diff --git a/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.cpp b/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.cpp
index 088f463ec5..f3d051145d 100644
--- a/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,47 @@ Alias Visitor::visit(Parser::AliasWithoutBracketsContext* ctx) {
   return {visitExpressionPimpl(ctx->expression()), visit(ctx->var())};
 }
 
+// ____________________________________________________________________________________
+parsedQuery::BasicGraphPattern Visitor::toGraphPattern(
+    const ad_utility::sparql_types::Triples& triples) {
+  parsedQuery::BasicGraphPattern pattern{};
+  pattern._triples.reserve(triples.size());
+  auto toTripleComponent = []<typename T>(const T& item) {
+    namespace tc = ad_utility::triple_component;
+    if constexpr (ad_utility::isSimilar<T, Variable>) {
+      return TripleComponent{item};
+    } else if constexpr (ad_utility::isSimilar<T, BlankNode>) {
+      // Blank Nodes in the pattern are to be treated as internal variables
+      // inside WHERE.
+      return TripleComponent{
+          ParsedQuery::blankNodeToInternalVariable(item.toSparql())};
+    } else {
+      static_assert(ad_utility::SimilarToAny<T, Literal, Iri>);
+      return RdfStringParser<TurtleParser<Tokenizer>>::parseTripleObject(
+          item.toSparql());
+    }
+  };
+  auto toPropertyPath = []<typename T>(const T& item) -> PropertyPath {
+    if constexpr (ad_utility::isSimilar<T, Variable>) {
+      return PropertyPath::fromVariable(item);
+    } else if constexpr (ad_utility::isSimilar<T, Iri>) {
+      return PropertyPath::fromIri(item.toSparql());
+    } else {
+      static_assert(ad_utility::SimilarToAny<T, Literal, BlankNode>);
+      // This case can only happen if there's a bug in the SPARQL parser.
+      AD_THROW("Literals or blank nodes are not valid predicates.");
+    }
+  };
+  for (const auto& triple : triples) {
+    auto subject = std::visit(toTripleComponent, triple.at(0));
+    auto predicate = std::visit(toPropertyPath, triple.at(1));
+    auto object = std::visit(toTripleComponent, triple.at(2));
+    pattern._triples.emplace_back(std::move(subject), std::move(predicate),
+                                  std::move(object));
+  }
+  return pattern;
+}
+
 // ____________________________________________________________________________________
 ParsedQuery Visitor::visit(Parser::ConstructQueryContext* ctx) {
   ParsedQuery query;
@@ -288,8 +329,16 @@ ParsedQuery Visitor::visit(Parser::ConstructQueryContext* ctx) {
                         .value_or(parsedQuery::ConstructClause{});
     visitWhereClause(ctx->whereClause(), query);
   } else {
+    // For `CONSTRUCT WHERE`, the CONSTRUCT template and the WHERE clause are
+    // syntactically the same, so we set the flag to true to keep the blank
+    // nodes, and convert them into variables during `toGraphPattern`.
+    isInsideConstructTriples_ = true;
+    auto cleanup =
+        absl::Cleanup{[this]() { isInsideConstructTriples_ = false; }};
     query._clause = parsedQuery::ConstructClause{
         visitOptional(ctx->triplesTemplate()).value_or(Triples{})};
+    query._rootGraphPattern._graphPatterns.emplace_back(
+        toGraphPattern(query.constructClause().triples_));
   }
   query.addSolutionModifiers(visit(ctx->solutionModifier()));
 
diff --git a/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.h b/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.h
index fb1cb9c05c..b3d629145a 100644
--- a/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.h
+++ b/src/parser/sparqlParser/SparqlQleverVisitor.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <antlr4-runtime.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest_prod.h>
 
 #include "engine/sparqlExpressions/AggregateExpression.h"
 #include "engine/sparqlExpressions/NaryExpression.h"
@@ -598,4 +599,14 @@ class SparqlQleverVisitor {
   void warnOrThrowIfUnboundVariables(auto* ctx,
                                      const SparqlExpressionPimpl& expression,
                                      std::string_view clauseName);
+
+  // Convert an instance of `Triples` to a `BasicGraphPattern` so it can be used
+  // just like a WHERE clause. Most of the time this just changes the type and
+  // stays semantically the same, but for blank nodes, this step converts them
+  // into internal variables so they are interpreted correctly by the query
+  // planner.
+  static parsedQuery::BasicGraphPattern toGraphPattern(
+      const ad_utility::sparql_types::Triples& triples);
+
+  FRIEND_TEST(SparqlParser, ensureExceptionOnInvalidGraphTerm);
 };
diff --git a/test/SparqlAntlrParserTest.cpp b/test/SparqlAntlrParserTest.cpp
index a0e10d9b6f..cca4ebeddb 100644
--- a/test/SparqlAntlrParserTest.cpp
+++ b/test/SparqlAntlrParserTest.cpp
@@ -1215,9 +1215,30 @@ TEST(SparqlParser, ConstructQuery) {
           m::pq::LimitOffset({10}), m::pq::OrderKeys({{Var{"?a"}, false}})));
   // This case of the grammar is not useful without Datasets, but we still
   // support it.
-  expectConstructQuery("CONSTRUCT WHERE { ?a <foo> ?b }",
-                       m::ConstructQuery({{Var{"?a"}, Iri{"<foo>"}, Var{"?b"}}},
-                                         m::GraphPattern()));
+  expectConstructQuery(
+      "CONSTRUCT WHERE { ?a <foo> ?b }",
+      m::ConstructQuery(
+          {{Var{"?a"}, Iri{"<foo>"}, Var{"?b"}}},
+          m::GraphPattern(m::Triples({{Var{"?a"}, "<foo>", Var{"?b"}}}))));
+
+  // Blank nodes turn into variables inside WHERE.
+  expectConstructQuery(
+      "CONSTRUCT WHERE { [] <foo> ?b }",
+      m::ConstructQuery(
+          {{BlankNode{true, "0"}, Iri{"<foo>"}, Var{"?b"}}},
+          m::GraphPattern(m::Triples(
+              {{Var{absl::StrCat(QLEVER_INTERNAL_BLANKNODE_VARIABLE_PREFIX,
+                                 "g_0")},
+                "<foo>", Var{"?b"}}}))));
+
+  // Test another variant to cover all cases.
+  expectConstructQuery(
+      "CONSTRUCT WHERE { <bar> ?foo \"Abc\"@en }",
+      m::ConstructQuery(
+          {{Iri{"<bar>"}, Var{"?foo"}, Literal{"\"Abc\"@en"}}},
+          m::GraphPattern(m::Triples(
+              {{iri("<bar>"), PropertyPath::fromVariable(Var{"?foo"}),
+                lit("\"Abc\"", "@en")}}))));
   // CONSTRUCT with datasets.
   expectConstructQuery(
       "CONSTRUCT { } FROM <foo> FROM NAMED <foo2> FROM NAMED <foo3> WHERE { }",
@@ -1225,6 +1246,16 @@ TEST(SparqlParser, ConstructQuery) {
                         m::Graphs{iri("<foo2>"), iri("<foo3>")}));
 }
 
+// _____________________________________________________________________________
+TEST(SparqlParser, ensureExceptionOnInvalidGraphTerm) {
+  EXPECT_THROW(SparqlQleverVisitor::toGraphPattern(
+                   {{Var{"?a"}, BlankNode{true, "0"}, Var{"?b"}}}),
+               ad_utility::Exception);
+  EXPECT_THROW(SparqlQleverVisitor::toGraphPattern(
+                   {{Var{"?a"}, Literal{"\"Abc\""}, Var{"?b"}}}),
+               ad_utility::Exception);
+}
+
 // Test that ASK queries are parsed as they should.
 TEST(SparqlParser, AskQuery) {
   // Some helper functions and abbreviations.