diff --git a/idl/reconcilable_result.idl.hh b/idl/reconcilable_result.idl.hh
index ffe0bc4eb0..26dd445528 100644
--- a/idl/reconcilable_result.idl.hh
+++ b/idl/reconcilable_result.idl.hh
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ class partition {
 class reconcilable_result {
     uint32_t row_count();
     std::vector<partition> partitions();
+    query::short_read is_short_read() [[version 1.7]] = query::short_read::no;
 };
diff --git a/mutation_partition.cc b/mutation_partition.cc
index 542d88f338..fb3a77693e 100644
--- a/mutation_partition.cc
+++ b/mutation_partition.cc
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     reconcilable_result consume_end_of_stream() {
-        return reconcilable_result(_total_live_rows, std::move(_result));
+        return reconcilable_result(_total_live_rows, std::move(_result), query::short_read::no);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/mutation_query.cc b/mutation_query.cc
index b04f26ac5a..a3160fcf34 100644
--- a/mutation_query.cc
+++ b/mutation_query.cc
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ reconcilable_result::reconcilable_result()
     : _row_count(0)
 { }
 
-reconcilable_result::reconcilable_result(uint32_t row_count, std::vector<partition> p)
+reconcilable_result::reconcilable_result(uint32_t row_count, std::vector<partition> p, query::short_read short_read)
     : _row_count(row_count)
+    , _short_read(short_read)
     , _partitions(std::move(p))
 { }
 
@@ -62,11 +63,15 @@ to_data_query_result(const reconcilable_result& r, schema_ptr s, const query::pa
         }
         p.mut().unfreeze(s).query(builder, slice, gc_clock::time_point::min(), query::max_rows);
     }
+    if (r.is_short_read()) {
+        builder.mark_as_short_read();
+    }
     return builder.build();
 }
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const reconcilable_result::printer& pr) {
-    out << "{rows=" << pr.self.row_count() << ", [";
+    out << "{rows=" << pr.self.row_count() << ", short_read="
+        << pr.self.is_short_read() << ", [";
     bool first = true;
     for (const partition& p : pr.self.partitions()) {
         if (!first) {
diff --git a/mutation_query.hh b/mutation_query.hh
index 631208ed57..f778c8ba84 100644
--- a/mutation_query.hh
+++ b/mutation_query.hh
@@ -67,13 +67,14 @@ struct partition {
 // Can be read by other cores after publishing.
 class reconcilable_result {
     uint32_t _row_count;
+    query::short_read _short_read;
     std::vector<partition> _partitions;
 public:
     ~reconcilable_result();
     reconcilable_result();
     reconcilable_result(reconcilable_result&&) = default;
     reconcilable_result& operator=(reconcilable_result&&) = default;
-    reconcilable_result(uint32_t row_count, std::vector<partition> partitions);
+    reconcilable_result(uint32_t row_count, std::vector<partition> partitions, query::short_read short_read);
 
     const std::vector<partition>& partitions() const;
     std::vector<partition>& partitions();
@@ -82,6 +83,10 @@ public:
         return _row_count;
     }
 
+    query::short_read is_short_read() const {
+        return _short_read;
+    }
+
     bool operator==(const reconcilable_result& other) const;
     bool operator!=(const reconcilable_result& other) const;
 
diff --git a/service/storage_proxy.cc b/service/storage_proxy.cc
index 686c2a6967..177c2d919a 100644
--- a/service/storage_proxy.cc
+++ b/service/storage_proxy.cc
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ public:
             return std::ref(a);
         });
 
-        return reconcilable_result(_total_live_count, std::move(r.get()));
+        return reconcilable_result(_total_live_count, std::move(r.get()), query::short_read::no);
     }
     auto total_live_count() const {
         return _total_live_count;
@@ -3421,6 +3421,7 @@ void storage_proxy::uninit_messaging_service() {
 class mutation_result_merger {
     unsigned _row_count = 0;
     unsigned _partition_count = 0;
+    query::short_read _short_read;
     std::vector<partition> _partitions;
 public:
     void add_result(foreign_ptr<lw_shared_ptr<reconcilable_result>> partial_result) {
@@ -3430,9 +3431,13 @@ public:
             _row_count += p._row_count;
             _partition_count += p._row_count > 0;
         }
+        _short_read = partial_result->is_short_read();
     }
     reconcilable_result get() && {
-        return reconcilable_result(_row_count, std::move(_partitions));
+        return reconcilable_result(_row_count, std::move(_partitions), _short_read);
+    }
+    bool short_read() const {
+        return bool(_short_read);
     }
     unsigned partition_count() const {
         return _partition_count;
@@ -3495,7 +3500,7 @@ storage_proxy::query_nonsingular_mutations_locally(schema_ptr s, lw_shared_ptr<q
                 });
             }).then([&] (foreign_ptr<lw_shared_ptr<reconcilable_result>> rr) -> stdx::optional<reconcilable_result> {
                 mrm.add_result(std::move(rr));
-                if (mrm.partition_count() >= cmd->partition_limit || mrm.row_count() >= cmd->row_limit) {
+                if (mrm.short_read() || mrm.partition_count() >= cmd->partition_limit || mrm.row_count() >= cmd->row_limit) {
                     return std::move(mrm).get();
                 }
                 return stdx::nullopt;