diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/expranalysis/expranalysis.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/expranalysis/expranalysis.go
index df9f42255a3..196f5b3c354 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/expranalysis/expranalysis.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/expranalysis/expranalysis.go
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ func ResolveCheckExpression(ctx *sql.Context, tableName string, sch schema.Schem
 	}
 
 	for _, check := range ct.Checks() {
-		if stripTableNamesFromExpression(check.Expr).String() == checkExpr {
+		// Check definitions created before v1.55.3 may not have backquotes around identifiers
+		quotedExpr := stripTableNamesFromExpression(check.Expr, true).String()
+		unquotedExpr := stripTableNamesFromExpression(check.Expr, false).String()
+		if quotedExpr == checkExpr || unquotedExpr == checkExpr {
 			return check.Expr, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -71,10 +74,10 @@ func ResolveCheckExpression(ctx *sql.Context, tableName string, sch schema.Schem
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find check expression")
 }
 
-func stripTableNamesFromExpression(expr sql.Expression) sql.Expression {
+func stripTableNamesFromExpression(expr sql.Expression, quoted bool) sql.Expression {
 	e, _, _ := transform.Expr(expr, func(e sql.Expression) (sql.Expression, transform.TreeIdentity, error) {
 		if col, ok := e.(*expression.GetField); ok {
-			return col.WithTable("").WithQuotedNames(sql.GlobalSchemaFormatter, true), transform.NewTree, nil
+			return col.WithTable("").WithQuotedNames(sql.GlobalSchemaFormatter, quoted), transform.NewTree, nil
 		}
 		return e, transform.SameTree, nil
 	})
diff --git a/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/backward_compatible_versions.txt b/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/backward_compatible_versions.txt
index 560ad74c455..36c6c9f45b8 100644
--- a/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/backward_compatible_versions.txt
+++ b/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/backward_compatible_versions.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+v1.55.3
 v1.7.0
 v1.6.0
 v1.5.0
diff --git a/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/bats/compatibility.bats b/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/bats/compatibility.bats
index 0d8aacc5f42..b63709b9c64 100755
--- a/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/bats/compatibility.bats
+++ b/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/bats/compatibility.bats
@@ -206,3 +206,8 @@ EOF
 
     dolt sql -q 'drop table abc2'
 }
+
+@test "dolt merge with check constraints" {
+    run dolt merge check_merge
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/setup_repo.sh b/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/setup_repo.sh
index 6e4772708a1..227f3aad282 100755
--- a/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/setup_repo.sh
+++ b/integration-tests/compatibility/test_files/setup_repo.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ CREATE TABLE big (
   pk int PRIMARY KEY,
   str longtext
 );
+
+CREATE TABLE def (
+  i INT check (i > 0)
+);
+INSERT INTO def VALUES (1), (2), (3);
 SQL
 dolt sql < "../../test_files/big_table.sql"  # inserts 1K rows to `big`
 dolt add .
@@ -54,6 +59,8 @@ SQL
 dolt add .
 dolt commit -m "made changes to $DEFAULT_BRANCH"
 
+dolt branch check_merge
+
 dolt checkout other
 dolt sql <<SQL
 DELETE FROM abc WHERE pk=2;
@@ -66,6 +73,13 @@ SQL
 dolt add .
 dolt commit -m "made changes to other"
 
+dolt checkout check_merge
+dolt sql <<SQL
+INSERT INTO def VALUES (5), (6), (7);
+SQL
+dolt add .
+dolt commit -m "made changes to check_merge"
+
 dolt checkout "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
 dolt table export abc abc.csv
 dolt schema export abc abc_schema.json