diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
index 2641e034de2b3..4fa6d1385947f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-orm-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/TestEndpoint.java
@@ -1253,6 +1253,18 @@ public String testProjection() {
         long countDistinct = projectionDistinctQuery.count();
         Assertions.assertEquals(1L, countDistinct);
 
+        // We are checking that not everything gets lowercased
+        PanacheQuery<CatProjectionBean> letterCaseQuery = Cat
+                // The spaces at the beginning are intentional
+                .find("   SELECT   disTINct  'GARFIELD', 'JoN ArBuCkLe' from Cat c where name = :NamE group by name  ",
+                        Parameters.with("NamE", bubulle.name), Sort.by("name"))
+                .project(CatProjectionBean.class);
+
+        CatProjectionBean catView = letterCaseQuery.firstResult();
+        // Must keep the letter case
+        Assertions.assertEquals(catView.getName(), "GARFIELD");
+        Assertions.assertEquals(catView.getOwnerName(), "JoN ArBuCkLe");
+
         Cat.deleteAll();
         CatOwner.deleteAll();
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-reactive-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/reactive/TestEndpoint.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-reactive-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/reactive/TestEndpoint.java
index fb50b9a4287b4..cdf977b09d7b2 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-reactive-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/reactive/TestEndpoint.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-reactive-panache/src/main/java/io/quarkus/it/panache/reactive/TestEndpoint.java
@@ -1675,6 +1675,15 @@ public Uni<String> testProjection2() {
                     Assertions.assertTrue(
                             exception.getMessage().startsWith("Unable to perform a projection on a 'select new' query"));
                 })
+                .invoke(() -> Cat
+                        .find("   SELECT   disTINct  'GARFIELD', 'JoN ArBuCkLe' from Cat c where name = :NamE group by name  ", Parameters.with("NamE", catName), Sort.by("name"))
+                        .project(CatProjectionBean.class))
+                .chain(projectionQuery -> projectionQuery.<CatProjectionBean> firstResult())
+                .invoke(catView -> {
+                    // Must keep the letter case
+                    Assertions.assertEquals(catView.name, "GARFIELD");
+                    Assertions.assertEquals(catView.ownerName, "JoN ArBuCkLe");
+                })
                 .replaceWith("OK");
     }