diff --git a/src/syntax/ast.ts b/src/syntax/ast.ts
index e405263..4f56411 100644
--- a/src/syntax/ast.ts
+++ b/src/syntax/ast.ts
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ export interface FromTable extends PGNode {
 export interface FromStatement extends PGNode {
     type: 'statement';
     statement: SelectStatement;
-    alias: string;
+    alias?: string;
     lateral?: true;
     columnNames?: Name[] | nil;
     db?: null | nil;
diff --git a/src/syntax/select.ne b/src/syntax/select.ne
index 638c29c..64bdbad 100644
--- a/src/syntax/select.ne
+++ b/src/syntax/select.ne
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ stb_table ->  table_ref stb_opts:? {% x => {
     } %}
 
 
-# Selects on subselects MUST have an alias
-stb_statement -> %kw_lateral:? selection_paren stb_opts {% x => track(x, {
+# Selects on subselects CAN have an alias
+stb_statement -> %kw_lateral:? selection_paren stb_opts:? {% x => track(x, {
     type: 'statement',
     statement: unwrap(x[1]),
     ...x[0] && { lateral: true },
diff --git a/src/syntax/select.spec.ts b/src/syntax/select.spec.ts
index c7fab3d..25bbb12 100644
--- a/src/syntax/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/syntax/select.spec.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ describe('Select statements', () => {
     checkInvalid('select (*) from test');
     checkInvalid('select ("*") from test');
     checkInvalid('select * from (test)');
-    checkInvalid('select * from (select id from test)'); // <== missing alias
     checkInvalid('select * from sum(DISTINCT whatever)');
 
     checkSelect('select * from (select id from test) d', {
@@ -366,6 +365,19 @@ describe('Select statements', () => {
         }]
     })
 
+    checkSelect('select * from (select id from test)', {
+        type: 'select',
+        columns: columns({ type: 'ref', name: '*' }),
+        from: [{
+            type: 'statement',
+            statement: {
+                type: 'select',
+                from: [tbl('test')],
+                columns: columns({ type: 'ref', name: 'id' }),
+            },
+        }]
+    })
+
     checkSelect(['select * from test group by grp', 'select * from test group by (grp)'], {
         type: 'select',
         columns: columns({ type: 'ref', name: '*' }),