diff --git a/frappe/model/db_query.py b/frappe/model/db_query.py
index 91e9d32164..0ad7088540 100644
--- a/frappe/model/db_query.py
+++ b/frappe/model/db_query.py
@@ -1121,13 +1121,18 @@ from {tables}
 		if ORDER_GROUP_PATTERN.match(_lower):
 			frappe.throw(_("Illegal SQL Query"))
 
+		# NEW: strip backticked identifiers so words inside table/field names
+		# (e.g. `tabTrade Union`) don't trigger 'union' / 'select ... from' checks
+		sanitized = re.sub(r"`[^`]*`", "", _lower)
+
 		subquery_indicators = {
 			r"union",
 			r"intersect",
 			r"select\b.*\bfrom",
 		}
 
-		if any(re.search(r"\b" + pattern + r"\b", _lower) for pattern in subquery_indicators):
+		# run the subquery checks against the sanitized string
+		if any(re.search(r"\b" + pattern + r"\b", sanitized) for pattern in subquery_indicators):
 			frappe.throw(_("Cannot use sub-query here."))
 
 		blacklisted_sql_functions = {