diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/BetweenPropertyExpression.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/BetweenPropertyExpression.java
index fed80ff63..9ce453eb6 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/BetweenPropertyExpression.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/expression/BetweenPropertyExpression.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ final class BetweenPropertyExpression extends NonPrepareExpression {
 
   @Override
   public void addSql(SpiExpressionRequest request) {
-    request.append(" ?").append(BETWEEN).property(name(lowProperty)).append(" and ").property(name(highProperty));
+    request.append("?").append(BETWEEN).property(name(lowProperty)).append(" and ").property(name(highProperty));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/src/test/java/org/querytest/QCustomerTest.java b/ebean-querybean/src/test/java/org/querytest/QCustomerTest.java
index 41db9684c..d2a8bedff 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/src/test/java/org/querytest/QCustomerTest.java
+++ b/ebean-querybean/src/test/java/org/querytest/QCustomerTest.java
@@ -813,6 +813,30 @@ public class QCustomerTest {
     new QContact()
       .firstName.inRangeWith(lastName, "B")
       .findList();
+
+    new QContact()
+      .firstName.between("A", "B")
+      .findList();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void betweenProperties() {
+    var query = new QContact()
+      .firstName.betweenProperties(lastName, "B");
+
+    query.findList();
+    assertThat(query.getGeneratedSql()).contains(" where ? between t0.first_name and t0.last_name");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void betweenProperties_notFirstPredicate() {
+    var query = new QContact()
+      .lastName.isNotNull()
+      .firstName.betweenProperties(lastName, "B")
+      .email.isNotNull();
+
+    query.findList();
+    assertThat(query.getGeneratedSql()).contains(" where t0.last_name is not null and ? between t0.first_name and t0.last_name and t0.email is not null");
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/internal/server/grammer/EqlParserTest.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/internal/server/grammer/EqlParserTest.java
index 8053cefc1..16b64b7d9 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/internal/server/grammer/EqlParserTest.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/internal/server/grammer/EqlParserTest.java
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class EqlParserTest extends BaseTestCase {
     Query<Customer> query = parse("where 'x' between name and smallnote");
     query.findList();
 
-    assertSql(query).contains("where  ? between t0.name and t0.smallnote");
+    assertSql(query).contains("where ? between t0.name and t0.smallnote");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class EqlParserTest extends BaseTestCase {
     query.setParameter("some", "A");
     query.findList();
 
-    assertSql(query).contains("where  ? between t0.name and t0.smallnote");
+    assertSql(query).contains("where ? between t0.name and t0.smallnote");
   }
 
   @Test