diff --git a/.changeset/short-socks-sort.md b/.changeset/short-socks-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7277e85cf6967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/short-socks-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@directus/api': patch
+---
+
+Enabled updates of O2M entities via filter hook on parent level, ensured the payload of update action event reflects the actual updated value
diff --git a/api/src/services/items.ts b/api/src/services/items.ts
index 3555b886e989f..844fce3c70c00 100644
--- a/api/src/services/items.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/items.ts
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ export class ItemsService<Item extends AnyItem = AnyItem> implements AbstractSer
 
 			for (const key of keys) {
 				const { revisions, nestedActionEvents: nestedActionEventsO2M } = await payloadService.processO2M(
-					payload,
+					payloadWithA2O,
 					key,
 					opts,
 				);
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ export class ItemsService<Item extends AnyItem = AnyItem> implements AbstractSer
 						? ['items.update', `${this.collection}.items.update`]
 						: `${this.eventScope}.update`,
 				meta: {
-					payload,
+					payload: payloadWithPresets,
 					keys,
 					collection: this.collection,
 				},