diff --git a/data/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/io/TestWriterMetrics.java b/data/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/io/TestWriterMetrics.java
index e4f6c028bc8e..7846b1f639be 100644
--- a/data/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/io/TestWriterMetrics.java
+++ b/data/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/io/TestWriterMetrics.java
@@ -241,6 +241,46 @@ public void testPositionDeleteMetricsCoveringMultipleDataFiles() throws IOExcept
         .isEqualTo(3L);
   }
 
+  @TestTemplate
+  public void testMaxColumnsBounded() throws IOException {
+    File tableDir = Files.createTempDirectory(tempDir.toPath(), "table").toFile();
+    assertThat(tableDir.delete()).isTrue();
+
+    List<Types.NestedField> fields = Arrays.asList(ID_FIELD, DATA_FIELD, STRUCT_FIELD);
+
+    Schema maxColSchema = new Schema(fields);
+
+    Table maxColumnTable =
+        TestTables.create(
+            tableDir,
+            "max_col_table",
+            maxColSchema,
+            PartitionSpec.unpartitioned(),
+            SortOrder.unsorted(),
+            FORMAT_V2);
+
+    long maxInferredColumns = 3;
+
+    maxColumnTable
+        .updateProperties()
+        .set(
+            TableProperties.METRICS_MAX_INFERRED_COLUMN_DEFAULTS,
+            String.valueOf(maxInferredColumns))
+        .commit();
+
+    OutputFileFactory maxColFactory =
+        OutputFileFactory.builderFor(maxColumnTable, 1, 1).format(fileFormat).build();
+
+    T row = toRow(1, "data", false, Long.MAX_VALUE);
+    DataWriter<T> dataWriter =
+        newWriterFactory(maxColumnTable)
+            .newDataWriter(maxColFactory.newOutputFile(), PartitionSpec.unpartitioned(), null);
+    dataWriter.write(row);
+    dataWriter.close();
+    DataFile dataFile = dataWriter.toDataFile();
+    assertThat(dataFile.upperBounds().keySet().size()).isEqualTo(maxInferredColumns);
+  }
+
   @TestTemplate
   public void testMaxColumns() throws IOException {
     File tableDir = Files.createTempDirectory(tempDir.toPath(), "table").toFile();