diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0a093b1..b23a7e4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -114,14 +114,11 @@ RETURNING version`,
 // snapshot). A snapshot with a version of zero is returned if the docuemnt
 // has never been created in the database.
 PostgresDB.prototype.getSnapshot = async function(collection, id, fields, options, callback) {
-  fields ||= {};
   options ||= {};
-  const wantsMetadata = fields.$submit || options.metadata;
+  const wantsMetadata = fields?.$submit || options.metadata;
+  const {text, values} = snapshotQuery(collection, id, fields);
   try {
-    const result = await this._pool.query(
-      'SELECT version, data, doc_type, metadata FROM snapshots WHERE collection = $1 AND doc_id = $2 LIMIT 1',
-      [collection, id],
-    );
+    const result = await this._pool.query(text, values);
 
     var row = result.rows[0]
     const snapshot = {
@@ -140,6 +137,31 @@ PostgresDB.prototype.getSnapshot = async function(collection, id, fields, option
   }
 };
 
+const SELECT_SNAPSHOT =
+  'SELECT version, data, doc_type, metadata FROM snapshots WHERE collection = $1 AND doc_id = $2 LIMIT 1';
+
+const SELECT_SNAPSHOT_WITHOUT_DATA = `SELECT version,
+    CASE WHEN doc_type IS NULL THEN NULL ELSE '{}'::jsonb END AS data,
+    doc_type, metadata
+  FROM snapshots WHERE collection = $1 AND doc_id = $2 LIMIT 1`;
+
+const SELECT_SNAPSHOT_KEYS = `SELECT version,
+    CASE WHEN jsonb_typeof(data) = 'object'
+      THEN (SELECT coalesce(jsonb_object_agg(key, value), '{}') FROM jsonb_each(data) WHERE key = ANY($3::text[]))
+      ELSE data
+    END AS data,
+    doc_type, metadata
+  FROM snapshots WHERE collection = $1 AND doc_id = $2 LIMIT 1`;
+
+function snapshotQuery(collection, id, fields) {
+  if (!fields || fields.$submit) return {text: SELECT_SNAPSHOT, values: [collection, id]};
+
+  const keys = Object.keys(fields);
+  if (!keys.length) return {text: SELECT_SNAPSHOT_WITHOUT_DATA, values: [collection, id]};
+
+  return {text: SELECT_SNAPSHOT_KEYS, values: [collection, id, keys]};
+}
+
 // Get operations between [from, to) noninclusively. (Ie, the range should
 // contain start but not end).
 //
diff --git a/index.spec.js b/index.spec.js
index b21888c..f626d44 100644
--- a/index.spec.js
+++ b/index.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 const PostgresDB = require('.');
 const {Pool} = require('pg');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
+const {expect} = require('chai');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const Backend = require('sharedb');
 
 const DB_NAME = 'sharedbtest';
 
@@ -9,6 +12,12 @@ function create(callback) {
   callback(null, db);
 };
 
+function promisifyCallback(fn) {
+  return (...args) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    fn(...args, (error, result) => error ? reject(error) : resolve(result));
+  });
+}
+
 describe('PostgresDB', function() {
   let pool;
   let client;
@@ -34,4 +43,112 @@ describe('PostgresDB', function() {
   });
 
   require('sharedb/test/db')({create: create});
+
+  describe('getSnapshot with fields', () => {
+    let db;
+    let commit;
+    let getSnapshot;
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      db = new PostgresDB({database: DB_NAME});
+      commit = promisifyCallback(db.commit.bind(db));
+      getSnapshot = promisifyCallback(db.getSnapshot.bind(db));
+      const snapshot = {type: 'json0', v: 1, data: {x: 5, y: 6}, m: {test: 3}};
+      await commit('testcollection', 'test', {v: 0, create: {}}, snapshot, null);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      sinon.restore();
+      await db.close();
+    });
+
+    it('does not read data when fields is empty', async () => {
+      const query = sinon.spy(db._pool, 'query');
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'test', {}, null);
+      expect(snapshot).to.eql({id: 'test', v: 1, type: 'json0', data: {}, m: null});
+      expect(query.lastCall.args[0]).not.to.match(/(?<!AS )\bdata\b/);
+    });
+
+    it('returns no data for a deleted doc when fields is empty', async () => {
+      const deleted = {type: null, v: 2, data: undefined};
+      await commit('testcollection', 'test', {v: 1, del: true}, deleted, null);
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'test', {}, null);
+      expect(snapshot).to.eql({id: 'test', v: 2, type: null, data: undefined, m: null});
+    });
+
+    it('returns no data for a deleted doc when fields has keys', async () => {
+      const deleted = {type: null, v: 2, data: undefined};
+      await commit('testcollection', 'test', {v: 1, del: true}, deleted, null);
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'test', {x: true}, null);
+      expect(snapshot.data).to.equal(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it('returns a v0 snapshot for a missing doc when fields is empty', async () => {
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'missing', {}, null);
+      expect(snapshot).to.eql({id: 'missing', v: 0, type: null, data: undefined, m: null});
+    });
+
+    it('returns only the requested keys', async () => {
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'test', {y: true}, null);
+      expect(snapshot.data).to.eql({y: 6});
+    });
+
+    it('matches keys literally, whatever they contain', async () => {
+      const keys = [`x'::text[]); DROP TABLE snapshots; --`, 'a,secret', '{secret}', '"secret"', 'NULL'];
+      const requested = Object.fromEntries(keys.map((key) => [key, true]));
+      const snapshot = {type: 'json0', v: 1, data: {...requested, secret: true}};
+      await commit('testcollection', 'hostile', {v: 0, create: {}}, snapshot, null);
+      const result = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'hostile', requested, null);
+      expect(result.data).to.eql(requested);
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty data when no requested key exists', async () => {
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'test', {z: true}, null);
+      expect(snapshot.data).to.eql({});
+    });
+
+    it('returns non-object data untouched when fields has keys', async () => {
+      const snapshot = {type: 'json0', v: 1, data: [1, 2]};
+      await commit('testcollection', 'array', {v: 0, create: {}}, snapshot, null);
+      const result = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'array', {x: true}, null);
+      expect(result.data).to.eql([1, 2]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty data for non-object data when fields is empty', async () => {
+      const snapshot = {type: 'json0', v: 1, data: [1, 2]};
+      await commit('testcollection', 'array', {v: 0, create: {}}, snapshot, null);
+      const result = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'array', {}, null);
+      expect(result.data).to.eql({});
+    });
+
+    it('returns all data and metadata when fields has $submit', async () => {
+      const snapshot = await getSnapshot('testcollection', 'test', {$submit: true, x: true}, null);
+      expect(snapshot.data).to.eql({x: 5, y: 6});
+      expect(snapshot.m).to.eql({test: 3});
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('through a Backend', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.backend = new Backend({db: new PostgresDB({database: DB_NAME})});
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function(done) {
+      this.backend.close(done);
+    });
+
+    require('sharedb/test/client/projections')({});
+
+    it('projects non-object data to null', async function() {
+      this.backend.addProjection('summary', 'testcollection', {x: true});
+      const connection = this.backend.connect();
+      const doc = connection.get('testcollection', 'array');
+      await promisifyCallback(doc.create.bind(doc))([1, 2]);
+
+      const connection2 = this.backend.connect();
+      const summary = connection2.get('summary', 'array');
+      await promisifyCallback(summary.fetch.bind(summary))();
+      expect(summary.data).to.equal(null);
+    });
+  });
 });