diff --git a/builtin/mktree.c b/builtin/mktree.c
index 902edba6d2..a783767b28 100644
--- a/builtin/mktree.c
+++ b/builtin/mktree.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
+#include "packfile.h"
 
 static struct treeent {
 	unsigned mode;
@@ -116,8 +117,22 @@ static void mktree_line(char *buf, int nul_term_line, int allow_missing)
 			path, ptr, type_name(mode_type));
 	}
 
-	/* Check the type of object identified by sha1 */
-	obj_type = oid_object_info(the_repository, &oid, NULL);
+	/* Check the type of object identified by oid without fetching objects */
+	struct object_info oi = OBJECT_INFO_INIT;
+	oi.typep = &obj_type;
+	if (oid_object_info_extended(the_repository, &oid, &oi,
+				     OBJECT_INFO_LOOKUP_REPLACE |
+				     OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT) < 0)
+		obj_type = -1;
+
+	/* Has the object been promised to us if we can't find it */
+	if (obj_type < 0)
+		obj_type = promisor_object_type(&oid);
+
+	/* Try to fetch the object from the remote */
+	if (obj_type < 0)
+		obj_type = oid_object_info(the_repository, &oid, NULL);
+
 	if (obj_type < 0) {
 		if (allow_missing) {
 			; /* no problem - missing objects are presumed to be of the right type */
diff --git a/packfile.c b/packfile.c
index 8e812a84a3..d27cb106c1 100644
--- a/packfile.c
+++ b/packfile.c
@@ -2223,17 +2223,26 @@ int for_each_packed_object(each_packed_object_fn cb, void *data,
 	return r ? r : pack_errors;
 }
 
+static void map_put_type(kh_oid_pos_t *map,
+	const struct object_id *oid,
+	enum object_type type)
+{
+	int hash_ret;
+	khiter_t pos = kh_put_oid_pos(map, *oid, &hash_ret);
+	kh_value(map, pos) = type;
+}
+
 static int add_promisor_object(const struct object_id *oid,
 			       struct packed_git *pack,
 			       uint32_t pos,
-			       void *set_)
+			       void *map_)
 {
-	struct oidset *set = set_;
+	kh_oid_pos_t *map = map_;
 	struct object *obj = parse_object(the_repository, oid);
 	if (!obj)
 		return 1;
 
-	oidset_insert(set, oid);
+	map_put_type(map, oid, obj->type);
 
 	/*
 	 * If this is a tree, commit, or tag, the objects it refers
@@ -2250,34 +2259,46 @@ static int add_promisor_object(const struct object_id *oid,
 			 */
 			return 0;
 		while (tree_entry_gently(&desc, &entry))
-			oidset_insert(set, &entry.oid);
+			map_put_type(map,
+				     &entry.oid,
+				     object_type(entry.mode));
 		free_tree_buffer(tree);
 	} else if (obj->type == OBJ_COMMIT) {
 		struct commit *commit = (struct commit *) obj;
 		struct commit_list *parents = commit->parents;
 
-		oidset_insert(set, get_commit_tree_oid(commit));
+		map_put_type(map, get_commit_tree_oid(commit), OBJ_TREE);
 		for (; parents; parents = parents->next)
-			oidset_insert(set, &parents->item->object.oid);
+			map_put_type(map,
+				     &parents->item->object.oid,
+				     OBJ_COMMIT);
 	} else if (obj->type == OBJ_TAG) {
 		struct tag *tag = (struct tag *) obj;
-		oidset_insert(set, get_tagged_oid(tag));
+		map_put_type(map, get_tagged_oid(tag), OBJ_COMMIT);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int is_promisor_object(const struct object_id *oid)
+enum object_type promisor_object_type(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
-	static struct oidset promisor_objects;
-	static int promisor_objects_prepared;
+	static kh_oid_pos_t *promisor_objects;
 
-	if (!promisor_objects_prepared) {
+	if (!promisor_objects) {
+		promisor_objects = kh_init_oid_pos();
 		if (has_promisor_remote()) {
 			for_each_packed_object(add_promisor_object,
-					       &promisor_objects,
+					       promisor_objects,
 					       FOR_EACH_OBJECT_PROMISOR_ONLY);
 		}
-		promisor_objects_prepared = 1;
 	}
-	return oidset_contains(&promisor_objects, oid);
+	khiter_t pos = kh_get_oid_pos(promisor_objects, *oid);
+	if (pos < kh_end(promisor_objects))
+		return kh_value(promisor_objects, pos);
+	else
+		return OBJ_BAD;
+}
+
+int is_promisor_object(const struct object_id *oid)
+{
+	return (promisor_object_type(oid) > OBJ_BAD);
 }
diff --git a/packfile.h b/packfile.h
index a3f6723857..35d0b600d2 100644
--- a/packfile.h
+++ b/packfile.h
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ int has_pack_index(const unsigned char *sha1);
  */
 int is_promisor_object(const struct object_id *oid);
 
+/*
+ * Return the object type if the given object is in, or referred to
+ * by, a promisor packfile; OBJ_BAD otherwise.
+ */
+enum object_type promisor_object_type(const struct object_id *oid);
+
 /*
  * Expose a function for fuzz testing.
  *
diff --git a/t/t0410-partial-clone.sh b/t/t0410-partial-clone.sh
index 1e864cf317..12bfb02187 100755
--- a/t/t0410-partial-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t0410-partial-clone.sh
@@ -660,6 +660,34 @@ test_expect_success 'lazy-fetch when accessing object not in the_repository' '
 	! grep "[?]$FILE_HASH" out
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'missing blob object promised by tree, passes mktree' '
+	rm -rf repo &&
+	test_create_repo repo &&
+	echo foo >repo/foo &&
+	A=$(git -C repo hash-object foo) &&
+	git -C repo update-index --add --info-only foo &&
+	B=$(git -C repo write-tree --missing-ok) &&
+	printf "$B\n" | pack_as_from_promisor &&
+	delete_object repo "$B" &&
+
+	git -C repo config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
+	git -C repo config extensions.partialclone "arbitrary string" &&
+
+	printf "100644 blob $A\tbar" | git -C repo mktree
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'missing blob object, not promised, faulted-in by mktree' '
+	test_create_repo server &&
+	A=$(echo foo | git -C server hash-object --stdin -w) &&
+	test_commit -C server 1 &&
+	test_config -C server uploadpack.allowfilter 1 &&
+	test_config -C server uploadpack.allowanysha1inwant 1 &&
+
+	rm -rf repo &&
+	git clone --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/server" repo &&
+	printf "100644 blob $A\tbar" | git -C repo mktree
+'
+
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-httpd.sh
 start_httpd
 
