diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JSqlParserQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JSqlParserQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java
index bc2e0236b..07f04372b 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JSqlParserQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JSqlParserQueryEnhancerUnitTests.java
@@ -289,4 +289,13 @@ class JSqlParserQueryEnhancerUnitTests extends QueryEnhancerTckTests {
 				ReturnedType.of(Object.class, Object.class, new SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory()));
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-3869
+	void shouldWorkWithoutFromClause() {
+		String query = "SELECT is_contained_in(:innerId, :outerId)";
+
+		StringQuery stringQuery = new StringQuery(query, true);
+
+		assertThat(stringQuery.getQueryString()).isEqualTo(query);
+	}
+
 }