diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 06ed181..3dfceed 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ M.defaults = {
     icons = {
       cmd = " ",
       config = "",
-      event = "",
+      event = " ",
       ft = " ",
       init = " ",
       import = " ",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ M.defaults = {
       runtime = " ",
       require = "󰢱 ",
       source = " ",
-      start = "",
+      start = " ",
       task = "✔ ",
       list = {
         "●",
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/event.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/event.lua
index 018d04b..aff4572 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/event.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/event.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ M.group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("lazy_handler_event", { clear = true })
 
 ---@param spec LazyEventSpec
 ---@return LazyEvent
-function M:parse(spec)
+function M:_parse(spec)
   local ret = M.mappings[spec] --[[@as LazyEvent?]]
   if ret then
     return ret
@@ -62,19 +62,6 @@ function M:parse(spec)
   return ret
 end
 
----@param plugin LazyPlugin
-function M:values(plugin)
-  local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
-  ---@type table<string,any>
-  local values = {}
-  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
-  for _, value in ipairs(Plugin.values(plugin, self.type, true)) do
-    local event = self:parse(value)
-    values[event.id] = event
-  end
-  return values
-end
-
 ---@param event LazyEvent
 function M:_add(event)
   local done = false
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/ft.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/ft.lua
index 7af2b9a..9b33d37 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/ft.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/ft.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ function M:add(plugin)
   end
 end
 
-function M:parse(value)
+---@return LazyEvent
+function M:_parse(value)
   return {
     id = value,
     event = "FileType",
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
index 8a5179d..267204f 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
@@ -39,29 +39,25 @@ end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M.disable(plugin)
-  if not plugin._.handlers_enabled then
-    return
-  end
-  plugin._.handlers_enabled = false
-  for type, handler in pairs(M.handlers) do
-    if plugin[type] then
-      handler:del(plugin)
-    end
+  for type in pairs(plugin._.handlers or {}) do
+    M.handlers[type]:del(plugin)
   end
 end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M.enable(plugin)
   if not plugin._.loaded then
-    if plugin._.handlers_enabled then
-      return
-    end
-    for type, handler in pairs(M.handlers) do
-      if plugin[type] then
-        handler:add(plugin)
+    if not plugin._.handlers then
+      plugin._.handlers = {}
+      for type, handler in pairs(M.handlers) do
+        if plugin[type] then
+          handler:load(plugin)
+        end
       end
     end
-    plugin._.handlers_enabled = true
+    for type in pairs(plugin._.handlers or {}) do
+      M.handlers[type]:add(plugin)
+    end
   end
 end
 
@@ -86,21 +82,35 @@ function M:_add(_value) end
 ---@protected
 function M:_del(_value) end
 
+---@param value any
+---@param _plugin LazyPlugin
+---@return string|{id:string}
+function M:_parse(value, _plugin)
+  assert(type(value) == "string", "Expected string, got " .. vim.inspect(value))
+  return value
+end
+
+---@param values any[]
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
-function M:values(plugin)
-  local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
+function M:_values(values, plugin)
   ---@type table<string,any>
-  local values = {}
-  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
-  for _, value in ipairs(Plugin.values(plugin, self.type, true)) do
-    values[value] = value
+  local ret = {}
+  for _, value in ipairs(values) do
+    local parsed = self:_parse(value, plugin)
+    ret[type(parsed) == "string" and parsed or parsed.id] = parsed
   end
-  return values
+  return ret
+end
+
+---@param plugin LazyPlugin
+function M:load(plugin)
+  local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
+  plugin._.handlers[self.type] = self:_values(Plugin.values(plugin, self.type, true), plugin)
 end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M:add(plugin)
-  for key, value in pairs(self:values(plugin)) do
+  for key, value in pairs(plugin._.handlers[self.type] or {}) do
     if not self.active[key] then
       self.active[key] = {}
       self:_add(value)
@@ -112,7 +122,10 @@ end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M:del(plugin)
-  for key, value in pairs(self:values(plugin)) do
+  if not plugin._.handlers then
+    return
+  end
+  for key, value in pairs(plugin._.handlers[self.type] or {}) do
     if self.active[key] and self.active[key][plugin.name] then
       self.active[key][plugin.name] = nil
       if vim.tbl_isempty(self.active[key]) then
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua
index a7f7f68..443e82d 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ local Util = require("lazy.core.util")
 ---@field rhs? string|fun() rhs
 ---@field mode? string
 ---@field id string
+---@field name string
 
 ---@class LazyKeysHandler:LazyHandler
 local M = {}
 
+local skip = { mode = true, id = true, ft = true, rhs = true, lhs = true, name = true }
+
 ---@param value string|LazyKeysSpec
 ---@param mode? string
 ---@return LazyKeys
@@ -37,8 +40,11 @@ function M.parse(value, mode)
   ret[2] = nil
   ret.mode = mode or "n"
   ret.id = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes(ret.lhs, true, true, true)
+  ret.name = ret.lhs
+
   if ret.mode ~= "n" then
     ret.id = ret.id .. " (" .. ret.mode .. ")"
+    ret.name = ret.name .. " (" .. ret.mode .. ")"
   end
   return ret
 end
@@ -50,10 +56,8 @@ function M:have(lhs, mode)
   return self.managed[keys.id] ~= nil
 end
 
----@param plugin LazyPlugin
-function M:values(plugin)
-  local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
-  return M.resolve(Plugin.values(plugin, "keys", true))
+function M:_values(values)
+  return M.resolve(values)
 end
 
 ---@param spec? (string|LazyKeysSpec)[]
@@ -79,7 +83,6 @@ end
 
 ---@param keys LazyKeys
 function M.opts(keys)
-  local skip = { mode = true, id = true, ft = true, rhs = true, lhs = true }
   local opts = {} ---@type LazyKeysBase
   ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
   for k, v in pairs(keys) do
@@ -106,8 +109,8 @@ function M:_add(keys)
       self.active[keys.id] = nil
 
       if plugins then
-        Util.track({ keys = lhs })
-        Loader.load(plugins, { keys = lhs })
+        Util.track({ keys = keys.name })
+        Loader.load(plugins, { keys = keys.name })
         Util.track()
       end
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
index d9ad3ac..229b6bf 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
@@ -556,10 +556,6 @@ function M.load()
       Config.plugins[name]._ = plugin._
       Config.plugins[name]._.dep = dep
       Config.plugins[name]._.super = super
-      -- FIXME: work-around for changes related to Plugin.values
-      for handler in pairs(Handler) do
-        Config.plugins[name][handler] = plugin[handler]
-      end
     end
   end
   Util.track()
@@ -607,29 +603,32 @@ function M.values(plugin, prop, is_list)
   if not plugin[prop] then
     return {}
   end
-  plugin._.values = plugin._.values or {}
+  plugin._.cache = plugin._.cache or {}
   local key = prop .. (is_list and "_list" or "")
-  if plugin._.values[key] == nil then
-    plugin[prop] = M._values(plugin, prop, is_list)
-    plugin._.values[key] = true
+  if plugin._.cache[key] == nil then
+    plugin._.cache[key] = M._values(plugin, plugin, prop, is_list)
   end
-  return plugin[prop] or {}
+  return plugin._.cache[key]
 end
 
 -- Merges super values or runs the values function to override values or return new ones
 -- Used for opts, cmd, event, ft and keys
+---@param root LazyPlugin
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 ---@param prop string
 ---@param is_list? boolean
-function M._values(plugin, prop, is_list)
+function M._values(root, plugin, prop, is_list)
+  if not plugin[prop] then
+    return {}
+  end
   ---@type table
-  local ret = plugin._.super and M._values(plugin._.super, prop, is_list) or {}
+  local ret = plugin._.super and M._values(root, plugin._.super, prop, is_list) or {}
   local values = rawget(plugin, prop)
 
   if not values then
     return ret
   elseif type(values) == "function" then
-    ret = values(plugin, ret) or ret
+    ret = values(root, ret) or ret
     return type(ret) == "table" and ret or { ret }
   end
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/types.lua b/lua/lazy/types.lua
index 346d8e4..0525ca0 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/types.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/types.lua
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 ---@field module? string
 ---@field dir? string Explicit dir or dev set for this plugin
 ---@field rtp_loaded? boolean
----@field values? table<string,boolean>
----@field handlers_enabled? boolean
+---@field handlers? LazyPluginHandlers
+---@field cache? table<string,any>
 
 ---@alias PluginOpts table|fun(self:LazyPlugin, opts:table):table?
 
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@
 ---@field build? string|fun(self:LazyPlugin)|(string|fun(self:LazyPlugin))[]
 ---@field opts? PluginOpts
 
----@class LazyPluginHandlers
----@field event? LazyEventSpec[]
----@field cmd? string[]
----@field ft? string[]
----@field keys? (string|LazyKeysSpec)[]
----@field module? false
+---@class LazyPluginHandlers: {[string]: any}
+---@field event? table<string,LazyEvent>
+---@field ft? table<string,LazyEvent>
+---@field keys? table<string,LazyKeys>
+---@field cmd? table<string,string>
 
 ---@class LazyPluginRef
 ---@field branch? string
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
index df37b74..a54780f 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
@@ -334,12 +334,10 @@ function M:reason(reason, opts)
       else
         self:append(" ")
       end
-      if key == "keys" then
-        value = type(value) == "string" and value or value.lhs or value[1]
-      end
       local hl = "LazyReason" .. key:sub(1, 1):upper() .. key:sub(2)
       local icon = Config.options.ui.icons[key]
       if icon then
+        icon = icon:gsub("%s*$", "")
         self:append(icon .. " ", hl)
         self:append(value, hl)
       else
@@ -411,35 +409,18 @@ function M:plugin(plugin)
   end
   local plugin_start = self:row()
   if plugin._.loaded then
+    -- When the plugin is loaded, only show the loading reason
     self:reason(plugin._.loaded)
   else
+    -- otherwise show all lazy handlers
     self:append(" ")
-    local reason = {}
-    if plugin._.kind ~= "disabled" and plugin._.handlers_enabled then
-      for handler in pairs(Handler.types) do
-        if plugin[handler] then
-          local values = Handler.handlers[handler]:values(plugin)
-          values = vim.tbl_map(function(value)
-            if handler == "ft" or handler == "event" then
-              ---@cast value LazyEvent
-              return value.id
-            elseif handler == "keys" then
-              ---@cast value LazyKeys
-              return value.lhs .. (value.mode == "n" and "" or " (" .. value.mode .. ")")
-            end
-            return value
-          end, vim.tbl_values(values))
-          table.sort(values)
-          reason[handler] = table.concat(values, " ")
-        end
-      end
-    end
+    self:handlers(plugin)
     for _, other in pairs(Config.plugins) do
       if vim.tbl_contains(other.dependencies or {}, plugin.name) then
-        reason.plugin = other.name
+        self:reason({ plugin = other.name })
+        self:append(" ")
       end
     end
-    self:reason(reason)
   end
   self:diagnostics(plugin)
   self:nl()
@@ -542,26 +523,36 @@ function M:details(plugin)
     end
   end)
 
-  if plugin._.handlers_enabled then
-    for handler in pairs(Handler.types) do
-      if plugin[handler] then
-        table.insert(props, {
-          handler,
-          function()
-            for _, value in ipairs(Plugin.values(plugin, handler, true)) do
-              self:reason({ [handler] = value })
-              self:append(" ")
-            end
-          end,
-        })
-      end
-    end
+  for handler in pairs(plugin._.handlers or {}) do
+    table.insert(props, {
+      handler,
+      function()
+        self:handlers(plugin, handler)
+      end,
+    })
   end
   self:props(props, { indent = 6 })
 
   self:nl()
 end
 
+---@param plugin LazyPlugin
+---@param types? LazyHandlerTypes[]|LazyHandlerTypes
+function M:handlers(plugin, types)
+  if not plugin._.handlers then
+    return
+  end
+  types = type(types) == "string" and { types } or types
+  types = types and types or vim.tbl_keys(Handler.types)
+  for _, t in ipairs(types) do
+    for id, value in pairs(plugin._.handlers[t] or {}) do
+      value = t == "keys" and value.name or id
+      self:reason({ [t] = value })
+      self:append(" ")
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 ---@alias LazyProps {[1]:string, [2]:string|fun(), [3]?:string}[]
 ---@param props LazyProps
 ---@param opts? {indent: number}
@@ -690,16 +681,16 @@ function M:debug()
 
   Util.foreach(require("lazy.core.handler").handlers, function(handler_type, handler)
     Util.foreach(handler.active, function(value, plugins)
-      value = type(value) == "table" and value[1] or value
+      assert(type(value) == "string")
       if not vim.tbl_isempty(plugins) then
         ---@type string[]
         plugins = vim.tbl_values(plugins)
         table.sort(plugins)
         self:append("● ", "LazySpecial", { indent = 2 })
         if handler_type == "keys" then
-          for k, v in pairs(Handler.handlers.keys:values(Config.plugins[plugins[1]])) do
+          for k, v in pairs(Config.plugins[plugins[1]]._.handlers.keys) do
             if k == value then
-              value = v
+              value = v.name
               break
             end
           end