diff --git a/widgets/list/fields.go b/widgets/list/fields.go
index 996ab596..b93a493a 100644
--- a/widgets/list/fields.go
+++ b/widgets/list/fields.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (fields *FieldsDSL) Xgen(layout *LayoutDSL, query map[string]interface{}) (
 	messages := []string{}
 	replacements := maps.Map{}
 	if query != nil {
-		replacements = maps.Of(map[string]interface{}{"$parent": query}).Dot()
+		replacements = maps.Of(map[string]interface{}{"$props": query}).Dot()
 	}
 
 	if layout.List != nil && layout.List.Columns != nil {
diff --git a/widgets/list/list.go b/widgets/list/list.go
index e5cea1a6..3eab15ab 100644
--- a/widgets/list/list.go
+++ b/widgets/list/list.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (dsl *DSL) Xgen(data map[string]interface{}, excludes map[string]bool, quer
 
 	replacements := maps.Map{}
 	if query != nil {
-		replacements = maps.Of(map[string]interface{}{"$parent": query}).Dot()
+		replacements = maps.Of(map[string]interface{}{"$props": query}).Dot()
 	}
 
 	for _, cProp := range dsl.CProps {