diff --git a/arangod/Aql/AqlCallStack.h b/arangod/Aql/AqlCallStack.h
index 3d966bf6a0..82bbddcbed 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/AqlCallStack.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/AqlCallStack.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace arangodb {
 namespace aql {
 
 class AqlCallStack {
+ public:
   // Initial
   AqlCallStack(AqlCall call);
   // Used in subquery
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.cpp b/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.cpp
index aa2e9a47e1..01ae52159d 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.cpp
@@ -25,24 +25,36 @@
 using namespace arangodb;
 using namespace arangodb::aql;
 
-AqlItemBlockInputRange::AqlItemBlockInputRange(AqlItemBlockInputRange::State state,
+AqlItemBlockInputRange::AqlItemBlockInputRange()
+    : _block(nullptr), _rowIndex(0), _endIndex(0), _finalState(ExecutorState::HASMORE) {
+  TRI_ASSERT(!hasMore());
+  TRI_ASSERT(state() == ExecutorState::HASMORE);
+}
+
+AqlItemBlockInputRange::AqlItemBlockInputRange(ExecutorState state,
                                                SharedAqlItemBlockPtr const& block,
-                                               std::size_t index)
-    : _block{block}, _rowIndex{index}, _finalState{state} {}
+                                               std::size_t index, std::size_t endIndex)
+    : _block{block}, _rowIndex{index}, _endIndex(endIndex), _finalState{state} {
+  TRI_ASSERT(index < endIndex);
+  TRI_ASSERT(endIndex <= block->size());
+}
 
-AqlItemBlockInputRange::AqlItemBlockInputRange(AqlItemBlockInputRange::State state,
+AqlItemBlockInputRange::AqlItemBlockInputRange(ExecutorState state,
                                                SharedAqlItemBlockPtr&& block,
-                                               std::size_t index) noexcept
-    : _block{std::move(block)}, _rowIndex{index}, _finalState{state} {}
+                                               std::size_t index, std::size_t endIndex) noexcept
+    : _block{std::move(block)}, _rowIndex{index}, _endIndex(endIndex), _finalState{state} {
+  TRI_ASSERT(index < endIndex);
+  TRI_ASSERT(endIndex <= block->size());
+}
 
-std::pair<AqlItemBlockInputRange::State, InputAqlItemRow> AqlItemBlockInputRange::peek() {
+std::pair<ExecutorState, InputAqlItemRow> AqlItemBlockInputRange::peek() {
   if (indexIsValid()) {
     return std::make_pair(state(), InputAqlItemRow{_block, _rowIndex});
   }
   return std::make_pair(state(), InputAqlItemRow{CreateInvalidInputRowHint{}});
 }
 
-std::pair<AqlItemBlockInputRange::State, InputAqlItemRow> AqlItemBlockInputRange::next() {
+std::pair<ExecutorState, InputAqlItemRow> AqlItemBlockInputRange::next() {
   auto res = peek();
   ++_rowIndex;
   if (!indexIsValid()) {
@@ -53,13 +65,13 @@ std::pair<AqlItemBlockInputRange::State, InputAqlItemRow> AqlItemBlockInputRange
 }
 
 bool AqlItemBlockInputRange::indexIsValid() const noexcept {
-  return _block != nullptr && _rowIndex < _block->size();
+  return _block != nullptr && _rowIndex < _endIndex;
 }
 
-bool AqlItemBlockInputRange::moreRowsAfterThis() const noexcept {
-  return indexIsValid() && _rowIndex + 1 < _block->size();
+bool AqlItemBlockInputRange::hasMore() const noexcept {
+  return indexIsValid() && _rowIndex + 1 < _endIndex;
 }
 
-AqlItemBlockInputRange::State AqlItemBlockInputRange::state() const noexcept {
-  return moreRowsAfterThis() ? State::HASMORE : _finalState;
+ExecutorState AqlItemBlockInputRange::state() const noexcept {
+  return hasMore() ? ExecutorState::HASMORE : _finalState;
 }
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.h b/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.h
index bdfc710c9f..477b58c53b 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef ARANGOD_AQL_AQLITEMBLOCKINPUTITERATOR_H
 #define ARANGOD_AQL_AQLITEMBLOCKINPUTITERATOR_H
 
+#include "Aql/ExecutionState.h"
 #include "Aql/InputAqlItemRow.h"
 #include "Aql/SharedAqlItemBlockPtr.h"
 
@@ -30,26 +31,31 @@ namespace arangodb::aql {
 
 class AqlItemBlockInputRange {
  public:
-  enum class State : uint8_t { HASMORE, DONE };
+  AqlItemBlockInputRange();
 
-  AqlItemBlockInputRange(State, arangodb::aql::SharedAqlItemBlockPtr const&, std::size_t);
-  AqlItemBlockInputRange(State, arangodb::aql::SharedAqlItemBlockPtr&&, std::size_t) noexcept;
+  AqlItemBlockInputRange(ExecutorState, arangodb::aql::SharedAqlItemBlockPtr const&,
+                         std::size_t, std::size_t endIndex);
+  AqlItemBlockInputRange(ExecutorState, arangodb::aql::SharedAqlItemBlockPtr&&,
+                         std::size_t, std::size_t endIndex) noexcept;
 
-  std::pair<State, arangodb::aql::InputAqlItemRow> peek();
+  bool hasMore() const noexcept;
 
-  std::pair<State, arangodb::aql::InputAqlItemRow> next();
+  ExecutorState state() const noexcept;
+
+  std::pair<ExecutorState, arangodb::aql::InputAqlItemRow> peek();
+
+  std::pair<ExecutorState, arangodb::aql::InputAqlItemRow> next();
 
  private:
-  State state() const noexcept;
   bool indexIsValid() const noexcept;
-  bool moreRowsAfterThis() const noexcept;
 
  private:
   arangodb::aql::SharedAqlItemBlockPtr _block;
   std::size_t _rowIndex;
-  State _finalState;
+  std::size_t _endIndex;
+  ExecutorState _finalState;
 };
 
-}
+}  // namespace arangodb::aql
 
 #endif  // ARANGOD_AQL_AQLITEMBLOCKINPUTITERATOR_H
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlockImpl.cpp b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlockImpl.cpp
index 7f9656966d..0162b0c626 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlockImpl.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionBlockImpl.cpp
@@ -583,6 +583,45 @@ std::pair<ExecutionState, Result> ExecutionBlockImpl<
   }
   return {ExecutionState::DONE, {errorCode}};
 }
+
+// TODO this is only temporary, remove me
+// Just to make sure everything compiles!
+template <>
+std::tuple<ExecutionState, size_t, SharedAqlItemBlockPtr>
+ExecutionBlockImpl<FilterExecutor>::execute(AqlCallStack stack) {
+  // TODO make this a member variable
+  Fetcher::DataRange emptyRange{};
+  // TODO: pop this from the stack instead of modify.
+  // TODO: Need to make this member variable for waiting?
+  AqlCall& myCall = stack.myCall();
+  // Skipping path
+  while (myCall.offset > 0) {
+    // Execute skipSome
+    auto const [state, skipped, call] = _executor.skipRowsRange(myCall.offset, emptyRange);
+    if (state == ExecutorState::DONE) {
+      // We are done with this subquery
+      // TODO Implement me properly, we would need to fill shadowRows into the block
+      return {ExecutionState::DONE, skipped, nullptr};
+    }
+    TRI_ASSERT(skipped <= myCall.offset);
+    myCall.offset -= skipped;
+    if (myCall.offset > 0) {
+      // Need to fetch more
+      // TODO: we need to push the returned call into the stack, pop our call of.
+      size_t skipped = 0;
+      std::tie(_upstreamState, skipped, emptyRange) = _rowFetcher.execute(stack);
+      TRI_ASSERT(skipped <= myCall.offset);
+      myCall.offset -= skipped;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // TODO add GetSome path
+
+  // TODO implement!
+  TRI_ASSERT(false);
+  THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
+}
+
 }  // namespace aql
 }  // namespace arangodb
 
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.cpp b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.cpp
index 4e788e5655..39b426fb6d 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.cpp
@@ -42,5 +42,17 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& ostream, ExecutionState state) {
   return ostream;
 }
 
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& ostream, ExecutorState state) {
+  switch (state) {
+    case ExecutorState::DONE:
+      ostream << "DONE";
+      break;
+    case ExecutorState::HASMORE:
+      ostream << "HASMORE";
+      break;
+  }
+  return ostream;
+}
+
 }  // namespace aql
 }  // namespace arangodb
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.h b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.h
index 0ac112b92a..04edf78a9e 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/ExecutionState.h
@@ -42,8 +42,21 @@ enum class ExecutionState {
   WAITING
 };
 
+enum class ExecutorState {
+  // done with this block, definitely no more results
+  DONE,
+  // (potentially) more results available. this may "lie" and
+  // report that there are more results when in fact there are
+  // none (background: to accurately determine that there are
+  // more results we may need to execute expensive operations
+  // on the preceeding blocks, which we want to avoid)
+  HASMORE
+};
+
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& ostream, ExecutionState state);
 
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& ostream, ExecutorState state);
+
 }  // namespace aql
 }  // namespace arangodb
 #endif
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.cpp b/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.cpp
index f6769f6fae..601e955125 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 #include "FilterExecutor.h"
 
+#include "Aql/AqlCall.h"
+#include "Aql/AqlCallStack.h"
+#include "Aql/AqlItemBlockInputRange.h"
 #include "Aql/AqlValue.h"
 #include "Aql/ExecutorInfos.h"
 #include "Aql/InputAqlItemRow.h"
@@ -52,9 +55,12 @@ FilterExecutorInfos::FilterExecutorInfos(RegisterId inputRegister, RegisterId nr
                     std::move(registersToClear), std::move(registersToKeep)),
       _inputRegister(inputRegister) {}
 
-RegisterId FilterExecutorInfos::getInputRegister() const noexcept { return _inputRegister; }
+RegisterId FilterExecutorInfos::getInputRegister() const noexcept {
+  return _inputRegister;
+}
 
-FilterExecutor::FilterExecutor(Fetcher& fetcher, Infos& infos) : _infos(infos), _fetcher(fetcher) {}
+FilterExecutor::FilterExecutor(Fetcher& fetcher, Infos& infos)
+    : _infos(infos), _fetcher(fetcher) {}
 
 FilterExecutor::~FilterExecutor() = default;
 
@@ -99,3 +105,69 @@ std::pair<ExecutionState, size_t> FilterExecutor::expectedNumberOfRows(size_t at
   return _fetcher.preFetchNumberOfRows(atMost);
 }
 
+std::tuple<ExecutorState, size_t, AqlCall> FilterExecutor::skipRowsRange(
+    size_t offset, AqlItemBlockInputRange& inputRange) {
+  ExecutorState state = ExecutorState::HASMORE;
+  InputAqlItemRow input{CreateInvalidInputRowHint{}};
+  size_t skipped = 0;
+  while (inputRange.hasMore() && skipped < offset) {
+    std::tie(state, input) = inputRange.next();
+    if (!input) {
+      TRI_ASSERT(!inputRange.hasMore());
+      break;
+    }
+    if (input.getValue(_infos.getInputRegister()).toBoolean()) {
+      skipped++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  AqlCall upstreamCall{};
+  upstreamCall.batchSize = offset - skipped;
+  return {state, skipped, upstreamCall};
+}
+
+std::tuple<ExecutorState, FilterStats, AqlCall> FilterExecutor::produceRows(
+    size_t limit, AqlItemBlockInputRange& inputRange, OutputAqlItemRow& output) {
+  TRI_IF_FAILURE("FilterExecutor::produceRows") {
+    THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_DEBUG);
+  }
+  FilterStats stats{};
+  ExecutorState state = ExecutorState::HASMORE;
+  InputAqlItemRow input{CreateInvalidInputRowHint{}};
+
+  while (inputRange.hasMore() && limit > 0) {
+    TRI_ASSERT(!output.isFull());
+    std::tie(state, input) = inputRange.next();
+    if (!input) {
+      TRI_ASSERT(!inputRange.hasMore());
+      break;
+    }
+    if (input.getValue(_infos.getInputRegister()).toBoolean()) {
+      output.copyRow(input);
+      output.advanceRow();
+      limit--;
+    } else {
+      stats.incrFiltered();
+    }
+  }
+
+  AqlCall upstreamCall{};
+  upstreamCall.batchSize = limit;
+  return {state, stats, upstreamCall};
+}
+
+/*
+skipSome(x) = > AqlCall{
+  offset : x,
+  batchSize : 0,
+  limit : AqlCall::Infinity{},
+  fullCount : <egal> | false
+}
+
+getSome(x) = > {
+  offset: 0,
+  batchSize : x,
+  limit : AqlCall::Infinity{},
+  fullCount : <egal> | false
+}
+*/
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.h b/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.h
index a8e1570502..7ebc68cfdc 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/FilterExecutor.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 namespace arangodb {
 namespace aql {
 
+struct AqlCall;
+class AqlItemBlockInputRange;
 class InputAqlItemRow;
 class OutputAqlItemRow;
 class ExecutorInfos;
@@ -89,6 +91,18 @@ class FilterExecutor {
    */
   std::pair<ExecutionState, Stats> produceRows(OutputAqlItemRow& output);
 
+  /**
+   * @brief produce the next Row of Aql Values.
+   *
+   * @return ExecutorState, the stats, and a new Call that needs to be send to upstream
+   */
+  std::tuple<ExecutorState, Stats, AqlCall> produceRows(size_t atMost,
+                                                        AqlItemBlockInputRange& input,
+                                                        OutputAqlItemRow& output);
+
+  std::tuple<ExecutorState, size_t, AqlCall> skipRowsRange(size_t atMost,
+                                                           AqlItemBlockInputRange& input);
+
   std::pair<ExecutionState, size_t> expectedNumberOfRows(size_t atMost) const;
 
  private:
diff --git a/arangod/Aql/SingleRowFetcher.h b/arangod/Aql/SingleRowFetcher.h
index a4d2788c62..47b8e22d4f 100644
--- a/arangod/Aql/SingleRowFetcher.h
+++ b/arangod/Aql/SingleRowFetcher.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class SingleRowFetcher {
 
  public:
   // TODO implement and document
-  std::tuple<ExecutionState, size_t, DataRange> execute(/* TODO: add"justDoIt"-style parameter */) {
+  std::tuple<ExecutionState, size_t, DataRange> execute(AqlCallStack& stack) {
     TRI_ASSERT(false);
     THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
   }