diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js
index 5f0b27e97..5741ad887 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 import { normalizeTimestamp, QueryState, t } from '@superset-ui/core';
+import { isEqual, omit } from 'lodash';
+import { shallowEqual } from 'react-redux';
 import * as actions from '../actions/sqlLab';
 import { now } from '../../utils/dates';
 import {
@@ -696,7 +698,17 @@ export default function sqlLabReducer(state = {}, action) {
                 ? prevState
                 : currentState,
           };
-          change = true;
+          if (
+            shallowEqual(
+              omit(newQueries[id], ['extra']),
+              omit(state.queries[id], ['extra']),
+            ) &&
+            isEqual(newQueries[id].extra, state.queries[id].extra)
+          ) {
+            newQueries[id] = state.queries[id];
+          } else {
+            change = true;
+          }
         }
       });
       if (!change) {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.test.js b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.test.js
index c3b603667..d805b2cf1 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.test.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/reducers/sqlLab.test.js
@@ -449,6 +449,35 @@ describe('sqlLabReducer', () => {
       expect(newState.queries.abcd.endDttm).toBe(Number(endDttmInStr));
       expect(newState.queriesLastUpdate).toBe(CHANGED_ON_TIMESTAMP);
     });
+    it('should skip refreshing queries when polling contains existing results', () => {
+      const completedQuery = {
+        ...query,
+        extra: {
+          columns: [],
+          progress: null,
+        },
+      };
+      newState = sqlLabReducer(
+        {
+          ...newState,
+          queries: { abcd: query, def: completedQuery },
+        },
+        actions.refreshQueries({
+          abcd: {
+            ...query,
+          },
+          def: {
+            ...completedQuery,
+            extra: {
+              columns: [],
+              progress: null,
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(newState.queries.abcd).toBe(query);
+      expect(newState.queries.def).toBe(completedQuery);
+    });
     it('should refresh queries when polling returns empty', () => {
       newState = sqlLabReducer(newState, actions.refreshQueries({}));
     });