diff --git a/demo/collections/Page/index.js b/demo/collections/Page/index.js
index 19b41edcbc..ba22aa64c7 100644
--- a/demo/collections/Page/index.js
+++ b/demo/collections/Page/index.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
     {
       name: 'image',
       label: 'Image',
-      type: 'media',
+      type: 'upload',
       required: false,
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/mongoose/schema/buildSchema.js b/src/mongoose/schema/buildSchema.js
index 45c79a99b2..24216761fa 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/schema/buildSchema.js
+++ b/src/mongoose/schema/buildSchema.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const buildSchema = (configFields, config, options = {}, additionalBaseFields =
     }
 
     if (fieldSchema) {
-      fields[field.name] = fieldSchema(field, { localization: config.localization });
+      fields[field.name] = fieldSchema(field, config);
     }
   });
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const buildSchema = (configFields, config, options = {}, additionalBaseFields =
 
       block.fields.forEach((blockField) => {
         const fieldSchema = fieldToSchemaMap[blockField.type];
-        if (fieldSchema) blockSchemaFields[blockField.name] = fieldSchema(blockField, { localization: config.localization });
+        if (fieldSchema) blockSchemaFields[blockField.name] = fieldSchema(blockField, config);
       });
 
       const blockSchema = new Schema(blockSchemaFields, { _id: false });
diff --git a/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js b/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js
index 99d35a7d3b..21972fc5f9 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js
+++ b/src/mongoose/schema/fieldToSchemaMap.js
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ const fieldToSchemaMap = {
       type: Date,
     };
   },
+  upload: (field, config) => {
+    const schema = {
+      ...formatBaseSchema(field),
+      type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+      autopopulate: true,
+      ref: config.upload.labels.singular,
+    };
+    return schema;
+  },
   relationship: (field) => {
     const schema = {
       ...formatBaseSchema(field),