diff --git a/pkg/ingester/instance.go b/pkg/ingester/instance.go
index a99223f04f17..ca5605174fbe 100644
--- a/pkg/ingester/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/ingester/instance.go
@@ -255,9 +255,12 @@ func (i *instance) Series(_ context.Context, req *logproto.SeriesRequest) (*logp
 	if len(groups) == 0 {
 		series = make([]logproto.SeriesIdentifier, 0, len(i.streams))
 		err = i.forAllStreams(func(stream *stream) error {
-			series = append(series, logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
-				Labels: stream.labels.Map(),
-			})
+			// consider the stream only if it overlaps the request time range
+			if shouldConsiderStream(stream, req) {
+				series = append(series, logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
+					Labels: stream.labels.Map(),
+				})
+			}
 			return nil
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -267,14 +270,17 @@ func (i *instance) Series(_ context.Context, req *logproto.SeriesRequest) (*logp
 		dedupedSeries := make(map[uint64]logproto.SeriesIdentifier)
 		for _, matchers := range groups {
 			err = i.forMatchingStreams(matchers, func(stream *stream) error {
-				// exit early when this stream was added by an earlier group
-				key := stream.labels.Hash()
-				if _, found := dedupedSeries[key]; found {
-					return nil
-				}
-
-				dedupedSeries[key] = logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
-					Labels: stream.labels.Map(),
+				// consider the stream only if it overlaps the request time range
+				if shouldConsiderStream(stream, req) {
+					// exit early when this stream was added by an earlier group
+					key := stream.labels.Hash()
+					if _, found := dedupedSeries[key]; found {
+						return nil
+					}
+
+					dedupedSeries[key] = logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
+						Labels: stream.labels.Map(),
+					}
 				}
 				return nil
 			})
@@ -459,3 +465,13 @@ func sendBatches(ctx context.Context, i iter.EntryIterator, queryServer logproto
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func shouldConsiderStream(stream *stream, req *logproto.SeriesRequest) bool {
+	firstchunkFrom, _ := stream.chunks[0].chunk.Bounds()
+	_, lastChunkTo := stream.chunks[len(stream.chunks)-1].chunk.Bounds()
+
+	if req.End.UnixNano() > firstchunkFrom.UnixNano() && req.Start.UnixNano() <= lastChunkTo.UnixNano() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ingester/instance_test.go b/pkg/ingester/instance_test.go
index 1f7f3638b363..13955730fa20 100644
--- a/pkg/ingester/instance_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ingester/instance_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -142,6 +143,102 @@ func TestSyncPeriod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_SeriesQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	limits, err := validation.NewOverrides(validation.Limits{MaxLocalStreamsPerUser: 1000}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	limiter := NewLimiter(limits, &ringCountMock{count: 1}, 1)
+
+	// just some random values
+	syncPeriod := 1 * time.Minute
+	minUtil := 0.20
+
+	instance := newInstance(&Config{}, "test", defaultFactory, limiter, syncPeriod, minUtil)
+
+	currentTime := time.Now()
+
+	testStreams := []logproto.Stream{
+		{Labels: "{app=\"test\",job=\"varlogs\"}", Entries: entries(5, currentTime)},
+		{Labels: "{app=\"test2\",job=\"varlogs\"}", Entries: entries(5, currentTime.Add(6*time.Nanosecond))},
+	}
+
+	for _, testStream := range testStreams {
+		stream, err := instance.getOrCreateStream(testStream)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		chunk := defaultFactory()
+		for _, entry := range testStream.Entries {
+			err = chunk.Append(&entry)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+		stream.chunks = append(stream.chunks, chunkDesc{chunk: chunk})
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		req              *logproto.SeriesRequest
+		expectedResponse []logproto.SeriesIdentifier
+	}{
+		{
+			"non overlapping request",
+			&logproto.SeriesRequest{
+				Start:  currentTime.Add(11 * time.Nanosecond),
+				End:    currentTime.Add(12 * time.Nanosecond),
+				Groups: []string{`{job="varlogs"}`},
+			},
+			[]logproto.SeriesIdentifier{},
+		},
+		{
+			"overlapping request",
+			&logproto.SeriesRequest{
+				Start:  currentTime.Add(1 * time.Nanosecond),
+				End:    currentTime.Add(7 * time.Nanosecond),
+				Groups: []string{`{job="varlogs"}`},
+			},
+			[]logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
+				{Labels: map[string]string{"app": "test", "job": "varlogs"}},
+				{Labels: map[string]string{"app": "test2", "job": "varlogs"}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"request end time overlaps stream start time",
+			&logproto.SeriesRequest{
+				Start:  currentTime.Add(1 * time.Nanosecond),
+				End:    currentTime.Add(6 * time.Nanosecond),
+				Groups: []string{`{job="varlogs"}`},
+			},
+			[]logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
+				{Labels: map[string]string{"app": "test", "job": "varlogs"}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"request start time overlaps stream end time",
+			&logproto.SeriesRequest{
+				Start:  currentTime.Add(10 * time.Nanosecond),
+				End:    currentTime.Add(11 * time.Nanosecond),
+				Groups: []string{`{job="varlogs"}`},
+			},
+			[]logproto.SeriesIdentifier{
+				{Labels: map[string]string{"app": "test2", "job": "varlogs"}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			resp, err := instance.Series(context.Background(), tc.req)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			sort.Slice(resp.Series, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return resp.Series[i].String() < resp.Series[j].String()
+			})
+			sort.Slice(tc.expectedResponse, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return tc.expectedResponse[i].String() < tc.expectedResponse[j].String()
+			})
+			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedResponse, resp.Series)
+		})
+	}
+
+}
+
 func entries(n int, t time.Time) []logproto.Entry {
 	var result []logproto.Entry
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {