diff --git a/composition/src/v1/federation/federation-factory.ts b/composition/src/v1/federation/federation-factory.ts
index 31693277f5..a9e03f5ddc 100644
--- a/composition/src/v1/federation/federation-factory.ts
+++ b/composition/src/v1/federation/federation-factory.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   configureDescriptionPropagationError,
   inaccessibleQueryRootTypeError,
   inaccessibleRequiredInputValueError,
-  inaccessibleSubscriptionFieldConditionFieldPathFieldErrorMessage,
   incompatibleFederatedFieldNamedTypeError,
   incompatibleMergedTypesError,
   incompatibleParentKindFatalError,
@@ -2536,17 +2535,6 @@ export class FederationFactory {
       return [];
     }
     let lastData: ParentDefinitionData = objectData;
-    if (this.inaccessibleCoords.has(lastData.renamedTypeName)) {
-      fieldErrorMessages.push(
-        inaccessibleSubscriptionFieldConditionFieldPathFieldErrorMessage(
-          inputFieldPath,
-          conditionFieldPath,
-          paths[0],
-          lastData.renamedTypeName,
-        ),
-      );
-      return [];
-    }
     let partialConditionFieldPath = '';
     for (let i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) {
       const fieldName = paths[i];
@@ -2587,17 +2575,6 @@ export class FederationFactory {
         );
         return [];
       }
-      if (this.inaccessibleCoords.has(fieldPath)) {
-        fieldErrorMessages.push(
-          inaccessibleSubscriptionFieldConditionFieldPathFieldErrorMessage(
-            inputFieldPath,
-            conditionFieldPath,
-            partialConditionFieldPath,
-            fieldPath,
-          ),
-        );
-        return [];
-      }
       if (BASE_SCALARS.has(fieldData.namedTypeName)) {
         lastData = { kind: Kind.SCALAR_TYPE_DEFINITION, name: fieldData.namedTypeName } as ScalarDefinitionData;
         continue;
diff --git a/composition/tests/v1/directives/subscription-filter.test.ts b/composition/tests/v1/directives/subscription-filter.test.ts
index e67b0e6cfd..92fef47168 100644
--- a/composition/tests/v1/directives/subscription-filter.test.ts
+++ b/composition/tests/v1/directives/subscription-filter.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import {
   CONDITION,
   FIRST_ORDINAL,
-  inaccessibleSubscriptionFieldConditionFieldPathFieldErrorMessage,
   invalidArgumentValueErrorMessage,
   invalidDirectiveError,
   invalidEventDrivenGraphError,
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   undefinedSubscriptionFieldConditionFieldPathFieldErrorMessage,
 } from '../../../src';
 import {
+  createSubgraph,
   federateSubgraphsFailure,
   federateSubgraphsSuccess,
   normalizeString,
@@ -404,27 +404,214 @@ describe('@openfed__subscriptionFilter tests', () => {
       ]);
     });
 
-    test('that an error is returned if fieldPath references an inaccessible field', () => {
-      const result = federateSubgraphsFailure([subgraphB, subgraphN], ROUTER_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION_ONE);
-      expect(result.errors).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result.errors).toStrictEqual([
-        invalidSubscriptionFilterDirectiveError('Subscription.one', [
-          subscriptionFieldConditionInvalidInputFieldError(
-            'condition.IN',
-            [],
-            [],
-            [],
-            [
-              inaccessibleSubscriptionFieldConditionFieldPathFieldErrorMessage(
-                'condition.IN.fieldPath',
-                'object.id',
-                'object.id',
-                'Object.id',
-              ),
-            ],
-          ),
-        ]),
-      ]);
+    test('that inaccessible EDG fields can be used within a subscription filter fieldPath', () => {
+      const subgraphA = createSubgraph(
+        'subgraph-a',
+        `
+    type Query{
+      entity: Entity!
+    }
+
+    type Entity @key(fields: "id") {
+      id: ID!
+      name: String!
+    }
+  `,
+      );
+
+      const subgraphB = createSubgraph(
+        'subgraph-b',
+        `
+    type Entity @key(fields: "id", resolvable: false) @key(fields: "name", resolvable: false) {
+      id: ID! @external
+      name: String! @external @inaccessible
+    }
+
+    type Subscription {
+      one: Entity! @edfs__kafkaSubscribe(topics: ["employeeUpdated"]) @openfed__subscriptionFilter(condition: { IN: { fieldPath: "name", values: ["test"], } })
+  }`,
+      );
+
+      const result = federateSubgraphsSuccess([subgraphA, subgraphB], ROUTER_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION_ONE);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      const subscriptionFields = result.fieldConfigurations.filter(
+        (fc) => fc.typeName === SUBSCRIPTION && fc.fieldName === 'one',
+      );
+      expect(subscriptionFields).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(subscriptionFields[0]).toStrictEqual({
+        argumentNames: [],
+        fieldName: 'one',
+        typeName: SUBSCRIPTION,
+        subscriptionFilterCondition: {
+          in: {
+            fieldPath: ['name'],
+            values: ['test'],
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(schemaToSortedNormalizedString(result.federatedGraphClientSchema)).toBe(
+        normalizeString(
+          `schema {
+          query: Query
+          subscription: Subscription
+        }
+
+        type Entity {
+          id: ID!
+        }
+
+        type Query {
+          entity: Entity!
+        }
+
+        type Subscription {
+          one: Entity!
+        }
+      `,
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(schemaToSortedNormalizedString(result.federatedGraphSchema)).toBe(
+        normalizeString(
+          `schema {
+          query: Query
+          subscription: Subscription
+        }
+
+        directive @inaccessible on ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | ENUM | ENUM_VALUE | FIELD_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION | INPUT_OBJECT | INTERFACE | OBJECT | SCALAR | UNION
+        
+        type Entity {
+          id: ID!
+          name: String! @inaccessible
+        }
+
+        type Query {
+          entity: Entity!
+        }
+
+        type Subscription {
+          one: Entity!
+        }
+      `,
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('that EDG fields that are defined inaccessible in another subgraph can be used within a subscription filter fieldPath', () => {
+      const subgraphA = createSubgraph(
+        'subgraph-a',
+        `
+    type Query{
+      entity: Entity!
+    }
+
+    type Entity @key(fields: "id") {
+      id: ID!
+      name: String! @inaccessible
+    }
+  `,
+      );
+
+      const subgraphB = createSubgraph(
+        'subgraph-b',
+        `directive @edfs__natsRequest(subject: String!, providerId: String! = "default") on FIELD_DEFINITION
+    directive @edfs__natsPublish(subject: String!, providerId: String! = "default") on FIELD_DEFINITION
+    directive @edfs__natsSubscribe(subjects: [String!]!, providerId: String! = "default", streamConfiguration: edfs__NatsStreamConfiguration) on FIELD_DEFINITION
+    
+    type edfs__PublishResult {
+        success: Boolean!
+    }
+    
+    input edfs__NatsStreamConfiguration {
+        consumerInactiveThreshold: Int! = 30
+        consumerName: String!
+        streamName: String!
+    }
+
+    type Entity @key(fields: "id", resolvable: false) @key(fields: "name", resolvable: false) {
+      id: ID! @external
+      name: String! @external
+    }
+
+    type Subscription {
+      one: Entity! @edfs__natsSubscribe(subjects: ["employeeUpdated"]) @openfed__subscriptionFilter(condition: { IN: { fieldPath: "name", values: ["test"], } })
+  }`,
+      );
+
+      const result = federateSubgraphsSuccess([subgraphA, subgraphB], ROUTER_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION_ONE);
+      expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+      const subscriptionFields = result.fieldConfigurations.filter(
+        (fc) => fc.typeName === SUBSCRIPTION && fc.fieldName === 'one',
+      );
+      expect(result.warnings).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(subscriptionFields).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(subscriptionFields[0]).toStrictEqual({
+        argumentNames: [],
+        fieldName: 'one',
+        typeName: SUBSCRIPTION,
+        subscriptionFilterCondition: {
+          in: {
+            fieldPath: ['name'],
+            values: ['test'],
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(schemaToSortedNormalizedString(result.federatedGraphClientSchema)).toBe(
+        normalizeString(
+          `schema {
+          query: Query
+          subscription: Subscription
+        }
+
+        type Entity {
+          id: ID!
+        }
+
+        type Query {
+          entity: Entity!
+        }
+
+        type Subscription {
+          one: Entity!
+        }
+    
+        type edfs__PublishResult {
+            success: Boolean!
+        }
+      `,
+        ),
+      );
+
+      expect(schemaToSortedNormalizedString(result.federatedGraphSchema)).toBe(
+        normalizeString(
+          `schema {
+          query: Query
+          subscription: Subscription
+        }
+
+        directive @inaccessible on ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | ENUM | ENUM_VALUE | FIELD_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION | INPUT_OBJECT | INTERFACE | OBJECT | SCALAR | UNION
+        
+        type Entity {
+          id: ID!
+          name: String! @inaccessible
+        }
+
+        type Query {
+          entity: Entity!
+        }
+
+        type Subscription {
+          one: Entity!
+        }
+    
+        type edfs__PublishResult {
+            success: Boolean!
+        }
+      `,
+        ),
+      );
     });
 
     test('that an error is if condition.AND or condition.OR contain no elements or more than 5 elements', () => {
@@ -923,25 +1110,6 @@ const subgraphM: Subgraph = {
   `),
 };
 
-const subgraphN: Subgraph = {
-  name: 'subgraph-n',
-  url: '',
-  definitions: parse(`
-    type Entity @key(fields: "id object { id }", resolvable: false) {
-      id: ID! @external
-      object: Object! @external
-    }
-
-    type Object {
-      id: ID! @external @inaccessible
-    }
-
-    type Subscription {
-      one: Entity! @edfs__kafkaSubscribe(topics: ["employeeUpdated"]) @openfed__subscriptionFilter(condition: { IN: { fieldPath: "object.id", values: [1], } })
-    }
-  `),
-};
-
 const subgraphO: Subgraph = {
   name: 'subgraph-o',
   url: '',