diff --git a/src/fields/config/schema.ts b/src/fields/config/schema.ts
index 2cdb928e0a..f3f7fd673d 100644
--- a/src/fields/config/schema.ts
+++ b/src/fields/config/schema.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,10 @@ export const date = baseField.keys({
 
 export const ui = joi.object().keys({
   name: joi.string().required(),
-  label: joi.string(),
+  label: joi.alternatives().try(
+    joi.string(),
+    joi.object().pattern(joi.string(), [joi.string()]),
+  ),
   type: joi.string().valid('ui').required(),
   admin: joi.object().keys({
     position: joi.string().valid('sidebar'),
diff --git a/test/admin/config.ts b/test/admin/config.ts
index 22d2f01114..b0c84184b3 100644
--- a/test/admin/config.ts
+++ b/test/admin/config.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
         {
           type: 'ui',
           name: 'demoUIField',
-          label: 'Demo UI Field',
+          label: { en: 'Demo UI Field', de: 'Demo UI Field de' },
           admin: {
             components: {
               Field: DemoUIFieldField,