule(Module.WorkingDir)));
 
-            RevisionGrid.ResumeRefreshRevisions();
-
             return;
 
             void InitCountArtificial(out GitStatusMonitor gitStatusMonitor)
@@ -447,11 +447,9 @@ protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
         {
             _formBrowseMenus.CreateToolbarsMenus(ToolStripMain, ToolStripFilters, ToolStripScripts);
 
-            HideVariableMainMenuItems();
             RefreshSplitViewLayout();
             LayoutRevisionInfo();
             SetSplitterPositions();
-            InternalInitialize(false);
 
             base.OnLoad(e);
 
@@ -572,22 +570,33 @@ private void RefreshRevisions()
                 return;
             }
 
-            _gitStatusMonitor.InvalidateGitWorkingDirectoryStatus();
-            RequestRefresh();
-
-            if (_dashboard is null || !_dashboard.Visible)
+            bool isDashboard = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Module.WorkingDir) || (_dashboard?.Visible ?? false);
+            if (isDashboard)
             {
-                revisionDiff.RefreshArtificial();
-                RevisionGrid.ForceRefreshRevisions();
-                RevisionGrid.IndexWatcher.Reset();
+                // Explicit call: Title is normally updated on RevisionGrid filter change
+                _appTitleGenerator.Generate();
+
+                // "Repo" related methods, creates _dashboard
+                InternalInitialize();
+
+                return;
+            }
 
-                InternalInitialize(true);
+            if (!RevisionGrid.CanRefresh)
+            {
+                // Still loading, the method will be called again
+                return;
             }
 
-            toolStripButtonPush.DisplayAheadBehindInformation(Module.GetSelectedBranch());
+            RevisionGrid.ForceRefreshRevisions();
+
+            InternalInitialize();
+
+            RefreshGitStatusMonitor();
+            revisionDiff.RefreshArtificial();
         }
 
-        private void RequestRefresh() => _gitStatusMonitor?.RequestRefresh();
+        private void RefreshGitStatusMonitor() => _gitStatusMonitor?.RequestRefresh();
 
         private void RefreshSelection()
         {
@@ -658,7 +667,7 @@ private void ShowDashboard()
         private void HideDashboard()
         {
             MainSplitContainer.Visible = true;
-            if (_dashboard is null || !_dashboard.Visible)
+            if (!_dashboard?.Visible ?? true)
             {
                 return;
             }
@@ -714,6 +723,7 @@ private void RegisterPlugins()
                     {
                         if (plugin.Execute(new GitUIEventArgs(this, UICommands)))
                         {
+                            _gitStatusMonitor.InvalidateGitWorkingDirectoryStatus();
                             RefreshRevisions();
                         }
                     };
@@ -772,7 +782,7 @@ private void HideVariableMainMenuItems()
             mainMenuStrip.Refresh();
         }
 
-        private void InternalInitialize(bool hard)
+        private void InternalInitialize()
         {
             toolPanel.SuspendLayout();
             toolPanel.TopToolStripPanel.SuspendLayout();
@@ -798,7 +808,7 @@ private void InternalInitialize(bool hard)
                 }
 
                 bool bareRepository = Module.IsBareRepository();
-                bool isDashboard = _dashboard is not null && _dashboard.Visible;
+                bool isDashboard = _dashboard?.Visible ?? false;
                 bool validBrowseDir = !isDashboard && Module.IsValidGitWorkingDir();
 
                 branchSelect.Text = validBrowseDir ? Module.GetSelectedBranch() : "";
@@ -834,7 +844,8 @@ private void InternalInitialize(bool hard)
                 _createPullRequestsToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = validBrowseDir;
                 _viewPullRequestsToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = validBrowseDir;
 
-                if (repositoryToolStripMenuItem.Visible)
+                // repositoryToolStripMenuItem.Visible
+                if (validBrowseDir)
                 {
                     manageSubmodulesToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = !bareRepository;
                     updateAllSubmodulesToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = !bareRepository;
@@ -844,7 +855,8 @@ private void InternalInitialize(bool hard)
                     editmailmapToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = !bareRepository;
                 }
 
-                if (commandsToolStripMenuItem.Visible)
+                // commandsToolStripMenuItem.Visible
+                if (validBrowseDir)
                 {
                     commitToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = !bareRepository;
                     mergeToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = !bareRepository;
@@ -863,7 +875,7 @@ private void InternalInitialize(bool hard)
 
                 SetShortcutKeyDisplayStringsFromHotkeySettings();
 
-                if (hard && hasWorkingDir)
+                if (hasWorkingDir)
                 {
                     ShowRevisions();
                 }
@@ -885,7 +897,7 @@ private void InternalInitialize(bool hard)
 
                     _formBrowseMenus.InsertRevisionGridMainMenuItems(repositoryToolStripMenuItem);
 
-                    toolStripButtonPush.DisplayAheadBehindInformation(Module.GetSelectedBranch());
+                    toolStripButtonPush.DisplayAheadBehindInformation(branchSelect.Text);
 
                     ActiveControl = RevisionGrid;
                     RevisionGrid.IndexWatcher.Reset();
@@ -1309,7 +1321,7 @@ private void StashToolStripMenuItemClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         private void ResetToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             UICommands.StartResetChangesDialog(this);
-            RequestRefresh();
+            RefreshGitStatusMonitor();
             revisionDiff.RefreshArtificial();
         }
 
@@ -2993,7 +3005,7 @@ private void undoLastCommitToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 var args = GitCommandHelpers.ResetCmd(ResetMode.Soft, "HEAD~1");
                 Module.GitExecutable.GetOutput(args);
                 refreshToolStripMenuItem.PerformClick();
-                RequestRefresh();
+                RefreshGitStatusMonitor();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/GitUI/UserControls/RevisionGrid/RevisionGridControl.cs b/GitUI/UserControls/RevisionGrid/RevisionGridControl.cs
index 42a5b50f7bd..c715cbd193f 100644
--- a/GitUI/UserControls/RevisionGrid/RevisionGridControl.cs
+++ b/GitUI/UserControls/RevisionGrid/RevisionGridControl.cs
@@ -465,17 +465,12 @@ public void DisableContextMenu()
         internal void SuspendRefreshRevisions() => _updatingFilters++;
 
         /// <summary>
-        ///  Resume revisions refreshes and invokes <see cref="ForceRefreshRevisions"/>.
+        ///  Resume revisions refreshes.
         /// </summary>
         internal void ResumeRefreshRevisions()
         {
             --_updatingFilters;
             Debug.Assert(_updatingFilters >= 0, $"{nameof(ResumeRefreshRevisions)} was called without matching {nameof(SuspendRefreshRevisions)}!");
-
-            if (_updatingFilters == 0)
-            {
-                ForceRefreshRevisions();
-            }
         }
 
         public void SetAndApplyBranchFilter(string filter)
@@ -825,11 +820,13 @@ private void ShowLoading(bool sync = true)
             _loadingControlAsync.BringToFront();
         }
 
+        public bool CanRefresh => !_isRefreshingRevisions && _updatingFilters == 0;
+
         public void ForceRefreshRevisions()
         {
             ThreadHelper.AssertOnUIThread();
 
-            if (_isRefreshingRevisions || _updatingFilters != 0)
+            if (!CanRefresh)
             {
                 return;
             }