diff --git a/src/Resolver/QueryResult.php b/src/Resolver/QueryResult.php
index 33f1bf2..01a06a1 100644
--- a/src/Resolver/QueryResult.php
+++ b/src/Resolver/QueryResult.php
@@ -40,26 +40,26 @@ public function __construct(
                 $queryParams = $this->node->args()['queryParams'] ?? [];
                 $limit = $queryParams['limit'] ?? null;
                 $before = $queryParams['before'] ?? null;
-
-                $queryBuilder = $this->query->builder();
-                $rootEntity = $this->entityManager->findEntity(name: $this->node->unwrappedType());
-                $cursorFieldNames = \array_keys(
-                    \array_filter(
-                        $rootEntity->reservedFields(),
-                        static fn (string $reservedFieldType): bool => $reservedFieldType === 'Cursor'
-                    )
-                );
-
-                if ($queryBuilder->cursorOrderings() !== []) {
-                    $queryBuilder->enableCursorProjection();
-                }
-
-                $cursorOrderings = $queryBuilder->cursorOrderings();
                 $batchKey = BatchKey(node: $this->node);
+                $queryBuilder = null;
 
                 if (ResultBuffer()->has($batchKey)) {
                     $batchResult = ResultBuffer()->get($batchKey);
                 } else {
+                    $queryBuilder = $this->query->builder();
+                    $rootEntity = $this->entityManager->findEntity(name: $this->node->unwrappedType());
+                    $cursorFieldNames = \array_keys(
+                        \array_filter(
+                            $rootEntity->reservedFields(),
+                            static fn (string $reservedFieldType): bool => $reservedFieldType === 'Cursor'
+                        )
+                    );
+
+                    if ($queryBuilder->cursorOrderings() !== []) {
+                        $queryBuilder->enableCursorProjection();
+                    }
+
+                    $cursorOrderings = $queryBuilder->cursorOrderings();
                     $doctrineQuery = $queryBuilder->getQuery();
 
                     // Nested collection pagination must happen per parent row,
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ public function __construct(
                 }
 
                 // Filter the batch to only include results for the current node (only if node has a parent)
-                $filteredBatch = (function () use ($batchResult): array {
+                $filteredBatch = (function () use ($batchResult, $queryBuilder): array {
                     if (! $this->node->isTopLevel()) {
                         $parentEntity = $this->entityManager->findEntity(name: $this->node->unwrappedParentType());
 
-                        $parentAlias = $this->query->builder()->parentAlias();
+                        $parentAlias = ($queryBuilder ?? $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder())->parentAlias();
 
                         // Extract this node's parent ID
                         $parentId = $this->node->parentId();
diff --git a/tests/QueryResultTest.php b/tests/QueryResultTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e3b587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/QueryResultTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Watchtower\Tests;
+
+use GraphQL\Deferred;
+use GraphQL\Executor\Promise\Adapter\SyncPromise;
+use GraphQL\Executor\Promise\Adapter\SyncPromiseQueue;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Entity;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\EntityManager;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\Node;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\Query;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\QueryBuilder;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\QueryResult;
+use Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\Result;
+
+use function Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\BatchKey;
+use function Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\NodeBuffer;
+use function Wedrix\Watchtower\Resolver\ResultBuffer;
+
+final class QueryResultTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_buffered_nested_result_does_not_rebuild_its_query(): void
+    {
+        $node = $this->createMock(Node::class);
+        $node->method('args')->willReturn([]);
+        $node->method('name')->willReturn('children');
+        $node->method('unwrappedParentType')->willReturn('Parent');
+        $node->method('isTopLevel')->willReturn(false);
+        $node->method('isACollection')->willReturn(true);
+        $node->method('parentId')->willReturn(['id' => 1]);
+
+        $query = $this->createMock(Query::class);
+        $query->method('isWorkable')->willReturn(true);
+        $query->expects(self::never())->method('builder');
+
+        $parentEntity = $this->createMock(Entity::class);
+        $parentEntity->method('idFieldNames')->willReturn(['id']);
+        $parentEntity->method('associationFieldNames')->willReturn([]);
+
+        $queryBuilder = $this->createMock(QueryBuilder::class);
+        $queryBuilder->method('parentAlias')->willReturn('__parent');
+
+        $entityManager = $this->createMock(EntityManager::class);
+        $entityManager->method('findEntity')->willReturn($parentEntity);
+        $entityManager->method('createQueryBuilder')->willReturn($queryBuilder);
+        $entityManager->method('identifiersMatch')->willReturnCallback(
+            static fn (mixed $left, mixed $right): bool => (string) $left === (string) $right
+        );
+
+        $expected = [['id' => 10, '__parent_id' => 1]];
+        ResultBuffer()->add(BatchKey($node), $expected);
+
+        $result = new class(query: $query, node: $node, entityManager: $entityManager) implements Result
+        {
+            use QueryResult;
+        };
+        $deferred = $result->value();
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(Deferred::class, $deferred);
+
+        SyncPromiseQueue::run();
+
+        self::assertSame(SyncPromise::FULFILLED, $deferred->state);
+        self::assertSame($expected, $deferred->result);
+
+        NodeBuffer()->clear();
+        ResultBuffer()->clear();
+    }
+}