diff --git a/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md
index 193f446ff..d870ac6d4 100644
--- a/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/VictoriaLogs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ according to [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/quicksta
 
 * BUGFIX: avoid possible panic when logs for a new day are ingested during execution of concurrent queries.
 * BUGFIX: avoid panic at `lib/logstorage.(*blockResultColumn).forEachDictValue()` when [stats with additional filters](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/logsql/#stats-with-additional-filters). The panic has been introduced in [v0.33.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v0.33.0-victorialogs) in [this commit](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/commit/a350be48b68330ee1a487e1fb09b002d3be45163).
+* BUGFIX: add more checks for [stats query APIs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/querying/#querying-log-stats) to avoid invalid results.
 * BUGFIX: [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#vmui): fix error messages rendering from overflowing the screen with long messages. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/7207).
 
 
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/parser.go b/lib/logstorage/parser.go
index 05e183c9e..4e3eda51c 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/parser.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/parser.go
@@ -484,6 +484,11 @@ func (q *Query) GetStatsByFieldsAddGroupingByTime(step int64) ([]string, error)
 		fields[i] = f.name
 	}
 
+	resultNames := make([]string, len(ps.funcs))
+	for i, f := range ps.funcs {
+		resultNames[i] = f.resultName
+	}
+
 	// verify that all the pipes after the idx do not add new fields
 	for i := idx + 1; i < len(pipes); i++ {
 		p := pipes[i]
@@ -492,6 +497,9 @@ func (q *Query) GetStatsByFieldsAddGroupingByTime(step int64) ([]string, error)
 			// These pipes do not change the set of fields.
 		case *pipeMath:
 			// Allow pipeMath, since it adds additional metrics to the given set of fields.
+			for _, f := range t.entries {
+				resultNames = append(resultNames, f.resultField)
+			}
 		case *pipeFields:
 			// `| fields ...` pipe must contain all the by(...) fields, otherwise it breaks output.
 			for _, f := range fields {
@@ -499,12 +507,24 @@ func (q *Query) GetStatsByFieldsAddGroupingByTime(step int64) ([]string, error)
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing %q field at %q pipe in the query [%s]", f, p, q)
 				}
 			}
+			// field in `| fields ...` pipe must exist, otherwise it breaks output.
+			for _, f := range t.fields {
+				if !slices.Contains(fields, f) && !slices.Contains(resultNames, f) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown %q field at %q pipe in the query [%s]", f, p, q)
+				}
+			}
 		case *pipeDelete:
 			// Disallow deleting by(...) fields, since this breaks output.
 			for _, f := range t.fields {
 				if slices.Contains(fields, f) {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("the %q field cannot be deleted via %q in the query [%s]", f, p, q)
 				}
+				for i := range resultNames {
+					if resultNames[i] == f {
+						resultNames = append(resultNames[:i], resultNames[i+1:]...)
+						break
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		case *pipeCopy:
 			// Disallow copying by(...) fields, since this breaks output.
@@ -513,12 +533,16 @@ func (q *Query) GetStatsByFieldsAddGroupingByTime(step int64) ([]string, error)
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("the %q field cannot be copied via %q in the query [%s]", f, p, q)
 				}
 			}
+			resultNames = append(resultNames, t.dstFields...)
 		case *pipeRename:
 			// Update by(...) fields with dst fields
 			for i, f := range t.srcFields {
 				if n := slices.Index(fields, f); n >= 0 {
 					fields[n] = t.dstFields[i]
 				}
+				if n := slices.Index(resultNames, f); n >= 0 {
+					resultNames[n] = t.dstFields[i]
+				}
 			}
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the %q pipe cannot be put after %q pipe in the query [%s]", p, ps, q)
@@ -708,9 +732,20 @@ func ParseQuery(s string) (*Query, error) {
 	return ParseQueryAtTimestamp(s, timestamp)
 }
 
+// ParseStatsQuery parses s with needed stats query checks.
+func ParseStatsQuery(s string) (*Query, error) {
+	timestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	query, err := ParseQueryAtTimestamp(s, timestamp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, err = query.GetStatsByFields()
+	return query, err
+}
+
 // ParseQueryAtTimestamp parses s in the context of the given timestamp.
 //
-// E.g. _time:duration filters are ajusted according to the provided timestamp as _time:[timestamp-duration, duration].
+// E.g. _time:duration filters are adjusted according to the provided timestamp as _time:[timestamp-duration, duration].
 func ParseQueryAtTimestamp(s string, timestamp int64) (*Query, error) {
 	lex := newLexerAtTimestamp(s, timestamp)
 
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go b/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
index 7b22fa44b..a8fbc02ed 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/parser_test.go
@@ -2240,6 +2240,10 @@ func TestQueryGetStatsByFieldsAddGroupingByTime_Failure(t *testing.T) {
 	f(`*`)
 	f(`_time:5m | count() | drop _time`)
 	f(`* | by (x) count() | keep x`)
+	f(`* | stats by (host) count() total | fields total`)
+	f(`* | stats by (host) count() total | delete host`)
+	f(`* | stats by (host) count() total | copy host as server`)
+	f(`* | stats by (host) count() total | rename host as server | fields host, total`)
 }
 
 func TestQueryGetStatsByFields_Success(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2276,9 +2280,6 @@ func TestQueryGetStatsByFields_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	// math pipe is allowed after stats
 	f(`foo | stats by (x) count() total, count() if (error) errors | math errors / total`, []string{"x"})
 
-	// keep containing all the by(...) fields
-	f(`foo | stats by (x) count() total | keep x, y`, []string{"x"})
-
 	// drop which doesn't contain by(...) fields
 	f(`foo | stats by (x) count() total | drop y`, []string{"x"})
 
@@ -2332,4 +2333,5 @@ func TestQueryGetStatsByFields_Failure(t *testing.T) {
 	f(`foo | count() | unroll by (x)`)
 
 	f(`* | by (x) count() as rows | math rows * 10, rows / 10 | drop x`)
+	f(`* | by (x) count() total | keep x, y`)
 }
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go b/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
index 2e269f85e..d6fe4924f 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ func (s *Storage) runQuery(ctx context.Context, tenantIDs []TenantID, q *Query,
 	})
 
 	minTimestamp, maxTimestamp := q.GetFilterTimeRange()
+	if minTimestamp > maxTimestamp {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid query time range: minTimestamp=%d cannot be bigger than maxTimestamp=%d", minTimestamp, maxTimestamp)
+	}
 
 	neededColumnNames, unneededColumnNames := q.getNeededColumns()
 	so := &genericSearchOptions{