diff --git a/src/Database/QueryBuilder/Database.ts b/src/Database/QueryBuilder/Database.ts
index 48c3be14..341081f3 100644
--- a/src/Database/QueryBuilder/Database.ts
+++ b/src/Database/QueryBuilder/Database.ts
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ export class DatabaseQueryBuilder extends Chainable implements DatabaseQueryBuil
       .clearOffset()
       .clearSelect()
       .count('* as total')
+
     const aggregates = await countQuery.exec()
 
     const total = this.hasGroupBy ? aggregates.length : aggregates[0].total
diff --git a/src/Orm/QueryBuilder/index.ts b/src/Orm/QueryBuilder/index.ts
index 63aa1c10..82a68178 100644
--- a/src/Orm/QueryBuilder/index.ts
+++ b/src/Orm/QueryBuilder/index.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,13 @@ export class ModelQueryBuilder extends Chainable implements ModelQueryBuilderCon
       customFn,
       model.$keys.attributesToColumns.resolve.bind(model.$keys.attributesToColumns)
     )
-    builder.table(model.table)
+
+    /**
+     * Assign table when not already assigned
+     */
+    if (!builder['_single'] || !builder['_single'].table) {
+      builder.table(model.table)
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/database/query-builder.spec.ts b/test/database/query-builder.spec.ts
index 71b350de..83a87fed 100644
--- a/test/database/query-builder.spec.ts
+++ b/test/database/query-builder.spec.ts
@@ -10777,6 +10777,46 @@ test.group('Query Builder | paginate', (group) => {
 
     await connection.disconnect()
   })
+
+  test('use table aliases', async (assert) => {
+    const connection = new Connection('primary', getConfig(), app.logger)
+    connection.connect()
+
+    const db = getQueryBuilder(getQueryClient(connection, app))
+    const usersList = getUsers(18)
+    await getInsertBuilder(getQueryClient(connection, app)).table('users').multiInsert(usersList)
+
+    const users = await db
+      .from({ u: 'users' })
+      .where('u.username', usersList[0].username)
+      .paginate(1, 5)
+
+    users.baseUrl('/users')
+
+    assert.lengthOf(users.all(), 1)
+    assert.equal(users.perPage, 5)
+    assert.equal(users.currentPage, 1)
+    assert.equal(users.lastPage, 1)
+    assert.isFalse(users.hasPages)
+    assert.isFalse(users.hasMorePages)
+    assert.isFalse(users.isEmpty)
+    assert.equal(users.total, 1)
+    assert.isTrue(users.hasTotal)
+
+    assert.deepEqual(users.getMeta(), {
+      total: 1,
+      per_page: 5,
+      current_page: 1,
+      last_page: 1,
+      first_page: 1,
+      first_page_url: '/users?page=1',
+      last_page_url: '/users?page=1',
+      next_page_url: null,
+      previous_page_url: null,
+    })
+
+    await connection.disconnect()
+  })
 })
 
 test.group('Query Builder | clone', (group) => {
diff --git a/test/orm/base-model.spec.ts b/test/orm/base-model.spec.ts
index 4eff4383..0aff1b79 100644
--- a/test/orm/base-model.spec.ts
+++ b/test/orm/base-model.spec.ts
@@ -5734,6 +5734,53 @@ test.group('Base Model | paginate', (group) => {
       previousPageUrl: null,
     })
   })
+
+  test('use table aliases', async (assert) => {
+    class User extends BaseModel {
+      @column({ isPrimary: true })
+      public id: number
+
+      @column()
+      public username: string
+
+      @column()
+      public email: string
+    }
+
+    const usersList = getUsers(18)
+    await db.insertQuery().table('users').multiInsert(usersList)
+
+    const users = await User.query()
+      .from({ u: User.table })
+      .where('u.username', usersList[0].username)
+      .paginate(1, 5)
+
+    users.baseUrl('/users')
+
+    assert.instanceOf(users, ModelPaginator)
+
+    assert.lengthOf(users.all(), 1)
+    assert.instanceOf(users.all()[0], User)
+    assert.equal(users.perPage, 5)
+    assert.equal(users.currentPage, 1)
+    assert.equal(users.lastPage, 1)
+    assert.isFalse(users.hasPages)
+    assert.isFalse(users.hasMorePages)
+    assert.isFalse(users.isEmpty)
+    assert.equal(users.total, 1)
+    assert.isTrue(users.hasTotal)
+    assert.deepEqual(users.getMeta(), {
+      total: 1,
+      per_page: 5,
+      current_page: 1,
+      last_page: 1,
+      first_page: 1,
+      first_page_url: '/users?page=1',
+      last_page_url: '/users?page=1',
+      next_page_url: null,
+      previous_page_url: null,
+    })
+  })
 })
 
 test.group('Base Model | toObject', (group) => {