diff --git a/tsdb/head_read.go b/tsdb/head_read.go
index 9ba8785ad..87564ae3c 100644
--- a/tsdb/head_read.go
+++ b/tsdb/head_read.go
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func (s *memSeries) chunk(id chunks.HeadChunkID, chunkDiskMapper *chunks.ChunkDi
 // amongst all the chunks in the OOOHead.
 // This function is not thread safe unless the caller holds a lock.
 // The caller must ensure that s.ooo is not nil.
-func (s *memSeries) oooMergedChunks(meta chunks.Meta, cdm *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper, mint, maxt int64) (*mergedOOOChunks, error) {
+func (s *memSeries) oooMergedChunks(meta chunks.Meta, cdm *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper, mint, maxt int64, maxMmapRef chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef) (*mergedOOOChunks, error) {
 	_, cid := chunks.HeadChunkRef(meta.Ref).Unpack()
 
 	// ix represents the index of chunk in the s.mmappedChunks slice. The chunk meta's are
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ func (s *memSeries) oooMergedChunks(meta chunks.Meta, cdm *chunks.ChunkDiskMappe
 	tmpChks := make([]chunkMetaAndChunkDiskMapperRef, 0, len(s.ooo.oooMmappedChunks)+1)
 
 	for i, c := range s.ooo.oooMmappedChunks {
+		if maxMmapRef != 0 && c.ref > maxMmapRef {
+			break
+		}
 		if c.OverlapsClosedInterval(mint, maxt) {
 			tmpChks = append(tmpChks, chunkMetaAndChunkDiskMapperRef{
 				meta: chunks.Meta{
diff --git a/tsdb/ooo_head.go b/tsdb/ooo_head.go
index b2556d62e..01b5bff63 100644
--- a/tsdb/ooo_head.go
+++ b/tsdb/ooo_head.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (oh *OOORangeHead) Index() (IndexReader, error) {
 }
 
 func (oh *OOORangeHead) Chunks() (ChunkReader, error) {
-	return NewOOOHeadChunkReader(oh.head, oh.mint, oh.maxt, oh.isoState), nil
+	return NewOOOHeadChunkReader(oh.head, oh.mint, oh.maxt, oh.isoState, 0), nil
 }
 
 func (oh *OOORangeHead) Tombstones() (tombstones.Reader, error) {
diff --git a/tsdb/ooo_head_read.go b/tsdb/ooo_head_read.go
index a35276af5..9d5b9d644 100644
--- a/tsdb/ooo_head_read.go
+++ b/tsdb/ooo_head_read.go
@@ -243,14 +243,16 @@ type OOOHeadChunkReader struct {
 	head       *Head
 	mint, maxt int64
 	isoState   *oooIsolationState
+	maxMmapRef chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef
 }
 
-func NewOOOHeadChunkReader(head *Head, mint, maxt int64, isoState *oooIsolationState) *OOOHeadChunkReader {
+func NewOOOHeadChunkReader(head *Head, mint, maxt int64, isoState *oooIsolationState, maxMmapRef chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef) *OOOHeadChunkReader {
 	return &OOOHeadChunkReader{
-		head:     head,
-		mint:     mint,
-		maxt:     maxt,
-		isoState: isoState,
+		head:       head,
+		mint:       mint,
+		maxt:       maxt,
+		isoState:   isoState,
+		maxMmapRef: maxMmapRef,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ func (cr OOOHeadChunkReader) ChunkOrIterable(meta chunks.Meta) (chunkenc.Chunk,
 		s.Unlock()
 		return nil, nil, storage.ErrNotFound
 	}
-	mc, err := s.oooMergedChunks(meta, cr.head.chunkDiskMapper, cr.mint, cr.maxt)
+	mc, err := s.oooMergedChunks(meta, cr.head.chunkDiskMapper, cr.mint, cr.maxt, cr.maxMmapRef)
 	s.Unlock()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ func (ch *OOOCompactionHead) Index() (IndexReader, error) {
 }
 
 func (ch *OOOCompactionHead) Chunks() (ChunkReader, error) {
-	return NewOOOHeadChunkReader(ch.oooIR.head, ch.oooIR.mint, ch.oooIR.maxt, nil), nil
+	return NewOOOHeadChunkReader(ch.oooIR.head, ch.oooIR.mint, ch.oooIR.maxt, nil, ch.lastMmapRef), nil
 }
 
 func (ch *OOOCompactionHead) Tombstones() (tombstones.Reader, error) {
diff --git a/tsdb/ooo_head_read_test.go b/tsdb/ooo_head_read_test.go
index 7ecd355b5..8cc3f1dde 100644
--- a/tsdb/ooo_head_read_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/ooo_head_read_test.go
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func testOOOHeadChunkReader_Chunk(t *testing.T, scenario sampleTypeScenario) {
 	t.Run("Getting a non existing chunk fails with not found error", func(t *testing.T) {
 		db := newTestDBWithOpts(t, opts)
 
-		cr := NewOOOHeadChunkReader(db.head, 0, 1000, nil)
+		cr := NewOOOHeadChunkReader(db.head, 0, 1000, nil, 0)
 		defer cr.Close()
 		c, iterable, err := cr.ChunkOrIterable(chunks.Meta{
 			Ref: 0x1000000, Chunk: chunkenc.Chunk(nil), MinTime: 100, MaxTime: 300,
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ func testOOOHeadChunkReader_Chunk(t *testing.T, scenario sampleTypeScenario) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, len(tc.expChunksSamples), len(chks))
 
-			cr := NewOOOHeadChunkReader(db.head, tc.queryMinT, tc.queryMaxT, nil)
+			cr := NewOOOHeadChunkReader(db.head, tc.queryMinT, tc.queryMaxT, nil, 0)
 			defer cr.Close()
 			for i := 0; i < len(chks); i++ {
 				c, iterable, err := cr.ChunkOrIterable(chks[i])
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ func testOOOHeadChunkReader_Chunk_ConsistentQueryResponseDespiteOfHeadExpanding(
 			}
 			require.NoError(t, app.Commit())
 
-			cr := NewOOOHeadChunkReader(db.head, tc.queryMinT, tc.queryMaxT, nil)
+			cr := NewOOOHeadChunkReader(db.head, tc.queryMinT, tc.queryMaxT, nil, 0)
 			defer cr.Close()
 			for i := 0; i < len(chks); i++ {
 				c, iterable, err := cr.ChunkOrIterable(chks[i])