diff --git a/datafusion/src/physical_plan/projection.rs b/datafusion/src/physical_plan/projection.rs
index e2be2a0e240a7..98317b3ff487f 100644
--- a/datafusion/src/physical_plan/projection.rs
+++ b/datafusion/src/physical_plan/projection.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 //! projection expressions. `SELECT` without `FROM` will only evaluate expressions.
 
 use std::any::Any;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
@@ -63,13 +64,15 @@ impl ProjectionExec {
 
         let fields: Result<Vec<Field>> = expr
             .iter()
-            .map(|(e, name)| match input_schema.field_with_name(name) {
-                Ok(f) => Ok(f.clone()),
-                Err(_) => {
-                    let dt = e.data_type(&input_schema)?;
-                    let nullable = e.nullable(&input_schema)?;
-                    Ok(Field::new(name, dt, nullable))
-                }
+            .map(|(e, name)| {
+                let mut field = Field::new(
+                    name,
+                    e.data_type(&input_schema)?,
+                    e.nullable(&input_schema)?,
+                );
+                field.set_metadata(get_field_metadata(e, &input_schema));
+
+                Ok(field)
             })
             .collect();
 
@@ -179,6 +182,24 @@ impl ExecutionPlan for ProjectionExec {
     }
 }
 
+/// If e is a direct column reference, returns the field level
+/// metadata for that field, if any. Otherwise returns None
+fn get_field_metadata(
+    e: &Arc<dyn PhysicalExpr>,
+    input_schema: &Schema,
+) -> Option<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
+    let name = if let Some(column) = e.as_any().downcast_ref::<Column>() {
+        column.name()
+    } else {
+        return None;
+    };
+
+    input_schema
+        .field_with_name(name)
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|f| f.metadata().as_ref().cloned())
+}
+
 fn stats_projection(
     stats: Statistics,
     exprs: impl Iterator<Item = Arc<dyn PhysicalExpr>>,
diff --git a/datafusion/tests/sql.rs b/datafusion/tests/sql.rs
index 945bb7ebc2eb8..0b1abbe2180c7 100644
--- a/datafusion/tests/sql.rs
+++ b/datafusion/tests/sql.rs
@@ -891,6 +891,29 @@ async fn projection_same_fields() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn projection_type_alias() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut ctx = ExecutionContext::new();
+    register_aggregate_simple_csv(&mut ctx).await?;
+
+    // Query that aliases one column to the name of a different column
+    // that also has a different type (c1 == float32, c3 == boolean)
+    let sql = "SELECT c1 as c3 FROM aggregate_simple ORDER BY c3 LIMIT 2";
+    let actual = execute_to_batches(&mut ctx, sql).await;
+
+    let expected = vec![
+        "+---------+",
+        "| c3      |",
+        "+---------+",
+        "| 0.00001 |",
+        "| 0.00002 |",
+        "+---------+",
+    ];
+    assert_batches_eq!(expected, &actual);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn csv_query_group_by_float64() -> Result<()> {
     let mut ctx = ExecutionContext::new();