diff --git a/packages/payload/src/database/getLocalizedPaths.ts b/packages/payload/src/database/getLocalizedPaths.ts
index 4df08731e96..f66168a3eae 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/database/getLocalizedPaths.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/database/getLocalizedPaths.ts
@@ -45,13 +45,32 @@ export function getLocalizedPaths({
 
       let fieldsToSearch: FlattenedField[]
 
-      if (lastIncompletePath?.field && 'flattenedFields' in lastIncompletePath.field) {
-        fieldsToSearch = lastIncompletePath.field.flattenedFields
+      let matchedField: FlattenedField
+
+      if (lastIncompletePath?.field?.type === 'blocks') {
+        if (segment === 'blockType') {
+          matchedField = {
+            name: 'blockType',
+            type: 'text',
+          }
+        } else {
+          for (const block of lastIncompletePath.field.blocks) {
+            matchedField = block.flattenedFields.find((field) => field.name === segment)
+            if (matchedField) {
+              break
+            }
+          }
+        }
       } else {
-        fieldsToSearch = lastIncompletePath.fields
+        if (lastIncompletePath?.field && 'flattenedFields' in lastIncompletePath.field) {
+          fieldsToSearch = lastIncompletePath.field.flattenedFields
+        } else {
+          fieldsToSearch = lastIncompletePath.fields
+        }
+
+        matchedField = fieldsToSearch.find((field) => field.name === segment)
       }
 
-      const matchedField = fieldsToSearch.find((field) => field.name === segment)
       lastIncompletePath.field = matchedField
 
       if (currentPath === 'globalType' && globalSlug) {
@@ -94,7 +113,6 @@ export function getLocalizedPaths({
         }
 
         switch (matchedField.type) {
-          case 'blocks':
           case 'json':
           case 'richText': {
             const upcomingSegments = pathSegments.slice(i + 1).join('.')
diff --git a/test/relationships/config.ts b/test/relationships/config.ts
index aad779663b5..71573c538be 100644
--- a/test/relationships/config.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/config.ts
@@ -387,6 +387,47 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      slug: 'deep-nested',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          type: 'tabs',
+          tabs: [
+            {
+              name: 'content',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  type: 'blocks',
+                  name: 'blocks',
+                  blocks: [
+                    {
+                      slug: 'testBlock',
+                      fields: [
+                        {
+                          type: 'tabs',
+                          tabs: [
+                            {
+                              name: 'meta',
+                              fields: [
+                                {
+                                  type: 'relationship',
+                                  relationTo: 'movies',
+                                  name: 'movie',
+                                },
+                              ],
+                            },
+                          ],
+                        },
+                      ],
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
   onInit: async (payload) => {
     await payload.create({
diff --git a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
index 43b9ec429d1..feb05f71b2e 100644
--- a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,38 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
         expect(docs[0].id).toBe(doc.id)
       })
 
+      it('should allow querying within tabs-blocks-tabs', async () => {
+        const movie = await payload.create({ collection: 'movies', data: { name: 'Pulp Fiction' } })
+
+        const { id } = await payload.create({
+          collection: 'deep-nested',
+          data: {
+            content: {
+              blocks: [
+                {
+                  blockType: 'testBlock',
+                  meta: {
+                    movie: movie.id,
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          },
+        })
+
+        const result = await payload.find({
+          collection: 'deep-nested',
+          where: {
+            'content.blocks.meta.movie': {
+              equals: movie.id,
+            },
+          },
+        })
+
+        expect(result.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+        expect(result.docs[0].id).toBe(id)
+      })
+
       describe('Custom ID', () => {
         it('should query a custom id relation', async () => {
           const { customIdRelation } = await restClient
diff --git a/test/relationships/payload-types.ts b/test/relationships/payload-types.ts
index 6cc5ab11efb..e5d08b420e1 100644
--- a/test/relationships/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/payload-types.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'rels-to-pages': RelsToPage;
     'rels-to-pages-and-custom-text-ids': RelsToPagesAndCustomTextId;
     'object-writes': ObjectWrite;
+    'deep-nested': DeepNested;
     users: User;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'rels-to-pages': RelsToPagesSelect<false> | RelsToPagesSelect<true>;
     'rels-to-pages-and-custom-text-ids': RelsToPagesAndCustomTextIdsSelect<false> | RelsToPagesAndCustomTextIdsSelect<true>;
     'object-writes': ObjectWritesSelect<false> | ObjectWritesSelect<true>;
+    'deep-nested': DeepNestedSelect<false> | DeepNestedSelect<true>;
     users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
@@ -350,6 +352,27 @@ export interface ObjectWrite {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "deep-nested".
+ */
+export interface DeepNested {
+  id: string;
+  content?: {
+    blocks?:
+      | {
+          meta?: {
+            movie?: (string | null) | Movie;
+          };
+          id?: string | null;
+          blockName?: string | null;
+          blockType: 'testBlock';
+        }[]
+      | null;
+  };
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
@@ -425,6 +448,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
         relationTo: 'object-writes';
         value: string | ObjectWrite;
       } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'deep-nested';
+        value: string | DeepNested;
+      } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'users';
         value: string | User;
@@ -667,6 +694,33 @@ export interface ObjectWritesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
   updatedAt?: T;
   createdAt?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "deep-nested_select".
+ */
+export interface DeepNestedSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  content?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        blocks?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              testBlock?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    meta?:
+                      | T
+                      | {
+                          movie?: T;
+                        };
+                    id?: T;
+                    blockName?: T;
+                  };
+            };
+      };
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "users_select".