diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc07f13..6c5114b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ dist
 site
 profile.py
 *.db
+*.db-journal
diff --git a/ormar/models/model.py b/ormar/models/model.py
index c20368d..1535113 100644
--- a/ormar/models/model.py
+++ b/ormar/models/model.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Model(ModelRow):
     __abstract__ = False
     if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma nocover
         Meta: ModelMeta
-        objects: "QuerySet"
+        objects: "QuerySet[Model]"
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:  # pragma nocover
         _repr = {k: getattr(self, k) for k, v in self.Meta.model_fields.items()}
diff --git a/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py b/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py
index cc20807..d400c0f 100644
--- a/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py
+++ b/ormar/models/newbasemodel.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class NewBaseModel(pydantic.BaseModel, ModelTableProxy, metaclass=ModelMetaclass
         :rtype: Optional[Union[Model, List[Model]]]
         """
         if item in self._orm:
-            return self._orm.get(item)
+            return self._orm.get(item)  # type: ignore
         return None  # pragma no cover
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
diff --git a/ormar/queryset/clause.py b/ormar/queryset/clause.py
index e52ae4a..b5a3c5b 100644
--- a/ormar/queryset/clause.py
+++ b/ormar/queryset/clause.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Prefix:
     table_prefix: str
     model_cls: Type["Model"]
     relation_str: str
+    is_through: bool
 
     @property
     def alias_key(self) -> str:
diff --git a/ormar/queryset/filter_action.py b/ormar/queryset/filter_action.py
index 4f26864..d2d8e45 100644
--- a/ormar/queryset/filter_action.py
+++ b/ormar/queryset/filter_action.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class FilterAction:
         self.table_prefix = ""
         self.source_model = model_cls
         self.target_model = model_cls
+        self.is_through = False
         self._determine_filter_target_table()
         self._escape_characters_in_clause()
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ class FilterAction:
             self.table_prefix,
             self.target_model,
             self.related_str,
+            self.is_through,
         ) = get_relationship_alias_model_and_str(self.source_model, self.related_parts)
 
     def _escape_characters_in_clause(self) -> None:
diff --git a/ormar/queryset/join.py b/ormar/queryset/join.py
index e90e49d..4626fbd 100644
--- a/ormar/queryset/join.py
+++ b/ormar/queryset/join.py
@@ -290,9 +290,8 @@ class SqlJoin:
             self.get_order_bys(
                 to_table=to_table, pkname_alias=pkname_alias,
             )
-        else:
-            self.select_through_model_fields()
 
+        # TODO: fix fields and exclusions for through model?
         self_related_fields = self.next_model.own_table_columns(
             model=self.next_model,
             fields=self.fields,
@@ -306,24 +305,6 @@ class SqlJoin:
         )
         self.used_aliases.append(self.next_alias)
 
-    def select_through_model_fields(self) -> None:
-        # TODO: add docstring
-        next_alias = self.alias_manager.resolve_relation_alias(
-            from_model=self.target_field.owner, relation_name=self.relation_name
-        )
-        # TODO: fix fields and exclusions
-        self_related_fields = self.target_field.through.own_table_columns(
-            model=self.target_field.through,
-            fields=None,
-            exclude_fields=self.target_field.through.extract_related_names(),
-            use_alias=True,
-        )
-        self.columns.extend(
-            self.alias_manager.prefixed_columns(
-                next_alias, self.target_field.through.Meta.table, self_related_fields
-            )
-        )
-
     def _replace_many_to_many_order_by_columns(self, part: str, new_part: str) -> None:
         """
         Substitutes the name of the relation with actual model name in m2m order bys.
diff --git a/ormar/queryset/utils.py b/ormar/queryset/utils.py
index f1cbf43..6b98028 100644
--- a/ormar/queryset/utils.py
+++ b/ormar/queryset/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from typing import (
     Union,
 )
 
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma no cover
     from ormar import Model
 
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ def extract_models_to_dict_of_lists(
 
 def get_relationship_alias_model_and_str(
     source_model: Type["Model"], related_parts: List
-) -> Tuple[str, Type["Model"], str]:
+) -> Tuple[str, Type["Model"], str, bool]:
     """
     Walks the relation to retrieve the actual model on which the clause should be
     constructed, extracts alias based on last relation leading to target model.
@@ -230,11 +229,19 @@ def get_relationship_alias_model_and_str(
     :rtype: Tuple[str, Type["Model"], str]
     """
     table_prefix = ""
+    is_through = False
     model_cls = source_model
     previous_model = model_cls
     manager = model_cls.Meta.alias_manager
-    for relation in related_parts:
+    for relation in related_parts[:]:
         related_field = model_cls.Meta.model_fields[relation]
+        if related_field.is_through:
+            is_through = True
+            related_parts = [
+                x.replace(relation, related_field.related_name) if x == relation else x
+                for x in related_parts
+            ]
+            relation = related_field.related_name
         if related_field.is_multi:
             previous_model = related_field.through
             relation = related_field.default_target_field_name()  # type: ignore
@@ -245,4 +252,4 @@ def get_relationship_alias_model_and_str(
         previous_model = model_cls
     relation_str = "__".join(related_parts)
 
-    return table_prefix, model_cls, relation_str
+    return table_prefix, model_cls, relation_str, is_through
diff --git a/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py b/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
index 031684b..85b7832 100644
--- a/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
+++ b/ormar/relations/querysetproxy.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
         :param child: child model instance
         :type child: Model
         """
-        queryset = ormar.QuerySet(model_cls=self.relation.through)
+        queryset = ormar.QuerySet(model_cls=self.relation.through)  # type: ignore
         owner_column = self.related_field.default_target_field_name()  # type: ignore
         child_column = self.related_field.default_source_field_name()  # type: ignore
         kwargs = {owner_column: self._owner, child_column: child}
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ class QuerysetProxy(Generic[T]):
         :rtype: int
         """
         if self.type_ == ormar.RelationType.MULTIPLE:
-            queryset = ormar.QuerySet(model_cls=self.relation.through)
+            queryset = ormar.QuerySet(model_cls=self.relation.through)  # type: ignore
             owner_column = self._owner.get_name()
         else:
-            queryset = ormar.QuerySet(model_cls=self.relation.to)
+            queryset = ormar.QuerySet(model_cls=self.relation.to)  # type: ignore
             owner_column = self.related_field.name
         kwargs = {owner_column: self._owner}
         self._clean_items_on_load()
diff --git a/test.db-journal b/test.db-journal
deleted file mode 100644
index f553864..0000000
Binary files a/test.db-journal and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tests/test_m2m_through_fields.py b/tests/test_m2m_through_fields.py
index 279d1a8..9d7f38a 100644
--- a/tests/test_m2m_through_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_m2m_through_fields.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import databases
 import pytest
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class PostCategory(ormar.Model):
 
     id: int = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True)
     sort_order: int = ormar.Integer(nullable=True)
+    param_name: str = ormar.String(default="Name", max_length=200)
 
 
 class Post(ormar.Model):
@@ -109,10 +110,6 @@ async def test_setting_additional_fields_on_through_model_in_create():
         assert postcat.sort_order == 2
 
 
-def process_post(post: Post):
-    pass
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_getting_additional_fields_from_queryset() -> Any:
     async with database:
@@ -132,9 +129,35 @@ async def test_getting_additional_fields_from_queryset() -> Any:
             categories__name="Test category2"
         )
         assert post2.categories[0].postcategory.sort_order == 2
-        process_post(post2)
+        # if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        #     reveal_type(post2)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_filtering_by_through_model() -> Any:
+    async with database:
+        post = await Post(title="Test post").save()
+        await post.categories.create(
+            name="Test category1",
+            postcategory={"sort_order": 1, "param_name": "volume"},
+        )
+        await post.categories.create(
+            name="Test category2", postcategory={"sort_order": 2, "param_name": "area"}
+        )
+
+        post2 = (
+            await Post.objects.filter(postcategory__sort_order__gt=1)
+                .select_related("categories")
+                .get()
+        )
+        assert len(post2.categories) == 1
+        assert post2.categories[0].postcategory.sort_order == 2
+
+        post3 = await Post.objects.filter(
+            categories__postcategory__param_name="volume").get()
+        assert len(post3.categories) == 1
+        assert post3.categories[0].postcategory.param_name == "volume"
+
 # TODO: check/ modify following
 
 # add to fields with class lower name (V)
@@ -143,9 +166,9 @@ async def test_getting_additional_fields_from_queryset() -> Any:
 # creating in queryset proxy (dict with through name and kwargs) (V)
 # loading the data into model instance of though model (V) <- fix fields ane exclude
 # accessing from instance (V) <- no both sides only nested one is relevant, fix one side
+# filtering in filter (through name normally) (V) < - table prefix from normal relation, check if is_through needed
 
 # updating in query
-# sorting in filter (special __through__<field_name> notation?)
 # ordering by in order_by
 # modifying from instance (both sides?)
 # including/excluding in fields?