diff --git a/mars/dataframe/base/rechunk.py b/mars/dataframe/base/rechunk.py
index fa7024f4e9..932a913621 100644
--- a/mars/dataframe/base/rechunk.py
+++ b/mars/dataframe/base/rechunk.py
@@ -209,11 +209,14 @@ def compute_rechunk(a, chunk_size):
                 calc_sliced_size(s, chunk_slice[0]) for s in old_chunk.shape
             )
             new_index_value = indexing_index_value(
-                old_chunk.index_value, chunk_slice[0]
+                old_chunk.index_value, chunk_slice[0], rechunk=True
             )
             if is_dataframe:
                 new_columns_value = indexing_index_value(
-                    old_chunk.columns_value, chunk_slice[1], store_data=True
+                    old_chunk.columns_value,
+                    chunk_slice[1],
+                    store_data=True,
+                    rechunk=True,
                 )
                 merge_chunk_op = DataFrameIlocGetItem(
                     list(chunk_slice),
diff --git a/mars/dataframe/indexing/loc.py b/mars/dataframe/indexing/loc.py
index 69e9a41b6a..2dc9c2bd9e 100644
--- a/mars/dataframe/indexing/loc.py
+++ b/mars/dataframe/indexing/loc.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from ...serialization.serializables import KeyField, ListField
 from ...tensor.datasource import asarray
 from ...tensor.utils import calc_sliced_size, filter_inputs
-from ...utils import lazy_import
+from ...utils import lazy_import, is_full_slice
 from ..core import IndexValue, DATAFRAME_TYPE
 from ..operands import DataFrameOperand, DataFrameOperandMixin
 from ..utils import parse_index
@@ -154,7 +154,13 @@ def _calc_slice_param(
         axis: int,
     ) -> Dict:
         param = dict()
-        if input_index_value.has_value():
+        if is_full_slice(index):
+            # full slice on this axis
+            param["shape"] = inp.shape[axis]
+            param["index_value"] = input_index_value
+            if axis == 1:
+                param["dtypes"] = inp.dtypes
+        elif input_index_value.has_value():
             start, end = pd_index.slice_locs(
                 index.start, index.stop, index.step, kind="loc"
             )
diff --git a/mars/dataframe/indexing/tests/test_indexing.py b/mars/dataframe/indexing/tests/test_indexing.py
index 098b86da33..10df6ec78b 100644
--- a/mars/dataframe/indexing/tests/test_indexing.py
+++ b/mars/dataframe/indexing/tests/test_indexing.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def test_iloc_getitem():
     df4 = tile(df4)
     assert isinstance(df4, DATAFRAME_TYPE)
     assert isinstance(df4.op, DataFrameIlocGetItem)
+    assert df4.index_value.key == df2.index_value.key
     assert df4.shape == (3, 1)
     assert df4.chunk_shape == (2, 1)
     assert df4.chunks[0].shape == (2, 1)
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ def test_dataframe_loc():
         df2.index_value.to_pandas(), df.index_value.to_pandas()
     )
     assert df2.name == "y"
+    assert df2.index_value.key == df.index_value.key
 
     df2 = tile(df2)
     assert len(df2.chunks) == 2
diff --git a/mars/dataframe/utils.py b/mars/dataframe/utils.py
index c20f8eddba..9a5c5b20c1 100644
--- a/mars/dataframe/utils.py
+++ b/mars/dataframe/utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from ..core import Entity, ExecutableTuple
 from ..lib.mmh3 import hash as mmh_hash
 from ..tensor.utils import dictify_chunk_size, normalize_chunk_sizes
-from ..utils import tokenize, sbytes, lazy_import, ModulePlaceholder
+from ..utils import tokenize, sbytes, lazy_import, ModulePlaceholder, is_full_slice
 
 try:
     import pyarrow as pa
@@ -804,9 +804,13 @@ def filter_index_value(index_value, min_max, store_data=False):
     return parse_index(pd_index[f], store_data=store_data)
 
 
-def indexing_index_value(index_value, indexes, store_data=False):
+def indexing_index_value(index_value, indexes, store_data=False, rechunk=False):
     pd_index = index_value.to_pandas()
-    if not index_value.has_value():
+    # when rechunk is True, the output index shall be treated
+    # different from the input one
+    if not rechunk and isinstance(indexes, slice) and is_full_slice(indexes):
+        return index_value
+    elif not index_value.has_value():
         new_index_value = parse_index(pd_index, indexes, store_data=store_data)
         new_index_value._index_value._min_val = index_value.min_val
         new_index_value._index_value._min_val_close = index_value.min_val_close
diff --git a/mars/utils.py b/mars/utils.py
index 7b6dcede85..8b05ab3c71 100644
--- a/mars/utils.py
+++ b/mars/utils.py
@@ -1519,3 +1519,13 @@ def flatten_dict_to_nested_dict(flatten_dict: Dict, sep=".") -> Dict:
                 else:
                     sub_nested_dict = sub_nested_dict[sub_key]
     return nested_dict
+
+
+def is_full_slice(slc: Any) -> bool:
+    """Check if the input is a full slice ((:) or (0:))"""
+    return (
+        isinstance(slc, slice)
+        and (slc.start == 0 or slc.start is None)
+        and slc.stop is None
+        and slc.step is None
+    )