2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.cpp b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.cpp
index 7ed4705b8b8..f07447de7cf 100644
--- a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.cpp
+++ b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.cpp
@@ -209,11 +209,22 @@ HitCollector::reRank(DocumentScorer &scorer, size_t count)
         return 0;
     }
     sortHitsByScore(hitsToReRank);
-    _reRankedHits.reserve(_reRankedHits.size() + hitsToReRank);
+    std::vector<Hit> hits;
+    hits.reserve(hitsToReRank);
     for (size_t i(0); i < hitsToReRank; i++) {
-        _reRankedHits.push_back(_hits[_scoreOrder[i]]);
+        hits.push_back(_hits[_scoreOrder[i]]);
     }
+    return reRank(scorer, std::move(hits));
+}
 
+size_t
+HitCollector::reRank(DocumentScorer &scorer, std::vector<Hit> hits) {
+    size_t hitsToReRank = hits.size();
+    if (_reRankedHits.empty()) {
+        _reRankedHits = std::move(hits);
+    } else {
+        _reRankedHits.insert(_reRankedHits.end(), hits.begin(), hits.end());
+    }
     Scores &initScores = _ranges.first;
     Scores &finalScores = _ranges.second;
     initScores = Scores(_reRankedHits.back().second, _reRankedHits.front().second);
diff --git a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.h b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.h
index 4f20a5cae83..bbd1e08c65a 100644
--- a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.h
+++ b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/queryeval/hitcollector.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ public:
      **/
     size_t reRank(DocumentScorer &scorer);
     size_t reRank(DocumentScorer &scorer, size_t count);
+    size_t reRank(DocumentScorer &scorer, std::vector<Hit> hits);
 
     std::pair<Scores, Scores> getRanges() const;
     void setRanges(const std::pair<Scores, Scores> &ranges);