diff --git a/lib/storage/index_db.go b/lib/storage/index_db.go
index eb585fedd..bca9f734e 100644
--- a/lib/storage/index_db.go
+++ b/lib/storage/index_db.go
@@ -2381,7 +2381,13 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, filter *uint64set
 	metricIDs := &uint64set.Set{}
 	if len(tf.orSuffixes) > 0 {
 		// Fast path for orSuffixes - seek for rows for each value from orSuffixes.
-		loopsCount, err := is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesNoFilter(tf, maxMetrics, metricIDs)
+		var loopsCount uint64
+		var err error
+		if filter != nil {
+			loopsCount, err = is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesWithFilter(tf, metricIDs, filter)
+		} else {
+			loopsCount, err = is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesNoFilter(tf, maxMetrics, metricIDs)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, loopsCount, fmt.Errorf("error when searching for metricIDs for tagFilter in fast path: %w; tagFilter=%s", err, tf)
 		}
@@ -2518,19 +2524,22 @@ func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesNoFilter(tf *tagFilter, maxMe
 	return loopsCount, nil
 }
 
-func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesWithFilter(tf *tagFilter, metricIDs, filter *uint64set.Set) error {
+func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesWithFilter(tf *tagFilter, metricIDs, filter *uint64set.Set) (uint64, error) {
 	sortedFilter := filter.AppendTo(nil)
 	kb := kbPool.Get()
 	defer kbPool.Put(kb)
+	var loopsCount uint64
 	for _, orSuffix := range tf.orSuffixes {
 		kb.B = append(kb.B[:0], tf.prefix...)
 		kb.B = append(kb.B, orSuffix...)
 		kb.B = append(kb.B, tagSeparatorChar)
-		if err := is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(kb.B, metricIDs, sortedFilter, tf.isNegative); err != nil {
-			return err
+		lc, err := is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(kb.B, metricIDs, sortedFilter, tf.isNegative)
+		if err != nil {
+			return loopsCount, err
 		}
+		loopsCount += lc
 	}
-	return nil
+	return loopsCount, nil
 }
 
 func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixNoFilter(prefix []byte, maxMetrics int, metricIDs *uint64set.Set) (uint64, error) {
@@ -2564,15 +2573,16 @@ func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixNoFilter(prefix []byte, maxMetr
 	return loopsCount, nil
 }
 
-func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(prefix []byte, metricIDs *uint64set.Set, sortedFilter []uint64, isNegative bool) error {
+func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(prefix []byte, metricIDs *uint64set.Set, sortedFilter []uint64, isNegative bool) (uint64, error) {
 	if len(sortedFilter) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return 0, nil
 	}
 	firstFilterMetricID := sortedFilter[0]
 	lastFilterMetricID := sortedFilter[len(sortedFilter)-1]
 	ts := &is.ts
 	mp := &is.mp
 	mp.Reset()
+	var loopsCount uint64
 	loopsPaceLimiter := 0
 	ts.Seek(prefix)
 	var sf []uint64
@@ -2580,17 +2590,18 @@ func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(prefix []byte, metri
 	for ts.NextItem() {
 		if loopsPaceLimiter&paceLimiterMediumIterationsMask == 0 {
 			if err := checkSearchDeadlineAndPace(is.deadline); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return loopsCount, err
 			}
 		}
 		loopsPaceLimiter++
 		item := ts.Item
 		if !bytes.HasPrefix(item, prefix) {
-			return nil
+			return loopsCount, nil
 		}
 		if err := mp.InitOnlyTail(item, item[len(prefix):]); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return loopsCount, err
 		}
+		loopsCount += uint64(mp.MetricIDsLen())
 		firstMetricID, lastMetricID := mp.FirstAndLastMetricIDs()
 		if lastMetricID < firstFilterMetricID {
 			// Skip the item, since it contains metricIDs lower
@@ -2600,10 +2611,11 @@ func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(prefix []byte, metri
 		if firstMetricID > lastFilterMetricID {
 			// Stop searching, since the current item and all the subsequent items
 			// contain metricIDs higher than metricIDs in sortedFilter.
-			return nil
+			return loopsCount, nil
 		}
 		sf = sortedFilter
 		mp.ParseMetricIDs()
+		matchingMetricIDs := mp.MetricIDs[:0]
 		for _, metricID = range mp.MetricIDs {
 			if len(sf) == 0 {
 				break
@@ -2618,18 +2630,23 @@ func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixWithFilter(prefix []byte, metri
 			if metricID < sf[0] {
 				continue
 			}
-			if isNegative {
-				metricIDs.Del(metricID)
-			} else {
-				metricIDs.Add(metricID)
-			}
+			matchingMetricIDs = append(matchingMetricIDs, metricID)
 			sf = sf[1:]
 		}
+		if len(matchingMetricIDs) > 0 {
+			if isNegative {
+				for _, metricID := range matchingMetricIDs {
+					metricIDs.Del(metricID)
+				}
+			} else {
+				metricIDs.AddMulti(matchingMetricIDs)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if err := ts.Error(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error when searching for tag filter prefix %q: %w", prefix, err)
+		return loopsCount, fmt.Errorf("error when searching for tag filter prefix %q: %w", prefix, err)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return loopsCount, nil
 }
 
 func binarySearchUint64(a []uint64, v uint64) uint {
@@ -2817,10 +2834,9 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForDateAndFilters(date uint64, tfs *TagFilter
 	})
 
 	// Populate metricIDs for the first non-negative filter.
-	var tfsPostponed []*tagFilter
 	var metricIDs *uint64set.Set
 	tfwsRemaining := tfws[:0]
-	maxDateMetrics := maxMetrics * 100
+	maxDateMetrics := maxMetrics * 50
 	for i := range tfws {
 		tfw := tfws[i]
 		tf := tfw.tf
@@ -2829,13 +2845,16 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForDateAndFilters(date uint64, tfs *TagFilter
 			continue
 		}
 		m, loopsCount, err := is.getMetricIDsForDateTagFilter(tf, date, nil, tfs.commonPrefix, maxDateMetrics)
-		is.storeLoopsCountForDateFilter(date, tf, loopsCount)
+		if loopsCount > tfw.loopsCount {
+			is.storeLoopsCountForDateFilter(date, tf, loopsCount)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if m.Len() >= maxDateMetrics {
-			// Too many time series found by a single tag filter. Postpone applying this filter via metricName match.
-			tfsPostponed = append(tfsPostponed, tf)
+			// Too many time series found by a single tag filter. Postpone applying this filter.
+			tfwsRemaining = append(tfwsRemaining, tfw)
+			tfw.loopsCount = loopsCount
 			continue
 		}
 		metricIDs = m
@@ -2871,6 +2890,7 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForDateAndFilters(date uint64, tfs *TagFilter
 	// when the intial tag filters significantly reduce the number of found metricIDs,
 	// so the remaining filters could be performed via much faster metricName matching instead
 	// of slow selecting of matching metricIDs.
+	var tfsPostponed []*tagFilter
 	for i := range tfwsRemaining {
 		tfw := tfwsRemaining[i]
 		tf := tfw.tf
@@ -2879,24 +2899,26 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForDateAndFilters(date uint64, tfs *TagFilter
 			// Short circuit - there is no need in applying the remaining filters to an empty set.
 			break
 		}
-		if uint64(metricIDsLen)*maxIndexScanLoopsPerMetric < tfw.loopsCount {
+		if tfw.loopsCount > uint64(metricIDsLen)*loopsCountPerMetricNameMatch {
 			// It should be faster performing metricName match on the remaining filters
 			// instead of scanning big number of entries in the inverted index for these filters.
-			tfsPostponed = append(tfsPostponed, tf)
-			// Store stats for non-executed tf, since it could be updated during protection from thundered herd.
-			is.storeLoopsCountForDateFilter(date, tf, tfw.loopsCount)
-			continue
+			for i < len(tfwsRemaining) {
+				tfw := tfwsRemaining[i]
+				tf := tfw.tf
+				tfsPostponed = append(tfsPostponed, tf)
+				// Store stats for non-executed tf, since it could be updated during protection from thundered herd.
+				is.storeLoopsCountForDateFilter(date, tf, tfw.loopsCount)
+				i++
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		m, loopsCount, err := is.getMetricIDsForDateTagFilter(tf, date, metricIDs, tfs.commonPrefix, 0)
+		if loopsCount > tfw.loopsCount {
+			is.storeLoopsCountForDateFilter(date, tf, loopsCount)
 		}
-		m, loopsCount, err := is.getMetricIDsForDateTagFilter(tf, date, metricIDs, tfs.commonPrefix, maxDateMetrics)
-		is.storeLoopsCountForDateFilter(date, tf, loopsCount)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if m.Len() >= maxDateMetrics {
-			// Too many time series found by a single tag filter. Postpone applying this filter via metricName match.
-			tfsPostponed = append(tfsPostponed, tf)
-			continue
-		}
 		if tf.isNegative {
 			metricIDs.Subtract(m)
 		} else {
@@ -3082,7 +3104,7 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForDateTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, date uint64,
 		// Set high loopsCount for failing filter, so it is moved to the end of filter list.
 		loopsCount = 20e9
 	}
-	if metricIDs.Len() >= maxMetrics {
+	if filter == nil && metricIDs.Len() >= maxMetrics {
 		// Increase loopsCount for tag filter matching too many metrics,
 		// So next time it is moved to the end of filter list.
 		loopsCount *= 2
@@ -3179,10 +3201,8 @@ func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForPrefix(prefix []byte, metricIDs *uint64
 	return nil
 }
 
-// The maximum number of index scan loops.
-// Bigger number of loops is slower than updateMetricIDsByMetricNameMatch
-// over the found metrics.
-const maxIndexScanLoopsPerMetric = 100
+// The estimated number of index scan loops a single loop in updateMetricIDsByMetricNameMatch takes.
+const loopsCountPerMetricNameMatch = 500
 
 func (is *indexSearch) intersectMetricIDsWithTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, filter *uint64set.Set) (*uint64set.Set, error) {
 	if filter.Len() == 0 {
@@ -3194,7 +3214,8 @@ func (is *indexSearch) intersectMetricIDsWithTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, filter *ui
 	}
 	if len(tf.orSuffixes) > 0 {
 		// Fast path for orSuffixes - seek for rows for each value from orSuffixes.
-		if err := is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesWithFilter(tf, metricIDs, filter); err != nil {
+		_, err := is.updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesWithFilter(tf, metricIDs, filter)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error when intersecting metricIDs for tagFilter in fast path: %w; tagFilter=%s", err, tf)
 		}
 		return metricIDs, nil