diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 54aab3715c..b3b7a4b494 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ ClimaCore.jl Release Notes
 main
 -------
 
+v0.14.14
+-------
+
+- Inference was fixed for some broadcast expressions involving columns PR [#1984](https://github.com/CliMA/ClimaCore.jl/pull/1984).
+
 v0.14.13
 -------
 
diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index e7f19bf3ec..46777dac66 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "ClimaCore"
 uuid = "d414da3d-4745-48bb-8d80-42e94e092884"
 authors = ["CliMA Contributors <clima-software@caltech.edu>"]
-version = "0.14.13"
+version = "0.14.14"
 
 [deps]
 Adapt = "79e6a3ab-5dfb-504d-930d-738a2a938a0e"
diff --git a/src/DataLayouts/broadcast.jl b/src/DataLayouts/broadcast.jl
index fa4ad4f330..8be07a9662 100644
--- a/src/DataLayouts/broadcast.jl
+++ b/src/DataLayouts/broadcast.jl
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ Base.@propagate_inbounds function column(
 ) where {Nv, N, DS <: Union{Data1DXStyle{Nv, N}, Data2DXStyle{Nv, N}}}
     _args = column_args(bc.args, inds...)
     _axes = nothing
-    Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{DataColumnStyle(DS)}(bc.f, _args, _axes)
+    bcc = Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{DataColumnStyle(DS)}(bc.f, _args, _axes)
+    Base.Broadcast.instantiate(bcc)
 end
 
 @inline function column(
diff --git a/test/Fields/field_opt.jl b/test/Fields/field_opt.jl
index 83d57100c2..24955cdbb5 100644
--- a/test/Fields/field_opt.jl
+++ b/test/Fields/field_opt.jl
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ using JET
     ρ = Fields.Field(Float64, cspace)
     S = Fields.Field(Float64, cspace)
     ifelsekernel!(S, ρ)
-    @test_opt broken = true ifelsekernel!(S, ρ)
+    @test_opt ifelsekernel!(S, ρ)
 end
 
 nothing