diff --git a/packages/database/src/Builder/ModelInspector.php b/packages/database/src/Builder/ModelInspector.php
index 3a24a044c..c9a09ac53 100644
--- a/packages/database/src/Builder/ModelInspector.php
+++ b/packages/database/src/Builder/ModelInspector.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function getPropertyValues(): array
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (! $property->isInitialized($this->instance)) {
+                if ($property->getGetHook() === null && ! $property->isInitialized($this->instance)) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/packages/support/tests/Arr/ToArrayTest.php b/packages/support/tests/Arr/ToArrayTest.php
index 8c25b0a39..88d9af62a 100644
--- a/packages/support/tests/Arr/ToArrayTest.php
+++ b/packages/support/tests/Arr/ToArrayTest.php
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ public function offsetExists($offset): bool
 
             public function offsetGet($offset): mixed
             {
-                return array_key_exists($offset, $this->data)
-                    ? $this->data[$offset]
-                    : null;
+                return $this->data[$offset] ?? null;
             }
 
             public function offsetSet($offset, $value): void
@@ -104,9 +102,7 @@ public function offsetExists($offset): bool
 
             public function offsetGet($offset): mixed
             {
-                return array_key_exists($offset, $this->data)
-                    ? $this->data[$offset]
-                    : null;
+                return $this->data[$offset] ?? null;
             }
 
             public function offsetSet($offset, $value): void
diff --git a/packages/support/tests/Arr/WrapTest.php b/packages/support/tests/Arr/WrapTest.php
index df52502b8..3893ad3b6 100644
--- a/packages/support/tests/Arr/WrapTest.php
+++ b/packages/support/tests/Arr/WrapTest.php
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ public function offsetExists($offset): bool
 
             public function offsetGet($offset): mixed
             {
-                return array_key_exists($offset, $this->data)
-                    ? $this->data[$offset]
-                    : null;
+                return $this->data[$offset] ?? null;
             }
 
             public function offsetSet($offset, $value): void
diff --git a/packages/view/src/Parser/TokenCollection.php b/packages/view/src/Parser/TokenCollection.php
index c9bc0ae5c..c25679810 100644
--- a/packages/view/src/Parser/TokenCollection.php
+++ b/packages/view/src/Parser/TokenCollection.php
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ public function offsetExists(mixed $offset): bool
 
     public function offsetGet(mixed $offset): mixed
     {
-        return array_key_exists($offset, $this->tokens)
-            ? $this->tokens[$offset]
-            : null;
+        return $this->tokens[$offset] ?? null;
     }
 
     public function offsetSet(mixed $offset, mixed $value): void
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/HookedPropertyTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/HookedPropertyTest.php
index e80b7028a..1ae6e75ab 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/HookedPropertyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/HookedPropertyTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 use Tempest\Mapper\SerializeAs;
 use Tests\Tempest\Integration\FrameworkIntegrationTestCase;
 
+use function Tempest\Database\inspect;
+use function Tempest\Database\query;
+
 final class HookedPropertyTest extends FrameworkIntegrationTestCase
 {
     #[Test]
@@ -59,7 +62,15 @@ public function test_hooked_property_with_dto(): void
         $this->database->migrate(CreateMigrationsTable::class, HookedModelWithKey::class);
 
         $model = HookedModelWithKey::create();
+        $this->assertSame('default', $model->key->value);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_hooked_property_with_dto_via_trait(): void
+    {
+        $this->database->migrate(CreateMigrationsTable::class, HookedModelWithTrait::class);
 
+        $model = HookedModelWithTrait::create();
         $this->assertSame('default', $model->key->value);
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +97,65 @@ public function test_hooked_property_with_set_hook(): void
 
         $this->assertSame('other', $model->key->value);
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_with_inspect(): void
+    {
+        $values = inspect(new HookedModel())->getPropertyValues();
+
+        $this->assertSame(['hooked' => 'default'], $values);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_with_create_query_builder(): void
+    {
+        $this->database->migrate(CreateMigrationsTable::class, HookedModel::class);
+
+        $model = query(HookedModel::class)->create(
+            hooked: 'other',
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame('other', $model->hooked);
+
+        $this->database->assertTableHasRow(
+            'hooked_model',
+            hooked: 'other',
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_default_with_create_query_builder(): void
+    {
+        $this->database->migrate(CreateMigrationsTable::class, HookedModel::class);
+
+        $model = query(HookedModel::class)->create();
+
+        $this->assertSame('default', $model->hooked);
+
+        $this->database->assertTableHasRow(
+            'hooked_model',
+            hooked: 'default',
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_with_update_query_builder(): void
+    {
+        $this->database->migrate(CreateMigrationsTable::class, HookedModel::class);
+
+        $model = query(HookedModel::class)->create();
+
+        $model->update(
+            hooked: 'other',
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame('other', $model->hooked);
+
+        $this->database->assertTableHasRow(
+            'hooked_model',
+            hooked: 'other',
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 #[Table('hooked_model')]
@@ -153,3 +223,38 @@ public function up(): QueryStatement
             ->dto('key');
     }
 }
+
+trait HasKey
+{
+    public Key $key {
+        get {
+            $this->key ??= new Key('default');
+
+            return $this->key;
+        }
+        set(string|Key $value) {
+            if (! $value instanceof Key) {
+                $value = new Key($value);
+            }
+
+            $this->key = $value;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[Table('hooked_model_with_trait')]
+class HookedModelWithTrait implements MigratesUp
+{
+    use IsDatabaseModel;
+    use HasKey;
+
+    #[Virtual]
+    public string $name = 'hooked_model_with_trait';
+
+    public function up(): QueryStatement
+    {
+        return new CreateTableStatement('hooked_model_with_trait')
+            ->primary()
+            ->dto('key');
+    }
+}