diff --git a/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/admin/product.spec.ts b/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/admin/product.spec.ts
index f92456b01c..11322c4a9f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/admin/product.spec.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/http/__tests__/product/admin/product.spec.ts
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ medusaIntegrationTestRunner({
           // BREAKING: Comparison operators changed, so eg. `gt` became `$gt`
           const response = await api
             .get(
-              `/admin/products?deleted_at[$gt]=01-26-1990&q=test`,
+              `/admin/products?deleted_at[$gt]=01-26-1990&with_deleted=true&q=test`,
               adminHeaders
             )
             .catch((err) => {
@@ -519,7 +519,10 @@ medusaIntegrationTestRunner({
 
         it("returns a list of deleted products", async () => {
           const response = await api
-            .get(`/admin/products?deleted_at[$gt]=01-26-1990`, adminHeaders)
+            .get(
+              `/admin/products?deleted_at[$gt]=01-26-1990&with_deleted=true`,
+              adminHeaders
+            )
             .catch((err) => {
               console.log(err)
             })
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts
index 990c81812a..64be1afd67 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/types.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export interface MedusaRequest<
   queryConfig: {
     fields: string[]
     pagination: { order?: Record<string, string>; skip: number; take?: number }
+    withDeleted?: boolean
   }
 
   /**
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 993082d390..574a3afc4b 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/get-query-config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/get-query-config.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ export function prepareListQuery<T extends RequestQueryFields, TEntity>(
     defaultLimit = 50,
     isList,
   } = queryConfig
-  const { order, fields, limit = defaultLimit, offset = 0 } = validated
+  const {
+    order,
+    fields,
+    limit = defaultLimit,
+    offset = 0,
+    with_deleted,
+  } = validated
 
   // e.g *product.variants meaning that we want all fields from the product.variants
   // in that case it wont be part of the select but it will be part of the relations.
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ export function prepareListQuery<T extends RequestQueryFields, TEntity>(
       skip: offset,
       take: limit,
       order: finalOrder,
+      withDeleted: with_deleted,
     },
     remoteQueryConfig: {
       // Add starFields that are relations only on which we want all properties with a dedicated format to the remote query
@@ -234,6 +241,7 @@ export function prepareListQuery<T extends RequestQueryFields, TEntity>(
             order: finalOrder,
           }
         : {},
+      withDeleted: with_deleted,
     },
   }
 }
@@ -255,6 +263,7 @@ export function prepareRetrieveQuery<T extends RequestQueryFields, TEntity>(
     remoteQueryConfig: {
       fields: remoteQueryConfig.fields,
       pagination: {},
+      withDeleted: remoteQueryConfig.withDeleted,
     },
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/refetch-entities.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/refetch-entities.ts
index d277addae5..2e92cf9aa4 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/refetch-entities.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/refetch-entities.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export const refetchEntities = async (
   idOrFilter: string | object,
   scope: MedusaContainer,
   fields: string[],
-  pagination?: MedusaRequest["queryConfig"]["pagination"]
+  pagination?: MedusaRequest["queryConfig"]["pagination"],
+  withDeleted?: boolean
 ) => {
   const remoteQuery = scope.resolve(ContainerRegistrationKeys.REMOTE_QUERY)
   const filters = isString(idOrFilter) ? { id: idOrFilter } : idOrFilter
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export const refetchEntities = async (
     delete filters.context
   }
 
-  const variables = { filters, ...context, ...pagination }
+  const variables = { filters, ...context, ...pagination, withDeleted }
 
   const queryObject = remoteQueryObjectFromString({
     entryPoint,
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts
index 726e88eaf4..a82dcb856c 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/http/utils/validate-query.ts
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ export function validateAndTransformQuery<TEntity extends BaseEntity>(
       }
 
       delete req.allowed
-      const query = normalizeQuery(req)
+      const query = normalizeQuery(req) as Record<string, any>
 
       const validated = await zodValidator(zodSchema, query)
+
       const cnf = queryConfig.isList
         ? prepareListQuery(validated, { ...queryConfig, allowed, restricted })
         : prepareRetrieveQuery(validated, {
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ export function validateAndTransformQuery<TEntity extends BaseEntity>(
             restricted,
           })
 
-      req.validatedQuery = validated
+      const { with_deleted, ...validatedQueryFilters } = validated
+      req.validatedQuery = validatedQueryFilters
       req.filterableFields = getFilterableFields(req.validatedQuery)
       req.queryConfig = cnf.remoteQueryConfig as any
       req.remoteQueryConfig = req.queryConfig
diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/common/common.ts b/packages/core/types/src/common/common.ts
index 6aaa36f4ee..16a1185d7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/common/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/common/common.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export interface FindConfig<Entity> {
 
   /**
    * An array of strings, each being relation names of the entity to retrieve in the result.
-   * 
+   *
    * You can only retrieve data models defined in the same module. To retrieve linked data models
    * from other modules, use [Query](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/module-links/query) instead.
    */
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ export type RequestQueryFields = {
    * The field to sort the data by. By default, the sort order is ascending. To change the order to descending, prefix the field name with `-`.
    */
   order?: string
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to include deleted records in the result.
+   */
+  with_deleted?: boolean
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts b/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts
index edad5a1cba..3552df4c30 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts
@@ -688,27 +688,30 @@ export interface FilterableProductProps
   /**
    * The status to filter products by
    */
-  status?: ProductStatus | ProductStatus[]
+  status?:
+    | ProductStatus
+    | ProductStatus[]
+    | OperatorMap<ProductStatus | ProductStatus[]>
   /**
    * The titles to filter products by.
    */
-  title?: string | string[]
+  title?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * The handles to filter products by.
    */
-  handle?: string | string[]
+  handle?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * The skus to filter products by.
    */
-  sku?: string | string[]
+  sku?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * The IDs to filter products by.
    */
-  id?: string | string[]
+  id?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * The external IDs to filter products by.
    */
-  external_id?: string | string[]
+  external_id?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * Filters only or excluding gift card products
    */
@@ -736,27 +739,27 @@ export interface FilterableProductProps
   /**
    * Filter a product by the ID of the associated type
    */
-  type_id?: string | string[]
+  type_id?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * Filter a product by the IDs of their associated categories.
    */
-  categories?: { id: OperatorMap<string> } | { id: OperatorMap<string[]> }
+  categories?: { id: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]> }
   /**
    * Filters a product by the IDs of their associated collections.
    */
-  collection_id?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string>
+  collection_id?: string | string[] | OperatorMap<string | string[]>
   /**
    * Filters a product based on when it was created
    */
-  created_at?: OperatorMap<string>
+  created_at?: string | OperatorMap<string>
   /**
    * Filters a product based on when it was updated
    */
-  updated_at?: OperatorMap<string>
+  updated_at?: string | OperatorMap<string>
   /**
    * Filters soft-deleted products based on the date they were deleted at.
    */
-  deleted_at?: OperatorMap<string>
+  deleted_at?: string | OperatorMap<string>
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/__tests__/build-query.spec.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/__tests__/build-query.spec.ts
index b30c3c994f..17f601337b 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/__tests__/build-query.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/__tests__/build-query.spec.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("buildQuery", () => {
 
   test("should handle withDeleted flag", () => {
     const filters = { deleted_at: "some-value" }
-    const result = buildQuery(filters)
+    const result = buildQuery(filters, { withDeleted: true })
     expect(result.options.filters).toHaveProperty(SoftDeletableFilterKey)
     expect(result.options.filters?.[SoftDeletableFilterKey]).toEqual({
       withDeleted: true,
diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/build-query.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/build-query.ts
index 315ede012e..88afe1f761 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/build-query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/modules-sdk/build-query.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ import { deduplicate, isObject } from "../common"
 
 import { SoftDeletableFilterKey } from "../dal/mikro-orm/mikro-orm-soft-deletable-filter"
 
-// Following convention here is fine, we can make it configurable if needed.
-const DELETED_AT_FIELD_NAME = "deleted_at"
-
-type FilterFlags = {
-  withDeleted?: boolean
-}
-
 export function buildQuery<const T = any>(
   filters: Record<string, any> = {},
   config: FindConfig<InferRepositoryReturnType<T>> & {
@@ -17,8 +10,7 @@ export function buildQuery<const T = any>(
   } = {}
 ): Required<DAL.FindOptions<T>> {
   const where = {} as DAL.FilterQuery<T>
-  const filterFlags: FilterFlags = {}
-  buildWhere(filters, where, filterFlags)
+  buildWhere(filters, where)
 
   delete config.primaryKeyFields
 
@@ -41,7 +33,7 @@ export function buildQuery<const T = any>(
     >["options"]["orderBy"]
   }
 
-  if (config.withDeleted || filterFlags.withDeleted) {
+  if (config.withDeleted) {
     findOptions.filters ??= {}
     findOptions.filters[SoftDeletableFilterKey] = {
       withDeleted: true,
@@ -63,16 +55,8 @@ export function buildQuery<const T = any>(
   return { where, options: findOptions } as Required<DAL.FindOptions<T>>
 }
 
-function buildWhere(
-  filters: Record<string, any> = {},
-  where = {},
-  flags: FilterFlags = {}
-) {
+function buildWhere(filters: Record<string, any> = {}, where = {}) {
   for (let [prop, value] of Object.entries(filters)) {
-    if (prop === DELETED_AT_FIELD_NAME) {
-      flags.withDeleted = true
-    }
-
     if (["$or", "$and"].includes(prop)) {
       if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
         throw new Error(`Expected array for ${prop} but got ${value}`)
@@ -80,7 +64,7 @@ function buildWhere(
 
       where[prop] = value.map((val) => {
         const deepWhere = {}
-        buildWhere(val, deepWhere, flags)
+        buildWhere(val, deepWhere)
         return deepWhere
       })
       continue
@@ -93,7 +77,7 @@ function buildWhere(
 
     if (isObject(value)) {
       where[prop] = {}
-      buildWhere(value, where[prop], flags)
+      buildWhere(value, where[prop])
       continue
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/route.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/route.ts
index fe68f9c81f..49a3a534bd 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/route.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/route.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ async function getProducts(
     req.filterableFields,
     req.scope,
     selectFields,
-    req.queryConfig.pagination
+    req.queryConfig.pagination,
+    req.queryConfig.withDeleted
   )
 
   res.json({
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ async function getProductsWithIndexEngine(
     fields: req.queryConfig.fields ?? [],
     filters: filters,
     pagination: req.queryConfig.pagination,
+    withDeleted: req.queryConfig.withDeleted,
   })
 
   res.json({
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts
index fdccc57c3f..b26c7a0e2d 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/utils/validators.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ export const createFindParams = ({
       order: order
         ? z.string().optional().default(order)
         : z.string().optional(),
+      with_deleted: z.preprocess((val) => {
+        if (val && typeof val === "string") {
+          return val === "true" ? true : val === "false" ? false : val
+        }
+        return val
+      }, z.boolean().optional()),
     })
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/modules/product/integration-tests/__tests__/product-module-service/products.spec.ts b/packages/modules/product/integration-tests/__tests__/product-module-service/products.spec.ts
index e28d441ed0..ed05dd058d 100644
--- a/packages/modules/product/integration-tests/__tests__/product-module-service/products.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/product/integration-tests/__tests__/product-module-service/products.spec.ts
@@ -1277,9 +1277,14 @@ moduleIntegrationTestRunner<IProductModuleService>({
 
           await service.softDeleteProducts([products[0].id])
 
-          const softDeleted = await service.listProducts({
-            deleted_at: { $gt: "01-01-2022" },
-          })
+          const softDeleted = await service.listProducts(
+            {
+              deleted_at: { $gt: "01-01-2022" },
+            },
+            {
+              withDeleted: true,
+            }
+          )
 
           expect(softDeleted).toHaveLength(1)
         })