diff --git a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractDataProvider.java b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractDataProvider.java
index 8edb919c594..3dc86d4817b 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractDataProvider.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractDataProvider.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.DataChangeEvent.DataRefreshEvent;
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.DataChangeEvent.ItemAddedEvent;
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.DataChangeEvent.ItemRemovedEvent;
 import com.vaadin.flow.function.SerializableConsumer;
 import com.vaadin.flow.shared.Registration;
 
@@ -82,6 +84,16 @@ public void refreshItem(T item) {
         fireEvent(new DataRefreshEvent<>(this, item));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void notifyItemAdded(T item) {
+        fireEvent(new ItemAddedEvent<>(this, item));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void notifyItemRemoved(T item) {
+        fireEvent(new ItemRemovedEvent<>(this, item));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Registers a new listener with the specified activation method to listen
      * events generated by this component. If the activation method does not
diff --git a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataView.java b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataView.java
index ffd4a1ae13f..295782179e8 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataView.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataView.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public AbstractListDataView<T> addItem(T item) {
         final ListDataProvider<T> dataProvider = getDataProvider();
         if (!contains(item)) {
             dataProvider.getItems().add(item);
-            dataProvider.refreshAll();
+            dataProvider.notifyItemAdded(item);
         }
         return this;
     }
@@ -269,8 +269,11 @@ public AbstractListDataView<T> addItemsBefore(Collection<T> items,
     @Override
     public AbstractListDataView<T> removeItem(T item) {
         final ListDataProvider<T> dataProvider = getDataProvider();
-        removeItemIfPresent(item, dataProvider);
-        dataProvider.refreshAll();
+        if (removeItemIfPresent(item, dataProvider)) {
+            dataProvider.notifyItemRemoved(item);
+        } else {
+            dataProvider.refreshAll();
+        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -315,8 +318,10 @@ protected void validateItemIndex(int itemIndex) {
         }
     }
 
-    private void removeItemIfPresent(T item, ListDataProvider<T> dataProvider) {
-        dataProvider.getItems().removeIf(nextItem -> equals(item, nextItem));
+    private boolean removeItemIfPresent(T item,
+            ListDataProvider<T> dataProvider) {
+        return dataProvider.getItems()
+                .removeIf(nextItem -> equals(item, nextItem));
     }
 
     private void addItemOnTarget(T item, T target,
@@ -348,7 +353,7 @@ private void addItemOnTarget(T item, T target,
         removeItemIfPresent(item, dataProvider);
         itemList.add(insertItemsIndexProvider
                 .apply(getItemIndex(target, itemList.stream())), item);
-        dataProvider.refreshAll();
+        dataProvider.notifyItemAdded(item);
     }
 
     private void addItemCollectionOnTarget(Collection<T> items, T target,
diff --git a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataChangeEvent.java b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataChangeEvent.java
index caa15c89b00..c91ed94136a 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataChangeEvent.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataChangeEvent.java
@@ -101,6 +101,87 @@ public boolean isRefreshChildren() {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * An event fired when a single item has been added to a
+     * {@code DataProvider}.
+     * <p>
+     * Listeners that don't need fine-grained handling can simply treat this as
+     * any other {@link DataChangeEvent}. {@link DataCommunicator} uses this
+     * event to perform a more efficient update than a full refresh while still
+     * picking up the new total item count and the position of the new item with
+     * respect to current sorting and filtering.
+     *
+     * @param <T>
+     *            the data type
+     */
+    public static class ItemAddedEvent<T> extends DataChangeEvent<T> {
+
+        private final T item;
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new event originating from the given data provider.
+         *
+         * @param source
+         *            the data provider, not <code>null</code>
+         * @param item
+         *            the added item, not <code>null</code>
+         */
+        public ItemAddedEvent(DataProvider<T, ?> source, T item) {
+            super(source);
+            Objects.requireNonNull(item, "Added item can't be null");
+            this.item = item;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the added item.
+         *
+         * @return the added item, never <code>null</code>
+         */
+        public T getItem() {
+            return item;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An event fired when a single item has been removed from a
+     * {@code DataProvider}.
+     * <p>
+     * Listeners that don't need fine-grained handling can simply treat this as
+     * any other {@link DataChangeEvent}. {@link DataCommunicator} uses this
+     * event to perform a more efficient update than a full refresh while still
+     * picking up the new total item count.
+     *
+     * @param <T>
+     *            the data type
+     */
+    public static class ItemRemovedEvent<T> extends DataChangeEvent<T> {
+
+        private final T item;
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new event originating from the given data provider.
+         *
+         * @param source
+         *            the data provider, not <code>null</code>
+         * @param item
+         *            the removed item, not <code>null</code>
+         */
+        public ItemRemovedEvent(DataProvider<T, ?> source, T item) {
+            super(source);
+            Objects.requireNonNull(item, "Removed item can't be null");
+            this.item = item;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the removed item.
+         *
+         * @return the removed item, never <code>null</code>
+         */
+        public T getItem() {
+            return item;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new {@code DataChangeEvent} event originating from the given
      * data provider.
diff --git a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicator.java b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicator.java
index ca9158ab95a..4a1809bc2d8 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicator.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicator.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.UI;
 import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.ArrayUpdater.Update;
 import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.DataChangeEvent.DataRefreshEvent;
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.DataChangeEvent.ItemAddedEvent;
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.provider.DataChangeEvent.ItemRemovedEvent;
 import com.vaadin.flow.dom.Element;
 import com.vaadin.flow.function.SerializableComparator;
 import com.vaadin.flow.function.SerializableConsumer;
@@ -1131,6 +1133,10 @@ private void handleAttach() {
                 .addDataProviderListener(event -> {
                     if (event instanceof DataRefreshEvent) {
                         handleDataRefreshEvent((DataRefreshEvent<T>) event);
+                    } else if (event instanceof ItemAddedEvent) {
+                        handleItemAddedEvent((ItemAddedEvent<T>) event);
+                    } else if (event instanceof ItemRemovedEvent) {
+                        handleItemRemovedEvent((ItemRemovedEvent<T>) event);
                     } else {
                         reset();
                     }
@@ -1144,6 +1150,40 @@ protected void handleDataRefreshEvent(DataRefreshEvent<T> event) {
         refresh(event.getItem());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handles a notification that a single item has been added to the
+     * underlying data. The default implementation triggers a viewport refresh
+     * and a size re-fetch without discarding per-item state for unrelated
+     * items, which is significantly cheaper than {@link #reset()} when only one
+     * item changes.
+     *
+     * @param event
+     *            the added-item event, not {@code null}
+     */
+    protected void handleItemAddedEvent(ItemAddedEvent<T> event) {
+        sizeReset = true;
+        refreshViewport();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles a notification that a single item has been removed from the
+     * underlying data. The default implementation removes the removed item from
+     * the {@link KeyMapper} (if active) and triggers a viewport refresh with a
+     * size re-fetch, without discarding per-item state for unrelated items.
+     *
+     * @param event
+     *            the removed-item event, not {@code null}
+     */
+    protected void handleItemRemovedEvent(ItemRemovedEvent<T> event) {
+        T removed = event.getItem();
+        if (keyMapper.has(removed)) {
+            dataGenerator.destroyData(removed);
+            keyMapper.remove(removed);
+        }
+        sizeReset = true;
+        refreshViewport();
+    }
+
     private void handleDetach() {
         if (future != null) {
             future.cancel(true);
diff --git a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataProvider.java b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataProvider.java
index 391421e7f71..03fd76184cf 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataProvider.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataProvider.java
@@ -137,6 +137,57 @@ default void refreshItem(T item, boolean refreshChildren) {
      */
     void refreshAll();
 
+    /**
+     * Notifies listeners that a single item has been added to the underlying
+     * data and the listening components should refresh accordingly. This allows
+     * components to perform an incremental update without rebuilding the
+     * per-item state for unrelated items, which can be significantly faster
+     * than {@link #refreshAll()} when only a single item changes.
+     * <p>
+     * Where the new item appears in the rendered output is still determined by
+     * the configured sorting and filtering: the implementation is expected to
+     * have already added the item to the underlying data structure before
+     * calling this method.
+     * <p>
+     * The default implementation falls back to {@link #refreshAll()} so that
+     * custom data providers do not need to opt in to the new behavior. Data
+     * providers that fire {@link DataChangeEvent}s should override this method
+     * to fire a {@link DataChangeEvent.ItemAddedEvent} instead, which lets
+     * {@link DataCommunicator} perform an efficient update.
+     *
+     * @param item
+     *            the added item; not {@code null}
+     */
+    default void notifyItemAdded(T item) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(item, "Added item cannot be null.");
+        refreshAll();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notifies listeners that a single item has been removed from the
+     * underlying data and the listening components should refresh accordingly.
+     * This allows components to perform an incremental update without
+     * rebuilding the per-item state for unrelated items, which can be
+     * significantly faster than {@link #refreshAll()} when only a single item
+     * changes.
+     * <p>
+     * The implementation is expected to have already removed the item from the
+     * underlying data structure before calling this method.
+     * <p>
+     * The default implementation falls back to {@link #refreshAll()} so that
+     * custom data providers do not need to opt in to the new behavior. Data
+     * providers that fire {@link DataChangeEvent}s should override this method
+     * to fire a {@link DataChangeEvent.ItemRemovedEvent} instead, which lets
+     * {@link DataCommunicator} perform an efficient update.
+     *
+     * @param item
+     *            the removed item; not {@code null}
+     */
+    default void notifyItemRemoved(T item) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(item, "Removed item cannot be null.");
+        refreshAll();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets an identifier for the given item. This identifier is used by the
      * framework to determine equality between two items.
diff --git a/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataViewTest.java b/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataViewTest.java
index 6a1f034781d..7eaf2bf2dc1 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataViewTest.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/AbstractListDataViewTest.java
@@ -402,6 +402,52 @@ void removeItem_notInList_dataSetNotChanged() {
         assertEquals(3, dataView.getItemCount());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void addItem_firesItemAddedEventInsteadOfRefreshAll() {
+        AtomicReference<DataChangeEvent<String>> received = new AtomicReference<>();
+        dataProvider.addDataProviderListener(received::set);
+
+        dataView.addItem("new");
+
+        DataChangeEvent<String> event = received.get();
+        assertNotNull(event, "Expected an event to be fired");
+        assertTrue(event instanceof DataChangeEvent.ItemAddedEvent,
+                "Expected an ItemAddedEvent, got " + event.getClass());
+        assertEquals("new",
+                ((DataChangeEvent.ItemAddedEvent<String>) event).getItem());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void removeItem_firesItemRemovedEventInsteadOfRefreshAll() {
+        AtomicReference<DataChangeEvent<String>> received = new AtomicReference<>();
+        dataProvider.addDataProviderListener(received::set);
+
+        dataView.removeItem("middle");
+
+        DataChangeEvent<String> event = received.get();
+        assertNotNull(event, "Expected an event to be fired");
+        assertTrue(event instanceof DataChangeEvent.ItemRemovedEvent,
+                "Expected an ItemRemovedEvent, got " + event.getClass());
+        assertEquals("middle",
+                ((DataChangeEvent.ItemRemovedEvent<String>) event).getItem());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void removeItem_notPresent_fallsBackToRefreshAll() {
+        AtomicReference<DataChangeEvent<String>> received = new AtomicReference<>();
+        dataProvider.addDataProviderListener(received::set);
+
+        dataView.removeItem("not present");
+
+        DataChangeEvent<String> event = received.get();
+        assertNotNull(event, "Expected an event to be fired");
+        // When nothing is removed, the data provider has no item to notify
+        // about, so it falls back to the original refreshAll behavior
+        assertFalse(event instanceof DataChangeEvent.DataRefreshEvent);
+        assertFalse(event instanceof DataChangeEvent.ItemRemovedEvent);
+        assertFalse(event instanceof DataChangeEvent.ItemAddedEvent);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void addItemBefore_itemIsAddedAtExpectedPosition() {
         dataView.addItemBefore("newItem", "middle");
diff --git a/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicatorTest.java b/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicatorTest.java
index b37f90650dc..3e1f47a59bf 100644
--- a/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicatorTest.java
+++ b/flow-data/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/data/provider/DataCommunicatorTest.java
@@ -443,6 +443,73 @@ void sameKeyDifferentInstance_latestInstanceUsed(
         assertSame(updatedItem, dataCommunicator.getKeyMapper().get(key));
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(booleans = { true, false })
+    void notifyItemAdded_viewportRefreshedWithoutDestroyingItemState(
+            boolean dataProviderWithParallelStream) {
+        this.dataProviderWithParallelStream = dataProviderWithParallelStream;
+        List<Item> items = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+            items.add(new Item(i));
+        }
+        ListDataProvider<Item> dataProvider = new ListDataProvider<>(items);
+        dataCommunicator.setDataProvider(dataProvider, null);
+
+        dataCommunicator.setViewportRange(0, 50);
+        fakeClientCommunication();
+        // Reset mock interactions accumulated during the initial flush so we
+        // can assert specifically what notifyItemAdded triggers
+        Mockito.reset(dataGenerator);
+        lastSet = null;
+
+        Item newItem = new Item(2);
+        items.add(newItem);
+        dataProvider.notifyItemAdded(newItem);
+        fakeClientCommunication();
+
+        // The viewport is resent to pick up the new item and its size
+        assertEquals(Range.withLength(0, 3), lastSet);
+        // Per-item state for unrelated items must not be discarded
+        Mockito.verify(dataGenerator, Mockito.never()).destroyAllData();
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(booleans = { true, false })
+    void notifyItemRemoved_itemKeyDroppedAndViewportRefreshedWithoutDestroyingItemState(
+            boolean dataProviderWithParallelStream) {
+        this.dataProviderWithParallelStream = dataProviderWithParallelStream;
+        List<Item> items = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            items.add(new Item(i));
+        }
+        ListDataProvider<Item> dataProvider = new ListDataProvider<>(items);
+        dataCommunicator.setDataProvider(dataProvider, null);
+
+        dataCommunicator.setViewportRange(0, 50);
+        fakeClientCommunication();
+
+        Item removed = items.get(1);
+        String removedKey = dataCommunicator.getKeyMapper().key(removed);
+        assertNotNull(removedKey);
+
+        Mockito.reset(dataGenerator);
+        lastSet = null;
+
+        items.remove(removed);
+        dataProvider.notifyItemRemoved(removed);
+        fakeClientCommunication();
+
+        // Viewport is resent with the new size
+        assertEquals(Range.withLength(0, 2), lastSet);
+        // The removed item's key is dropped immediately so any in-flight
+        // client interaction for it can no longer resolve to a stale instance
+        assertFalse(dataCommunicator.getKeyMapper().has(removed));
+        // Per-item state for unrelated items must not be discarded; only the
+        // removed item should have its state cleaned up
+        Mockito.verify(dataGenerator, Mockito.never()).destroyAllData();
+        Mockito.verify(dataGenerator).destroyData(removed);
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest
     @ValueSource(booleans = { true, false })
     void dataProviderReturnsLessItemsThanRequested_aNewSizeQueryIsPerformed(