diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/query.py b/python/python/lancedb/query.py
index 04cbaa77..4816acf0 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/query.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/query.py
@@ -587,19 +587,26 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
         scores = pa.array(scores)
         output_tbl = self._table.to_lance().take(row_ids, columns=self._columns)
         output_tbl = output_tbl.append_column("score", scores)
+        # this needs to match vector search results which are uint64
+        row_ids = pa.array(row_ids, type=pa.uint64())
 
         if self._where is not None:
+            tmp_name = "__lancedb__duckdb__indexer__"
+            output_tbl = output_tbl.append_column(
+                tmp_name, pa.array(range(len(output_tbl)))
+            )
             try:
                 # TODO would be great to have Substrait generate pyarrow compute
                 # expressions or conversely have pyarrow support SQL expressions
                 # using Substrait
                 import duckdb
 
-                output_tbl = (
-                    duckdb.sql("SELECT * FROM output_tbl")
-                    .filter(self._where)
-                    .to_arrow_table()
-                )
+                indexer = duckdb.sql(
+                    f"SELECT {tmp_name} FROM output_tbl WHERE {self._where}"
+                ).to_arrow_table()[tmp_name]
+                output_tbl = output_tbl.take(indexer).drop([tmp_name])
+                row_ids = row_ids.take(indexer)
+
             except ImportError:
                 import tempfile
 
@@ -609,10 +616,11 @@ class LanceFtsQueryBuilder(LanceQueryBuilder):
                 with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
                     ds = lance.write_dataset(output_tbl, tmp)
                     output_tbl = ds.to_table(filter=self._where)
+                    indexer = output_tbl[tmp_name]
+                    row_ids = row_ids.take(indexer)
+                    output_tbl = output_tbl.drop([tmp_name])
 
         if self._with_row_id:
-            # Need to set this to uint explicitly as vector results are in uint64
-            row_ids = pa.array(row_ids, type=pa.uint64())
             output_tbl = output_tbl.append_column("_rowid", row_ids)
         return output_tbl
 
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_fts.py b/python/python/tests/test_fts.py
index e884d605..aa6bfa61 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_fts.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_fts.py
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ def test_search_index_with_filter(table):
 
     # no duckdb
     with mock.patch("builtins.__import__", side_effect=import_mock):
-        rs = table.search("puppy").where("id=1").limit(10).to_list()
+        rs = table.search("puppy").where("id=1").limit(10)
+        # test schema
+        assert rs.to_arrow().drop("score").schema.equals(table.schema)
+
+        rs = rs.to_list()
         for r in rs:
             assert r["id"] == 1
 
@@ -147,6 +151,10 @@ def test_search_index_with_filter(table):
         assert r["id"] == 1
 
     assert rs == rs2
+    rs = table.search("puppy").where("id=1").with_row_id(True).limit(10).to_list()
+    for r in rs:
+        assert r["id"] == 1
+        assert r["_rowid"] is not None
 
 
 def test_null_input(table):
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_table.py b/python/python/tests/test_table.py
index 564c3829..ccad7d58 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_table.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_table.py
@@ -893,8 +893,17 @@ def test_hybrid_search(db, tmp_path):
     result3 = table.search(
         "Our father who art in heaven", query_type="hybrid"
     ).to_pydantic(MyTable)
+
     assert result1 == result3
 
+    # with post filters
+    result = (
+        table.search("Arrrrggghhhhhhh", query_type="hybrid")
+        .where("text='Arrrrggghhhhhhh'")
+        .to_list()
+    )
+    len(result) == 1
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "consistency_interval", [None, timedelta(seconds=0), timedelta(seconds=0.1)]