diff --git a/lib/storage/index_db.go b/lib/storage/index_db.go
index a0fb9d521..d76fb1c64 100644
--- a/lib/storage/index_db.go
+++ b/lib/storage/index_db.go
@@ -1507,17 +1507,35 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, maxMetrics int) (
 		return metricIDs, nil
 	}
 
-	// Slow path - scan all the rows with tf.prefix
+	// Slow path - scan for all the rows with the given prefix.
 	maxLoops := maxMetrics * maxIndexScanLoopsPerMetric
+	err := is.getMetricIDsForTagFilterSlow(tf, maxLoops, func(metricID uint64) bool {
+		metricIDs[metricID] = struct{}{}
+		return len(metricIDs) < maxMetrics
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return metricIDs, nil
+}
+
+func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForTagFilterSlow(tf *tagFilter, maxLoops int, f func(metricID uint64) bool) error {
+	if len(tf.orSuffixes) > 0 {
+		logger.Panicf("BUG: the getMetricIDsForTagFilterSlow must be called only for empty tf.orSuffixes; got %s", tf.orSuffixes)
+	}
+
+	// Scan all the rows with tf.prefix and call f on every tf match.
 	loops := 0
 	ts := &is.ts
+	kb := &is.kb
+	var prevMatchingK []byte
+	var prevMatch bool
 	ts.Seek(tf.prefix)
-	for len(metricIDs) < maxMetrics && ts.NextItem() {
+	for ts.NextItem() {
 		loops++
 		if loops > maxLoops {
-			return nil, errFallbackToMetricNameMatch
+			return errFallbackToMetricNameMatch
 		}
-
 		k := ts.Item
 		if !bytes.HasPrefix(k, tf.prefix) {
 			break
@@ -1526,25 +1544,49 @@ func (is *indexSearch) getMetricIDsForTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, maxMetrics int) (
 		// Get MetricID from k (the last 8 bytes).
 		k = k[len(tf.prefix):]
 		if len(k) < 8 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invald key suffix size; want at least %d bytes; got %d bytes", 8, len(k))
+			return fmt.Errorf("invald key suffix size; want at least %d bytes; got %d bytes", 8, len(k))
 		}
 		v := k[len(k)-8:]
 		k = k[:len(k)-8]
+		metricID := encoding.UnmarshalUint64(v)
+
+		if prevMatch && string(k) == string(prevMatchingK) {
+			// Fast path: the same tag value found.
+			// There is no need in checking it again with potentially
+			// slow tf.matchSuffix, which may call regexp.
+			if !f(metricID) {
+				break
+			}
+			continue
+		}
 
 		ok, err := tf.matchSuffix(k)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error when matching %s: %s", tf, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error when matching %s: %s", tf, err)
 		}
 		if !ok {
+			prevMatch = false
+			// Optimization: skip all the metricIDs for the given tag value
+			kb.B = append(kb.B[:0], ts.Item[:len(ts.Item)-8]...)
+			// The last char in kb.B must be tagSeparatorChar. Just increment it
+			// in order to jump to the next tag value.
+			if len(kb.B) == 0 || kb.B[len(kb.B)-1] != tagSeparatorChar || tagSeparatorChar >= 0xff {
+				return fmt.Errorf("data corruption: the last char in k=%X must be %X", kb.B, tagSeparatorChar)
+			}
+			kb.B[len(kb.B)-1]++
+			ts.Seek(kb.B)
 			continue
 		}
-		metricID := encoding.UnmarshalUint64(v)
-		metricIDs[metricID] = struct{}{}
+		prevMatch = true
+		prevMatchingK = append(prevMatchingK[:0], k...)
+		if !f(metricID) {
+			break
+		}
 	}
 	if err := ts.Error(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error when searching for tag filter prefix %q: %s", tf.prefix, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error when searching for tag filter prefix %q: %s", tf.prefix, err)
 	}
-	return metricIDs, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (is *indexSearch) updateMetricIDsForOrSuffixesNoFilter(tf *tagFilter, maxMetrics int, metricIDs map[uint64]struct{}) error {
@@ -1874,47 +1916,19 @@ func (is *indexSearch) intersectMetricIDsWithTagFilter(tf *tagFilter, filter map
 
 	// Slow path - scan for all the rows with the given prefix.
 	maxLoops := len(filter) * maxIndexScanLoopsPerMetric
-	loops := 0
-	ts := &is.ts
-	ts.Seek(tf.prefix)
-	for ts.NextItem() {
-		loops++
-		if loops > maxLoops {
-			return nil, errFallbackToMetricNameMatch
-		}
-
-		k := ts.Item
-		if !bytes.HasPrefix(k, tf.prefix) {
-			break
-		}
-
-		// Extract MetricID from k (the last 8 bytes).
-		k = k[len(tf.prefix):]
-		if len(k) < 8 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot extract metricID from k; want at least %d bytes; got %d bytes", 8, len(k))
-		}
-		v := k[len(k)-8:]
-		k = k[:len(k)-8]
-
-		ok, err := tf.matchSuffix(k)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error when matching %s: %s", tf, err)
-		}
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		metricID := encoding.UnmarshalUint64(v)
+	err := is.getMetricIDsForTagFilterSlow(tf, maxLoops, func(metricID uint64) bool {
 		if tf.isNegative {
 			// filter must be equal to metricIDs
 			delete(metricIDs, metricID)
-			continue
+			return true
 		}
 		if _, ok := filter[metricID]; ok {
 			metricIDs[metricID] = struct{}{}
 		}
-	}
-	if err := ts.Error(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error searching %q: %s", tf.prefix, err)
+		return true
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	return metricIDs, nil
 }