diff --git a/sigma/conversion/base.py b/sigma/conversion/base.py
index 7d18597..04eefab 100644
--- a/sigma/conversion/base.py
+++ b/sigma/conversion/base.py
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ class Backend(ABC):
     collect_errors: bool = False
     errors: List[Tuple[SigmaRule, SigmaError]]
 
+    # Perform finalization on all queries used in a correl
+    finalize_correlation_subqueries = False
+
     # in-expressions
     convert_or_as_in: ClassVar[bool] = False  # Convert OR as in-expression
     convert_and_as_in: ClassVar[bool] = False  # Convert AND as in-expression
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ def convert_rule(self, rule: SigmaRule, output_format: Optional[str] = None) ->
                     )
                     for index, query in enumerate(queries)
                 ]
-                if not rule._backreferences
+                if self.finalize_correlation_subqueries or not rule._backreferences
                 else queries
             )
             rule.set_conversion_result(finalized_queries)
diff --git a/tests/test_conversion_correlations.py b/tests/test_conversion_correlations.py
index 03b9c52..5ea91dd 100644
--- a/tests/test_conversion_correlations.py
+++ b/tests/test_conversion_correlations.py
@@ -469,3 +469,19 @@ def test_correlation_query_postprocessing(event_count_correlation_rule):
 | aggregate window=5min count() as event_count by TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, fieldB
 | where event_count >= 10 ]"""
     ]
+
+
+def test_correlation_subqueries_finalization(monkeypatch, event_count_correlation_rule):
+    test_backend = TextQueryTestBackend(
+        ProcessingPipeline(
+            postprocessing_items=[
+                QueryPostprocessingItem(EmbedQueryTransformation(prefix="[ ", suffix=" ]"))
+            ]
+        )
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(test_backend, "finalize_correlation_subqueries", True)
+    assert test_backend.convert(event_count_correlation_rule) == [
+        """[ [ EventID=4625 ]
+| aggregate window=5min count() as event_count by TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, fieldB
+| where event_count >= 10 ]"""
+    ]