diff --git a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
index 2db808013f97be28230695047522c90982b64856..f5b887936814b4d0614c9cb2ded71235e5863904 100644
--- a/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
+++ b/src/client/src/tscSQLParser.c
@@ -8267,6 +8267,24 @@ static void updateTagPrjFunction(SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo) {
   }
 }
 
+/*
+ retrun false : expr is not in groupbu column.
+ return true : expr is in groupby column.
+*/
+static bool check_expr_in_groupby_colum(SGroupbyExpr* pGroupbyExpr, SExprInfo* pExpr){
+  SColIndex* pIndex = NULL;
+  assert( pExpr);
+  if (NULL == pGroupbyExpr)
+    return false;
+  for (int32_t k = 0; k < pGroupbyExpr->numOfGroupCols ; ++k) {
+    pIndex = taosArrayGet(pGroupbyExpr->columnInfo, k);
+    if (!strcmp(pIndex->name,&pExpr->base.colInfo.name[1])){ // notes:first char is dot, skip one char.
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * check for selectivity function + tags column function both exist.
  * 1. tagprj functions are not compatible with aggregated function when missing "group by" clause
@@ -8284,12 +8302,15 @@ static int32_t checkUpdateTagPrjFunctions(SQueryInfo* pQueryInfo, char* msg) {
   int16_t numOfTimeWindow  = 0;
 
   size_t numOfExprs = taosArrayGetSize(pQueryInfo->exprList);
+  SGroupbyExpr* pGroupbyExpr = &pQueryInfo->groupbyExpr;
   for (int32_t i = 0; i < numOfExprs; ++i) {
     SExprInfo* pExpr = taosArrayGetP(pQueryInfo->exprList, i);
     if (pExpr->base.functionId == TSDB_FUNC_TAGPRJ ||
         (pExpr->base.functionId == TSDB_FUNC_PRJ && pExpr->base.colInfo.colId == PRIMARYKEY_TIMESTAMP_COL_INDEX)) {
-      tagTsColExists = true;  // selectivity + ts/tag column
-      break;
+      if (false == check_expr_in_groupby_colum(pGroupbyExpr,pExpr)) {
+        tagTsColExists = true;  // selectivity + ts/tag column
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }