diff --git a/resources/js/lib/graph.ts b/resources/js/lib/graph.ts
index 415b9bac3..fcc8d4ee3 100644
--- a/resources/js/lib/graph.ts
+++ b/resources/js/lib/graph.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,24 @@ export function graphEdges(
     drawing: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(),
 ): GraphEdge[] {
     const byId = new Map(nodes.map((node) => [node.id, node]));
+    const repliesByParent = new Map<string, GraphNode[]>();
+    const successorsByAfter = new Map<string, GraphNode[]>();
     const edges: GraphEdge[] = [];
 
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+        if (node.parent !== undefined) {
+            const replies = repliesByParent.get(node.parent) ?? [];
+            replies.push(node);
+            repliesByParent.set(node.parent, replies);
+        }
+
+        if (node.after !== undefined) {
+            const successors = successorsByAfter.get(node.after) ?? [];
+            successors.push(node);
+            successorsByAfter.set(node.after, successors);
+        }
+    }
+
     for (const node of nodes) {
         const previous =
             node.after === undefined ? undefined : byId.get(node.after);
@@ -70,16 +86,12 @@ export function graphEdges(
             node.parent === undefined ? undefined : byId.get(node.parent);
 
         if (parent) {
-            const continues = nodes.some(
+            const continues = (successorsByAfter.get(parent.id) ?? []).some(
                 (other) =>
-                    other.after === parent.id &&
-                    other.y > node.y &&
-                    !drawing.has(trunkId(parent, other)),
+                    other.y > node.y && !drawing.has(trunkId(parent, other)),
             );
-            const above = nodes
-                .filter(
-                    (other) => other.parent === parent.id && other.y < node.y,
-                )
+            const above = (repliesByParent.get(parent.id) ?? [])
+                .filter((other) => other.y < node.y)
                 .reduce<GraphNode | undefined>(
                     (closest, other) =>
                         closest === undefined || other.y > closest.y
diff --git a/tests/Unit/GraphEdges.test.ts b/tests/Unit/GraphEdges.test.ts
index f894fde31..6f00516a7 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/GraphEdges.test.ts
+++ b/tests/Unit/GraphEdges.test.ts
@@ -588,3 +588,20 @@ void test('folds away the lines to and from folding replies, not the trunk runni
         false,
     );
 });
+
+void test('unrelated nodes do not affect the reply and continuation paths', () => {
+    const thread = [
+        node({ id: 'parent', y: 40 }),
+        node({ id: 'first', x: 100, y: 160, parent: 'parent' }),
+        node({ id: 'next', y: 400, after: 'parent' }),
+    ];
+    const baseline = graphEdges(thread).map((edge) => [edge.id, edge.d]);
+    const unrelated = Array.from({ length: 200 }, (_, index) =>
+        node({ id: `unrelated-${index}`, y: index * 10 }),
+    );
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+        graphEdges([...thread, ...unrelated]).map((edge) => [edge.id, edge.d]),
+        baseline,
+    );
+});