diff --git a/.changeset/tall-cycles-allow.md b/.changeset/tall-cycles-allow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c633c5057b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-cycles-allow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/dashboard": patch
+---
+
+fix(dashboard): avoid unnecessary product relations to be returned by default
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/components/search/use-search-results.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/components/search/use-search-results.tsx
index 41149d9bfa..0628041562 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/components/search/use-search-results.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/components/search/use-search-results.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ const useDynamicSearchResults = (
     {
       q: debouncedSearch,
       limit,
-      fields: "id,title,thumbnail",
+      // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+      fields:
+        "id,title,thumbnail,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
     },
     {
       enabled: isAreaEnabled(currentArea, "product"),
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/api/products.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/api/products.tsx
index 58282568fc..f6fbb0f1be 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/api/products.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/api/products.tsx
@@ -340,7 +340,11 @@ export const useUpdateProduct = (
   >
 ) => {
   return useMutation({
-    mutationFn: (payload) => sdk.admin.product.update(id, payload),
+    mutationFn: (payload) =>
+      sdk.admin.product.update(id, payload, {
+        fields:
+          "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
+      }),
     onSuccess: async (data, variables, context) => {
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
         queryKey: productsQueryKeys.lists(),
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/table/query/use-product-table-query.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/table/query/use-product-table-query.tsx
index 2187a3c79c..9dada723d5 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/table/query/use-product-table-query.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/hooks/table/query/use-product-table-query.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ type UseProductTableQueryProps = {
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_FIELDS =
-  "id,title,handle,status,*collection,*sales_channels,variants.id,thumbnail"
+  // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+  "id,title,handle,status,*collection,*sales_channels,variants.id,thumbnail,-type,-options,-tags,-images,-variants"
 
 export const useProductTableQuery = ({
   prefix,
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-create/components/price-list-create-form/price-list-prices-form.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-create/components/price-list-create-form/price-list-prices-form.tsx
index 932222d3db..28f63b4834 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-create/components/price-list-create-form/price-list-prices-form.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-create/components/price-list-create-form/price-list-prices-form.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export const PriceListPricesForm = ({
   const { products, isLoading, isError, error } = useProducts({
     id: ids.map((id) => id.id),
     limit: ids.length,
-    fields: "title,thumbnail,*variants",
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "title,thumbnail,*variants,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   const { setCloseOnEscape } = useRouteModal()
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-add/components/price-list-prices-add-form/price-list-prices-add-prices-form.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-add/components/price-list-prices-add-form/price-list-prices-add-prices-form.tsx
index 513fdf8341..67c6bd10dd 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-add/components/price-list-prices-add-form/price-list-prices-add-prices-form.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-add/components/price-list-prices-add-form/price-list-prices-add-prices-form.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export const PriceListPricesAddPricesForm = ({
   const { products, isLoading, isError, error } = useProducts({
     id: ids.map((id) => id.id),
     limit: ids.length,
-    fields: "title,thumbnail,*variants",
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "title,thumbnail,*variants,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   const { setValue } = form
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-edit/price-list-prices-edit.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-edit/price-list-prices-edit.tsx
index 7f3910ffab..60c8e87c1c 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-edit/price-list-prices-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/price-lists/price-list-prices-edit/price-list-prices-edit.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ export const PriceListPricesEdit = () => {
     id: productIds,
     limit: productIds?.length || 9999, // Temporary until we support lazy loading in the DataGrid
     price_list_id: [id!],
-    fields: "title,thumbnail,*variants",
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "title,thumbnail,*variants,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   const { isReady, regions, currencies, pricePreferences } =
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/product-variants/product-variant-edit/product-variant-edit.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/product-variants/product-variant-edit/product-variant-edit.tsx
index 61394ea49c..fd240a0f3c 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/product-variants/product-variant-edit/product-variant-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/product-variants/product-variant-edit/product-variant-edit.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export const ProductVariantEdit = () => {
   } = useProduct(
     variant?.product_id!,
     {
-      fields: "-variants",
+      // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+      fields: "-type,-collection,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
     },
     {
       enabled: !!variant?.product_id,
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-attributes/product-attributes.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-attributes/product-attributes.tsx
index f7e2c1905c..63502fe866 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-attributes/product-attributes.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-attributes/product-attributes.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { useParams } from "react-router-dom"
 
 import { RouteDrawer } from "../../../components/modals"
 import { useProduct } from "../../../hooks/api/products"
-import { PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS } from "../product-detail/constants"
 import { ProductAttributesForm } from "./components/product-attributes-form"
 
 export const ProductAttributes = () => {
@@ -12,7 +11,9 @@ export const ProductAttributes = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
   const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
-    fields: PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS,
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   if (isError) {
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-option/product-create-option.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-option/product-create-option.tsx
index 3ad22b6714..89cd9f6828 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-option/product-create-option.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-option/product-create-option.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ export const ProductCreateOption = () => {
   const { id } = useParams()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
-  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
+  })
 
   if (isError) {
     throw error
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/product-create-variant.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/product-create-variant.tsx
index d37b61060c..5c245b9e78 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/product-create-variant.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-create-variant/product-create-variant.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { CreateProductVariantForm } from "./components/create-product-variant-fo
 export const ProductCreateVariant = () => {
   const { id } = useParams()
 
-  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields: "-type,-collection,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
+  })
 
   if (isError) {
     throw error
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-detail/breadcrumb.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-detail/breadcrumb.tsx
index 1abc880571..67b429dab3 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-detail/breadcrumb.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-detail/breadcrumb.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpTypes } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { UIMatch } from "react-router-dom"
 import { useProduct } from "../../../hooks/api"
-import { PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS } from "./constants"
 
 type ProductDetailBreadcrumbProps = UIMatch<HttpTypes.AdminProductResponse>
 
@@ -13,7 +12,9 @@ export const ProductDetailBreadcrumb = (
   const { product } = useProduct(
     id!,
     {
-      fields: PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS,
+      // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+      fields:
+        "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
     },
     {
       initialData: props.data,
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit-option/product-edit-option.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit-option/product-edit-option.tsx
index 2b29a3a4aa..a445550816 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit-option/product-edit-option.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit-option/product-edit-option.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ export const ProductEditOption = () => {
   const { id, option_id } = useParams()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
-  const { product, isPending, isFetching, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isPending, isFetching, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields: "-type,-collection,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
+  })
 
   const option = product?.options.find((o) => o.id === option_id)
 
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit/product-edit.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit/product-edit.tsx
index 0444b715d5..dd729a447c 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit/product-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-edit/product-edit.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { useParams } from "react-router-dom"
 
 import { RouteDrawer } from "../../../components/modals"
 import { useProduct } from "../../../hooks/api/products"
-import { PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS } from "../product-detail/constants"
 import { EditProductForm } from "./components/edit-product-form"
 
 export const ProductEdit = () => {
@@ -12,7 +11,9 @@ export const ProductEdit = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
   const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
-    fields: PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS,
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   if (isError) {
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-image-variants-edit/product-image-variants-edit.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-image-variants-edit/product-image-variants-edit.tsx
index 09bc4293f1..e753159d65 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-image-variants-edit/product-image-variants-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-image-variants-edit/product-image-variants-edit.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ export const ProductImageVariantsEdit = () => {
 
   const { product, isPending } = useProduct(
     product_id!,
-    { fields: "images.id,images.url,images.variants.id" },
+    {
+      // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+      fields:
+        "images.id,images.url,images.variants.id,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-variants,-sales_channels",
+    },
     {
       enabled: !!product_id && !!image_id,
     }
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-media/product-media.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-media/product-media.tsx
index d5f05866e2..8e061c9626 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-media/product-media.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-media/product-media.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ export const ProductMedia = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { id } = useParams()
 
-  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields: "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-variants,-sales_channels",
+  })
 
   const ready = !isLoading && product
 
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-metadata/product-metadata.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-metadata/product-metadata.tsx
index 553b2eb17f..de24fcc207 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-metadata/product-metadata.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-metadata/product-metadata.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import { useProduct, useUpdateProduct } from "../../../hooks/api"
 export const ProductMetadata = () => {
   const { id } = useParams()
 
-  const { product, isPending, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isPending, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
+  })
 
   const { mutateAsync, isPending: isMutating } = useUpdateProduct(product?.id!)
 
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-organization/product-organization.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-organization/product-organization.tsx
index a37418d2e3..1db18d20b7 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-organization/product-organization.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-organization/product-organization.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { useParams } from "react-router-dom"
 
 import { RouteDrawer } from "../../../components/modals"
 import { useProduct } from "../../../hooks/api/products"
-import { PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS } from "../product-detail/constants"
 import { ProductOrganizationForm } from "./components/product-organization-form"
 
 export const ProductOrganization = () => {
@@ -12,7 +11,8 @@ export const ProductOrganization = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
   const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
-    fields: PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS,
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields: "*categories,-options,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   if (isError) {
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-prices/product-prices.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-prices/product-prices.tsx
index 90ea3d888d..5cd987b647 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-prices/product-prices.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-prices/product-prices.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import { PricingEdit } from "./pricing-edit"
 export const ProductPrices = () => {
   const { id, variant_id } = useParams()
 
-  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields: "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-sales_channels",
+  })
 
   if (isError) {
     throw error
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-sales-channels/product-sales-channels.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-sales-channels/product-sales-channels.tsx
index b2aa39ebfc..174ed70a30 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-sales-channels/product-sales-channels.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-sales-channels/product-sales-channels.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { EditSalesChannelsForm } from "./components/edit-sales-channels-form"
 
 export const ProductSalesChannels = () => {
   const { id } = useParams()
-  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!)
+  const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields: "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants",
+  })
 
   if (isError) {
     throw error
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-shipping-profile/product-shipping-profile.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-shipping-profile/product-shipping-profile.tsx
index e3d09d5f8c..014fe0aee6 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-shipping-profile/product-shipping-profile.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/products/product-shipping-profile/product-shipping-profile.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { useParams } from "react-router-dom"
 
 import { RouteDrawer } from "../../../components/modals"
 import { useProduct } from "../../../hooks/api/products"
-import { PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS } from "../product-detail/constants"
 import { ProductShippingProfileForm } from "./components/product-organization-form"
 
 export const ProductShippingProfile = () => {
@@ -12,7 +11,9 @@ export const ProductShippingProfile = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
   const { product, isLoading, isError, error } = useProduct(id!, {
-    fields: PRODUCT_DETAIL_FIELDS,
+    // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+    fields:
+      "*shipping_profile,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
   })
 
   if (isError) {
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/target-item/target-item.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/target-item/target-item.tsx
index 4f200288cd..3da57d2fb9 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/target-item/target-item.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/target-item/target-item.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ export const TargetItem = ({
 }: TargetItemProps) => {
   const { product } = useProduct(
     value,
-    { fields: "id,title" },
+    {
+      // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+      fields:
+        "id,title,-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
+    },
     { enabled: !label }
   )
 
diff --git a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/tax-override-card/tax-override-card.tsx b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/tax-override-card/tax-override-card.tsx
index adf3474be7..9737b2c74c 100644
--- a/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/tax-override-card/tax-override-card.tsx
+++ b/packages/admin/dashboard/src/routes/tax-regions/common/components/tax-override-card/tax-override-card.tsx
@@ -39,18 +39,15 @@ export const TaxOverrideCard = ({ taxRate }: TaxOverrideCardProps) => {
     return null
   }
 
-  const groupedRules = taxRate.rules.reduce(
-    (acc, rule) => {
-      if (!acc[rule.reference]) {
-        acc[rule.reference] = []
-      }
+  const groupedRules = taxRate.rules.reduce((acc, rule) => {
+    if (!acc[rule.reference]) {
+      acc[rule.reference] = []
+    }
 
-      acc[rule.reference].push(rule.reference_id)
+    acc[rule.reference].push(rule.reference_id)
 
-      return acc
-    },
-    {} as Record<string, string[]>
-  )
+    return acc
+  }, {} as Record<string, string[]>)
 
   const validKeys = Object.values(TaxRateRuleReferenceType)
   const numberOfTargets = Object.keys(groupedRules).map((key) =>
@@ -282,6 +279,9 @@ const useReferenceValues = (
     {
       id: ids.slice(0, DISPLAY_OVERRIDE_ITEMS_LIMIT),
       limit: DISPLAY_OVERRIDE_ITEMS_LIMIT,
+      // TODO: Remove exclusion once we avoid including unnecessary relations by default in the query config
+      fields:
+        "-type,-collection,-options,-tags,-images,-variants,-sales_channels",
     },
     {
       enabled: !!ids.length && type === TaxRateRuleReferenceType.PRODUCT,