diff --git a/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs b/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs
index e68ff114543ad..7506eca44b9e7 100644
--- a/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs
+++ b/datafusion/optimizer/src/decorrelate_predicate_subquery.rs
@@ -512,16 +512,17 @@ fn build_join(
 
         // Keep only columns that actually belong to the RIGHT child, and sort by their
         // position in the right schema for deterministic order.
-        let mut right_cols_idx_and_col: Vec<(usize, Column)> = needed
+        let mut right_col_indices: Vec<usize> = needed
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|c| right_schema.index_of_column(&c).ok().map(|idx| (idx, c)))
+            .filter_map(|column| right_schema.index_of_column(&column).ok())
             .collect();
 
-        right_cols_idx_and_col.sort_by_key(|(idx, _)| *idx);
+        right_col_indices.sort_unstable();
+        right_col_indices.dedup();
 
-        let right_proj_exprs: Vec<Expr> = right_cols_idx_and_col
+        let right_proj_exprs: Vec<Expr> = right_col_indices
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|(_, c)| Expr::Column(c))
+            .map(|index| Expr::Column(Column::from(right_schema.qualified_field(index))))
             .collect();
 
         let right_projected = if !right_proj_exprs.is_empty() {
diff --git a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/subquery_projection.slt b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/subquery_projection.slt
index 3b361841faaaa..20de82531561a 100644
--- a/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/subquery_projection.slt
+++ b/datafusion/sqllogictest/test_files/subquery_projection.slt
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ FROM (SELECT 1) t;
 ----
 false true
 
+query B
+SELECT 'a' IN (SELECT column1 FROM VALUES ('b'), ('c'), ('d'));
+----
+false
+
 query BBBB
 WITH vals AS (SELECT * FROM (VALUES (1), (2), (NULL)) AS t(x))
 SELECT