diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34de0af..b6289f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -173,3 +173,6 @@ cython_debug/
 # VSCode
 .vscode/
 .devcontainer/
+
+# PyCharm
+.idea/
diff --git a/src/requela/builders/sqlalchemy.py b/src/requela/builders/sqlalchemy.py
index 97c62bf..4cf25f1 100644
--- a/src/requela/builders/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/src/requela/builders/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ def get_initial_query(self):
         return select(self.model_class)
 
     def get_field_type(self, field: str) -> type:
-        field_type = getattr(self.model_class, field).property.columns[0].type.python_type
+        model = self.model_class
+        parts = field.split(".")
+        for part in parts[:-1]:
+            model = getattr(model, part).property.mapper.class_
+        field_type = getattr(model, parts[-1]).property.columns[0].type.python_type
         return field_type
 
     def apply_and(self, *conditions: ColumnExpressionArgument) -> ColumnElement:
diff --git a/src/requela/rules.py b/src/requela/rules.py
index e335c83..de90832 100644
--- a/src/requela/rules.py
+++ b/src/requela/rules.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class FieldRule:
     allowed_operators: set[Operator] | None = None
     alias: str | None = None
     allow_ordering: bool = True
+    source: str | None = None
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -98,7 +99,9 @@ def _get_fields_documentation(self, alias_prefix: str = "") -> list[str]:
 
     @classmethod
     def _resolve_alias(cls, alias: str) -> str:
-        field_name, _ = cls._get_field_by_alias(alias)
+        field_name, field_def = cls._get_field_by_alias(alias)
+        if isinstance(field_def, FieldRule) and field_def.source:
+            return field_def.source
         return field_name
 
     @classmethod
@@ -133,7 +136,8 @@ def _validate(self) -> None:
         for field_name, field_def in self._fields.items():
             try:
                 # Get field type from model (implementation depends on ORM)
-                field_type = self._get_field_type(field_name)
+                lookup = field_def.source or field_name
+                field_type = self._get_field_type(lookup)
 
                 # If no operators specified, infer from field type
                 if field_def.allowed_operators is None:
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ def _get_relation_by_alias(cls, alias: str) -> tuple[str, RelationshipRule]:
             raise ValueError(f"Relation with alias '{alias}' not found")
         if len(relations) > 1:
             raise ValueError(f"Multiple relations found for alias '{alias}'")
-        return list(relations.items())[0]
+        return next(iter(relations.items()))
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_field_by_alias(cls, alias: str) -> tuple[str, FieldRule | RelationshipRule]:
diff --git a/tests/sqlalchemy/rules.py b/tests/sqlalchemy/rules.py
index a99167c..20bc25b 100644
--- a/tests/sqlalchemy/rules.py
+++ b/tests/sqlalchemy/rules.py
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ class UserRules(ModelRQLRules):
     account = RelationshipRule(
         rules=AccountRules(),
     )
+    status = FieldRule(
+        source="account.status",
+    )
diff --git a/tests/sqlalchemy/test_rules.py b/tests/sqlalchemy/test_rules.py
index 91e1957..331e4e1 100644
--- a/tests/sqlalchemy/test_rules.py
+++ b/tests/sqlalchemy/test_rules.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from requela.dataclasses import Operator
 from requela.exceptions import RequelaError
 from requela.rules import FieldRule, ModelRQLRules
-from tests.sqlalchemy.models import Account, Actor, User
+from tests.sqlalchemy.models import Account, AccountStatus, Actor, User
 from tests.sqlalchemy.rules import AccountRules, UserRules
 from tests.sqlalchemy.utils import assert_statements_equal
 
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def test_get_documentation():
         "|is_active|eq, ne|yes|",
         "|name|eq, ilike, in, like, ne, out|yes|",
         "|role|in, out|yes|",
+        "|status|eq, in, ne, out|yes|",
     ]
 
 
@@ -189,3 +190,15 @@ def test_tenant_relationship_ne_invalid_value():
         RequelaError, match="`ne` can be applied to relationship only to test for null."
     ):
         account_rules.build_query("ne(tenant,pip)")
+
+
+def test_valid_source_field():
+    user_rules = UserRules()
+    stmt = user_rules.build_query(f"eq(status,{AccountStatus.ACTIVE.value})")
+    account_alias = aliased(Account)
+    expected = (
+        select(User)
+        .filter(account_alias.status == AccountStatus.ACTIVE)
+        .join(account_alias, User.account)
+    )
+    assert_statements_equal(stmt, expected)