diff --git a/src/base/NestedElementTrait.php b/src/base/NestedElementTrait.php
index 0878a1e0aee..6d656c5761e 100644
--- a/src/base/NestedElementTrait.php
+++ b/src/base/NestedElementTrait.php
@@ -164,10 +164,26 @@ public function getPrimaryOwner(): ?ElementInterface
                 return null;
             }
 
+            $criteria = [
+                'site' => '*',
+                'preferSites' => [$this->siteId],
+                'unique' => true,
+                'status' => null,
+                'drafts' => null,
+                'provisionalDrafts' => null,
+                'revisions' => null,
+                'trashed' => null,
+            ];
+
             if (isset($this->id, $this->elementQueryResult)) {
                 // Eager-load the primary owner for each of the elements in the result,
                 // as we're probably going to end up needing them too
-                Craft::$app->getElements()->eagerLoadElements($this::class, $this->elementQueryResult, ['primaryOwner']);
+                Craft::$app->getElements()->eagerLoadElements($this::class, $this->elementQueryResult, [
+                    [
+                        'path' => 'primaryOwner',
+                        'criteria' => $criteria,
+                    ],
+                ]);
             }
 
             if (!isset($this->_primaryOwner) || $this->_primaryOwner === false) {
@@ -177,17 +193,9 @@ public function getPrimaryOwner(): ?ElementInterface
                     return null;
                 }
 
-                $this->_primaryOwner = $ownerType::find()
-                    ->id($primaryOwnerId)
-                    ->site('*')
-                    ->preferSites([$this->siteId])
-                    ->unique()
-                    ->status(null)
-                    ->drafts(null)
-                    ->provisionalDrafts(null)
-                    ->revisions(null)
-                    ->trashed(null)
-                    ->one() ?? false;
+                $query = $ownerType::find()->id($primaryOwnerId);
+                Craft::configure($query, $criteria);
+                $this->_primaryOwner = $query->one() ?? false;
 
                 if (!$this->_primaryOwner) {
                     throw new InvalidConfigException("Invalid owner ID: $primaryOwnerId");
@@ -239,10 +247,26 @@ public function getOwner(): ?ElementInterface
                 return $this->getPrimaryOwner();
             }
 
+            $criteria = [
+                'site' => '*',
+                'preferSites' => [$this->siteId],
+                'unique' => true,
+                'status' => null,
+                'drafts' => null,
+                'provisionalDrafts' => null,
+                'revisions' => null,
+                'trashed' => null,
+            ];
+
             if (isset($this->id, $this->elementQueryResult)) {
                 // Eager-load the owner for each of the elements in the result,
                 // as we're probably going to end up needing them too
-                Craft::$app->getElements()->eagerLoadElements($this::class, $this->elementQueryResult, ['owner']);
+                Craft::$app->getElements()->eagerLoadElements($this::class, $this->elementQueryResult, [
+                    [
+                        'path' => 'owner',
+                        'criteria' => $criteria,
+                    ],
+                ]);
             }
 
             if (!isset($this->_owner) || $this->_owner === false) {
@@ -252,17 +276,9 @@ public function getOwner(): ?ElementInterface
                     return null;
                 }
 
-                $this->_owner = $ownerType::find()
-                    ->id($ownerId)
-                    ->site('*')
-                    ->preferSites([$this->siteId])
-                    ->unique()
-                    ->status(null)
-                    ->drafts(null)
-                    ->provisionalDrafts(null)
-                    ->revisions(null)
-                    ->trashed(null)
-                    ->one() ?? false;
+                $query = $ownerType::find()->id($ownerId);
+                Craft::configure($query, $criteria);
+                $this->_owner = $query->one() ?? false;
 
                 if (!$this->_owner) {
                     throw new InvalidConfigException("Invalid owner ID: $ownerId");