diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java
index 22a59e2f5..82bb375f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final class DtoQueryRequest<T> extends AbstractSqlQueryRequest {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public T readNextBean() throws SQLException {
     dataReader.resetColumnPosition();
-    return (T)plan.readRow(dataReader);
+    return (T) plan.readRow(dataReader);
   }
 
   private DtoMappingRequest mappingRequest() throws SQLException {
@@ -110,19 +110,29 @@ public final class DtoQueryRequest<T> extends AbstractSqlQueryRequest {
   }
 
   private DtoColumn[] readMeta() throws SQLException {
-
     ResultSetMetaData metaData = resultSet.getMetaData();
     int cols = metaData.getColumnCount();
     DtoColumn[] meta = new DtoColumn[cols];
     for (int i = 0; i < cols; i++) {
-      int pos = i+1;
+      int pos = i + 1;
       String columnLabel = metaData.getColumnLabel(pos);
       if (columnLabel == null) {
         columnLabel = metaData.getColumnName(pos);
       }
-      meta[i] = new DtoColumn(columnLabel);
+      meta[i] = new DtoColumn(parseColumn(columnLabel));
     }
     return meta;
   }
 
+  static String parseColumn(String columnLabel) {
+    if (columnLabel.startsWith("_e_")) {
+      // encrypted column alias in the form _e_<tableAlias>_<column>
+      final int pos = columnLabel.indexOf("_", 3);
+      if (pos > -1) {
+        return columnLabel.substring(pos + 1);
+      }
+    }
+    return columnLabel;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
index 830c8d6d2..454d17e22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -542,12 +542,11 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property, STreeProperty {
     return dbEncryptFunction.getDecryptSql(propertyName);
   }
 
-  public String getDecryptSql() {
-    return dbEncryptFunction.getDecryptSql(this.getDbColumn());
-  }
-
-  private String getDecryptSql(String tableAlias) {
-    return dbEncryptFunction.getDecryptSql(tableAlias + "." + this.getDbColumn());
+  /**
+   * Return the SQL for the column including decryption function and column alias.
+   */
+  private String getDecryptSqlWithColumnAlias(String tableAlias) {
+    return dbEncryptFunction.getDecryptSql(tableAlias + "." + this.getDbColumn()) + " _e_" + tableAlias + "_" + this.getDbColumn();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -600,8 +599,7 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue, Property, STreeProperty {
       }
 
       if (dbEncrypted) {
-        String decryptSql = getDecryptSql(ctx.peekTableAlias());
-        ctx.appendRawColumn(decryptSql);
+        ctx.appendRawColumn(getDecryptSqlWithColumnAlias(ctx.peekTableAlias()));
         ctx.addEncryptedProp(this);
 
       } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultDbSqlContext.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultDbSqlContext.java
index 7a73a08a5..d6111e486 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultDbSqlContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/DefaultDbSqlContext.java
@@ -328,11 +328,9 @@ class DefaultDbSqlContext implements DbSqlContext {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void appendRawColumn(String rawcolumnWithTableAlias) {
+  public void appendRawColumn(String rawColumnWithAlias) {
     sb.append(COMMA);
-    sb.append(rawcolumnWithTableAlias);
-
-    appendColumnAlias();
+    sb.append(rawColumnWithAlias);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fd1df110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package io.ebeaninternal.server.core;
+
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class DtoQueryRequestTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void testParse() {
+
+    assertEquals("foo", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("foo"));
+    assertEquals("bar", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("_e_t0_bar"));
+    assertEquals("baz", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("_e_t42_baz"));
+
+    assertEquals("e_t42_nope", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("e_t42_nope"));
+    assertEquals("_f_t42_nope", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("_f_t42_nope"));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/encrypt/TestEncrypt.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/encrypt/TestEncrypt.java
index ee14fb0fd..80b4c9061 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/encrypt/TestEncrypt.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/encrypt/TestEncrypt.java
@@ -55,6 +55,49 @@ public class TestEncrypt extends BaseTestCase {
     assertThat(loggedSql.get(1)).contains("left join e_basicenc t1 on t1.id = t0.other_id");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void asDto() {
+    DB.find(EBasicEncrypt.class).delete();
+
+    EBasicEncrypt e = new EBasicEncrypt();
+    e.setName("name2");
+    e.setDescription("descEncrypted2");
+    e.setDob(new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() - 100000));
+
+    DB.save(e);
+
+    final EDto dto = DB.find(EBasicEncrypt.class)
+      .select("name, description")
+      .asDto(EDto.class)
+      .findOne();
+
+    assertThat(dto).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(dto.getName()).isEqualTo("name2");
+    assertThat(dto.getDescription()).isEqualTo("descEncrypted2");
+  }
+
+  public static class EDto {
+    String name;
+    String description;
+    public EDto(){
+    }
+    public String getName() {
+      return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+      this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+      return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+      this.description = description;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   @ForPlatform(Platform.H2)
   public void test() {