diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionExtraSQLTests.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionExtraSQLTests.scala
index 8565c0b31c0c..caa7f878708a 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionExtraSQLTests.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionExtraSQLTests.scala
@@ -95,6 +95,60 @@ trait MergeIntoSchemaEvolutionExtraSQLTests extends RowLevelOperationSuiteBase {
     }
   }
 
+  Seq(true, false).foreach { withSchemaEvolution =>
+    test(s"source is subquery with projection and alias - INSERT * -" +
+      s" schema evolution=$withSchemaEvolution") {
+      withTempView("source") {
+        createAndInitTable(
+          "pk INT NOT NULL, salary INT, dep STRING",
+          """{ "pk": 1, "salary": 100, "dep": "hr" }
+            |{ "pk": 2, "salary": 200, "dep": "software" }""".stripMargin)
+
+        Seq((3, 300), (4, 400)).toDF("pk", "salary")
+          .createOrReplaceTempView("source")
+
+        val schemaEvolutionClause = if (withSchemaEvolution) "WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION" else ""
+        val mergeStmt =
+          s"""MERGE $schemaEvolutionClause
+             |INTO $tableNameAsString t
+             |USING (SELECT pk, salary, 'new' AS dep, true AS active FROM source) AS s
+             |ON t.pk = s.pk
+             |WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT *
+             |""".stripMargin
+
+        if (withSchemaEvolution) {
+          sql(mergeStmt)
+          val result = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $tableNameAsString")
+          checkAnswer(result,
+            Seq(
+              Row(1, 100, "hr", null),
+              Row(2, 200, "software", null),
+              Row(3, 300, "new", true),
+              Row(4, 400, "new", true)))
+          assert(result.schema === StructType(Seq(
+            StructField("pk", IntegerType, nullable = false),
+            StructField("salary", IntegerType),
+            StructField("dep", StringType),
+            StructField("active", BooleanType))))
+        } else {
+          sql(mergeStmt)
+          val result = sql(s"SELECT * FROM $tableNameAsString")
+          checkAnswer(result,
+            Seq(
+              Row(1, 100, "hr"),
+              Row(2, 200, "software"),
+              Row(3, 300, "new"),
+              Row(4, 400, "new")))
+          assert(result.schema === StructType(Seq(
+            StructField("pk", IntegerType, nullable = false),
+            StructField("salary", IntegerType),
+            StructField("dep", StringType))))
+        }
+      }
+      sql(s"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $tableNameAsString")
+    }
+  }
+
   test("error when catalog ignores schema changes in MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION") {
     spark.conf.set("spark.sql.catalog.cat", classOf[PartialSchemaEvolutionCatalog].getName)
     spark.sessionState.catalogManager.reset()