diff --git a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
index 152277af2e3f626aa0da608af275505b04d0af32..942e692a020049b102a0d810bfbf1a9074962611 100644
--- a/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/crates/worktree/src/worktree.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use std::{
     fmt,
     future::Future,
     mem::{self},
-    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
+    ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Range},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     pin::Pin,
     sync::{
@@ -3877,29 +3877,35 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
         abs_paths.dedup_by(|a, b| a.starts_with(b));
         {
             let snapshot = &self.state.lock().await.snapshot;
-            abs_paths.retain(|abs_path| {
-            let abs_path = &SanitizedPath::new(abs_path);
 
+            let mut ranges_to_drop = SmallVec::<[Range<usize>; 4]>::new();
 
-            {
-                let mut is_git_related = false;
+            fn skip_ix(ranges: &mut SmallVec<[Range<usize>; 4]>, ix: usize) {
+                if let Some(last_range) = ranges.last_mut()
+                    && last_range.end == ix
+                {
+                    last_range.end += 1;
+                } else {
+                    ranges.push(ix..ix + 1);
+                }
+            }
 
-                let dot_git_paths = self.executor.block(maybe!(async  {
-                    let mut path = None;
-                    for ancestor in abs_path.as_path().ancestors() {
+            for (ix, abs_path) in abs_paths.iter().enumerate() {
+                let abs_path = &SanitizedPath::new(&abs_path);
 
+                let mut is_git_related = false;
+                let mut dot_git_paths = None;
+
+                for ancestor in abs_path.as_path().ancestors() {
                     if is_git_dir(ancestor, self.fs.as_ref()).await {
                         let path_in_git_dir = abs_path
                             .as_path()
                             .strip_prefix(ancestor)
                             .expect("stripping off the ancestor");
-                       path = Some((ancestor.to_owned(), path_in_git_dir.to_owned()));
-                       break;
-                    }
+                        dot_git_paths = Some((ancestor.to_owned(), path_in_git_dir.to_owned()));
+                        break;
                     }
-                    path
-
-                }));
+                }
 
                 if let Some((dot_git_abs_path, path_in_git_dir)) = dot_git_paths {
                     if skipped_files_in_dot_git
@@ -3909,8 +3915,11 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
                             path_in_git_dir.starts_with(skipped_git_subdir)
                         })
                     {
-                        log::debug!("ignoring event {abs_path:?} as it's in the .git directory among skipped files or directories");
-                        return false;
+                        log::debug!(
+                            "ignoring event {abs_path:?} as it's in the .git directory among skipped files or directories"
+                        );
+                        skip_ix(&mut ranges_to_drop, ix);
+                        continue;
                     }
 
                     is_git_related = true;
@@ -3919,8 +3928,7 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
                     }
                 }
 
-                let relative_path = if let Ok(path) =
-                    abs_path.strip_prefix(&root_canonical_path)
+                let relative_path = if let Ok(path) = abs_path.strip_prefix(&root_canonical_path)
                     && let Ok(path) = RelPath::new(path, PathStyle::local())
                 {
                     path
@@ -3931,10 +3939,11 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
                         );
                     } else {
                         log::error!(
-                          "ignoring event {abs_path:?} outside of root path {root_canonical_path:?}",
+                            "ignoring event {abs_path:?} outside of root path {root_canonical_path:?}",
                         );
                     }
-                    return false;
+                    skip_ix(&mut ranges_to_drop, ix);
+                    continue;
                 };
 
                 if abs_path.file_name() == Some(OsStr::new(GITIGNORE)) {
@@ -3958,21 +3967,26 @@ impl BackgroundScanner {
                 });
                 if !parent_dir_is_loaded {
                     log::debug!("ignoring event {relative_path:?} within unloaded directory");
-                    return false;
+                    skip_ix(&mut ranges_to_drop, ix);
+                    continue;
                 }
 
                 if self.settings.is_path_excluded(&relative_path) {
                     if !is_git_related {
                         log::debug!("ignoring FS event for excluded path {relative_path:?}");
                     }
-                    return false;
+                    skip_ix(&mut ranges_to_drop, ix);
+                    continue;
                 }
 
                 relative_paths.push(relative_path.into_arc());
-                true
             }
-        });
+
+            for range_to_drop in ranges_to_drop.into_iter().rev() {
+                abs_paths.drain(range_to_drop);
+            }
         }
+
         if relative_paths.is_empty() && dot_git_abs_paths.is_empty() {
             return;
         }