diff --git a/packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/base-dialect.ts b/packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/base-dialect.ts
index 16c37a233..c90f1f4d0 100644
--- a/packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/base-dialect.ts
+++ b/packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/base-dialect.ts
@@ -252,12 +252,17 @@ export abstract class BaseCrudDialect<Schema extends SchemaDef> {
                 const [field, order] = orderByItems[j]!;
                 const _order = negateOrderBy ? (order === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc') : order;
                 const op = j === i ? (_order === 'asc' ? '>=' : '<=') : '=';
+                // Fields inherited from a delegate base live on the base table, which is
+                // joined with its model name as alias. See buildSelectModel/buildDelegateJoin.
+                const fieldDef = requireField(this.schema, model, field);
+                const outerAlias = fieldDef.originModel ?? modelAlias;
+                const subSelectAlias = fieldDef.originModel ?? subQueryAlias;
                 andFilters.push(
                     this.eb(
-                        this.eb.ref(`${modelAlias}.${field}`),
+                        this.eb.ref(`${outerAlias}.${field}`),
                         op,
                         this.buildSelectModel(model, subQueryAlias)
-                            .select(`${subQueryAlias}.${field}`)
+                            .select(`${subSelectAlias}.${field}`)
                             .where(cursorFilter),
                     ),
                 );
diff --git a/tests/regression/test/issue-2588.test.ts b/tests/regression/test/issue-2588.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92d92a279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/test/issue-2588.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { createTestClient } from '@zenstackhq/testtools';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+// https://github.com/zenstackhq/zenstack/issues/2588
+describe('Regression for issue 2588', () => {
+    const schema = `
+model Asset {
+    id        String   @id @default(uuid())
+    createdAt DateTime @default(now())
+    assetType String
+    @@delegate(assetType)
+}
+
+model Notification extends Asset {
+    title String
+}
+`;
+
+    async function setup() {
+        const db = await createTestClient(schema);
+        const a = await db.notification.create({
+            data: { title: 'A', createdAt: new Date('2025-01-01T00:00:00Z') },
+        });
+        const b = await db.notification.create({
+            data: { title: 'B', createdAt: new Date('2025-01-02T00:00:00Z') },
+        });
+        const c = await db.notification.create({
+            data: { title: 'C', createdAt: new Date('2025-01-03T00:00:00Z') },
+        });
+        return { db, a, b, c };
+    }
+
+    it('cursor + orderBy on delegate parent field does not error', async () => {
+        const { db, b } = await setup();
+
+        const result = await db.notification.findMany({
+            cursor: { id: b.id },
+            orderBy: { createdAt: 'asc' },
+        });
+
+        expect(result.map((n: any) => n.title)).toEqual(['B', 'C']);
+    });
+
+    it('cursor + skip + orderBy on delegate parent field works', async () => {
+        const { db, a } = await setup();
+
+        const result = await db.notification.findMany({
+            cursor: { id: a.id },
+            skip: 1,
+            orderBy: { createdAt: 'asc' },
+            take: 25,
+        });
+
+        expect(result.map((n: any) => n.title)).toEqual(['B', 'C']);
+    });
+
+    it('cursor + multiple orderBy mixing child and delegate fields', async () => {
+        const { db, a } = await setup();
+
+        const result = await db.notification.findMany({
+            cursor: { id: a.id },
+            orderBy: [{ createdAt: 'asc' }, { id: 'asc' }],
+        });
+
+        expect(result.map((n: any) => n.title)).toEqual(['A', 'B', 'C']);
+    });
+
+    it('cursor + orderBy on child field still works', async () => {
+        const { db, b } = await setup();
+
+        const result = await db.notification.findMany({
+            cursor: { id: b.id },
+            orderBy: { title: 'asc' },
+        });
+
+        expect(result.map((n: any) => n.title)).toEqual(['B', 'C']);
+    });
+});