diff --git a/lib/ash/actions/load.ex b/lib/ash/actions/load.ex
index a5a03a24..844a7a04 100644
--- a/lib/ash/actions/load.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/actions/load.ex
@@ -336,6 +336,16 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.Load do
               value ->
                 Map.put(record, name, value |> List.wrap() |> Enum.at(0))
             end
+
+          :error ->
+            case value do
+              %{__lateral_join_source__: destination_value} when not is_nil(destination_value) ->
+                source_value ==
+                  destination_value
+
+              value ->
+                Map.put(record, name, value |> List.wrap() |> Enum.at(0))
+            end
         end
       end
     end)
diff --git a/lib/ash/filter/filter.ex b/lib/ash/filter/filter.ex
index 68c28c8f..335cff84 100644
--- a/lib/ash/filter/filter.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/filter/filter.ex
@@ -3025,24 +3025,24 @@ defmodule Ash.Filter do
 
   def do_hydrate_refs(%Ash.Query.Parent{expr: expr} = this, context) do
     if !Map.has_key?(context, :parent_stack) || context.parent_stack in [[], nil] do
-      raise "Attempted to use parent expression without a known parent: #{inspect(this)}"
-    end
+      {:ok, this}
+    else
+      context =
+        %{
+          context
+          | resource: hd(context.parent_stack),
+            root_resource: hd(context.parent_stack),
+            parent_stack: tl(context.parent_stack)
+        }
+        |> Map.put(:relationship_path, [])
 
-    context =
-      %{
-        context
-        | resource: hd(context.parent_stack),
-          root_resource: hd(context.parent_stack),
-          parent_stack: tl(context.parent_stack)
-      }
-      |> Map.put(:relationship_path, [])
+      case do_hydrate_refs(expr, context) do
+        {:ok, expr} ->
+          {:ok, %{this | expr: expr}}
 
-    case do_hydrate_refs(expr, context) do
-      {:ok, expr} ->
-        {:ok, %{this | expr: expr}}
-
-      other ->
-        other
+        other ->
+          other
+      end
     end
   end