diff --git a/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindJoinQueryTestBase.cs b/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindJoinQueryTestBase.cs
index 27590388b8f..25e8f118754 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindJoinQueryTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindJoinQueryTestBase.cs
@@ -969,5 +969,23 @@ public virtual Task Take_SelectMany_correlated_subquery_take(bool async)
                         .Take(2)),
                 entryCount: 2);
         }
+
+        [ConditionalTheory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(IsAsyncData))]
+        public virtual Task Take_in_collection_projection_with_FirstOrDefault_on_top_level(bool async)
+        {
+            return AssertFirstOrDefault(
+                async,
+                ss => ss.Set<Customer>()
+                    .Select(c => new
+                    {
+                        Orders = c.Orders.OrderBy(e => e.OrderDate).Take(1)
+                            .Select(o => new
+                            {
+                                Title = o.CustomerID == o.Customer.City ? "A" : "B"
+                            }).ToList()
+                    }),
+                asserter: (e, a) => AssertCollection(e.Orders, a.Orders, ordered: true));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqlServerTest.cs b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqlServerTest.cs
index 51992e74621..3002fa70e27 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqlServerTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqlServerTest.cs
@@ -722,6 +722,32 @@ FROM [Customers] AS [c0]
 ORDER BY [t].[CustomerID]");
         }
 
+        public override async Task Take_in_collection_projection_with_FirstOrDefault_on_top_level(bool async)
+        {
+            await base.Take_in_collection_projection_with_FirstOrDefault_on_top_level(async);
+
+            AssertSql(
+                @"SELECT [t].[CustomerID], [t0].[Title], [t0].[OrderID], [t0].[CustomerID]
+FROM (
+    SELECT TOP(1) [c].[CustomerID]
+    FROM [Customers] AS [c]
+) AS [t]
+OUTER APPLY (
+    SELECT CASE
+        WHEN ([t1].[CustomerID] = [c0].[City]) OR ([t1].[CustomerID] IS NULL AND [c0].[City] IS NULL) THEN N'A'
+        ELSE N'B'
+    END AS [Title], [t1].[OrderID], [c0].[CustomerID], [t1].[OrderDate]
+    FROM (
+        SELECT TOP(1) [o].[OrderID], [o].[CustomerID], [o].[OrderDate]
+        FROM [Orders] AS [o]
+        WHERE [t].[CustomerID] = [o].[CustomerID]
+        ORDER BY [o].[OrderDate]
+    ) AS [t1]
+    LEFT JOIN [Customers] AS [c0] ON [t1].[CustomerID] = [c0].[CustomerID]
+) AS [t0]
+ORDER BY [t].[CustomerID], [t0].[OrderDate], [t0].[OrderID], [t0].[CustomerID]");
+        }
+
         private void AssertSql(params string[] expected)
             => Fixture.TestSqlLoggerFactory.AssertBaseline(expected);
 
diff --git a/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqliteTest.cs b/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqliteTest.cs
index 72697585bc4..f780672c32e 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqliteTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindJoinQuerySqliteTest.cs
@@ -54,5 +54,11 @@ public override async Task SelectMany_with_selecting_outer_entity_column_and_inn
                 SqliteStrings.ApplyNotSupported,
                 (await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
                     () => base.SelectMany_with_selecting_outer_entity_column_and_inner_column(async))).Message);
+
+        public override async Task Take_in_collection_projection_with_FirstOrDefault_on_top_level(bool async)
+            => Assert.Equal(
+                SqliteStrings.ApplyNotSupported,
+                (await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(
+                    () => base.Take_in_collection_projection_with_FirstOrDefault_on_top_level(async))).Message);
     }
 }