diff --git a/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php b/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
index 247b189..6c1d29c 100644
--- a/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
+++ b/tests/VirtualColumnTest.php
@@ -105,6 +105,26 @@ public function column_names_are_generated_correctly()
         $this->assertSame($virtualColumnName, $model->getColumnForQuery('foo'));
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function models_extending_a_parent_model_using_virtualcolumn_get_encoded_correctly()
+    {
+        // Create a model that extends a parent model using VirtualColumn
+        // 'foo' is a custom column, 'data' is the virtual column
+        FooChild::create(['foo' => 'foo']);
+        $encodedFoo = DB::select('select * from foo_childs limit 1')[0];
+        // Assert that the model was encoded correctly
+        $this->assertNull($encodedFoo->data);
+        $this->assertSame($encodedFoo->foo, 'foo');
+
+        // Create another child model of the same parent
+        // 'bar' is a custom column, 'data' is the virtual column
+        BarChild::create(['bar' => 'bar']);
+        $encodedBar = DB::select('select * from bar_childs limit 1')[0];
+
+        $this->assertNull($encodedBar->data);
+        $this->assertSame($encodedBar->bar, 'bar');
+    }
+
     // maybe add an explicit test that the saving() and updating() listeners don't run twice?
 }
 
@@ -146,3 +166,37 @@ public static function getDataColumn(): string
         return 'virtual';
     }
 }
+
+class ParentModel extends Model
+{
+    use VirtualColumn;
+
+    public $timestamps = false;
+    protected $guarded = [];
+}
+
+
+class FooChild extends ParentModel
+{
+    public $table = 'foo_childs';
+
+    public static function getCustomColumns(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'id',
+            'foo',
+        ];
+    }
+}
+class BarChild extends ParentModel
+{
+    public $table = 'bar_childs';
+
+    public static function getCustomColumns(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'id',
+            'bar',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/etc/migrations/2023_05_11_000001_create_bar_childs_table.php b/tests/etc/migrations/2023_05_11_000001_create_bar_childs_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94557d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/etc/migrations/2023_05_11_000001_create_bar_childs_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class CreateBarChildsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('bar_childs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->increments('id');
+
+            $table->string('bar')->nullable();
+
+            $table->json('data')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('bar_childs');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/etc/migrations/2023_10_21_000001_create_foo_childs_table.php b/tests/etc/migrations/2023_10_21_000001_create_foo_childs_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb39d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/etc/migrations/2023_10_21_000001_create_foo_childs_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class CreateFooChildsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('foo_childs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->increments('id');
+
+            $table->string('foo')->nullable();
+
+            $table->json('data')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('foo_childs');
+    }
+}