diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/planner.rs b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/planner.rs
index a389bb65bdc7e..73ecd5bf753d1 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/planner.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/planner.rs
@@ -1013,7 +1013,10 @@ impl DefaultPhysicalPlanner {
                         LogicalPlan::TableScan(..) => {
                             self.create_initial_plan(input, session_state).await
                         }
-                        _ => Err(DataFusionError::Plan("SubqueryAlias should only wrap TableScan".to_string()))
+                        LogicalPlan::Filter(..) => {
+                            self.create_initial_plan(input, session_state).await
+                        }
+                        _ => Err(DataFusionError::Plan("SubqueryAlias should only wrap TableScan or Filter".to_string()))
                     }
                 }
                 LogicalPlan::Limit(Limit { input, skip, fetch, .. }) => {