diff --git a/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/crud.py b/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/crud.py
index 2eb7eeb..9dce0e7 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/crud.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/crud.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async def select_model(
         load_strategies: LoadStrategies | None = None,
         join_conditions: JoinConditions | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> Model | None:
+    ) -> Sequence[Row[tuple[Model, ...]] | None] | Model | None:
         """
         Query by primary key(s) with optional relationship loading and joins.
 
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ async def select_model(
 
         if join_conditions:
             if has_join_fill_result(join_conditions):
-                result = query.first()
-                return result[0] if result else None
+                return query.first()
 
         return query.scalars().first()
 
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ async def select_model_by_column(
         load_strategies: LoadStrategies | None = None,
         join_conditions: JoinConditions | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> Model | None:
+    ) -> Sequence[Row[tuple[Model, ...]] | None] | Model | None:
         """
         Query by column with optional relationship loading and joins.
 
@@ -313,8 +312,7 @@ async def select_model_by_column(
 
         if join_conditions:
             if has_join_fill_result(join_conditions):
-                result = query.first()
-                return result[0] if result else None
+                return query.first()
 
         return query.scalars().first()
 
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/types.py b/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/types.py
index 3d40b03..7829d2f 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/types.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_crud_plus/types.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Literal, TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from sqlalchemy import Alias, Table
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
 from sqlalchemy.orm.util import AliasedClass
 from sqlalchemy.sql.base import ExecutableOption
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@
 class JoinConfig(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
-    model: type[Model] | AliasedClass = Field(description='The target model or aliased class to join with')
+    model: type[Model] | AliasedClass | Alias | Table = Field(
+        description='The target model, aliased class, alias, or table to join with'
+    )
     join_on: Any = Field(description='The join condition expression (e.g., model.id == other_model.id)')
     join_type: JoinType = Field(default='left', description='The type of join to perform')
     fill_result: bool = Field(default=False, description='Whether to populate this model to the query result')
diff --git a/tests/test_no_relationship.py b/tests/test_no_relationship.py
index d288fdd..c8c2ebe 100644
--- a/tests/test_no_relationship.py
+++ b/tests/test_no_relationship.py
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ async def test_join_fill_result_single_model(
     )
 
     if result is not None:
-        assert isinstance(result, NoRelUser)
+        assert isinstance(result, (tuple, Row))
+        assert isinstance(result[0], NoRelUser)
+        if result[1]:
+            assert isinstance(result[1], NoRelProfile)
 
 
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