diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl
index a3d9d5ebe..c9be82127 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_sqltester.erl
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ test(#{sql := Sql, context := Context}) ->
                 true ->
                     %% test if the topic matches the topic filters in the rule
                     case emqx_topic:match_any(InTopic, EventTopics) of
-                        true -> test_rule(Sql, Select, Context, EventTopics);
-                        false -> {error, nomatch}
+                        true ->
+                            test_rule(Sql, Select, Context, EventTopics);
+                        false ->
+                            {error, nomatch}
                     end;
                 false ->
-                    case lists:member(InTopic, EventTopics) of
+                    case emqx_topic:match_any(InTopic, EventTopics) of
                         true ->
                             %% the rule is for both publish and events, test it directly
                             test_rule(Sql, Select, Context, EventTopics);
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl
index b2d2fdf86..b6f3eb307 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_engine_api_2_SUITE.erl
@@ -332,6 +332,38 @@ t_rule_test_smoke(_Config) ->
         }
     ],
     MultipleFrom = [
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 200},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_publish">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> =>
+                        <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\", \"$bridges/mqtt:source\" ">>
+                }
+        },
+        #{
+            expected => #{code => 200},
+            input =>
+                #{
+                    <<"context">> =>
+                        #{
+                            <<"clientid">> => <<"c_emqx">>,
+                            <<"event_type">> => <<"message_publish">>,
+                            <<"qos">> => 1,
+                            <<"topic">> => <<"t/a">>,
+                            <<"username">> => <<"u_emqx">>
+                        },
+                    <<"sql">> =>
+                        <<"SELECT\n  *\nFROM\n  \"t/#\", \"$sources/mqtt:source\" ">>
+                }
+        },
         #{
             expected => #{code => 200},
             input =>
@@ -395,6 +427,7 @@ do_t_rule_test_smoke(#{input := Input, expected := #{code := ExpectedCode}} = Ca
             {true, #{
                 expected => ExpectedCode,
                 hint => maps:get(hint, Case, <<>>),
+                input => Input,
                 got => Code,
                 resp_body => Body
             }}
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-13527.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-13527.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c3324e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-13527.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed an issue where running a SQL test in Rule Engine for the Message Publish event when a `$bridges/...` source was included in the `FROM` clause would always yield no results.