diff --git a/promql/engine.go b/promql/engine.go
index 046b97c21..283538ccd 100644
--- a/promql/engine.go
+++ b/promql/engine.go
@@ -552,6 +552,14 @@ func (ng *Engine) populateSeries(ctx context.Context, q storage.Queryable, s *Ev
 			Step:  durationToInt64Millis(s.Interval),
 		}
 
+		// We need to make sure we select the timerange selected by the subquery.
+		// TODO(gouthamve): cumulativeSubqueryOffset gives the sum of range and the offset
+		// we can optimise it by separating out the range and offsets, and substracting the offsets
+		// from end also.
+		subqOffset := ng.cumulativeSubqueryOffset(path)
+		offsetMilliseconds := durationMilliseconds(subqOffset)
+		params.Start = params.Start - offsetMilliseconds
+
 		switch n := node.(type) {
 		case *VectorSelector:
 			params.Start = params.Start - durationMilliseconds(LookbackDelta)
diff --git a/promql/engine_test.go b/promql/engine_test.go
index 08ad7c241..68481ed85 100644
--- a/promql/engine_test.go
+++ b/promql/engine_test.go
@@ -227,6 +227,166 @@ func TestQueryError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// paramCheckerQuerier implements storage.Querier which checks the start and end times
+// in params.
+type paramCheckerQuerier struct {
+	start int64
+	end   int64
+
+	t *testing.T
+}
+
+func (q *paramCheckerQuerier) Select(sp *storage.SelectParams, _ ...*labels.Matcher) (storage.SeriesSet, storage.Warnings, error) {
+	testutil.Equals(q.t, q.start, sp.Start)
+	testutil.Equals(q.t, q.end, sp.End)
+
+	return errSeriesSet{err: nil}, nil, nil
+}
+func (*paramCheckerQuerier) LabelValues(name string) ([]string, error) { return nil, nil }
+func (*paramCheckerQuerier) LabelNames() ([]string, error)             { return nil, nil }
+func (*paramCheckerQuerier) Close() error                              { return nil }
+
+func TestParamsSetCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := EngineOpts{
+		Logger:        nil,
+		Reg:           nil,
+		MaxConcurrent: 10,
+		MaxSamples:    10,
+		Timeout:       10 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	// Set the lookback to be smaller and reset at the end.
+	currLookback := LookbackDelta
+	LookbackDelta = 5 * time.Second
+	defer func() {
+		LookbackDelta = currLookback
+	}()
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		query string
+
+		// All times are in seconds.
+		start int64
+		end   int64
+
+		paramStart int64
+		paramEnd   int64
+	}{{
+		query: "foo",
+		start: 10,
+
+		paramStart: 5,
+		paramEnd:   10,
+	}, {
+		query: "foo[2m]",
+		start: 200,
+
+		paramStart: 80, // 200 - 120
+		paramEnd:   200,
+	}, {
+		query: "foo[2m] offset 2m",
+		start: 300,
+
+		paramStart: 60,
+		paramEnd:   180,
+	}, {
+		query: "foo[2m:1s]",
+		start: 300,
+
+		paramStart: 175, // 300 - 120 - 5
+		paramEnd:   300,
+	}, {
+		query: "count_over_time(foo[2m:1s])",
+		start: 300,
+
+		paramStart: 175, // 300 - 120 - 5
+		paramEnd:   300,
+	}, {
+		query: "count_over_time(foo[2m:1s] offset 10s)",
+		start: 300,
+
+		paramStart: 165, // 300 - 120 - 5 - 10
+		paramEnd:   300,
+	}, {
+		query: "count_over_time((foo offset 10s)[2m:1s] offset 10s)",
+		start: 300,
+
+		paramStart: 155, // 300 - 120 - 5 - 10 - 10
+		paramEnd:   290,
+	}, {
+		// Range queries now.
+		query: "foo",
+		start: 10,
+		end:   20,
+
+		paramStart: 5,
+		paramEnd:   20,
+	}, {
+		query: "rate(foo[2m])",
+		start: 200,
+		end:   500,
+
+		paramStart: 80, // 200 - 120
+		paramEnd:   500,
+	}, {
+		query: "rate(foo[2m] offset 2m)",
+		start: 300,
+		end:   500,
+
+		paramStart: 60,
+		paramEnd:   380,
+	}, {
+		query: "rate(foo[2m:1s])",
+		start: 300,
+		end:   500,
+
+		paramStart: 175, // 300 - 120 - 5
+		paramEnd:   500,
+	}, {
+		query: "count_over_time(foo[2m:1s])",
+		start: 300,
+		end:   500,
+
+		paramStart: 175, // 300 - 120 - 5
+		paramEnd:   500,
+	}, {
+		query: "count_over_time(foo[2m:1s] offset 10s)",
+		start: 300,
+		end:   500,
+
+		paramStart: 165, // 300 - 120 - 5 - 10
+		paramEnd:   500,
+	}, {
+		query: "count_over_time((foo offset 10s)[2m:1s] offset 10s)",
+		start: 300,
+		end:   500,
+
+		paramStart: 155, // 300 - 120 - 5 - 10 - 10
+		paramEnd:   490,
+	}}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		engine := NewEngine(opts)
+		queryable := storage.QueryableFunc(func(ctx context.Context, mint, maxt int64) (storage.Querier, error) {
+			return &paramCheckerQuerier{start: tc.paramStart * 1000, end: tc.paramEnd * 1000, t: t}, nil
+		})
+
+		var (
+			query Query
+			err   error
+		)
+		if tc.end == 0 {
+			query, err = engine.NewInstantQuery(queryable, tc.query, time.Unix(tc.start, 0))
+		} else {
+			query, err = engine.NewRangeQuery(queryable, tc.query, time.Unix(tc.start, 0), time.Unix(tc.end, 0), time.Second)
+		}
+		testutil.Ok(t, err)
+
+		res := query.Exec(context.Background())
+		testutil.Ok(t, res.Err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEngineShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := EngineOpts{
 		Logger:        nil,