diff --git a/database.cc b/database.cc
index 6eb473ab2f..4a6ebe8b22 100644
--- a/database.cc
+++ b/database.cc
@@ -1176,10 +1176,12 @@ future<std::tuple<lw_shared_ptr<query::result>, cache_temperature>>
 database::query(schema_ptr s, const query::read_command& cmd, query::result_options opts, const dht::partition_range_vector& ranges,
                 tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state, uint64_t max_result_size, db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout) {
     column_family& cf = find_column_family(cmd.cf_id);
+    query_class_config class_config{cf.read_concurrency_semaphore(), cf.get_config().max_memory_for_unlimited_query};
     query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx(_querier_cache, cmd.query_uuid, cmd.is_first_page);
     return _data_query_stage(&cf,
             std::move(s),
             seastar::cref(cmd),
+            class_config,
             opts,
             seastar::cref(ranges),
             std::move(trace_state),
@@ -1203,6 +1205,7 @@ future<std::tuple<reconcilable_result, cache_temperature>>
 database::query_mutations(schema_ptr s, const query::read_command& cmd, const dht::partition_range& range,
                           query::result_memory_accounter&& accounter, tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state, db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout) {
     column_family& cf = find_column_family(cmd.cf_id);
+    query_class_config class_config{cf.read_concurrency_semaphore(), cf.get_config().max_memory_for_unlimited_query};
     query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx(_querier_cache, cmd.query_uuid, cmd.is_first_page);
     return _mutation_query_stage(std::move(s),
             cf.as_mutation_source(),
@@ -1212,7 +1215,7 @@ database::query_mutations(schema_ptr s, const query::read_command& cmd, const dh
             cmd.partition_limit,
             cmd.timestamp,
             timeout,
-            cf.get_config().max_memory_for_unlimited_query,
+            class_config,
             std::move(accounter),
             std::move(trace_state),
             std::move(cache_ctx)).then_wrapped([this, s = _stats, hit_rate = cf.get_global_cache_hit_rate(), op = cf.read_in_progress()] (auto f) {
diff --git a/database.hh b/database.hh
index 79be4a4ca5..c1f7a4f1e7 100644
--- a/database.hh
+++ b/database.hh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #include "utils/disk-error-handler.hh"
 #include "utils/updateable_value.hh"
 #include "user_types_metadata.hh"
+#include "query_class_config.hh"
 
 class cell_locker;
 class cell_locker_stats;
@@ -798,6 +799,7 @@ public:
     // Returns at most "cmd.limit" rows
     future<lw_shared_ptr<query::result>> query(schema_ptr,
         const query::read_command& cmd,
+        query_class_config class_config,
         query::result_options opts,
         const dht::partition_range_vector& ranges,
         tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state,
@@ -1350,6 +1352,7 @@ private:
         column_family*,
         schema_ptr,
         const query::read_command&,
+        query_class_config,
         query::result_options,
         const dht::partition_range_vector&,
         tracing::trace_state_ptr,
diff --git a/mutation_partition.cc b/mutation_partition.cc
index 58bf6daf78..d2fdfb8d26 100644
--- a/mutation_partition.cc
+++ b/mutation_partition.cc
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ future<> data_query(
         gc_clock::time_point query_time,
         query::result::builder& builder,
         db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout,
-        uint64_t max_memory_reverse_query,
+        query_class_config class_config,
         tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_ptr,
         query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx)
 {
@@ -2180,10 +2180,9 @@ future<> data_query(
             ? std::move(*querier_opt)
             : query::data_querier(source, s, range, slice, service::get_local_sstable_query_read_priority(), trace_ptr);
 
-    return do_with(std::move(q), [=, &builder, trace_ptr = std::move(trace_ptr),
-            cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] (query::data_querier& q) mutable {
+    return do_with(std::move(q), [=, &builder, trace_ptr = std::move(trace_ptr), cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] (query::data_querier& q) mutable {
         auto qrb = query_result_builder(*s, builder);
-        return q.consume_page(std::move(qrb), row_limit, partition_limit, query_time, timeout, max_memory_reverse_query).then(
+        return q.consume_page(std::move(qrb), row_limit, partition_limit, query_time, timeout, class_config.max_memory_for_unlimited_query).then(
                 [=, &builder, &q, trace_ptr = std::move(trace_ptr), cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] () mutable {
             if (q.are_limits_reached() || builder.is_short_read()) {
                 cache_ctx.insert(std::move(q), std::move(trace_ptr));
@@ -2262,7 +2261,7 @@ static do_mutation_query(schema_ptr s,
                uint32_t partition_limit,
                gc_clock::time_point query_time,
                db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout,
-               uint64_t max_memory_reverse_query,
+               query_class_config class_config,
                query::result_memory_accounter&& accounter,
                tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_ptr,
                query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx)
@@ -2279,7 +2278,7 @@ static do_mutation_query(schema_ptr s,
     return do_with(std::move(q), [=, &slice, accounter = std::move(accounter), trace_ptr = std::move(trace_ptr), cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] (
                 query::mutation_querier& q) mutable {
         auto rrb = reconcilable_result_builder(*s, slice, std::move(accounter));
-        return q.consume_page(std::move(rrb), row_limit, partition_limit, query_time, timeout, max_memory_reverse_query).then(
+        return q.consume_page(std::move(rrb), row_limit, partition_limit, query_time, timeout, class_config.max_memory_for_unlimited_query).then(
                 [=, &q, trace_ptr = std::move(trace_ptr), cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] (reconcilable_result r) mutable {
             if (q.are_limits_reached() || r.is_short_read()) {
                 cache_ctx.insert(std::move(q), std::move(trace_ptr));
@@ -2302,13 +2301,13 @@ mutation_query(schema_ptr s,
                uint32_t partition_limit,
                gc_clock::time_point query_time,
                db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout,
-               uint64_t max_memory_reverse_query,
+               query_class_config class_config,
                query::result_memory_accounter&& accounter,
                tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_ptr,
                query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx)
 {
     return do_mutation_query(std::move(s), std::move(source), seastar::cref(range), seastar::cref(slice),
-            row_limit, partition_limit, query_time, timeout, max_memory_reverse_query, std::move(accounter), std::move(trace_ptr), std::move(cache_ctx));
+            row_limit, partition_limit, query_time, timeout, class_config, std::move(accounter), std::move(trace_ptr), std::move(cache_ctx));
 }
 
 deletable_row::deletable_row(clustering_row&& cr)
diff --git a/mutation_query.hh b/mutation_query.hh
index 6b5efb5a39..0e51942056 100644
--- a/mutation_query.hh
+++ b/mutation_query.hh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "db/timeout_clock.hh"
 #include "querier.hh"
 #include "utils/chunked_vector.hh"
+#include "query_class_config.hh"
 #include <seastar/core/execution_stage.hh>
 
 class reconcilable_result;
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ future<reconcilable_result> mutation_query(
     uint32_t partition_limit,
     gc_clock::time_point query_time,
     db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout,
-    uint64_t max_memory_reverse_query,
+    query_class_config class_config,
     query::result_memory_accounter&& accounter = { },
     tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_ptr = nullptr,
     query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx = { });
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ future<> data_query(
     gc_clock::time_point query_time,
     query::result::builder& builder,
     db::timeout_clock::time_point timeout,
-    uint64_t max_memory_reverse_query,
+    query_class_config class_config,
     tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_ptr = nullptr,
     query::querier_cache_context cache_ctx = { });
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ class mutation_query_stage {
         uint32_t,
         gc_clock::time_point,
         db::timeout_clock::time_point,
-        uint64_t,
+        query_class_config,
         query::result_memory_accounter&&,
         tracing::trace_state_ptr,
         query::querier_cache_context> _execution_stage;
diff --git a/table.cc b/table.cc
index bf55ce62d4..df37e02fdf 100644
--- a/table.cc
+++ b/table.cc
@@ -2357,6 +2357,7 @@ struct query_state {
 future<lw_shared_ptr<query::result>>
 table::query(schema_ptr s,
         const query::read_command& cmd,
+        query_class_config class_config,
         query::result_options opts,
         const dht::partition_range_vector& partition_ranges,
         tracing::trace_state_ptr trace_state,
@@ -2368,14 +2369,14 @@ table::query(schema_ptr s,
     _stats.reads.set_latency(lc);
     auto f = opts.request == query::result_request::only_digest
              ? memory_limiter.new_digest_read(max_size) : memory_limiter.new_data_read(max_size);
-    return f.then([this, lc, s = std::move(s), &cmd, opts, &partition_ranges,
+    return f.then([this, lc, s = std::move(s), &cmd, class_config, opts, &partition_ranges,
             trace_state = std::move(trace_state), timeout, cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] (query::result_memory_accounter accounter) mutable {
         auto qs_ptr = std::make_unique<query_state>(std::move(s), cmd, opts, partition_ranges, std::move(accounter));
         auto& qs = *qs_ptr;
-        return do_until(std::bind(&query_state::done, &qs), [this, &qs, trace_state = std::move(trace_state), timeout, cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] {
+        return do_until(std::bind(&query_state::done, &qs), [this, &qs, class_config, trace_state = std::move(trace_state), timeout, cache_ctx = std::move(cache_ctx)] {
             auto&& range = *qs.current_partition_range++;
             return data_query(qs.schema, as_mutation_source(), range, qs.cmd.slice, qs.remaining_rows(),
-                              qs.remaining_partitions(), qs.cmd.timestamp, qs.builder, timeout, _config.max_memory_for_unlimited_query, trace_state, cache_ctx);
+                              qs.remaining_partitions(), qs.cmd.timestamp, qs.builder, timeout, class_config, trace_state, cache_ctx);
         }).then([qs_ptr = std::move(qs_ptr), &qs] {
             return make_ready_future<lw_shared_ptr<query::result>>(
                     make_lw_shared<query::result>(qs.builder.build()));
diff --git a/test/boost/mutation_query_test.cc b/test/boost/mutation_query_test.cc
index 5aeee26439..ecea6e2c76 100644
--- a/test/boost/mutation_query_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/mutation_query_test.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "test/lib/mutation_assertions.hh"
 #include "test/lib/result_set_assertions.hh"
 #include "test/lib/mutation_source_test.hh"
+#include "test/lib/reader_permit.hh"
 
 #include "mutation_query.hh"
 #include <seastar/core/do_with.hh>
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ static query::partition_slice make_full_slice(const schema& s) {
 }
 
 static auto inf32 = std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max();
-static const uint64_t max_memory_for_reverse_query = 1 << 20;
 
 query::result_set to_result_set(const reconcilable_result& r, schema_ptr s, const query::partition_slice& slice) {
     return query::result_set::from_raw_result(s, slice, to_data_query_result(r, s, slice, inf32, inf32));
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reading_from_single_partition) {
             auto slice = make_full_slice(*s);
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 2, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 2, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             // FIXME: use mutation assertions
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reading_from_single_partition) {
                 .build();
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_only(a_row()
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_cells_are_expired_according_to_query_timestamp) {
             auto slice = make_full_slice(*s);
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 1, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 1, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_only(a_row()
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_cells_are_expired_according_to_query_timestamp) {
             auto slice = make_full_slice(*s);
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 1, query::max_partitions, now + 2s, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 1, query::max_partitions, now + 2s, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_only(a_row()
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
                 .build();
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_size(3)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
                 .build();
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_size(3)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
 
             {
                 reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                    query::full_partition_range, slice, 10, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                    query::full_partition_range, slice, 10, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
                 assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                     .has_size(3)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
 
             {
                 reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                    query::full_partition_range, slice, 1, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                    query::full_partition_range, slice, 1, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
                 assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                     .has_size(1)
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
 
             {
                 reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                    query::full_partition_range, slice, 2, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                    query::full_partition_range, slice, 2, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
                 assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                     .has_size(2)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
                 .build();
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 2, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 2, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_size(2)
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
                 .build();
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_size(2)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_reverse_ordering_is_respected) {
                 .build();
 
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, 3, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_only(a_row()
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_query_when_partition_tombstone_covers_live_cells) {
         auto slice = make_full_slice(*s);
 
         reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-            query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+            query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, query::max_partitions, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
         assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
             .is_empty();
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_partitions_with_only_expired_tombstones_are_dropped) {
         auto query_time = now + std::chrono::seconds(1);
 
         reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src, query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, query::max_partitions, query_time,
-                db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(result.partitions().size(), 2);
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(result.row_count(), 2);
@@ -466,28 +466,28 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_result_row_count) {
             auto src = make_source({m1});
 
             auto r = to_data_query_result(mutation_query(s, make_source({m1}), query::full_partition_range, slice, 10000, query::max_partitions, now,
-                        db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
+                        db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
             BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r.row_count().value(), 0);
 
             m1.set_static_cell("s1", data_value(bytes("S_v1")), 1);
             r = to_data_query_result(mutation_query(s, make_source({m1}), query::full_partition_range, slice, 10000, query::max_partitions, now,
-                        db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
+                        db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
             BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r.row_count().value(), 1);
 
             m1.set_clustered_cell(clustering_key::from_single_value(*s, bytes("A")), "v1", data_value(bytes("A_v1")), 1);
             r = to_data_query_result(mutation_query(s, make_source({m1}), query::full_partition_range, slice, 10000, query::max_partitions, now,
-                        db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
+                        db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
             BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r.row_count().value(), 1);
 
             m1.set_clustered_cell(clustering_key::from_single_value(*s, bytes("B")), "v1", data_value(bytes("B_v1")), 1);
             r = to_data_query_result(mutation_query(s, make_source({m1}), query::full_partition_range, slice, 10000, query::max_partitions, now,
-                        db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
+                        db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
             BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r.row_count().value(), 2);
 
             mutation m2(s, partition_key::from_single_value(*s, "key2"));
             m2.set_static_cell("s1", data_value(bytes("S_v1")), 1);
             r = to_data_query_result(mutation_query(s, make_source({m1, m2}), query::full_partition_range, slice, 10000, query::max_partitions, now,
-                        db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
+                        db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0(), s, slice, inf32, inf32);
             BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(r.row_count().value(), 3);
     });
 }
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_partition_limit) {
 
         {
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, 10, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, 10, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_size(2)
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_partition_limit) {
 
         {
             reconcilable_result result = mutation_query(s, src,
-                query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, 1, now, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+                query::full_partition_range, slice, query::max_rows, 1, now, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
             assert_that(to_result_set(result, s, slice))
                 .has_size(1)
@@ -549,11 +549,11 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_result_size_calculation) {
 
     query::result::builder digest_only_builder(slice, query::result_options{query::result_request::only_digest, query::digest_algorithm::xxHash}, l.new_digest_read(query::result_memory_limiter::maximum_result_size).get0());
     data_query(s, source, query::full_partition_range, slice, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max(), std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max(),
-            gc_clock::now(), digest_only_builder, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+            gc_clock::now(), digest_only_builder, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
     query::result::builder result_and_digest_builder(slice, query::result_options{query::result_request::result_and_digest, query::digest_algorithm::xxHash}, l.new_data_read(query::result_memory_limiter::maximum_result_size).get0());
     data_query(s, source, query::full_partition_range, slice, std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max(), std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max(),
-            gc_clock::now(), result_and_digest_builder, db::no_timeout, max_memory_for_reverse_query).get0();
+            gc_clock::now(), result_and_digest_builder, db::no_timeout, tests::make_query_class_config()).get0();
 
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(digest_only_builder.memory_accounter().used_memory(), result_and_digest_builder.memory_accounter().used_memory());
 }