diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractSelectionQuery.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractSelectionQuery.java
index 9953a29bc3..6d717ad8b1 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractSelectionQuery.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/spi/AbstractSelectionQuery.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSelectionQuery<R>
 				}
 
 				if ( !sessionFactory.getSessionFactoryOptions().getJpaCompliance().isJpaQueryComplianceEnabled() ) {
-					verifyResultType( expectedResultClass, sqmSelection.getNodeType() );
+					verifyResultType( expectedResultClass, sqmSelection.getExpressible() );
 				}
 			}
 			// else, let's assume we can instantiate it!
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmBasicValuedSimplePath.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmBasicValuedSimplePath.java
index 5e07bb77fd..deb419c6b8 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmBasicValuedSimplePath.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmBasicValuedSimplePath.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class SqmBasicValuedSimplePath<T>
 
 	@Override
 	public JavaType<T> getExpressibleJavaType() {
-		return getJavaTypeDescriptor();
+		return super.getExpressible().getExpressibleJavaType();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmEmbeddedValuedSimplePath.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmEmbeddedValuedSimplePath.java
index cce753c1ce..1a6c7d5340 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmEmbeddedValuedSimplePath.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/domain/SqmEmbeddedValuedSimplePath.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class SqmEmbeddedValuedSimplePath<T>
 
 	@Override
 	public JavaType<T> getExpressibleJavaType() {
-		return getJavaTypeDescriptor();
+		return super.getExpressible().getExpressibleJavaType();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmAliasedNode.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmAliasedNode.java
index 5ec4a50cca..e164b3c535 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmAliasedNode.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/select/SqmAliasedNode.java
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ public interface SqmAliasedNode<T> extends SqmTypedNode<T> {
 	default SqmExpressible<T> getNodeType() {
 		return getSelectableNode().getNodeType();
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	default SqmExpressible<T> getExpressible() {
+		return getSelectableNode().getExpressible();
+	}
 }