diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlAstBuilder.java b/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlAstBuilder.java
index 054d7aaed..78a10a5df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlAstBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlAstBuilder.java
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ private void ensureNoOpenBgp() {
      * Builds the AST for ASK queries.
      */
     private AskQueryAst buildAskQueryAst(DatasetClauseAst datasetClauseAst, QueryPrologueAst prologue) {
-        return new AskQueryAst(datasetClauseAst, whereClause, prologue);
+        return new AskQueryAst(datasetClauseAst, whereClause, buildSolutionModifier(), prologue);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/sparql/ast/AskQueryAst.java b/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/sparql/ast/AskQueryAst.java
index ade193d8c..60f540039 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/sparql/ast/AskQueryAst.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/sparql/ast/AskQueryAst.java
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
  * }
  * }</pre>
  */
-public record AskQueryAst(DatasetClauseAst datasetClause, GroupGraphPatternAst whereClause, QueryPrologueAst prologue) implements QueryAst {
-    /**
-     * constructor with default prefix handler
-     */
+public record AskQueryAst(DatasetClauseAst datasetClause, GroupGraphPatternAst whereClause,
+                          SolutionModifierAst solutionModifier, QueryPrologueAst prologue) implements QueryAst {
+
     public AskQueryAst(DatasetClauseAst datasetClause, GroupGraphPatternAst whereClause) {
-        this(datasetClause, whereClause, null);
+        this(datasetClause, whereClause, null, null);
     }
 
     public AskQueryAst {
@@ -33,5 +32,8 @@ public AskQueryAst(DatasetClauseAst datasetClause, GroupGraphPatternAst whereCla
         if (prologue == null) {
             prologue = QueryPrologueAst.empty();
         }
+        if (solutionModifier == null) {
+            solutionModifier = SolutionModifierAst.empty();
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlParserAskQueryTest.java b/src/test/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlParserAskQueryTest.java
index 0c0d641ef..95f2c25fb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlParserAskQueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/fr/inria/corese/core/next/query/impl/parser/SparqlParserAskQueryTest.java
@@ -330,4 +330,22 @@ public void fromMultipleMixedGraphs() {
         assertEquals(1, queryAst.datasetClause().namedGraphs().size());
         assertInstanceOf(IriAst.class, queryAst.datasetClause().namedGraphs().toArray()[0]);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Ask short form with limit")
+    public void shortformWithLimit() {
+        SparqlParser parser = newParserDefault();
+        String query = """
+                ASK  {
+                    ?s ?p ?o .
+                } LIMIT 10
+               """;
+        QueryAst queryAst = parser.parse(query);
+        assertNotNull(queryAst);
+        assertNotNull(queryAst.datasetClause());
+        assertInstanceOf(AskQueryAst.class, queryAst);
+        AskQueryAst askQueryAst = (AskQueryAst) queryAst;
+        assertNotNull(askQueryAst.solutionModifier());
+        assertEquals(10L, askQueryAst.solutionModifier().limit());
+    }
 }