diff --git a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/login.ts b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/login.ts
index b46e9e34cb..e5898452bf 100644
--- a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/login.ts
+++ b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/login.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function loginResolver(collection: Collection) {
       },
       req: context.req,
       res: context.res,
+      depth: 0,
     };
 
     const result = login(options);
diff --git a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/me.ts b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/me.ts
index 865e23dd26..d61292e4b9 100644
--- a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/me.ts
+++ b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/me.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function meResolver(collection: Collection): any {
     const options = {
       collection,
       req: context.req,
+      depth: 0,
     };
     return me(options);
   }
diff --git a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/refresh.ts b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/refresh.ts
index 09c7d98cec..e9427626a2 100644
--- a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/refresh.ts
+++ b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/refresh.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function refreshResolver(collection: Collection) {
       token,
       req: context.req,
       res: context.res,
+      depth: 0,
     };
 
     const result = await refresh(options);
diff --git a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/resetPassword.ts b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/resetPassword.ts
index 81a1b27bdd..5844992f6d 100644
--- a/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/graphql/resolvers/resetPassword.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function resetPasswordResolver(collection: Collection) {
       req: context.req,
       res: context.res,
       api: 'GraphQL',
+      depth: 0,
     };
 
     const result = await resetPassword(options);
diff --git a/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts b/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
index 678e356257..c4e04830f8 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/resetPassword.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type Arguments = {
   req: PayloadRequest
   overrideAccess?: boolean
   res?: Response
+  depth?: number
 }
 
 async function resetPassword(args: Arguments): Promise<Result> {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ async function resetPassword(args: Arguments): Promise<Result> {
     },
     overrideAccess,
     data,
+    depth,
   } = args;
 
   // /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ async function resetPassword(args: Arguments): Promise<Result> {
     args.res.cookie(`${config.cookiePrefix}-token`, token, cookieOptions);
   }
 
-  const fullUser = await payload.findByID({ collection: collectionConfig.slug, id: user.id, overrideAccess });
+  const fullUser = await payload.findByID({ collection: collectionConfig.slug, id: user.id, overrideAccess, depth });
   return { token, user: fullUser };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/index.ts b/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/index.ts
index b9d097bb38..a31a1edec9 100644
--- a/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/index.ts
+++ b/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/index.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,8 @@ export async function afterRead<T = any>(args: Args): Promise<T> {
   const fieldPromises = [];
   const populationPromises = [];
 
-  let depth = 0;
-
-  if (req.payloadAPI === 'REST' || req.payloadAPI === 'local') {
-    depth = (incomingDepth || incomingDepth === 0) ? parseInt(String(incomingDepth), 10) : req.payload.config.defaultDepth;
-
-    if (depth > req.payload.config.maxDepth) depth = req.payload.config.maxDepth;
-  }
+  let depth = (incomingDepth || incomingDepth === 0) ? parseInt(String(incomingDepth), 10) : req.payload.config.defaultDepth;
+  if (depth > req.payload.config.maxDepth) depth = req.payload.config.maxDepth;
 
   const currentDepth = incomingCurrentDepth || 1;
 
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index 854fde7f2c..761ee00168 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { IndexDirection, IndexOptions } from 'mongoose';
+import { GraphQLClient } from 'graphql-request';
 import { initPayloadTest } from '../helpers/configHelpers';
 import { RESTClient } from '../helpers/rest';
 import configPromise from '../uploads/config';
@@ -11,10 +12,14 @@ import { blocksFieldSeedData } from './collections/Blocks';
 import { localizedTextValue, namedTabDefaultValue, namedTabText, tabsDoc, tabsSlug } from './collections/Tabs';
 import { defaultNumber, numberDoc } from './collections/Number';
 import { dateDoc } from './collections/Date';
+import type { PaginatedDocs } from '../../src/mongoose/types';
+import type { RichTextField } from './payload-types';
 
 let client;
+let graphQLClient: GraphQLClient;
 let serverURL;
 let config;
+let token;
 
 describe('Fields', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -22,7 +27,9 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
     config = await configPromise;
 
     client = new RESTClient(config, { serverURL, defaultSlug: 'point-fields' });
-    await client.login();
+    const graphQLURL = `${serverURL}${config.routes.api}${config.routes.graphQL}`;
+    graphQLClient = new GraphQLClient(graphQLURL);
+    token = await client.login();
   });
 
   describe('text', () => {
@@ -730,5 +737,21 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
       expect(typeof child.doc.value.id).toBe('string');
       expect(child.doc.value.items).toHaveLength(6);
     });
+
+    it('should respect rich text depth parameter', async () => {
+      const query = `query {
+        RichTextFields {
+          docs {
+            richText(depth: 2)
+          }
+        }
+      }`;
+      const response = await graphQLClient.request(query, {}, {
+        Authorization: `JWT ${token}`,
+      });
+      const { docs }: PaginatedDocs<RichTextField> = response.RichTextFields;
+      const uploadElement = docs[0].richText.find((el) => el.type === 'upload') as any;
+      expect(uploadElement.value.media.filename).toStrictEqual('payload.png');
+    });
   });
 });