diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx
index a71753eaa5d..7de270d6330 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeList.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   Trash2
 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useAppStore } from '@/store'
+import { createLineageToggleHandlerCache } from './worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache'
 import { useShallow } from 'zustand/react/shallow'
 import type { AppState } from '@/store/types'
 import {
@@ -2449,6 +2450,12 @@ const VirtualizedWorktreeViewport = React.memo(function VirtualizedWorktreeViewp
     },
     [recordCurrentScrollAnchor, toggleGroup]
   )
+  // Why: memo'd WorktreeCard needs a per-group-key stable onLineageToggle
+  // identity to bail out of re-renders; see worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.
+  const getLineageToggleHandler = useMemo(
+    () => createLineageToggleHandlerCache(toggleGroupWithScrollAnchor),
+    [toggleGroupWithScrollAnchor]
+  )
 
   const navigateWorktree = useCallback(
     (direction: 'up' | 'down') => {
@@ -4856,11 +4863,7 @@ const VirtualizedWorktreeViewport = React.memo(function VirtualizedWorktreeViewp
                     lineageChildrenStyle={lineageChildrenStyle}
                     onLineageToggle={
                       lineageToggleGroupKey
-                        ? (event) => {
-                            event.preventDefault()
-                            event.stopPropagation()
-                            toggleGroupWithScrollAnchor(lineageToggleGroupKey)
-                          }
+                        ? getLineageToggleHandler(lineageToggleGroupKey)
                         : undefined
                     }
                   />
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67056009295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type React from 'react'
+import { createLineageToggleHandlerCache } from './worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache'
+
+const makeEvent = (): React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement> =>
+  ({
+    preventDefault: vi.fn(),
+    stopPropagation: vi.fn()
+  }) as unknown as React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>
+
+describe('createLineageToggleHandlerCache', () => {
+  it('returns a referentially stable handler for the same group key across calls', () => {
+    const getHandler = createLineageToggleHandlerCache(vi.fn())
+
+    const first = getHandler('lineage:alpha')
+    const second = getHandler('lineage:alpha')
+
+    // Why: stable identity is what lets React.memo'd WorktreeCard bail out.
+    expect(second).toBe(first)
+  })
+
+  it('returns distinct handlers for distinct group keys', () => {
+    const getHandler = createLineageToggleHandlerCache(vi.fn())
+
+    expect(getHandler('lineage:alpha')).not.toBe(getHandler('lineage:beta'))
+  })
+
+  it('prevents default, stops propagation, and toggles the bound group key', () => {
+    const toggleGroup = vi.fn()
+    const getHandler = createLineageToggleHandlerCache(toggleGroup)
+    const event = makeEvent()
+
+    getHandler('lineage:alpha')(event)
+
+    expect(event.preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(event.stopPropagation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(toggleGroup).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('lineage:alpha')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps each cached handler bound to its own group key', () => {
+    const toggleGroup = vi.fn()
+    const getHandler = createLineageToggleHandlerCache(toggleGroup)
+
+    getHandler('lineage:beta')(makeEvent())
+
+    expect(toggleGroup).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('lineage:beta')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de9012f41ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-lineage-toggle-handler-cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type React from 'react'
+
+export type LineageToggleHandler = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => void
+
+// Why: WorktreeCard is React.memo'd; an inline arrow per row would give
+// onLineageToggle a fresh identity every render and defeat the memo bail-out
+// for every lineage-parent card on each sort/status epoch bump. Cache one
+// handler per group key (bounded by lineage-group count) so identity is stable.
+export const createLineageToggleHandlerCache = (
+  toggleGroup: (groupKey: string) => void
+): ((groupKey: string) => LineageToggleHandler) => {
+  const handlersByGroupKey = new Map<string, LineageToggleHandler>()
+  return (groupKey: string) => {
+    const cached = handlersByGroupKey.get(groupKey)
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached
+    }
+    const handler: LineageToggleHandler = (event) => {
+      event.preventDefault()
+      event.stopPropagation()
+      toggleGroup(groupKey)
+    }
+    handlersByGroupKey.set(groupKey, handler)
+    return handler
+  }
+}