diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/sql/BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/sql/BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter.java
index 69109a1a09..e4fd9689af 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/sql/BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/sql/BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter.java
@@ -3755,12 +3755,23 @@ public abstract class BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter<T extends Statement> extends Base
 								creationContext
 						)
 				);
+				final String compatibleTableExpression;
+				if ( modelPart instanceof BasicValuedModelPart ) {
+					compatibleTableExpression = ( (BasicValuedModelPart) modelPart ).getContainingTableExpression();
+				}
+				else if ( modelPart instanceof EmbeddableValuedModelPart ) {
+					compatibleTableExpression = ( (EmbeddableValuedModelPart) modelPart ).getContainingTableExpression();
+				}
+				else {
+					compatibleTableExpression = null;
+				}
 				lateralTableGroup = new QueryPartTableGroup(
 						queryPath,
 						null,
 						subQuerySpec,
 						identifierVariable,
 						columnNames,
+						compatibleTableExpression,
 						true,
 						false,
 						creationContext.getSessionFactory()
@@ -3801,7 +3812,12 @@ public abstract class BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter<T extends Statement> extends Base
 				}
 				parentFromClauseAccess.registerTableGroup( lateralTableGroup.getNavigablePath(), lateralTableGroup );
 				if ( jdbcTypeCount == 1 ) {
-					return resultColumnReferences.get( 0 );
+					return new BasicValuedPathInterpretation<>(
+							resultColumnReferences.get( 0 ),
+							queryPath,
+							(BasicValuedModelPart) modelPart,
+							lateralTableGroup
+					);
 				}
 				else {
 					return new SqlTuple( resultColumnReferences, modelPart );
@@ -3813,7 +3829,8 @@ public abstract class BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter<T extends Statement> extends Base
 		}
 		final QueryPartTableReference tableReference = (QueryPartTableReference) lateralTableGroup.getPrimaryTableReference();
 		if ( jdbcTypeCount == 1 ) {
-			return new ColumnReference(
+			return new BasicValuedPathInterpretation<>(
+				new ColumnReference(
 					identifierVariable,
 					tableReference.getColumnNames().get( 0 ),
 					false,
@@ -3821,6 +3838,10 @@ public abstract class BaseSqmToSqlAstConverter<T extends Statement> extends Base
 					null,
 					modelPart.getJdbcMappings().get( 0 ),
 					creationContext.getSessionFactory()
+				),
+				queryPath,
+				(BasicValuedModelPart) modelPart,
+				lateralTableGroup
 			);
 		}
 		else {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/QueryPartTableGroup.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/QueryPartTableGroup.java
index 3009f15af6..5a947a05c5 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/QueryPartTableGroup.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/sql/ast/tree/from/QueryPartTableGroup.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.hibernate.sql.ast.tree.from;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import org.hibernate.sql.ast.tree.select.QueryPart;
 public class QueryPartTableGroup extends AbstractTableGroup {
 
 	private final QueryPartTableReference queryPartTableReference;
+	private final String compatibleTableExpression;
 
 	public QueryPartTableGroup(
 			NavigablePath navigablePath,
@@ -32,6 +34,28 @@ public class QueryPartTableGroup extends AbstractTableGroup {
 			boolean lateral,
 			boolean canUseInnerJoins,
 			SessionFactoryImplementor sessionFactory) {
+		this(
+				navigablePath,
+				tableGroupProducer,
+				queryPart,
+				sourceAlias,
+				columnNames,
+				null,
+				lateral,
+				canUseInnerJoins,
+				sessionFactory
+		);
+	}
+
+	public QueryPartTableGroup(
+			NavigablePath navigablePath,
+			TableGroupProducer tableGroupProducer,
+			QueryPart queryPart,
+			String sourceAlias,
+			List<String> columnNames,
+			String compatibleTableExpression, boolean lateral,
+			boolean canUseInnerJoins,
+			SessionFactoryImplementor sessionFactory) {
 		super(
 				canUseInnerJoins,
 				navigablePath,
@@ -40,6 +64,7 @@ public class QueryPartTableGroup extends AbstractTableGroup {
 				null,
 				sessionFactory
 		);
+		this.compatibleTableExpression = compatibleTableExpression;
 		this.queryPartTableReference = new QueryPartTableReference(
 				queryPart,
 				sourceAlias,
@@ -60,7 +85,7 @@ public class QueryPartTableGroup extends AbstractTableGroup {
 			String tableExpression,
 			boolean allowFkOptimization,
 			boolean resolve) {
-		if ( tableExpression == null ) {
+		if ( Objects.equals( tableExpression, compatibleTableExpression ) ) {
 			return getPrimaryTableReference();
 		}
 		for ( TableGroupJoin tableGroupJoin : getNestedTableGroupJoins() ) {