diff --git a/chunks.go b/chunks.go
index ca030b76d9..0cc64cb469 100644
--- a/chunks.go
+++ b/chunks.go
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ type ChunkMeta struct {
 	Chunk chunks.Chunk
 
 	MinTime, MaxTime int64 // time range the data covers
-
-	// To handle deleted time-ranges.
-	deleted bool
-	dranges []trange
 }
 
 // writeHash writes the chunk encoding and raw data into the provided hash.
@@ -58,61 +54,6 @@ func (cm *ChunkMeta) writeHash(h hash.Hash) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Iterator returns a chunks.Iterator that honors any deleted ranges.
-// If there is no deleted range then the underlying iterator is returned.
-func (cm *ChunkMeta) Iterator() chunks.Iterator {
-	if cm.Chunk == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if cm.deleted {
-		return &deletedIterator{it: cm.Chunk.Iterator(), dranges: cm.dranges}
-	}
-
-	return cm.Chunk.Iterator()
-}
-
-type trange struct {
-	mint, maxt int64
-}
-
-func (tr trange) inBounds(t int64) bool {
-	return t >= tr.mint && t <= tr.maxt
-}
-
-// This adds the new time-range to the existing ones.
-// The existing ones must be sorted and should not be nil.
-func addNewInterval(existing []trange, n trange) []trange {
-	for i, r := range existing {
-		if r.inBounds(n.mint) {
-			if n.maxt > r.maxt {
-				existing[i].maxt = n.maxt
-			}
-
-			return existing
-		}
-		if r.inBounds(n.maxt) {
-			if n.mint < r.maxt {
-				existing[i].mint = n.mint
-			}
-
-			return existing
-		}
-
-		if n.mint < r.mint {
-			newRange := make([]trange, i, len(existing[:i])+1)
-			copy(newRange, existing[:i])
-			newRange = append(newRange, n)
-			newRange = append(newRange, existing[i:]...)
-
-			return newRange
-		}
-	}
-
-	existing = append(existing, n)
-	return existing
-}
-
 // deletedIterator wraps an Iterator and makes sure any deleted metrics are not
 // returned.
 type deletedIterator struct {
@@ -287,27 +228,6 @@ func (w *chunkWriter) WriteChunks(chks ...*ChunkMeta) error {
 	maxLen := int64(binary.MaxVarintLen32) // The number of chunks.
 	for _, c := range chks {
 		maxLen += binary.MaxVarintLen32 + 1 // The number of bytes in the chunk and its encoding.
-
-		// Remove the deleted parts.
-		if c.deleted {
-			// TODO(gouthamve): Try to do it in-place somehow?
-			chk := chunks.NewXORChunk()
-			app, err := chk.Appender()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			it := c.Iterator()
-			for it.Next() {
-				ts, v := it.At()
-				app.Append(ts, v)
-			}
-
-			if err := it.Err(); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			c.Chunk = chk
-		}
-
 		maxLen += int64(len(c.Chunk.Bytes()))
 	}
 	newsz := w.n + maxLen
diff --git a/chunks_test.go b/chunks_test.go
index 2837259f89..4633dc7f06 100644
--- a/chunks_test.go
+++ b/chunks_test.go
@@ -37,51 +37,6 @@ func (cr mockChunkReader) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func TestAddingNewIntervals(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		exist []trange
-		new   trange
-
-		exp []trange
-	}{
-		{
-			new: trange{1, 2},
-			exp: []trange{{1, 2}},
-		},
-		{
-			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-			new:   trange{21, 23},
-			exp:   []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {21, 23}, {25, 30}},
-		},
-		{
-			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-			new:   trange{21, 25},
-			exp:   []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {21, 30}},
-		},
-		{
-			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-			new:   trange{18, 23},
-			exp:   []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 23}, {25, 30}},
-		},
-		// TODO(gouthamve): (below) This is technically right, but fix it in the future.
-		{
-			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-			new:   trange{9, 23},
-			exp:   []trange{{1, 23}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-		},
-		{
-			exist: []trange{{5, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-			new:   trange{1, 4},
-			exp:   []trange{{1, 4}, {5, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		require.Equal(t, c.exp, addNewInterval(c.exist, c.new))
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 func TestDeletedIterator(t *testing.T) {
 	chk := chunks.NewXORChunk()
 	app, err := chk.Appender()
diff --git a/compact.go b/compact.go
index 39e780b03e..d63f5cec7e 100644
--- a/compact.go
+++ b/compact.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oklog/ulid"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/prometheus/tsdb/chunks"
 	"github.com/prometheus/tsdb/labels"
 )
 
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ func (c *compactor) populate(blocks []Block, indexw IndexWriter, chunkw ChunkWri
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		s := newCompactionSeriesSet(b.Index(), b.Chunks(), all)
+		s := newCompactionSeriesSet(b.Index(), b.Chunks(), b.Tombstones(), all)
 
 		if i == 0 {
 			set = s
@@ -301,14 +302,37 @@ func (c *compactor) populate(blocks []Block, indexw IndexWriter, chunkw ChunkWri
 	)
 
 	for set.Next() {
-		lset, chunks := set.At()
-		if err := chunkw.WriteChunks(chunks...); err != nil {
+		lset, chks, ranges := set.At() // The chunks here are not fully deleted.
+
+		if len(ranges) > 0 {
+			// Re-encode the chunk to not have deleted values.
+			for _, chk := range chks {
+				// Checks Overlap: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3269434/
+				if ranges[0].mint <= chk.MaxTime && chk.MinTime <= ranges[len(ranges)-1].maxt {
+					newChunk := chunks.NewXORChunk()
+					app, err := newChunk.Appender()
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+
+					it := &deletedIterator{it: chk.Chunk.Iterator(), dranges: ranges}
+					for it.Next() {
+						ts, v := it.At()
+						app.Append(ts, v)
+					}
+
+					chk.Chunk = newChunk
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := chunkw.WriteChunks(chks...); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		indexw.AddSeries(i, lset, chunks...)
+		indexw.AddSeries(i, lset, chks...)
 
-		meta.Stats.NumChunks += uint64(len(chunks))
+		meta.Stats.NumChunks += uint64(len(chks))
 		meta.Stats.NumSeries++
 
 		for _, l := range lset {
@@ -358,25 +382,28 @@ func (c *compactor) populate(blocks []Block, indexw IndexWriter, chunkw ChunkWri
 
 type compactionSet interface {
 	Next() bool
-	At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta)
+	At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, []trange)
 	Err() error
 }
 
 type compactionSeriesSet struct {
-	p      Postings
-	index  IndexReader
-	chunks ChunkReader
+	p          Postings
+	index      IndexReader
+	chunks     ChunkReader
+	tombstones TombstoneReader
 
-	l   labels.Labels
-	c   []*ChunkMeta
-	err error
+	l       labels.Labels
+	c       []*ChunkMeta
+	dranges []trange
+	err     error
 }
 
-func newCompactionSeriesSet(i IndexReader, c ChunkReader, p Postings) *compactionSeriesSet {
+func newCompactionSeriesSet(i IndexReader, c ChunkReader, t TombstoneReader, p Postings) *compactionSeriesSet {
 	return &compactionSeriesSet{
-		index:  i,
-		chunks: c,
-		p:      p,
+		index:      i,
+		chunks:     c,
+		tombstones: t,
+		p:          p,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -385,15 +412,34 @@ func (c *compactionSeriesSet) Next() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if c.tombstones.Seek(c.p.At()) {
+		s := c.tombstones.At()
+		if c.p.At() == s.ref {
+			c.dranges = s.ranges
+		} else {
+			c.dranges = nil
+		}
+	}
 	c.l, c.c, c.err = c.index.Series(c.p.At())
 	if c.err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	for _, chk := range c.c {
-		chk.Chunk, c.err = c.chunks.Chunk(chk.Ref)
-		if c.err != nil {
-			return false
+
+	// Remove completely deleted chunks and re-encode partial ones.
+	if len(c.dranges) > 0 {
+		chks := make([]*ChunkMeta, 0, len(c.c))
+		for _, chk := range c.c {
+			if !(trange{chk.MinTime, chk.MaxTime}.isSubrange(c.dranges)) {
+				chk.Chunk, c.err = c.chunks.Chunk(chk.Ref)
+				if c.err != nil {
+					return false
+				}
+
+				chks = append(chks, chk)
+			}
 		}
+
+		c.c = chks
 	}
 
 	return true
@@ -406,8 +452,8 @@ func (c *compactionSeriesSet) Err() error {
 	return c.p.Err()
 }
 
-func (c *compactionSeriesSet) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta) {
-	return c.l, c.c
+func (c *compactionSeriesSet) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, []trange) {
+	return c.l, c.c, c.dranges
 }
 
 type compactionMerger struct {
@@ -416,6 +462,7 @@ type compactionMerger struct {
 	aok, bok bool
 	l        labels.Labels
 	c        []*ChunkMeta
+	dranges  []trange
 }
 
 type compactionSeries struct {
@@ -443,8 +490,8 @@ func (c *compactionMerger) compare() int {
 	if !c.bok {
 		return -1
 	}
-	a, _ := c.a.At()
-	b, _ := c.b.At()
+	a, _, _ := c.a.At()
+	b, _, _ := c.b.At()
 	return labels.Compare(a, b)
 }
 
@@ -456,17 +503,21 @@ func (c *compactionMerger) Next() bool {
 	d := c.compare()
 	// Both sets contain the current series. Chain them into a single one.
 	if d > 0 {
-		c.l, c.c = c.b.At()
+		c.l, c.c, c.dranges = c.b.At()
 		c.bok = c.b.Next()
 	} else if d < 0 {
-		c.l, c.c = c.a.At()
+		c.l, c.c, c.dranges = c.a.At()
 		c.aok = c.a.Next()
 	} else {
-		l, ca := c.a.At()
-		_, cb := c.b.At()
+		l, ca, ra := c.a.At()
+		_, cb, rb := c.b.At()
+		for _, r := range rb {
+			ra = addNewInterval(ra, r)
+		}
 
 		c.l = l
 		c.c = append(ca, cb...)
+		c.dranges = ra
 
 		c.aok = c.a.Next()
 		c.bok = c.b.Next()
@@ -481,8 +532,8 @@ func (c *compactionMerger) Err() error {
 	return c.b.Err()
 }
 
-func (c *compactionMerger) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta) {
-	return c.l, c.c
+func (c *compactionMerger) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, []trange) {
+	return c.l, c.c, c.dranges
 }
 
 func renameFile(from, to string) error {
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index ce714bbdbf..f3b2dca2a1 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestDataNotAvailableAfterRollback(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDBAppenderAddRef(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpdir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "test1")
+	tmpdir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "test")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
 	db, err := Open(tmpdir, nil, nil, nil)
diff --git a/head.go b/head.go
index ab9614c4ba..5adda74c02 100644
--- a/head.go
+++ b/head.go
@@ -279,10 +279,12 @@ func (h *HeadBlock) Querier(mint, maxt int64) Querier {
 	series := h.series[:]
 
 	return &blockQuerier{
-		mint:   mint,
-		maxt:   maxt,
-		index:  h.Index(),
-		chunks: h.Chunks(),
+		mint:       mint,
+		maxt:       maxt,
+		index:      h.Index(),
+		chunks:     h.Chunks(),
+		tombstones: h.Tombstones(),
+
 		postingsMapper: func(p Postings) Postings {
 			ep := make([]uint32, 0, 64)
 
@@ -586,8 +588,6 @@ func (h *headIndexReader) Series(ref uint32) (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, error
 		return nil, nil, ErrNotFound
 	}
 
-	dranges, deleted := h.tombstones[ref]
-
 	s := h.series[ref]
 	metas := make([]*ChunkMeta, 0, len(s.chunks))
 
@@ -599,9 +599,6 @@ func (h *headIndexReader) Series(ref uint32) (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, error
 			MinTime: c.minTime,
 			MaxTime: c.maxTime,
 			Ref:     (uint64(ref) << 32) | uint64(i),
-
-			deleted: deleted,
-			dranges: dranges,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/querier.go b/querier.go
index a7b67ea2f0..a2f0159fbd 100644
--- a/querier.go
+++ b/querier.go
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ func (q *blockQuerier) Select(ms ...labels.Matcher) SeriesSet {
 				p:      p,
 				index:  q.index,
 				absent: absent,
+
+				tombstones: q.tombstones.Copy(),
 			},
 			chunks: q.chunks,
 			mint:   q.mint,
@@ -367,29 +369,35 @@ func (s *mergedSeriesSet) Next() bool {
 
 type chunkSeriesSet interface {
 	Next() bool
-	At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta)
+	At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, stone)
 	Err() error
 }
 
 // baseChunkSeries loads the label set and chunk references for a postings
 // list from an index. It filters out series that have labels set that should be unset.
 type baseChunkSeries struct {
-	p      Postings
-	index  IndexReader
-	absent []string // labels that must be unset in results.
+	p          Postings
+	index      IndexReader
+	tombstones TombstoneReader
+	absent     []string // labels that must be unset in results.
 
-	lset labels.Labels
-	chks []*ChunkMeta
-	err  error
+	lset  labels.Labels
+	chks  []*ChunkMeta
+	stone stone
+	err   error
 }
 
-func (s *baseChunkSeries) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta) { return s.lset, s.chks }
-func (s *baseChunkSeries) Err() error                        { return s.err }
+func (s *baseChunkSeries) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, stone) {
+	return s.lset, s.chks, s.stone
+}
+
+func (s *baseChunkSeries) Err() error { return s.err }
 
 func (s *baseChunkSeries) Next() bool {
 Outer:
 	for s.p.Next() {
-		lset, chunks, err := s.index.Series(s.p.At())
+		ref := s.p.At()
+		lset, chunks, err := s.index.Series(ref)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.err = err
 			return false
@@ -404,6 +412,19 @@ Outer:
 
 		s.lset = lset
 		s.chks = chunks
+		if s.tombstones.Seek(ref) && s.tombstones.At().ref == ref {
+			s.stone = s.tombstones.At()
+
+			// Only those chunks that are not entirely deleted.
+			chks := make([]*ChunkMeta, 0, len(s.chks))
+			for _, chk := range s.chks {
+				if !(trange{chk.MinTime, chk.MaxTime}.isSubrange(s.stone.ranges)) {
+					chks = append(chks, chk)
+				}
+			}
+
+			s.chks = chks
+		}
 
 		return true
 	}
@@ -421,17 +442,20 @@ type populatedChunkSeries struct {
 	chunks     ChunkReader
 	mint, maxt int64
 
-	err  error
-	chks []*ChunkMeta
-	lset labels.Labels
+	err   error
+	chks  []*ChunkMeta
+	lset  labels.Labels
+	stone stone
 }
 
-func (s *populatedChunkSeries) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta) { return s.lset, s.chks }
-func (s *populatedChunkSeries) Err() error                        { return s.err }
+func (s *populatedChunkSeries) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, stone) {
+	return s.lset, s.chks, stone{}
+}
+func (s *populatedChunkSeries) Err() error { return s.err }
 
 func (s *populatedChunkSeries) Next() bool {
 	for s.set.Next() {
-		lset, chks := s.set.At()
+		lset, chks, stn := s.set.At()
 
 		for len(chks) > 0 {
 			if chks[0].MaxTime >= s.mint {
@@ -458,6 +482,7 @@ func (s *populatedChunkSeries) Next() bool {
 
 		s.lset = lset
 		s.chks = chks
+		s.stone = stn
 
 		return true
 	}
@@ -478,8 +503,15 @@ type blockSeriesSet struct {
 
 func (s *blockSeriesSet) Next() bool {
 	for s.set.Next() {
-		lset, chunks := s.set.At()
-		s.cur = &chunkSeries{labels: lset, chunks: chunks, mint: s.mint, maxt: s.maxt}
+		lset, chunks, stn := s.set.At()
+		s.cur = &chunkSeries{
+			labels: lset,
+			chunks: chunks,
+			mint:   s.mint,
+			maxt:   s.maxt,
+
+			stone: stn,
+		}
 		return true
 	}
 	if s.set.Err() != nil {
@@ -498,6 +530,8 @@ type chunkSeries struct {
 	chunks []*ChunkMeta // in-order chunk refs
 
 	mint, maxt int64
+
+	stone stone
 }
 
 func (s *chunkSeries) Labels() labels.Labels {
@@ -505,7 +539,7 @@ func (s *chunkSeries) Labels() labels.Labels {
 }
 
 func (s *chunkSeries) Iterator() SeriesIterator {
-	return newChunkSeriesIterator(s.chunks, s.mint, s.maxt)
+	return newChunkSeriesIterator(s.chunks, s.stone, s.mint, s.maxt)
 }
 
 // SeriesIterator iterates over the data of a time series.
@@ -602,16 +636,24 @@ type chunkSeriesIterator struct {
 	cur chunks.Iterator
 
 	maxt, mint int64
+
+	stone stone
 }
 
-func newChunkSeriesIterator(cs []*ChunkMeta, mint, maxt int64) *chunkSeriesIterator {
+func newChunkSeriesIterator(cs []*ChunkMeta, s stone, mint, maxt int64) *chunkSeriesIterator {
+	it := cs[0].Chunk.Iterator()
+	if len(s.ranges) > 0 {
+		it = &deletedIterator{it: it, dranges: s.ranges}
+	}
 	return &chunkSeriesIterator{
 		chunks: cs,
 		i:      0,
-		cur:    cs[0].Chunk.Iterator(),
+		cur:    it,
 
 		mint: mint,
 		maxt: maxt,
+
+		stone: s,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -646,6 +688,9 @@ func (it *chunkSeriesIterator) Seek(t int64) (ok bool) {
 
 	it.i = x
 	it.cur = it.chunks[x].Chunk.Iterator()
+	if len(it.stone.ranges) > 0 {
+		it.cur = &deletedIterator{it: it.cur, dranges: it.stone.ranges}
+	}
 
 	for it.cur.Next() {
 		t0, _ := it.cur.At()
@@ -677,6 +722,9 @@ func (it *chunkSeriesIterator) Next() bool {
 
 	it.i++
 	it.cur = it.chunks[it.i].Chunk.Iterator()
+	if len(it.stone.ranges) > 0 {
+		it.cur = &deletedIterator{it: it.cur, dranges: it.stone.ranges}
+	}
 
 	return it.Next()
 }
diff --git a/querier_test.go b/querier_test.go
index 864e76cbba..9502b5b4f9 100644
--- a/querier_test.go
+++ b/querier_test.go
@@ -378,8 +378,9 @@ Outer:
 	for _, c := range cases.queries {
 		ir, cr := createIdxChkReaders(cases.data)
 		querier := &blockQuerier{
-			index:  ir,
-			chunks: cr,
+			index:      ir,
+			chunks:     cr,
+			tombstones: emptyTombstoneReader,
 
 			mint: c.mint,
 			maxt: c.maxt,
@@ -487,13 +488,14 @@ func TestBaseChunkSeries(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		bcs := &baseChunkSeries{
-			p:     newListPostings(tc.postings),
-			index: mi,
+			p:          newListPostings(tc.postings),
+			index:      mi,
+			tombstones: emptyTombstoneReader,
 		}
 
 		i := 0
 		for bcs.Next() {
-			lset, chks := bcs.At()
+			lset, chks, _ := bcs.At()
 
 			idx := tc.expIdxs[i]
 
@@ -701,7 +703,7 @@ func TestSeriesIterator(t *testing.T) {
 				chunkFromSamples(tc.b),
 				chunkFromSamples(tc.c),
 			}
-			res := newChunkSeriesIterator(chkMetas, tc.mint, tc.maxt)
+			res := newChunkSeriesIterator(chkMetas, stone{}, tc.mint, tc.maxt)
 
 			smplValid := make([]sample, 0)
 			for _, s := range tc.exp {
@@ -772,7 +774,7 @@ func TestSeriesIterator(t *testing.T) {
 					chunkFromSamples(tc.b),
 					chunkFromSamples(tc.c),
 				}
-				res := newChunkSeriesIterator(chkMetas, tc.mint, tc.maxt)
+				res := newChunkSeriesIterator(chkMetas, stone{}, tc.mint, tc.maxt)
 
 				smplValid := make([]sample, 0)
 				for _, s := range tc.exp {
@@ -919,8 +921,8 @@ func (m *mockChunkSeriesSet) Next() bool {
 	return m.i < len(m.l)
 }
 
-func (m *mockChunkSeriesSet) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta) {
-	return m.l[m.i], m.cm[m.i]
+func (m *mockChunkSeriesSet) At() (labels.Labels, []*ChunkMeta, stone) {
+	return m.l[m.i], m.cm[m.i], stone{}
 }
 
 func (m *mockChunkSeriesSet) Err() error {
diff --git a/tombstones.go b/tombstones.go
index 6136c306c1..4f8131c12c 100644
--- a/tombstones.go
+++ b/tombstones.go
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ type TombstoneReader interface {
 	Next() bool
 	Seek(ref uint32) bool
 	At() stone
+	// A copy of the current instance. Changes to the copy will not affect parent.
+	Copy() TombstoneReader
 	Err() error
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +197,16 @@ func (t *tombstoneReader) At() stone {
 	return stone{ref: ref, ranges: dranges}
 }
 
+func (t *tombstoneReader) Copy() TombstoneReader {
+	return &tombstoneReader{
+		stones: t.stones[:],
+		idx:    t.idx,
+		len:    t.len,
+
+		b: t.b,
+	}
+}
+
 func (t *tombstoneReader) Err() error {
 	return t.err
 }
@@ -250,6 +262,15 @@ func (t *mapTombstoneReader) At() stone {
 	return stone{ref: t.cur, ranges: t.stones[t.cur]}
 }
 
+func (t *mapTombstoneReader) Copy() TombstoneReader {
+	return &mapTombstoneReader{
+		refs: t.refs[:],
+		cur:  t.cur,
+
+		stones: t.stones,
+	}
+}
+
 func (t *mapTombstoneReader) Err() error {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -298,6 +319,10 @@ func (t *simpleTombstoneReader) At() stone {
 	return stone{ref: t.cur, ranges: t.ranges}
 }
 
+func (t *simpleTombstoneReader) Copy() TombstoneReader {
+	return &simpleTombstoneReader{refs: t.refs[:], cur: t.cur, ranges: t.ranges}
+}
+
 func (t *simpleTombstoneReader) Err() error {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -371,9 +396,86 @@ func (t *mergedTombstoneReader) At() stone {
 	return t.cur
 }
 
+func (t *mergedTombstoneReader) Copy() TombstoneReader {
+	return &mergedTombstoneReader{
+		a: t.a.Copy(),
+		b: t.b.Copy(),
+
+		cur: t.cur,
+
+		initialized: t.initialized,
+		aok:         t.aok,
+		bok:         t.bok,
+	}
+}
+
 func (t *mergedTombstoneReader) Err() error {
 	if t.a.Err() != nil {
 		return t.a.Err()
 	}
 	return t.b.Err()
 }
+
+type trange struct {
+	mint, maxt int64
+}
+
+func (tr trange) inBounds(t int64) bool {
+	return t >= tr.mint && t <= tr.maxt
+}
+
+func (tr trange) isSubrange(ranges []trange) bool {
+	for _, r := range ranges {
+		if r.inBounds(tr.mint) && r.inBounds(tr.maxt) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// This adds the new time-range to the existing ones.
+// The existing ones must be sorted and should not be nil.
+func addNewInterval(existing []trange, n trange) []trange {
+	for i, r := range existing {
+		// TODO(gouthamve): Make this codepath easier to digest.
+		if r.inBounds(n.mint) {
+			if n.maxt > r.maxt {
+				existing[i].maxt = n.maxt
+			}
+
+			j := 0
+			for _, r2 := range existing[i+1:] {
+				if n.maxt < r2.mint {
+					break
+				}
+				j++
+			}
+			if j != 0 {
+				if existing[i+j].maxt > n.maxt {
+					existing[i].maxt = existing[i+j].maxt
+				}
+				existing = append(existing[:i+1], existing[i+j+1:]...)
+			}
+			return existing
+		}
+
+		if r.inBounds(n.maxt) {
+			if n.mint < r.maxt {
+				existing[i].mint = n.mint
+			}
+			return existing
+		}
+		if n.mint < r.mint {
+			newRange := make([]trange, i, len(existing[:i])+1)
+			copy(newRange, existing[:i])
+			newRange = append(newRange, n)
+			newRange = append(newRange, existing[i:]...)
+
+			return newRange
+		}
+	}
+
+	existing = append(existing, n)
+	return existing
+}
diff --git a/tombstones_test.go b/tombstones_test.go
index 491c1c1387..8a3460a95c 100644
--- a/tombstones_test.go
+++ b/tombstones_test.go
@@ -45,3 +45,52 @@ func TestWriteAndReadbackTombStones(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, restr.Err())
 	require.NoError(t, exptr.Err())
 }
+
+func TestAddingNewIntervals(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		exist []trange
+		new   trange
+
+		exp []trange
+	}{
+		{
+			new: trange{1, 2},
+			exp: []trange{{1, 2}},
+		},
+		{
+			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+			new:   trange{21, 23},
+			exp:   []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {21, 23}, {25, 30}},
+		},
+		{
+			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+			new:   trange{21, 25},
+			exp:   []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {21, 30}},
+		},
+		{
+			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+			new:   trange{18, 23},
+			exp:   []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 23}, {25, 30}},
+		},
+		{
+			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+			new:   trange{9, 23},
+			exp:   []trange{{1, 23}, {25, 30}},
+		},
+		{
+			exist: []trange{{1, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+			new:   trange{9, 230},
+			exp:   []trange{{1, 230}},
+		},
+		{
+			exist: []trange{{5, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+			new:   trange{1, 4},
+			exp:   []trange{{1, 4}, {5, 10}, {12, 20}, {25, 30}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		require.Equal(t, c.exp, addNewInterval(c.exist, c.new))
+	}
+	return
+}