diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/distinctReadInOrder.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/distinctReadInOrder.cpp
index 7887a54ea9c..6ec7ee98d08 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/distinctReadInOrder.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/distinctReadInOrder.cpp
@@ -79,11 +79,8 @@ size_t tryDistinctReadInOrder(QueryPlan::Node * parent_node, QueryPlan::Nodes &)
         return 0;
 
     /// update input order info in read_from_merge_tree step
-    const int direction = output_sort_desc.front().direction; /// for DISTINCT direction doesn't matter, so use current direction
-                                                              /// example: SELECT DISTINCT a from t ORDER BY a DESC;
-    InputOrderInfoPtr order_info
-        = std::make_shared<const InputOrderInfo>(SortDescription{}, number_of_sorted_distinct_columns, direction, pre_distinct->getLimitHint());
-    read_from_merge_tree->setQueryInfoInputOrderInfo(order_info);
+    const int direction = 0; /// for DISTINCT direction doesn't matter, ReadFromMergeTree will choose proper one
+    read_from_merge_tree->requestReadingInOrder(number_of_sorted_distinct_columns, direction, pre_distinct->getLimitHint());
 
     /// update data stream's sorting properties for found transforms
     const DataStream * input_stream = &read_from_merge_tree->getOutputStream();
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/reuseStorageOrderingForWindowFunctions.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/reuseStorageOrderingForWindowFunctions.cpp
index 03b7d476f17..a8431d38a78 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/reuseStorageOrderingForWindowFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/Optimizations/reuseStorageOrderingForWindowFunctions.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ size_t tryReuseStorageOrderingForWindowFunctions(QueryPlan::Node * parent_node,
 
     if (order_info)
     {
-        read_from_merge_tree->setQueryInfoInputOrderInfo(order_info);
+        read_from_merge_tree->requestReadingInOrder(order_info->used_prefix_of_sorting_key_size, order_info->direction, order_info->limit);
         sorting->convertToFinishSorting(order_info->sort_description_for_merging);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.cpp
index 6e1fab2c14f..57eeb5dba2d 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.cpp
@@ -1018,16 +1018,17 @@ MergeTreeDataSelectAnalysisResultPtr ReadFromMergeTree::selectRangesToRead(
     return std::make_shared<MergeTreeDataSelectAnalysisResult>(MergeTreeDataSelectAnalysisResult{.result = std::move(result)});
 }
 
-void ReadFromMergeTree::setQueryInfoInputOrderInfo(InputOrderInfoPtr order_info)
+void ReadFromMergeTree::requestReadingInOrder(size_t prefix_size, int direction, size_t limit)
 {
+    /// if dirction is not set, use current one
+    if (!direction)
+        direction = getSortDirection();
+
+    auto order_info = std::make_shared<InputOrderInfo>(SortDescription{}, prefix_size, direction, limit);
     if (query_info.projection)
-    {
         query_info.projection->input_order_info = order_info;
-    }
     else
-    {
         query_info.input_order_info = order_info;
-    }
 
     /// update sort info for output stream
     SortDescription sort_description;
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.h
index f90eaef2c63..0a013748e91 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/ReadFromMergeTree.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public:
     const SelectQueryInfo & getQueryInfo() const { return query_info; }
     StorageMetadataPtr getStorageMetadata() const { return metadata_for_reading; }
 
-    void setQueryInfoInputOrderInfo(InputOrderInfoPtr order_info);
+    void requestReadingInOrder(size_t prefix_size, int direction, size_t limit);
 
 private:
     int getSortDirection() const