diff --git a/mysql-test/r/delete_returning.result b/mysql-test/r/delete_returning.result
index 0618b495a53..3a95de0cdca 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/delete_returning.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/delete_returning.result
@@ -199,3 +199,15 @@ i
 2
 DROP PROCEDURE p1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
+#
+# MDEV-13776: DELETE ... RETURNING with sql_mode='ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY'
+#
+set @sql_mode_save= @@sql_mode;
+set sql_mode='ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY';
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUE(1),(2),(3);
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE id > 2 RETURNING *;
+id
+3
+set sql_mode=@sql_mode_save;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/delete_returning.test b/mysql-test/t/delete_returning.test
index 3790d0905a5..4448a6bcccd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/delete_returning.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/delete_returning.test
@@ -155,3 +155,18 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 DROP PROCEDURE p1;
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-13776: DELETE ... RETURNING with sql_mode='ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY'
+--echo #
+
+set @sql_mode_save= @@sql_mode;
+set sql_mode='ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY';
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUE(1),(2),(3);
+
+DELETE FROM t1 WHERE id > 2 RETURNING *;
+
+set sql_mode=@sql_mode_save;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/sql/table.cc b/sql/table.cc
index 54f7bc7b473..38a64348937 100644
--- a/sql/table.cc
+++ b/sql/table.cc
@@ -5260,7 +5260,8 @@ Item *Field_iterator_table::create_item(THD *thd)
 
   Item_field *item= new Item_field(thd, &select->context, *ptr);
   if (item && thd->variables.sql_mode & MODE_ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY &&
-      !thd->lex->in_sum_func && select->cur_pos_in_select_list != UNDEF_POS)
+      !thd->lex->in_sum_func && select->cur_pos_in_select_list != UNDEF_POS &&
+      select->join)
   {
     select->join->non_agg_fields.push_back(item);
     item->marker= select->cur_pos_in_select_list;