diff --git a/src/Filters/RelatedDto.php b/src/Filters/RelatedDto.php
index 1047f5ec..bc97ca63 100644
--- a/src/Filters/RelatedDto.php
+++ b/src/Filters/RelatedDto.php
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ public function getColumnsFor(string $relation): array|string
             ? $columns
             : '*';
     }
+
+    public function hasRelated(): bool
+    {
+        return ! empty($this->related);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Repositories/Repository.php b/src/Repositories/Repository.php
index fe55afdf..15fa59e0 100644
--- a/src/Repositories/Repository.php
+++ b/src/Repositories/Repository.php
@@ -510,6 +510,10 @@ public function resolveIndexPivots(RestifyRequest $request): array
      */
     public function resolveRelationships($request): array
     {
+        if (! $request->related()->hasRelated()) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
         return static::collectRelated()
             ->authorized($request)
             ->inRequest($request)