diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/mdm.go b/server/datastore/mysql/mdm.go
index 6321d6fb39..147d9d65f8 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/mdm.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/mdm.go
@@ -61,24 +61,29 @@ END AS platform
 // These subqueries are only used for the all-hosts listing; host-scoped
 // requests go through listMDMCommandsByHostIdentifier instead.
 func getMDMCommandsSubqueries() (appleStmt, windowsStmt string) {
+	// Apple branch joins the underlying nano_* tables directly instead of
+	// going through the nano_view_queue VIEW. The view bakes
+	// "ORDER BY q.priority DESC, q.created_at" into its definition, which
+	// MySQL re-materializes on every query — defeating the outer LIMIT and
+	// forcing a full join + sort regardless of page size. The host-scoped
+	// path (see listMDMCommandsByHostIdentifier) already bypasses the view
+	// for the same reason.
 	appleStmt = `
 SELECT
-    nvq.id as host_uuid,
-    nvq.command_uuid,
-    COALESCE(NULLIF(nvq.status, ''), 'Pending') as status,
-    COALESCE(nvq.result_updated_at, nvq.created_at) as updated_at,
-    nvq.request_type as request_type,
+    q.id AS host_uuid,
+    c.command_uuid,
+    COALESCE(NULLIF(r.status, ''), 'Pending') AS status,
+    COALESCE(r.updated_at, q.created_at) AS updated_at,
+    c.request_type,
     h.hostname,
     h.team_id,
-    nvq.name
-FROM
-    nano_view_queue nvq
-INNER JOIN
-    hosts h
-ON
-    nvq.id = h.uuid
-WHERE
-   nvq.active = 1
+    c.name
+FROM nano_enrollment_queue q
+    INNER JOIN nano_commands c ON q.command_uuid = c.command_uuid
+    INNER JOIN hosts h ON h.uuid = q.id
+    LEFT JOIN nano_command_results r
+        ON r.command_uuid = q.command_uuid AND r.id = q.id
+WHERE q.active = 1
 `
 
 	// The Windows sub-statement is itself a UNION ALL of two branches: one