diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior.html
index 8f9bf00..67e4ca6 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior.html
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
       return path;
     },
 
+    isMagicPath(path) {
+      return !!path &&
+          (path === Gerrit.PathListBehavior.COMMIT_MESSAGE_PATH || path ===
+              Gerrit.PathListBehavior.MERGE_LIST_PATH);
+    },
+
     computeTruncatedPath(path) {
       return Gerrit.PathListBehavior.truncatePath(
           Gerrit.PathListBehavior.computeDisplayPath(path));
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior_test.html
index 924c98c..12b981c 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-path-list-behavior/gr-path-list-behavior_test.html
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
       assert.equal(name('/MERGE_LIST'), 'Merge list');
     });
 
+    test('isMagicPath', () => {
+      const isMagic = Gerrit.PathListBehavior.isMagicPath;
+      assert.isFalse(isMagic(undefined));
+      assert.isFalse(isMagic('/foo.cc'));
+      assert.isTrue(isMagic('/COMMIT_MSG'));
+      assert.isTrue(isMagic('/MERGE_LIST'));
+    });
+
     test('truncatePath with long path should add ellipsis', () => {
       const truncatePath = Gerrit.PathListBehavior.truncatePath;
       let path = 'level1/level2/level3/level4/file.js';
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
index fb57164..9943192 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-file-list/gr-file-list.js
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@
     }
 
     _calculatePatchChange(files) {
-      const magicFilesExcluded = files.filter(files => {
-        return files.__path !== '/COMMIT_MSG' && files.__path !== '/MERGE_LIST';
-      });
+      const magicFilesExcluded = files.filter(files =>
+        !this.isMagicPath(files.__path)
+      );
 
       return magicFilesExcluded.reduce((acc, obj) => {
         const inserted = obj.lines_inserted ? obj.lines_inserted : 0;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html
index 40a02a3..cd53510 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.html
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
           </span>
         </div>
         <div class="rightControls">
-          <span class$="blameLoader [[_computeBlameLoaderClass(_isImageDiff)]]">
+          <span class$="blameLoader [[_computeBlameLoaderClass(_isImageDiff, _path)]]">
             <gr-button
                 link
                 disabled="[[_isBlameLoading]]"
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js
index 4c401cf..2f2b3863 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-view/gr-diff-view.js
@@ -1101,8 +1101,8 @@
           });
     }
 
-    _computeBlameLoaderClass(isImageDiff) {
-      return !isImageDiff ? 'show' : '';
+    _computeBlameLoaderClass(isImageDiff, path) {
+      return !this.isMagicPath(path) && !isImageDiff ? 'show' : '';
     }
 
     _getRevisionInfo(change) {