diff --git a/be/src/common/config.cpp b/be/src/common/config.cpp
index 04c29e8dd7..0b2d5bf614 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/be/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ DEFINE_mInt32(parquet_header_max_size_mb, "1");
 DEFINE_mInt32(parquet_rowgroup_max_buffer_mb, "128");
 // Max buffer size for parquet chunk column
 DEFINE_mInt32(parquet_column_max_buffer_mb, "8");
+DEFINE_mDouble(max_amplified_read_ratio, "0.8");
 
 // OrcReader
 DEFINE_mInt32(orc_natural_read_size_mb, "8");
diff --git a/be/src/common/config.h b/be/src/common/config.h
index c1d51cfb3b..895783ebfc 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.h
+++ b/be/src/common/config.h
@@ -884,6 +884,8 @@ DECLARE_mInt32(parquet_header_max_size_mb);
 DECLARE_mInt32(parquet_rowgroup_max_buffer_mb);
 // Max buffer size for parquet chunk column
 DECLARE_mInt32(parquet_column_max_buffer_mb);
+// Merge small IO, the max amplified read ratio
+DECLARE_mDouble(max_amplified_read_ratio);
 
 // OrcReader
 DECLARE_mInt32(orc_natural_read_size_mb);
diff --git a/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.cpp b/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.cpp
index 1e0ec6921e..6dcbad96b7 100644
--- a/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.cpp
+++ b/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ Status MergeRangeFileReader::read_at_impl(size_t offset, Slice result, size_t* b
             }
             if (gap < merge_end - merge_start && content_size < _remaining &&
                 !_range_cached_data[merge_index + 1].has_read) {
+                size_t next_content =
+                        std::min(_random_access_ranges[merge_index + 1].end_offset, merge_end) -
+                        _random_access_ranges[merge_index + 1].start_offset;
+                next_content = std::min(next_content, _remaining - content_size);
+                double amplified_ratio = config::max_amplified_read_ratio;
+                if ((content_size + hollow_size) > MIN_READ_SIZE &&
+                    (hollow_size + gap) > (next_content + content_size) * amplified_ratio) {
+                    // too large gap
+                    break;
+                }
                 hollow_size += gap;
                 merge_start = _random_access_ranges[merge_index + 1].start_offset;
             } else {
diff --git a/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.h b/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.h
index d0fb79a2d7..a23112027b 100644
--- a/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.h
+++ b/be/src/io/fs/buffered_reader.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public:
     static constexpr size_t BOX_SIZE = 1 * 1024 * 1024;             // 1MB
     static constexpr size_t SMALL_IO = 2 * 1024 * 1024;             // 2MB
     static constexpr size_t NUM_BOX = TOTAL_BUFFER_SIZE / BOX_SIZE; // 128
+    static constexpr size_t MIN_READ_SIZE = 4096;                   // 4KB
 
     MergeRangeFileReader(RuntimeProfile* profile, io::FileReaderSPtr reader,
                          const std::vector<PrefetchRange>& random_access_ranges)
diff --git a/be/src/vec/exec/format/parquet/vparquet_reader.cpp b/be/src/vec/exec/format/parquet/vparquet_reader.cpp
index 23e1fcf7d9..a4f49e6ad9 100644
--- a/be/src/vec/exec/format/parquet/vparquet_reader.cpp
+++ b/be/src/vec/exec/format/parquet/vparquet_reader.cpp
@@ -569,15 +569,21 @@ Status ParquetReader::_next_row_group_reader() {
 
     RowGroupReader::PositionDeleteContext position_delete_ctx =
             _get_position_delete_ctx(row_group, row_group_index);
-    size_t avg_io_size = 0;
-    const std::vector<io::PrefetchRange> io_ranges =
-            _generate_random_access_ranges(row_group_index, &avg_io_size);
-    // The underlying page reader will prefetch data in column.
-    // Using both MergeRangeFileReader and BufferedStreamReader simultaneously would waste a lot of memory.
-    io::FileReaderSPtr group_file_reader =
-            avg_io_size < io::MergeRangeFileReader::SMALL_IO
-                    ? std::make_shared<io::MergeRangeFileReader>(_profile, _file_reader, io_ranges)
-                    : _file_reader;
+    io::FileReaderSPtr group_file_reader;
+    if (typeid_cast<io::InMemoryFileReader*>(_file_reader.get())) {
+        // InMemoryFileReader has the ability to merge small IO
+        group_file_reader = _file_reader;
+    } else {
+        size_t avg_io_size = 0;
+        const std::vector<io::PrefetchRange> io_ranges =
+                _generate_random_access_ranges(row_group_index, &avg_io_size);
+        // The underlying page reader will prefetch data in column.
+        // Using both MergeRangeFileReader and BufferedStreamReader simultaneously would waste a lot of memory.
+        group_file_reader = avg_io_size < io::MergeRangeFileReader::SMALL_IO
+                                    ? std::make_shared<io::MergeRangeFileReader>(
+                                              _profile, _file_reader, io_ranges)
+                                    : _file_reader;
+    }
     _current_group_reader.reset(new RowGroupReader(
             group_file_reader, _read_columns, row_group_index.row_group_id, row_group, _ctz,
             _io_ctx, position_delete_ctx, _lazy_read_ctx, _state));