diff --git a/src/Model/Scope.php b/src/Model/Scope.php
index 04d974720..3a13f751b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Scope.php
+++ b/src/Model/Scope.php
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ public function addCondition($field, $operator = null, $value = null)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    protected function setSystem(bool $system = true)
+    {
+        foreach ($this->elements as $nestedCondition) {
+            $nestedCondition->setSystem($system && $this->isAnd());
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return array of nested conditions.
      *
diff --git a/src/Model/Scope/AbstractScope.php b/src/Model/Scope/AbstractScope.php
index 0e3bca34e..2257e2ce5 100644
--- a/src/Model/Scope/AbstractScope.php
+++ b/src/Model/Scope/AbstractScope.php
@@ -33,11 +33,19 @@ protected function init(): void
 
         $this->_init();
 
+        // always set system flag if condition added to another condition
+        $this->setSystem($owner instanceof RootScope);
+
         $this->onChangeModel();
     }
 
     abstract protected function onChangeModel(): void;
 
+    /**
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    abstract protected function setSystem(bool $system = true);
+
     /**
      * Get the model this condition is associated with.
      */
diff --git a/src/Model/Scope/Condition.php b/src/Model/Scope/Condition.php
index 6b32133cc..dfeaf6ffe 100644
--- a/src/Model/Scope/Condition.php
+++ b/src/Model/Scope/Condition.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Condition extends AbstractScope
     /** @var mixed */
     public $value;
 
+    protected bool $system = false;
+
     public const OPERATOR_EQUALS = '=';
     public const OPERATOR_DOESNOT_EQUAL = '!=';
     public const OPERATOR_GREATER = '>';
@@ -149,6 +151,13 @@ public function __construct($key, $operator = null, $value = null)
         }
     }
 
+    protected function setSystem(bool $system = true)
+    {
+        $this->system = $system;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     protected function onChangeModel(): void
     {
         $model = $this->getModel();
@@ -156,10 +165,7 @@ protected function onChangeModel(): void
             // if we have a definitive equal condition set the value as default value for field
             // new records will automatically get this value assigned for the field
             // TODO: fix when condition is part of OR scope
-            if ($this->operator === self::OPERATOR_EQUALS && !is_array($this->value)
-                && !$this->value instanceof Expressionable
-                && !$this->value instanceof Persistence\Array_\Action // needed to pass hintable tests
-            ) {
+            if ($this->system && $this->isDefiniteValue()) {
                 // key containing '/' means chained references and it is handled in toQueryArguments method
                 $field = $this->key;
                 if (is_string($field) && !str_contains($field, '/')) {
@@ -262,6 +268,16 @@ public function isEmpty(): bool
         return array_filter([$this->key, $this->operator, $this->value]) ? false : true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if condition sets a definitive scalar value for a field.
+     */
+    protected function isDefiniteValue(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->operator === self::OPERATOR_EQUALS && !is_array($this->value)
+            && !$this->value instanceof Expressionable
+            && !$this->value instanceof Persistence\Array_\Action; // needed to pass hintable tests
+    }
+
     public function clear()
     {
         $this->key = null; // @phpstan-ignore-line