diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Button.vue b/src/runtime/components/Button.vue
index b3b5e36828..4ca2824ffc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Button.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Button.vue
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ const props = useComponentProps('button', _props)
 const appConfig = useAppConfig() as Button['AppConfig']
 const { orientation, size: buttonSize } = useFieldGroup<ButtonProps>(_props)
 
+// Memoized: `omit` iterates every forwarded key through three proxy layers
+// (useForwardProps -> reactivePick -> useComponentProps), so doing it inline in
+// the template re-paid that walk on every render.
 const linkProps = useForwardProps(pickLinkProps(props))
+const forwardedLinkProps = computed(() => omit(linkProps.value, ['type', 'disabled', 'onClick']))
 
 const loadingAutoState = ref(false)
 const formLoading = inject<Ref<boolean> | undefined>(formLoadingInjectionKey, undefined)
@@ -87,8 +91,20 @@ const isLoading = computed(() => {
   return props.loading || (props.loadingAuto && (loadingAutoState.value || (formLoading?.value && props.type === 'submit')))
 })
 
+// Pass only the props the composable reads: a `{ ...props }` spread would walk
+// every prop through the `useComponentProps` proxy and subscribe this computed
+// (and `ui`, which reads `isLeading`/`isTrailing`) to all of them, re-running
+// the whole tv pipeline on unrelated prop changes like `class`.
 const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(
-  computed(() => ({ ...props, loading: isLoading.value }))
+  computed(() => ({
+    icon: props.icon,
+    leading: props.leading,
+    leadingIcon: props.leadingIcon,
+    trailing: props.trailing,
+    trailingIcon: props.trailingIcon,
+    loading: isLoading.value,
+    loadingIcon: props.loadingIcon
+  }))
 )
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
@@ -124,7 +140,7 @@ const ui = computed(() => tv({
     v-slot="{ active, ...slotProps }"
     :type="props.type"
     :disabled="props.disabled || isLoading"
-    v-bind="omit(linkProps, ['type', 'disabled', 'onClick'])"
+    v-bind="forwardedLinkProps"
     custom
   >
     <ULinkBase
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue
index b68f10808c..eedc37e4a6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue
@@ -315,7 +315,19 @@ const virtualizerProps = toRef(() => {
 
 const { emitFormBlur, emitFormFocus, emitFormChange, emitFormInput, size: formFieldSize, color, id, name, highlight, disabled, ariaAttrs } = useFormField<InputProps>(_props)
 const { orientation, size: fieldGroupSize } = useFieldGroup<InputProps>(_props)
-const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(toRef(() => defu(props, { trailingIcon: appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown })))
+// Pass only the props the composable reads: `defu(props, ...)` copied every prop
+// through the `useComponentProps` proxy and subscribed this computed (and `ui`,
+// which reads `isLeading`/`isTrailing`) to all of them, re-running the whole tv
+// pipeline on unrelated prop changes.
+const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(computed(() => ({
+  icon: props.icon,
+  leading: props.leading,
+  leadingIcon: props.leadingIcon,
+  trailing: props.trailing,
+  trailingIcon: props.trailingIcon !== undefined ? props.trailingIcon : appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown,
+  loading: props.loading,
+  loadingIcon: props.loadingIcon
+})))
 
 const inputSize = computed(() => fieldGroupSize.value || formFieldSize.value)
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Select.vue b/src/runtime/components/Select.vue
index a1c8b724ba..7281b9ae1e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Select.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Select.vue
@@ -192,7 +192,19 @@ const arrowProps = toRef(() => defu(props.arrow, { rounded: true }) as SelectArr
 
 const { emitFormChange, emitFormInput, emitFormBlur, emitFormFocus, size: formFieldSize, color, id, name, highlight, disabled, ariaAttrs } = useFormField<InputProps>(_props)
 const { orientation, size: fieldGroupSize } = useFieldGroup<InputProps>(_props)
-const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(toRef(() => defu(props, { trailingIcon: appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown })))
+// Pass only the props the composable reads: `defu(props, ...)` copied every prop
+// through the `useComponentProps` proxy and subscribed this computed (and `ui`,
+// which reads `isLeading`/`isTrailing`) to all of them, re-running the whole tv
+// pipeline on unrelated prop changes.
+const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(computed(() => ({
+  icon: props.icon,
+  leading: props.leading,
+  leadingIcon: props.leadingIcon,
+  trailing: props.trailing,
+  trailingIcon: props.trailingIcon !== undefined ? props.trailingIcon : appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown,
+  loading: props.loading,
+  loadingIcon: props.loadingIcon
+})))
 
 const selectSize = computed(() => fieldGroupSize.value || formFieldSize.value)
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue
index cd37311b73..93433f26cc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue
@@ -292,7 +292,19 @@ const searchInputProps = toRef(() => defu(props.searchInput, { placeholder: t('s
 
 const { emitFormBlur, emitFormFocus, emitFormInput, emitFormChange, size: formFieldSize, color, id, name, highlight, disabled, ariaAttrs } = useFormField<InputProps>(_props)
 const { orientation, size: fieldGroupSize } = useFieldGroup<InputProps>(_props)
-const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(toRef(() => defu(props, { trailingIcon: appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown })))
+// Pass only the props the composable reads: `defu(props, ...)` copied every prop
+// through the `useComponentProps` proxy and subscribed this computed (and `ui`,
+// which reads `isLeading`/`isTrailing`) to all of them, re-running the whole tv
+// pipeline on unrelated prop changes.
+const { isLeading, isTrailing, leadingIconName, trailingIconName } = useComponentIcons(computed(() => ({
+  icon: props.icon,
+  leading: props.leading,
+  leadingIcon: props.leadingIcon,
+  trailing: props.trailing,
+  trailingIcon: props.trailingIcon !== undefined ? props.trailingIcon : appConfig.ui.icons.chevronDown,
+  loading: props.loading,
+  loadingIcon: props.loadingIcon
+})))
 
 const selectSize = computed(() => fieldGroupSize.value || formFieldSize.value)
 
diff --git a/test/bench/button-link.bench.ts b/test/bench/button-link.bench.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2acaa3329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bench/button-link.bench.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { bench, describe } from 'vitest'
+import { mountSuspended } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
+import Button from '../../src/runtime/components/Button.vue'
+
+// Where does a Button's render cost come from? Three rungs isolate it:
+//   1. plain <button>         — baseline DOM/reactivity cost of a trivial element
+//   2. UButton (no link)      — adds the Button + ULink component stack (ULink
+//                               renders a plain <button> when there's no `to`)
+//   3. UButton (link, `to`)   — adds the router-link path (route resolution, RouterLink)
+// (2) − (1) = the Nuxt UI component-stack overhead; (3) − (2) = the routing overhead.
+
+// Declares `loading` so the re-render benches can toggle a prop on it too.
+const Plain = { props: ['loading'], template: '<button type="button">x</button>' }
+
+describe('mount', () => {
+  bench('plain <button>', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Plain)
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  bench('UButton (no link)', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Button, { props: { label: 'x' } })
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  bench('UButton (link)', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Button, { props: { label: 'x', to: '/' } })
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+})
+
+// Re-render cost: a full on/off `loading` cycle per iteration (deterministic,
+// ends in the initial state), re-rendering the whole subtree.
+function reRenderBench(name: string, comp: any, props: Record<string, any> = {}) {
+  describe(`re-render: ${name}`, () => {
+    let wrapper: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof mountSuspended>>
+
+    bench(name, async () => {
+      await wrapper.setProps({ loading: true })
+      await wrapper.setProps({ loading: false })
+    }, {
+      async setup() {
+        wrapper = await mountSuspended(comp, { props })
+      },
+      teardown() {
+        wrapper?.unmount()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+reRenderBench('plain <button>', Plain)
+reRenderBench('UButton (no link)', Button, { label: 'x' })
+reRenderBench('UButton (link)', Button, { label: 'x', to: '/' })
diff --git a/test/bench/link-stack.bench.ts b/test/bench/link-stack.bench.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32594cc0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bench/link-stack.bench.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { bench, describe } from 'vitest'
+import { h } from 'vue'
+import { mountSuspended } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
+import { Primitive } from 'reka-ui'
+import Button from '../../src/runtime/components/Button.vue'
+import Link from '../../src/runtime/vue/overrides/vue-router/Link.vue'
+import LinkBase from '../../src/runtime/components/LinkBase.vue'
+
+// Decomposes the no-link Button stack layer by layer so each rung's cost is
+// attributable. Every case is wrapped in the same parent whose `cls` prop
+// toggles, re-rendering the target subtree:
+//   plain <button>                 — Vue baseline
+//   Primitive                      — reka render primitive
+//   ULinkBase                      — LinkBase -> Primitive
+//   ULink (default slot)           — Link -> LinkBase -> Primitive, class via tv
+//   ULink custom + ULinkBase       — the exact pattern Button/NavigationMenu use
+//   UButton                        — full component
+const CASES: [string, (cls: string) => any][] = [
+  ['plain <button>', cls => h('button', { class: cls, type: 'button' }, 'x')],
+  ['Primitive', cls => h(Primitive, { as: 'button', class: cls }, () => 'x')],
+  ['ULinkBase', cls => h(LinkBase, { class: cls }, () => 'x')],
+  ['ULink (default slot)', cls => h(Link, { class: cls }, () => 'x')],
+  ['ULink custom + ULinkBase', cls => h(Link, { custom: true }, { default: ({ active: _active, ...slotProps }: any) => h(LinkBase, { ...slotProps, class: cls }, () => 'x') })],
+  ['UButton', cls => h(Button, { label: 'x', class: cls })]
+]
+
+function makeParent(render: (cls: string) => any) {
+  return {
+    props: ['cls'],
+    setup(p: any) {
+      return () => render(p.cls)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+describe('mount', () => {
+  for (const [name, render] of CASES) {
+    bench(name, async () => {
+      const wrapper = await mountSuspended(makeParent(render), { props: { cls: 'p-2' } })
+      wrapper.unmount()
+    })
+  }
+})
+
+describe('re-render', () => {
+  for (const [name, render] of CASES) {
+    describe(name, () => {
+      let wrapper: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof mountSuspended>>
+
+      bench(name, async () => {
+        await wrapper.setProps({ cls: 'p-3' })
+        await wrapper.setProps({ cls: 'p-2' })
+      }, {
+        async setup() {
+          wrapper = await mountSuspended(makeParent(render), { props: { cls: 'p-2' } })
+        },
+        teardown() {
+          wrapper?.unmount()
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
+})