diff --git a/include/valik/search/local_prefilter.hpp b/include/valik/search/local_prefilter.hpp
index df4048c2..cf1e9889 100644
--- a/include/valik/search/local_prefilter.hpp
+++ b/include/valik/search/local_prefilter.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ template <typename binning_bitvector_t>
 void find_pattern_bins(pattern_bounds const & pattern,
                         size_t const & bin_count,
                         binning_bitvector_t const & counting_table,
-                        std::unordered_set<size_t> & sequence_hits)
+                        std::unordered_map<size_t, size_t> & sequence_hits,
+                        uint64_t & pattern_hits)
 {
     // counting vector for the current pattern
     seqan3::counting_vector<uint8_t> total_counts(bin_count, 0);
@@ -119,8 +120,9 @@ void find_pattern_bins(pattern_bounds const & pattern,
         auto &&count = total_counts[current_bin];
         if (count >= pattern.threshold)
         {
-            // the result_set is a union of results from all patterns of a read
-            sequence_hits.insert(current_bin);
+            // the result is a union of results from all patterns of a read
+            sequence_hits[current_bin]++;
+            pattern_hits++;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -198,14 +200,16 @@ void local_prefilter(
 
         minimiser.clear();
 
-        std::unordered_set<size_t> sequence_hits{};
+        uint64_t pattern_hits{0};
+        // {bin ID, pattern hit count}
+        std::unordered_map<size_t, size_t> sequence_hits{};
         pattern_begin_positions(seq.size(), arguments.pattern_size, arguments.query_every, [&](size_t const begin)
         {
             pattern_bounds const pattern = make_pattern_bounds(begin, arguments, window_span_begin, thresholder);
-            find_pattern_bins(pattern, bin_count, counting_table, sequence_hits);
+            find_pattern_bins(pattern, bin_count, counting_table, sequence_hits, pattern_hits);
         });
 
-        result_cb(record, sequence_hits);
+        result_cb(record, sequence_hits, pattern_hits);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/valik/search/producer_threads_parallel.hpp b/include/valik/search/producer_threads_parallel.hpp
index 7139284b..067d4e29 100644
--- a/include/valik/search/producer_threads_parallel.hpp
+++ b/include/valik/search/producer_threads_parallel.hpp
@@ -43,20 +43,27 @@ inline void prefilter_queries_parallel(seqan3::interleaved_bloom_filter<ibf_data
 
         std::span<query_t const> records_slice{&records[start], &records[end]};
 
-        auto prefilter_cb = [&queue,&arguments,&verbose_out,&ibf](query_t const& record, std::unordered_set<size_t> const& bin_hits)
+        auto prefilter_cb = [&queue,&arguments,&verbose_out,&ibf](query_t const & record, 
+                                                                  std::unordered_map<size_t, size_t> const & bin_hits, 
+                                                                  uint64_t const & total_pattern_hits)
         {
             if (bin_hits.size() > std::max((size_t) 4, (size_t) std::round(ibf.bin_count() / 2.0)))
             {
-                if (!arguments.keep_repeats)
+                if (arguments.verbose)
+                    verbose_out.write_warning(record, bin_hits.size());
+                if (arguments.keep_repeats)    // keep bin hits that are supported by the most patterns per query segment
                 {
-                    verbose_out.write_disabled_record(record, bin_hits.size(), arguments.verbose);
-                    return;
+                    size_t mean_bin_support = std::max((size_t) 2, (size_t) std::round((double) total_pattern_hits / (double) bin_hits.size()));
+                    for (auto const [bin, count] : bin_hits)
+                    {
+                        if (count > mean_bin_support)
+                            queue.insert(bin, record);
+                    }
                 }
-                else if (arguments.verbose)
-                    verbose_out.write_warning(record, bin_hits.size());
+                return;
             }
             
-            for (size_t const bin : bin_hits)
+            for (auto const [bin, count] : bin_hits)
             {
                 queue.insert(bin, record);
             }