diff --git a/sha1_name.c b/sha1_name.c
index 733815f1dc..05a635911b 100644
--- a/sha1_name.c
+++ b/sha1_name.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ static void unique_in_pack(struct packed_git *p,
 	uint32_t num, last, i, first = 0;
 	const struct object_id *current = NULL;
 
-	open_pack_index(p);
+	if (open_pack_index(p) || !p->num_objects)
+		return;
+
 	num = p->num_objects;
 	last = num;
 	while (first < last) {
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ struct min_abbrev_data {
 	unsigned int init_len;
 	unsigned int cur_len;
 	char *hex;
+	const unsigned char *hash;
 };
 
 static inline char get_hex_char_from_oid(const struct object_id *oid,
@@ -505,6 +508,67 @@ static int extend_abbrev_len(const struct object_id *oid, void *cb_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void find_abbrev_len_for_pack(struct packed_git *p,
+				     struct min_abbrev_data *mad)
+{
+	int match = 0;
+	uint32_t num, last, first = 0;
+	struct object_id oid;
+
+	if (open_pack_index(p) || !p->num_objects)
+		return;
+
+	num = p->num_objects;
+	last = num;
+	while (first < last) {
+		uint32_t mid = first + (last - first) / 2;
+		const unsigned char *current;
+		int cmp;
+
+		current = nth_packed_object_sha1(p, mid);
+		cmp = hashcmp(mad->hash, current);
+		if (!cmp) {
+			match = 1;
+			first = mid;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (cmp > 0) {
+			first = mid + 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		last = mid;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * first is now the position in the packfile where we would insert
+	 * mad->hash if it does not exist (or the position of mad->hash if
+	 * it does exist). Hence, we consider a maximum of three objects
+	 * nearby for the abbreviation length.
+	 */
+	mad->init_len = 0;
+	if (!match) {
+		nth_packed_object_oid(&oid, p, first);
+		extend_abbrev_len(&oid, mad);
+	} else if (first < num - 1) {
+		nth_packed_object_oid(&oid, p, first + 1);
+		extend_abbrev_len(&oid, mad);
+	}
+	if (first > 0) {
+		nth_packed_object_oid(&oid, p, first - 1);
+		extend_abbrev_len(&oid, mad);
+	}
+	mad->init_len = mad->cur_len;
+}
+
+static void find_abbrev_len_packed(struct min_abbrev_data *mad)
+{
+	struct packed_git *p;
+
+	prepare_packed_git();
+	for (p = packed_git; p; p = p->next)
+		find_abbrev_len_for_pack(p, mad);
+}
+
 int find_unique_abbrev_r(char *hex, const unsigned char *sha1, int len)
 {
 	struct disambiguate_state ds;
@@ -536,19 +600,21 @@ int find_unique_abbrev_r(char *hex, const unsigned char *sha1, int len)
 	if (len == GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ || !len)
 		return GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ;
 
-	if (init_object_disambiguation(hex, len, &ds) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
 	mad.init_len = len;
 	mad.cur_len = len;
 	mad.hex = hex;
+	mad.hash = sha1;
+
+	find_abbrev_len_packed(&mad);
+
+	if (init_object_disambiguation(hex, mad.cur_len, &ds) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
 	ds.fn = extend_abbrev_len;
 	ds.always_call_fn = 1;
 	ds.cb_data = (void *)&mad;
 
 	find_short_object_filename(&ds);
-	find_short_packed_object(&ds);
 	(void)finish_object_disambiguation(&ds, &oid_ret);
 
 	hex[mad.cur_len] = 0;