diff --git a/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateQueryPaths.ts b/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateQueryPaths.ts
index c6af5ccf2..132775139 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateQueryPaths.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateQueryPaths.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export async function validateQueryPaths({
                 errors,
                 overrideAccess,
                 policies,
+                polymorphicJoin,
                 req,
                 versionFields,
                 where: item,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ export async function validateQueryPaths({
                 globalConfig,
                 overrideAccess,
                 policies,
+                polymorphicJoin,
                 req,
                 versionFields,
                 where: item,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateSearchParams.ts b/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateSearchParams.ts
index 125df0336..c4fb60032 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateSearchParams.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/database/queryValidation/validateSearchParams.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ export async function validateSearchParam({
   promises.push(
     ...paths.map(async ({ collectionSlug, field, invalid, path }, i) => {
       if (invalid) {
-        errors.push({ path })
+        if (!polymorphicJoin) {
+          errors.push({ path })
+        }
+
         return
       }
 
diff --git a/test/joins/collections/FolderPoly1.ts b/test/joins/collections/FolderPoly1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1159b81ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/joins/collections/FolderPoly1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+
+export const FolderPoly1: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'folderPoly1',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'folderPoly1Title',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+  ],
+  folders: true,
+}
diff --git a/test/joins/collections/FolderPoly2.ts b/test/joins/collections/FolderPoly2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41f2dd436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/joins/collections/FolderPoly2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+
+export const FolderPoly2: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'folderPoly2',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'folderPoly2Title',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+  ],
+  folders: true,
+}
diff --git a/test/joins/config.ts b/test/joins/config.ts
index da6bc9bf6..e84ac129b 100644
--- a/test/joins/config.ts
+++ b/test/joins/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults.js'
 import { Categories } from './collections/Categories.js'
 import { CategoriesVersions } from './collections/CategoriesVersions.js'
+import { FolderPoly1 } from './collections/FolderPoly1.js'
+import { FolderPoly2 } from './collections/FolderPoly2.js'
 import { HiddenPosts } from './collections/HiddenPosts.js'
 import { Posts } from './collections/Posts.js'
 import { SelfJoins } from './collections/SelfJoins.js'
@@ -337,6 +339,8 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       ],
     },
+    FolderPoly1,
+    FolderPoly2,
   ],
   localization: {
     locales: [
diff --git a/test/joins/int.spec.ts b/test/joins/int.spec.ts
index 85b9bc76e..d2fac5431 100644
--- a/test/joins/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/joins/int.spec.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,64 @@ describe('Joins Field', () => {
     expect(categoryWithPosts.localizedPolymorphics.docs[0]).toHaveProperty('id')
   })
 
+  it('should not throw a path validation error when querying joins with polymorphic relationships', async () => {
+    const folderDoc = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'payload-folders',
+      data: {
+        name: 'sharedFolder',
+      },
+    })
+
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: 'folderPoly1',
+      data: {
+        folderPoly1Title: 'Poly 1 title',
+        folder: folderDoc.id,
+      },
+      depth: 0,
+    })
+
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: 'folderPoly2',
+      data: {
+        folderPoly2Title: 'Poly 2 Title',
+        folder: folderDoc.id,
+      },
+      depth: 0,
+    })
+
+    const result = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'payload-folders',
+      joins: {
+        documentsAndFolders: {
+          limit: 100_000,
+          sort: 'name',
+          where: {
+            and: [
+              {
+                relationTo: {
+                  in: ['folderPoly1', 'folderPoly2'],
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                folderPoly2Title: {
+                  equals: 'Poly 2 Title',
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      where: {
+        id: {
+          equals: folderDoc.id,
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(result.docs[0]?.documentsAndFolders.docs).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+
   it('should filter joins using where query', async () => {
     const categoryWithPosts = await payload.findByID({
       id: category.id,