diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5da0c1cf29..9b5f22ae7c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 * [BUGFIX] Runtime-config: Change to check tenant limit validation when loading runtime config only for `all`, `distributor`, `querier`, and `ruler` targets. #6880
 * [BUGFIX] Distributor: Fix the `/distributor/all_user_stats` api to work during rolling updates on ingesters. #7026
 * [BUGFIX] Runtime-config: Fix panic when the runtime config is `null`. #7062
+* [BUGFIX] Scheduler: Avoid all queriers reserved for prioritized requests. #7057
 
 ## 1.19.1 2025-09-20
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue_test.go
index 36aa97c98a7..47bd5295271 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/queue/queue_test.go
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ func TestReservedQueriersShouldOnlyGetHighPriorityQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	queue.RegisterQuerierConnection("querier-1")
+	queue.RegisterQuerierConnection("querier-2")
+	maxQueriers := float64(2)
 
 	normalRequest := MockRequest{
 		id: "normal query",
@@ -315,14 +317,20 @@ func TestReservedQueriersShouldOnlyGetHighPriorityQueries(t *testing.T) {
 		priority: 1,
 	}
 
-	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", normalRequest, 1, func() {}))
-	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", priority1Request, 1, func() {}))
-	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", priority1Request, 1, func() {}))
+	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", normalRequest, maxQueriers, func() {}))
+	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", priority1Request, maxQueriers, func() {}))
+	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", priority1Request, maxQueriers, func() {}))
+	reservedQueriers := queue.queues.userQueues["userID"].reservedQueriers
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(reservedQueriers))
+	reservedQuerier := ""
+	for qid := range reservedQueriers {
+		reservedQuerier = qid
+	}
 
-	nextRequest, _, _ := queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctx, FirstUser(), "querier-1")
+	nextRequest, _, _ := queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctx, FirstUser(), reservedQuerier)
 	assert.Equal(t, priority1Request, nextRequest)
 
-	nextRequest, _, _ = queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctx, FirstUser(), "querier-1")
+	nextRequest, _, _ = queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctx, FirstUser(), reservedQuerier)
 	assert.Equal(t, priority1Request, nextRequest)
 
 	ctxTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Second)
@@ -331,11 +339,11 @@ func TestReservedQueriersShouldOnlyGetHighPriorityQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	time.AfterFunc(2*time.Second, func() {
 		queue.cond.Broadcast()
 	})
-	nextRequest, _, _ = queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctxTimeout, FirstUser(), "querier-1")
+	nextRequest, _, _ = queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctxTimeout, FirstUser(), reservedQuerier)
 	assert.Nil(t, nextRequest)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, queue.queues.userQueues["userID"].queue.length())
 
-	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", normalRequest, 1, func() {}))
+	assert.NoError(t, queue.EnqueueRequest("userID", normalRequest, maxQueriers, func() {}))
 
 	ctxTimeout, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, 1*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -343,7 +351,7 @@ func TestReservedQueriersShouldOnlyGetHighPriorityQueries(t *testing.T) {
 	time.AfterFunc(2*time.Second, func() {
 		queue.cond.Broadcast()
 	})
-	nextRequest, _, _ = queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctxTimeout, FirstUser(), "querier-1")
+	nextRequest, _, _ = queue.GetNextRequestForQuerier(ctxTimeout, FirstUser(), reservedQuerier)
 	assert.Nil(t, nextRequest)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, queue.queues.userQueues["userID"].queue.length())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues.go b/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues.go
index 6a9c24b2c20..c7e30d87375 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func getPriorityList(queryPriority validation.QueryPriority, totalQuerierCount i
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(priorityList) > totalQuerierCount {
+	if len(priorityList) >= totalQuerierCount {
 		return []int64{}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues_test.go
index f70287d51a4..382a1c2eafb 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/queue/user_queues_test.go
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func TestGetOrAddQueueShouldUpdateProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	limits.QueryPriorityVal = validation.QueryPriority{Enabled: true, Priorities: []validation.PriorityDef{
 		{
 			Priority:         1,
-			ReservedQueriers: 10,
+			ReservedQueriers: float64(q.userQueues["userID"].maxQueriers),
 		},
 	}}
 	q.limits = limits
@@ -674,9 +674,14 @@ func TestGetPriorityList(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []int64{1, 1, 2, 2, 2}, getPriorityList(queryPriority, 10))
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []int64{}, getPriorityList(queryPriority, 1))
 
+	queryPriority.Priorities[0].ReservedQueriers = 0.3
+	queryPriority.Priorities[1].ReservedQueriers = 0.6
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []int64{1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2}, getPriorityList(queryPriority, 10))
+
+	// Cannot reserve all queriers for prioritized requests, remote read and metadata queries also need capacity.
 	queryPriority.Priorities[0].ReservedQueriers = 0.4
 	queryPriority.Priorities[1].ReservedQueriers = 0.6
-	assert.EqualValues(t, []int64{1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2}, getPriorityList(queryPriority, 10))
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []int64{}, getPriorityList(queryPriority, 10))
 
 	queryPriority.Enabled = false
 	assert.Nil(t, getPriorityList(queryPriority, 10))