diff --git a/api/src/database/run-ast.ts b/api/src/database/run-ast.ts
index bf4d67881d..43c45459dc 100644
--- a/api/src/database/run-ast.ts
+++ b/api/src/database/run-ast.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,11 @@ async function parseCurrentLevel(
 		nestedCollectionNodes.push(child);
 	}
 
-	/** Always fetch primary key in case there's a nested relation that needs it */
-	if (columnsToSelectInternal.includes(primaryKeyField) === false) {
+	/**
+	 * Always fetch primary key in case there's a nested relation that needs it
+	 */
+	const childrenContainRelational = children.some((child) => child.type !== 'field');
+	if (childrenContainRelational && columnsToSelectInternal.includes(primaryKeyField) === false) {
 		columnsToSelectInternal.push(primaryKeyField);
 	}
 
@@ -385,6 +388,17 @@ function removeTemporaryFields(
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Make sure any new aliased aggregate fields are included
+		if (ast.query?.aggregate) {
+			for (const [_operation, aliasMap] of Object.entries(ast.query.aggregate)) {
+				if (!aliasMap) continue;
+
+				for (const [_column, alias] of Object.entries(aliasMap)) {
+					fields.push(alias);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		for (const rawItem of rawItems) {
 			if (rawItem === null || rawItem === undefined) return rawItem;