diff --git a/planner/core/casetest/hint/hint_test.go b/planner/core/casetest/hint/hint_test.go
index 69f650a0a599f..a232019cf6267 100644
--- a/planner/core/casetest/hint/hint_test.go
+++ b/planner/core/casetest/hint/hint_test.go
@@ -647,3 +647,16 @@ func TestInvalidHint(t *testing.T) {
 		tk.MustQuery(tt).Check(testkit.Rows(output[i].Plan...))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue46160(t *testing.T) {
+	store := testkit.CreateMockStore(t)
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(t, store)
+
+	tk.MustExec("use test")
+	tk.MustExec(`create table t1 (a int, key(a))`)
+	tk.MustExec(`create table t2 (a int, key(a))`)
+
+	query := `select /*+ tidb_inlj(bb) */ aa.* from (select * from t1) as aa left join
+    (select t2.a, t2.a*2 as a2 from t2) as bb on aa.a=bb.a;`
+	tk.HasPlan(query, "IndexJoin")
+}