diff --git a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveClientConfig.java b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveClientConfig.java
index f0207269a59f0..afb7142ef558d 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveClientConfig.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveClientConfig.java
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ public boolean isHudiMetadataEnabled()
     }
 
     @Config("hive.hudi-tables-use-merged-view")
-    @ConfigDescription("For Hudi tables prefer to fetch the list of files from the merged file system view")
+    @ConfigDescription("For Hudi tables, a comma-separated list in the form of <schema>.<table> which should prefer to fetch the list of files from the merged file system view")
     public HiveClientConfig setHudiTablesUseMergedView(String hudiTablesUseMergedView)
     {
         this.hudiTablesUseMergedView = hudiTablesUseMergedView;
diff --git a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveSessionProperties.java b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveSessionProperties.java
index 9231b1754ba49..0520cc375206f 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveSessionProperties.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HiveSessionProperties.java
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ public HiveSessionProperties(HiveClientConfig hiveClientConfig, OrcFileWriterCon
                         false),
                 stringProperty(
                         HUDI_TABLES_USE_MERGED_VIEW,
-                        "For Hudi tables, use merged view to read data",
+                        "For Hudi tables, a comma-separated list in the form of <schema>.<table> which should use merged view to read data",
                         hiveClientConfig.getHudiTablesUseMergedView(),
                         false),
                 booleanProperty(
diff --git a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HudiDirectoryLister.java b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HudiDirectoryLister.java
index aa8a70644b71e..e05b874449b82 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HudiDirectoryLister.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/HudiDirectoryLister.java
@@ -80,12 +80,22 @@ public HudiDirectoryLister(Configuration conf, ConnectorSession session, Table t
                 .setConf(actualConfig)
                 .setBasePath(table.getStorage().getLocation())
                 .build();
-        this.latestInstant = metaClient.getActiveTimeline()
+        String latestCompactionInstantTime = metaClient.getActiveTimeline()
                 .getCommitsAndCompactionTimeline()
                 .filterCompletedInstants()
-                .filter(instant -> !HoodieTableType.MERGE_ON_READ.equals(metaClient.getTableType()) || instant.getAction().equals(HoodieTimeline.COMMIT_ACTION))
+                .filter(instant -> HoodieTableType.MERGE_ON_READ.equals(metaClient.getTableType()) && instant.getAction().equals(HoodieTimeline.COMPACTION_ACTION))
                 .lastInstant()
-                .map(HoodieInstant::getTimestamp).orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("No active instant found"));
+                .map(HoodieInstant::getTimestamp).orElse(null);
+        if (latestCompactionInstantTime != null) {
+            this.latestInstant = latestCompactionInstantTime;
+        }
+        else {
+            this.latestInstant = metaClient.getActiveTimeline()
+                    .getCommitsTimeline()
+                    .filterCompletedInstants()
+                    .lastInstant()
+                    .map(HoodieInstant::getTimestamp).orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("No active instant found"));
+        }
         HoodieEngineContext engineContext = new HoodieLocalEngineContext(actualConfig);
         HoodieMetadataConfig metadataConfig = HoodieMetadataConfig.newBuilder()
                 .enable(metadataEnabled)
diff --git a/presto-hive/src/test/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/TestHiveClientConfig.java b/presto-hive/src/test/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/TestHiveClientConfig.java
index 376884f805b7d..78c953e5cfcf9 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/test/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/TestHiveClientConfig.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/test/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/TestHiveClientConfig.java
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public void testDefaults()
                 .setUseRecordPageSourceForCustomSplit(true)
                 .setFileSplittable(true)
                 .setHudiMetadataEnabled(false)
+                .setHudiTablesUseMergedView(null)
                 .setThriftProtocol(Protocol.BINARY)
                 .setThriftBufferSize(new DataSize(128, BYTE))
                 .setCopyOnFirstWriteConfigurationEnabled(true)
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ public void testExplicitPropertyMappings()
                 .put("hive.use-record-page-source-for-custom-split", "false")
                 .put("hive.file-splittable", "false")
                 .put("hive.hudi-metadata-enabled", "true")
+                .put("hive.hudi-tables-use-merged-view", "default.user")
                 .put("hive.internal-communication.thrift-transport-protocol", "COMPACT")
                 .put("hive.internal-communication.thrift-transport-buffer-size", "256B")
                 .put("hive.copy-on-first-write-configuration-enabled", "false")
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@ public void testExplicitPropertyMappings()
                 .setUseRecordPageSourceForCustomSplit(false)
                 .setFileSplittable(false)
                 .setHudiMetadataEnabled(true)
+                .setHudiTablesUseMergedView("default.user")
                 .setThriftProtocol(Protocol.COMPACT)
                 .setThriftBufferSize(new DataSize(256, BYTE))
                 .setCopyOnFirstWriteConfigurationEnabled(false)