diff --git a/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js b/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js
index 3dea86ee7b..84a04a5f4c 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js
+++ b/packages/core/utils/lib/convert-query-params.js
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ const convertNestedPopulate = (subPopulate, schema) => {
     query.ordering = convertOrderingQueryParams(ordering);
   }
 
+  convertPublicationStateParams(schema, subPopulate, query);
+
   return query;
 };