diff --git a/djangocms_link/fields_select2.py b/djangocms_link/fields_select2.py
index 29a3e55d..7b98a661 100644
--- a/djangocms_link/fields_select2.py
+++ b/djangocms_link/fields_select2.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 from django_select2.forms import ModelSelect2Widget
 
+from djangocms_link.helpers import get_queryset_manager
+
 
 class Select2PageSearchFieldMixin:
     search_fields = [
@@ -28,15 +30,10 @@ def build_attrs(self, base_attrs, extra_attrs=None):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         # django CMS < 4
-        if hasattr(Page.objects, "drafts"):
-            if self.site:
-                return Page.objects.drafts().on_site(self.site)
-            return Page.objects.drafts()
-
-        # django CMS >= 4
+        base_queryset = get_queryset_manager(Page.objects)
         if self.site:
-            return Page.objects.on_site(self.site)
-        return Page.objects.all()
+            return base_queryset.on_site(self.site)
+        return base_queryset.all()
 
     # we need to implement jQuery ourselves, see #180
     class Media:
diff --git a/djangocms_link/forms.py b/djangocms_link/forms.py
index 43961bb6..6700ff09 100644
--- a/djangocms_link/forms.py
+++ b/djangocms_link/forms.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 from djangocms_attributes_field.widgets import AttributesWidget
 
+from djangocms_link.helpers import get_queryset_manager
+
 from .fields import PageSearchField
 from .models import Link
 
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ def for_site(self, site):
         # current site
         # this will work for PageSelectFormField
         from cms.models import Page
-        self.fields['internal_link'].queryset = Page.objects.on_site(site)
+        self.fields['internal_link'].queryset = get_queryset_manager(Page.objects).on_site(site)
         # set the current site as a internal_link field instance attribute
         # this will be used by the field later to properly set up the queryset
         # this will work for PageSearchField
diff --git a/djangocms_link/helpers.py b/djangocms_link/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e507114c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djangocms_link/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def get_queryset_manager(base):
+    if hasattr(base, "drafts"):
+        return base.drafts()
+    return base