diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java
index 82bb375f4..c217f7a9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequest.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public final class DtoQueryRequest<T> extends AbstractSqlQueryRequest {
   }
 
   static String parseColumn(String columnLabel) {
-    if (columnLabel.startsWith("_e_")) {
+    if (columnLabel.startsWith("_e_") || columnLabel.startsWith("_E_")) {
       // encrypted column alias in the form _e_<tableAlias>_<column>
       final int pos = columnLabel.indexOf("_", 3);
       if (pos > -1) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java
index 1fd1df110..f8bdd66bd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DtoQueryRequestTest.java
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ public class DtoQueryRequestTest {
 
     assertEquals("foo", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("foo"));
     assertEquals("bar", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("_e_t0_bar"));
+    assertEquals("BAR", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("_E_T0_BAR"));
     assertEquals("baz", DtoQueryRequest.parseColumn("_e_t42_baz"));
+    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"));