diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunner.java b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunner.java
index 763f1c186e6..1683b3de911 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunner.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunner.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import io.druid.java.util.common.guava.Accumulator;
 import io.druid.java.util.common.guava.Sequence;
 import io.druid.java.util.common.guava.Yielder;
+import io.druid.java.util.common.guava.Yielders;
 import io.druid.java.util.common.guava.YieldingAccumulator;
 import io.druid.query.Query;
 import io.druid.query.QueryRunner;
@@ -87,12 +88,7 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunner<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
                   return baseSequence.accumulate(initValue, accumulator);
                 }
                 catch (SegmentMissingException e) {
-                  List<SegmentDescriptor> missingSegments = (List<SegmentDescriptor>) responseContext.get(Result.MISSING_SEGMENTS_KEY);
-                  if (missingSegments == null) {
-                    missingSegments = Lists.newArrayList();
-                    responseContext.put(Result.MISSING_SEGMENTS_KEY, missingSegments);
-                  }
-                  missingSegments.add(specificSpec.getDescriptor());
+                  appendMissingSegment(responseContext);
                   return initValue;
                 }
               }
@@ -112,7 +108,13 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunner<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
               @Override
               public Yielder<OutType> call() throws Exception
               {
-                return makeYielder(baseSequence.toYielder(initValue, accumulator));
+                try {
+                  return makeYielder(baseSequence.toYielder(initValue, accumulator));
+                }
+                catch (SegmentMissingException e) {
+                  appendMissingSegment(responseContext);
+                  return Yielders.done(initValue, null);
+                }
               }
             }
         );
@@ -164,6 +166,16 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunner<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
     };
   }
 
+  private void appendMissingSegment(Map<String, Object> responseContext)
+  {
+    List<SegmentDescriptor> missingSegments = (List<SegmentDescriptor>) responseContext.get(Result.MISSING_SEGMENTS_KEY);
+    if (missingSegments == null) {
+      missingSegments = Lists.newArrayList();
+      responseContext.put(Result.MISSING_SEGMENTS_KEY, missingSegments);
+    }
+    missingSegments.add(specificSpec.getDescriptor());
+  }
+
   private <RetType> RetType doNamed(Thread currThread, String currName, String newName, Callable<RetType> toRun)
   {
     try {
diff --git a/processing/src/test/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest.java b/processing/src/test/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest.java
index 97f2b24f390..72c25ec9ee8 100644
--- a/processing/src/test/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest.java
+++ b/processing/src/test/java/io/druid/query/spec/SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest
                   Object initValue, YieldingAccumulator accumulator
               )
               {
-                return null;
+                throw new SegmentMissingException("FAILSAUCE");
               }
             };
 
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest
         )
     );
 
-    final Map<String, Object> responseContext = Maps.newHashMap();
+    // from accumulate
+    Map<String, Object> responseContext = Maps.newHashMap();
     TimeseriesQuery query = Druids.newTimeseriesQueryBuilder()
                                   .dataSource("foo")
                                   .granularity(QueryGranularities.ALL)
@@ -105,24 +106,26 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest
                                       )
                                   )
                                   .build();
-    Sequence results = queryRunner.run(
-        query,
-        responseContext
-    );
+    Sequence results = queryRunner.run(query, responseContext);
     Sequences.toList(results, Lists.newArrayList());
+    validate(mapper, descriptor, responseContext);
 
-    Object missingSegments = responseContext.get(Result.MISSING_SEGMENTS_KEY);
-
-    Assert.assertTrue(missingSegments != null);
-    Assert.assertTrue(missingSegments instanceof List);
-
-    Object segmentDesc = ((List) missingSegments).get(0);
-
-    Assert.assertTrue(segmentDesc instanceof SegmentDescriptor);
-
-    SegmentDescriptor newDesc = mapper.readValue(mapper.writeValueAsString(segmentDesc), SegmentDescriptor.class);
-
-    Assert.assertEquals(descriptor, newDesc);
+    // from toYielder
+    responseContext = Maps.newHashMap();
+    results = queryRunner.run(query, responseContext);
+    results.toYielder(
+        null, new YieldingAccumulator()
+        {
+          final List lists = Lists.newArrayList();
+          @Override
+          public Object accumulate(Object accumulated, Object in)
+          {
+            lists.add(in);
+            return in;
+          }
+        }
+    );
+    validate(mapper, descriptor, responseContext);
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -195,6 +198,12 @@ public class SpecificSegmentQueryRunnerTest
 
     Assert.assertTrue(1L == theVal.getValue().getLongMetric("rows"));
 
+    validate(mapper, descriptor, responseContext);
+  }
+
+  private void validate(ObjectMapper mapper, SegmentDescriptor descriptor, Map<String, Object> responseContext)
+      throws java.io.IOException
+  {
     Object missingSegments = responseContext.get(Result.MISSING_SEGMENTS_KEY);
 
     Assert.assertTrue(missingSegments != null);