diff --git a/src/lib/actionMiddleware.ts b/src/lib/actionMiddleware.ts
index 54707bd..0855b77 100644
--- a/src/lib/actionMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actionMiddleware.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NestedParams, NestedMiddleware } from "prisma-nested-middleware";
 import { ModelConfig } from "./types";
 import {
   addDeletedToSelect,
+  isDeletedFieldOverWritten,
   stripDeletedFieldFromResults,
 } from "./utils/nestedReads";
 import {
@@ -136,8 +137,7 @@ function createUpdateManyParams(
       where: {
         ...params.args?.where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]:
-          params.args?.where?.[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ function createFindFirstParams(
       where: {
         ...params.args?.where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]:
-          params.args?.where?.[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -283,6 +282,7 @@ export function createFindFirstMiddleware(
   };
 }
 
+
 /* FindMany middleware */
 
 function createFindManyParams(
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ function createFindManyParams(
       where: {
         ...params.args?.where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]:
-          params.args?.where?.[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -326,8 +325,7 @@ function createGroupByParams(
       where: {
         ...params.args?.where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]:
-          params.args?.where?.[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -359,7 +357,7 @@ function createCountParams(
       where: {
         ...where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]: where[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -387,7 +385,7 @@ function createAggregateParams(
       where: {
         ...where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]: where[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -456,8 +454,7 @@ function createIncludeParams(
       where: {
         ...params.args?.where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]:
-          params.args?.where?.[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
@@ -518,8 +515,7 @@ function createSelectParams(
       where: {
         ...params.args?.where,
         // allow overriding the deleted field in where
-        [config.field]:
-          params.args?.where?.[config.field] || config.createValue(false),
+        ...(isDeletedFieldOverWritten(config.field, params.args?.where) ? {} : { [config.field]: config.createValue(false) })
       },
     },
   };
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/nestedReads.ts b/src/lib/utils/nestedReads.ts
index f5c289a..4c62cf2 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/nestedReads.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/nestedReads.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,29 @@ export function stripDeletedFieldFromResults(
 
   return results;
 }
+
+export function isDeletedFieldOverWritten(field: string, where?: any): boolean {
+  if (!where) {
+    return false
+  }
+  if (where[field] !== undefined) {
+    return true
+  }
+  if (where.OR && Array.isArray(where.OR)) {
+    const isDeletedFieldOverWrittenInOR = where.OR.some((arg: any) => {
+      return isDeletedFieldOverWritten(field, arg)
+    })
+    if (isDeletedFieldOverWrittenInOR) {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+  if (where.AND && Array.isArray(where.AND)) {
+    const isDeletedFieldOverWrittenInAND = where.AND.some((arg: any) => {
+      return isDeletedFieldOverWritten(field, arg)
+    })
+    if (isDeletedFieldOverWrittenInAND) {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}
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diff --git a/test/e2e/queries.test.ts b/test/e2e/queries.test.ts
index 6925768..52d3d37 100644
--- a/test/e2e/queries.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/queries.test.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,15 @@ describe("queries", () => {
         [firstUser.id, secondUser.id].sort()
       );
     });
+    it("findMany keeps soft deleted records when field is overwritten", async () => {
+      const foundUsers = await testClient.user.findMany({
+        where: { name: { contains: "J" }, OR: [{ deleted: false }, { deleted: true }] },
+      });
+      expect(foundUsers).toHaveLength(3);
+      expect(foundUsers.map(({ id }) => id).sort()).toEqual(
+        [firstUser.id, secondUser.id, deletedUser.id].sort()
+      );
+    })
   });
 
   describe("count", () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/findMany.test.ts b/test/unit/findMany.test.ts
index d5d3597..582c5b2 100644
--- a/test/unit/findMany.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/findMany.test.ts
@@ -105,4 +105,68 @@ describe("findMany", () => {
     // params have not been modified
     expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith(params);
   });
+
+  it("allows explicitly querying for deleted records using OR modifier", async () => {
+    const middleware = createSoftDeleteMiddleware({
+      models: { User: true },
+    });
+
+    const params = createParams("User", "findMany", {
+      where: { id: 1, OR: [{ deleted: true }, { name: 'name' }] },
+    });
+    const next = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({}));
+
+    await middleware(params, next);
+
+    // params have not been modified
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith(params);
+  })
+
+  it("allows explicitly querying for deleted records using nested OR modifier", async () => {
+    const middleware = createSoftDeleteMiddleware({
+      models: { User: true },
+    });
+
+    const params = createParams("User", "findMany", {
+      where: { id: 1, OR: [{ name: 'name' }, { OR: [{ deleted: { not: false } }] }] },
+    });
+    const next = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({}));
+
+    await middleware(params, next);
+
+    // params have not been modified
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith(params);
+  })
+
+  it("allows explicitly querying for deleted records using AND modifier", async () => {
+    const middleware = createSoftDeleteMiddleware({
+      models: { User: true },
+    });
+
+    const params = createParams("User", "findMany", {
+      where: { id: 1, AND: [{ deleted: true }, { name: 'name' }] },
+    });
+    const next = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({}));
+
+    await middleware(params, next);
+
+    // params have not been modified
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith(params);
+  })
+
+  it("allows explicitly querying for deleted records using nested AND modifier", async () => {
+    const middleware = createSoftDeleteMiddleware({
+      models: { User: true },
+    });
+
+    const params = createParams("User", "findMany", {
+      where: { id: 1, AND: [{ name: 'name' }, { OR: [{ deleted: { not: false } }] }] },
+    });
+    const next = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({}));
+
+    await middleware(params, next);
+
+    // params have not been modified
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith(params);
+  })
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/nestedReads.test.ts b/test/unit/utils/nestedReads.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f594fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/utils/nestedReads.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { isDeletedFieldOverWritten } from '../../../src/lib/utils/nestedReads'
+
+describe('nestedReads', () => {
+  describe('isDeletedFieldOverWritten', () => {
+    const DELETED_FIELD = 'deleted'
+
+    it.each([
+      [false, null],
+      [false, undefined],
+      [false, {}],
+      [false, { field: false }],
+      [false, { field: false, OR: [] }],
+      [false, { field: false, AND: [] }],
+      [true, { [DELETED_FIELD]: false }],
+      [true, { [DELETED_FIELD]: true }]
+    ])
+    ("should return %p when where field is %s", (expectedResult, where) => {
+      const result = isDeletedFieldOverWritten(DELETED_FIELD, where)
+
+      expect(result).toBe(expectedResult)
+    })
+
+    it("should return false when OR field doesn't contain the deleted field", () => {
+      const where = { OR: [{ field: 'value' }, { anotherField: 'value' }] }
+      const result = isDeletedFieldOverWritten(DELETED_FIELD, where);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it("should return false when AND field doesn't contain the deleted field", () => {
+      const where = { AND: [{ field: 'value' }, { anotherField: 'value' }] }
+      const result = isDeletedFieldOverWritten(DELETED_FIELD, where);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it("should return true when OR field contains the deleted field", () => {
+      const where = { OR: [{ field: 'value' }, { [DELETED_FIELD]: false }] }
+      const result = isDeletedFieldOverWritten(DELETED_FIELD, where);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it("should return true when AND field contains the deleted field", () => {
+      const where = { AND: [{ [DELETED_FIELD]: false }, { anotherField: 'value' }] }
+      const result = isDeletedFieldOverWritten(DELETED_FIELD, where);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+})
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