diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index ac1b5e376..80fbd0689 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -15115,7 +15115,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
         let mut top_before_distinct = false;
         let mut top = None;
-        if self.dialect.supports_top_before_distinct() && self.parse_keyword(Keyword::TOP) {
+        if self.dialect.supports_top_before_distinct() && self.peek_top_clause() {
+            self.expect_keyword(Keyword::TOP)?;
             top = Some(self.parse_top()?);
             top_before_distinct = true;
         }
@@ -15126,7 +15127,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             self.parse_all_or_distinct()?
         };
 
-        if !self.dialect.supports_top_before_distinct() && self.parse_keyword(Keyword::TOP) {
+        if !self.dialect.supports_top_before_distinct() && self.peek_top_clause() {
+            self.expect_keyword(Keyword::TOP)?;
             top = Some(self.parse_top()?);
         }
 
@@ -19386,6 +19388,18 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Ok(InterpolateExpr { column, expr })
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the parser is positioned at a `TOP` clause, i.e. the
+    /// `TOP` keyword followed by `(` or a number. When `TOP` is followed by
+    /// anything else it is an ordinary identifier (column, alias, or table
+    /// name), not the row-limit clause parsed by [`Self::parse_top`].
+    fn peek_top_clause(&self) -> bool {
+        self.peek_keyword(Keyword::TOP)
+            && matches!(
+                self.peek_nth_token_ref(1).token,
+                Token::LParen | Token::Number(_, _)
+            )
+    }
+
     /// Parse a TOP clause, MSSQL equivalent of LIMIT,
     /// that follows after `SELECT [DISTINCT]`.
     pub fn parse_top(&mut self) -> Result<Top, ParserError> {
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 634b9aea2..c31b13d84 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -15376,6 +15376,23 @@ fn test_select_top() {
     dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT TOP 3 DISTINCT a, b, c FROM tbl");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_top_as_identifier() {
+    // `TOP` is only the row-limit clause when followed by `(` or a number.
+    // Otherwise it is an ordinary identifier and must remain usable as a
+    // column name, alias, or table name. Covers both the `TOP`-before-distinct
+    // dialects and the general case.
+    let dialects = all_dialects_where(|d| d.supports_top_before_distinct());
+    dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT top FROM tbl");
+    dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT top, bottom FROM tbl");
+    dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT top.val FROM tbl AS top");
+
+    let dialects = all_dialects_where(|d| !d.supports_top_before_distinct());
+    dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT top FROM tbl");
+    dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT top, bottom FROM tbl");
+    dialects.verified_stmt("SELECT top.val FROM tbl AS top");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_bang_not() {
     let dialects = all_dialects_where(|d| d.supports_bang_not_operator());