diff --git a/source/changelog.lisp b/source/changelog.lisp
index d0b370e2347..a549dd5fd32 100644
--- a/source/changelog.lisp
+++ b/source/changelog.lisp
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ elements are scaled accordingly.")
   (:nsection :title "Bug fixes"
     (:ul
      (:li "Fix crash on " (:a :href (nyxt-url 'common-settings) "."))
-     (:li "Fix warnings raised by " (:nxref :command 'pick-color) "."))))
+     (:li "Fix warnings raised by " (:nxref :command 'pick-color) ".")
+     (:li "Fix " (:nxref :class-name 'nyxt/mode/hint:hint-mode)
+          " performance issues caused by " (:code "Shadow DOMs") " hinting algorithm."))))
 
 (define-version "3.11.5"
   (:nsection :title "Bug fixes"
diff --git a/source/mode/hint.lisp b/source/mode/hint.lisp
index 85569f3e987..fa68aea2356 100644
--- a/source/mode/hint.lisp
+++ b/source/mode/hint.lisp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ A positive value shifts to the bottom.")
          (style (ps:new (|CSSStyleSheet|)))
          (hints (ps:lisp (list 'quote hints)))
          (i 0))
-    (dolist (hinted-element (nyxt/ps:qsa document "[nyxt-hintable]"))
+    (dolist (hinted-element (nyxt/ps:rqsa document "[nyxt-hintable]"))
       (let ((hint (aref hints i)))
         (ps:chain hinted-element (set-attribute "nyxt-hint" hint))
         (ps:chain shadow (append-child (create-hint-overlay hinted-element hint)))
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ A positive value shifts to the bottom.")
                                            alphabet))))))
 
 (define-parenscript set-hintable-attribute (selector)
-  (ps:dolist (element (nyxt/ps:qsa document (ps:lisp selector)))
+  (ps:dolist (element (nyxt/ps:rqsa document (ps:lisp selector)))
     (if (ps:lisp (eq :vi (hinting-type (find-submode 'hint-mode))))
         (when (nyxt/ps:element-in-view-port-p element)
           (ps:chain element (set-attribute "nyxt-hintable" "")))
         (ps:chain element (set-attribute "nyxt-hintable" "")))))
 
 (define-parenscript remove-hintable-attribute ()
-  (ps:dolist (element (nyxt/ps:qsa document "[nyxt-hintable]"))
+  (ps:dolist (element (nyxt/ps:rqsa document "[nyxt-hintable]"))
     (ps:chain element (remove-attribute "nyxt-hintable"))))
 
 (defun add-hints (&key selector (buffer (current-buffer)))
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ A positive value shifts to the bottom.")
     (ps:when hints-parent
       (ps:chain hints-parent (remove))))
   (when (ps:lisp (show-hint-scope-p (find-submode 'hint-mode)))
-    (ps:dolist (element (nyxt/ps:qsa document ".nyxt-element-hint"))
+    (ps:dolist (element (nyxt/ps:rqsa document ".nyxt-element-hint"))
       (ps:chain element class-list (remove "nyxt-element-hint")))))
 
 (defun remove-hints (&key (buffer (current-buffer)))
diff --git a/source/parenscript-macro.lisp b/source/parenscript-macro.lisp
index 141567682af..cb7fe9658fa 100644
--- a/source/parenscript-macro.lisp
+++ b/source/parenscript-macro.lisp
@@ -36,15 +36,16 @@
   "Recursive version of `qs-nyxt-id` which goes through Shadow DOMs if there's
 at least one."
   `(flet ((recursive-query-selector (context selector)
-            (let ((node (qs context selector)))
-              (if node
-                  node
-                  (let ((node-iterator (chain document (create-node-iterator context (@ *node #:|ELEMENT_NODE|))))
-                        current-node)
-                    (loop while (and (setf current-node (chain node-iterator (next-node))) (not node))
-                          do (when (@ current-node shadow-root)
-                               (setf node (recursive-query-selector (@ current-node shadow-root) selector))))
-                    node)))))
+            (let ((node (qs context selector))
+                  (shadow-roots (chain *array (from (qsa context "[nyxt-shadow-root]"))))
+                  shadow-root)
+              (do ((i 0 (1+ i)))
+                  ((or node
+                       (>= i (chain shadow-roots length))))
+                (setf shadow-root (chain (elt shadow-roots i) shadow-root))
+                (chain shadow-roots push (apply shadow-roots (chain *array (from (qsa shadow-root "[nyxt-shadow-root]")))))
+                (setf node (qs shadow-root selector)))
+              node)))
      (if (chain ,context (query-selector "[nyxt-shadow-root]"))
          (recursive-query-selector ,context (stringify "[nyxt-identifier=\"" ,id "\"]"))
          (qs-nyxt-id ,context ,id))))
@@ -205,13 +206,15 @@ at least one."
   "Recursive version of context.querySelectorAll() which goes through
 Shadow DOMs if there's at least one."
   `(flet ((recursive-query-selector-all (context selector)
-            (ps:let ((nodes (ps:chain *array (from (nyxt/ps:qsa context selector))))
-                     (node-iterator (ps:chain document (create-node-iterator context (ps:@ *node #:|ELEMENT_NODE|))))
-                     current-node)
-              (ps:loop while (ps:setf current-node (ps:chain node-iterator (next-node)))
-                 do (ps:when (ps:@ current-node shadow-root)
-                      (ps:chain *array prototype push (apply nodes (recursive-query-selector-all (ps:@ current-node shadow-root) selector)))))
-              nodes)))
+            (ps:let ((tree-walker (ps:chain document (create-tree-walker context (ps:@ *Node +element_node+))))
+                     (results (array)))
+              (ps:loop while (ps:chain tree-walker (next-node))
+                 do (when (ps:chain tree-walker current-node (matches selector))
+                      (ps:chain results (push (ps:@ tree-walker current-node))))
+                    (let ((shadow-root (ps:@ tree-walker current-node shadow-root)))
+                      (when shadow-root
+                        (ps:chain *array prototype push (apply results (recursive-query-selector-all shadow-root selector))))))
+              results)))
      (if (chain ,context (query-selector "[nyxt-shadow-root]"))
          (recursive-query-selector-all ,context ,selector)
          (qsa ,context ,selector))))