diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/database.test.ts b/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/database.test.ts
index f0c84b8b3e..d13ee113d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/database.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/__tests__/database.test.ts
@@ -285,4 +285,36 @@ describe('database', () => {
     test.customMethod();
     expect(test.get('abc')).toBe('abc');
   });
+
+  test('getFieldByPath', () => {
+    db.collection({
+      name: 'users',
+      fields: [{ type: 'hasMany', name: 'p', target: 'posts' }],
+    });
+    db.collection({
+      name: 'comments',
+      fields: [{ type: 'string', name: 'title' }],
+    });
+    db.collection({
+      name: 'posts',
+      fields: [
+        { type: 'hasMany', name: 'c', target: 'comments' },
+        { type: 'belongsToMany', name: 't', target: 'tags' },
+      ],
+    });
+    db.collection({
+      name: 'tags',
+      fields: [{ type: 'string', name: 'title' }],
+    });
+    const f1 = db.getFieldByPath('users.p.t');
+    const f2 = db.getFieldByPath('users.p.c');
+    const f3 = db.getFieldByPath('users.p');
+    expect(f1.name).toBe('t');
+    expect(f2.name).toBe('c');
+    expect(f3.name).toBe('p');
+    expect(db.getFieldByPath('users.d')).toBeNull;
+    expect(db.getFieldByPath('users.d.e')).toBeNull;
+    expect(db.getFieldByPath('users.p.f')).toBeNull;
+    expect(db.getFieldByPath('users.p.c.j')).toBeNull;
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/database/src/database.ts b/packages/core/database/src/database.ts
index 625186df29..270c43ccbf 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/src/database.ts
+++ b/packages/core/database/src/database.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   Sequelize,
   SyncOptions,
   Transactionable,
-  Utils,
+  Utils
 } from 'sequelize';
 import { SequelizeStorage, Umzug } from 'umzug';
 import { Collection, CollectionOptions, RepositoryType } from './collection';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import {
   SyncListener,
   UpdateListener,
   UpdateWithAssociationsListener,
-  ValidateListener,
+  ValidateListener
 } from './types';
 import { patchSequelizeQueryInterface, snakeCase } from './utils';
 
@@ -399,6 +399,31 @@ export class Database extends EventEmitter implements AsyncEmitter {
     return this.options.tablePrefix || '';
   }
 
+  getFieldByPath(path: string) {
+    if (!path) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const [collectionName, associationName, ...args] = path.split('.');
+    let collection = this.getCollection(collectionName);
+
+    if (!collection) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const field = collection.getField(associationName);
+
+    if (!field) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (args.length > 0) {
+      return this.getFieldByPath(`${field?.target}.${args.join('.')}`);
+    }
+
+    return field;
+  }
+
   /**
    * get exists collection by its name
    * @param name
diff --git a/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/fields/snapshot-field.ts b/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/fields/snapshot-field.ts
index 2738f72ac8..2c377e31bc 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/fields/snapshot-field.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/fields/snapshot-field.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class SnapshotField extends Field {
 
     const repository = this.database.getRepository<any>(`${collectionName}.${targetField}`, model.get(primaryKey));
     const appends = (this.options.appends || []).filter((appendName) =>
-      repository.targetCollection.hasField(appendName),
+      this.database.getFieldByPath(`${repository.targetCollection.name}.${appendName}`),
     );
 
     let data = await repository.find({
diff --git a/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/plugin.ts b/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/plugin.ts
index 310bc728cf..9520f6adfd 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/snapshot-field/src/server/plugin.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class SnapshotFieldPlugin extends Plugin {
         });
       }
       await fieldsHistoryRepository.create({
-        values: fieldDoc,
+        values: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(fieldDoc)),
         transaction,
       });
     };