diff --git a/velox/core/QueryCtx.h b/velox/core/QueryCtx.h
index f1bc10d5578f..5b8199b4766b 100644
--- a/velox/core/QueryCtx.h
+++ b/velox/core/QueryCtx.h
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ class QueryCtx : public Context {
   }
 
   uint64_t maxPartialAggregationMemoryUsage() const {
-    return 1L << 24; // 16MB
+    return get<uint64_t>(
+        kMaxPartialAggregationMemory, kMaxPartialAggregationMemoryDefault);
   }
 
   uint64_t maxPartitionedOutputBufferSize() const {
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ class QueryCtx : public Context {
   static constexpr const char* kMaxLocalExchangeBufferSize =
       "max_local_exchange_buffer_size";
 
+  static constexpr const char* kMaxPartialAggregationMemory =
+      "max_partial_aggregation_memory";
+
   // Overrides the previous configuration. Note that this function is NOT
   // thread-safe and should probably only be used in tests.
   void setConfigOverridesUnsafe(
@@ -222,6 +226,9 @@ class QueryCtx : public Context {
 
   static constexpr uint64_t kMaxLocalExchangeBufferSizeDefault = 32UL << 20;
 
+  // 16MB
+  static constexpr uint64_t kMaxPartialAggregationMemoryDefault = 1L << 24;
+
   CancelPoolPtr cancelPool_;
   std::unique_ptr<memory::MemoryPool> pool_;
   memory::MappedMemory* mappedMemory_;
diff --git a/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp b/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp
index 3d08e544da14..7a76a3a23bcf 100644
--- a/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ RowVectorPtr HashAggregation::getOutput() {
     // Drop reference to input_ to make it singly-referenced at the producer and
     // allow for memory reuse.
     input_ = nullptr;
+
+    if (partialFull_) {
+      groupingSet_->resetPartial();
+      partialFull_ = false;
+    }
     return output;
   }
 
diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/AggregationTest.cpp b/velox/exec/tests/AggregationTest.cpp
index 01c9cfe756bc..de8c4dfd1a9f 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/AggregationTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/AggregationTest.cpp
@@ -391,5 +391,45 @@ TEST_F(AggregationTest, allKeyTypes) {
       " GROUP BY c0, C1, C2, c3, C4, C5");
 }
 
+TEST_F(AggregationTest, partialAggregationMemoryLimit) {
+  auto vectors = {
+      makeRowVector({makeFlatVector<int32_t>(
+          100, [](auto row) { return row; }, nullEvery(5))}),
+      makeRowVector({makeFlatVector<int32_t>(
+          110, [](auto row) { return row + 29; }, nullEvery(7))}),
+      makeRowVector({makeFlatVector<int32_t>(
+          90, [](auto row) { return row - 71; }, nullEvery(7))}),
+  };
+
+  createDuckDbTable(vectors);
+
+  // Set an artificially low limit on the amount of data to accumulate in
+  // the partial aggregation.
+  CursorParameters params;
+  params.queryCtx = core::QueryCtx::create();
+
+  params.queryCtx->setConfigOverridesUnsafe({
+      {core::QueryCtx::kMaxPartialAggregationMemory, "100"},
+  });
+
+  // Distinct aggregation.
+  params.planNode = PlanBuilder()
+                        .values(vectors)
+                        .partialAggregation({0}, {})
+                        .finalAggregation({0}, {})
+                        .planNode();
+
+  assertQuery(params, "SELECT distinct c0 FROM tmp");
+
+  // Count aggregation.
+  params.planNode = PlanBuilder()
+                        .values(vectors)
+                        .partialAggregation({0}, {"count(1)"})
+                        .finalAggregation({0}, {"sum(a0)"})
+                        .planNode();
+
+  assertQuery(params, "SELECT c0, count(1) FROM tmp GROUP BY 1");
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace facebook::velox::exec::test
diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/OperatorTestBase.h b/velox/exec/tests/OperatorTestBase.h
index 059b8c2fb9ac..d1fdd45db722 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/OperatorTestBase.h
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/OperatorTestBase.h
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ class OperatorTestBase : public testing::Test {
     return assertQuery(plan, splits, duckDbSql, sortingKeys);
   }
 
+  std::shared_ptr<Task> assertQuery(
+      const CursorParameters& params,
+      const std::string& duckDbSql) {
+    return test::assertQuery(
+        params, [&](exec::Task* /*task*/) {}, duckDbSql, duckDbQueryRunner_);
+  }
+
   std::shared_ptr<Task> assertQuery(
       const std::shared_ptr<const core::PlanNode>& plan,
       const std::string& duckDbSql) {
diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.cpp b/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.cpp
index bb92156e6139..6cc2705c76f5 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Task> assertQuery(
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<Task> assertQuery(
-    CursorParameters& params,
+    const CursorParameters& params,
     std::function<void(exec::Task*)> addSplits,
     const std::string& duckDbSql,
     DuckDbQueryRunner& duckDbQueryRunner,
diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.h b/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.h
index 331eb91f5032..42e8d17ef8f9 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.h
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/QueryAssertions.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Task> assertQuery(
     std::optional<std::vector<uint32_t>> sortingKeys = std::nullopt);
 
 std::shared_ptr<Task> assertQuery(
-    CursorParameters& params,
+    const CursorParameters& params,
     std::function<void(exec::Task*)> addSplits,
     const std::string& duckDbSql,
     DuckDbQueryRunner& duckDbQueryRunner,