diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/transform/read/traverseFields.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/transform/read/traverseFields.ts
index 70c81a1da5..4d7012421b 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/transform/read/traverseFields.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/transform/read/traverseFields.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const traverseFields = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>({
               return arrayResult
             }, {})
           } else {
-            result[field.name] = fieldData.map((row, i) => {
+            result[field.name] = fieldData.reduce((acc, row, i) => {
               if (row._uuid) {
                 row.id = row._uuid
                 delete row._uuid
@@ -187,22 +187,35 @@ export const traverseFields = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>({
                 delete row._order
               }
 
-              return traverseFields<T>({
-                adapter,
-                blocks,
-                config,
-                dataRef: row,
-                deletions,
-                fieldPrefix: '',
-                fields: field.fields,
-                numbers,
-                path: `${sanitizedPath}${field.name}.${i}`,
-                relationships,
-                table: row,
-                texts,
-                withinArrayOrBlockLocale,
-              })
-            })
+              if (
+                !withinArrayOrBlockLocale ||
+                (withinArrayOrBlockLocale && withinArrayOrBlockLocale === row._locale)
+              ) {
+                if (row._locale) {
+                  delete row._locale
+                }
+
+                acc.push(
+                  traverseFields<T>({
+                    adapter,
+                    blocks,
+                    config,
+                    dataRef: row,
+                    deletions,
+                    fieldPrefix: '',
+                    fields: field.fields,
+                    numbers,
+                    path: `${sanitizedPath}${field.name}.${i}`,
+                    relationships,
+                    table: row,
+                    texts,
+                    withinArrayOrBlockLocale,
+                  }),
+                )
+              }
+
+              return acc
+            }, [])
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/localization/collections/Blocks/index.ts b/test/localization/collections/Blocks/index.ts
index 20faefad0b..10cd389b09 100644
--- a/test/localization/collections/Blocks/index.ts
+++ b/test/localization/collections/Blocks/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ export const BlocksCollection: CollectionConfig = {
                 },
               ],
             },
+            {
+              name: 'array',
+              type: 'array',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'link',
+                  type: 'group',
+                  fields: [
+                    {
+                      name: 'label',
+                      type: 'text',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
           ],
         },
       ],
diff --git a/test/localization/collections/NestedArray/index.ts b/test/localization/collections/NestedArray/index.ts
index 4f53cf08ee..a6b3b0755d 100644
--- a/test/localization/collections/NestedArray/index.ts
+++ b/test/localization/collections/NestedArray/index.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,57 @@ import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
 
 export const NestedArray: CollectionConfig = {
   slug: 'nested-arrays',
+  versions: {
+    drafts: true,
+  },
   fields: [
     {
-      name: 'arrayWithBlocks',
-      type: 'array',
-      localized: true,
-      fields: [
+      type: 'tabs',
+      tabs: [
         {
-          name: 'blocksWithinArray',
-          type: 'blocks',
-          blocks: [
+          label: 'My Tab',
+          fields: [
             {
-              slug: 'someBlock',
+              name: 'arrayWithBlocks',
+              type: 'array',
+              localized: true,
               fields: [
                 {
-                  name: 'relationWithinBlock',
+                  name: 'blocksWithinArray',
+                  type: 'blocks',
+                  blocks: [
+                    {
+                      slug: 'someBlock',
+                      fields: [
+                        {
+                          name: 'relationWithinBlock',
+                          type: 'relationship',
+                          relationTo: 'localized-posts',
+                        },
+                        {
+                          name: 'myGroup',
+                          type: 'group',
+                          fields: [
+                            {
+                              name: 'text',
+                              type: 'text',
+                            },
+                          ],
+                        },
+                      ],
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'arrayWithLocalizedRelation',
+              type: 'array',
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'localizedRelation',
                   type: 'relationship',
+                  localized: true,
                   relationTo: 'localized-posts',
                 },
               ],
@@ -26,17 +61,5 @@ export const NestedArray: CollectionConfig = {
         },
       ],
     },
-    {
-      name: 'arrayWithLocalizedRelation',
-      type: 'array',
-      fields: [
-        {
-          name: 'localizedRelation',
-          type: 'relationship',
-          localized: true,
-          relationTo: 'localized-posts',
-        },
-      ],
-    },
   ],
 }
diff --git a/test/localization/int.spec.ts b/test/localization/int.spec.ts
index f7855f938f..1159744201 100644
--- a/test/localization/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/localization/int.spec.ts
@@ -1287,6 +1287,7 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
         locale: englishLocale,
         id: result.id,
       })
+
       const docEs = await payload.findByID({
         collection: tabSlug,
         locale: spanishLocale,
@@ -1406,7 +1407,7 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
       expect(collection.fields[3].fields[0].localized).toBeUndefined()
     })
   })
-  
+
   describe('nested blocks', () => {
     let id
     it('should allow creating nested blocks per locale', async () => {
@@ -1416,6 +1417,18 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
           content: [
             {
               blockType: 'blockInsideBlock',
+              array: [
+                {
+                  link: {
+                    label: 'English 1',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  link: {
+                    label: 'English 2',
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
               content: [
                 {
                   blockType: 'textBlock',
@@ -1429,6 +1442,11 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
 
       id = doc.id
 
+      const retrievedInEN = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'blocks-fields',
+        id,
+      })
+
       await payload.update({
         collection: 'blocks-fields',
         id,
@@ -1437,6 +1455,18 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
           content: [
             {
               blockType: 'blockInsideBlock',
+              array: [
+                {
+                  link: {
+                    label: 'Spanish 1',
+                  },
+                },
+                {
+                  link: {
+                    label: 'Spanish 2',
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
               content: [
                 {
                   blockType: 'textBlock',
@@ -1456,6 +1486,12 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
 
       expect(retrieved.content.en[0].content).toHaveLength(1)
       expect(retrieved.content.es[0].content).toHaveLength(1)
+
+      expect(retrieved.content.en[0].array[0].link.label).toStrictEqual('English 1')
+      expect(retrieved.content.en[0].array[1].link.label).toStrictEqual('English 2')
+
+      expect(retrieved.content.es[0].array[0].link.label).toStrictEqual('Spanish 1')
+      expect(retrieved.content.es[0].array[1].link.label).toStrictEqual('Spanish 2')
     })
   })
 
@@ -1480,16 +1516,25 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
           blockName: '1',
           blockType: 'someBlock',
           relationWithinBlock: randomDoc.id,
+          myGroup: {
+            text: 'hello in english 1',
+          },
         },
         {
           blockName: '2',
           blockType: 'someBlock',
           relationWithinBlock: randomDoc.id,
+          myGroup: {
+            text: 'hello in english 2',
+          },
         },
         {
           blockName: '3',
           blockType: 'someBlock',
           relationWithinBlock: randomDoc.id,
+          myGroup: {
+            text: 'hello in english 3',
+          },
         },
       ]
 
@@ -1498,16 +1543,25 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
           blockName: '1',
           blockType: 'someBlock',
           relationWithinBlock: randomDoc2.id,
+          myGroup: {
+            text: 'hello in spanish 1',
+          },
         },
         {
           blockName: '2',
           blockType: 'someBlock',
           relationWithinBlock: randomDoc2.id,
+          myGroup: {
+            text: 'hello in spanish 2',
+          },
         },
         {
           blockName: '3',
           blockType: 'someBlock',
           relationWithinBlock: randomDoc2.id,
+          myGroup: {
+            text: 'hello in spanish 3',
+          },
         },
       ]