diff --git a/src/cursor.c b/src/cursor.c
index 0d4e1ec5..4371f753 100644
--- a/src/cursor.c
+++ b/src/cursor.c
@@ -2184,15 +2184,22 @@ __hot int cursor_ops(MDBX_cursor *mc, MDBX_val *key, MDBX_val *data,
       if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
         return rc;
     } else {
-      if (unlikely(is_eof(mc) || !inner_filled(mc)))
+      if (unlikely(!is_filled(mc)))
         return MDBX_ENODATA;
-      cASSERT(mc, is_filled(mc));
       if (key) {
         const page_t *mp = mc->pg[mc->top];
         const node_t *node = page_node(mp, mc->ki[mc->top]);
         *key = get_key(node);
       }
     }
+    cASSERT(mc, is_filled(mc));
+    if (unlikely(!inner_filled(mc))) {
+      if (inner_pointed(mc))
+        return MDBX_ENODATA;
+      const page_t *mp = mc->pg[mc->top];
+      const node_t *node = page_node(mp, mc->ki[mc->top]);
+      return node_read(mc, node, data, mp);
+    }
     goto fetch_multiple;
 
   case MDBX_NEXT_MULTIPLE: