diff --git a/src/ORM/Query.php b/src/ORM/Query.php
index 17f0f9db4dc..be052ebc586 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Query.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Query.php
@@ -1020,6 +1020,9 @@ protected function _addDefaultSelectTypes()
                 $types[$alias] = $typeMap[$alias];
                 continue;
             }
+            if (is_string($value) && isset($typeMap[$value])) {
+                $types[$alias] = $typeMap[$value];
+            }
             if ($value instanceof TypedResultInterface) {
                 $types[$alias] = $value->returnType();
             }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/QueryTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/QueryTest.php
index 0fe5e990712..d8760a4fbd3 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/QueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/QueryTest.php
@@ -2947,6 +2947,22 @@ public function testSelectWithTableAndAssociationInstance()
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test that simple aliased field have results typecast.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testSelectTypeInferSimpleAliases()
+    {
+        $table = TableRegistry::get('comments');
+        $result = $table
+            ->find()
+            ->select(['created', 'updated_time' => 'updated'])
+            ->first();
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Time::class, $result->created);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Time::class, $result->updated_time);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests that isEmpty() can be called on a query
      *