diff --git a/extensions-core/histogram/src/main/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregator.java b/extensions-core/histogram/src/main/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregator.java
index 6711c36f4b1..b9c8d3d3d46 100644
--- a/extensions-core/histogram/src/main/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregator.java
+++ b/extensions-core/histogram/src/main/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregator.java
@@ -93,15 +93,27 @@ public class QuantileSqlAggregator implements SqlAggregator
         project,
         aggregateCall.getArgList().get(1)
     );
-    final float probability = ((Number) RexLiteral.value(probabilityArg)).floatValue();
 
+    if (!probabilityArg.isA(SqlKind.LITERAL)) {
+      // Probability must be a literal in order to plan.
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final float probability = ((Number) RexLiteral.value(probabilityArg)).floatValue();
     final int resolution;
+
     if (aggregateCall.getArgList().size() >= 3) {
       final RexNode resolutionArg = Expressions.fromFieldAccess(
           rowSignature,
           project,
           aggregateCall.getArgList().get(2)
       );
+
+      if (!resolutionArg.isA(SqlKind.LITERAL)) {
+        // Resolution must be a literal in order to plan.
+        return null;
+      }
+
       resolution = ((Number) RexLiteral.value(resolutionArg)).intValue();
     } else {
       resolution = ApproximateHistogram.DEFAULT_HISTOGRAM_SIZE;
diff --git a/extensions-core/histogram/src/test/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregatorTest.java b/extensions-core/histogram/src/test/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregatorTest.java
index 95734ff0363..8fae927cef8 100644
--- a/extensions-core/histogram/src/test/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregatorTest.java
+++ b/extensions-core/histogram/src/test/java/io/druid/query/aggregation/histogram/sql/QuantileSqlAggregatorTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import io.druid.java.util.common.granularity.Granularities;
 import io.druid.query.Druids;
+import io.druid.query.QueryDataSource;
 import io.druid.query.aggregation.CountAggregatorFactory;
 import io.druid.query.aggregation.DoubleSumAggregatorFactory;
 import io.druid.query.aggregation.FilteredAggregatorFactory;
@@ -32,9 +33,13 @@ import io.druid.query.aggregation.histogram.ApproximateHistogramAggregatorFactor
 import io.druid.query.aggregation.histogram.ApproximateHistogramDruidModule;
 import io.druid.query.aggregation.histogram.ApproximateHistogramFoldingAggregatorFactory;
 import io.druid.query.aggregation.histogram.QuantilePostAggregator;
+import io.druid.query.aggregation.post.ArithmeticPostAggregator;
+import io.druid.query.aggregation.post.FieldAccessPostAggregator;
+import io.druid.query.dimension.DefaultDimensionSpec;
 import io.druid.query.expression.TestExprMacroTable;
 import io.druid.query.filter.NotDimFilter;
 import io.druid.query.filter.SelectorDimFilter;
+import io.druid.query.groupby.GroupByQuery;
 import io.druid.query.spec.MultipleIntervalSegmentSpec;
 import io.druid.segment.IndexBuilder;
 import io.druid.segment.QueryableIndex;
@@ -291,4 +296,69 @@ public class QuantileSqlAggregatorTest
       );
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testQuantileOnInnerQuery() throws Exception
+  {
+    try (final DruidPlanner planner = plannerFactory.createPlanner(null)) {
+      final String sql = "SELECT AVG(x), APPROX_QUANTILE(x, 0.98)\n"
+                         + "FROM (SELECT dim2, SUM(m1) AS x FROM foo GROUP BY dim2)";
+
+      final PlannerResult plannerResult = planner.plan(sql);
+
+      // Verify results
+      final List<Object[]> results = plannerResult.run().toList();
+      final List<Object[]> expectedResults = ImmutableList.of(
+          new Object[]{7.0, 8.26386833190918}
+      );
+      Assert.assertEquals(expectedResults.size(), results.size());
+      for (int i = 0; i < expectedResults.size(); i++) {
+        Assert.assertArrayEquals(expectedResults.get(i), results.get(i));
+      }
+
+      // Verify query
+      Assert.assertEquals(
+          GroupByQuery.builder()
+                      .setDataSource(
+                          new QueryDataSource(
+                              GroupByQuery.builder()
+                                          .setDataSource(CalciteTests.DATASOURCE1)
+                                          .setInterval(new MultipleIntervalSegmentSpec(ImmutableList.of(Filtration.eternity())))
+                                          .setGranularity(Granularities.ALL)
+                                          .setDimensions(ImmutableList.of(new DefaultDimensionSpec("dim2", "d0")))
+                                          .setAggregatorSpecs(
+                                              ImmutableList.of(
+                                                  new DoubleSumAggregatorFactory("a0", "m1")
+                                              )
+                                          )
+                                          .setContext(ImmutableMap.of())
+                                          .build()
+                          )
+                      )
+                      .setInterval(new MultipleIntervalSegmentSpec(ImmutableList.of(Filtration.eternity())))
+                      .setGranularity(Granularities.ALL)
+                      .setAggregatorSpecs(ImmutableList.of(
+                          new DoubleSumAggregatorFactory("_a0:sum", "a0"),
+                          new CountAggregatorFactory("_a0:count"),
+                          new ApproximateHistogramAggregatorFactory("_a1:agg", "a0", null, null, null, null)
+                      ))
+                      .setPostAggregatorSpecs(
+                          ImmutableList.of(
+                              new ArithmeticPostAggregator(
+                                  "_a0",
+                                  "quotient",
+                                  ImmutableList.of(
+                                      new FieldAccessPostAggregator(null, "_a0:sum"),
+                                      new FieldAccessPostAggregator(null, "_a0:count")
+                                  )
+                              ),
+                              new QuantilePostAggregator("_a1", "_a1:agg", 0.98f)
+                          )
+                      )
+                      .setContext(ImmutableMap.of())
+                      .build(),
+          Iterables.getOnlyElement(queryLogHook.getRecordedQueries())
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }