diff --git a/prqlc/prqlc/src/sql/gen_expr.rs b/prqlc/prqlc/src/sql/gen_expr.rs
index 2fe0786b16f3..ea48584f249f 100644
--- a/prqlc/prqlc/src/sql/gen_expr.rs
+++ b/prqlc/prqlc/src/sql/gen_expr.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,9 @@ fn try_into_between(expr: rq::Expr, ctx: &mut Context) -> Result<Option<sql_ast:
 
                     // We need for the values on each arm to be the same; e.g. x
                     // > 3 and x < 5
-                    if a_l == b_l {
+                    // Compare only `kind` (not `span`) since the same column
+                    // referenced at two source positions has different spans.
+                    if a_l.kind == b_l.kind {
                         return Ok(Some(sql_ast::Expr::Between {
                             expr: Box::new(
                                 translate_operand(a_l, true, 0, Associativity::Both, ctx)?
diff --git a/prqlc/prqlc/tests/integration/sql.rs b/prqlc/prqlc/tests/integration/sql.rs
index f8dd1d03b042..1917c3fb6e89 100644
--- a/prqlc/prqlc/tests/integration/sql.rs
+++ b/prqlc/prqlc/tests/integration/sql.rs
@@ -451,6 +451,22 @@ fn test_precedence_division() {
     ");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_between_optimization() {
+    // Regression test: >= and <= on same column should produce BETWEEN
+    assert_snapshot!(compile(r#"
+    from t
+    filter (a >= 5 && a <= 10)
+    "#).unwrap(), @r"
+    SELECT
+      *
+    FROM
+      t
+    WHERE
+      a BETWEEN 5 AND 10
+    ");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_precedence_01() {
     assert_snapshot!((compile(r###"