diff --git a/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md b/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md
index 508b0b221..dfaee181e 100644
--- a/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md
+++ b/docs/VictoriaLogs/LogsQL.md
@@ -1720,10 +1720,10 @@ _time:5m | uniq by (host, path)
 
 The unique entries are returned in arbitrary order. Use [`sort` pipe](#sort-pipe) in order to sort them if needed.
 
-Add `hits` after `uniq by (...)` in order to return the number of matching logs per each field value:
+Add `with hits` after `uniq by (...)` in order to return the number of matching logs per each field value:
 
 ```logsql
-_time:5m | uniq by (host) hits
+_time:5m | uniq by (host) with hits
 ```
 
 Unique entries are stored in memory during query execution. Big number of unique selected entries may require a lot of memory.
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq.go b/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq.go
index ab8584d57..794a25d8e 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (pu *pipeUniq) String() string {
 		s += " by (" + fieldNamesString(pu.byFields) + ")"
 	}
 	if pu.hitsFieldName != "" {
-		s += " hits"
+		s += " with hits"
 	}
 	if pu.limit > 0 {
 		s += fmt.Sprintf(" limit %d", pu.limit)
@@ -477,6 +477,12 @@ func parsePipeUniq(lex *lexer) (*pipeUniq, error) {
 		pu.byFields = bfs
 	}
 
+	if lex.isKeyword("with") {
+		lex.nextToken()
+		if !lex.isKeyword("hits") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'hits' after 'with'")
+		}
+	}
 	if lex.isKeyword("hits") {
 		lex.nextToken()
 		hitsFieldName := "hits"
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq_test.go b/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq_test.go
index 68e8f0042..3c1cb7372 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq_test.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/pipe_uniq_test.go
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ func TestParsePipeUniqSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	f(`uniq`)
-	f(`uniq hits`)
+	f(`uniq with hits`)
 	f(`uniq limit 10`)
-	f(`uniq hits limit 10`)
+	f(`uniq with hits limit 10`)
 	f(`uniq by (x)`)
 	f(`uniq by (x) limit 10`)
 	f(`uniq by (x, y)`)
-	f(`uniq by (x, y) hits`)
+	f(`uniq by (x, y) with hits`)
 	f(`uniq by (x, y) limit 10`)
-	f(`uniq by (x, y) hits limit 10`)
+	f(`uniq by (x, y) with hits limit 10`)
 }
 
 func TestParsePipeUniqFailure(t *testing.T) {
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func TestParsePipeUniqFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	f(`uniq by hits`)
 	f(`uniq by(x) limit`)
 	f(`uniq by(x) limit foo`)
+	f(`uniq by (x) with`)
 }
 
 func TestPipeUniq(t *testing.T) {
@@ -365,10 +366,12 @@ func TestPipeUniqUpdateNeededFields(t *testing.T) {
 	f("uniq by()", "*", "", "*", "")
 	f("uniq by(*)", "*", "", "*", "")
 	f("uniq by(f1,f2)", "*", "", "f1,f2", "")
+	f("uniq by(f1,f2) with hits", "*", "", "f1,f2", "")
 
 	// all the needed fields, unneeded fields do not intersect with src
 	f("uniq by(s1, s2)", "*", "f1,f2", "s1,s2", "")
 	f("uniq", "*", "f1,f2", "*", "")
+	f("uniq with hits", "*", "f1,f2", "*", "")
 
 	// all the needed fields, unneeded fields intersect with src
 	f("uniq by(s1, s2)", "*", "s1,f1,f2", "s1,s2", "")
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go b/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
index de754582d..95ea35af6 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (s *Storage) getFieldValuesNoHits(ctx context.Context, tenantIDs []TenantID
 func (s *Storage) GetFieldValues(ctx context.Context, tenantIDs []TenantID, q *Query, fieldName string, limit uint64) ([]ValueWithHits, error) {
 	pipes := append([]pipe{}, q.pipes...)
 	quotedFieldName := quoteTokenIfNeeded(fieldName)
-	pipeStr := fmt.Sprintf("uniq by (%s) hits limit %d", quotedFieldName, limit)
+	pipeStr := fmt.Sprintf("uniq by (%s) with hits limit %d", quotedFieldName, limit)
 	lex := newLexer(pipeStr)
 
 	pu, err := parsePipeUniq(lex)