diff --git a/src/model/index_counter.rs b/src/model/index_counter.rs
index 23e13109..123154d4 100644
--- a/src/model/index_counter.rs
+++ b/src/model/index_counter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+use std::collections::{hash_map, BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl<T: CounterSchema> IndexCounter<T> {
 	) {
 		// This loop batches updates to counters to be sent all at once.
 		// They are sent once the propagate_rx channel has been emptied (or is closed).
-		let mut buf = vec![];
+		let mut buf = HashMap::new();
 		let mut errors = 0;
 
 		loop {
@@ -237,15 +237,24 @@ impl<T: CounterSchema> IndexCounter<T> {
 			};
 
 			if let Some((pk, sk, counters)) = ent {
+				let tree_key = self.table.data.tree_key(&pk, &sk);
 				let dist_entry = counters.into_counter_entry::<T>(self.this_node, pk, sk);
-				buf.push(dist_entry);
+				match buf.entry(tree_key) {
+					hash_map::Entry::Vacant(e) => {
+						e.insert(dist_entry);
+					}
+					hash_map::Entry::Occupied(mut e) => {
+						e.get_mut().merge(&dist_entry);
+					}
+				}
 				// As long as we can add entries, loop back and add them to batch
 				// before sending batch to other nodes
 				continue;
 			}
 
 			if !buf.is_empty() {
-				if let Err(e) = self.table.insert_many(&buf[..]).await {
+				let entries = buf.iter().map(|(_k, v)| v);
+				if let Err(e) = self.table.insert_many(entries).await {
 					errors += 1;
 					if errors >= 2 && *must_exit.borrow() {
 						error!("({}) Could not propagate {} counter values: {}, these counters will not be updated correctly.", T::NAME, buf.len(), e);
diff --git a/src/table/table.rs b/src/table/table.rs
index e26eb215..2a167604 100644
--- a/src/table/table.rs
+++ b/src/table/table.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -130,9 +131,13 @@ where
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	pub async fn insert_many(&self, entries: &[F::E]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	pub async fn insert_many<I, IE>(&self, entries: I) -> Result<(), Error>
+	where
+		I: IntoIterator<Item = IE> + Send + Sync,
+		IE: Borrow<F::E> + Send + Sync,
+	{
 		let tracer = opentelemetry::global::tracer("garage_table");
-		let span = tracer.start(format!("{} insert_many {}", F::TABLE_NAME, entries.len()));
+		let span = tracer.start(format!("{} insert_many", F::TABLE_NAME));
 
 		self.insert_many_internal(entries)
 			.bound_record_duration(&self.data.metrics.put_request_duration)
@@ -144,10 +149,15 @@ where
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	async fn insert_many_internal(&self, entries: &[F::E]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	async fn insert_many_internal<I, IE>(&self, entries: I) -> Result<(), Error>
+	where
+		I: IntoIterator<Item = IE> + Send + Sync,
+		IE: Borrow<F::E> + Send + Sync,
+	{
 		let mut call_list: HashMap<_, Vec<_>> = HashMap::new();
 
-		for entry in entries.iter() {
+		for entry in entries.into_iter() {
+			let entry = entry.borrow();
 			let hash = entry.partition_key().hash();
 			let who = self.data.replication.write_nodes(&hash);
 			let e_enc = Arc::new(ByteBuf::from(rmp_to_vec_all_named(entry)?));