diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/Reader.cpp b/velox/dwio/common/Reader.cpp
index e8b82b08ddbc4..a619d08a2cb0a 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/common/Reader.cpp
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/Reader.cpp
@@ -204,11 +204,16 @@ void RowReader::readWithRowNumber(
         std::vector<BufferPtr>());
     flatRowNum = rowNumVector->asUnchecked<FlatVector<int64_t>>();
   }
-  auto rowOffsets = columnReader->outputRows();
-  VELOX_DCHECK_EQ(rowOffsets.size(), result->size());
   auto* rawRowNum = flatRowNum->mutableRawValues();
-  for (int i = 0; i < rowOffsets.size(); ++i) {
-    rawRowNum[i] = previousRow + rowOffsets[i];
+  if (numChildren == 0 && !mutation) {
+    VELOX_DCHECK_EQ(rowsToRead, result->size());
+    std::iota(rawRowNum, rawRowNum + rowsToRead, previousRow);
+  } else {
+    auto rowOffsets = columnReader->outputRows();
+    VELOX_DCHECK_EQ(rowOffsets.size(), result->size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < rowOffsets.size(); ++i) {
+      rawRowNum[i] = previousRow + rowOffsets[i];
+    }
   }
   rowVector = result->asUnchecked<RowVector>();
   auto& rowType = rowVector->type()->asRow();
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveColumnReader.h b/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveColumnReader.h
index 7e4f00244a04e..ff98f47840652 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveColumnReader.h
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveColumnReader.h
@@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ class SelectiveColumnReader {
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 
+  // Whether output rows should be filled when there is no column projected out
+  // and there is delete mutation.  Used for row number generation.  The case
+  // for no delete mutation is handled more efficiently outside column reader in
+  // `RowReader::readWithRowNumber'.
+  virtual void setFillMutatedOutputRows(bool /*value*/) {
+    VELOX_UNREACHABLE("Only struct reader supports this method");
+  }
+
  protected:
   template <typename T>
   void
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.cpp b/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.cpp
index 07880fc7260bd..4d2314060e133 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.cpp
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,31 @@ uint64_t SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase::skip(uint64_t numValues) {
   return numValues;
 }
 
+void SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase::fillOutputRowsFromMutation(
+    vector_size_t size) {
+  if (mutation_->deletedRows) {
+    bits::forEachUnsetBit(mutation_->deletedRows, 0, size, [&](auto i) {
+      if (!mutation_->randomSkip || mutation_->randomSkip->testOne()) {
+        addOutputRow(i);
+      }
+    });
+  } else {
+    VELOX_CHECK(mutation_->randomSkip);
+    vector_size_t i = 0;
+    while (i < size) {
+      auto skip = mutation_->randomSkip->nextSkip();
+      auto remaining = size - i;
+      if (skip >= remaining) {
+        mutation_->randomSkip->consume(remaining);
+        break;
+      }
+      i += skip;
+      addOutputRow(i++);
+      mutation_->randomSkip->consume(skip + 1);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase::next(
     uint64_t numValues,
     VectorPtr& result,
@@ -60,11 +85,16 @@ void SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase::next(
   process::TraceContext trace("SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase::next");
   if (children_.empty()) {
     if (mutation) {
-      if (mutation->deletedRows) {
-        numValues -= bits::countBits(mutation->deletedRows, 0, numValues);
-      }
-      if (mutation->randomSkip) {
-        numValues *= mutation->randomSkip->sampleRate();
+      if (fillMutatedOutputRows_) {
+        fillOutputRowsFromMutation(numValues);
+        numValues = outputRows_.size();
+      } else {
+        if (mutation->deletedRows) {
+          numValues -= bits::countBits(mutation->deletedRows, 0, numValues);
+        }
+        if (mutation->randomSkip) {
+          numValues *= mutation->randomSkip->sampleRate();
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -110,27 +140,7 @@ void SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase::read(
     VELOX_DCHECK(!nullsInReadRange_, "Only top level can have mutation");
     VELOX_DCHECK_EQ(
         rows.back(), rows.size() - 1, "Top level should have a dense row set");
-    if (mutation_->deletedRows) {
-      bits::forEachUnsetBit(
-          mutation_->deletedRows, 0, rows.back() + 1, [&](auto i) {
-            if (!mutation_->randomSkip || mutation_->randomSkip->testOne()) {
-              addOutputRow(i);
-            }
-          });
-    } else {
-      VELOX_CHECK(mutation_->randomSkip);
-      vector_size_t i = 0;
-      while (i <= rows.back()) {
-        auto skip = mutation_->randomSkip->nextSkip();
-        if (skip > rows.back() - i) {
-          mutation_->randomSkip->consume(rows.back() - i + 1);
-          break;
-        }
-        i += skip;
-        addOutputRow(i++);
-        mutation_->randomSkip->consume(skip + 1);
-      }
-    }
+    fillOutputRowsFromMutation(rows.size());
     if (outputRows_.empty()) {
       readOffset_ = offset + rows.back() + 1;
       return;
diff --git a/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.h b/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.h
index f7a734374dac4..7c1df6c169296 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.h
+++ b/velox/dwio/common/SelectiveStructColumnReader.h
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ class SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase : public SelectiveColumnReader {
     return debugString_;
   }
 
+  void setFillMutatedOutputRows(bool value) final {
+    fillMutatedOutputRows_ = value;
+  }
+
  protected:
   template <typename T, typename KeyNode, typename FormatData>
   friend class SelectiveFlatMapColumnReaderHelper;
@@ -132,6 +136,8 @@ class SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase : public SelectiveColumnReader {
   // need to read it).
   bool isChildConstant(const velox::common::ScanSpec& childSpec) const;
 
+  void fillOutputRowsFromMutation(vector_size_t size);
+
   const std::shared_ptr<const dwio::common::TypeWithId> requestedType_;
 
   std::vector<SelectiveColumnReader*> children_;
@@ -151,6 +157,8 @@ class SelectiveStructColumnReaderBase : public SelectiveColumnReader {
   // around for lazy columns.
   bool hasMutation_ = false;
 
+  bool fillMutatedOutputRows_ = false;
+
   // Context information obtained from ExceptionContext. Stored here
   // so that LazyVector readers under this can add this to their
   // ExceptionContext. Allows contextualizing reader errors to split
diff --git a/velox/dwio/dwrf/reader/DwrfReader.cpp b/velox/dwio/dwrf/reader/DwrfReader.cpp
index 83c1258014bfd..c8eedc1b72cd2 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/dwrf/reader/DwrfReader.cpp
+++ b/velox/dwio/dwrf/reader/DwrfReader.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ void DwrfUnit::ensureDecoders() {
         flatMapContext,
         true); // isRoot
     selectiveColumnReader_->setIsTopLevel();
+    selectiveColumnReader_->setFillMutatedOutputRows(
+        options_.getRowNumberColumnInfo().has_value());
   } else {
     columnReader_ = ColumnReader::build( // enqueue streams
         requestedType,
diff --git a/velox/dwio/parquet/reader/ParquetReader.cpp b/velox/dwio/parquet/reader/ParquetReader.cpp
index 818d5004c8ff2..bed685d9b5304 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/parquet/reader/ParquetReader.cpp
+++ b/velox/dwio/parquet/reader/ParquetReader.cpp
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@ class ParquetRowReader::Impl {
         readerBase_->schemaWithId(), // Id is schema id
         params,
         *options_.getScanSpec());
+    columnReader_->setFillMutatedOutputRows(
+        options_.getRowNumberColumnInfo().has_value());
 
     filterRowGroups();
     if (!rowGroupIds_.empty()) {
diff --git a/velox/dwio/parquet/tests/reader/ParquetTableScanTest.cpp b/velox/dwio/parquet/tests/reader/ParquetTableScanTest.cpp
index 6150535839caf..44887827ebf07 100644
--- a/velox/dwio/parquet/tests/reader/ParquetTableScanTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/dwio/parquet/tests/reader/ParquetTableScanTest.cpp
@@ -536,6 +536,11 @@ TEST_F(ParquetTableScanTest, rowIndex) {
       {"_tmp_metadata_row_index", "a"},
       assignments,
       "SELECT _tmp_metadata_row_index, a FROM tmp");
+  assertSelectWithAssignments(
+      {"_tmp_metadata_row_index"},
+      assignments,
+      "SELECT _tmp_metadata_row_index FROM tmp");
+
   // case 2: file has `_tmp_metadata_row_index` column, then use user data
   // insteads of generating it.
   loadData(