diff --git a/app/controllers/queries/loading.rb b/app/controllers/queries/loading.rb
index f89278f41d30..f29ddf2a3221 100644
--- a/app/controllers/queries/loading.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/queries/loading.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,15 @@ def permitted_query_params
     end
 
     def query_class
-      "#{self.class.name.chomp('Controller').singularize}Query".constantize
+      controller_name = self.class.name.demodulize
+
+      model_name = if controller_name == "QueriesController"
+                     self.class.name.deconstantize
+                   else
+                     controller_name.chomp("Controller")
+                   end
+
+      "#{model_name.singularize}Query".constantize
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/queries/factory.rb b/app/models/queries/factory.rb
index e15674f2436e..df025dc8e9c0 100644
--- a/app/models/queries/factory.rb
+++ b/app/models/queries/factory.rb
@@ -67,14 +67,18 @@ def find_persisted_query_and_set_attributes(id, query_class, params, user, dupli
     end
 
     def duplicate_query(query)
-      query.class.new(query.attributes.slice("filters", "orders", "selects"))
+      if query.is_a?(ApplicationRecord)
+        query.class.new(query.attributes.slice("filters", "orders", "selects"))
+      else
+        query
+      end
     end
 
     def set_query_attributes(query, query_class, params, user)
       query_namespace(query_class)::SetAttributesService
         .new(user:,
              model: query,
-             contract_class: Queries::LoadingContract)
+             contract_class: query_loading_contract_class(query_class))
         .call(params)
         .result
     end
@@ -82,5 +86,13 @@ def set_query_attributes(query, query_class, params, user)
     def query_namespace(query_class)
       query_class.name.pluralize.constantize
     end
+
+    def query_loading_contract_class(query_class)
+      if query_class.is_a?(ApplicationRecord)
+        Queries::LoadingContract
+      else
+        EmptyContract
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/project_queries/set_attributes_service.rb b/app/services/project_queries/set_attributes_service.rb
index 82c7b993cddc..b74832d70b28 100644
--- a/app/services/project_queries/set_attributes_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/project_queries/set_attributes_service.rb
@@ -27,71 +27,23 @@
 # ++
 
 class ProjectQueries::SetAttributesService < BaseServices::SetAttributes
-  private
-
-  def set_attributes(params)
-    set_filters(params.delete(:filters))
-    set_order(params.delete(:orders))
-    set_select(params.delete(:selects))
-
-    super
-  end
-
-  def set_default_attributes(_params)
-    set_default_user
-    set_default_filter
-    set_default_order
-    set_default_selects
-  end
+  include Queries::AttributeSetting
 
-  def set_default_user
-    model.change_by_system do
-      model.user = user
-    end
-  end
+  private
 
   def set_default_order
-    return if model.orders.any?
-
     model.order(lft: :asc)
   end
 
   def set_default_filter
-    return if model.filters.any?
-
     model.where("active", "=", OpenProject::Database::DB_VALUE_TRUE)
   end
 
   def set_default_selects
-    return if model.selects.any?
-
     model.select(*default_columns, add_not_existing: false)
   end
 
-  def set_filters(filters)
-    return unless filters
-
-    model.filters.clear
-    filters.each do |filter|
-      model.where(filter[:attribute], filter[:operator], filter[:values])
-    end
-  end
-
-  def set_order(orders)
-    return unless orders
-
-    model.orders.clear
-    model.order(orders.to_h { |o| [o[:attribute], o[:direction]] })
-  end
-
-  def set_select(selects)
-    return unless selects
-
-    model.selects.clear
-    model.select(*selects)
-  end
-
   def default_columns
-    (["favored", "name"] + Setting.enabled_projects_columns).uniq
+    (%w[favored name] + Setting.enabled_projects_columns).uniq
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/queries/attribute_setting.rb b/app/services/queries/attribute_setting.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bca5a546350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/queries/attribute_setting.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# -- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2024 the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+# ++
+
+module Queries::AttributeSetting
+  private
+
+  def set_attributes(params)
+    set_filters(params.delete(:filters))
+    set_order(params.delete(:orders))
+    set_select(params.delete(:selects))
+
+    if model.is_a?(ApplicationRecord)
+      super
+    else
+      set_default_attributes(params)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def set_default_attributes(_params)
+    set_default_user if model.is_a?(ApplicationRecord)
+    set_default_filter if model.filters.empty?
+    set_default_order if model.orders.empty?
+    set_default_selects if model.selects.empty?
+  end
+
+  def set_default_user
+    model.change_by_system do
+      model.user = user
+    end
+  end
+
+  def set_default_order
+    # Nothing or now but overwritable by including class
+  end
+
+  def set_default_filter
+    # Nothing or now but overwritable by including class
+  end
+
+  def set_default_selects
+    # Nothing or now but overwritable by including class
+  end
+
+  def set_filters(filters)
+    return unless filters
+
+    model.filters.clear
+    filters.each do |filter|
+      model.where(filter[:attribute], filter[:operator], filter[:values])
+    end
+  end
+
+  def set_order(orders)
+    return unless orders
+
+    model.orders.clear
+    model.order(orders.to_h { |o| [o[:attribute], o[:direction]] })
+  end
+
+  def set_select(selects)
+    return unless selects
+
+    model.selects.clear
+    model.select(*selects)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb b/modules/meeting/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb
index 0375a030891e..c22356d2d529 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/controllers/meetings_controller.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 class MeetingsController < ApplicationController
   around_action :set_time_zone
   before_action :load_and_authorize_in_optional_project, only: %i[index new show create history]
+  before_action :load_query_or_deny_access, only: %i[index]
   before_action :verify_activities_module_activated, only: %i[history]
   before_action :determine_date_range, only: %i[history]
   before_action :determine_author, only: %i[history]
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class MeetingsController < ApplicationController
   include WatchersHelper
   include PaginationHelper
   include SortHelper
+  include Queries::Loading
 
   include OpTurbo::ComponentStream
   include ApplicationComponentStreams
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@ class MeetingsController < ApplicationController
   menu_item :new_meeting, only: %i[new create]
 
   def index
-    @query = load_query
     render "index", locals: { menu_name: project_or_global_menu }
   end
 
@@ -247,38 +248,20 @@ def notify
 
   private
 
-  def load_query
-    # TODO: move into Factory
-    query = ParamsToQueryService.new(
-      Meeting,
-      current_user
-    ).call(params)
-
-    query = apply_default_filter_if_none_given(query)
-    query = apply_default_order_if_none_given(query)
+  def load_query(duplicate:)
+    super.tap do |query|
+      # We want the project column in here in case the request is not executed inside a project.
+      # At the same time, we want the project filter if the request is executed inside a project.
+      # Both is currently not possible to be handled inside the factory loading the query.
+      if @project
+        query.where("project_id", "=", @project.id)
+      end
 
-    if @project
-      query.where("project_id", "=", @project.id)
+      query.selects.clear
+      query.select(:title)
+      query.select(:project) unless @project
+      query.select(:type, :start_time, :duration, :location)
     end
-
-    query.select(:title)
-    query.select(:project) unless @project
-    query.select(:type, :start_time, :duration, :location)
-
-    query
-  end
-
-  def apply_default_filter_if_none_given(query)
-    return query if query.filters.any?
-
-    query.where("time", "=", Queries::Meetings::Filters::TimeFilter::FUTURE_VALUE)
-    query.where("invited_user_id", "=", [User.current.id.to_s])
-  end
-
-  def apply_default_order_if_none_given(query)
-    return query if query.orders.any?
-
-    query.order(start_time: :asc)
   end
 
   def set_time_zone(&)
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/menus/meetings/menu.rb b/modules/meeting/app/menus/meetings/menu.rb
index 6528374a1ebe..d1242ae37407 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/menus/meetings/menu.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/menus/meetings/menu.rb
@@ -44,43 +44,29 @@ def menu_items
     end
 
     def top_level_menu_items
-      upcoming_filter = [{ time: { operator: "=", values: ["future"] } }].to_json
-      past_filter = [{ time: { operator: "=", values: ["past"] } }].to_json
-
       [
         menu_item(I18n.t(:label_upcoming_meetings),
-                  filters: upcoming_filter, sort: "start_time"),
+                  query_id: MeetingQueries::Static::UPCOMING),
         menu_item(I18n.t(:label_past_meetings),
-                  filters: past_filter, sort: "start_time:desc")
+                  query_id: MeetingQueries::Static::PAST)
       ]
     end
 
     def involvement_sidebar_menu_items
-      past_filter = [
-        { time: { operator: "=", values: ["past"] } },
-        { invited_user_id: { operator: "=", values: [User.current.id.to_s] } }
-      ].to_json
-      attendee_filter = [{ attended_user_id: { operator: "=", values: [User.current.id.to_s] } }].to_json
-      author_filter = [{ author_id: { operator: "=", values: [User.current.id.to_s] } }].to_json
-
       [
         menu_item(I18n.t(:label_upcoming_invitations),
-                  {}),
+                  query_id: MeetingQueries::Static::UPCOMING_INVITATIONS),
         menu_item(I18n.t(:label_past_invitations),
-                  { filters: past_filter, sort: "start_time:desc" }),
+                  query_id: MeetingQueries::Static::PAST_INVITATIONS),
         menu_item(I18n.t(:label_attendee),
-                  { filters: attendee_filter }),
+                  query_id: MeetingQueries::Static::ATTENDEE),
         menu_item(I18n.t(:label_author),
-                  { filters: author_filter })
+                  query_id: MeetingQueries::Static::CREATOR)
       ]
     end
 
     def query_path(query_params)
-      if project.present?
-        project_meetings_path(project, params.permit(query_params.keys).merge!(query_params))
-      else
-        meetings_path(params.permit(query_params.keys).merge!(query_params))
-      end
+      polymorphic_path([@project, :meetings], query_params)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting_queries/static.rb b/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting_queries/static.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3b6144c5f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting_queries/static.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# -- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2024 the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+# ++
+
+class MeetingQueries::Static
+  UPCOMING = "upcoming".freeze
+  PAST = "past".freeze
+  UPCOMING_INVITATIONS = "upcoming_invitations".freeze
+  PAST_INVITATIONS = "past_invitations".freeze
+  ATTENDEE = "attendee".freeze
+  CREATOR = "creator".freeze
+
+  DEFAULT = UPCOMING
+
+  class << self
+    def query(id)
+      case id
+      when UPCOMING, nil
+        static_query_upcoming
+      when PAST
+        static_query_past
+      when UPCOMING_INVITATIONS
+        static_query_upcoming_invitations
+      when PAST_INVITATIONS
+        static_query_past_invitations
+      when ATTENDEE
+        static_query_attendee
+      when CREATOR
+        static_query_creator
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def static_query_upcoming
+      list_with(:label_upcoming_meetings) do |query|
+        query.where("time", "=", ["future"])
+        query.order(start_time: :asc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def static_query_past
+      list_with(:label_past_meetings) do |query|
+        query.where("time", "=", ["past"])
+        query.order(start_time: :desc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def static_query_upcoming_invitations
+      list_with(:label_upcoming_invitations) do |query|
+        query.where("time", "=", ["future"])
+        query.where("invited_user_id", "=", [User.current.id.to_s])
+        query.order(start_time: :asc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def static_query_past_invitations
+      list_with(:label_past_invitations) do |query|
+        query.where("time", "=", ["past"])
+        query.where("invited_user_id", "=", [User.current.id.to_s])
+        query.order(start_time: :desc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def static_query_attendee
+      list_with(:label_attendee) do |query|
+        query.where("attended_user_id", "=", [User.current.id.to_s])
+        query.order(start_time: :asc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def static_query_creator
+      list_with(:label_creator) do |query|
+        query.where("author_id", "=", [User.current.id.to_s])
+        query.order(start_time: :asc)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def list_with(name, &)
+      MeetingQuery.new(name: I18n.t(name)).tap(&)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings/meeting_query.rb b/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting_query.rb
similarity index 77%
rename from modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings/meeting_query.rb
rename to modules/meeting/app/models/meeting_query.rb
index 1560acc1e628..c1c12f5bd4e1 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings/meeting_query.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/models/meeting_query.rb
@@ -24,24 +24,25 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #
 # See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
-#++
+# ++
 
-module Queries::Meetings
-  class MeetingQuery
-    include ::Queries::BaseQuery
-    include ::Queries::UnpersistedQuery
+class MeetingQuery
+  include ::Queries::BaseQuery
+  include ::Queries::UnpersistedQuery
 
-    def self.model
-      Meeting
-    end
+  def self.model
+    Meeting
+  end
 
-    def results
-      super
-      .includes(:project, :author)
-    end
+  def results
+    super
+    .includes(:project, :author)
+  end
 
-    def default_scope
-      Meeting.visible(user)
-    end
+  def default_scope
+    Meeting.visible(user)
   end
 end
+
+# This is necessary to have the filters, orders and selects loaded in dev environment
+require 'queries/meetings'
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings.rb b/modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings.rb
index b36ddf00b2ab..948ec32b0acf 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/models/queries/meetings.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #++
 
 module Queries::Meetings
-  ::Queries::Register.register(MeetingQuery) do
+  ::Queries::Register.register(::MeetingQuery) do
     filter Filters::ProjectFilter
     filter Filters::TimeFilter
     filter Filters::AttendedUserFilter
diff --git a/modules/meeting/app/services/meeting_queries/set_attributes_service.rb b/modules/meeting/app/services/meeting_queries/set_attributes_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..619c83ca743e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/meeting/app/services/meeting_queries/set_attributes_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2024 the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+# ++
+
+class MeetingQueries::SetAttributesService < BaseServices::SetAttributes
+  include Queries::AttributeSetting
+
+  private
+
+  def set_default_order
+    query.order(start_time: :asc)
+  end
+
+  def set_default_filter
+    model.where("time", "=", Queries::Meetings::Filters::TimeFilter::FUTURE_VALUE)
+    model.where("invited_user_id", "=", [user.id.to_s])
+  end
+
+  def set_default_selects
+    model.select(:title, :type, :start_time, :duration, :location)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/meeting/spec/models/queries/meeting_query_spec.rb b/modules/meeting/spec/models/meeting_query_spec.rb
similarity index 98%
rename from modules/meeting/spec/models/queries/meeting_query_spec.rb
rename to modules/meeting/spec/models/meeting_query_spec.rb
index 4947e56d7f58..c6ce2b952fa7 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/spec/models/queries/meeting_query_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/spec/models/meeting_query_spec.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #
 # See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
-#++
+# ++
 
 require "spec_helper"
 
-RSpec.describe Queries::Meetings::MeetingQuery do
+RSpec.describe MeetingQuery do
   subject { described_class.new(user:) }
 
   let(:user) { create(:user) }
diff --git a/modules/meeting/spec/services/params_to_query_service_meeting_query_spec.rb b/modules/meeting/spec/services/params_to_query_service_meeting_query_spec.rb
index cf5f24a4bb30..b39c24c91391 100644
--- a/modules/meeting/spec/services/params_to_query_service_meeting_query_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/meeting/spec/services/params_to_query_service_meeting_query_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     context "when sending neither filters nor orders props" do
       it "returns a new query" do
         expect(service_call)
-          .to be_a Queries::Meetings::MeetingQuery
+          .to be_a MeetingQuery
       end
 
       it "applies no filter" do
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
       it "returns a new query" do
         expect(service_call)
-          .to be_a Queries::Meetings::MeetingQuery
+          .to be_a MeetingQuery
       end
 
       it "applies no filter" do