diff --git a/frappe/database/query.py b/frappe/database/query.py
index e4738d3a0c..e9e5521a9f 100644
--- a/frappe/database/query.py
+++ b/frappe/database/query.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class Engine:
 					if " as " in field:
 						field, reference = field.split(" as ")
 						updated_fields.append(Field(field.strip()).as_(reference))
-					elif "`.`" in str(field):
+					elif "`" in str(field):
 						updated_fields.append(PseudoColumn(field.strip()))
 					else:
 						updated_fields.append(Field(field))
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_query.py b/frappe/tests/test_query.py
index 7b9a307e04..be5fcc33ac 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_query.py
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ class TestQuery(unittest.TestCase):
 			.where(Field("name") == "Administrator")
 			.get_sql(),
 		)
-
 		self.assertEqual(
 			frappe.qb.engine.get_query(
-				"User", fields=["name, email"], filters={"name": "Administrator"}
+				"User", fields=["`name`, `email`"], filters={"name": "Administrator"}
 			).get_sql(),
 			frappe.qb.from_("User")
 			.select(Field("name"), Field("email"))