diff --git a/crates/e2e_test/src/lib.rs b/crates/e2e_test/src/lib.rs
index 85c5f9e23..c69e9ffea 100644
--- a/crates/e2e_test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/e2e_test/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ mod get_codec_streaming_compat_test;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod version_id_regression_test;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod select_request_root_alias_test;
+
 // Pinned previous-release -> current-build on-disk compatibility.
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod upgrade_compatibility_test;
diff --git a/crates/e2e_test/src/select_request_root_alias_test.rs b/crates/e2e_test/src/select_request_root_alias_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f77ac309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/e2e_test/src/select_request_root_alias_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright 2024 RustFS Team
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//! Raw HTTP regression coverage for the Select request root alias (backlog#1626).
+
+use crate::common::{RustFSTestEnvironment, signed_s3_request};
+use aws_sdk_s3::primitives::ByteStream;
+use http::Method;
+use std::error::Error;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+type TestResult<T = ()> = Result<T, Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>;
+
+const CSV_BODY: &[u8] = b"name\nGatewayJ-root-alias\nignored\n";
+const EXPECTED_RECORD: &[u8] = b"GatewayJ-root-alias";
+
+fn select_request(root: &str) -> String {
+    format!(
+        r#"<{root} xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
+<Expression>SELECT s.name FROM S3Object s WHERE s.name = 'GatewayJ-root-alias'</Expression>
+<ExpressionType>SQL</ExpressionType>
+<InputSerialization><CSV><FileHeaderInfo>USE</FileHeaderInfo></CSV></InputSerialization>
+<OutputSerialization><CSV/></OutputSerialization>
+</{root}>"#
+    )
+}
+
+async fn raw_select(env: &RustFSTestEnvironment, bucket: &str, object: &str, root: &str) -> TestResult {
+    let response = signed_s3_request(
+        Method::POST,
+        &format!("{}/{bucket}/{object}?select&select-type=2", env.url),
+        Some(select_request(root)),
+        Some("application/xml"),
+        &env.access_key,
+        &env.secret_key,
+    )
+    .await?;
+    let status = response.status();
+    let body = response.bytes().await?.to_vec();
+    assert_eq!(
+        status,
+        reqwest::StatusCode::OK,
+        "{root} root was rejected: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&body)
+    );
+    assert!(
+        body.windows(EXPECTED_RECORD.len()).any(|window| window == EXPECTED_RECORD),
+        "{root} root did not return the projected record"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn select_request_root_alias_reaches_select_endpoint() -> TestResult {
+    let mut env = RustFSTestEnvironment::new().await?;
+    env.start_rustfs_server(Vec::new()).await?;
+    let client = env.create_s3_client();
+    let bucket = format!("select-root-{}", Uuid::new_v4().simple());
+    let object = "input.csv";
+
+    client.create_bucket().bucket(&bucket).send().await?;
+    client
+        .put_object()
+        .bucket(&bucket)
+        .key(object)
+        .body(ByteStream::from_static(CSV_BODY))
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+
+    raw_select(&env, &bucket, object, "SelectObjectContentRequest").await?;
+    raw_select(&env, &bucket, object, "SelectRequest").await?;
+    Ok(())
+}