diff --git a/.unreleased/pr_6849 b/.unreleased/pr_6849
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78ad70209d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.unreleased/pr_6849
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes: #6849 Use non-orderby compressed metadata in compressed DML
diff --git a/tsl/src/compression/compression.c b/tsl/src/compression/compression.c
index 08214bbf60d..33c1d7ad440 100644
--- a/tsl/src/compression/compression.c
+++ b/tsl/src/compression/compression.c
@@ -2607,17 +2607,31 @@ fill_predicate_context(Chunk *ch, CompressionSettings *settings, List *predicate
 																	  false)); /* is_null */
 						}
 					}
+					continue;
 				}
-				else if (ts_array_is_member(settings->fd.orderby, column_name))
+
+				int min_attno = compressed_column_metadata_attno(settings,
+																 ch->table_id,
+																 var->varattno,
+																 settings->fd.relid,
+																 "min");
+				int max_attno = compressed_column_metadata_attno(settings,
+																 ch->table_id,
+																 var->varattno,
+																 settings->fd.relid,
+																 "max");
+
+				if (min_attno != InvalidAttrNumber && max_attno != InvalidAttrNumber)
 				{
-					int16 index = ts_array_position(settings->fd.orderby, column_name);
 					switch (op_strategy)
 					{
 						case BTEqualStrategyNumber:
 						{
 							/* orderby col = value implies min <= value and max >= value */
 							*heap_filters = lappend(*heap_filters,
-													make_batchfilter(column_segment_min_name(index),
+													make_batchfilter(get_attname(settings->fd.relid,
+																				 min_attno,
+																				 false),
 																	 BTLessEqualStrategyNumber,
 																	 collation,
 																	 opcode,
@@ -2625,7 +2639,9 @@ fill_predicate_context(Chunk *ch, CompressionSettings *settings, List *predicate
 																	 false,	  /* is_null_check */
 																	 false)); /* is_null */
 							*heap_filters = lappend(*heap_filters,
-													make_batchfilter(column_segment_max_name(index),
+													make_batchfilter(get_attname(settings->fd.relid,
+																				 max_attno,
+																				 false),
 																	 BTGreaterEqualStrategyNumber,
 																	 collation,
 																	 opcode,
@@ -2639,7 +2655,9 @@ fill_predicate_context(Chunk *ch, CompressionSettings *settings, List *predicate
 						{
 							/* orderby col <[=] value implies min <[=] value */
 							*heap_filters = lappend(*heap_filters,
-													make_batchfilter(column_segment_min_name(index),
+													make_batchfilter(get_attname(settings->fd.relid,
+																				 min_attno,
+																				 false),
 																	 op_strategy,
 																	 collation,
 																	 opcode,
@@ -2653,7 +2671,9 @@ fill_predicate_context(Chunk *ch, CompressionSettings *settings, List *predicate
 						{
 							/* orderby col >[=] value implies max >[=] value */
 							*heap_filters = lappend(*heap_filters,
-													make_batchfilter(column_segment_max_name(index),
+													make_batchfilter(get_attname(settings->fd.relid,
+																				 max_attno,
+																				 false),
 																	 op_strategy,
 																	 collation,
 																	 opcode,
diff --git a/tsl/test/expected/compression_update_delete.out b/tsl/test/expected/compression_update_delete.out
index f66bd264f86..559d1aeb4c2 100644
--- a/tsl/test/expected/compression_update_delete.out
+++ b/tsl/test/expected/compression_update_delete.out
@@ -2915,3 +2915,32 @@ EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_partials ORDER BY time;
 (14 rows)
 
 DROP TABLE test_partials;
+CREATE TABLE test_meta_filters(time timestamptz NOT NULL, device text, metric text, v1 float, v2 float);
+CREATE INDEX ON test_meta_filters(device, metric, v1);
+SELECT create_hypertable('test_meta_filters', 'time');
+        create_hypertable        
+---------------------------------
+ (37,public,test_meta_filters,t)
+(1 row)
+
+ALTER  TABLE test_meta_filters SET (timescaledb.compress, timescaledb.compress_segmentby='device', timescaledb.compress_orderby='metric,time');
+INSERT INTO test_meta_filters SELECT '2020-01-01'::timestamptz,'d1','m' || metric::text,v1,v2 FROM generate_series(1,3,1) metric, generate_series(1,1000,1) v1, generate_series(1,10,1) v2 ORDER BY 1,2,3,4,5;
+SELECT compress_chunk(show_chunks('test_meta_filters'));
+              compress_chunk              
+------------------------------------------
+ _timescaledb_internal._hyper_37_77_chunk
+(1 row)
+
+EXPLAIN (analyze, timing off, costs off, summary off) DELETE FROM test_meta_filters WHERE device = 'd1' AND metric = 'm1' AND v1 < 100;
+                                                 QUERY PLAN                                                 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Custom Scan (HypertableModify) (actual rows=0 loops=1)
+   Batches decompressed: 1
+   Tuples decompressed: 1000
+   ->  Delete on test_meta_filters (actual rows=0 loops=1)
+         Delete on _hyper_37_77_chunk test_meta_filters_1
+         ->  Seq Scan on _hyper_37_77_chunk test_meta_filters_1 (actual rows=990 loops=1)
+               Filter: ((v1 < '100'::double precision) AND (device = 'd1'::text) AND (metric = 'm1'::text))
+               Rows Removed by Filter: 10
+(8 rows)
+
diff --git a/tsl/test/sql/compression_update_delete.sql b/tsl/test/sql/compression_update_delete.sql
index c03ea2c006d..4eb7a1a83fd 100644
--- a/tsl/test/sql/compression_update_delete.sql
+++ b/tsl/test/sql/compression_update_delete.sql
@@ -1480,3 +1480,16 @@ SELECT compress_chunk(show_chunks('test_partials'));
 -- fully compressed
 EXPLAIN (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_partials ORDER BY time;
 DROP TABLE test_partials;
+
+CREATE TABLE test_meta_filters(time timestamptz NOT NULL, device text, metric text, v1 float, v2 float);
+CREATE INDEX ON test_meta_filters(device, metric, v1);
+SELECT create_hypertable('test_meta_filters', 'time');
+
+ALTER  TABLE test_meta_filters SET (timescaledb.compress, timescaledb.compress_segmentby='device', timescaledb.compress_orderby='metric,time');
+
+INSERT INTO test_meta_filters SELECT '2020-01-01'::timestamptz,'d1','m' || metric::text,v1,v2 FROM generate_series(1,3,1) metric, generate_series(1,1000,1) v1, generate_series(1,10,1) v2 ORDER BY 1,2,3,4,5;
+
+SELECT compress_chunk(show_chunks('test_meta_filters'));
+
+EXPLAIN (analyze, timing off, costs off, summary off) DELETE FROM test_meta_filters WHERE device = 'd1' AND metric = 'm1' AND v1 < 100;
+