diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/merge_sort.go b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/merge_sort.go
index 6aa01e4d4d4..59d3c1ab3bb 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/engine/merge_sort.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/engine/merge_sort.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (ms *MergeSort) StreamExecute(vcursor VCursor, bindVars map[string]*querypb
 
 	handles := make([]*streamHandle, len(ms.Primitives))
 	for i, input := range ms.Primitives {
-		handles[i] = runOneStream(vcursor, input, bindVars, wantfields)
+		handles[i] = runOneStream(ctx, vcursor, input, bindVars, wantfields)
 		// Need fields only from first handle, if wantfields was true.
 		wantfields = false
 	}
@@ -183,12 +183,11 @@ type streamHandle struct {
 }
 
 // runOnestream starts a streaming query on one shard, and returns a streamHandle for it.
-func runOneStream(vcursor VCursor, input StreamExecutor, bindVars map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, wantfields bool) *streamHandle {
+func runOneStream(ctx context.Context, vcursor VCursor, input StreamExecutor, bindVars map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, wantfields bool) *streamHandle {
 	handle := &streamHandle{
 		fields: make(chan []*querypb.Field, 1),
 		row:    make(chan []sqltypes.Value, 10),
 	}
-	ctx := vcursor.Context()
 
 	go func() {
 		defer close(handle.fields)
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go
index d5783b070ce..50eab386464 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_select_test.go
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package vtgate
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/test/utils"
 
@@ -2420,3 +2422,37 @@ func TestSelectFromInformationSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, sbc1.StringQueries(), []string{"select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.`TABLES` where TABLE_SCHEMA = :__vtschemaname"})
 }
+
+func TestStreamOrderByLimitWithMultipleResults(t *testing.T) {
+	// Special setup: Don't use createLegacyExecutorEnv.
+	cell := "aa"
+	hc := discovery.NewFakeHealthCheck()
+	s := createSandbox("TestExecutor")
+	s.VSchema = executorVSchema
+	getSandbox(KsTestUnsharded).VSchema = unshardedVSchema
+	serv := new(sandboxTopo)
+	resolver := newTestResolver(hc, serv, cell)
+	shards := []string{"-20", "20-40", "40-60", "60-80", "80-a0", "a0-c0", "c0-e0", "e0-"}
+	count := 1
+	for _, shard := range shards {
+		sbc := hc.AddTestTablet(cell, shard, 1, "TestExecutor", shard, topodatapb.TabletType_MASTER, true, 1, nil)
+		sbc.SetResults([]*sqltypes.Result{
+			sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("id|col", "int32|int32"), fmt.Sprintf("%d|%d", count, count)),
+			sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("id|col", "int32|int32"), fmt.Sprintf("%d|%d", count+10, count)),
+		})
+		count++
+	}
+	executor := NewExecutor(context.Background(), serv, cell, resolver, false, testBufferSize, testCacheSize)
+	before := runtime.NumGoroutine()
+
+	query := "select id, col from user order by id limit 2"
+	gotResult, err := executorStream(executor, query)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	wantResult := sqltypes.MakeTestResult(sqltypes.MakeTestFields("id|col", "int32|int32"), "1|1", "2|2")
+	wantResult.RowsAffected = 0
+	utils.MustMatch(t, wantResult, gotResult)
+	// some sleep to close all goroutines.
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, before, runtime.NumGoroutine(), "left open goroutines lingering")
+}
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/sandboxconn/sandboxconn.go b/go/vt/vttablet/sandboxconn/sandboxconn.go
index 823cb312de1..89bb04eaf1f 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/sandboxconn/sandboxconn.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/sandboxconn/sandboxconn.go
@@ -198,10 +198,24 @@ func (sbc *SandboxConn) StreamExecute(ctx context.Context, target *querypb.Targe
 		sbc.sExecMu.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
-	nextRs := sbc.getNextResult()
+	if sbc.results == nil {
+		nextRs := sbc.getNextResult()
+		sbc.sExecMu.Unlock()
+		return callback(nextRs)
+	}
+
+	for len(sbc.results) > 0 {
+		nextRs := sbc.getNextResult()
+		sbc.sExecMu.Unlock()
+		err := callback(nextRs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		sbc.sExecMu.Lock()
+	}
 	sbc.sExecMu.Unlock()
 
-	return callback(nextRs)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Begin is part of the QueryService interface.