diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/query.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/query.py
index 49f695ed94..a883a0b308 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/query.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/query.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def query_class(QueryClass, Database):
                 values.append(value)
             return values
 
-        def as_sql(self, with_limits=True):
+        def as_sql(self, with_limits=True, with_col_aliases=False):
             """
             Creates the SQL for this query. Returns the SQL string and list
             of parameters.  This is overriden from the original Query class
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ def query_class(QueryClass, Database):
             # If no offsets, just return the result of the base class
             # `as_sql`.
             if not do_offset:
-                return super(OracleQuery, self).as_sql(with_limits=False)
+                return super(OracleQuery, self).as_sql(with_limits=False,
+                        with_col_aliases=with_col_aliases)
 
             # `get_columns` needs to be called before `get_ordering` to
             # populate `_select_alias`.
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ def query_class(QueryClass, Database):
             # Getting the selection SQL and the params, which has the `rn`
             # extra selection SQL.
             self.extra_select['rn'] = 'ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY %s )' % rn_orderby
-            sql, params= super(OracleQuery, self).as_sql(with_limits=False)
+            sql, params= super(OracleQuery, self).as_sql(with_limits=False,
+                    with_col_aliases=True)
 
             # Constructing the result SQL, using the initial select SQL
             # obtained above.
diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/query.py b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
index 2dba2bdb3c..502769b932 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/query.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Query(object):
 
         return number
 
-    def as_sql(self, with_limits=True):
+    def as_sql(self, with_limits=True, with_col_aliases=False):
         """
         Creates the SQL for this query. Returns the SQL string and list of
         parameters.
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class Query(object):
         in the query.
         """
         self.pre_sql_setup()
-        out_cols = self.get_columns()
+        out_cols = self.get_columns(with_col_aliases)
         ordering = self.get_ordering()
 
         # This must come after 'select' and 'ordering' -- see docstring of
@@ -354,38 +354,62 @@ class Query(object):
         if self.select_related and not self.related_select_cols:
             self.fill_related_selections()
 
-    def get_columns(self):
+    def get_columns(self, with_aliases=False):
         """
         Return the list of columns to use in the select statement. If no
         columns have been specified, returns all columns relating to fields in
         the model.
+
+        If 'with_aliases' is true, any column names that are duplicated
+        (without the table names) are given unique aliases. This is needed in
+        some cases to avoid ambiguitity with nested queries.
         """
         qn = self.quote_name_unless_alias
         result = ['(%s) AS %s' % (col, alias) for alias, col in self.extra_select.iteritems()]
         aliases = self.extra_select.keys()
+        if with_aliases:
+            col_aliases = set(aliases)
+        else:
+            col_aliases = set()
         if self.select:
             for col in self.select:
                 if isinstance(col, (list, tuple)):
                     r = '%s.%s' % (qn(col[0]), qn(col[1]))
-                    result.append(r)
-                    aliases.append(r)
+                    if with_aliases and col[1] in col_aliases:
+                        c_alias = 'Col%d' % len(col_aliases)
+                        result.append('%s AS %s' % (r, c_alias))
+                        aliases.append(c_alias)
+                        col_aliases.add(c_alias)
+                    else:
+                        result.append(r)
+                        aliases.append(r)
+                        col_aliases.add(col[1])
                 else:
                     result.append(col.as_sql(quote_func=qn))
                     if hasattr(col, 'alias'):
                         aliases.append(col.alias)
+                        col_aliases.add(col.alias)
         elif self.default_cols:
-            cols = self.get_default_columns(True)
+            cols = self.get_default_columns(True, with_aliases, col_aliases)
             result.extend(cols)
             aliases.extend(cols)
         for table, col in self.related_select_cols:
             r = '%s.%s' % (qn(table), qn(col))
-            result.append(r)
-            aliases.append(r)
+            if with_aliases and col in col_aliases:
+                c_alias = 'Col%d' % len(col_aliases)
+                result.append('%s AS %s' % (r, c_alias))
+                aliases.append(c_alias)
+                col_aliases.add(c_alias)
+            else:
+                result.append(r)
+                aliases.append(r)
+                col_aliases.add(col)
 
         self._select_aliases = set(aliases)
         return result
 
-    def get_default_columns(self, as_str=False):
+    def get_default_columns(self, as_str=False, with_aliases=False,
+            col_aliases=None):
         """
         Computes the default columns for selecting every field in the base
         model. Returns a list of default (alias, column) pairs suitable for
@@ -406,7 +430,12 @@ class Query(object):
                         root_pk, model._meta.pk.column))
                 seen[model] = alias
             if as_str:
-                result.append('%s.%s' % (qn(alias), qn2(field.column)))
+                if with_aliases and field.column in col_aliases:
+                    c_alias = 'Col%d' % len(col_aliases)
+                    result.append('%s.%s AS %s' % (qn(alias),
+                        qn2(field.column), c_aliase))
+                else:
+                    result.append('%s.%s' % (qn(alias), qn2(field.column)))
             else:
                 result.append((alias, field.column))
         return result