diff --git a/crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/mod.rs b/crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/mod.rs
index 8d64f85fb2..1a01d0c6ec 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/mod.rs
@@ -1764,8 +1764,11 @@ impl From<Column> for DeltaColumn {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use arrow_array::StructArray;
-    use arrow_schema::Schema;
+    use crate::operations::create::CreateBuilder;
+    use crate::operations::write::SchemaMode;
+    use crate::writer::test_utils::get_delta_schema;
+    use arrow::array::StructArray;
+    use arrow::datatypes::{Field, Schema};
     use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
     use datafusion::assert_batches_sorted_eq;
     use datafusion::datasource::physical_plan::ParquetExec;
@@ -1774,13 +1777,12 @@ mod tests {
     use datafusion_expr::lit;
     use datafusion_proto::physical_plan::AsExecutionPlan;
     use datafusion_proto::protobuf;
+    use delta_kernel::schema::StructField;
     use object_store::path::Path;
     use serde_json::json;
     use std::ops::Deref;
 
     use super::*;
-    use crate::operations::write::SchemaMode;
-    use crate::writer::test_utils::get_delta_schema;
 
     // test deserialization of serialized partition values.
     // https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md#partition-value-serialization
@@ -2566,4 +2568,57 @@ mod tests {
             Ok(true)
         }
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn parent_distribution_requirements_bug() {
+        let arr: Arc<dyn Array> = Arc::new(arrow::array::StringArray::from(vec!["s"]));
+        let batch = RecordBatch::try_from_iter_with_nullable(vec![("a", arr, false)]).unwrap();
+
+        let path = "/tmp/table";
+
+        let mut table = CreateBuilder::new()
+            .with_location(path)
+            .with_columns([StructField {
+                name: "a".to_string(),
+                data_type: delta_kernel::schema::DataType::STRING,
+                nullable: false,
+                metadata: HashMap::new(),
+            }])
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        table = crate::DeltaOps(table)
+            .write(vec![batch.clone()])
+            .with_save_mode(crate::protocol::SaveMode::Append)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        table = crate::DeltaOps(table)
+            .write(vec![batch])
+            .with_save_mode(crate::protocol::SaveMode::Append)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let config = SessionConfig::default();
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new_with_config(config);
+
+        ctx.register_table("table", Arc::new(table)).unwrap();
+        ctx.sql("SELECT * FROM `table` WHERE `a` > 's' ORDER BY `a` ASC")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let re_opened_table = open_table(path).await.unwrap();
+        ctx.register_table("re_opened_table", Arc::new(re_opened_table))
+            .unwrap();
+        ctx.sql("SELECT * FROM `re_opened_table` WHERE `a` > 's' ORDER BY `a` ASC")
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(false);
+    }
 }