diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_fts.py b/python/python/tests/test_fts.py
index 162a2f11..ff5c6287 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_fts.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_fts.py
@@ -167,8 +167,24 @@ def test_search_index(tmp_path, table):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_tantivy", [True, False])
 def test_search_fts(table, use_tantivy):
     table.create_fts_index("text", use_tantivy=use_tantivy)
-    results = table.search("puppy").limit(5).to_list()
+    results = table.search("puppy").select(["id", "text"]).limit(5).to_list()
     assert len(results) == 5
+    assert len(results[0]) == 3  # id, text, _score
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_fts_select_async(async_table):
+    tbl = await async_table
+    await tbl.create_index("text", config=FTS())
+    results = (
+        await tbl.query()
+        .nearest_to_text("puppy")
+        .select(["id", "text"])
+        .limit(5)
+        .to_list()
+    )
+    assert len(results) == 5
+    assert len(results[0]) == 3  # id, text, _score
 
 
 def test_search_fts_phrase_query(table):
diff --git a/python/src/query.rs b/python/src/query.rs
index 2df0bf15..ff2057e9 100644
--- a/python/src/query.rs
+++ b/python/src/query.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ impl FTSQuery {
         self.inner = self.inner.clone().select(Select::dynamic(&columns));
     }
 
+    pub fn select_columns(&mut self, columns: Vec<String>) {
+        self.inner = self.inner.clone().select(Select::columns(&columns));
+    }
+
     pub fn limit(&mut self, limit: u32) {
         self.inner = self.inner.clone().limit(limit as usize);
     }
@@ -341,6 +345,11 @@ impl HybridQuery {
         self.inner_fts.select(columns);
     }
 
+    pub fn select_columns(&mut self, columns: Vec<String>) {
+        self.inner_vec.select_columns(columns.clone());
+        self.inner_fts.select_columns(columns);
+    }
+
     pub fn limit(&mut self, limit: u32) {
         self.inner_vec.limit(limit);
         self.inner_fts.limit(limit);