diff --git a/lfs/lfs.go b/lfs/lfs.go
index e2c5d999..b9b22905 100644
--- a/lfs/lfs.go
+++ b/lfs/lfs.go
@@ -137,14 +137,30 @@ func addFilesFromDryRun(out, repoDir string, logger *slog.Logger, lfsFileMap map
 		if len(parts) < 2 {
 			continue
 		}
-		oid := parts[1]
-		path := parts[len(parts)-1]
+		var oid string
+		var pathStart int
+		for i, p := range parts {
+			if sha256Re.MatchString(p) {
+				oid = p
+				pathStart = i + 1
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if oid == "" || pathStart >= len(parts) {
+			logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("skipping LFS line with no valid oid: %q", line))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Skip leading '=>' or '->' if present
+		if parts[pathStart] == "=>" || parts[pathStart] == "->" {
+			pathStart++
+		}
 
-		// Validate OID looks like a SHA256 hex string.
-		if !sha256Re.MatchString(oid) {
-			logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("skipping LFS line with invalid oid %q: %q", oid, line))
+		if pathStart >= len(parts) {
 			continue
 		}
+		path := strings.Join(parts[pathStart:], " ")
 
 		// see https://github.com/calypr/git-drs/issues/124#issuecomment-3721837089
 		if oid == "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855" && strings.Contains(path, ".gitattributes") {
diff --git a/lfs/lfs_parse_test.go b/lfs/lfs_parse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7296cc08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lfs/lfs_parse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package lfs
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAddFilesFromDryRun(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// 1. Setup mock files on disk
+	files := map[string]string{
+		"simple.txt":                          "content1",
+		"path with spaces.txt":                "content2",
+		"folder/file.txt":                     "content3",
+		"arrow => file.txt":                   "content4",
+		"my favorite directory/test file.csv": "content5",
+		"data/BigMHC Training and Evaluation Data/el_train.csv": "content6",
+	}
+
+	for path, content := range files {
+		fullPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, filepath.FromSlash(path))
+		err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fullPath), 0755)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to create dir: %v", err)
+		}
+		// Write enough content to be > 2048 bytes to skip the LFS pointer check
+		// Or just write something that doesn't look like a pointer.
+		padding := make([]byte, 2048)
+		err = os.WriteFile(fullPath, append(padding, []byte(content)...), 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to write file: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 2. Define dry-run output scenarios
+	oid1 := "1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
+	oid2 := "2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222"
+	oid3 := "3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333"
+	oid4 := "4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444"
+	oid5 := "5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555"
+	oid6 := "6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666"
+
+	dryRunOutput := oid1 + " simple.txt\n" +
+		"(1/1) " + oid2 + " path with spaces.txt\n" +
+		oid3 + " => folder/file.txt\n" + // Note: '=>' isn't really used this way by LFS, but testing our robustness
+		oid4 + " -> arrow => file.txt\n" + // Testing separator + spaces + arrow in filename
+		oid5 + " my favorite directory/test file.csv\n" +
+		oid6 + " data/BigMHC Training and Evaluation Data/el_train.csv\n"
+
+	// 3. Run the parser
+	lfsFileMap := make(map[string]LfsFileInfo)
+	logger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, nil))
+
+	err := addFilesFromDryRun(dryRunOutput, tempDir, logger, lfsFileMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("addFilesFromDryRun failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 4. Validate results
+	expected := []struct {
+		path string
+		oid  string
+	}{
+		{"simple.txt", oid1},
+		{"path with spaces.txt", oid2},
+		{"folder/file.txt", oid3},
+		{"arrow => file.txt", oid4},
+		{"my favorite directory/test file.csv", oid5},
+		{"data/BigMHC Training and Evaluation Data/el_train.csv", oid6},
+	}
+
+	if len(lfsFileMap) != len(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d files, got %d", len(expected), len(lfsFileMap))
+	}
+
+	for _, exp := range expected {
+		info, ok := lfsFileMap[exp.path]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("expected path %q not found in map", exp.path)
+			continue
+		}
+		if info.Oid != exp.oid {
+			t.Errorf("path %q: expected OID %q, got %q", exp.path, exp.oid, info.Oid)
+		}
+		if info.Size <= 2048 {
+			t.Errorf("path %q: expected size > 2048, got %d", exp.path, info.Size)
+		}
+	}
+}