diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index 751c4bf39fca595b4bfddb1b553e4e70c0078843..5ad372f633a5ab3973acdc6b2290ae4e01e8849b 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -1606,6 +1606,22 @@ bool isValidDistinctSql(SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo) {
   return false;
 }
 
+static bool hasNoneUserDefineExpr(SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo) {
+  size_t numOfExprs = taosArrayGetSize(pQueryInfo->exprList);
+  for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfExprs; ++i) {
+    SSqlExpr* pExpr = taosArrayGetP(pQueryInfo->exprList, i);
+
+    if (TSDB_COL_IS_UD_COL(pExpr->colInfo.flag)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+
 int32_t parseSelectClause(SSqlCmd* pCmd, int32_t clauseIndex, SArray* pSelectList, bool isSTable, bool joinQuery, bool timeWindowQuery) {
   assert(pSelectList != NULL && pCmd != NULL);
   const char* msg1 = "too many columns in selection clause";
@@ -1670,7 +1686,7 @@ int32_t parseSelectClause(SSqlCmd* pCmd, int32_t clauseIndex, SArray* pSelectLis
   
   // there is only one user-defined column in the final result field, add the timestamp column.
   size_t numOfSrcCols = taosArrayGetSize(pQueryInfo->colList);
-  if (numOfSrcCols <= 0 && !tscQueryTags(pQueryInfo) && !tscQueryBlockInfo(pQueryInfo)) {
+  if ((numOfSrcCols <= 0 || !hasNoneUserDefineExpr(pQueryInfo)) && !tscQueryTags(pQueryInfo) && !tscQueryBlockInfo(pQueryInfo)) {
     addPrimaryTsColIntoResult(pQueryInfo);
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/script/general/parser/constCol.sim b/tests/script/general/parser/constCol.sim
index 716d36e82bcc4d4505426b2c3784de03d2f77c30..66523517be92eb7bddcb248b54522143f27e09d5 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/parser/constCol.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/parser/constCol.sim
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@ if $data00 != 0.300000000 then
   return -1
 endi
 
+print =============================> td-3996
+sql select 'abc' as res from t1 where f1 < 0
+if $rows != 0 then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+
 print ======================udc with normal column group by
 
 sql_error select from t1
diff --git a/tests/script/general/parser/union.sim b/tests/script/general/parser/union.sim
index d50daea6566af4dd11c51e195e5b5a7f31ee4ad1..6d3446d1c83abcc88e15b61efacdd95d070229e4 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/parser/union.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/parser/union.sim
@@ -421,8 +421,18 @@ if $data10 != @union_db0@ then
   return -1
 endi
 
+sql select 'aaa' as option from union_tb1 where c1 < 0 limit 1 union all select 'bbb' as option from union_tb0 limit 1
+if $rows != 1 then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+if $data00 != @bbb@ then
+  return -1
+endi
+
+
 sql_error show tables union all show tables
 sql_error show stables union all show stables
 sql_error show databases union all show databases
 
-system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
\ No newline at end of file
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT