diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c b/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c
index 1f9d17c43fe..f8a18154627 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/planner/merge_planner.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ ConvertRelationRTEIntoSubquery(Query *mergeQuery, RangeTblEntry *sourceRte,
 	newRangeTableRef->rtindex = SINGLE_RTE_INDEX;
 	sourceResultsQuery->jointree = makeFromExpr(list_make1(newRangeTableRef), NULL);
 	sourceResultsQuery->targetList =
-		CreateAllTargetListForRelation(sourceRte->relid, requiredAttributes);
+		CreateFilteredTargetListForRelation(sourceRte->relid, requiredAttributes);
 	List *restrictionList =
 		GetRestrictInfoListForRelation(sourceRte, plannerRestrictionContext);
 	List *copyRestrictionList = copyObject(restrictionList);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/planner/query_colocation_checker.c b/src/backend/distributed/planner/query_colocation_checker.c
index bef91618e42..d298b0f4639 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/planner/query_colocation_checker.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/planner/query_colocation_checker.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 static RangeTblEntry * AnchorRte(Query *subquery);
 static List * UnionRelationRestrictionLists(List *firstRelationList,
 											List *secondRelationList);
-static List * CreateFilteredTargetListForRelation(Oid relationId,
-												  List *requiredAttributes);
 static List * CreateDummyTargetList(Oid relationId, List *requiredAttributes);
 static TargetEntry * CreateTargetEntryForColumn(Form_pg_attribute attributeTuple, Index
 												rteIndex,
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ CreateAllTargetListForRelation(Oid relationId, List *requiredAttributes)
  * only the required columns of the given relation. If there is not required
  * columns then a dummy NULL column is put as the only entry.
  */
-static List *
+List *
 CreateFilteredTargetListForRelation(Oid relationId, List *requiredAttributes)
 {
 	Relation relation = relation_open(relationId, AccessShareLock);
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/query_colocation_checker.h b/src/include/distributed/query_colocation_checker.h
index 2a46d364cfe..485e4a03359 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/query_colocation_checker.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/query_colocation_checker.h
@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@ extern Query * WrapRteRelationIntoSubquery(RangeTblEntry *rteRelation,
 										   List *requiredAttributes,
 										   RTEPermissionInfo *perminfo);
 extern List * CreateAllTargetListForRelation(Oid relationId, List *requiredAttributes);
+extern List * CreateFilteredTargetListForRelation(Oid relationId,
+												  List *requiredAttributes);
 
 #endif /* QUERY_COLOCATION_CHECKER_H */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/merge_vcore.out b/src/test/regress/expected/merge_vcore.out
index 03f6f8820e4..0eccb811b17 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/merge_vcore.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/merge_vcore.out
@@ -476,6 +476,112 @@ WHEN MATCHED THEN DO NOTHING;
                                  Filter: ('2'::bigint = id)
 (11 rows)
 
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
+-- Bug Fix Test as part of this PR
+-- Test 1
+CREATE TABLE source (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+CREATE TABLE target (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+SELECT create_distributed_table('source', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT create_distributed_table('target', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+INSERT INTO source (id, age, salary) VALUES  (1,30, 100000);
+MERGE INTO ONLY target USING source ON (source.id = target.id)
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
+INSERT (id, salary) VALUES (source.id, source.salary);
+SELECT * FROM TARGET;
+ id | age | salary
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+  1 |     | 100000
+(1 row)
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
+-- Test 2
+CREATE TABLE source (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+CREATE TABLE target (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+SELECT create_distributed_table('source', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT create_distributed_table('target', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+INSERT INTO source (id, age, salary) VALUES  (1,30, 100000);
+MERGE INTO ONLY target USING source ON (source.id = target.id)
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
+INSERT (salary, id) VALUES (source.salary, source.id);
+SELECT * FROM TARGET;
+ id | age | salary
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+  1 |     | 100000
+(1 row)
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
+-- Test 3
+CREATE TABLE source (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+CREATE TABLE target (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+SELECT create_distributed_table('source', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT create_distributed_table('target', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+ create_distributed_table
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+INSERT INTO source (id, age, salary) VALUES  (1,30, 100000);
+MERGE INTO ONLY target USING source ON (source.id = target.id)
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
+INSERT (salary, id, age) VALUES (source.age, source.id, source.salary);
+SELECT * FROM TARGET;
+ id |  age   | salary
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+  1 | 100000 |     30
+(1 row)
+
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
 DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS merge_vcore_schema CASCADE;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/merge_vcore.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/merge_vcore.sql
index 472bbfe914f..2ab95e874ae 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/merge_vcore.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/merge_vcore.sql
@@ -312,6 +312,90 @@ WHEN MATCHED THEN DO NOTHING;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
 
+
+-- Bug Fix Test as part of this PR
+-- Test 1
+CREATE TABLE source (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE target (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+
+SELECT create_distributed_table('source', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+SELECT create_distributed_table('target', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+
+INSERT INTO source (id, age, salary) VALUES  (1,30, 100000);
+
+MERGE INTO ONLY target USING source ON (source.id = target.id)
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
+INSERT (id, salary) VALUES (source.id, source.salary);
+
+SELECT * FROM TARGET;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
+
+
+-- Test 2
+CREATE TABLE source (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE target (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+
+SELECT create_distributed_table('source', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+SELECT create_distributed_table('target', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+
+INSERT INTO source (id, age, salary) VALUES  (1,30, 100000);
+
+MERGE INTO ONLY target USING source ON (source.id = target.id)
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
+INSERT (salary, id) VALUES (source.salary, source.id);
+
+SELECT * FROM TARGET;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
+
+
+-- Test 3
+CREATE TABLE source (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE target (
+    id int,
+    age int,
+    salary int
+);
+
+SELECT create_distributed_table('source', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+SELECT create_distributed_table('target', 'id', colocate_with=>'none');
+
+INSERT INTO source (id, age, salary) VALUES  (1,30, 100000);
+
+MERGE INTO ONLY target USING source ON (source.id = target.id)
+WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
+INSERT (salary, id, age) VALUES (source.age, source.id, source.salary);
+
+SELECT * FROM TARGET;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
+
+
+
 DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS merge_vcore_schema CASCADE;