diff --git a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00981_no_virtual_columns_in_system_columns.reference b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00981_no_virtual_columns_in_system_columns.reference
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+default	merge_ab	x	UInt8			0	0	0		0	0	0	0	
diff --git a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00981_no_virtual_columns_in_system_columns.sql b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00981_no_virtual_columns_in_system_columns.sql
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+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS merge_a;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS merge_b;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS merge_ab;
+
+CREATE TABLE merge_a (x UInt8) ENGINE = StripeLog;
+CREATE TABLE merge_b (x UInt8) ENGINE = StripeLog;
+CREATE TABLE merge_ab AS merge(currentDatabase(), '^merge_[ab]$');
+
+SELECT * FROM system.columns WHERE database = currentDatabase() AND table = 'merge_ab';
+
+DROP TABLE merge_a;
+DROP TABLE merge_b;
+DROP TABLE merge_ab;