diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d95acbd..09e0a63 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/delivery-sdk",
-  "version": "4.4.2",
+  "version": "4.4.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@contentstack/delivery-sdk",
-      "version": "4.4.2",
+      "version": "4.4.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@contentstack/core": "^1.1.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 216971b..883f718 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/delivery-sdk",
-  "version": "4.4.2",
+  "version": "4.4.3",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "./dist/legacy/index.cjs",
diff --git a/src/lib/base-query.ts b/src/lib/base-query.ts
index 91b77ce..cb99594 100644
--- a/src/lib/base-query.ts
+++ b/src/lib/base-query.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ export class BaseQuery extends Pagination {
         'x-cs-variant-uid': this._variants
       };
     }
-    
     const response = await getData(this._client, this._urlPath, getRequestOptions);
 
     return response as FindResponse<T>;
diff --git a/src/lib/entry-queryable.ts b/src/lib/entry-queryable.ts
index 9a25de0..57c1edd 100644
--- a/src/lib/entry-queryable.ts
+++ b/src/lib/entry-queryable.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ export class EntryQueryable extends BaseQuery {
    * @param {string} fieldUid - field uid to select
    * @returns {EntryQueryable} - returns EntryQueryable object for chaining method calls
    */
-  only(fieldUid: string): EntryQueryable {
-    this._queryParams['only[BASE][]'] = fieldUid;
-
+  only(fieldUid: string|string[]): EntryQueryable {
+    if (Array.isArray(fieldUid)) {
+      let i = 0;
+      for (const uid of fieldUid) {
+        this._queryParams[`only[BASE][${i}]`] = uid;
+        i++;
+      }
+    } else {
+      this._queryParams["only[BASE][]"] = fieldUid;
+    }
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -34,8 +41,16 @@ export class EntryQueryable extends BaseQuery {
    * @param {string} fieldUid - field uid to exclude
    * @returns {EntryQueryable} - returns EntryQueryable object for chaining method calls
    */
-  except(fieldUid: string): EntryQueryable {
-    this._queryParams['except[BASE][]'] = fieldUid;
+  except(fieldUid: string|string[]): EntryQueryable {
+    if (Array.isArray(fieldUid)) {
+      let i = 0;
+      for (const uid of fieldUid) {
+        this._queryParams[`except[BASE][${i}]`] = uid;
+        i++;
+      }
+    } else {
+      this._queryParams["except[BASE][]"] = fieldUid;
+    }
 
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/test/api/entry-queryables.spec.ts b/test/api/entry-queryables.spec.ts
index 8763f14..a57c6f1 100644
--- a/test/api/entry-queryables.spec.ts
+++ b/test/api/entry-queryables.spec.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,28 @@ describe('Query Operators API test cases', () => {
 
       }
     });
+
+    it('should check for projected fields after only filter is applied', async () => {
+      const query = makeEntries('contenttype_uid2').only(['title', 'reference'])
+      const result = await query.find<TEntry>();
+      if (result.entries) {
+        expect(result.entries.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(result.entries[0].reference).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result.entries[0].title).toBeDefined();
+        expect(result.entries[0]._version).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should ignore fields after except filter is applied', async () => {
+      const query = makeEntries('contenttype_uid2').except(['title', 'reference'])
+      const result = await query.find<TEntry>();
+      if (result.entries) {
+        expect(result.entries.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+        expect(result.entries[0].reference).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result.entries[0].title).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result.entries[0]._version).toBeDefined();
+      }
+    });
 });
   
 function makeEntries(contentTypeUid = ''): Entries {