diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/index.tsx
index bcf28624e3..779b2fc62f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/index.tsx
@@ -85,8 +85,17 @@ export const buildColumnState = (args: BuildColumnStateArgs): Column[] => {
   } = args
 
   // clientFields contains the fake `id` column
-  let sortedFieldMap = flattenTopLevelFields(filterFields(clientFields), true) as ClientField[]
-  let _sortedFieldMap = flattenTopLevelFields(filterFields(serverFields), true) as Field[] // TODO: think of a way to avoid this additional flatten
+  let sortedFieldMap = flattenTopLevelFields(filterFields(clientFields), {
+    i18n,
+    keepPresentationalFields: true,
+    moveSubFieldsToTop: true,
+  }) as ClientField[]
+
+  let _sortedFieldMap = flattenTopLevelFields(filterFields(serverFields), {
+    i18n,
+    keepPresentationalFields: true,
+    moveSubFieldsToTop: true,
+  }) as Field[] // TODO: think of a way to avoid this additional flatten
 
   // place the `ID` field first, if it exists
   // do the same for the `useAsTitle` field with precedence over the `ID` field
@@ -122,13 +131,16 @@ export const buildColumnState = (args: BuildColumnStateArgs): Column[] => {
       return acc
     }
 
-    const serverField = _sortedFieldMap.find(
-      (f) => 'name' in clientField && 'name' in f && f.name === clientField.name,
-    )
+    const accessor =
+      (clientField as any).accessor ?? ('name' in clientField ? clientField.name : undefined)
+
+    const serverField = _sortedFieldMap.find((f) => {
+      const fAccessor = (f as any).accessor ?? ('name' in f ? f.name : undefined)
+      return fAccessor === accessor
+    })
 
     const columnPreference = columnPreferences?.find(
-      (preference) =>
-        clientField && 'name' in clientField && preference.accessor === clientField.name,
+      (preference) => clientField && 'name' in clientField && preference.accessor === accessor,
     )
 
     const isActive = isColumnActive({
@@ -187,20 +199,28 @@ export const buildColumnState = (args: BuildColumnStateArgs): Column[] => {
         clientField.type === 'group' ||
         clientField.type === 'blocks')
 
+    const label =
+      clientField && 'labelWithPrefix' in clientField && clientField.labelWithPrefix !== undefined
+        ? clientField.labelWithPrefix
+        : 'label' in clientField
+          ? clientField.label
+          : undefined
+
+    // Convert accessor to dot notation specifically for SortColumn sorting behavior
+    const dotAccessor = accessor?.replace(/-/g, '.')
+
     const Heading = (
       <SortColumn
         disable={fieldAffectsDataSubFields || fieldIsPresentationalOnly(clientField) || undefined}
         Label={CustomLabel}
-        label={
-          clientField && 'label' in clientField ? (clientField.label as StaticLabel) : undefined
-        }
-        name={'name' in clientField ? clientField.name : undefined}
+        label={label as StaticLabel}
+        name={dotAccessor}
         {...(sortColumnProps || {})}
       />
     )
 
     const column: Column = {
-      accessor: 'name' in clientField ? clientField.name : undefined,
+      accessor,
       active: isActive,
       CustomLabel,
       field: clientField,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/isColumnActive.ts b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/isColumnActive.ts
index 9512b2aeaa..c8b57da67c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/isColumnActive.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/isColumnActive.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ export function isColumnActive({
   if (columnPreference) {
     return columnPreference.active
   } else if (columns && Array.isArray(columns) && columns.length > 0) {
-    return Boolean(
-      columns.find((column) => field && 'name' in field && column.accessor === field.name)?.active,
-    )
+    const accessor = (field as any).accessor ?? ('name' in field ? field.name : undefined)
+    return Boolean(columns.find((column) => column.accessor === accessor)?.active)
   } else if (activeColumnsIndices.length < 4) {
     return true
   }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/renderCell.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/renderCell.tsx
index 1beb45b0ff..ab955df582 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/renderCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/renderCell.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   // eslint-disable-next-line payload/no-imports-from-exports-dir -- MUST reference the exports dir: https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/12002#issuecomment-2791493587
 } from '../../../exports/client/index.js'
 import { hasOptionLabelJSXElement } from '../../../utilities/hasOptionLabelJSXElement.js'
+import { findValueInDoc } from '../findValueInDoc.js'
 
 type RenderCellArgs = {
   readonly clientField: ClientField
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export function renderCell({
 
   const cellClientProps: DefaultCellComponentProps = {
     ...baseCellClientProps,
-    cellData: 'name' in clientField ? doc[clientField.name] : undefined,
+    cellData: 'name' in clientField ? findValueInDoc(doc, clientField.name) : undefined,
     link: isLinkedColumn,
     rowData: doc,
   }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/sortFieldMap.ts b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/sortFieldMap.ts
index 9ad1139ddd..d549011cff 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/sortFieldMap.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/buildColumnState/sortFieldMap.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ export function sortFieldMap<T extends ClientField | Field>(
   sortTo: ColumnPreference[],
 ): T[] {
   return fieldMap?.sort((a, b) => {
-    const aIndex = sortTo.findIndex((column) => 'name' in a && column.accessor === a.name)
-    const bIndex = sortTo.findIndex((column) => 'name' in b && column.accessor === b.name)
+    const getAccessor = (field) => field.accessor ?? ('name' in field ? field.name : undefined)
+    const aIndex = sortTo.findIndex((column) => 'name' in a && column.accessor === getAccessor(a))
+    const bIndex = sortTo.findIndex((column) => 'name' in b && column.accessor === getAccessor(b))
 
     if (aIndex === -1 && bIndex === -1) {
       return 0
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utilities/renderTable.tsx b/packages/ui/src/utilities/renderTable.tsx
index 0774dedb2c..8c00dab882 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utilities/renderTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utilities/renderTable.tsx
@@ -135,9 +135,15 @@ export const renderTable = ({
 
   const columnPreferences2: ColumnPreference[] = columnsFromArgs
     ? columnsFromArgs?.filter((column) =>
-        flattenTopLevelFields(clientFields, true)?.some(
-          (field) => 'name' in field && field.name === column.accessor,
-        ),
+        flattenTopLevelFields(clientFields, {
+          i18n,
+          keepPresentationalFields: true,
+          moveSubFieldsToTop: true,
+        })?.some((field) => {
+          const accessor =
+            'accessor' in field ? field.accessor : 'name' in field ? field.name : undefined
+          return accessor === column.accessor
+        }),
       )
     : getInitialColumns(
         isPolymorphic ? clientFields : filterFields(clientFields),