diff --git a/core/translate/expr.rs b/core/translate/expr.rs
index ffa75f9c8..ffcf0a4e0 100644
--- a/core/translate/expr.rs
+++ b/core/translate/expr.rs
@@ -1869,10 +1869,25 @@ pub fn translate_expr(
         }
         ast::Expr::FunctionCallStar { .. } => todo!(),
         ast::Expr::Id(id) => {
-            crate::bail_parse_error!(
-                "no such column: {} - should this be a string literal in single-quotes?",
-                id.0
-            )
+            let Some(tables) = referenced_tables else {
+                crate::bail_parse_error!(
+                    "no such column: {} - should this be a string literal in single-quotes?",
+                    id.0
+                )
+            };
+            match resolve_unambiguous_col(tables, &id.0) {
+                Ok((tbl, column)) => {
+                    let cursor_id =
+                        program.resolve_cursor_id(&tables.get(tbl).as_ref().unwrap().identifier);
+                    program.emit_insn(Insn::Column {
+                        column,
+                        cursor_id,
+                        dest: target_register,
+                    });
+                    Ok(target_register)
+                }
+                Err(e) => crate::bail_parse_error!("{}", e),
+            }
         }
         ast::Expr::Column {
             database: _,
@@ -2308,3 +2323,37 @@ pub fn translate_and_mark(
 pub fn sanitize_string(input: &str) -> String {
     input[1..input.len() - 1].replace("''", "'").to_string()
 }
+
+/// Returns the table and col indexes of a column matching the identifier, only if it is
+/// completely unambiguous in the provided tables.
+fn resolve_unambiguous_col(tables: &[TableReference], id: &str) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
+    let mut found_cols = 0;
+    let mut table_index = 0;
+    let mut column_index = 0;
+    for (i, table) in tables.iter().enumerate() {
+        if let Some((idx, _)) = table
+            .table
+            .columns()
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .find(|(_, c)| c.name.as_ref().unwrap().eq_ignore_ascii_case(id))
+        {
+            if found_cols > 0 {
+                return Err(crate::LimboError::ParseError(format!(
+                    "ambiguous column name: {}",
+                    id
+                )));
+            }
+            table_index = i;
+            column_index = idx;
+            found_cols += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if found_cols > 0 {
+        return Ok((table_index, column_index));
+    }
+    Err(crate::LimboError::ParseError(format!(
+        "no such column: {}",
+        id
+    )))
+}