diff --git a/src/Traits/HasSelectableFields.php b/src/Traits/HasSelectableFields.php
index e64f3099..9ebc5a82 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasSelectableFields.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasSelectableFields.php
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 trait HasSelectableFields
 {
+    /** @var array<string, list<string>> */
+    private static array $selectableColumnsCache = [];
+
     private function isFieldTranslatable(string $field): bool
     {
         /** @var array<string> $translatable */
@@ -19,16 +22,39 @@ private function isFieldTranslatable(string $field): bool
         return in_array($field, $translatable, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Real columns of the underlying table, used to allowlist requested fields.
+     *
+     * @param  Builder<Model>  $query
+     * @return list<string>
+     */
+    private function selectableColumns(Builder $query): array
+    {
+        $table = $this->getTable();
+
+        return self::$selectableColumnsCache[$table] ??= $query
+            ->getConnection()
+            ->getSchemaBuilder()
+            ->getColumnListing($table);
+    }
+
     /** @param Builder<Model> $query */
     #[Scope]
     protected function selectFields(Builder $query): void
     {
         $locale = request('locale', app()->getLocale());
         $fields = explode(',', (string) request()->string('fields.'.$this->getTable()));
+        $allowedColumns = $this->selectableColumns($query);
 
         foreach ($fields as $field) {
+            $field = mb_trim($field);
+
             if (! $this->isFieldTranslatable($field)) {
-                $query->addSelect($field);
+                // Never let a user-supplied value dictate a column name: only
+                // select columns that actually exist on the table.
+                if (in_array($field, $allowedColumns, true)) {
+                    $query->addSelect($field);
+                }
 
                 continue;
             }