drop table if exists test; create table test (x UInt64) engine=Memory(); set insert_null_as_default=1; insert into test select number % 2 ? NULL : 42 as x from numbers(2); select * from test order by x; drop table test; create table test (x LowCardinality(String) default 'Hello') engine=Memory(); insert into test select (number % 2 ? NULL : 'World')::LowCardinality(Nullable(String)) from numbers(2); select * from test order by x; drop table test;