diff --git a/django_cte/cte.py b/django_cte/cte.py
index 96d03e4..1141ace 100644
--- a/django_cte/cte.py
+++ b/django_cte/cte.py
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ def as_manager(cls):
     as_manager.queryset_only = True
     as_manager = classmethod(as_manager)
 
+    def _combinator_query(self, combinator, *other_qs, all=False):
+        clone = super(CTEQuerySet, self)._combinator_query(combinator, *other_qs, all=False)
+        if clone.query.combinator:
+            # Move CTE onto parent query, we can modify as they are cloned by super
+            sub_cte = []
+            for query in clone.query.combined_queries:
+                sub_cte.extend(query._with_ctes)
+                query._with_ctes=[]
+            clone.query._with_ctes = sub_cte
+        return clone
+
 
 class CTEManager(Manager.from_queryset(CTEQuerySet)):
     """Manager for models that perform CTE queries"""
diff --git a/tests/test_cte.py b/tests/test_cte.py
index ed7a112..7d10383 100644
--- a/tests/test_cte.py
+++ b/tests/test_cte.py
@@ -597,6 +597,25 @@ def test_left_outer_join_on_empty_result_set_cte(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(orders), 22)
 
+    def test_union_query_with_no_ctes(self):
+        query_partA = Order.objects.filter(region__name="earth")
+        query_partB = Order.objects.filter(region__name="mars")
+        query_combined = (
+            query_partA.union(query_partB)
+            .order_by('region__name', 'amount')
+            .values_list('region__name', 'amount')
+        )
+        print(query_combined.query)
+        self.assertEqual(list(query_combined), [
+            ('earth', 30),
+            ('earth', 31),
+            ('earth', 32),
+            ('earth', 33),
+            ('mars', 40),
+            ('mars', 41),
+            ('mars', 42),
+        ])
+
     def test_union_query_with_cte(self):
         orders = (
             Order.objects
@@ -627,3 +646,54 @@ def test_union_query_with_cte(self):
             ('mars', 41),
             ('mars', 42),
         ])
+
+    def test_recursive_union_query_with_cte(self):
+        origin_node_pk = Region.objects.get(name='sun').pk
+
+        def make_root_mapping(leaf_cte):
+            return Region.objects.filter(
+                parent_id=origin_node_pk
+            ).values(
+                rid=F('name'),
+            ).union(
+                leaf_cte.join(
+                    Region, parent=leaf_cte.col.rid
+                ).values(
+                    rid=F('name'),
+                ).distinct(),
+                all=False
+            )
+
+        self_leaf_node = (  # Find leaf origin nodes
+            Region.objects.filter(pk=origin_node_pk)
+                .annotate(
+                    linked=Exists(
+                        Region.objects.filter(
+                            parent_id = OuterRef('pk'))
+                    )
+                )
+                .filter(linked=False)
+        )
+        leaf_cte = With.recursive(make_root_mapping, name="leaf_cte")
+        non_self_leaf_nodes = (
+            leaf_cte.join(Region, pk=leaf_cte.col.rid)
+            .with_cte(leaf_cte)
+            .annotate(
+                linked=Exists(
+                    Region.objects.filter(parent_id=OuterRef('pk'))
+                )
+            )
+            .filter(linked=False)
+        )
+        all_leaf_nodes = non_self_leaf_nodes.union(self_leaf_node).order_by('name')
+        print(all_leaf_nodes.query)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            list(all_leaf_nodes.values_list('name')),
+            [
+                ('deimos',),
+                ('mercury',),
+                ('moon',),
+                ('phobos',),
+                ('venus',)
+            ]
+        )