diff --git a/core/translate/insert.rs b/core/translate/insert.rs
index 234323cd7..4f13f2b2f 100644
--- a/core/translate/insert.rs
+++ b/core/translate/insert.rs
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ fn translate_column(
     } else if let Some(default_expr) = column.default.as_ref() {
         translate_expr(program, None, default_expr, column_register, resolver)?;
     } else {
-        let nullable = !column.notnull() && !column.primary_key() && !column.unique();
+        let nullable = !column.notnull() && !column.primary_key();
         if !nullable {
             crate::bail_parse_error!(
                 "column {} is not nullable",
diff --git a/testing/null.test b/testing/null.test
index 682c23bfa..814ce6dbd 100755
--- a/testing/null.test
+++ b/testing/null.test
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ do_execsql_test sel-true {
 do_execsql_test sel-false {
 	select false;
 } {0}
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} not-null-just-cuz-unique {
+    create table t (a int, x int unique);
+    insert into t(a) values(1);
+    select * from t;
+} {1|}
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