diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d830a1af..304cb5320 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "zenstack-monorepo",
-    "version": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "description": "",
     "scripts": {
         "build": "pnpm -r build",
diff --git a/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts b/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts
index e754ae7aa..cece444ae 100644
--- a/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/ide/jetbrains/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "dev.zenstack"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.2.2"
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json b/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json
index d97e0fd04..401e8bcc2 100644
--- a/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json
+++ b/packages/ide/jetbrains/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jetbrains",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "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 4fd5bd2bc..df4952d9f 100644
--- a/packages/language/package.json
+++ b/packages/language/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/language",
-    "version": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "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 c695f0115..b8988e4d1 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": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "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 96ebd46a6..bc85639cd 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": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "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 662e109a6..9d20e5bdc 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": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "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 44782eb36..da0d9b393 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": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "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 4e40c56cf..16f3f4d39 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": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "description": "ZenStack plugin for tRPC",
     "main": "index.js",
     "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/package.json b/packages/runtime/package.json
index 053da9a58..544582bf9 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/runtime/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/runtime",
     "displayName": "ZenStack Runtime Library",
-    "version": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "description": "Runtime of ZenStack for both client-side and server-side environments.",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/policy/policy-utils.ts b/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/policy/policy-utils.ts
index f5551b309..316389594 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/policy/policy-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/enhancements/policy/policy-utils.ts
@@ -1074,10 +1074,17 @@ export class PolicyUtil extends QueryUtils {
         // can then cause infinite recursion when we visit relation later
 
         // recurse into relation fields
-        for (const [k, v] of Object.entries<any>(args.select ?? args.include ?? {})) {
-            const field = resolveField(this.modelMeta, model, k);
-            if (field?.isDataModel && v && typeof v === 'object') {
-                this.injectReadCheckSelect(field.type, v);
+        const visitTarget = args.select ?? args.include;
+        if (visitTarget) {
+            for (const key of Object.keys(visitTarget)) {
+                const field = resolveField(this.modelMeta, model, key);
+                if (field?.isDataModel && visitTarget[key]) {
+                    if (typeof visitTarget[key] !== 'object') {
+                        // v is "true", ensure it's an object
+                        visitTarget[key] = {};
+                    }
+                    this.injectReadCheckSelect(field.type, visitTarget[key]);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/schema/package.json b/packages/schema/package.json
index 44955cdec..2119d0fb2 100644
--- a/packages/schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/schema/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "publisher": "zenstack",
     "displayName": "ZenStack Language Tools",
     "description": "Build scalable web apps with minimum code by defining authorization and validation rules inside the data schema that closer to the database",
-    "version": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "author": {
         "name": "ZenStack Team"
     },
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/policy-guard-generator.ts b/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/policy-guard-generator.ts
index ce672dcc7..0bf949329 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/policy-guard-generator.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/policy-guard-generator.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export class PolicyGenerator {
                     ? '!(' +
                       denies
                           .map((deny) => {
-                              return transformer.transform(deny);
+                              return transformer.transform(deny, false);
                           })
                           .join(' || ') +
                       ')'
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export class PolicyGenerator {
 
             const allowStmt = allows
                 .map((allow) => {
-                    return transformer.transform(allow);
+                    return transformer.transform(allow, false);
                 })
                 .join(' || ');
 
@@ -607,79 +607,6 @@ export class PolicyGenerator {
         writer.writeLine(',');
     }
 
-    private generateFieldReadCheckerFunction(
-        sourceFile: SourceFile,
-        field: DataModelField,
-        allows: Expression[],
-        denies: Expression[]
-    ) {
-        const statements: (string | WriterFunction)[] = [];
-
-        generateNormalizedAuthRef(field.$container as DataModel, allows, denies, statements);
-
-        // compile rules down to typescript expressions
-        statements.push((writer) => {
-            const transformer = new TypeScriptExpressionTransformer({
-                context: ExpressionContext.AccessPolicy,
-                fieldReferenceContext: 'input',
-            });
-
-            const denyStmt =
-                denies.length > 0
-                    ? '!(' +
-                      denies
-                          .map((deny) => {
-                              return transformer.transform(deny);
-                          })
-                          .join(' || ') +
-                      ')'
-                    : undefined;
-
-            const allowStmt =
-                allows.length > 0
-                    ? '(' +
-                      allows
-                          .map((allow) => {
-                              return transformer.transform(allow);
-                          })
-                          .join(' || ') +
-                      ')'
-                    : undefined;
-
-            let expr: string | undefined;
-
-            if (denyStmt && allowStmt) {
-                expr = `${denyStmt} && ${allowStmt}`;
-            } else if (denyStmt) {
-                expr = denyStmt;
-            } else if (allowStmt) {
-                expr = allowStmt;
-            } else {
-                throw new Error('should not happen');
-            }
-
-            writer.write('return ' + expr);
-        });
-
-        const func = sourceFile.addFunction({
-            name: `${field.$container.name}$${field.name}_read`,
-            returnType: 'boolean',
-            parameters: [
-                {
-                    name: 'input',
-                    type: 'any',
-                },
-                {
-                    name: 'context',
-                    type: 'QueryContext',
-                },
-            ],
-            statements,
-        });
-
-        return func;
-    }
-
     // #endregion
 
     //#region Auth selector
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/utils.ts b/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/utils.ts
index 1085a6e88..31e37e00d 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/plugins/enhancer/policy/utils.ts
@@ -394,12 +394,12 @@ export function generateEntityCheckerFunction(
     });
 
     denies.forEach((rule) => {
-        const compiled = transformer.transform(rule);
+        const compiled = transformer.transform(rule, false);
         statements.push(`if (${compiled}) { return false; }`);
     });
 
     allows.forEach((rule) => {
-        const compiled = transformer.transform(rule);
+        const compiled = transformer.transform(rule, false);
         statements.push(`if (${compiled}) { return true; }`);
     });
 
@@ -483,6 +483,11 @@ function hasCrossModelComparison(expr: Expression) {
 }
 
 function getSourceModelOfFieldAccess(expr: Expression) {
+    // `auth()` access doesn't involve db field look up so doesn't count as cross-model comparison
+    if (isAuthInvocation(expr)) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     // an expression that resolves to a data model and is part of a member access, return the model
     // e.g.: profile.age => Profile
     if (isDataModel(expr.$resolvedType?.decl) && isMemberAccessExpr(expr.$container)) {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index e8e474f8d..5977a3756 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/sdk",
-    "version": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "description": "ZenStack plugin development SDK",
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 1b62e2d68..3116a3714 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@zenstackhq/server",
-    "version": "2.2.1",
+    "version": "2.2.2",
     "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 a23b36293..f2aec5933 100644
--- a/packages/testtools/package.json
+++ b/packages/testtools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zenstackhq/testtools",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "description": "ZenStack Test Tools",
   "main": "index.js",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/tests/regression/tests/issue-1506.test.ts b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1506.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9866a6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1506.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { loadSchema } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+describe('issue 1506', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        const { prisma, enhance } = await loadSchema(
+            `
+            model A {
+                id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+                value Int
+                b B @relation(fields: [bId], references: [id])
+                bId Int @unique
+
+                @@allow('read', true)
+            }
+
+            model B {
+                id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+                value Int
+                a A?
+                c C @relation(fields: [cId], references: [id])
+                cId Int @unique
+
+                @@allow('read', value > c.value)
+            }
+
+            model C {
+                id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+                value Int
+                b B?
+
+                @@allow('read', true)
+            }
+            `,
+            { preserveTsFiles: true, logPrismaQuery: true }
+        );
+
+        await prisma.a.create({
+            data: {
+                value: 3,
+                b: {
+                    create: {
+                        value: 2,
+                        c: {
+                            create: {
+                                value: 1,
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        });
+
+        const db = enhance();
+        const read = await db.a.findMany({ include: { b: true } });
+        expect(read).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(read[0].b).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/regression/tests/issue-1507.test.ts b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1507.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49a6ee01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/tests/issue-1507.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { loadSchema } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+describe('issue 1507', () => {
+    it('regression', async () => {
+        const { prisma, enhance } = await loadSchema(
+            `
+            model User {
+                id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+                age Int
+            }
+
+            model Profile {
+                id Int @id @default(autoincrement())
+                age Int
+
+                @@allow('read', auth().age == age)
+            }
+            `,
+            { preserveTsFiles: true, logPrismaQuery: true }
+        );
+
+        await prisma.profile.create({ data: { age: 18 } });
+        await prisma.profile.create({ data: { age: 20 } });
+        const db = enhance({ id: 1, age: 18 });
+        await expect(db.profile.findMany()).resolves.toHaveLength(1);
+        await expect(db.profile.count()).resolves.toBe(1);
+    });
+});