diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/getTableColumnFromPath.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/getTableColumnFromPath.ts
index ac86d6b34..08e083f81 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/getTableColumnFromPath.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/queries/getTableColumnFromPath.ts
@@ -360,13 +360,32 @@ export const getTableColumnFromPath = ({
         )
 
         // Join in the relationships table
-        joinAliases.push({
-          condition: and(
-            eq((aliasTable || adapter.tables[rootTableName]).id, aliasRelationshipTable.parent),
-            like(aliasRelationshipTable.path, `${constraintPath}${field.name}`),
-          ),
-          table: aliasRelationshipTable,
-        })
+        if (locale && field.localized && adapter.payload.config.localization) {
+          joinAliases.push({
+            condition: and(
+              eq((aliasTable || adapter.tables[rootTableName]).id, aliasRelationshipTable.parent),
+              eq(aliasRelationshipTable.locale, locale),
+              like(aliasRelationshipTable.path, `${constraintPath}${field.name}`),
+            ),
+            table: aliasRelationshipTable,
+          })
+          if (locale !== 'all') {
+            constraints.push({
+              columnName: 'locale',
+              table: aliasRelationshipTable,
+              value: locale,
+            })
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Join in the relationships table
+          joinAliases.push({
+            condition: and(
+              eq((aliasTable || adapter.tables[rootTableName]).id, aliasRelationshipTable.parent),
+              like(aliasRelationshipTable.path, `${constraintPath}${field.name}`),
+            ),
+            table: aliasRelationshipTable,
+          })
+        }
 
         selectFields[`${relationTableName}.path`] = aliasRelationshipTable.path
 
diff --git a/test/relationships/config.ts b/test/relationships/config.ts
index 6b5cf083a..81a312a69 100644
--- a/test/relationships/config.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   polymorphicRelationshipsSlug,
   relationSlug,
   slug,
+  slugWithLocalizedRel,
   treeSlug,
 } from './shared.js'
 
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ const collectionWithName = (collectionSlug: string): CollectionConfig => {
 }
 
 export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
+  localization: {
+    locales: ['en', 'de'],
+    defaultLocale: 'en',
+  },
   collections: [
     {
       slug,
@@ -109,6 +114,23 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      slug: slugWithLocalizedRel,
+      access: openAccess,
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'title',
+          type: 'text',
+        },
+        // Relationship
+        {
+          name: 'relationField',
+          type: 'relationship',
+          relationTo: relationSlug,
+          localized: true,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
     collectionWithName(relationSlug),
     {
       ...collectionWithName(defaultAccessRelSlug),
diff --git a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
index a6a65aa71..571b5d3fa 100644
--- a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   CustomIdRelation,
   Director,
   Post,
+  PostsLocalized,
   Relation,
 } from './payload-types.js'
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   polymorphicRelationshipsSlug,
   relationSlug,
   slug,
+  slugWithLocalizedRel,
   treeSlug,
   usersSlug,
 } from './shared.js'
@@ -517,6 +519,85 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
           expect(doc?.relationField).toMatchObject({ id: relation.id, name: relation.name })
         })
       })
+
+      describe('with localization', () => {
+        let relation1: Relation
+        let relation2: Relation
+        let localizedPost1: PostsLocalized
+        let localizedPost2: PostsLocalized
+
+        beforeAll(async () => {
+          relation1 = await payload.create<Relation>({
+            collection: relationSlug,
+            data: {
+              name: 'english',
+            },
+          })
+
+          relation2 = await payload.create<Relation>({
+            collection: relationSlug,
+            data: {
+              name: 'german',
+            },
+          })
+
+          localizedPost1 = await payload.create<'postsLocalized'>({
+            collection: slugWithLocalizedRel,
+            data: {
+              title: 'english',
+              relationField: relation1.id,
+            },
+            locale: 'en',
+          })
+
+          await payload.update({
+            id: localizedPost1.id,
+            collection: slugWithLocalizedRel,
+            locale: 'de',
+            data: {
+              relationField: relation2.id,
+            },
+          })
+
+          localizedPost2 = await payload.create({
+            collection: slugWithLocalizedRel,
+            data: {
+              title: 'german',
+              relationField: relation2.id,
+            },
+            locale: 'de',
+          })
+        })
+        it('should find two docs for german locale', async () => {
+          const { docs } = await payload.find<PostsLocalized>({
+            collection: slugWithLocalizedRel,
+            locale: 'de',
+            where: {
+              relationField: {
+                equals: relation2.id,
+              },
+            },
+          })
+
+          const mappedIds = docs.map((doc) => doc?.id)
+          expect(mappedIds).toContain(localizedPost1.id)
+          expect(mappedIds).toContain(localizedPost2.id)
+        })
+
+        it("shouldn't find a relationship query outside of the specified locale", async () => {
+          const { docs } = await payload.find<PostsLocalized>({
+            collection: slugWithLocalizedRel,
+            locale: 'en',
+            where: {
+              relationField: {
+                equals: relation2.id,
+              },
+            },
+          })
+
+          expect(docs.map((doc) => doc?.id)).not.toContain(localizedPost2.id)
+        })
+      })
     })
 
     describe('Nested Querying', () => {
diff --git a/test/relationships/payload-types.ts b/test/relationships/payload-types.ts
index 5be831cc3..ab6fabea8 100644
--- a/test/relationships/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/payload-types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 export interface Config {
   collections: {
     posts: Post
+    postsLocalized: PostsLocalized
     relation: Relation
     'strict-access': StrictAccess
     'chained-relation': ChainedRelation
@@ -35,6 +36,13 @@ export interface Post {
   updatedAt: string
   createdAt: string
 }
+export interface PostsLocalized {
+  id: string
+  title?: string | null
+  relationField?: (string | null) | Relation
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+}
 export interface Relation {
   id: string
   name?: string
diff --git a/test/relationships/shared.ts b/test/relationships/shared.ts
index e29e44f45..037e2fd81 100644
--- a/test/relationships/shared.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/shared.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export const usersSlug = 'users'
 export const slug = 'posts'
+export const slugWithLocalizedRel = 'postsLocalized'
 export const relationSlug = 'relation'
 export const defaultAccessRelSlug = 'strict-access'
 export const chainedRelSlug = 'chained'