diff --git a/src/Persistence/Array_.php b/src/Persistence/Array_.php
index 76c25ffb11..422efdc410 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/Array_.php
+++ b/src/Persistence/Array_.php
@@ -332,7 +332,15 @@ protected function setLimitOrder(Model $model, \Atk4\Data\Action\Iterator $actio
      */
     public function applyScope(Model $model, \Atk4\Data\Action\Iterator $iterator)
     {
-        return $iterator->filter($model->scope());
+        $scope = $model->scope();
+
+        // add entity ID to scope to allow easy traversal
+        if ($model->id_field && $model->getId() !== null) {
+            $scope = new Model\Scope([$scope]);
+            $scope->addCondition($model->getField($model->id_field), $model->getId());
+        }
+
+        return $iterator->filter($scope);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Persistence/Sql.php b/src/Persistence/Sql.php
index 902e03c3c0..f4df5b7191 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/Sql.php
+++ b/src/Persistence/Sql.php
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ protected function setLimitOrder(Model $model, Query $query)
     public function initQueryConditions(Model $model, Query $query): void
     {
         $this->_initQueryConditions($query, $model->scope());
+
+        // add entity ID to scope to allow easy traversal
+        if ($model->id_field && $model->getId() !== null) {
+            $query->group($model->getField($model->id_field));
+            $query->having($model->getField($model->id_field), $model->getId());
+        }
     }
 
     private function _initQueryConditions(Query $query, Model\Scope\AbstractScope $condition = null): void
diff --git a/tests/ExpressionSqlTest.php b/tests/ExpressionSqlTest.php
index 4b017c07ba..a57fd598e2 100644
--- a/tests/ExpressionSqlTest.php
+++ b/tests/ExpressionSqlTest.php
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ public function testQuery()
             );
         }
 
-        $i->tryLoad(1);
-        $this->assertEquals(10, $i->get('total_net'));
-        $this->assertEquals(30, $i->get('sum_net'));
+        $ii = (clone $i)->tryLoad(1);
+        $this->assertEquals(10, $ii->get('total_net'));
+        $this->assertEquals(30, $ii->get('sum_net'));
 
         $q = $db->dsql();
         $q->field($i->action('count'), 'total_orders');