diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36af9231..f17bcc09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -157,4 +157,5 @@ _html/
 .initialize_new_project.sh
 
 # large, unused fits files
-point_map.fits
\ No newline at end of file
+point_map.fits
+dev/test.ipynb
diff --git a/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/abstract_catalog_loader.py b/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/abstract_catalog_loader.py
index 1666c22c..1235b7f9 100644
--- a/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/abstract_catalog_loader.py
+++ b/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/abstract_catalog_loader.py
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ def _get_paths_from_pixels(
         self, catalog: HCHealpixDataset, ordered_pixels: List[HealpixPixel]
     ) -> List[hc.io.FilePointer]:
         paths = hc.io.paths.pixel_catalog_files(
-            catalog.catalog_base_dir, ordered_pixels, self.storage_options
+            catalog.catalog_base_dir,
+            ordered_pixels,
+            self.storage_options,
+            query_params=self.config.make_query_url_params(),
         )
         return paths
 
diff --git a/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/hipscat_loading_config.py b/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/hipscat_loading_config.py
index 1e97317a..d5b1273d 100644
--- a/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/hipscat_loading_config.py
+++ b/src/lsdb/loaders/hipscat/hipscat_loading_config.py
@@ -47,3 +47,22 @@ def get_dtype_mapper(self) -> Callable | None:
         elif self.dtype_backend == "numpy_nullable":
             mapper = _arrow_dtype_mapping().get
         return mapper
+
+    def make_query_url_params(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Generates a dictionary of URL parameters with `columns` and `filters` attributes.
+        """
+        url_params = {}
+
+        if self.columns and len(self.columns) > 0:
+            url_params["columns"] = self.columns
+
+        if "filters" in self.kwargs:
+            url_params["filters"] = []
+            for filter in self.kwargs["filters"]:
+                # This is how hipscat expects the filters to add to the url
+                url_params["filters"].append(f"{filter[0]}{filter[1]}{filter[2]}")
+
+        # The filter should be only computed on the server side
+        self.kwargs.pop("filters", None)
+        return url_params