diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index 8d4fa3f36f..31280a28be 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
             ->arg(2, service('request_stack'))
             ->arg(3, service(ControllerFactory::class))
             ->arg(4, new Reference(FieldFactory::class))
+            ->arg(5, service(EntityRepository::class))
 
         ->set(AvatarConfigurator::class)
 
diff --git a/src/Field/Configurator/AssociationConfigurator.php b/src/Field/Configurator/AssociationConfigurator.php
index 0d8c5d9f97..3c52f7e395 100644
--- a/src/Field/Configurator/AssociationConfigurator.php
+++ b/src/Field/Configurator/AssociationConfigurator.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Field\AssociationField;
 use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Form\Type\CrudAutocompleteType;
 use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Form\Type\CrudFormType;
+use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Orm\EntityRepository as EAEntityRepository;
 use EasyCorp\Bundle\EasyAdminBundle\Router\AdminUrlGeneratorInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private RequestStack $requestStack,
         private ControllerFactory $controllerFactory,
         private FieldFactory $fieldFactory,
+        private EAEntityRepository $entityRepository,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ public function supports(FieldDto $field, EntityDto $entityDto): bool
     public function configure(FieldDto $field, EntityDto $entityDto, AdminContext $context): void
     {
         $propertyName = $field->getProperty();
+        $resolvedProperty = $this->entityRepository->resolveNestedAssociations(null, $entityDto, $propertyName, true);
+        /** @var EntityDto $entityDtoResolved */
+        $entityDtoResolved = $resolvedProperty['entity_dto'];
+        /** @var string $resolvedProperty */
+        $resolvedProperty = $resolvedProperty['property_name'];
 
         if (!$this->isAssociation($entityDto->getClassMetadata(), $propertyName)) {
             throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('The "%s" field is not a Doctrine association, so it cannot be used as an association field.', $propertyName));
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ public function configure(FieldDto $field, EntityDto $entityDto, AdminContext $c
 
         // the target CRUD controller can be NULL; in that case, field value doesn't link to the related entity
         $targetCrudControllerFqcn = $field->getCustomOption(AssociationField::OPTION_EMBEDDED_CRUD_FORM_CONTROLLER)
-            ?? $context->getAdminControllers()->findCrudControllerByEntity($entityDto->getClassMetadata()->getAssociationTargetClass($propertyName));
+            ?? $context->getAdminControllers()->findCrudControllerByEntity($entityDtoResolved->getClassMetadata()->getAssociationTargetClass($resolvedProperty));
 
         if (true === $field->getCustomOption(AssociationField::OPTION_RENDER_AS_EMBEDDED_FORM)) {
             if (false === $entityDto->getClassMetadata()->isSingleValuedAssociation($propertyName)) {