diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
index f6a534c5ec..dafdaa858a 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
@@ -1372,6 +1372,8 @@ export type JoinField = {
   admin?: {
     allowCreate?: boolean
     components?: {
+      afterInput?: CustomComponent[]
+      beforeInput?: CustomComponent[]
       Error?: CustomComponent<JoinFieldErrorClientComponent | JoinFieldErrorServerComponent>
       Label?: CustomComponent<JoinFieldLabelClientComponent | JoinFieldLabelServerComponent>
     } & Admin['components']
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx
index 43705e69f7..d87224df57 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/elements/RelationshipTable/index.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ import { RelationshipTablePagination } from './Pagination.js'
 const baseClass = 'relationship-table'
 
 type RelationshipTableComponentProps = {
+  readonly AfterInput?: React.ReactNode
   readonly allowCreate?: boolean
+  readonly BeforeInput?: React.ReactNode
   readonly disableTable?: boolean
   readonly field: JoinFieldClient
   readonly filterOptions?: Where
@@ -47,7 +49,9 @@ type RelationshipTableComponentProps = {
 
 export const RelationshipTable: React.FC<RelationshipTableComponentProps> = (props) => {
   const {
+    AfterInput,
     allowCreate = true,
+    BeforeInput,
     disableTable = false,
     filterOptions,
     initialData: initialDataFromProps,
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ export const RelationshipTable: React.FC<RelationshipTableComponentProps> = (pro
     () => getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug: relationTo }) as ClientCollectionConfig,
   )
 
-  const [isLoadingTable, setIsLoadingTable] = useState(true)
+  const [isLoadingTable, setIsLoadingTable] = useState(!disableTable)
   const [data, setData] = useState<PaginatedDocs>(initialData)
   const [columnState, setColumnState] = useState<Column[]>()
 
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ export const RelationshipTable: React.FC<RelationshipTableComponentProps> = (pro
           </Pill>
         </div>
       </div>
+      {BeforeInput}
       {isLoadingTable ? (
         <p>{t('general:loading')}</p>
       ) : (
@@ -257,6 +262,7 @@ export const RelationshipTable: React.FC<RelationshipTableComponentProps> = (pro
           )}
         </Fragment>
       )}
+      {AfterInput}
       <DocumentDrawer initialData={initialDrawerData} onSave={onDrawerCreate} />
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx
index 3904d76356..261e3e0700 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import type { JoinFieldClient, JoinFieldClientComponent, PaginatedDocs, Where }
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react'
 
 import { RelationshipTable } from '../../elements/RelationshipTable/index.js'
+import { RenderCustomComponent } from '../../elements/RenderCustomComponent/index.js'
 import { useField } from '../../forms/useField/index.js'
 import { withCondition } from '../../forms/withCondition/index.js'
 import { useDocumentInfo } from '../../providers/DocumentInfo/index.js'
+import { FieldDescription } from '../FieldDescription/index.js'
 import { FieldLabel } from '../FieldLabel/index.js'
 import { fieldBaseClass } from '../index.js'
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     field,
     field: {
-      admin: { allowCreate },
+      admin: { allowCreate, description },
       collection,
       label,
       localized,
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
 
   const { id: docID } = useDocumentInfo()
 
-  const { customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Label } = {}, value } =
+  const { customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Label } = {}, value } =
     useField<PaginatedDocs>({
       path,
     })
@@ -57,9 +59,10 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       className={[fieldBaseClass, 'join'].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
       id={`field-${path?.replace(/\./g, '__')}`}
     >
-      {BeforeInput}
       <RelationshipTable
+        AfterInput={AfterInput}
         allowCreate={typeof docID !== 'undefined' && allowCreate}
+        BeforeInput={BeforeInput}
         disableTable={filterOptions === null}
         field={field as JoinFieldClient}
         filterOptions={filterOptions}
@@ -76,7 +79,10 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
         }
         relationTo={collection}
       />
-      {AfterInput}
+      <RenderCustomComponent
+        CustomComponent={Description}
+        Fallback={<FieldDescription description={description} path={path} />}
+      />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts b/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts
index 0803197cb1..8b3a896ba6 100644
--- a/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts
+++ b/test/joins/collections/Categories.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ export const Categories: CollectionConfig = {
       name: 'relatedPosts',
       label: 'Related Posts',
       type: 'join',
+      admin: {
+        components: {
+          afterInput: ['/components/AfterInput.js#AfterInput'],
+          beforeInput: ['/components/BeforeInput.js#BeforeInput'],
+          Description: '/components/CustomDescription/index.js#FieldDescriptionComponent',
+        },
+      },
       collection: postsSlug,
       defaultSort: '-title',
       defaultLimit: 5,
@@ -57,6 +64,9 @@ export const Categories: CollectionConfig = {
       name: 'hasManyPosts',
       type: 'join',
       collection: postsSlug,
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Static Description',
+      },
       on: 'categories',
     },
     {
diff --git a/test/joins/components/AfterInput.tsx b/test/joins/components/AfterInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdd4fa3dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/joins/components/AfterInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use client'
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const AfterInput: React.FC = () => {
+  return <div className="after-input">#after-input</div>
+}
diff --git a/test/joins/components/BeforeInput.tsx b/test/joins/components/BeforeInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..244a6ed364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/joins/components/BeforeInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use client'
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const BeforeInput: React.FC = () => {
+  return <div className="before-input">#before-input</div>
+}
diff --git a/test/joins/components/CustomDescription/index.tsx b/test/joins/components/CustomDescription/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49a6c680b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/joins/components/CustomDescription/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use client'
+import type { FieldDescriptionClientComponent } from 'payload'
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const FieldDescriptionComponent: FieldDescriptionClientComponent = ({ path }) => {
+  return <div className={`field-description-${path}`}>Component description: {path}</div>
+}
diff --git a/test/joins/config.ts b/test/joins/config.ts
index 94b700f962..e55ec49f0f 100644
--- a/test/joins/config.ts
+++ b/test/joins/config.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
 
 export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
+  admin: {
+    importMap: {
+      baseDir: path.resolve(dirname),
+    },
+  },
   collections: [
     Posts,
     Categories,
diff --git a/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts b/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts
index ea2bc26711..c643746962 100644
--- a/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/joins/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ test.describe('Admin Panel', () => {
     await page.goto(categoriesURL.create)
     const nameField = page.locator('#field-name')
     await expect(nameField).toBeVisible()
+
+    // assert that the join field is visible and is not stuck in a loading state
+    await expect(page.locator('#field-relatedPosts')).toContainText('No Posts found.')
+    await expect(page.locator('#field-relatedPosts')).not.toContainText('loading')
+
+    // assert that the create new button is not visible
+    await expect(page.locator('#field-relatedPosts > .relationship-table__add-new')).toBeHidden()
+
+    // assert that the admin.description is visible
+    await expect(page.locator('.field-description-hasManyPosts')).toHaveText('Static Description')
+
+    //assert that the admin.components.Description is visible
+    await expect(page.locator('.field-description-relatedPosts')).toHaveText(
+      'Component description: relatedPosts',
+    )
+
     await nameField.fill('test category')
     await saveDocAndAssert(page)
   })