diff --git a/bigframes/core/rewrite/identifiers.py b/bigframes/core/rewrite/identifiers.py
index da43fdf8b9..8efcbb4a0b 100644
--- a/bigframes/core/rewrite/identifiers.py
+++ b/bigframes/core/rewrite/identifiers.py
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ def remap_variables(
     new_root = root.transform_children(lambda node: remapped_children[node])
 
     # Step 3: Transform the current node using the mappings from its children.
-    # "reversed" is required for InNode so that in case of a duplicate column ID,
-    # the left child's mapping is the one that's kept.
-    downstream_mappings: dict[identifiers.ColumnId, identifiers.ColumnId] = {
-        k: v for mapping in reversed(new_child_mappings) for k, v in mapping.items()
-    }
     if isinstance(new_root, nodes.InNode):
         new_root = typing.cast(nodes.InNode, new_root)
         new_root = dataclasses.replace(
@@ -71,6 +66,9 @@ def remap_variables(
             ),
         )
     else:
+        downstream_mappings: dict[identifiers.ColumnId, identifiers.ColumnId] = {
+            k: v for mapping in new_child_mappings for k, v in mapping.items()
+        }
         new_root = new_root.remap_refs(downstream_mappings)
 
     # Step 4: Create new IDs for columns defined by the current node.
@@ -82,12 +80,8 @@ def remap_variables(
     new_root._validate()
 
     # Step 5: Determine which mappings to propagate up to the parent.
-    if root.defines_namespace:
-        # If a node defines a new namespace (e.g., a join), mappings from its
-        # children are not visible to its parents.
-        mappings_for_parent = node_defined_mappings
-    else:
-        # Otherwise, pass up the combined mappings from children and the current node.
-        mappings_for_parent = downstream_mappings | node_defined_mappings
+    propagated_mappings = {
+        old_id: new_id for old_id, new_id in zip(root.ids, new_root.ids)
+    }
 
-    return new_root, mappings_for_parent
+    return new_root, propagated_mappings
diff --git a/tests/unit/core/rewrite/test_identifiers.py b/tests/unit/core/rewrite/test_identifiers.py
index 9def077a89..54bcd85e3e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/rewrite/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/core/rewrite/test_identifiers.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 
 from bigframes.core import bq_data
 import bigframes.core as core
+import bigframes.core.agg_expressions as agg_ex
 import bigframes.core.expression as ex
 import bigframes.core.identifiers as identifiers
 import bigframes.core.nodes as nodes
 import bigframes.core.rewrite.identifiers as id_rewrite
+import bigframes.operations.aggregations as agg_ops
 
 
 def test_remap_variables_single_node(leaf):
@@ -52,6 +54,51 @@ def test_remap_variables_projection(leaf):
     assert set(mapping.values()) == {identifiers.ColumnId(f"id_{i}") for i in range(3)}
 
 
+def test_remap_variables_aggregate(leaf):
+    # Aggregation: sum(col_a) AS sum_a
+    # Group by nothing
+    agg_op = agg_ex.UnaryAggregation(
+        op=agg_ops.sum_op,
+        arg=ex.DerefOp(leaf.fields[0].id),
+    )
+    node = nodes.AggregateNode(
+        child=leaf,
+        aggregations=((agg_op, identifiers.ColumnId("sum_a")),),
+        by_column_ids=(),
+    )
+
+    id_generator = (identifiers.ColumnId(f"id_{i}") for i in range(100))
+    _, mapping = id_rewrite.remap_variables(node, id_generator)
+
+    # leaf has 2 columns: col_a, col_b
+    # AggregateNode defines 1 column: sum_a
+    # Output of AggregateNode should only be sum_a
+    assert len(mapping) == 1
+    assert identifiers.ColumnId("sum_a") in mapping
+
+
+def test_remap_variables_aggregate_with_grouping(leaf):
+    # Aggregation: sum(col_b) AS sum_b
+    # Group by col_a
+    agg_op = agg_ex.UnaryAggregation(
+        op=agg_ops.sum_op,
+        arg=ex.DerefOp(leaf.fields[1].id),
+    )
+    node = nodes.AggregateNode(
+        child=leaf,
+        aggregations=((agg_op, identifiers.ColumnId("sum_b")),),
+        by_column_ids=(ex.DerefOp(leaf.fields[0].id),),
+    )
+
+    id_generator = (identifiers.ColumnId(f"id_{i}") for i in range(100))
+    _, mapping = id_rewrite.remap_variables(node, id_generator)
+
+    # Output should have 2 columns: col_a (grouping) and sum_b (agg)
+    assert len(mapping) == 2
+    assert leaf.fields[0].id in mapping
+    assert identifiers.ColumnId("sum_b") in mapping
+
+
 def test_remap_variables_nested_join_stability(leaf, fake_session, table):
     # Create two more distinct leaf nodes
     leaf2_uncached = core.ArrayValue.from_table(