diff --git a/rhodecode/api/utils.py b/rhodecode/api/utils.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/utils.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/utils.py
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ def get_pull_request_or_error(pullreques
 def build_commit_data(commit, detail_level):
     parsed_diff = []
     if detail_level == 'extended':
-        for f in commit.added:
-            parsed_diff.append(_get_commit_dict(filename=f.path, op='A'))
-        for f in commit.changed:
-            parsed_diff.append(_get_commit_dict(filename=f.path, op='M'))
-        for f in commit.removed:
-            parsed_diff.append(_get_commit_dict(filename=f.path, op='D'))
+        for f_path in commit.added_paths:
+            parsed_diff.append(_get_commit_dict(filename=f_path, op='A'))
+        for f_path in commit.changed_paths:
+            parsed_diff.append(_get_commit_dict(filename=f_path, op='M'))
+        for f_path in commit.removed_paths:
+            parsed_diff.append(_get_commit_dict(filename=f_path, op='D'))
 
     elif detail_level == 'full':
         from rhodecode.lib.diffs import DiffProcessor
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/git/commit.py
@@ -432,8 +432,11 @@ class GitCommit(base.BaseCommit):
         """
         if not self.parents:
             return list(self._get_file_nodes())
-        return AddedFileNodesGenerator(
-            [n for n in self._get_paths_for_status('added')], self)
+        return AddedFileNodesGenerator(self.added_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def added_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self._get_paths_for_status('added')]
 
     @LazyProperty
     def changed(self):
@@ -442,8 +445,11 @@ class GitCommit(base.BaseCommit):
         """
         if not self.parents:
             return []
-        return ChangedFileNodesGenerator(
-            [n for n in self._get_paths_for_status('modified')], self)
+        return ChangedFileNodesGenerator(self.changed_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def changed_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self._get_paths_for_status('modified')]
 
     @LazyProperty
     def removed(self):
@@ -452,8 +458,11 @@ class GitCommit(base.BaseCommit):
         """
         if not self.parents:
             return []
-        return RemovedFileNodesGenerator(
-            [n for n in self._get_paths_for_status('deleted')], self)
+        return RemovedFileNodesGenerator(self.removed_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def removed_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self._get_paths_for_status('deleted')]
 
     def _get_submodule_url(self, submodule_path):
         git_modules_path = '.gitmodules'
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/hg/commit.py
@@ -372,18 +372,30 @@ class MercurialCommit(base.BaseCommit):
         """
         Returns list of added ``FileNode`` objects.
         """
-        return AddedFileNodesGenerator([n for n in self.status[1]], self)
+        return AddedFileNodesGenerator(self.added_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def added_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self.status[1]]
 
     @property
     def changed(self):
         """
         Returns list of modified ``FileNode`` objects.
         """
-        return ChangedFileNodesGenerator([n for n in self.status[0]], self)
+        return ChangedFileNodesGenerator(self.changed_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def changed_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self.status[0]]
 
     @property
     def removed(self):
         """
         Returns list of removed ``FileNode`` objects.
         """
-        return RemovedFileNodesGenerator([n for n in self.status[2]], self)
+        return RemovedFileNodesGenerator(self.removed_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def removed_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self.status[2]]
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/svn/commit.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/svn/commit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/svn/commit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/svn/commit.py
@@ -218,18 +218,27 @@ class SubversionCommit(base.BaseCommit):
 
     @property
     def added(self):
-        return nodes.AddedFileNodesGenerator(
-            self._changes_cache['added'], self)
+        return nodes.AddedFileNodesGenerator(self.added_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def added_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self._changes_cache['added']]
 
     @property
     def changed(self):
-        return nodes.ChangedFileNodesGenerator(
-            self._changes_cache['changed'], self)
+        return nodes.ChangedFileNodesGenerator(self.changed_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def changed_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self._changes_cache['changed']]
 
     @property
     def removed(self):
-        return nodes.RemovedFileNodesGenerator(
-            self._changes_cache['removed'], self)
+        return nodes.RemovedFileNodesGenerator(self.removed_paths, self)
+
+    @LazyProperty
+    def removed_paths(self):
+        return [n for n in self._changes_cache['removed']]
 
 
 def _date_from_svn_properties(properties):