diff --git a/src/runtime/app.ts b/src/runtime/app.ts
index d6af97e4c..3a921e6f5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/app.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Collections, PageCollections, CollectionQueryBuilder, SurroundOptions } from '@nuxt/content'
+import type { Collections, PageCollections, CollectionQueryBuilder, SurroundOptions, SQLOperator } from '@nuxt/content'
 import { collectionQureyBuilder } from './internal/query'
 import { measurePerformance } from './internal/performance'
 import { generateNavigationTree } from './internal/navigation'
@@ -7,16 +7,21 @@ import { generateSearchSections } from './internal/search'
 import { fetchQuery } from './internal/api'
 import { tryUseNuxtApp } from '#imports'
 
+interface ChainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, R> extends Promise<R> {
+  where(field: keyof PageCollections[T] | string, operator: SQLOperator, value?: unknown): ChainablePromise<T, R>
+  order(field: keyof PageCollections[T], direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC'): ChainablePromise<T, R>
+}
+
 export const queryCollection = <T extends keyof Collections>(collection: T): CollectionQueryBuilder<Collections[T]> => {
   return collectionQureyBuilder<T>(collection, (collection, sql) => executeContentQuery(collection, sql))
 }
 
-export async function queryCollectionNavigation<T extends keyof PageCollections>(collection: T, fields?: Array<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
-  return generateNavigationTree(queryCollection(collection), fields)
+export function queryCollectionNavigation<T extends keyof PageCollections>(collection: T, fields?: Array<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
+  return chainablePromise(collection, qb => generateNavigationTree(qb, fields))
 }
 
-export async function queryCollectionItemSurroundings<T extends keyof PageCollections>(collection: T, path: string, opts?: SurroundOptions<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
-  return generateItemSurround(queryCollection(collection), path, opts)
+export function queryCollectionItemSurroundings<T extends keyof PageCollections>(collection: T, path: string, opts?: SurroundOptions<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
+  return chainablePromise(collection, qb => generateItemSurround(qb, path, opts))
 }
 
 export async function queryCollectionSearchSections(collection: keyof Collections, opts?: { ignoredTags: string[] }) {
@@ -45,3 +50,32 @@ async function queryContentSqlClientWasm<T extends keyof Collections, Result = C
 
   return rows as Result[]
 }
+
+function chainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, Result>(collection: T, fn: (qb: CollectionQueryBuilder<PageCollections[T]>) => Promise<Result>) {
+  const queryBuilder = queryCollection(collection)
+
+  const chainable: ChainablePromise<T, Result> = {
+    where(field, operator, value) {
+      queryBuilder.where(String(field), operator, value)
+      return chainable
+    },
+    order(field, direction) {
+      queryBuilder.order(String(field), direction)
+      return chainable
+    },
+    then(onfulfilled, onrejected) {
+      return fn(queryBuilder).then(onfulfilled, onrejected)
+    },
+    catch(onrejected) {
+      return this.then(undefined, onrejected)
+    },
+    finally(onfinally) {
+      return this.then(undefined, undefined).finally(onfinally)
+    },
+    get [Symbol.toStringTag]() {
+      return 'Promise'
+    },
+  }
+
+  return chainable
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/nitro.ts b/src/runtime/nitro.ts
index 0a1795e9c..1b95ddc21 100644
--- a/src/runtime/nitro.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/nitro.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Collections, CollectionQueryBuilder, PageCollections, SurroundOptions } from '@nuxt/content'
+import type { Collections, CollectionQueryBuilder, PageCollections, SurroundOptions, SQLOperator } from '@nuxt/content'
 import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
 import { collectionQureyBuilder } from './internal/query'
 import { generateNavigationTree } from './internal/navigation'
@@ -6,18 +6,52 @@ import { generateItemSurround } from './internal/surround'
 import { generateSearchSections } from './internal/search'
 import { fetchQuery } from './internal/api'
 
+interface ChainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, R> extends Promise<R> {
+  where(field: keyof PageCollections[T] | string, operator: SQLOperator, value?: unknown): ChainablePromise<T, R>
+  order(field: keyof PageCollections[T], direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC'): ChainablePromise<T, R>
+}
+
 export const queryCollectionWithEvent = <T extends keyof Collections>(event: H3Event, collection: T): CollectionQueryBuilder<Collections[T]> => {
   return collectionQureyBuilder<T>(collection, (collection, sql) => fetchQuery(event, collection, sql))
 }
 
 export async function queryCollectionNavigationWithEvent<T extends keyof PageCollections>(event: H3Event, collection: T, fields?: Array<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
-  return generateNavigationTree(queryCollectionWithEvent(event, collection), fields)
+  return chainablePromise(event, collection, qb => generateNavigationTree(qb, fields))
 }
 
 export async function queryCollectionItemSurroundingsWithEvent<T extends keyof PageCollections>(event: H3Event, collection: T, path: string, opts?: SurroundOptions<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
-  return generateItemSurround(queryCollectionWithEvent(event, collection), path, opts)
+  return chainablePromise(event, collection, qb => generateItemSurround(qb, path, opts))
 }
 
 export async function queryCollectionSearchSections(event: H3Event, collection: keyof Collections, opts?: { ignoredTags: string[] }) {
   return generateSearchSections(queryCollectionWithEvent(event, collection), opts)
 }
+
+function chainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, Result>(event: H3Event, collection: T, fn: (qb: CollectionQueryBuilder<PageCollections[T]>) => Promise<Result>) {
+  const queryBuilder = queryCollectionWithEvent(event, collection)
+
+  const chainable: ChainablePromise<T, Result> = {
+    where(field, operator, value) {
+      queryBuilder.where(String(field), operator, value)
+      return chainable
+    },
+    order(field, direction) {
+      queryBuilder.order(String(field), direction)
+      return chainable
+    },
+    then(onfulfilled, onrejected) {
+      return fn(queryBuilder).then(onfulfilled, onrejected)
+    },
+    catch(onrejected) {
+      return this.then(undefined, onrejected)
+    },
+    finally(onfinally) {
+      return this.then(undefined, undefined).finally(onfinally)
+    },
+    get [Symbol.toStringTag]() {
+      return 'Promise'
+    },
+  }
+
+  return chainable
+}