diff --git a/filterapply.go b/filterapply.go
index 160a734..55b8008 100644
--- a/filterapply.go
+++ b/filterapply.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type filterFieldApplier struct {
 	isJoining   bool
 	leftJoin    bool
 	dbp         DBProvider
+	filter      yaormfilter.Filter
 }
 
 func getTableNameFromFilter(f yaormfilter.Filter) string {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ func (a *filterApplier) Apply() {
 			statement: a.statement,
 			tableName: a.tableName,
 			dbp:       a.dbp,
+			filter:    a.filter,
 		}
 		applier.Apply()
 		a.statement = applier.statement
@@ -126,12 +128,23 @@ func (a *filterFieldApplier) setupFromTag() {
 	a.dbFieldName = a.tagData[0]
 	a.isJoining = false
 	a.leftJoin = false
+
+	// Set up LEFT JOIN from tag
 	if len(a.tagData) == 4 && strings.Contains(a.tagData[1], "join") {
 		a.isJoining = true
 		if strings.Contains(a.tagData[1], "left") {
 			a.leftJoin = true
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Set up LEFT JOIN from filter option
+	if !a.leftJoin {
+		for _, option := range a.filter.GetSelectOptions() {
+			if option == yaormfilter.RequestOptions.LeftJoin {
+				a.leftJoin = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (a *filterFieldApplier) applyPtr() {
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index d052036..ef13f93 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -210,6 +210,67 @@ func TestGenericSelectOne_WithSubqueryload(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, category2.ID, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).Category.ID)
 }
 
+func TestGenericSelectOne_WithSubqueryloadLeftJoin(t *testing.T) {
+	killDb, err := testdata.SetupTestDatabase("test")
+	defer killDb()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	dbp, err := yaorm.NewDBProvider(context.TODO(), "test")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	category := &testdata.Category{Name: "category"}
+	saveModel(t, dbp, category)
+	category2 := &testdata.Category{Name: "category2"}
+	saveModel(t, dbp, category2)
+	post := &testdata.Post{Subject: "subject", CategoryID: category2.ID}
+	saveModel(t, dbp, post)
+	post2 := &testdata.Post{Subject: "subject", CategoryID: category2.ID, ParentPostID: post.ID}
+	saveModel(t, dbp, post2)
+
+	// Join on a post with parent
+	modelFound, err := yaorm.GenericSelectOne(dbp, testdata.NewPostFilter().ChildrenPosts(
+		testdata.NewPostFilter().ID(yaormfilter.Gte(int64(1))).Subqueryload(),
+	).ID(
+		yaormfilter.Equals(post.ID),
+	))
+	if assert.Nil(t, err) {
+		assert.Equal(t, post.ID, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ID)
+		assert.Len(t, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ChildrenPost, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, post2.ID, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ChildrenPost[0].ID)
+	}
+
+	// Join on a post without parent
+	modelFound, err = yaorm.GenericSelectOne(dbp, testdata.NewPostFilter().ChildrenPosts(
+		testdata.NewPostFilter().ID(yaormfilter.Gte(int64(1))).Subqueryload(),
+	).ID(
+		yaormfilter.Equals(post2.ID),
+	))
+	if assert.NotNil(t, err) {
+		assert.True(t, errors.IsNotFound(err))
+	}
+
+	// Left join on a post with parent
+	modelFound, err = yaorm.GenericSelectOne(dbp, testdata.NewPostFilter().ChildrenPosts(
+		testdata.NewPostFilter().Subqueryload().AddOption(yaormfilter.RequestOptions.LeftJoin),
+	).ID(
+		yaormfilter.Equals(post.ID),
+	))
+	if assert.Nil(t, err) {
+		assert.Equal(t, post.ID, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ID)
+		assert.Len(t, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ChildrenPost, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, post2.ID, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ChildrenPost[0].ID)
+	}
+
+	// Left join on a post without parent
+	modelFound, err = yaorm.GenericSelectOne(dbp, testdata.NewPostFilter().ChildrenPosts(
+		testdata.NewPostFilter().Subqueryload().AddOption(yaormfilter.RequestOptions.LeftJoin),
+	).ID(
+		yaormfilter.Equals(post2.ID),
+	))
+	if assert.Nil(t, err) {
+		assert.Equal(t, post2.ID, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ID)
+		assert.Len(t, modelFound.(*testdata.Post).ChildrenPost, 0)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGenericSelectAll_WithJoinFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	killDb, err := testdata.SetupTestDatabase("test")
 	defer killDb()
diff --git a/testdata/post.go b/testdata/post.go
index 815ae65..6f46196 100644
--- a/testdata/post.go
+++ b/testdata/post.go
@@ -88,3 +88,9 @@ func (f *PostFilter) Metadata(metadata ...yaormfilter.Filter) *PostFilter {
 	}
 	return f
 }
+
+// AddOption adds an option on the current query
+func (f *PostFilter) AddOption(opt yaormfilter.RequestOption) yaormfilter.Filter {
+	f.AddOption_(opt)
+	return f
+}