diff --git a/backends-clickhouse/src/test/scala/org/apache/gluten/execution/GlutenClickhouseCountDistinctSuite.scala b/backends-clickhouse/src/test/scala/org/apache/gluten/execution/GlutenClickhouseCountDistinctSuite.scala
index 1b954df22eac..5887050d0aaa 100644
--- a/backends-clickhouse/src/test/scala/org/apache/gluten/execution/GlutenClickhouseCountDistinctSuite.scala
+++ b/backends-clickhouse/src/test/scala/org/apache/gluten/execution/GlutenClickhouseCountDistinctSuite.scala
@@ -213,4 +213,11 @@ class GlutenClickhouseCountDistinctSuite extends GlutenClickHouseWholeStageTrans
       }
     )
   }
+
+  test("GLUTEN-5852: Fix mismatch result columns size exception related to 5618") {
+    val sql =
+      "select distinct * from (select 2 as r3, count(distinct a, b, c), 2 as r1, 2 as r2  from " +
+        "values (0, null, 1), (1, 1, 1), (2, 2, 1), (1, 2, 1) ,(2, 2, 2) as data(a,b,c) group by c)"
+    compareResultsAgainstVanillaSpark(sql, true, { _ => })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/utils/PullOutProjectHelper.scala b/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/utils/PullOutProjectHelper.scala
index 824694837dcb..505f13f263a2 100644
--- a/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/utils/PullOutProjectHelper.scala
+++ b/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/utils/PullOutProjectHelper.scala
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ trait PullOutProjectHelper {
       replaceBoundReference: Boolean = false): Expression =
     expr match {
       case alias: Alias =>
-        projectExprsMap.getOrElseUpdate(alias.child.canonicalized, alias).toAttribute
+        alias.child match {
+          case _: Literal =>
+            projectExprsMap.getOrElseUpdate(alias, alias).toAttribute
+          case _ =>
+            projectExprsMap.getOrElseUpdate(alias.child.canonicalized, alias).toAttribute
+        }
       case attr: Attribute => attr
       case e: BoundReference if !replaceBoundReference => e
       case other =>