diff --git a/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts b/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts
index 24b07df5fe..233085825d 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const preventResize = (
 
   const isWidthOrHeightNotDefined = !desiredHeight || !desiredWidth
   if (isWidthOrHeightNotDefined) {
-    // If with and height are not defined, it means there is a format conversion
+    // If width and height are not defined, it means there is a format conversion
     // and the image needs to be "resized" (transformed).
     return false // needs resize
   }
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ const preventResize = (
  * @returns true if the image should passed directly to sharp
  */
 const applyPayloadAdjustments = (
-  { height, width, withoutEnlargement, withoutReduction }: ImageSize,
+  { fit, height, width, withoutEnlargement, withoutReduction }: ImageSize,
   original: ProbedImageSize,
 ) => {
+  if (fit === 'contain' || fit === 'inside') return false
   if (!isNumber(height) && !isNumber(width)) return false
 
   const targetAspectRatio = width / height
diff --git a/test/uploads/config.ts b/test/uploads/config.ts
index 1421e47788..40410baab2 100644
--- a/test/uploads/config.ts
+++ b/test/uploads/config.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,41 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       },
       fields: [],
     },
+    {
+      slug: 'object-fit',
+      upload: {
+        staticURL: '/object-fit',
+        staticDir: './object-fit',
+        mimeTypes: ['image/png', 'image/jpg', 'image/jpeg'],
+        imageSizes: [
+          {
+            name: 'fitContain',
+            width: 400,
+            height: 300,
+            fit: 'contain',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'fitInside',
+            width: 300,
+            height: 400,
+            fit: 'inside',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'fitCover',
+            width: 900,
+            height: 300,
+            fit: 'cover',
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'fitOutside',
+            width: 900,
+            height: 200,
+            fit: 'outside',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      fields: [],
+    },
     {
       slug: 'crop-only',
       upload: {