diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/compaction/merger.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/compaction/merger.cpp
index 1f5504317aa2..856c4107da8b 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/compaction/merger.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/compaction/merger.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ std::vector<NKikimr::NOlap::TWritePortionInfoWithBlobsResult> TMerger::Execute(c
         arrow::FieldVector indexFields;
         indexFields.emplace_back(IColumnMerger::PortionIdField);
         indexFields.emplace_back(IColumnMerger::PortionRecordIndexField);
-        IIndexInfo::AddSpecialFields(indexFields);
+        if (resultFiltered->HasColumnId((ui32)IIndexInfo::ESpecialColumn::DELETE_FLAG)) {
+            IIndexInfo::AddDeleteFields(indexFields);
+        }
+        IIndexInfo::AddSnapshotFields(indexFields);
         auto dataSchema = std::make_shared<arrow::Schema>(indexFields);
         NArrow::NMerger::TMergePartialStream mergeStream(
             resultFiltered->GetIndexInfo().GetReplaceKey(), dataSchema, false, IIndexInfo::GetSnapshotColumnNames());
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ std::vector<NKikimr::NOlap::TWritePortionInfoWithBlobsResult> TMerger::Execute(c
             TGeneralSerializedSlice slice(dataWithSecondary.GetExternalData(), schemaDetails, Context.Counters.SplitterCounters);
 
             auto b = batchResult->Slice(recordIdx, slice.GetRecordsCount());
-            const ui32 deletionsCount = IIndexInfo::CalcDeletions(b, true);
+            const ui32 deletionsCount = IIndexInfo::CalcDeletions(b, false);
             auto constructor = TWritePortionInfoWithBlobsConstructor::BuildByBlobs(slice.GroupChunksByBlobs(groups),
                 dataWithSecondary.GetSecondaryInplaceData(), pathId, resultFiltered->GetVersion(), resultFiltered->GetSnapshot(),
                 SaverContext.GetStoragesManager());
diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/indexation.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/indexation.cpp
index 9fced30f5c9e..242c3939ecc4 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/indexation.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/changes/indexation.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ TConclusionStatus TInsertColumnEngineChanges::DoConstructBlobs(TConstructionCont
         auto blobSchema = context.SchemaVersions.GetSchemaVerified(inserted.GetSchemaVersion());
         std::vector<ui32> filteredIds = inserted.GetMeta().GetSchemaSubset().Apply(blobSchema->GetIndexInfo().GetColumnIds(true));
         usageColumnIds.insert(filteredIds.begin(), filteredIds.end());
+        if (inserted.GetMeta().GetModificationType() == NEvWrite::EModificationType::Delete) {
+            usageColumnIds.emplace((ui32)IIndexInfo::ESpecialColumn::DELETE_FLAG);
+        }
         if (usageColumnIds.size() == resultSchema->GetIndexInfo().GetColumnIds(true).size()) {
             break;
         }
@@ -179,8 +182,10 @@ TConclusionStatus TInsertColumnEngineChanges::DoConstructBlobs(TConstructionCont
         }
 
         IIndexInfo::AddSnapshotColumns(*batch, inserted.GetSnapshot());
-        IIndexInfo::AddDeleteFlagsColumn(*batch, inserted.GetMeta().GetModificationType() == NEvWrite::EModificationType::Delete);
-        usageColumnIds.insert(IIndexInfo::GetSystemColumnIds().begin(), IIndexInfo::GetSystemColumnIds().end());
+        if (usageColumnIds.contains((ui32)IIndexInfo::ESpecialColumn::DELETE_FLAG)) {
+            IIndexInfo::AddDeleteFlagsColumn(*batch, inserted.GetMeta().GetModificationType() == NEvWrite::EModificationType::Delete);
+        }
+        usageColumnIds.insert(IIndexInfo::GetSnapshotColumnIds().begin(), IIndexInfo::GetSnapshotColumnIds().end());
 
         batch = resultSchema->NormalizeBatch(*blobSchema, batch, usageColumnIds).DetachResult();
         pathBatches.Add(inserted, shardingFilterCommit, batch);
diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/scheme/abstract/index_info.h b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/scheme/abstract/index_info.h
index 2776bc319a81..43b337c1f120 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/scheme/abstract/index_info.h
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/engines/scheme/abstract/index_info.h
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class IIndexInfo {
         fields.push_back(arrow::field(SPEC_COL_TX_ID, arrow::uint64()));
     }
 
+    static void AddDeleteFields(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<arrow::Field>>& fields) {
+        fields.push_back(arrow::field(SPEC_COL_DELETE_FLAG, arrow::boolean()));
+    }
+
     static const std::set<ui32>& GetSnapshotColumnIdsSet() {
         static const std::set<ui32> result = { (ui32)ESpecialColumn::PLAN_STEP, (ui32)ESpecialColumn::TX_ID };
         return result;