diff --git a/src/include/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.h b/src/include/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.h
index 346e19653c3..a53d91a76a5 100644
--- a/src/include/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.h
+++ b/src/include/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ProjectionPushDownOptimizer : public LogicalOperatorVisitor {
     void visitMerge(planner::LogicalOperator* op) override;
     void visitCopyFrom(planner::LogicalOperator* op) override;
     void visitTableFunctionCall(planner::LogicalOperator*) override;
+    void visitScanNodeTable(planner::LogicalOperator*) override;
 
     void visitSetInfo(const binder::BoundSetPropertyInfo& info);
     void visitInsertInfo(const planner::LogicalInsertInfo& info);
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ class ProjectionPushDownOptimizer : public LogicalOperatorVisitor {
     void preAppendProjection(planner::LogicalOperator* op, common::idx_t childIdx,
         binder::expression_vector expressions);
 
+    bool clearScanNodeTableProperties(planner::LogicalOperator* op) const;
+
 private:
     binder::expression_set propertiesInUse;
     binder::expression_set variablesInUse;
diff --git a/src/include/planner/operator/scan/logical_scan_node_table.h b/src/include/planner/operator/scan/logical_scan_node_table.h
index 6a9006129b5..7fe1567d3b9 100644
--- a/src/include/planner/operator/scan/logical_scan_node_table.h
+++ b/src/include/planner/operator/scan/logical_scan_node_table.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class LogicalScanNodeTable final : public LogicalOperator {
     std::shared_ptr<binder::Expression> getNodeID() const { return nodeID; }
     std::vector<common::table_id_t> getTableIDs() const { return nodeTableIDs; }
 
+    void clearProperty() { properties.clear(); }
     binder::expression_vector getProperties() const { return properties; }
     void addProperty(std::shared_ptr<binder::Expression> expr) {
         properties.push_back(std::move(expr));
diff --git a/src/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.cpp b/src/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.cpp
index 4c4d3b27e0d..9fb68c19e93 100644
--- a/src/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/optimizer/projection_push_down_optimizer.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "planner/operator/persistent/logical_insert.h"
 #include "planner/operator/persistent/logical_merge.h"
 #include "planner/operator/persistent/logical_set.h"
+#include <planner/operator/scan/logical_scan_node_table.h>
 
 using namespace kuzu::common;
 using namespace kuzu::planner;
@@ -266,6 +267,28 @@ void ProjectionPushDownOptimizer::visitTableFunctionCall(LogicalOperator* op) {
     tableFunctionCall.setColumnSkips(std::move(columnSkips));
 }
 
+void ProjectionPushDownOptimizer::visitScanNodeTable(LogicalOperator* op) {
+    clearScanNodeTableProperties(op);
+}
+
+bool ProjectionPushDownOptimizer::clearScanNodeTableProperties(planner::LogicalOperator* op) const {
+    auto& scanNodeTable = op->cast<LogicalScanNodeTable>();
+    if (scanNodeTable.getProperties().empty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    bool hasPropertiesInUse = false;
+    for (auto expression : scanNodeTable.getProperties()) {
+        if (propertiesInUse.contains(expression)) {
+            hasPropertiesInUse = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!hasPropertiesInUse) {
+        scanNodeTable.clearProperty();
+    }
+    return !hasPropertiesInUse;
+}
+
 void ProjectionPushDownOptimizer::visitSetInfo(const binder::BoundSetPropertyInfo& info) {
     switch (info.tableType) {
     case TableType::NODE: {
@@ -361,8 +384,14 @@ void ProjectionPushDownOptimizer::preAppendProjection(LogicalOperator* op, idx_t
         // We don't have a way to handle
         return;
     }
-    auto projection =
-        std::make_shared<LogicalProjection>(std::move(expressions), op->getChild(childIdx));
+    auto child = op->getChild(childIdx);
+    // reset scan node table properties
+    if (child->getOperatorType() == LogicalOperatorType::SCAN_NODE_TABLE) {
+        if (clearScanNodeTableProperties(child.get())) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    auto projection = std::make_shared<LogicalProjection>(std::move(expressions), child);
     projection->computeFlatSchema();
     op->setChild(childIdx, std::move(projection));
 }
diff --git a/src/processor/operator/scan/primary_key_scan_node_table.cpp b/src/processor/operator/scan/primary_key_scan_node_table.cpp
index 46a9f51d696..f216d23c906 100644
--- a/src/processor/operator/scan/primary_key_scan_node_table.cpp
+++ b/src/processor/operator/scan/primary_key_scan_node_table.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ std::string PrimaryKeyScanPrintInfo::toString() const {
         result += ",Alias: ";
         result += alias;
     }
-    result += ", Expressions: ";
-    result += binder::ExpressionUtil::toString(expressions);
-
+    if (!expressions.empty()) {
+        result += ", Expressions: ";
+        result += binder::ExpressionUtil::toString(expressions);
+    }
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -36,8 +37,18 @@ void PrimaryKeyScanNodeTable::initLocalStateInternal(ResultSet* resultSet,
     for (auto& pos : info.outVectorsPos) {
         outVectors.push_back(resultSet->getValueVector(pos).get());
     }
-    scanState = std::make_unique<NodeTableScanState>(
-        resultSet->getValueVector(info.nodeIDPos).get(), outVectors, outVectors[0]->state);
+    if (outVectors.empty()) {
+
+        scanState =
+            std::make_unique<NodeTableScanState>(resultSet->getValueVector(info.nodeIDPos).get(),
+                outVectors, DataChunkState::getSingleValueDataChunkState());
+
+        ;
+    } else {
+
+        scanState = std::make_unique<NodeTableScanState>(
+            resultSet->getValueVector(info.nodeIDPos).get(), outVectors, outVectors[0]->state);
+    }
     indexEvaluator->init(*resultSet, context->clientContext);
 }