diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/fields/sort-field.test.ts b/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/fields/sort-field.test.ts
index e53edf6a5..dbf0efffc 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/fields/sort-field.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/fields/sort-field.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,41 @@ describe('string field', () => {
     console.log(end - begin);
   });
 
+  it('should init sorted value with null scopeValue', async () => {
+    const Test = db.collection({
+      name: 'tests',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          type: 'string',
+          name: 'name',
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'string',
+          name: 'group',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    await db.sync();
+
+    await Test.repository.create({
+      values: [
+        {
+          group: null,
+          name: 'r5',
+        },
+        {
+          group: null,
+          name: 'r6',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    Test.setField('sort', { type: 'sort', scopeKey: 'group' });
+
+    await db.sync();
+  });
+
   it('should init sorted value with scopeKey', async () => {
     const Test = db.collection({
       name: 'tests',
diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/fields/sort-field.ts b/packages/core/database/src/fields/sort-field.ts
index 41cea73fc..30d9adae6 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/fields/sort-field.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/fields/sort-field.ts
@@ -99,11 +99,19 @@ export class SortField extends Field {
 
       const whereClause =
         scopeKey && scopeValue
-          ? `
-  WHERE ${queryInterface.quoteIdentifier(scopeKey)} IN (${scopeValue
-    .filter((v) => v !== null)
-    .map((v) => `'${v}'`)
-    .join(', ')})${scopeValue.includes(null) ? ` OR ${queryInterface.quoteIdentifier(scopeKey)} IS NULL` : ''}`
+          ? (() => {
+              const filteredScopeValue = scopeValue.filter((v) => v !== null);
+              if (filteredScopeValue.length === 0) {
+                return '';
+              }
+              const initialClause = `
+  WHERE ${queryInterface.quoteIdentifier(scopeKey)} IN (${filteredScopeValue.map((v) => `'${v}'`).join(', ')})`;
+
+              const nullCheck = scopeValue.includes(null)
+                ? ` OR ${queryInterface.quoteIdentifier(scopeKey)} IS NULL`
+                : '';
+              return initialClause + nullCheck;
+            })()
           : '';
 
       if (this.collection.db.inDialect('postgres')) {