diff --git a/src/mito2/src/read/dedup.rs b/src/mito2/src/read/dedup.rs
index 678c03fbf6..d4653ce5ec 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/read/dedup.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/read/dedup.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use datatypes::vectors::MutableVector;
 
 use crate::error::Result;
 use crate::metrics::MERGE_FILTER_ROWS_TOTAL;
-use crate::read::{Batch, BatchColumn, BatchReader};
+use crate::read::{Batch, BatchColumn, BatchReader, BoxedBatchReader};
 
 /// A reader that dedup sorted batches from a source based on the
 /// dedup strategy.
@@ -581,6 +581,46 @@ impl<I: Iterator<Item = Result<Batch>>> Iterator for LastNonNullIter<I> {
     }
 }
 
+/// A reader that only returns tags for select distinct.
+pub(crate) struct TagsOnlyReader {
+    source: BoxedBatchReader,
+    /// Batch to return.
+    to_return: Option<Batch>,
+}
+
+impl TagsOnlyReader {
+    /// Creates a new tags only reader.
+    pub(crate) fn new(source: BoxedBatchReader) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            source,
+            to_return: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl BatchReader for TagsOnlyReader {
+    async fn next_batch(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Batch>> {
+        while let Some(batch) = self.source.next_batch().await? {
+            if let Some(to_return) = self.to_return.take() {
+                if to_return.primary_key() != batch.primary_key() {
+                    self.to_return = Some(batch);
+                    // A new key, store the batch and returns the previous one.
+                    return Ok(Some(to_return));
+                } else {
+                    // The same key, override the batch.
+                    self.to_return = Some(batch);
+                }
+            } else {
+                // No batch to return, store the current batch.
+                self.to_return = Some(batch);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(self.to_return.take())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::sync::Arc;