diff --git a/crates/store/re_dataframe/src/query.rs b/crates/store/re_dataframe/src/query.rs
index 0b1a897cebe7..2c4589f715d1 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_dataframe/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_dataframe/src/query.rs
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ use crate::{QueryEngine, RecordBatch};
 // * [x] sampling support
 // * [x] clears
 // * [x] pagination (fast)
+// * [x] take kernel duplicates all memory
+// * [x] dedupe-latest without allocs/copies
+// * [ ] allocate null arrays once
 // * [ ] overlaps (less dumb)
 // * [ ] selector-based `filtered_index`
 // * [ ] configurable cache bypass
-// * [ ] allocate null arrays once
-// * [ ] take kernel duplicates all memory
-// * [ ] dedupe-latest without allocs/copies
 
 /// A handle to a dataframe query, ready to be executed.
 ///
@@ -623,7 +623,10 @@ impl QueryHandle<'_> {
                             "the query cache should have already taken care of sorting (and densifying!) the chunk",
                         );
 
-                        let chunk = chunk.deduped_latest_on_index(&query.timeline);
+                        // TODO(cmc): That'd be more elegant, but right now there is no way to
+                        // avoid allocations and copies when using Arrow's `ListArray`.
+                        //
+                        // let chunk = chunk.deduped_latest_on_index(&query.timeline);
 
                         (AtomicU64::default(), chunk)
                     })
@@ -854,13 +857,28 @@ impl QueryHandle<'_> {
                 // have an Arrow ListView at our disposal.
                 let cur_indices = cur_chunk.iter_indices(&state.filtered_index).collect_vec();
                 let (index_value, cur_row_id) = 'walk: loop {
-                    let Some((index_value, cur_row_id)) =
+                    let Some((mut index_value, mut cur_row_id)) =
                         cur_indices.get(cur_cursor_value as usize).copied()
                     else {
                         continue 'overlaps;
                     };
 
                     if index_value == *cur_index_value {
+                        // TODO(cmc): Because of Arrow's `ListArray` limitations, we inline the
+                        // "deduped_latest_on_index" logic here directly, which prevents a lot of
+                        // unnecessary allocations and copies.
+                        while let Some((next_index_value, next_row_id)) =
+                            cur_indices.get(cur_cursor_value as usize + 1).copied()
+                        {
+                            if next_index_value == *cur_index_value {
+                                index_value = next_index_value;
+                                cur_row_id = next_row_id;
+                                cur_cursor_value = cur_cursor.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed) + 1;
+                            } else {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         break 'walk (index_value, cur_row_id);
                     }
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci/check_large_files_allow_list.txt b/scripts/ci/check_large_files_allow_list.txt
index f74a71908930..d4073981b6e9 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/check_large_files_allow_list.txt
+++ b/scripts/ci/check_large_files_allow_list.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-Cargo.lock
 CHANGELOG.md
+Cargo.lock
 crates/build/re_types_builder/src/reflection.rs
+crates/store/re_dataframe/src/query.rs
 crates/store/re_types/src/datatypes/tensor_buffer.rs
 crates/viewer/re_ui/data/Inter-Medium.otf
 crates/viewer/re_viewer/src/reflection/mod.rs