diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
index 34b950bf2c..615753efc3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     query: Knex.QueryBuilder,
     filters: SearchFilters | undefined,
     table: Table,
-    opts: { aliases?: Record<string, string>; relationship?: boolean }
+    opts: {
+      aliases?: Record<string, string>
+      relationship?: boolean
+      columnPrefix?: string
+    }
   ): Knex.QueryBuilder {
     if (!filters) {
       return query
@@ -192,7 +196,10 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     filters = parseFilters(filters)
     // if all or specified in filters, then everything is an or
     const allOr = filters.allOr
-    const sqlStatements = new SqlStatements(this.client, table, { allOr })
+    const sqlStatements = new SqlStatements(this.client, table, {
+      allOr,
+      columnPrefix: opts.columnPrefix,
+    })
     const tableName =
       this.client === SqlClient.SQL_LITE ? table._id! : table.name
 
@@ -663,6 +670,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     }
     // add filters to the query (where)
     query = this.addFilters(query, filters, json.meta.table, {
+      columnPrefix: json.meta.columnPrefix,
       aliases: tableAliases,
     })
 
@@ -698,6 +706,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     }
 
     return this.addFilters(query, filters, json.meta.table, {
+      columnPrefix: json.meta.columnPrefix,
       relationship: true,
       aliases: tableAliases,
     })
@@ -708,6 +717,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     let query = this.knexWithAlias(knex, endpoint, tableAliases)
     const parsedBody = parseBody(body)
     query = this.addFilters(query, filters, json.meta.table, {
+      columnPrefix: json.meta.columnPrefix,
       aliases: tableAliases,
     })
     // mysql can't use returning
@@ -722,6 +732,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     const { endpoint, filters, tableAliases } = json
     let query = this.knexWithAlias(knex, endpoint, tableAliases)
     query = this.addFilters(query, filters, json.meta.table, {
+      columnPrefix: json.meta.columnPrefix,
       aliases: tableAliases,
     })
     // mysql can't use returning
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sqlStatements.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sqlStatements.ts
index a80defd8b8..311f7c7d49 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sqlStatements.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sqlStatements.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,27 @@ export class SqlStatements {
   client: string
   table: Table
   allOr: boolean | undefined
+  columnPrefix: string | undefined
+
   constructor(
     client: string,
     table: Table,
-    { allOr }: { allOr?: boolean } = {}
+    { allOr, columnPrefix }: { allOr?: boolean; columnPrefix?: string } = {}
   ) {
     this.client = client
     this.table = table
     this.allOr = allOr
+    this.columnPrefix = columnPrefix
   }
 
   getField(key: string): FieldSchema | undefined {
     const fieldName = key.split(".")[1]
-    return this.table.schema[fieldName]
+    let found = this.table.schema[fieldName]
+    if (!found && this.columnPrefix) {
+      const prefixRemovedFieldName = fieldName.replace(this.columnPrefix, "")
+      found = this.table.schema[prefixRemovedFieldName]
+    }
+    return found
   }
 
   between(
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
index 8c376f726e..2e7a478ffb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export async function search(
     meta: {
       table,
       tables: allTablesMap,
+      columnPrefix: USER_COLUMN_PREFIX,
     },
     resource: {
       fields: buildInternalFieldList(table, allTables),
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts
index e5cbccf5c1..c40f1c3b84 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/search.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ export interface QueryJson {
     table: Table
     tables?: Record<string, Table>
     renamed?: RenameColumn
+    // can specify something that columns could be prefixed with
+    columnPrefix?: string
   }
   extra?: {
     idFilter?: SearchFilters