diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c b/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c
index a608ff67b2..7e486449ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execExpr.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void ExecInitFunc(ExprEvalStep *scratch, Expr *node, List *args,
 static void ExecInitExprSlots(ExprState *state, Node *node);
 static void ExecPushExprSlots(ExprState *state, LastAttnumInfo *info);
 static bool get_last_attnums_walker(Node *node, LastAttnumInfo *info);
-static void ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op);
+static bool ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op);
 static void ExecInitWholeRowVar(ExprEvalStep *scratch, Var *variable,
 								ExprState *state);
 static void ExecInitSubscriptingRef(ExprEvalStep *scratch,
@@ -2285,8 +2285,8 @@ ExecPushExprSlots(ExprState *state, LastAttnumInfo *info)
 		scratch.d.fetch.fixed = false;
 		scratch.d.fetch.kind = NULL;
 		scratch.d.fetch.known_desc = NULL;
-		ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch);
-		ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
+		if (ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch))
+			ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
 	}
 	if (info->last_outer > 0)
 	{
@@ -2295,8 +2295,8 @@ ExecPushExprSlots(ExprState *state, LastAttnumInfo *info)
 		scratch.d.fetch.fixed = false;
 		scratch.d.fetch.kind = NULL;
 		scratch.d.fetch.known_desc = NULL;
-		ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch);
-		ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
+		if (ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch))
+			ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
 	}
 	if (info->last_scan > 0)
 	{
@@ -2305,8 +2305,8 @@ ExecPushExprSlots(ExprState *state, LastAttnumInfo *info)
 		scratch.d.fetch.fixed = false;
 		scratch.d.fetch.kind = NULL;
 		scratch.d.fetch.known_desc = NULL;
-		ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch);
-		ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
+		if (ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch))
+			ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2364,14 +2364,21 @@ get_last_attnums_walker(Node *node, LastAttnumInfo *info)
  * The goal is to determine whether a slot is 'fixed', that is, every
  * evaluation of the expression will have the same type of slot, with an
  * equivalent descriptor.
+ *
+ * Returns true if the the deforming step is required, false otherwise.
  */
-static void
+static bool
 ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op)
 {
 	PlanState  *parent = state->parent;
 	TupleDesc	desc = NULL;
 	const TupleTableSlotOps *tts_ops = NULL;
 	bool		isfixed = false;
+	ExprEvalOp	opcode = op->opcode;
+
+	Assert(opcode == EEOP_INNER_FETCHSOME ||
+		   opcode == EEOP_OUTER_FETCHSOME ||
+		   opcode == EEOP_SCAN_FETCHSOME);
 
 	if (op->d.fetch.known_desc != NULL)
 	{
@@ -2383,7 +2390,7 @@ ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op)
 	{
 		isfixed = false;
 	}
-	else if (op->opcode == EEOP_INNER_FETCHSOME)
+	else if (opcode == EEOP_INNER_FETCHSOME)
 	{
 		PlanState  *is = innerPlanState(parent);
 
@@ -2403,7 +2410,7 @@ ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op)
 			desc = ExecGetResultType(is);
 		}
 	}
-	else if (op->opcode == EEOP_OUTER_FETCHSOME)
+	else if (opcode == EEOP_OUTER_FETCHSOME)
 	{
 		PlanState  *os = outerPlanState(parent);
 
@@ -2423,7 +2430,7 @@ ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op)
 			desc = ExecGetResultType(os);
 		}
 	}
-	else if (op->opcode == EEOP_SCAN_FETCHSOME)
+	else if (opcode == EEOP_SCAN_FETCHSOME)
 	{
 		desc = parent->scandesc;
 
@@ -2446,6 +2453,12 @@ ExecComputeSlotInfo(ExprState *state, ExprEvalStep *op)
 		op->d.fetch.kind = NULL;
 		op->d.fetch.known_desc = NULL;
 	}
+
+	/* if the slot is known to always virtual we never need to deform */
+	if (op->d.fetch.fixed && op->d.fetch.kind == &TTSOpsVirtual)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3360,16 +3373,16 @@ ExecBuildGroupingEqual(TupleDesc ldesc, TupleDesc rdesc,
 	scratch.d.fetch.fixed = false;
 	scratch.d.fetch.known_desc = ldesc;
 	scratch.d.fetch.kind = lops;
-	ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch);
-	ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
+	if (ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch))
+		ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
 
 	scratch.opcode = EEOP_OUTER_FETCHSOME;
 	scratch.d.fetch.last_var = maxatt;
 	scratch.d.fetch.fixed = false;
 	scratch.d.fetch.known_desc = rdesc;
 	scratch.d.fetch.kind = rops;
-	ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch);
-	ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
+	if (ExecComputeSlotInfo(state, &scratch))
+		ExprEvalPushStep(state, &scratch);
 
 	/*
 	 * Start comparing at the last field (least significant sort key). That's
diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execExprInterp.c b/src/backend/executor/execExprInterp.c
index e876160a0e..0cd6f65bc7 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execExprInterp.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execExprInterp.c
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ static Datum ExecJustAssignOuterVar(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, boo
 static Datum ExecJustAssignScanVar(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
 static Datum ExecJustApplyFuncToCase(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
 static Datum ExecJustConst(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
+static Datum ExecJustInnerVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
+static Datum ExecJustOuterVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
+static Datum ExecJustScanVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
+static Datum ExecJustAssignInnerVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
+static Datum ExecJustAssignOuterVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
+static Datum ExecJustAssignScanVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull);
 
 
 /*
@@ -255,11 +261,45 @@ ExecReadyInterpretedExpr(ExprState *state)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	else if (state->steps_len == 2 &&
-			 state->steps[0].opcode == EEOP_CONST)
+	else if (state->steps_len == 2)
 	{
-		state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustConst;
-		return;
+		ExprEvalOp	step0 = state->steps[0].opcode;
+
+		if (step0 == EEOP_CONST)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustConst;
+			return;
+		}
+		else if (step0 == EEOP_INNER_VAR)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustInnerVarVirt;
+			return;
+		}
+		else if (step0 == EEOP_OUTER_VAR)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustOuterVarVirt;
+			return;
+		}
+		else if (step0 == EEOP_SCAN_VAR)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustScanVarVirt;
+			return;
+		}
+		else if (step0 == EEOP_ASSIGN_INNER_VAR)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustAssignInnerVarVirt;
+			return;
+		}
+		else if (step0 == EEOP_ASSIGN_OUTER_VAR)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustAssignOuterVarVirt;
+			return;
+		}
+		else if (step0 == EEOP_ASSIGN_SCAN_VAR)
+		{
+			state->evalfunc_private = (void *) ExecJustAssignScanVarVirt;
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 #if defined(EEO_USE_COMPUTED_GOTO)
@@ -2096,6 +2136,91 @@ ExecJustConst(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
 	return op->d.constval.value;
 }
 
+/* implementation of ExecJust(Inner|Outer|Scan)VarVirt */
+static pg_attribute_always_inline Datum
+ExecJustVarVirtImpl(ExprState *state, TupleTableSlot *slot, bool *isnull)
+{
+	ExprEvalStep *op = &state->steps[0];
+	int			attnum = op->d.var.attnum;
+
+	/*
+	 * As it is guaranteed that a virtual slot is used, there never is a need
+	 * to perform tuple deforming (nor would it be possible). Therefore
+	 * execExpr.c has not emitted an EEOP_*_FETCHSOME step. Verify, as much as
+	 * possible, that that determination was accurate.
+	 */
+	Assert(TTS_IS_VIRTUAL(slot));
+	Assert(TTS_FIXED(slot));
+	Assert(attnum >= 0 && attnum < slot->tts_nvalid);
+
+	*isnull = slot->tts_isnull[attnum];
+
+	return slot->tts_values[attnum];
+}
+
+/* Like ExecJustInnerVar, optimized for virtual slots */
+static Datum
+ExecJustInnerVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
+{
+	return ExecJustVarVirtImpl(state, econtext->ecxt_innertuple, isnull);
+}
+
+/* Like ExecJustOuterVar, optimized for virtual slots */
+static Datum
+ExecJustOuterVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
+{
+	return ExecJustVarVirtImpl(state, econtext->ecxt_outertuple, isnull);
+}
+
+/* Like ExecJustScanVar, optimized for virtual slots */
+static Datum
+ExecJustScanVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
+{
+	return ExecJustVarVirtImpl(state, econtext->ecxt_scantuple, isnull);
+}
+
+/* implementation of ExecJustAssign(Inner|Outer|Scan)VarVirt */
+static pg_attribute_always_inline Datum
+ExecJustAssignVarVirtImpl(ExprState *state, TupleTableSlot *inslot, bool *isnull)
+{
+	ExprEvalStep *op = &state->steps[0];
+	int			attnum = op->d.assign_var.attnum;
+	int			resultnum = op->d.assign_var.resultnum;
+	TupleTableSlot *outslot = state->resultslot;
+
+	/* see ExecJustVarVirtImpl for comments */
+
+	Assert(TTS_IS_VIRTUAL(inslot));
+	Assert(TTS_FIXED(inslot));
+	Assert(attnum >= 0 && attnum < inslot->tts_nvalid);
+
+	outslot->tts_values[resultnum] = inslot->tts_values[attnum];
+	outslot->tts_isnull[resultnum] = inslot->tts_isnull[attnum];
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Like ExecJustAssignInnerVar, optimized for virtual slots */
+static Datum
+ExecJustAssignInnerVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
+{
+	return ExecJustAssignVarVirtImpl(state, econtext->ecxt_innertuple, isnull);
+}
+
+/* Like ExecJustAssignOuterVar, optimized for virtual slots */
+static Datum
+ExecJustAssignOuterVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
+{
+	return ExecJustAssignVarVirtImpl(state, econtext->ecxt_outertuple, isnull);
+}
+
+/* Like ExecJustAssignScanVar, optimized for virtual slots */
+static Datum
+ExecJustAssignScanVarVirt(ExprState *state, ExprContext *econtext, bool *isnull)
+{
+	return ExecJustAssignVarVirtImpl(state, econtext->ecxt_scantuple, isnull);
+}
+
 #if defined(EEO_USE_COMPUTED_GOTO)
 /*
  * Comparator used when building address->opcode lookup table for
diff --git a/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_expr.c b/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_expr.c
index 30133634c7..d09324637b 100644
--- a/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_expr.c
+++ b/src/backend/jit/llvm/llvmjit_expr.c
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ llvm_compile_expr(ExprState *state)
 					if (op->d.fetch.fixed)
 						tts_ops = op->d.fetch.kind;
 
+					/* step should not have been generated */
+					Assert(tts_ops != &TTSOpsVirtual);
+
 					if (opcode == EEOP_INNER_FETCHSOME)
 						v_slot = v_innerslot;
 					else if (opcode == EEOP_OUTER_FETCHSOME)
@@ -297,9 +300,6 @@ llvm_compile_expr(ExprState *state)
 					/*
 					 * Check if all required attributes are available, or
 					 * whether deforming is required.
-					 *
-					 * TODO: skip nvalid check if slot is fixed and known to
-					 * be a virtual slot.
 					 */
 					v_nvalid =
 						l_load_struct_gep(b, v_slot,