diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/impl_hbase.py b/ceilometer/storage/impl_hbase.py
index 4bcdecc70..dd6845a95 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/impl_hbase.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/impl_hbase.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
             start=start_timestamp, start_timestamp_op=start_timestamp_op,
             end=end_timestamp, end_timestamp_op=end_timestamp_op,
             resource=resource, source=source, metaquery=metaquery)
-        q, start_row, stop_row = make_sample_query_from_filter(
+        q, start_row, stop_row, __ = make_sample_query_from_filter(
             sample_filter, require_meter=False)
         with self.conn_pool.connection() as conn:
             meter_table = conn.table(self.METER_TABLE)
@@ -425,17 +425,18 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
         """
         with self.conn_pool.connection() as conn:
             meter_table = conn.table(self.METER_TABLE)
-
-            q, start, stop = make_sample_query_from_filter(
+            q, start, stop, columns = make_sample_query_from_filter(
                 sample_filter, require_meter=False)
             LOG.debug(_("Query Meter Table: %s") % q)
-            gen = meter_table.scan(filter=q, row_start=start, row_stop=stop)
+            gen = meter_table.scan(filter=q, row_start=start, row_stop=stop,
+                                   columns=columns)
             for ignored, meter in gen:
                 if limit is not None:
                     if limit == 0:
                         break
                     else:
                         limit -= 1
+
                 d_meter = deserialize_entry(meter)[0]
                 d_meter['message']['recorded_at'] = d_meter['recorded_at']
                 yield models.Sample(**d_meter['message'])
@@ -486,10 +487,14 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
 
         with self.conn_pool.connection() as conn:
             meter_table = conn.table(self.METER_TABLE)
-            q, start, stop = make_sample_query_from_filter(sample_filter)
+            q, start, stop, columns = make_sample_query_from_filter(
+                sample_filter)
+            # These fields are used in statistics' calculating
+            columns.extend(['f:timestamp', 'f:counter_volume',
+                            'f:counter_unit'])
             meters = map(deserialize_entry, list(meter for (ignored, meter) in
                          meter_table.scan(filter=q, row_start=start,
-                                          row_stop=stop)))
+                                          row_stop=stop, columns=columns)))
 
         if sample_filter.start:
             start_time = sample_filter.start
@@ -591,7 +596,7 @@ class MTable(object):
                     if key in columns:
                         ret[row] = data
             rows = ret
-        elif filter:
+        if filter:
             # TODO(jdanjou): we should really parse this properly,
             # but at the moment we are only going to support AND here
             filters = filter.split('AND')
@@ -788,6 +793,20 @@ def make_query(metaquery=None, **kwargs):
     return res_q
 
 
+def _get_meter_columns(metaquery, **kwargs):
+    """Return a list of required columns in meter table to be scanned .
+
+    :param metaquery: optional metaquery dict
+    :param kwargs: key-value pairs to filter on. Key should be a real
+     column name in db
+    """
+    columns = ['f:message', 'f:recorded_at']
+    columns.extend(["f:%s" % k for k, v in kwargs.items() if v])
+    if metaquery:
+        columns.extend(["f:r_%s" % k for k, v in metaquery.items() if v])
+    return columns
+
+
 def make_sample_query_from_filter(sample_filter, require_meter=True):
     """Return a query dictionary based on the settings in the filter.
 
@@ -795,6 +814,7 @@ def make_sample_query_from_filter(sample_filter, require_meter=True):
     :param require_meter: If true and the filter does not have a meter,
                           raise an error.
     """
+
     meter = sample_filter.meter
     if not meter and require_meter:
         raise RuntimeError('Missing required meter specifier')
@@ -804,20 +824,22 @@ def make_sample_query_from_filter(sample_filter, require_meter=True):
         end=sample_filter.end, end_op=sample_filter.end_timestamp_op,
         some_id=meter)
 
-    q = make_query(metaquery=sample_filter.metaquery,
-                   user_id=sample_filter.user,
-                   project_id=sample_filter.project,
-                   counter_name=meter,
-                   resource_id=sample_filter.resource,
-                   source=sample_filter.source,
-                   message_id=sample_filter.message_id)
+    kwargs = dict(user_id=sample_filter.user,
+                  project_id=sample_filter.project,
+                  counter_name=meter,
+                  resource_id=sample_filter.resource,
+                  source=sample_filter.source,
+                  message_id=sample_filter.message_id)
+
+    q = make_query(metaquery=sample_filter.metaquery, **kwargs)
 
     if q:
         ts_query = (" AND " + ts_query) if ts_query else ""
         res_q = q + ts_query if ts_query else q
     else:
         res_q = ts_query if ts_query else None
-    return res_q, start_row, end_row
+    columns = _get_meter_columns(metaquery=sample_filter.metaquery, **kwargs)
+    return res_q, start_row, end_row, columns
 
 
 def _make_general_rowkey_scan(rts_start=None, rts_end=None, some_id=None):