diff --git a/app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl b/app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9976f7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{% import (
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+) %}
+
+{% stripspace %}
+
+// LabelsForHits formats labels for /select/logsql/hits response
+{% func LabelsForHits(columns []logstorage.BlockColumn, rowIdx int) %}
+{
+	{% if len(columns) > 0 %}
+		{%q= columns[0].Name %}:{%q= columns[0].Values[rowIdx] %}
+		{% for _, c := range columns[1:] %}
+			,{%q= c.Name %}:{%q= c.Values[rowIdx] %}
+		{% endfor %}
+	{% endif %}
+}
+{% endfunc %}
+
+{% func HitsSeries(m map[string]*hitsSeries) %}
+{
+	{% code
+		sortedKeys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+		for k := range m {
+			sortedKeys = append(sortedKeys, k)
+		}
+		slices.Sort(sortedKeys)
+	%}
+	"hits":[
+		{% if len(sortedKeys) > 0 %}
+			{%= hitsSeriesLine(m, sortedKeys[0]) %}
+			{% for _, k := range sortedKeys[1:] %}
+				,{%= hitsSeriesLine(m, k) %}
+			{% endfor %}
+		{% endif %}
+	]
+}
+{% endfunc %}
+
+{% func hitsSeriesLine(m map[string]*hitsSeries, k string) %}
+{
+	{% code
+		hs := m[k]
+		hs.sort()
+		timestamps := hs.timestamps
+		values := hs.values
+	%}
+	"fields":{%s= k %},
+	"timestamps":[
+		{% if len(timestamps) > 0 %}
+			{%q= timestamps[0] %}
+			{% for _, ts := range timestamps[1:] %}
+				,{%q= ts %}
+			{% endfor %}
+		{% endif %}
+	],
+	"values":[
+		{% if len(values) > 0 %}
+			{%s= values[0] %}
+			{% for _, v := range values[1:] %}
+				,{%s= v %}
+			{% endfor %}
+		{% endif %}
+	]
+}
+{% endfunc %}
+
+{% endstripspace %}
diff --git a/app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl.go b/app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0d463952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+// Code generated by qtc from "hits_response.qtpl". DO NOT EDIT.
+// See https://github.com/valyala/quicktemplate for details.
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:1
+package logsql
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:1
+import (
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+)
+
+// LabelsForHits formats labels for /select/logsql/hits response
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:10
+import (
+	qtio422016 "io"
+
+	qt422016 "github.com/valyala/quicktemplate"
+)
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:10
+var (
+	_ = qtio422016.Copy
+	_ = qt422016.AcquireByteBuffer
+)
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:10
+func StreamLabelsForHits(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, columns []logstorage.BlockColumn, rowIdx int) {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:10
+	qw422016.N().S(`{`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:12
+	if len(columns) > 0 {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:13
+		qw422016.N().Q(columns[0].Name)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:13
+		qw422016.N().S(`:`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:13
+		qw422016.N().Q(columns[0].Values[rowIdx])
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:14
+		for _, c := range columns[1:] {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:14
+			qw422016.N().S(`,`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:15
+			qw422016.N().Q(c.Name)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:15
+			qw422016.N().S(`:`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:15
+			qw422016.N().Q(c.Values[rowIdx])
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:16
+		}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:17
+	}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:17
+	qw422016.N().S(`}`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+func WriteLabelsForHits(qq422016 qtio422016.Writer, columns []logstorage.BlockColumn, rowIdx int) {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	qw422016 := qt422016.AcquireWriter(qq422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	StreamLabelsForHits(qw422016, columns, rowIdx)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	qt422016.ReleaseWriter(qw422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+func LabelsForHits(columns []logstorage.BlockColumn, rowIdx int) string {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	qb422016 := qt422016.AcquireByteBuffer()
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	WriteLabelsForHits(qb422016, columns, rowIdx)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	qs422016 := string(qb422016.B)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	qt422016.ReleaseByteBuffer(qb422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+	return qs422016
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:19
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:21
+func StreamHitsSeries(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, m map[string]*hitsSeries) {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:21
+	qw422016.N().S(`{`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:24
+	sortedKeys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for k := range m {
+		sortedKeys = append(sortedKeys, k)
+	}
+	slices.Sort(sortedKeys)
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:29
+	qw422016.N().S(`"hits":[`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:31
+	if len(sortedKeys) > 0 {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:32
+		streamhitsSeriesLine(qw422016, m, sortedKeys[0])
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:33
+		for _, k := range sortedKeys[1:] {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:33
+			qw422016.N().S(`,`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:34
+			streamhitsSeriesLine(qw422016, m, k)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:35
+		}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:36
+	}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:36
+	qw422016.N().S(`]}`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+func WriteHitsSeries(qq422016 qtio422016.Writer, m map[string]*hitsSeries) {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	qw422016 := qt422016.AcquireWriter(qq422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	StreamHitsSeries(qw422016, m)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	qt422016.ReleaseWriter(qw422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+func HitsSeries(m map[string]*hitsSeries) string {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	qb422016 := qt422016.AcquireByteBuffer()
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	WriteHitsSeries(qb422016, m)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	qs422016 := string(qb422016.B)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	qt422016.ReleaseByteBuffer(qb422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+	return qs422016
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:39
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:41
+func streamhitsSeriesLine(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, m map[string]*hitsSeries, k string) {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:41
+	qw422016.N().S(`{`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:44
+	hs := m[k]
+	hs.sort()
+	timestamps := hs.timestamps
+	values := hs.values
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:48
+	qw422016.N().S(`"fields":`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:49
+	qw422016.N().S(k)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:49
+	qw422016.N().S(`,"timestamps":[`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:51
+	if len(timestamps) > 0 {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:52
+		qw422016.N().Q(timestamps[0])
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:53
+		for _, ts := range timestamps[1:] {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:53
+			qw422016.N().S(`,`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:54
+			qw422016.N().Q(ts)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:55
+		}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:56
+	}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:56
+	qw422016.N().S(`],"values":[`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:59
+	if len(values) > 0 {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:60
+		qw422016.N().S(values[0])
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:61
+		for _, v := range values[1:] {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:61
+			qw422016.N().S(`,`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:62
+			qw422016.N().S(v)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:63
+		}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:64
+	}
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:64
+	qw422016.N().S(`]}`)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+func writehitsSeriesLine(qq422016 qtio422016.Writer, m map[string]*hitsSeries, k string) {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	qw422016 := qt422016.AcquireWriter(qq422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	streamhitsSeriesLine(qw422016, m, k)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	qt422016.ReleaseWriter(qw422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+}
+
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+func hitsSeriesLine(m map[string]*hitsSeries, k string) string {
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	qb422016 := qt422016.AcquireByteBuffer()
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	writehitsSeriesLine(qb422016, m, k)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	qs422016 := string(qb422016.B)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	qt422016.ReleaseByteBuffer(qb422016)
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+	return qs422016
+//line app/vlselect/logsql/hits_response.qtpl:67
+}
diff --git a/app/vlselect/logsql/logsql.go b/app/vlselect/logsql/logsql.go
index 73401d0e2..bb82402cd 100644
--- a/app/vlselect/logsql/logsql.go
+++ b/app/vlselect/logsql/logsql.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -55,43 +57,74 @@ func ProcessHitsRequest(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	// Obtain field entries
 	fields := r.Form["field"]
 
+	// Prepare the query
 	q.AddCountByTimePipe(int64(step), int64(offset), fields)
 	q.Optimize()
 
-	var wLock sync.Mutex
-	isFirstWrite := true
+	var mLock sync.Mutex
+	m := make(map[string]*hitsSeries)
 	writeBlock := func(_ uint, timestamps []int64, columns []logstorage.BlockColumn) {
 		if len(columns) == 0 || len(columns[0].Values) == 0 {
 			return
 		}
 
+		timestampValues := columns[0].Values
+		hitsValues := columns[len(columns)-1].Values
+		columns = columns[1 : len(columns)-1]
+
 		bb := blockResultPool.Get()
 		for i := range timestamps {
-			bb.B = append(bb.B, ',')
-			WriteJSONRow(bb, columns, i)
-			// Remove newline at the end
-			bb.B = bb.B[:len(bb.B)-1]
+			timestampStr := strings.Clone(timestampValues[i])
+			hitsStr := strings.Clone(hitsValues[i])
+
+			bb.Reset()
+			WriteLabelsForHits(bb, columns, i)
+
+			mLock.Lock()
+			hs, ok := m[string(bb.B)]
+			if !ok {
+				k := string(bb.B)
+				hs = &hitsSeries{}
+				m[k] = hs
+			}
+			hs.timestamps = append(hs.timestamps, timestampStr)
+			hs.values = append(hs.values, hitsStr)
+			mLock.Unlock()
 		}
-		wLock.Lock()
-		buf := bb.B
-		if isFirstWrite {
-			buf = buf[1:]
-			isFirstWrite = false
-		}
-		_, _ = w.Write(buf)
-		wLock.Unlock()
 		blockResultPool.Put(bb)
 	}
 
+	// Execute the query
+	if err := vlstorage.RunQuery(ctx, tenantIDs, q, writeBlock); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot execute query [%s]: %s", q, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Write response
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"rows":[`)
-	err = vlstorage.RunQuery(ctx, tenantIDs, q, writeBlock)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, `]}`)
+	WriteHitsSeries(w, m)
+}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot execute query [%s]: %s", q, err)
-	}
+type hitsSeries struct {
+	timestamps []string
+	values     []string
+}
+
+func (hs *hitsSeries) sort() {
+	sort.Sort(hs)
+}
+
+func (hs *hitsSeries) Len() int {
+	return len(hs.timestamps)
+}
+
+func (hs *hitsSeries) Swap(i, j int) {
+	hs.timestamps[i], hs.timestamps[j] = hs.timestamps[j], hs.timestamps[i]
+	hs.values[i], hs.values[j] = hs.values[j], hs.values[i]
+}
+
+func (hs *hitsSeries) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return hs.timestamps[i] < hs.timestamps[j]
 }
 
 // ProcessFieldNamesRequest handles /select/logsql/field_names request.
diff --git a/docs/VictoriaLogs/querying/README.md b/docs/VictoriaLogs/querying/README.md
index fec657b6f..f2d332b15 100644
--- a/docs/VictoriaLogs/querying/README.md
+++ b/docs/VictoriaLogs/querying/README.md
@@ -112,19 +112,21 @@ Below is an example JSON output returned from this endpoint:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "rows": [
+  "hits": [
     {
-      "_time": "2024-01-12T00:00:00Z",
-      "hits": "800000"
-    },
-    {
-      "_time": "2024-01-12T01:00:00Z",
-      "hits": "800000"
-    },
-    {
-      "_time": "2024-01-12T02:00:00Z",
-      "hits": "820000"
+      "fields": {},
+      "timestamps": [
+        "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        "2024-01-01T01:00:00Z",
+        "2024-01-01T02:00:00Z"
+      ],
+      "values": [
+        410339,
+        450311,
+        899506
+      ]
     }
+  ]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -141,7 +143,46 @@ Additionally, any number of `field=<field_name>` args can be passed to `/select/
 For example, the following query groups hits by `level` [field](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#data-model) additionally to the provided `step`:
 
 ```logsql
-curl http://localhost:9428/select/logsql/hits -d 'query=*' -d 'start=1w' -d 'step=1d' -d 'field=level'
+curl http://localhost:9428/select/logsql/hits -d 'query=*' -d 'start=3h' -d 'step=1h' -d 'field=level'
+```
+
+The grouped fields are put inside `"fields"` object:
+
+```json
+{
+  "hits": [
+    {
+      "fields": {
+        "level": "error"
+      },
+      "timestamps": [
+        "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        "2024-01-01T01:00:00Z",
+        "2024-01-01T02:00:00Z"
+      ],
+      "values": [
+        25,
+        20,
+        15
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "fields": {
+        "level": "info"
+      },
+      "timestamps": [
+        "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        "2024-01-01T01:00:00Z",
+        "2024-01-01T02:00:00Z"
+      ],
+      "values": [
+        25625,
+        35043,
+        25230
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
 ```
 
 See also: