diff --git a/.changeset/wise-chefs-love.md b/.changeset/wise-chefs-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..604a01271a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-chefs-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@directus/api": patch
+---
+
+Fixed _offset=0 usage in deep filters
diff --git a/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.test.ts b/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.test.ts
index ad63f2e9ee..d134ebf800 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.test.ts
@@ -166,12 +166,20 @@ describe('offset', () => {
 		expect(sanitizedQuery.offset).toBe(1);
 	});
 
-	test('should ignore zero', () => {
+	test('should accept zero #18370', () => {
 		const offset = 0;
 
 		const sanitizedQuery = sanitizeQuery({ offset });
 
-		expect(sanitizedQuery.offset).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(sanitizedQuery.offset).toBe(0);
+	});
+
+	test('should accept string zero #18370', () => {
+		const offset = '0';
+
+		const sanitizedQuery = sanitizeQuery({ offset });
+
+		expect(sanitizedQuery.offset).toBe(0);
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.ts b/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.ts
index c51436e531..7a87e6acdd 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/sanitize-query.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function sanitizeQuery(rawQuery: Record<string, any>, accountability?: Ac
 		query.filter = sanitizeFilter(rawQuery['filter'], accountability || null);
 	}
 
-	if (rawQuery['offset']) {
+	if (rawQuery['offset'] !== undefined) {
 		query.offset = sanitizeOffset(rawQuery['offset']);
 	}