diff --git a/velox/core/QueryConfig.h b/velox/core/QueryConfig.h
index 20b204c64b15e..51bda9132146e 100644
--- a/velox/core/QueryConfig.h
+++ b/velox/core/QueryConfig.h
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class QueryConfig {
 
   /// Returns 'is distinct aggregation spilling enabled' flag.
   bool distinctAggregationSpillEnabled() const {
-    return get<bool>(kDistinctAggregationSpillEnabled, false);
+    return get<bool>(kDistinctAggregationSpillEnabled, true);
   }
 
   /// Returns 'is join spilling enabled' flag. Must also check the
diff --git a/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp b/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp
index 318ea58243ffe..12ca5db24f0fd 100644
--- a/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/HashAggregation.cpp
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ void HashAggregation::addInput(RowVectorPtr input) {
 
   const bool abandonPartialEarly = isPartialOutput_ && !isGlobal_ &&
       abandonPartialAggregationEarly(groupingSet_->numDistinct());
-  if (isDistinct_) {
+  if (isDistinct_ && !distinctAggregationSpillEnabled_) {
     newDistincts_ = !groupingSet_->hashLookup().newGroups.empty();
 
     if (newDistincts_) {
       // Save input to use for output in getOutput().
-      // input_ = input;
+      input_ = input;
     } else if (abandonPartialEarly) {
       // If no new distinct groups (meaning we don't have anything to output)
       // and we are abandoning the partial aggregation, then we need to ensure
@@ -352,14 +352,13 @@ RowVectorPtr HashAggregation::getOutput() {
   // - partial aggregation reached memory limit;
   // - distinct aggregation has new keys;
   // - running in partial streaming mode and have some output ready.
-  if (!noMoreInput_ && !partialFull_ &&
+  if (!noMoreInput_ && !partialFull_ && !newDistincts_ && 
       !groupingSet_->hasOutput()) {
     input_ = nullptr;
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-#if 0
-  if (isDistinct_) {
+  if (isDistinct_ && !distinctAggregationSpillEnabled_) {
     if (!newDistincts_) {
       if (noMoreInput_) {
         finished_ = true;
@@ -367,25 +366,22 @@ RowVectorPtr HashAggregation::getOutput() {
       return nullptr;
     }
 
-    if (!distinctAggregationSpillEnabled_) {
-      auto lookup = groupingSet_->hashLookup();
-      auto size = lookup.newGroups.size();
-      BufferPtr indices = allocateIndices(size, operatorCtx_->pool());
-      auto indicesPtr = indices->asMutable<vector_size_t>();
-      std::copy(lookup.newGroups.begin(), lookup.newGroups.end(), indicesPtr);
-      newDistincts_ = false;
-      auto output = fillOutput(size, indices);
-      numOutputRows_ += size;
-
-      // Drop reference to input_ to make it singly-referenced at the producer
-      // and allow for memory reuse.
-      input_ = nullptr;
-
-      resetPartialOutputIfNeed();
-      return output;
-    }
+    auto lookup = groupingSet_->hashLookup();
+    auto size = lookup.newGroups.size();
+    BufferPtr indices = allocateIndices(size, operatorCtx_->pool());
+    auto indicesPtr = indices->asMutable<vector_size_t>();
+    std::copy(lookup.newGroups.begin(), lookup.newGroups.end(), indicesPtr);
+    newDistincts_ = false;
+    auto output = fillOutput(size, indices);
+    numOutputRows_ += size;
+
+    // Drop reference to input_ to make it singly-referenced at the producer
+    // and allow for memory reuse.
+    input_ = nullptr;
+
+    resetPartialOutputIfNeed();
+    return output;
   }
-#endif
 
   const auto batchSize =
       isGlobal_ ? 1 : outputBatchRows(groupingSet_->estimateRowSize());