diff --git a/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanGroupRecords.php b/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanGroupRecords.php
index ac965230a6..e0e487a32f 100644
--- a/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanGroupRecords.php
+++ b/packages/tables/src/Concerns/CanGroupRecords.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ trait CanGroupRecords
 
         $group->applyEagerLoading($query);
 
-        return $group->orderQuery($query, $this->getTableGroupingDirection() ?? 'asc');
+        $group->orderQuery($query, $this->getTableGroupingDirection() ?? 'asc');
+
+        return $query;
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tables/src/Grouping/Group.php b/packages/tables/src/Grouping/Group.php
index 3a2e527909..21f0088df0 100644
--- a/packages/tables/src/Grouping/Group.php
+++ b/packages/tables/src/Grouping/Group.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use Closure;
 use DateTimeInterface;
 use Filament\Support\Components\Component;
 use Filament\Support\Contracts\HasLabel as LabelInterface;
-use Filament\Tables\Columns\Concerns\InteractsWithTableQuery;
 use Filament\Tables\Table;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder as EloquentBuilder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 
 class Group extends Component
 {
-    use InteractsWithTableQuery;
-
     protected ?string $column;
 
     protected ?Closure $getDescriptionFromRecordUsing = null;
@@ -457,4 +454,19 @@ class Group extends Component
     {
         return $this->isDate;
     }
+
+    public function applyEagerLoading(EloquentBuilder $query): EloquentBuilder
+    {
+        if (! $this->getRelationship($query->getModel())) {
+            return $query;
+        }
+
+        $relationshipName = $this->getRelationshipName();
+
+        if (array_key_exists($relationshipName, $query->getEagerLoads())) {
+            return $query;
+        }
+
+        return $query->with([$relationshipName]);
+    }
 }