diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java
index 65eeb1da..892d5847 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 import static com.aerospike.client.command.ParticleType.MAP;
 import static com.aerospike.client.command.ParticleType.STRING;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.query.qualifier.QualifierKey.*;
+import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.repository.query.AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.convertToStringListExclStart;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.repository.query.AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.getDotPathArray;
+import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.repository.query.AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.resolveCtxList;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.FilterOperationRegexpBuilder.getContaining;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.FilterOperationRegexpBuilder.getEndsWith;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.FilterOperationRegexpBuilder.getNotContaining;
@@ -1082,7 +1084,7 @@ public Exp filterExp(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
 
         @Override
         public Filter sIndexFilter(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
-            return collectionContains(IndexCollectionType.MAPKEYS, qualifierMap);
+            return cdtContains(IndexCollectionType.MAPKEYS, qualifierMap);
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -1118,7 +1120,7 @@ public Exp filterExp(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
 
         @Override
         public Filter sIndexFilter(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
-            return collectionContains(IndexCollectionType.MAPVALUES, qualifierMap);
+            return cdtContains(IndexCollectionType.MAPVALUES, qualifierMap);
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -1255,7 +1257,7 @@ public Filter sIndexFilter(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            return collectionContains(IndexCollectionType.LIST, qualifierMap);
+            return cdtContains(IndexCollectionType.LIST, qualifierMap);
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -1937,10 +1939,6 @@ protected static Value getKey(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
         return Value.get(qualifierMap.get(KEY));
     }
 
-    protected static String getKeyAsString(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
-        return (String) qualifierMap.get(KEY);
-    }
-
     protected static Value getNestedKey(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
         return Value.get(qualifierMap.get(NESTED_KEY));
     }
@@ -1977,9 +1975,14 @@ protected static ServerVersionSupport getServerVersionSupport(Map<QualifierKey,
 
     public abstract Filter sIndexFilter(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap);
 
-    protected Filter collectionContains(IndexCollectionType collectionType, Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
+    protected Filter cdtContains(IndexCollectionType collectionType, Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
         Value val = getValue(qualifierMap);
         int valType = val.getType();
+        String[] dotPathArray = getDotPathArray(getDotPath(qualifierMap));
+        if (dotPathArray != null && dotPathArray.length > 1) {
+            List<String> ctxList = convertToStringListExclStart(dotPathArray);
+            qualifierMap.put(CTX_ARRAY, resolveCtxList(ctxList));
+        }
         return switch (valType) {
             // TODO: Add Bytes and Double Support (will fail on old mode - no results)
             case INTEGER -> Filter.contains(getBinName(qualifierMap), collectionType, val.toLong(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.java
index 47633be8..71a2521e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/AerospikeQueryCreatorUtils.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ protected static Qualifier setQualifier(QueryQualifierBuilder qb, String binName
             qb.setDotPath(dotPath);
             String[] dotPathArr = getDotPathArray(dotPath);
             if (dotPathArr != null && dotPathArr.length > 2) {
-                List<String> ctxList = getCtxFromDotPathArray(dotPathArr);
+                List<String> ctxList = convertToStringListExclStartAndEnd(dotPathArr);
                 qb.setCtxArray(resolveCtxList(ctxList));
             }
         }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ protected static Qualifier setQualifier(QueryQualifierBuilder qb, String binName
         return qb.build();
     }
 
-    private static CTX[] resolveCtxList(List<String> ctxList) {
+    public static CTX[] resolveCtxList(List<String> ctxList) {
         return ctxList.stream()
             .filter(not(String::isEmpty))
             .map(AerospikeContextDslResolverUtils::toCtx)
@@ -69,10 +69,29 @@ public static String[] getDotPathArray(List<String> dotPathList) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    protected static List<String> getCtxFromDotPathArray(@NonNull String[] dotPathArr) {
-        return Arrays.stream(dotPathArr)
+    /**
+     * Convert a String array into String List excluding the first and the last elements
+     *
+     * @param array String array
+     * @return String List
+     */
+    protected static List<String> convertToStringListExclStartAndEnd(@NonNull String[] array) {
+        return Arrays.stream(array)
+            .skip(1) // first element is bin name
+            .limit(array.length - 2L) // last element is the key we already have
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a String array into String List excluding the first element
+     *
+     * @param array String array
+     * @return String List
+     */
+    public static List<String> convertToStringListExclStart(@NonNull String[] array) {
+        return Arrays.stream(array)
             .skip(1) // first element is bin name
-            .limit(dotPathArr.length - 2L) // last element is the key we already have
+            .limit(array.length - 1L)
             .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/sync/AerospikeTemplateQueryAggregationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/sync/AerospikeTemplateQueryAggregationTests.java
index 6ad80814..193641cb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/sync/AerospikeTemplateQueryAggregationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/sync/AerospikeTemplateQueryAggregationTests.java
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ public void setUp() {
         template.save(thirdPerson);
 
         // Create index
-        additionalAerospikeTestOperations.createIndex(Person.class,
-            "person_age_index", "age", IndexType.NUMERIC);
+        additionalAerospikeTestOperations.createIndex(Person.class, "person_age_index", "age", IndexType.NUMERIC);
     }
 
     @AfterAll
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/blocking/find/ContainingTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/blocking/find/ContainingTests.java
index 71dbfa51..8d328565 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/blocking/find/ContainingTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/repository/query/blocking/find/ContainingTests.java
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ void findByCollectionContainingPOJO() {
         repository.save(leroi2);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void findByNestedCollectionContainingList() {
+        if (serverVersionSupport.isFindByCDTSupported()) {
+            List<List<Integer>> listOfLists1 = List.of(List.of(100));
+            stefan.setListOfIntLists(listOfLists1);
+            repository.save(stefan);
+
+            List<Person> persons = repository.findByListOfIntListsContaining(List.of(100));
+            assertThat(persons).contains(stefan);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void findByMapKeysContainingString() {
         assertThat(donny.getStringMap()).containsKey("key1");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/sample/PersonRepository.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/sample/PersonRepository.java
index 93ce5bdc..c5e6576b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/sample/PersonRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/sample/PersonRepository.java
@@ -1420,7 +1420,12 @@ List<P> findByFriendStringMapNotContaining(AerospikeQueryCriterion criterion,
     /**
      * Find all entities that satisfy the condition "have the list of lists which is greater than the given list".
      * <p>
-     * ListOfIntLists is the name of the list of lists
+     * ListOfIntLists is the name of the list of lists.
+     * <br><br>
+     * Note: only the upper level ListOfLists will be compared even if the parameter has different number of levels.
+     * So findByListOfListsGreaterThan(List.of(1)) and findByListOfListsGreaterThan(List.of(List.of(List.of(1))))
+     * will compare with the given parameter only the upper level ListOfLists itself
+     *
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * <a href="https://docs.aerospike.com/server/guide/data-types/cdt-ordering#list">Information about ordering</a>
@@ -1429,6 +1434,13 @@ List<P> findByFriendStringMapNotContaining(AerospikeQueryCriterion criterion,
      */
     List<P> findByListOfIntListsGreaterThan(List<List<Integer>> list);
 
+    /**
+     * Find all entities that satisfy the condition "contain the given list".
+     * <p>
+     * @param list List to contain
+     */
+    List<P> findByListOfIntListsContaining(List<Integer> list);
+
     /**
      * Find all entities that satisfy the condition "have map in the given range"
      * <p>