diff --git a/src/Filter/GlobalSearchFilter.php b/src/Filter/GlobalSearchFilter.php
index 4256796..41c243f 100644
--- a/src/Filter/GlobalSearchFilter.php
+++ b/src/Filter/GlobalSearchFilter.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Webstack\ApiPlatformExtensionsBundle\Filter;
 
 use ApiPlatform\Core\Bridge\Doctrine\Orm\Util\QueryNameGeneratorInterface;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Query\Expr\Join;
 use Doctrine\ORM\QueryBuilder;
 
 class GlobalSearchFilter extends AbstractOrFilter
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ protected function filterProperty(string $property, $value, QueryBuilder $queryB
             if ($this->isPropertyNested($allowedProperty, $resourceClass)) {
                 [$alias, $field] = $this->addJoinsForNestedProperty($allowedProperty, $rootAlias, $queryBuilder,
                     $queryNameGenerator,
-                    $resourceClass);
+                    $resourceClass,
+                    Join::LEFT_JOIN,
+                );
             }
 
             $valueParameter = $queryNameGenerator->generateParameterName($field);