diff --git a/src/array_decoder/mod.rs b/src/array_decoder/mod.rs
index a01987b9..ad9d2c02 100644
--- a/src/array_decoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/array_decoder/mod.rs
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ impl NaiveStripeDecoder {
             if remaining == 0 {
                 Ok(None)
             } else {
+                // In case of empty projection, we need to create a RecordBatch with `row_count` only
+                // to reflect the row number
                 Ok(Some(
                     RecordBatch::try_new_with_options(
                         Arc::clone(&self.schema_ref),