diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.01.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.01.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a8d4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.01.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+
+DROP dataverse tpch IF EXISTS;
+CREATE  dataverse tpch;
+
+USE tpch;
+
+
+CREATE TYPE OrderType AS {
+  o_orderkey : integer
+};
+
+CREATE TYPE CustomerType AS {
+  c_custkey : integer
+};
+
+CREATE TYPE NationType AS {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET orders(OrderType) PRIMARY KEY o_orderkey;
+
+CREATE DATASET customer(CustomerType) PRIMARY KEY c_custkey;
+
+CREATE DATASET nation(NationType) PRIMARY KEY n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d647b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+// requesttype=application/json
+// param max-warnings:json=10
+
+use tpch;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM customer c JOIN nation n
+ON c.c_nationkey /*+ hashjoin build (n) */ /*+ productivity n 100 */ = n.n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc8b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+// requesttype=application/json
+// param max-warnings:json=10
+
+use tpch;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM customer c JOIN nation n
+ON c.c_nationkey /*+ hashjoin build () */ /*+ productivity n 100.0 */ = n.n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5a74f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+* Description  : Test warnings for multiple hints
+* Expected Res : Warning, ignore hint
+* Date         : 11/20/2022
+*/
+// requesttype=application/json
+// param max-warnings:json=10
+
+use tpch;
+
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM customer c JOIN nation n
+ON c.c_nationkey /*+ hashjoin build () */ /*+ productivity n 100 */ = n.n_nationkey;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.02.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "$1": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.03.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "$1": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff59f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/warnings/multiple-hints-warning/multiple-hints-warning.04.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "$1": 0 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
index bf2d80f..2a841e2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
@@ -15494,6 +15494,15 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="warnings" check-warnings="true">
+      <compilation-unit name="multiple-hints-warning">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">multiple-hints-warning</output-dir>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint hashjoin. ASX1001: Syntax error: In line 1 >>build ()<< Encountered ")" at column 8.  (in line 30, at column 20)]]></expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint productivity. Invalid format for productivity values (in line 30, at column 46)]]></expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint productivity. Invalid format for productivity values (in line 30, at column 45)]]></expected-warn>
+        <expected-warn><![CDATA[ASX1132: Invalid specification for hint hashjoin. ASX1001: Syntax error: In line 1 >>build ()<< Encountered ")" at column 8.  (in line 30, at column 20)]]></expected-warn>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="warnings" check-warnings="true">
       <compilation-unit name="plan-warning">
         <output-dir compare="Text">plan-warning</output-dir>
         <expected-warn>HYR10007: Encountered a cross product join</expected-warn>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
index c7ded7b..eda67bb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
@@ -3688,7 +3688,10 @@
           );
           while (hintToken != null) {
             annotation = parseExpressionAnnotation(hintToken);
-            annotationList.add(annotation);
+            if (annotation != null) {
+                // annotation may be null if hints are malformed
+                annotationList.add(annotation);
+            }
             hintToken = hintToken.specialToken;
             if (hintToken != null) {
                 SourceLocation sourceLoc = getSourceLocation(hintToken);