diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/collection.ts b/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/collection.ts
index e46243e99f..4d4c69fa32 100644
--- a/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/collection.ts
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/collection.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Error, Model, PipelineStage } from 'mongoose';
 
 import MongooseSchema from './mongoose/schema';
 import { Stack } from './types';
+import addNullValues from './utils/add-null-values';
 import {
   buildSubdocumentPatch,
   compareIds,
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ export default class MongooseCollection extends BaseCollection {
       ...ProjectionGenerator.project(projection),
     ]);
 
-    return replaceMongoTypes(records);
+    return addNullValues(replaceMongoTypes(records), projection);
   }
 
   async aggregate(
diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/utils/add-null-values.ts b/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/utils/add-null-values.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..868387a659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongoose/src/utils/add-null-values.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+function addNullValuesOnRecord(
+  record: Record<string, unknown>,
+  projection: string[],
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  if (!record) return record;
+
+  const result = { ...record };
+
+  for (const field of projection) {
+    const fieldPrefix = field.split(':')[0];
+
+    if (result[fieldPrefix] === undefined) {
+      result[fieldPrefix] = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const nestedPrefixes = new Set(
+    projection.filter(field => field.includes(':')).map(field => field.split(':')[0]),
+  );
+
+  for (const nestedPrefix of nestedPrefixes) {
+    const childPaths = projection
+      .filter(field => field.startsWith(`${nestedPrefix}:`))
+      .map(field => field.substring(nestedPrefix.length + 1));
+
+    if (result[nestedPrefix] !== null && result[nestedPrefix] !== undefined) {
+      if (Array.isArray(result[nestedPrefix])) {
+        result[nestedPrefix] = (result[nestedPrefix] as Record<string, unknown>[]).map(
+          childRecord => addNullValuesOnRecord(childRecord, childPaths),
+        );
+      } else if (typeof result[nestedPrefix] === 'object') {
+        result[nestedPrefix] = addNullValuesOnRecord(
+          result[nestedPrefix] as Record<string, unknown>,
+          childPaths,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+export default function addNullValues(
+  records: Record<string, unknown>[],
+  projection: string[],
+): Record<string, unknown>[] {
+  return records.map(record => addNullValuesOnRecord(record, projection));
+}
diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/many-to-one/collection_list.test.ts b/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/many-to-one/collection_list.test.ts
index 83f26dc10d..6becc754f6 100644
--- a/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/many-to-one/collection_list.test.ts
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/many-to-one/collection_list.test.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('MongooseCollection', () => {
       new Projection('name', 'storeId__manyToOne:name'),
     );
 
-    expect(expectedOwner).toEqual([{ name: 'aOwner' }]);
+    expect(expectedOwner).toEqual([{ name: 'aOwner', storeId__manyToOne: null }]);
   });
 
   it('should filter by relation', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/review/collection_list.test.ts b/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/review/collection_list.test.ts
index a589a4f454..39e79949e7 100644
--- a/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/review/collection_list.test.ts
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/integration/review/collection_list.test.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ describe('MongooseCollection', () => {
 
       expect(records).toEqual([{ message: 'a message' }]);
     });
+
+    it('should return the given record with null as the nested projection', async () => {
+      connection = await setupReview('collection_review_list');
+      const dataSource = new MongooseDatasource(connection);
+      const review = dataSource.getCollection('review');
+      const expectedRecord = { message: 'a message', title: 'a title' };
+      await review.create(factories.caller.build(), [expectedRecord]);
+
+      const records = await review.list(
+        factories.caller.build(),
+        factories.filter.build(),
+        new Projection('nestedField:nested:level'),
+      );
+
+      expect(records).toEqual([{ nestedField: null }]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('condition tree', () => {
@@ -389,7 +405,7 @@ describe('MongooseCollection', () => {
               field: 'nestedField.nested.level',
             }),
           }),
-          new Projection('nestedField.nested.level'),
+          new Projection('nestedField:nested:level'),
         );
 
         expect(records).toEqual([{ nestedField: { nested: [{ level: 10 }] } }]);
diff --git a/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/utils/add-null-values.test.ts b/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/utils/add-null-values.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b26cfd70a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/datasource-mongoose/test/utils/add-null-values.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import addNullValues from '../../src/utils/add-null-values';
+
+describe('addNullValues', () => {
+  it('should return a different object with null values added', () => {
+    const input = {
+      id: 1,
+      name: 'John',
+    };
+    const projection = ['id', 'name', 'address'];
+
+    const result = addNullValues([input], projection);
+
+    expect(result).not.toBe(input);
+    expect(result).toEqual([{ id: 1, name: 'John', address: null }]);
+  });
+
+  it('should add null values in nested objects', () => {
+    const input = {
+      id: 1,
+      name: 'John',
+      address: {
+        street: 'Main Street',
+      },
+    };
+    const projection = ['id', 'name', 'address:street', 'address:city'];
+
+    const result = addNullValues([input], projection);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: 1,
+        name: 'John',
+        address: {
+          street: 'Main Street',
+          city: null,
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should add null values in nested arrays', () => {
+    const input = {
+      id: 1,
+      name: 'John',
+      addresses: [
+        {
+          street: 'Main Street',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const projection = ['id', 'name', 'addresses:street', 'addresses:city'];
+
+    const result = addNullValues([input], projection);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: 1,
+        name: 'John',
+        addresses: [
+          {
+            street: 'Main Street',
+            city: null,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});