diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/delegate.ts b/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/delegate.ts
index 56f918f40..977e1c199 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/delegate.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/delegate.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ export class DelegateProxyHandler extends DefaultPrismaProxyHandler {
                             data[field] = {};
                         }
                         await this.injectSelectIncludeHierarchy(fieldInfo.type, data[field]);
+                        if (data[field].where) {
+                            this.injectWhereHierarchy(fieldInfo.type, data[field].where);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/regression/tests/issue-2246.test.ts b/tests/regression/tests/issue-2246.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab487e6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/tests/issue-2246.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { loadSchema } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+
+describe('issue 2246', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        const { enhance } = await loadSchema(
+            `
+model Media {
+  id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+  title String
+  mediaType String
+  
+  @@delegate(mediaType)
+  @@allow('all', true)
+}
+
+model Movie extends Media {
+  director Director @relation(fields: [directorId], references: [id])
+  directorId Int
+  duration Int
+  rating String
+}
+
+model Director {
+  id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+  name String
+  email String
+  movies Movie[]
+  
+  @@allow('all', true)
+}
+            `
+        );
+
+        const db = enhance();
+
+        await db.director.create({
+            data: {
+                name: 'Christopher Nolan',
+                email: 'christopher.nolan@example.com',
+                movies: {
+                    create: {
+                        title: 'Inception',
+                        duration: 148,
+                        rating: 'PG-13',
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        });
+
+        await expect(
+            db.director.findMany({
+                include: {
+                    movies: {
+                        where: { title: 'Inception' },
+                    },
+                },
+            })
+        ).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+
+        await expect(
+            db.director.findFirst({
+                include: {
+                    _count: { select: { movies: { where: { title: 'Inception' } } } },
+                },
+            })
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({ _count: { movies: 1 } });
+
+        await expect(
+            db.movie.findMany({
+                where: { title: 'Interstellar' },
+            })
+        ).resolves.toHaveLength(0);
+
+        await expect(
+            db.director.findFirst({
+                include: {
+                    _count: { select: { movies: { where: { title: 'Interstellar' } } } },
+                },
+            })
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({ _count: { movies: 0 } });
+    });
+});