diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-baboons-camp.md b/.changeset/gentle-baboons-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20d233f3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-baboons-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/framework": patch
+---
+
+Exclude nested fields when excluding field from endpoint
diff --git a/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/store/product.spec.ts b/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/store/product.spec.ts
index e845aa938e..0697ac67a7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/store/product.spec.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/store/product.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { medusaIntegrationTestRunner } from "@medusajs/test-utils"
 import { IStoreModuleService } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { ApiKeyType, Modules, ProductStatus } from "@medusajs/utils"
-import { medusaIntegrationTestRunner } from "@medusajs/test-utils"
+import qs from "qs"
 import {
   adminHeaders,
   createAdminUser,
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   generateStoreHeaders,
 } from "../../../../helpers/create-admin-user"
 import { getProductFixture } from "../../../../helpers/fixtures"
-import qs from "qs"
 
 jest.setTimeout(30000)
 
@@ -589,6 +589,19 @@ medusaIntegrationTestRunner({
         ])
       })
 
+      it("should list all products excluding variants", async () => {
+        let response = await api.get(
+          `/admin/products?fields=-variants`,
+          adminHeaders
+        )
+
+        expect(response.data.count).toEqual(4)
+
+        for (let product of response.data.products) {
+          expect(product.variants).toBeUndefined()
+        }
+      })
+
       it("should list all products for a sales channel", async () => {
         const salesChannel = await createSalesChannel(
           { name: "sales channel test" },
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/get-query-config.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/get-query-config.ts
index 5f690c12a8..c7ba208fb1 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/get-query-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/get-query-config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { pick } from "lodash"
 import { FindConfig, QueryConfig, RequestQueryFields } from "@medusajs/types"
 import {
   isDefined,
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   MedusaError,
   stringToSelectRelationObject,
 } from "@medusajs/utils"
+import { pick } from "lodash"
 
 export function pickByConfig<TModel>(
   obj: TModel | TModel[],
@@ -130,7 +130,16 @@ export function prepareListQuery<T extends RequestQueryFields, TEntity>(
         if (field.startsWith("+") || field.startsWith(" ")) {
           allFields.add(field.trim().replace(/^\+/, ""))
         } else if (field.startsWith("-")) {
-          allFields.delete(field.replace(/^-/, ""))
+          const fieldName = field.replace(/^-/, "")
+          for (const reqField of allFields) {
+            const reqFieldName = reqField.replace(/^\*/, "")
+            if (
+              reqFieldName === fieldName ||
+              reqFieldName.startsWith(fieldName + ".")
+            ) {
+              allFields.delete(reqField)
+            }
+          }
         } else {
           allFields.add(field)
         }