diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
index 91dceaf5a6..f62bb0f7e3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
         if (!matchesTableName) {
           updatedKey = filterKey.replace(
             new RegExp(`^${relationship.column}.`),
-            `${aliases![relationship.tableName]}.`
+            `${aliases?.[relationship.tableName] || relationship.tableName}.`
           )
         } else {
           updatedKey = filterKey
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     query = this.addFilters(query, filters, { relationship: true })
 
     // handle relationships with a CTE for all others
-    if (relationships?.length) {
+    if (relationships?.length && aggregations.length === 0) {
       const mainTable =
         this.query.tableAliases?.[this.query.endpoint.entityId] ||
         this.query.endpoint.entityId
@@ -1594,10 +1594,8 @@ class InternalBuilder {
       // add JSON aggregations attached to the CTE
       return this.addJsonRelationships(cte, tableName, relationships)
     }
-    // no relationships found - return query
-    else {
-      return query
-    }
+
+    return query
   }
 
   update(opts: QueryOptions): Knex.QueryBuilder {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
index 62aa4d8d2a..939ea399d9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -682,7 +682,19 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
     filters = this.prepareFilters(id, filters || {}, table)
     const relationships = buildExternalRelationships(table, this.tables)
 
+    let aggregations: Aggregation[] = []
+    if (sdk.views.isView(this.source)) {
+      const calculationFields = helpers.views.calculationFields(this.source)
+      for (const [key, field] of Object.entries(calculationFields)) {
+        aggregations.push({
+          ...field,
+          name: key,
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
     const incRelationships =
+      aggregations.length === 0 &&
       config.includeSqlRelationships === IncludeRelationship.INCLUDE
 
     // clean up row on ingress using schema
@@ -709,17 +721,6 @@ export class ExternalRequest<T extends Operation> {
       throw "Deletion must be filtered"
     }
 
-    let aggregations: Aggregation[] = []
-    if (sdk.views.isView(this.source)) {
-      const calculationFields = helpers.views.calculationFields(this.source)
-      for (const [key, field] of Object.entries(calculationFields)) {
-        aggregations.push({
-          ...field,
-          name: key,
-        })
-      }
-    }
-
     let json: QueryJson = {
       endpoint: {
         datasourceId: this.datasource._id!,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
index 15b9a29e11..1f2470f097 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
@@ -3659,6 +3659,108 @@ describe.each([
               )
             })
 
+            it("should be able to filter on relationships", async () => {
+              const companies = await config.api.table.save(
+                saveTableRequest({
+                  schema: {
+                    name: {
+                      name: "name",
+                      type: FieldType.STRING,
+                    },
+                  },
+                })
+              )
+
+              const employees = await config.api.table.save(
+                saveTableRequest({
+                  schema: {
+                    age: {
+                      type: FieldType.NUMBER,
+                      name: "age",
+                    },
+                    name: {
+                      type: FieldType.STRING,
+                      name: "name",
+                    },
+                    company: {
+                      type: FieldType.LINK,
+                      name: "company",
+                      tableId: companies._id!,
+                      relationshipType: RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY,
+                      fieldName: "company",
+                    },
+                  },
+                })
+              )
+
+              const view = await config.api.viewV2.create({
+                tableId: employees._id!,
+                name: generator.guid(),
+                type: ViewV2Type.CALCULATION,
+                queryUI: {
+                  groups: [
+                    {
+                      filters: [
+                        {
+                          operator: BasicOperator.EQUAL,
+                          field: "company.name",
+                          value: "Aperture Science Laboratories",
+                        },
+                      ],
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+                schema: {
+                  sum: {
+                    visible: true,
+                    calculationType: CalculationType.SUM,
+                    field: "age",
+                  },
+                },
+              })
+
+              const apertureScience = await config.api.row.save(
+                companies._id!,
+                {
+                  name: "Aperture Science Laboratories",
+                }
+              )
+
+              const blackMesa = await config.api.row.save(companies._id!, {
+                name: "Black Mesa",
+              })
+
+              await Promise.all([
+                config.api.row.save(employees._id!, {
+                  name: "Alice",
+                  age: 25,
+                  company: apertureScience._id,
+                }),
+                config.api.row.save(employees._id!, {
+                  name: "Bob",
+                  age: 30,
+                  company: apertureScience._id,
+                }),
+                config.api.row.save(employees._id!, {
+                  name: "Charly",
+                  age: 27,
+                  company: blackMesa._id,
+                }),
+                config.api.row.save(employees._id!, {
+                  name: "Danny",
+                  age: 15,
+                  company: blackMesa._id,
+                }),
+              ])
+
+              const { rows } = await config.api.viewV2.search(view.id, {
+                query: {},
+              })
+
+              expect(rows).toHaveLength(1)
+              expect(rows[0].sum).toEqual(55)
+            })
+
             it("should be able to filter rows on the view itself", async () => {
               const table = await config.api.table.save(
                 saveTableRequest({