diff --git a/core/translate/select.rs b/core/translate/select.rs
index 6a9250296..b0494e931 100644
--- a/core/translate/select.rs
+++ b/core/translate/select.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,30 @@ pub fn prepare_select_plan(
             // Parse the FROM clause into a vec of TableReferences. Fold all the join conditions expressions into the WHERE clause.
             let table_references = parse_from(schema, from, syms, &mut where_predicates)?;
 
+            // Preallocate space for the result columns
+            let result_columns = Vec::with_capacity(
+                columns
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|c| match c {
+                        // Allocate space for all columns in all tables
+                        ResultColumn::Star => {
+                            table_references.iter().map(|t| t.columns().len()).sum()
+                        }
+                        // Guess 5 columns if we can't find the table using the identifier (maybe it's in [brackets] or `tick_quotes`, or miXeDcAse)
+                        ResultColumn::TableStar(n) => table_references
+                            .iter()
+                            .find(|t| t.identifier == n.0)
+                            .map(|t| t.columns().len())
+                            .unwrap_or(5),
+                        // Otherwise allocate space for 1 column
+                        ResultColumn::Expr(_, _) => 1,
+                    })
+                    .sum(),
+            );
+
             let mut plan = SelectPlan {
                 table_references,
-                result_columns: vec![],
+                result_columns,
                 where_clause: where_predicates,
                 group_by: None,
                 order_by: None,