diff --git a/cmd/bd/list.go b/cmd/bd/list.go
index 702f0d27..ff2879ee 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/list.go
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 			labelsMap, _ := store.GetLabelsForIssues(ctx, issueIDs)
 			depCounts, _ := store.GetDependencyCounts(ctx, issueIDs)
-			allDeps, _ := store.GetAllDependencyRecords(ctx)
+			allDeps, _ := store.GetDependencyRecordsForIssues(ctx, issueIDs)
 
 			// Populate labels and dependencies for JSON output
 			for _, issue := range issues {
diff --git a/internal/storage/dolt/dependencies.go b/internal/storage/dolt/dependencies.go
index ac6f46c1..e733774d 100644
--- a/internal/storage/dolt/dependencies.go
+++ b/internal/storage/dolt/dependencies.go
@@ -187,6 +187,45 @@ func (s *DoltStore) GetAllDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context) (map[string][]*
 	return result, rows.Err()
 }
 
+// GetDependencyRecordsForIssues returns dependency records for specific issues
+func (s *DoltStore) GetDependencyRecordsForIssues(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error) {
+	if len(issueIDs) == 0 {
+		return make(map[string][]*types.Dependency), nil
+	}
+
+	placeholders := make([]string, len(issueIDs))
+	args := make([]interface{}, len(issueIDs))
+	for i, id := range issueIDs {
+		placeholders[i] = "?"
+		args[i] = id
+	}
+	inClause := strings.Join(placeholders, ",")
+
+	// nolint:gosec // G201: inClause contains only ? placeholders, actual values passed via args
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		SELECT issue_id, depends_on_id, type, created_at, created_by, metadata, thread_id
+		FROM dependencies
+		WHERE issue_id IN (%s)
+		ORDER BY issue_id
+	`, inClause)
+
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get dependency records for issues: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	result := make(map[string][]*types.Dependency)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		dep, err := scanDependencyRow(rows)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		result[dep.IssueID] = append(result[dep.IssueID], dep)
+	}
+	return result, rows.Err()
+}
+
 // GetDependencyCounts returns dependency counts for multiple issues
 func (s *DoltStore) GetDependencyCounts(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string]*types.DependencyCounts, error) {
 	if len(issueIDs) == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/storage/memory/memory.go b/internal/storage/memory/memory.go
index cffb4f03..6e5ba0d4 100644
--- a/internal/storage/memory/memory.go
+++ b/internal/storage/memory/memory.go
@@ -875,6 +875,20 @@ func (m *MemoryStorage) GetAllDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context) (map[string
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// GetDependencyRecordsForIssues returns dependency records for specific issues
+func (m *MemoryStorage) GetDependencyRecordsForIssues(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	result := make(map[string][]*types.Dependency)
+	for _, id := range issueIDs {
+		if deps, ok := m.dependencies[id]; ok {
+			result[id] = deps
+		}
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // GetDirtyIssueHash returns the hash for dirty issue tracking
 func (m *MemoryStorage) GetDirtyIssueHash(ctx context.Context, issueID string) (string, error) {
 	// Memory storage doesn't track dirty hashes, return empty string
diff --git a/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go b/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go
index bdfce813..bdabf34a 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go
@@ -478,6 +478,64 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetAllDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context) (map[string
 	return depsMap, nil
 }
 
+// GetDependencyRecordsForIssues returns dependency records for specific issues
+// This is optimized for operations that only need deps for a subset of issues
+func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetDependencyRecordsForIssues(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error) {
+	if len(issueIDs) == 0 {
+		return make(map[string][]*types.Dependency), nil
+	}
+
+	// Hold read lock during database operations to prevent reconnect() from
+	// closing the connection mid-query (GH#607 race condition fix)
+	s.reconnectMu.RLock()
+	defer s.reconnectMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Build parameterized IN clause
+	placeholders := make([]string, len(issueIDs))
+	args := make([]interface{}, len(issueIDs))
+	for i, id := range issueIDs {
+		placeholders[i] = "?"
+		args[i] = id
+	}
+	inClause := strings.Join(placeholders, ",")
+
+	// nolint:gosec // G201: inClause contains only ? placeholders, actual values passed via args
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		SELECT issue_id, depends_on_id, type, created_at, created_by,
+		       COALESCE(metadata, '{}') as metadata, COALESCE(thread_id, '') as thread_id
+		FROM dependencies
+		WHERE issue_id IN (%s)
+		ORDER BY issue_id, created_at ASC
+	`, inClause)
+
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get dependency records for issues: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
+
+	// Group dependencies by issue ID
+	depsMap := make(map[string][]*types.Dependency)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var dep types.Dependency
+		err := rows.Scan(
+			&dep.IssueID,
+			&dep.DependsOnID,
+			&dep.Type,
+			&dep.CreatedAt,
+			&dep.CreatedBy,
+			&dep.Metadata,
+			&dep.ThreadID,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan dependency: %w", err)
+		}
+		depsMap[dep.IssueID] = append(depsMap[dep.IssueID], &dep)
+	}
+
+	return depsMap, nil
+}
+
 // GetDependencyTree returns the full dependency tree with optional deduplication
 // When showAllPaths is false (default), nodes appearing via multiple paths (diamond dependencies)
 // appear only once at their shallowest depth in the tree.
diff --git a/internal/storage/storage.go b/internal/storage/storage.go
index 7442495a..ef4e0775 100644
--- a/internal/storage/storage.go
+++ b/internal/storage/storage.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ type Storage interface {
 	GetDependentsWithMetadata(ctx context.Context, issueID string) ([]*types.IssueWithDependencyMetadata, error)
 	GetDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context, issueID string) ([]*types.Dependency, error)
 	GetAllDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error)
+	GetDependencyRecordsForIssues(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error)
 	GetDependencyCounts(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string]*types.DependencyCounts, error)
 	GetDependencyTree(ctx context.Context, issueID string, maxDepth int, showAllPaths bool, reverse bool) ([]*types.TreeNode, error)
 	DetectCycles(ctx context.Context) ([][]*types.Issue, error)
diff --git a/internal/storage/storage_test.go b/internal/storage/storage_test.go
index ccbf8f70..ae99dc34 100644
--- a/internal/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ func (m *mockStorage) GetDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context, issueID string)
 func (m *mockStorage) GetAllDependencyRecords(ctx context.Context) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
+func (m *mockStorage) GetDependencyRecordsForIssues(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string][]*types.Dependency, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
 func (m *mockStorage) GetDependencyCounts(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string]*types.DependencyCounts, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }