diff --git a/arches/app/models/fields/i18n.py b/arches/app/models/fields/i18n.py
index 69a229f5b33..509f277cbad 100644
--- a/arches/app/models/fields/i18n.py
+++ b/arches/app/models/fields/i18n.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from django.db.models import JSONField
 from django.db.models.functions.comparison import Cast
 from django.db.models.sql import Query
-from django.db.models.sql.compiler import SQLInsertCompiler
+from django.db.models.sql.compiler import SQLInsertCompiler, SQLUpdateCompiler
 from django.db.models.sql.where import NothingNode
 from django.utils.translation import get_language
 
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
         https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/functions-json.html
         """
 
-        if (self.value_is_primitive or self.value is None) and not isinstance(
-            compiler, SQLInsertCompiler
+        if (self.value_is_primitive or self.value is None) and isinstance(
+            compiler, SQLUpdateCompiler
         ):
             self.sql = "jsonb_set(" + self.attname + ", %s, %s)"
             params = (f"{{{self.lang}}}", json.dumps(self.value))
diff --git a/releases/8.0.0.md b/releases/8.0.0.md
index eeb68108238..7ae404b31bd 100644
--- a/releases/8.0.0.md
+++ b/releases/8.0.0.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Arches 8.0.0 Release Notes
 - Support more expressive plugin URLs [#11320](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11320)
 - Make node aliases not nullable [#10437](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/10437)
 - Add alt text on image placeholder [#10455](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/10455)
+- Fix querying on related model's I18n_TextField [#11800](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11800)
 - Make failed login alert message dismissible [#11767](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11767)
 - Concepts API no longer responds with empty body for error conditions [#11519](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11519)
 - Removes sample index from new projects, updates test coverage behavior [#11591](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11519)
diff --git a/tests/localization/field_tests.py b/tests/localization/field_tests.py
index 20ee7f78a8f..39c31710b1c 100644
--- a/tests/localization/field_tests.py
+++ b/tests/localization/field_tests.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     I18n_JSON,
     I18n_JSONField,
 )
+from arches.app.models.models import Node
 from tests.base_test import ArchesTestCase
 from django.contrib.gis.db import models
 from django.utils import translation
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@
 # python manage.py test tests.localization.field_tests --settings="tests.test_settings"
 
 
+class I18nTextFieldFilterTests(ArchesTestCase):
+    def test_filter_related_model_i18n_text_field(self):
+        self.assertEqual(Node.objects.filter(graph__name__en="Graph Name").count(), 0)
+
+
 class Customi18nTextFieldTests(ArchesTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls):