diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/board-view.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/board-view.tsx
index 0de0278107..a527e2aef1 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/board-view.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/board-view.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function buildGroups(
 const EMPTY_PROGRESS_MAP = new Map<string, ChildProgress>();
 const EMPTY_IDS: string[] = [];
 
-export function BoardView({
+function BoardViewImpl({
   issues,
   assigneeGroups,
   assigneeGroupQueryKey,
@@ -643,3 +643,11 @@ function BoardHiddenColumnsPanel({
     />
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Memoized: the surface controller re-renders on loading-flag flips (e.g. a
+ * query enabling when the view changes) — without memo every such flip
+ * re-rendered this entire view tree (hundreds of ms). All props are
+ * referentially stable useMemo/useCallback outputs from the controller.
+ */
+export const BoardView = memo(BoardViewImpl);
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/list-view.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/list-view.tsx
index 80e6d9a00a..07c6966fc5 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/list-view.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/list-view.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { memo, useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { ChevronRight, Plus } from "lucide-react";
 import { Accordion } from "@base-ui/react/accordion";
 import {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function buildListGroups(visibleStatuses: IssueStatus[]): BoardColumnGroup[] {
   }));
 }
 
-export function ListView({
+function ListViewImpl({
   issues,
   visibleStatuses,
   childProgressMap = EMPTY_PROGRESS_MAP,
@@ -594,3 +594,11 @@ function StatusAccordionItem({
     </Accordion.Item>
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Memoized: the surface controller re-renders on loading-flag flips (e.g. a
+ * query enabling when the view changes) — without memo every such flip
+ * re-rendered this entire view tree (hundreds of ms). All props are
+ * referentially stable useMemo/useCallback outputs from the controller.
+ */
+export const ListView = memo(ListViewImpl);
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/components/swimlane-view.tsx b/packages/views/issues/components/swimlane-view.tsx
index 9b5c3e5d3e..bd579caf94 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/components/swimlane-view.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/components/swimlane-view.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { memo, useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import {
   DndContext,
   DragOverlay,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ function buildAssigneeLanes(
   ];
 }
 
-export function SwimLaneView({
+function SwimLaneViewImpl({
   issues,
   unfilteredIssues,
   activeFilters: activeFiltersProp,
@@ -1641,3 +1641,11 @@ function SwimLaneLoadMoreCell({
   if (!hasMore) return <div />;
   return <InfiniteScrollSentinel onVisible={loadMore} loading={isLoading} />;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Memoized: the surface controller re-renders on loading-flag flips (e.g. a
+ * query enabling when the view changes) — without memo every such flip
+ * re-rendered this entire view tree (hundreds of ms). All props are
+ * referentially stable useMemo/useCallback outputs from the controller.
+ */
+export const SwimLaneView = memo(SwimLaneViewImpl);
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx b/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx
index 2d72cac3b6..c8d5a01b50 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/surface/issue-surface.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ function IssueSurfaceContent({
     },
     [controller],
   );
+  // Stable reference for BoardView's issues: the inline flatMap allocated a
+  // fresh array every render, defeating BoardView's memo.
+  const boardIssues = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      controller.assigneeGroups
+        ? controller.assigneeGroups.flatMap((group) => group.issues)
+        : issues,
+    [controller.assigneeGroups, issues],
+  );
   const shouldShowClientEmpty =
     !!clientFilter &&
     issues.length === 0 &&
@@ -200,11 +209,7 @@ function IssueSurfaceContent({
           <div className={cn("flex flex-col flex-1 min-h-0", contentClassName)}>
             {controller.viewMode === "board" && (
               <BoardView
-                issues={
-                  controller.assigneeGroups
-                    ? controller.assigneeGroups.flatMap((group) => group.issues)
-                    : issues
-                }
+                issues={boardIssues}
                 assigneeGroups={controller.assigneeGroups}
                 assigneeGroupQueryKey={controller.assigneeGroupQueryKey}
                 assigneeGroupFilter={controller.assigneeGroupFilter}
diff --git a/packages/views/issues/surface/selection-context.tsx b/packages/views/issues/surface/selection-context.tsx
index 69f5f682a1..2090bf44f5 100644
--- a/packages/views/issues/surface/selection-context.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/issues/surface/selection-context.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ export function useCreateIssueSurfaceSelection(
   const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = useState(() => new Set<string>());
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setSelectedIds(new Set());
+    // Functional bail: on mount (and on resetKey changes where nothing was
+    // selected) the selection is already empty — swapping in a NEW empty Set
+    // here re-rendered the entire surface once per mount for nothing.
+    setSelectedIds((current) => (current.size === 0 ? current : new Set()));
   }, [resetKey]);
 
   const toggle = useCallback((id: string) => {