diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.cpp
index 87d44baea06..8d9db8f83a1 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ FinishSortingStep::FinishSortingStep(
     output_stream->sort_mode = DataStream::SortMode::Stream;
 }
 
+void FinishSortingStep::updateLimit(size_t limit_)
+{
+    if (limit_ && (limit == 0 || limit_ < limit))
+    {
+        limit = limit_;
+        transform_traits.preserves_number_of_rows = limit == 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void FinishSortingStep::transformPipeline(QueryPipeline & pipeline)
 {
     bool need_finish_sorting = (prefix_description.size() < result_description.size());
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.h
index 41a96b9456a..4bb62037faa 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/FinishSortingStep.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public:
 
     void describeActions(FormatSettings & settings) const override;
 
+    /// Add limit or change it to lower value.
+    void updateLimit(size_t limit_);
+
 private:
     SortDescription prefix_description;
     SortDescription result_description;
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/LimitStep.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/LimitStep.h
index e04ecfcb471..7c5bdc75b3f 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/LimitStep.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/LimitStep.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public:
 
     void describeActions(FormatSettings & settings) const override;
 
+    size_t limitPlusOffset() const { return limit + offset; }
+
 private:
     size_t limit;
     size_t offset;
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.cpp
index 529c505fc1c..fb263cbcca1 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ MergeSortingStep::MergeSortingStep(
                                                             : DataStream::SortMode::Port;
 }
 
+void MergeSortingStep::updateLimit(size_t limit_)
+{
+    if (limit_ && (limit == 0 || limit_ < limit))
+    {
+        limit = limit_;
+        transform_traits.preserves_number_of_rows = limit == 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void MergeSortingStep::transformPipeline(QueryPipeline & pipeline)
 {
     pipeline.addSimpleTransform([&](const Block & header, QueryPipeline::StreamType stream_type) -> ProcessorPtr
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.h
index 0bbc066622e..a54ea7ac365 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergeSortingStep.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public:
 
     void describeActions(FormatSettings & settings) const override;
 
+    /// Add limit or change it to lower value.
+    void updateLimit(size_t limit_);
+
 private:
     SortDescription description;
     size_t max_merged_block_size;
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.cpp
index 9fc92c9a4ae..3b767d91219 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ MergingSortedStep::MergingSortedStep(
     output_stream->sort_mode = DataStream::SortMode::Stream;
 }
 
+void MergingSortedStep::updateLimit(size_t limit_)
+{
+    if (limit_ && (limit == 0 || limit_ < limit))
+    {
+        limit = limit_;
+        transform_traits.preserves_number_of_rows = limit == 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void MergingSortedStep::transformPipeline(QueryPipeline & pipeline)
 {
     /// If there are several streams, then we merge them into one
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.h
index a5b0c12b1fb..483cfa5e8a7 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/MergingSortedStep.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ public:
 
     void describeActions(FormatSettings & settings) const override;
 
+    /// Add limit or change it to lower value.
+    void updateLimit(size_t limit_);
+
 private:
     SortDescription sort_description;
     size_t max_block_size;
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.cpp
index 3d7396f9956..50e25fe0e00 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ PartialSortingStep::PartialSortingStep(
     output_stream->sort_mode = DataStream::SortMode::Chunk;
 }
 
+void PartialSortingStep::updateLimit(size_t limit_)
+{
+    if (limit_ && (limit == 0 || limit_ < limit))
+    {
+        limit = limit_;
+        transform_traits.preserves_number_of_rows = limit == 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void PartialSortingStep::transformPipeline(QueryPipeline & pipeline)
 {
     pipeline.addSimpleTransform([&](const Block & header, QueryPipeline::StreamType stream_type) -> ProcessorPtr
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.h
index 12e9cec961a..172ef25c300 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/PartialSortingStep.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public:
 
     void describeActions(FormatSettings & settings) const override;
 
+    /// Add limit or change it to lower value.
+    void updateLimit(size_t limit_);
+
 private:
     SortDescription sort_description;
     UInt64 limit;
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.cpp b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.cpp
index 58d01f534d0..17ed11993c0 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.cpp
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include <IO/Operators.h>
 #include <stack>
 #include <Processors/QueryPlan/LimitStep.h>
+#include "MergingSortedStep.h"
+#include "FinishSortingStep.h"
+#include "MergeSortingStep.h"
+#include "PartialSortingStep.h"
 
 namespace DB
 {
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ void QueryPlan::addStep(QueryPlanStepPtr step)
 QueryPipelinePtr QueryPlan::buildQueryPipeline()
 {
     checkInitialized();
+    optimize();
 
     struct Frame
     {
@@ -308,8 +313,50 @@ void QueryPlan::explainPipeline(WriteBuffer & buffer, const ExplainPipelineOptio
     }
 }
 
-static void tryPushDownLimit(QueryPlanStepPtr & parent, QueryPlanStepPtr & child)
+/// If plan looks like Limit -> Sorting, update limit for Sorting
+bool tryUpdateLimitForSortingSteps(QueryPlan::Node * node, size_t limit)
 {
+    QueryPlanStepPtr & step = node->step;
+    QueryPlan::Node * child = nullptr;
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    if (auto * merging_sorted = typeid_cast<MergingSortedStep *>(step.get()))
+    {
+        /// TODO: remove LimitStep here.
+        merging_sorted->updateLimit(limit);
+        updated = true;
+        child = node->children.front();
+    }
+    else if (auto * finish_sorting = typeid_cast<FinishSortingStep *>(step.get()))
+    {
+        /// TODO: remove LimitStep here.
+        finish_sorting->updateLimit(limit);
+        updated = true;
+    }
+    else if (auto * merge_sorting = typeid_cast<MergeSortingStep *>(step.get()))
+    {
+        merge_sorting->updateLimit(limit);
+        updated = true;
+        child = node->children.front();
+    }
+    else if (auto * partial_sorting = typeid_cast<PartialSortingStep *>(step.get()))
+    {
+        partial_sorting->updateLimit(limit);
+        updated = true;
+    }
+
+    /// We often have chain PartialSorting -> MergeSorting -> MergingSorted
+    /// Try update limit for them also if possible.
+    if (child)
+        tryUpdateLimitForSortingSteps(child, limit);
+
+    return updated;
+}
+
+/// Move LimitStep down if possible.
+static void tryPushDownLimit(QueryPlanStepPtr & parent, QueryPlan::Node * child_node)
+{
+    auto & child = child_node->step;
     const auto * limit = typeid_cast<const LimitStep *>(parent.get());
 
     if (!limit)
@@ -321,6 +368,10 @@ static void tryPushDownLimit(QueryPlanStepPtr & parent, QueryPlanStepPtr & child
     if (!transforming)
         return;
 
+    /// Special cases for sorting steps.
+    if (tryUpdateLimitForSortingSteps(child_node, limit->limitPlusOffset()))
+        return;
+
     /// Now we should decide if pushing down limit possible for this step.
 
     const auto & transform_traits = transforming->getTransformTraits();
@@ -356,7 +407,7 @@ void QueryPlan::optimize()
         {
             /// First entrance, try push down.
             if (frame.node->children.size() == 1)
-                tryPushDownLimit(frame.node->step, frame.node->children.front()->step);
+                tryPushDownLimit(frame.node->step, frame.node->children.front());
         }
 
         if (frame.next_child < frame.node->children.size())
diff --git a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.h b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.h
index a933688ead7..17ff7dde3af 100644
--- a/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.h
+++ b/src/Processors/QueryPlan/QueryPlan.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public:
 
     void addInterpreterContext(std::shared_ptr<Context> context);
 
-private:
     /// Tree node. Step and it's children.
     struct Node
     {
@@ -70,6 +69,8 @@ private:
         std::vector<Node *> children = {};
     };
 
+private:
+
     using Nodes = std::list<Node>;
     Nodes nodes;