diff --git a/packages/core/utils/package.json b/packages/core/utils/package.json
index 63d7bd3748..1b300dfbc9 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/utils/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@strapi/pack-up": "4.15.5",
+    "@strapi/types": "4.15.5",
     "@types/koa": "2.13.4",
     "@types/node": "18.18.4",
     "eslint-config-custom": "4.15.5",
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/__tests__/query-populate.test.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/__tests__/query-populate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e423b3c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/__tests__/query-populate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+import { traverseQueryPopulate } from '../traverse';
+import { setGlobalStrapi, getStrapiFactory } from './test-utils';
+
+describe('traverseQueryPopulate', () => {
+  test('should return an empty object incase no populatable field exists', async () => {
+    const query = await traverseQueryPopulate(jest.fn(), {
+      schema: {
+        kind: 'collectionType',
+        attributes: {
+          title: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    })('*');
+
+    expect(query).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test('should return all populatable fields', async () => {
+    const strapi = getStrapiFactory({
+      getModel: jest.fn((uid) => {
+        return {
+          uid,
+          attributes: {
+            street: {
+              type: 'string',
+            },
+          },
+        };
+      }),
+      db: {
+        metadata: {
+          get: jest.fn(() => ({
+            columnToAttribute: {
+              address: 'address',
+              some: 'some',
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      },
+    })();
+
+    setGlobalStrapi(strapi);
+
+    const query = await traverseQueryPopulate(jest.fn(), {
+      schema: {
+        kind: 'collectionType',
+        attributes: {
+          title: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          address: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'oneToOne',
+            target: 'api::address.address',
+          },
+          some: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'ManyToMany',
+            target: 'api::some.some',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    })('*');
+
+    expect(query).toEqual({ address: true, some: true });
+  });
+
+  test('should return only selected populatable field', async () => {
+    const strapi = getStrapiFactory({
+      getModel: jest.fn((uid) => {
+        return {
+          uid,
+          attributes: {
+            street: {
+              type: 'string',
+            },
+          },
+        };
+      }),
+      db: {
+        metadata: {
+          get: jest.fn(() => ({
+            columnToAttribute: {
+              address: 'address',
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      },
+    })();
+
+    setGlobalStrapi(strapi);
+
+    const query = await traverseQueryPopulate(jest.fn(), {
+      schema: {
+        kind: 'collectionType',
+        attributes: {
+          title: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          address: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'oneToOne',
+            target: 'api::address.address',
+          },
+          some: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'ManyToMany',
+            target: 'api::some.some',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    })('address');
+
+    expect(query).toEqual('address');
+  });
+
+  test('should populate dynamiczone', async () => {
+    const strapi = getStrapiFactory({
+      getModel: jest.fn((uid) => {
+        return {
+          uid,
+          attributes: {
+            street: {
+              type: 'string',
+            },
+          },
+        };
+      }),
+      db: {
+        metadata: {
+          get: jest.fn(() => ({
+            columnToAttribute: {
+              address: 'address',
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      },
+    })();
+
+    setGlobalStrapi(strapi);
+
+    const query = await traverseQueryPopulate(jest.fn(), {
+      schema: {
+        kind: 'collectionType',
+        attributes: {
+          title: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          address: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'oneToOne',
+            target: 'api::address.address',
+          },
+          some: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'ManyToMany',
+            target: 'api::some.some',
+          },
+          zone: {
+            type: 'dynamiczone',
+            components: ['blog.test-como', 'some.another-como'],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    })('*');
+
+    expect(query).toEqual({
+      address: true,
+      some: true,
+      zone: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('should deep populate dynamiczone components', async () => {
+    const strapi = getStrapiFactory({
+      getModel: jest.fn((uid) => {
+        if (uid === 'blog.test-como') {
+          return {
+            uid,
+            attributes: {
+              street: {
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+              address: {
+                type: 'relation',
+                relation: 'oneToOne',
+                target: 'api::address.address',
+              },
+            },
+          };
+        }
+        if (uid === 'some.another-como') {
+          return {
+            uid,
+            attributes: {
+              street: {
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+              some: {
+                type: 'relation',
+                relation: 'ManyToMany',
+                target: 'api::some.some',
+              },
+            },
+          };
+        }
+        return {
+          uid,
+          attributes: {
+            street: {
+              type: 'string',
+            },
+          },
+        };
+      }),
+      db: {
+        metadata: {
+          get: jest.fn(() => ({
+            columnToAttribute: {
+              address: 'address',
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      },
+    })();
+
+    setGlobalStrapi(strapi);
+
+    const query = await traverseQueryPopulate(jest.fn(), {
+      schema: {
+        kind: 'collectionType',
+        attributes: {
+          title: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+          address: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'oneToOne',
+            target: 'api::address.address',
+          },
+          some: {
+            type: 'relation',
+            relation: 'ManyToMany',
+            target: 'api::some.some',
+          },
+          zone: {
+            type: 'dynamiczone',
+            components: ['blog.test-como', 'some.another-como'],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    })({ zone: { populate: '*' } });
+
+    expect(query).toEqual({
+      zone: {
+        populate: {
+          address: true,
+          some: true,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/__tests__/test-utils.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/__tests__/test-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a3c1e51f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/__tests__/test-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { LoadedStrapi } from '@strapi/types';
+
+/**
+ * Update the global store with the given strapi value
+ */
+export const setGlobalStrapi = (strapi: LoadedStrapi): void => {
+  (global as unknown as Global).strapi = strapi;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a "Strapi" like object factory based on the
+ * given params and cast it to the correct type
+ */
+export const getStrapiFactory =
+  <
+    T extends {
+      [key in keyof Partial<LoadedStrapi>]: unknown;
+    }
+  >(
+    properties?: T
+  ) =>
+  (additionalProperties?: Partial<T>) => {
+    return { ...properties, ...additionalProperties } as LoadedStrapi;
+  };
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/traverse/query-populate.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/traverse/query-populate.ts
index a54f963ca8..7660fe2437 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/traverse/query-populate.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/traverse/query-populate.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   join,
   first,
   omit,
+  merge,
 } from 'lodash/fp';
 
 import traverseFactory from './factory';
@@ -210,7 +211,9 @@ const populate = traverseFactory()
 
       for (const componentUID of components) {
         const componentSchema = strapi.getModel(componentUID);
-        newProperties = await recurse(visitor, { schema: componentSchema, path }, newProperties);
+
+        const properties = await recurse(visitor, { schema: componentSchema, path }, value);
+        newProperties = merge(newProperties, properties);
       }
 
       Object.assign(newValue, newProperties);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f0db7e3127..232cfec4c3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9717,6 +9717,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@sindresorhus/slugify": "npm:1.1.0"
     "@strapi/pack-up": "npm:4.15.5"
+    "@strapi/types": "npm:4.15.5"
     "@types/koa": "npm:2.13.4"
     "@types/node": "npm:18.18.4"
     date-fns: "npm:2.30.0"