diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java
index 0ee056430..ed687aff8 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public final class SqlTreeBuilder {
   private final SpiQuery.TemporalMode temporalMode;
   private SqlTreeNode rootNode;
   private boolean sqlDistinct;
+  private final boolean distinctNoLobs;
 
   /**
    * Construct for RawSql query.
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public final class SqlTreeBuilder {
     this.query = null;
     this.subQuery = false;
     this.distinctOnPlatform = false;
+    this.distinctNoLobs = false;
     this.queryDetail = queryDetail;
     this.predicates = predicates;
     this.temporalMode = SpiQuery.TemporalMode.CURRENT;
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ public final class SqlTreeBuilder {
     this.predicates = predicates;
     this.alias = new SqlTreeAlias(request.baseTableAlias(), temporalMode);
     this.distinctOnPlatform = builder.isPlatformDistinctOn();
+    this.distinctNoLobs = builder.isPlatformDistinctNoLobs();
     String fromForUpdate = builder.fromForUpdate(query);
     CQueryHistorySupport historySupport = builder.getHistorySupport(query);
     CQueryDraftSupport draftSupport = builder.getDraftSupport(query);
@@ -266,6 +269,9 @@ public final class SqlTreeBuilder {
     if (joinList != null) {
       joinList.add(selectNode);
     }
+    if (sqlDistinct && distinctNoLobs) {
+      selectNode.unselectLobs();
+    }
     return selectNode;
   }
 
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNode.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNode.java
index 54632d9ca..d4d22908c 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNode.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNode.java
@@ -78,4 +78,6 @@ interface SqlTreeNode {
    * Create the loader for this node.
    */
   SqlTreeLoad createLoad();
+  
+  default void unselectLobs() {};
 }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java
index 4836fa3fd..6214137c1 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeNodeBean.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class SqlTreeNodeBean implements SqlTreeNode {
   /**
    * Set to true if this is a partial object fetch.
    */
-  final boolean partialObject;
-  final STreeProperty[] properties;
+  boolean partialObject;
+  STreeProperty[] properties;
   /**
    * Extra where clause added by Where annotation on associated many.
    */
@@ -399,4 +399,33 @@ class SqlTreeNodeBean implements SqlTreeNode {
     }
     return false;
   }
+  
+
+  @Override
+  public void unselectLobs() {
+    if (children != null) {
+      for (SqlTreeNode child : children) {
+        child.unselectLobs();
+      }
+    }
+    if (hasLob()) {
+      List<STreeProperty> lst = new ArrayList<>();
+      for (STreeProperty prop : properties) {
+        if (!prop.isDbLob()) {
+          lst.add(prop);
+        }
+      }
+      properties = lst.toArray(new STreeProperty[0]);
+      partialObject = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private boolean hasLob() {
+    for (STreeProperty prop : properties) {
+      if (prop.isDbLob()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }