diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f844ef2..976e748 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@
 				},
 				"gitlens.views.pageItemLimit": {
 					"type": "number",
-					"default": 20,
+					"default": 40,
 					"markdownDescription": "Specifies the number of items to show in a each page when paginating a view list. Use 0 to specify no limit",
 					"scope": "window"
 				},
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts
index c596274..d23bb15 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/branchNode.ts
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ export class BranchNode
 	private async getLog() {
 		if (this._log == null) {
 			// Ensure we always show all unpublished commits (and the upstream tip)
-			let limit = this.limit ?? this.view.config.defaultItemLimit;
+			let limit =
+				this.limit ??
+				(this.view instanceof CommitsView ? this.view.config.pageItemLimit : this.view.config.defaultItemLimit);
 			if (limit !== 0 && this.branch.state.ahead > limit) {
 				limit = this.branch.state.ahead + 1;
 			}
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryNode.ts
index 32c7cc7..4094356 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/fileHistoryNode.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class FileHistoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode implements PageableVi
 	private async getLog() {
 		if (this._log == null) {
 			this._log = await Container.git.getLogForFile(this.uri.repoPath, this.uri.fsPath, {
-				limit: this.limit ?? this.view.config.defaultItemLimit,
+				limit: this.limit ?? this.view.config.pageItemLimit,
 				ref: this.uri.sha,
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryNode.ts
index 0c71011..0286557 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/lineHistoryNode.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export class LineHistoryNode extends SubscribeableViewNode implements PageableVi
 	private async getLog(selection?: Selection) {
 		if (this._log == null) {
 			this._log = await Container.git.getLogForFile(this.uri.repoPath, this.uri.fsPath, {
-				limit: this.limit ?? this.view.config.defaultItemLimit,
+				limit: this.limit ?? this.view.config.pageItemLimit,
 				ref: this.uri.sha,
 				range: selection ?? this.selection,
 				renames: false,