diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c3f83c87..cd08cf7ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "zenstack-monorepo",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "",
     "scripts": {
         "build": "pnpm -r --filter=\"!./packages/ide/*\" build",
diff --git a/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts b/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts
index 9b796a2de..b6dedac5b 100644
--- a/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "dev.zenstack"
-version = "2.11.5"
+version = "2.11.6"
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json b/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json
index 56f8db3b0..b8c745cb0 100644
--- a/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json
+++ b/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jetbrains",
-  "version": "2.11.5",
+  "version": "2.11.6",
   "displayName": "ZenStack JetBrains IDE Plugin",
   "description": "ZenStack JetBrains IDE plugin",
   "homepage": "https://zenstack.dev",
diff --git a/packages/language/package.json b/packages/language/package.json
index 66d4ae151..5ca53d403 100644
--- a/packages/language/package.json
+++ b/packages/language/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/language",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "displayName": "ZenStack modeling language compiler",
     "description": "ZenStack modeling language compiler",
     "homepage": "https://zenstack.dev",
diff --git a/packages/misc/redwood/package.json b/packages/misc/redwood/package.json
index f3d8574b9..91f1120b9 100644
--- a/packages/misc/redwood/package.json
+++ b/packages/misc/redwood/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/redwood",
     "displayName": "ZenStack RedwoodJS Integration",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "CLI and runtime for integrating ZenStack with RedwoodJS projects.",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/plugins/openapi/package.json b/packages/plugins/openapi/package.json
index 279dcc05c..eab38e311 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/openapi/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/openapi/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@zenstackhq/openapi",
   "displayName": "ZenStack Plugin and Runtime for OpenAPI",
-  "version": "2.11.5",
+  "version": "2.11.6",
   "description": "ZenStack plugin and runtime supporting OpenAPI",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/swr/package.json b/packages/plugins/swr/package.json
index 733c5345a..d26596d20 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/swr/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/swr/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/swr",
     "displayName": "ZenStack plugin for generating SWR hooks",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "ZenStack plugin for generating SWR hooks",
     "main": "index.js",
     "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/tanstack-query/package.json b/packages/plugins/tanstack-query/package.json
index afd14fa49..d23dc40ff 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/tanstack-query/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/tanstack-query/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/tanstack-query",
     "displayName": "ZenStack plugin for generating tanstack-query hooks",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "ZenStack plugin for generating tanstack-query hooks",
     "main": "index.js",
     "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/trpc/package.json b/packages/plugins/trpc/package.json
index ae25e8fba..cd581c42a 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/trpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/trpc/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/trpc",
     "displayName": "ZenStack plugin for tRPC",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "ZenStack plugin for tRPC",
     "main": "index.js",
     "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/package.json b/packages/runtime/package.json
index 1f8883876..545e972da 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/runtime/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/runtime",
     "displayName": "ZenStack Runtime Library",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "Runtime of ZenStack for both client-side and server-side environments.",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/policy/policy-utils.ts b/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/policy/policy-utils.ts
index b39ac5b00..82a5bc88e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/policy/policy-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/node/policy/policy-utils.ts
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ export class PolicyUtil extends QueryUtils {
 
         if (this.hasFieldLevelPolicy(model)) {
             // recursively inject selection for fields needed for field-level read checks
-            const readFieldSelect = this.getFieldReadCheckSelector(model);
+            const readFieldSelect = this.getFieldReadCheckSelector(model, args.select);
             if (readFieldSelect) {
                 this.doInjectReadCheckSelect(model, args, { select: readFieldSelect });
             }
@@ -1311,17 +1311,20 @@ export class PolicyUtil extends QueryUtils {
     }
 
     // get a merged selector object for all field-level read policies
-    private getFieldReadCheckSelector(model: string) {
+    private getFieldReadCheckSelector(model: string, fieldSelection: Record<string, any> | undefined) {
         const def = this.getModelPolicyDef(model);
         let result: any = {};
         const fieldLevel = def.fieldLevel?.read;
         if (fieldLevel) {
-            for (const def of Object.values(fieldLevel)) {
-                if (def.entityChecker?.selector) {
-                    result = deepmerge(result, def.entityChecker.selector);
-                }
-                if (def.overrideEntityChecker?.selector) {
-                    result = deepmerge(result, def.overrideEntityChecker.selector);
+            for (const [field, def] of Object.entries(fieldLevel)) {
+                if (!fieldSelection || fieldSelection[field]) {
+                    // field is selected, merge the field-level selector
+                    if (def.entityChecker?.selector) {
+                        result = deepmerge(result, def.entityChecker.selector);
+                    }
+                    if (def.overrideEntityChecker?.selector) {
+                        result = deepmerge(result, def.overrideEntityChecker.selector);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/packages/schema/package.json b/packages/schema/package.json
index 924c984c8..2c72d93e6 100644
--- a/packages/schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/schema/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "publisher": "zenstack",
     "displayName": "ZenStack Language Tools",
     "description": "FullStack enhancement for Prisma ORM: seamless integration from database to UI",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "author": {
         "name": "ZenStack Team"
     },
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 36c88b8ea..a374bfafd 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/sdk",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "description": "ZenStack plugin development SDK",
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index f0d0404b0..f3b5db083 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/server",
-    "version": "2.11.5",
+    "version": "2.11.6",
     "displayName": "ZenStack Server-side Adapters",
     "description": "ZenStack server-side adapters",
     "homepage": "https://zenstack.dev",
diff --git a/packages/testtools/package.json b/packages/testtools/package.json
index a3b44c096..9456abb9c 100644
--- a/packages/testtools/package.json
+++ b/packages/testtools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zenstackhq/testtools",
-  "version": "2.11.5",
+  "version": "2.11.6",
   "description": "ZenStack Test Tools",
   "main": "index.js",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/tests/regression/tests/issue-1978.test.ts b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1978.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63c91a6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1978.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { loadSchema } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+
+describe('issue 1978', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        const { prisma, enhance } = await loadSchema(
+            `
+            model User {
+                id Int @id
+                posts Post[]
+                secret String @allow('read', posts?[published])
+                @@allow('all', true)
+            }
+            
+            model Post {
+                id Int @id
+                author User @relation(fields: [authorId], references: [id])
+                authorId Int
+                published Boolean @default(false)
+                @@allow('all', true)
+            }
+            `,
+            { logPrismaQuery: true }
+        );
+
+        const user1 = await prisma.user.create({
+            data: { id: 1, secret: 'secret', posts: { create: { id: 1, published: true } } },
+        });
+        const user2 = await prisma.user.create({
+            data: { id: 2, secret: 'secret' },
+        });
+
+        const db = enhance();
+        await expect(db.user.findFirst({ where: { id: 1 } })).resolves.toMatchObject({ secret: 'secret' });
+        await expect(db.user.findFirst({ where: { id: 1 }, select: { id: true } })).resolves.toEqual({ id: 1 });
+
+        let r = await db.user.findFirst({ where: { id: 2 } });
+        expect(r.secret).toBeUndefined();
+        r = await db.user.findFirst({ where: { id: 2 }, select: { id: true } });
+        expect(r.secret).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+});