diff --git a/lib/logstorage/block_search.go b/lib/logstorage/block_search.go
index b0f7a324d..d0de2acb8 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/block_search.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/block_search.go
@@ -117,29 +117,11 @@ func (bs *blockSearch) search(bsw *blockSearchWork) {
 	}
 
 	// fetch the requested columns to bs.br.
-	for _, columnName := range bs.bsw.so.resultColumnNames {
-		switch columnName {
-		case "_stream":
-			if !bs.br.addStreamColumn(bs) {
-				// Skip the current block, since the associated stream tags are missing.
-				bs.br.reset()
-				return
-			}
-		case "_time":
-			bs.br.addTimeColumn()
-		default:
-			v := bs.csh.getConstColumnValue(columnName)
-			if v != "" {
-				bs.br.addConstColumn(v)
-				continue
-			}
-			ch := bs.csh.getColumnHeader(columnName)
-			if ch == nil {
-				bs.br.addConstColumn("")
-			} else {
-				bs.br.addColumn(bs, ch, bm)
-			}
-		}
+	columnNames := bs.bsw.so.resultColumnNames
+	if len(columnNames) == 1 && columnNames[0] == "*" {
+		bs.br.fetchAllColumns(bs, bm)
+	} else {
+		bs.br.fetchRequestedColumns(bs, bm, columnNames)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -299,21 +281,26 @@ type blockResult struct {
 	// streamID is streamID for the given blockResult
 	streamID streamID
 
-	// cs contain values for result columns
+	// cs contain values for the requested columns.
+	//
+	// The corresponding requested column names are stored at columnsNames.
 	cs []blockResultColumn
 
 	// timestamps contain timestamps for the selected log entries
 	timestamps []int64
+
+	// columnNamesBuf is used only if all the columns must be fetched.
+	columnNamesBuf []string
+
+	// columnNames references the list of names for cs columns.
+	columnNames []string
 }
 
 func (br *blockResult) reset() {
 	br.buf = br.buf[:0]
 
-	vb := br.valuesBuf
-	for i := range vb {
-		vb[i] = ""
-	}
-	br.valuesBuf = vb[:0]
+	clear(br.valuesBuf)
+	br.valuesBuf = br.valuesBuf[:0]
 
 	br.streamID.reset()
 
@@ -324,6 +311,82 @@ func (br *blockResult) reset() {
 	br.cs = cs[:0]
 
 	br.timestamps = br.timestamps[:0]
+
+	clear(br.columnNamesBuf)
+	br.columnNamesBuf = br.columnNamesBuf[:0]
+
+	br.columnNames = nil
+}
+
+func (br *blockResult) fetchAllColumns(bs *blockSearch, bm *filterBitmap) {
+	// Add _stream column
+	br.columnNamesBuf = append(br.columnNamesBuf, "_stream")
+	if !br.addStreamColumn(bs) {
+		// Skip the current block, since the associated stream tags are missing.
+		br.reset()
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Add _time column
+	br.columnNamesBuf = append(br.columnNamesBuf, "_time")
+	br.addTimeColumn()
+
+	// Add _msg column
+	v := bs.csh.getConstColumnValue("_msg")
+	if v != "" {
+		br.columnNamesBuf = append(br.columnNamesBuf, "_msg")
+		br.addConstColumn(v)
+	} else if ch := bs.csh.getColumnHeader("_msg"); ch != nil {
+		br.columnNamesBuf = append(br.columnNamesBuf, "_msg")
+		br.addColumn(bs, ch, bm)
+	}
+
+	for _, cc := range bs.csh.constColumns {
+		if isMsgFieldName(cc.Name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		br.columnNamesBuf = append(br.columnNamesBuf, cc.Name)
+		br.addConstColumn(cc.Value)
+	}
+
+	chs := bs.csh.columnHeaders
+	for i := range chs {
+		ch := &chs[i]
+		if isMsgFieldName(ch.name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		br.columnNamesBuf = append(br.columnNamesBuf, ch.name)
+		br.addColumn(bs, ch, bm)
+	}
+	br.columnNames = br.columnNamesBuf
+}
+
+func (br *blockResult) fetchRequestedColumns(bs *blockSearch, bm *filterBitmap, columnNames []string) {
+	for _, columnName := range columnNames {
+		switch columnName {
+		case "_stream":
+			if !br.addStreamColumn(bs) {
+				// Skip the current block, since the associated stream tags are missing.
+				br.reset()
+				return
+			}
+		case "_time":
+			br.addTimeColumn()
+		default:
+			v := bs.csh.getConstColumnValue(columnName)
+			if v != "" {
+				br.addConstColumn(v)
+				continue
+			}
+			ch := bs.csh.getColumnHeader(columnName)
+			if ch == nil {
+				br.addConstColumn("")
+			} else {
+				br.addColumn(bs, ch, bm)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	br.columnNames = columnNames
 }
 
 func (br *blockResult) RowsCount() int {
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/parser.go b/lib/logstorage/parser.go
index 104491a01..a7155ff83 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/parser.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/parser.go
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ func (q *Query) String() string {
 }
 
 func (q *Query) getResultColumnNames() []string {
+	return []string{"*"}
+
 	m := make(map[string]struct{})
 	q.f.updateReferencedColumnNames(m)
 
diff --git a/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go b/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
index 74e56c7fb..6a95db2ee 100644
--- a/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
+++ b/lib/logstorage/storage_search.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (s *Storage) RunQuery(tenantIDs []TenantID, q *Query, stopCh <-chan struct{
 		brs := getBlockRows()
 		cs := brs.cs
 
-		for i, columnName := range resultColumnNames {
+		for i, columnName := range br.columnNames {
 			cs = append(cs, BlockColumn{
 				Name:   columnName,
 				Values: br.getColumnValues(i),