diff --git a/modin/core/storage_formats/base/query_compiler.py b/modin/core/storage_formats/base/query_compiler.py
index ed16bedd481..17c45b0dac7 100644
--- a/modin/core/storage_formats/base/query_compiler.py
+++ b/modin/core/storage_formats/base/query_compiler.py
@@ -2271,6 +2271,25 @@ def nsmallest(self, n=5, columns=None, keep="first"):
                 self, n=n, columns=columns, keep=keep
             )
 
+    @doc_utils.add_refer_to("DataFrame.query")
+    def rowwise_query(self, expr, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Query columns of the QueryCompiler with a boolean expression row-wise.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        expr : str
+        **kwargs : dict
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        BaseQueryCompiler
+            New QueryCompiler containing the rows where the boolean expression is satisfied.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "Row-wise queries execution is not implemented for the selected backend."
+        )
+
     @doc_utils.add_refer_to("DataFrame.eval")
     def eval(self, expr, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/modin/core/storage_formats/pandas/query_compiler.py b/modin/core/storage_formats/pandas/query_compiler.py
index 08cda41c962..d8d00d5bb9f 100644
--- a/modin/core/storage_formats/pandas/query_compiler.py
+++ b/modin/core/storage_formats/pandas/query_compiler.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 queries for the ``PandasDataframe``.
 """
 
+import ast
 import hashlib
 import re
 import warnings
@@ -3186,6 +3187,65 @@ def _list_like_func(self, func, axis, *args, **kwargs):
         )
         return self.__constructor__(new_modin_frame)
 
+    def rowwise_query(self, expr, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Query the columns of a ``PandasQueryCompiler`` with a boolean row-wise expression.
+
+        Basically, in row-wise expressions we only allow column names, constants
+        and other variables captured using the '@' symbol. No function/method
+        cannot be called inside such expressions.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        expr : str
+            Row-wise boolean expression.
+        **kwargs : dict
+            Arguments to pass to the ``pandas.DataFrame.query()``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        PandasQueryCompiler
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        NotImplementedError
+            In case the passed expression cannot be executed row-wise.
+        """
+        # Walk through the AST and verify it doesn't contain any nodes that
+        # prevent us from executing the query row-wise (we're basically
+        # looking for 'ast.Call')
+        nodes = ast.parse(expr.replace("@", "")).body
+        is_row_wise_query = True
+
+        while nodes:
+            node = nodes.pop()
+            if isinstance(node, ast.Expr):
+                node = getattr(node, "value", node)
+
+            if isinstance(node, ast.UnaryOp):
+                nodes.append(node.operand)
+            elif isinstance(node, ast.BinOp):
+                nodes.extend([node.left, node.right])
+            elif isinstance(node, ast.BoolOp):
+                nodes.extend(node.values)
+            elif isinstance(node, ast.Compare):
+                nodes.extend([node.left] + node.comparators)
+            elif isinstance(node, (ast.Name, ast.Constant)):
+                pass
+            else:
+                # if we end up here then the expression is no longer simple
+                # enough to run it row-wise, so exiting
+                is_row_wise_query = False
+                break
+
+        if not is_row_wise_query:
+            raise NotImplementedError("A non row-wise query was passed.")
+
+        def query_builder(df, **modin_internal_kwargs):
+            return df.query(expr, inplace=False, **kwargs, **modin_internal_kwargs)
+
+        return self.__constructor__(self._modin_frame.filter(1, query_builder))
+
     def _callable_func(self, func, axis, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Apply passed function to each row/column.
diff --git a/modin/pandas/dataframe.py b/modin/pandas/dataframe.py
index 9ee9a6cf9e1..16dabeb4b42 100644
--- a/modin/pandas/dataframe.py
+++ b/modin/pandas/dataframe.py
@@ -1605,10 +1605,23 @@ def query(self, expr, inplace=False, **kwargs):  # noqa: PR01, RT01, D200
         Query the columns of a ``DataFrame`` with a boolean expression.
         """
         self._update_var_dicts_in_kwargs(expr, kwargs)
+        self._validate_eval_query(expr, **kwargs)
         inplace = validate_bool_kwarg(inplace, "inplace")
-        new_query_compiler = pandas.DataFrame.query(
-            self, expr, inplace=False, **kwargs
-        )._query_compiler
+        # HACK: this condition kind of breaks the idea of backend agnostic API as all queries
+        # _should_ work fine for all of the engines using `pandas.DataFrame.query(...)` approach.
+        # However, at this point we know that we can execute simple queries way more efficiently
+        # using the QC's API directly in case of pandas backend. Ideally, we have to make it work
+        # with the 'pandas.query' approach the same as good the direct QC call is. But investigating
+        # and fixing the root cause of the perf difference appears to be much more complicated
+        # than putting this hack here. Hopefully, we'll get rid of it soon:
+        # https://github.com/modin-project/modin/issues/6499
+        try:
+            new_query_compiler = self._query_compiler.rowwise_query(expr, **kwargs)
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            # a non row-wise query was passed, falling back to pandas implementation
+            new_query_compiler = pandas.DataFrame.query(
+                self, expr, inplace=False, **kwargs
+            )._query_compiler
         return self._create_or_update_from_compiler(new_query_compiler, inplace)
 
     def rename(
diff --git a/modin/test/storage_formats/pandas/test_internals.py b/modin/test/storage_formats/pandas/test_internals.py
index 28258cbaf1a..8d4213015ba 100644
--- a/modin/test/storage_formats/pandas/test_internals.py
+++ b/modin/test/storage_formats/pandas/test_internals.py
@@ -1310,3 +1310,33 @@ def test_skip_set_columns():
     # of equality comparison, in this case the new columns should be set unconditionally,
     # meaning that the '_deferred_column' has to be True
     assert df._query_compiler._modin_frame._deferred_column
+
+
+def test_query_dispatching():
+    """
+    Test whether the logic of determining whether the passed query
+    can be performed row-wise works correctly in ``PandasQueryCompiler.rowwise_query()``.
+
+    The tested method raises a ``NotImpementedError`` if the query cannot be performed row-wise
+    and raises nothing if it can.
+    """
+    qc = pd.DataFrame(
+        {"a": [1], "b": [2], "c": [3], "d": [4], "e": [5]}
+    )._query_compiler
+
+    local_var = 10  # noqa: F841 (unused variable)
+
+    # these queries should be performed row-wise (so no exception)
+    qc.rowwise_query("a < 1")
+    qc.rowwise_query("a < b")
+    qc.rowwise_query("a < (b + @local_var) * c > 10")
+
+    # these queries cannot be performed row-wise (so they must raise an exception)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        qc.rowwise_query("a < b[0]")
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        qc.rowwise_query("a < b.min()")
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        qc.rowwise_query("a < (b + @local_var + (b - e.min())) * c > 10")
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        qc.rowwise_query("a < b.size")