diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/compute/operator/ValuesAggregatorBenchmark.java b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/compute/operator/ValuesAggregatorBenchmark.java
index 280e6274d84de..ab8d4a61d753a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/compute/operator/ValuesAggregatorBenchmark.java
+++ b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/benchmark/compute/operator/ValuesAggregatorBenchmark.java
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.Block;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BlockFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BytesRefBlock;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BytesRefVector;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.ElementType;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.IntBlock;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.IntVector;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.LongBlock;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.LongVector;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.OrdinalBytesRefVector;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.Page;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.operator.AggregationOperator;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.operator.DriverContext;
@@ -275,11 +278,18 @@ private static Block dataBlock(int groups, String dataType) {
         int blockLength = blockLength(groups);
         return switch (dataType) {
             case BYTES_REF -> {
-                try (BytesRefBlock.Builder builder = blockFactory.newBytesRefBlockBuilder(blockLength)) {
+                try (
+                    BytesRefVector.Builder dict = blockFactory.newBytesRefVectorBuilder(blockLength);
+                    IntVector.Builder ords = blockFactory.newIntVectorBuilder(blockLength)
+                ) {
+                    final int dictLength = Math.min(blockLength, KEYWORDS.length);
+                    for (int i = 0; i < dictLength; i++) {
+                        dict.appendBytesRef(KEYWORDS[i]);
+                    }
                     for (int i = 0; i < blockLength; i++) {
-                        builder.appendBytesRef(KEYWORDS[i % KEYWORDS.length]);
+                        ords.appendInt(i % dictLength);
                     }
-                    yield builder.build();
+                    yield new OrdinalBytesRefVector(ords.build(), dict.build()).asBlock();
                 }
             }
             case INT -> {
diff --git a/docs/changelog/127849.yaml b/docs/changelog/127849.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4d5b747b35011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/127849.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 127849
+summary: Optimize ordinal inputs in Values aggregation
+area: "ES|QL"
+type: enhancement
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/GroupingAggregatorImplementer.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/GroupingAggregatorImplementer.java
index 3d8e5b1dcb756..0182b29b71271 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/GroupingAggregatorImplementer.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/GroupingAggregatorImplementer.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
 import static org.elasticsearch.compute.gen.AggregatorImplementer.capitalize;
+import static org.elasticsearch.compute.gen.Methods.optionalStaticMethod;
 import static org.elasticsearch.compute.gen.Methods.requireAnyArgs;
 import static org.elasticsearch.compute.gen.Methods.requireAnyType;
 import static org.elasticsearch.compute.gen.Methods.requireArgs;
@@ -332,10 +333,32 @@ private MethodSpec prepareProcessPage() {
             builder.beginControlFlow("if (valuesBlock.mayHaveNulls())");
             builder.addStatement("state.enableGroupIdTracking(seenGroupIds)");
             builder.endControlFlow();
-            builder.addStatement("return $L", addInput(b -> b.addStatement("addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesBlock$L)", extra)));
+            if (shouldWrapAddInput(blockType(aggParam.type()))) {
+                builder.addStatement(
+                    "var addInput = $L",
+                    addInput(b -> b.addStatement("addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesBlock$L)", extra))
+                );
+                builder.addStatement("return $T.wrapAddInput(addInput, state, valuesBlock)", declarationType);
+            } else {
+                builder.addStatement(
+                    "return $L",
+                    addInput(b -> b.addStatement("addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesBlock$L)", extra))
+                );
+            }
         }
         builder.endControlFlow();
-        builder.addStatement("return $L", addInput(b -> b.addStatement("addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesVector$L)", extra)));
+        if (shouldWrapAddInput(vectorType(aggParam.type()))) {
+            builder.addStatement(
+                "var addInput = $L",
+                addInput(b -> b.addStatement("addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesVector$L)", extra))
+            );
+            builder.addStatement("return $T.wrapAddInput(addInput, state, valuesVector)", declarationType);
+        } else {
+            builder.addStatement(
+                "return $L",
+                addInput(b -> b.addStatement("addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesVector$L)", extra))
+            );
+        }
         return builder.build();
     }
 
@@ -525,6 +548,15 @@ private void combineRawInputForArray(MethodSpec.Builder builder, String arrayVar
         warningsBlock(builder, () -> builder.addStatement("$T.combine(state, groupId, $L)", declarationType, arrayVariable));
     }
 
+    private boolean shouldWrapAddInput(TypeName valuesType) {
+        return optionalStaticMethod(
+            declarationType,
+            requireType(GROUPING_AGGREGATOR_FUNCTION_ADD_INPUT),
+            requireName("wrapAddInput"),
+            requireArgs(requireType(GROUPING_AGGREGATOR_FUNCTION_ADD_INPUT), requireType(aggState.declaredType()), requireType(valuesType))
+        ) != null;
+    }
+
     private void warningsBlock(MethodSpec.Builder builder, Runnable block) {
         if (warnExceptions.isEmpty() == false) {
             builder.beginControlFlow("try");
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/Methods.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/Methods.java
index f2fa7b8084448..b94eb13433a15 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/Methods.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/gen/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/gen/Methods.java
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ static ExecutableElement requireStaticMethod(
         TypeMatcher returnTypeMatcher,
         NameMatcher nameMatcher,
         ArgumentMatcher argumentMatcher
+    ) {
+        ExecutableElement method = optionalStaticMethod(declarationType, returnTypeMatcher, nameMatcher, argumentMatcher);
+        if (method == null) {
+            var message = nameMatcher.names.size() == 1 ? "Requires method: " : "Requires one of methods: ";
+            var signatures = nameMatcher.names.stream()
+                .map(name -> "public static " + returnTypeMatcher + " " + declarationType + "#" + name + "(" + argumentMatcher + ")")
+                .collect(joining(" or "));
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(message + signatures);
+        }
+        return method;
+    }
+
+    static ExecutableElement optionalStaticMethod(
+        TypeElement declarationType,
+        TypeMatcher returnTypeMatcher,
+        NameMatcher nameMatcher,
+        ArgumentMatcher argumentMatcher
     ) {
         return typeAndSuperType(declarationType).flatMap(type -> ElementFilter.methodsIn(type.getEnclosedElements()).stream())
             .filter(method -> method.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.STATIC))
@@ -66,13 +83,7 @@ static ExecutableElement requireStaticMethod(
             .filter(method -> returnTypeMatcher.test(TypeName.get(method.getReturnType())))
             .filter(method -> argumentMatcher.test(method.getParameters().stream().map(it -> TypeName.get(it.asType())).toList()))
             .findFirst()
-            .orElseThrow(() -> {
-                var message = nameMatcher.names.size() == 1 ? "Requires method: " : "Requires one of methods: ";
-                var signatures = nameMatcher.names.stream()
-                    .map(name -> "public static " + returnTypeMatcher + " " + declarationType + "#" + name + "(" + argumentMatcher + ")")
-                    .collect(joining(" or "));
-                return new IllegalArgumentException(message + signatures);
-            });
+            .orElse(null);
     }
 
     static NameMatcher requireName(String... names) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated-src/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregator.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated-src/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregator.java
index f326492664fb8..ca7a68e333960 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated-src/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregator.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated-src/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregator.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.Block;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BlockFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BytesRefBlock;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BytesRefVector;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.IntVector;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.operator.DriverContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.Releasables;
@@ -56,6 +57,22 @@ public static GroupingState initGrouping(BigArrays bigArrays) {
         return new GroupingState(bigArrays);
     }
 
+    public static GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput wrapAddInput(
+        GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput delegate,
+        GroupingState state,
+        BytesRefBlock values
+    ) {
+        return ValuesBytesRefAggregators.wrapAddInput(delegate, state, values);
+    }
+
+    public static GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput wrapAddInput(
+        GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput delegate,
+        GroupingState state,
+        BytesRefVector values
+    ) {
+        return ValuesBytesRefAggregators.wrapAddInput(delegate, state, values);
+    }
+
     public static void combine(GroupingState state, int groupId, BytesRef v) {
         state.values.add(groupId, BlockHash.hashOrdToGroup(state.bytes.add(v)));
     }
@@ -127,8 +144,8 @@ public void close() {
      * collector operation. But at least it's fairly simple.
      */
     public static class GroupingState implements GroupingAggregatorState {
-        private final LongLongHash values;
-        private final BytesRefHash bytes;
+        final LongLongHash values;
+        BytesRefHash bytes;
 
         private GroupingState(BigArrays bigArrays) {
             LongLongHash _values = null;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefGroupingAggregatorFunction.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefGroupingAggregatorFunction.java
index 6db44ffce8faf..142ab77e725c0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefGroupingAggregatorFunction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/generated/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefGroupingAggregatorFunction.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput prepareProcessPage(SeenGroupIds seenG
       if (valuesBlock.mayHaveNulls()) {
         state.enableGroupIdTracking(seenGroupIds);
       }
-      return new GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput() {
+      var addInput = new GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput() {
         @Override
         public void add(int positionOffset, IntBlock groupIds) {
           addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesBlock);
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ public void add(int positionOffset, IntVector groupIds) {
         public void close() {
         }
       };
+      return ValuesBytesRefAggregator.wrapAddInput(addInput, state, valuesBlock);
     }
-    return new GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput() {
+    var addInput = new GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput() {
       @Override
       public void add(int positionOffset, IntBlock groupIds) {
         addRawInput(positionOffset, groupIds, valuesVector);
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public void add(int positionOffset, IntVector groupIds) {
       public void close() {
       }
     };
+    return ValuesBytesRefAggregator.wrapAddInput(addInput, state, valuesVector);
   }
 
   private void addRawInput(int positionOffset, IntVector groups, BytesRefBlock values) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregators.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregators.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..84047875f06ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/ValuesBytesRefAggregators.java
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.compute.aggregation;
+
+import org.apache.lucene.util.BytesRef;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.aggregation.blockhash.BlockHash;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BytesRefBlock;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BytesRefVector;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.IntBlock;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.IntVector;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.OrdinalBytesRefBlock;
+import org.elasticsearch.core.Releasables;
+
+final class ValuesBytesRefAggregators {
+    static GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput wrapAddInput(
+        GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput delegate,
+        ValuesBytesRefAggregator.GroupingState state,
+        BytesRefBlock values
+    ) {
+        OrdinalBytesRefBlock valuesOrdinal = values.asOrdinals();
+        if (valuesOrdinal == null) {
+            return delegate;
+        }
+        BytesRefVector dict = valuesOrdinal.getDictionaryVector();
+        final IntVector hashIds;
+        BytesRef spare = new BytesRef();
+        try (var hashIdsBuilder = values.blockFactory().newIntVectorFixedBuilder(dict.getPositionCount())) {
+            for (int p = 0; p < dict.getPositionCount(); p++) {
+                hashIdsBuilder.appendInt(Math.toIntExact(BlockHash.hashOrdToGroup(state.bytes.add(dict.getBytesRef(p, spare)))));
+            }
+            hashIds = hashIdsBuilder.build();
+        }
+        IntBlock ordinalIds = valuesOrdinal.getOrdinalsBlock();
+        return new GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput() {
+            @Override
+            public void add(int positionOffset, IntBlock groupIds) {
+                for (int groupPosition = 0; groupPosition < groupIds.getPositionCount(); groupPosition++) {
+                    if (groupIds.isNull(groupPosition)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    int groupStart = groupIds.getFirstValueIndex(groupPosition);
+                    int groupEnd = groupStart + groupIds.getValueCount(groupPosition);
+                    for (int g = groupStart; g < groupEnd; g++) {
+                        int groupId = groupIds.getInt(g);
+                        if (ordinalIds.isNull(groupPosition + positionOffset)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        int valuesStart = ordinalIds.getFirstValueIndex(groupPosition + positionOffset);
+                        int valuesEnd = valuesStart + ordinalIds.getValueCount(groupPosition + positionOffset);
+                        for (int v = valuesStart; v < valuesEnd; v++) {
+                            state.values.add(groupId, hashIds.getInt(ordinalIds.getInt(v)));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void add(int positionOffset, IntVector groupIds) {
+                for (int groupPosition = 0; groupPosition < groupIds.getPositionCount(); groupPosition++) {
+                    int groupId = groupIds.getInt(groupPosition);
+                    if (ordinalIds.isNull(groupPosition + positionOffset)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    int valuesStart = ordinalIds.getFirstValueIndex(groupPosition + positionOffset);
+                    int valuesEnd = valuesStart + ordinalIds.getValueCount(groupPosition + positionOffset);
+                    for (int v = valuesStart; v < valuesEnd; v++) {
+                        state.values.add(groupId, hashIds.getInt(ordinalIds.getInt(v)));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void close() {
+                Releasables.close(hashIds, delegate);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    static GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput wrapAddInput(
+        GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput delegate,
+        ValuesBytesRefAggregator.GroupingState state,
+        BytesRefVector values
+    ) {
+        var valuesOrdinal = values.asOrdinals();
+        if (valuesOrdinal == null) {
+            return delegate;
+        }
+        BytesRefVector dict = valuesOrdinal.getDictionaryVector();
+        final IntVector hashIds;
+        BytesRef spare = new BytesRef();
+        try (var hashIdsBuilder = values.blockFactory().newIntVectorFixedBuilder(dict.getPositionCount())) {
+            for (int p = 0; p < dict.getPositionCount(); p++) {
+                hashIdsBuilder.appendInt(Math.toIntExact(BlockHash.hashOrdToGroup(state.bytes.add(dict.getBytesRef(p, spare)))));
+            }
+            hashIds = hashIdsBuilder.build();
+        }
+        var ordinalIds = valuesOrdinal.getOrdinalsVector();
+        return new GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput() {
+            @Override
+            public void add(int positionOffset, IntBlock groupIds) {
+                for (int groupPosition = 0; groupPosition < groupIds.getPositionCount(); groupPosition++) {
+                    if (groupIds.isNull(groupPosition)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    int groupStart = groupIds.getFirstValueIndex(groupPosition);
+                    int groupEnd = groupStart + groupIds.getValueCount(groupPosition);
+                    for (int g = groupStart; g < groupEnd; g++) {
+                        int groupId = groupIds.getInt(g);
+                        state.values.add(groupId, hashIds.getInt(ordinalIds.getInt(groupPosition + positionOffset)));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void add(int positionOffset, IntVector groupIds) {
+                for (int groupPosition = 0; groupPosition < groupIds.getPositionCount(); groupPosition++) {
+                    int groupId = groupIds.getInt(groupPosition);
+                    state.values.add(groupId, hashIds.getInt(ordinalIds.getInt(groupPosition + positionOffset)));
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void close() {
+                Releasables.close(hashIds, delegate);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/X-ValuesAggregator.java.st b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/X-ValuesAggregator.java.st
index 68c6a8640cbd0..f94dd86df7b31 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/X-ValuesAggregator.java.st
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/aggregation/X-ValuesAggregator.java.st
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ import org.elasticsearch.compute.ann.GroupingAggregator;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.ann.IntermediateState;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.Block;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.BlockFactory;
-$if(int||double||float||BytesRef)$
+$if(BytesRef)$
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.$Type$Block;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.$Type$Vector;
+$elseif(int||double||float)$
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.$Type$Block;
 $endif$
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.data.IntVector;
@@ -87,6 +90,24 @@ $endif$
         return new GroupingState(bigArrays);
     }
 
+$if(BytesRef)$
+    public static GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput wrapAddInput(
+        GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput delegate,
+        GroupingState state,
+        BytesRefBlock values
+    ) {
+        return ValuesBytesRefAggregators.wrapAddInput(delegate, state, values);
+    }
+
+    public static GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput wrapAddInput(
+        GroupingAggregatorFunction.AddInput delegate,
+        GroupingState state,
+        BytesRefVector values
+    ) {
+        return ValuesBytesRefAggregators.wrapAddInput(delegate, state, values);
+    }
+$endif$
+
     public static void combine(GroupingState state, int groupId, $type$ v) {
 $if(long)$
         state.values.add(groupId, v);
@@ -234,8 +255,8 @@ $if(long||double)$
         private final LongLongHash values;
 
 $elseif(BytesRef)$
-        private final LongLongHash values;
-        private final BytesRefHash bytes;
+        final LongLongHash values;
+        BytesRefHash bytes;
 
 $elseif(int||float)$
         private final LongHash values;