diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
index 336bfa6798f4c6..a694e37098f4a5 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
@@ -1236,6 +1236,16 @@ public String testProjection() {
         Assertions.assertNull(aggregationProjection.getOwnerName());
         Assertions.assertEquals(bubulle.weight, aggregationProjection.getWeight());
 
+        PanacheQuery<CatProjectionBean> projectionDistinctQuery = Cat
+                // The spaces at the beginning are intentional
+                .find("   SELECT   disTINct  c.name, cast(null as string), SUM(c.weight) from Cat c where name = :name group by name  ",
+                        Parameters.with("name", bubulle.name))
+                .project(CatProjectionBean.class);
+        CatProjectionBean aggregationDistinctProjection = projectionDistinctQuery.singleResult();
+        Assertions.assertEquals(bubulle.name, aggregationDistinctProjection.getName());
+        Assertions.assertNull(aggregationDistinctProjection.getOwnerName());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(bubulle.weight, aggregationDistinctProjection.getWeight());
+
         long count = projectionQuery.count();
         Assertions.assertEquals(1L, count);