diff --git a/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js b/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js
index 2ae346d135..130f2aa093 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js
+++ b/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate/apply.js
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ const morphToMany = async (input, ctx) => {
   }, {});
 
   const map = {};
+  const { on, ...typePopulate } = populateValue;
+
   for (const type of Object.keys(idsByType)) {
     const ids = idsByType[type];
 
@@ -480,10 +482,14 @@ const morphToMany = async (input, ctx) => {
       continue;
     }
 
+    if (on && on[type]) {
+      Object.assign(typePopulate, on[type]);
+    }
+
     const qb = db.entityManager.createQueryBuilder(type);
 
     const rows = await qb
-      .init(populateValue)
+      .init(typePopulate)
       .addSelect(`${qb.alias}.${idColumn.referencedColumn}`)
       .where({ [idColumn.referencedColumn]: ids })
       .execute({ mapResults: false });
@@ -579,7 +585,16 @@ const morphToOne = async (input, ctx) => {
 
 //  TODO: Omit limit & offset to avoid needing a query per result to avoid making too many queries
 const pickPopulateParams = (populate) => {
-  const fieldsToPick = ['select', 'count', 'where', 'populate', 'orderBy', 'filters', 'ordering'];
+  const fieldsToPick = [
+    'select',
+    'count',
+    'where',
+    'populate',
+    'orderBy',
+    'filters',
+    'ordering',
+    'on',
+  ];
 
   if (populate.count !== true) {
     fieldsToPick.push('limit', 'offset');
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js b/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js
index 38d1af385b..4c11510375 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js
+++ b/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
  * Converts the standard Strapi REST query params to a more usable format for querying
  * You can read more here: https://docs.strapi.io/developer-docs/latest/developer-resources/database-apis-reference/rest-api.html#filters
  */
+
 const {
+  isNil,
+  toNumber,
+  isInteger,
   has,
   isEmpty,
   isObject,
   isPlainObject,
   cloneDeep,
   get,
-  mergeAll,
-  isNil,
-  toNumber,
-  isInteger,
 } = require('lodash/fp');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const parseType = require('./parse-type');
@@ -185,22 +185,19 @@ const convertPopulateObject = (populate, schema) => {
       return acc;
     }
 
-    // FIXME: This is a temporary solution for dynamic zones that should be
-    // fixed when we'll implement a more accurate way to query them
-    if (attribute.type === 'dynamiczone') {
-      const populates = attribute.components
-        .map((uid) => strapi.getModel(uid))
-        .map((schema) => convertNestedPopulate(subPopulate, schema))
-        .map((populate) => (populate === true ? {} : populate)) // cast boolean to empty object to avoid merging issues
-        .filter((populate) => populate !== false);
-
-      if (isEmpty(populates)) {
-        return acc;
-      }
-
+    if (subPopulate && subPopulate.on) {
       return {
         ...acc,
-        [key]: mergeAll(populates),
+        [key]: {
+          ...subPopulate,
+          on: Object.entries(subPopulate.on).reduce(
+            (newTypeSubPopulate, [type, typeSubPopulate]) => ({
+              ...newTypeSubPopulate,
+              [type]: convertNestedPopulate(typeSubPopulate, strapi.getModel(type)),
+            }),
+            {}
+          ),
+        },
       };
     }