diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
index e629b0b42e..7b78068777 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/buildSortParam.ts
@@ -57,12 +57,8 @@ const relationshipSort = ({
     return false
   }
 
-  for (const [i, segment] of segments.entries()) {
-    if (versions && i === 0 && segment === 'version') {
-      segments.shift()
-      continue
-    }
-
+  for (let i = 0; i < segments.length; i++) {
+    const segment = segments[i]
     const field = currentFields.find((each) => each.name === segment)
 
     if (!field) {
@@ -71,6 +67,10 @@ const relationshipSort = ({
 
     if ('fields' in field) {
       currentFields = field.flattenedFields
+      if (field.name === 'version' && versions && i === 0) {
+        segments.shift()
+        i--
+      }
     } else if (
       (field.type === 'relationship' || field.type === 'upload') &&
       i !== segments.length - 1
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const relationshipSort = ({
             as: `__${path}`,
             foreignField: '_id',
             from: foreignCollection.Model.collection.name,
-            localField: relationshipPath,
+            localField: versions ? `version.${relationshipPath}` : relationshipPath,
             pipeline: [
               {
                 $project: {
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts
index 685bfa1ddb..c43e0c52f4 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queryDrafts.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export const queryDrafts: QueryDrafts = async function queryDrafts(
       query: versionQuery,
       session: paginationOptions.options?.session ?? undefined,
       sort: paginationOptions.sort as object,
+      sortAggregation,
       useEstimatedCount: paginationOptions.useEstimatedCount,
     })
   } else {
diff --git a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
index 3694df14f5..0473db152e 100644
--- a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
@@ -670,18 +670,6 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           await payload.delete({ collection: 'directors', where: {} })
           await payload.delete({ collection: 'movies', where: {} })
 
-          const director_1 = await payload.create({
-            collection: 'directors',
-            data: { name: 'Dan', localized: 'Dan' },
-          })
-
-          await payload.update({
-            collection: 'directors',
-            id: director_1.id,
-            locale: 'de',
-            data: { localized: 'Mr. Dan' },
-          })
-
           const director_2 = await payload.create({
             collection: 'directors',
             data: { name: 'Mr. Dan', localized: 'Mr. Dan' },
@@ -694,6 +682,18 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
             data: { localized: 'Dan' },
           })
 
+          const director_1 = await payload.create({
+            collection: 'directors',
+            data: { name: 'Dan', localized: 'Dan' },
+          })
+
+          await payload.update({
+            collection: 'directors',
+            id: director_1.id,
+            locale: 'de',
+            data: { localized: 'Mr. Dan' },
+          })
+
           const movie_1 = await payload.create({
             collection: 'movies',
             depth: 0,