diff --git a/platforms/db2/src/main/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/BaseDB2Platform.java b/platforms/db2/src/main/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/BaseDB2Platform.java
index 45dd36897b..c5574a7a3c 100644
--- a/platforms/db2/src/main/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/BaseDB2Platform.java
+++ b/platforms/db2/src/main/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/BaseDB2Platform.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public BaseDB2Platform() {
     this.supportsNativeJavaTime = false;
     this.truncateTable = "truncate table %s reuse storage ignore delete triggers immediate";
     this.likeClauseRaw = "like ?";
+    this.existsWithCaseWhen = true;
+    this.existsFromClause = " from sysibm.sysdummy1";
     this.sqlLimiter = new AnsiSqlRowsLimiter();
 
     this.dbIdentity.setSupportsGetGeneratedKeys(true);
diff --git a/platforms/db2/src/test/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/DB2PlatformTest.java b/platforms/db2/src/test/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/DB2PlatformTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de06a04318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/db2/src/test/java/io/ebean/platform/db2/DB2PlatformTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.ebean.platform.db2;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+class DB2PlatformTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void existsWithCaseWhen_trueForDB2() {
+    DB2LuwPlatform platform = new DB2LuwPlatform();
+
+    assertTrue(platform.existsWithCaseWhen());
+    assertEquals(" from sysibm.sysdummy1", platform.existsFromClause());
+  }
+}