diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/OrderBy.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/OrderBy.java
index 6b59e12bf..c7bacf7aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/OrderBy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/OrderBy.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public final class OrderBy<T> implements Serializable {
      * Support use in select clause if no collation or nulls ordering.
      */
     boolean supportsSelect() {
-      return nulls == null && collation == null;
+      return nulls == null;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/m2m/TestM2MDistinct_sqlServer.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/m2m/TestM2MDistinct_sqlServer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29c216ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/m2m/TestM2MDistinct_sqlServer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package org.tests.m2m;
+
+import io.ebean.BaseTestCase;
+import io.ebean.DB;
+import io.ebean.annotation.ForPlatform;
+import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
+import io.ebeantest.LoggedSql;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.tests.model.m2m.Permission;
+import org.tests.model.m2m.Role;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class TestM2MDistinct_sqlServer extends BaseTestCase {
+
+  @ForPlatform(Platform.SQLSERVER)
+  @Test
+  public void testName() {
+
+    Permission perm = new Permission("TestPerm");
+    DB.save(perm);
+    LoggedSql.start();
+
+    List<Role> roles = DB.find(Role.class).where().eq("permissions", perm)
+      .order().asc("name", "Latin1_General_CI_AS")
+      .findList();
+
+    List<String> sqls = LoggedSql.stop();
+    assertThat(sqls.get(0)).startsWith("select distinct t0.id, t0.name, t0.version, t0.tenant_id, t0.name collate Latin1_General_CI_AS "
+      + "from mt_role t0 join mt_role_permission u1z_ on u1z_.mt_role_id = t0.id  "
+      + "join mt_permission u1 on u1.id = u1z_.mt_permission_id  where u1.id = ? "
+      + "order by t0.name collate Latin1_General_CI_AS;");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/unitinternal/TestOrderByParse.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/unitinternal/TestOrderByParse.java
index 362086508..11136a786 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/unitinternal/TestOrderByParse.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/unitinternal/TestOrderByParse.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class TestOrderByParse extends BaseTestCase {
     assertEquals("id", o1.getProperties().get(0).getProperty());
     assertTrue(o1.getProperties().get(0).isAscending());
     assertEquals("id collate latin_1", o1.toStringFormat());
-    assertFalse(o1.supportsSelect());
+    assertTrue(o1.supportsSelect());
 
     o1 = new OrderBy<>();
     o1.desc("id", "latin_1");
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class TestOrderByParse extends BaseTestCase {
     assertEquals("id", o1.getProperties().get(0).getProperty());
     assertTrue(!o1.getProperties().get(0).isAscending());
     assertEquals("id collate latin_1 desc", o1.toStringFormat());
-    assertFalse(o1.supportsSelect());
+    assertTrue(o1.supportsSelect());
 
     o1 = new OrderBy<>();
     o1.desc("id", "latin_1");
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class TestOrderByParse extends BaseTestCase {
     assertTrue(!o1.getProperties().get(0).isAscending());
     assertTrue(o1.getProperties().get(1).isAscending());
     assertEquals("id collate latin_1 desc, date", o1.toStringFormat());
-    assertFalse(o1.supportsSelect());
+    assertTrue(o1.supportsSelect());
 
     o1 = new OrderBy<>();
     o1.desc("id", "latin_1");
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class TestOrderByParse extends BaseTestCase {
     assertTrue(!o1.getProperties().get(0).isAscending());
     assertTrue(o1.getProperties().get(1).isAscending());
     assertEquals("id collate latin_1 desc, name collate latin_2", o1.toStringFormat());
-    assertFalse(o1.supportsSelect());
+    assertTrue(o1.supportsSelect());
 
     // functional (DB2) syntax
     o1 = new OrderBy<>();
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ public class TestOrderByParse extends BaseTestCase {
     assertEquals("id", o1.getProperties().get(0).getProperty());
     assertTrue(!o1.getProperties().get(0).isAscending());
     assertEquals("COLLATION_KEY(id, 'latin_1') desc", o1.toStringFormat());
-    assertFalse(o1.supportsSelect());
-
+    assertTrue(o1.supportsSelect());
   }
 
   @Test