diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/repository/views/repo_files.py
@@ -920,8 +920,7 @@ class RepoFilesView(RepoAppView):
             log.debug('Generating cached nodelist for repo_id:%s, %s, %s',
                       repo_id, commit_id, f_path)
             try:
-                _d, _f = ScmModel().get_nodes(
-                    repo_name, commit_id, f_path, flat=False)
+                _d, _f = ScmModel().get_quick_filter_nodes(repo_name, commit_id, f_path)
             except (RepositoryError, CommitDoesNotExistError, Exception) as e:
                 log.exception(safe_str(e))
                 h.flash(safe_str(h.escape(e)), category='error')
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/nodes.py
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ class DirNode(Node):
     """
     DirNode stores list of files and directories within this node.
     Nodes may be used standalone but within repository context they
-    lazily fetch data within same repositorty's commit.
+    lazily fetch data within same repository's commit.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, path, nodes=(), commit=None):
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/scm.py b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/scm.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
@@ -583,6 +583,42 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
 
         return _dirs, _files
 
+    def get_quick_filter_nodes(self, repo_name, commit_id, root_path='/'):
+        """
+        Generate files for quick filter in files view
+        """
+
+        _files = list()
+        _dirs = list()
+        try:
+            _repo = self._get_repo(repo_name)
+            commit = _repo.scm_instance().get_commit(commit_id=commit_id)
+            root_path = root_path.lstrip('/')
+            for __, dirs, files in commit.walk(root_path):
+
+                for f in files:
+
+                    _data = {
+                        "name": h.escape(f.unicode_path),
+                        "type": "file",
+                        }
+
+                    _files.append(_data)
+
+                for d in dirs:
+
+                    _data = {
+                        "name": h.escape(d.unicode_path),
+                        "type": "dir",
+                        }
+
+                    _dirs.append(_data)
+        except RepositoryError:
+            log.exception("Exception in get_quick_filter_nodes")
+            raise
+
+        return _dirs, _files
+
     def get_node(self, repo_name, commit_id, file_path,
                  extended_info=False, content=False, max_file_bytes=None, cache=True):
         """