diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/sanitizeQueryValue.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/sanitizeQueryValue.ts
index ce8df399902..872d35b5f88 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/sanitizeQueryValue.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/queries/sanitizeQueryValue.ts
@@ -349,10 +349,11 @@ export const sanitizeQueryValue = ({
         $geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [parseFloat(lng), parseFloat(lat)] },
       }
 
-      if (maxDistance) {
+      if (maxDistance && !Number.isNaN(Number(maxDistance))) {
         formattedValue.$maxDistance = parseFloat(maxDistance)
       }
-      if (minDistance) {
+
+      if (minDistance && !Number.isNaN(Number(minDistance))) {
         formattedValue.$minDistance = parseFloat(minDistance)
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts b/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts
index 2acf79a50ef..705ff2acde1 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/src/queries/parseParams.ts
@@ -319,12 +319,22 @@ export function parseParams({
 
                     case 'near': {
                       const [lng, lat, maxDistance, minDistance] = queryValue as number[]
+                      const geoConstraints: SQL[] = []
+
+                      if (typeof maxDistance === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(maxDistance)) {
+                        geoConstraints.push(
+                          sql`ST_DWithin(ST_Transform(${table[columnName]}, 3857), ST_Transform(ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(${lng}, ${lat}), 4326), 3857), ${maxDistance})`,
+                        )
+                      }
 
-                      let constraint = sql`ST_DWithin(ST_Transform(${table[columnName]}, 3857), ST_Transform(ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(${lng}, ${lat}), 4326), 3857), ${maxDistance})`
                       if (typeof minDistance === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(minDistance)) {
-                        constraint = sql`${constraint} AND ST_Distance(ST_Transform(${table[columnName]}, 3857), ST_Transform(ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(${lng}, ${lat}), 4326), 3857)) >= ${minDistance}`
+                        geoConstraints.push(
+                          sql`ST_Distance(ST_Transform(${table[columnName]}, 3857), ST_Transform(ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(${lng}, ${lat}), 4326), 3857)) >= ${minDistance}`,
+                        )
+                      }
+                      if (geoConstraints.length) {
+                        constraints.push(and(...geoConstraints))
                       }
-                      constraints.push(constraint)
                       break
                     }
 
diff --git a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
index 74039d2a5b2..8283007d299 100644
--- a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
@@ -1128,6 +1128,48 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           expect(resultCount.totalDocs).toBe(1)
         })
 
+        it('should omit maxDistance and return a document from minDistance', async () => {
+          if (payload.db.name === 'sqlite') {
+            return
+          }
+
+          const near = `${lat + 0.01}, ${lng + 0.01}, null, 1500`
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${pointSlug}`, {
+            query: {
+              where: {
+                point: {
+                  near,
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          })
+          const result = await response.json()
+
+          expect(response.status).toEqual(200)
+          expect(result.docs).toHaveLength(1)
+        })
+
+        it('should omit maxDistance and not return a document because exceeds minDistance', async () => {
+          if (payload.db.name === 'sqlite') {
+            return
+          }
+
+          const near = `${lat + 0.01}, ${lng + 0.01}, null, 1700`
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${pointSlug}`, {
+            query: {
+              where: {
+                point: {
+                  near,
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          })
+          const result = await response.json()
+
+          expect(response.status).toEqual(200)
+          expect(result.docs).toHaveLength(0)
+        })
+
         it('should not return a point far away', async () => {
           if (payload.db.name === 'sqlite') {
             return