diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Upload/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Upload/index.tsx
index c6a91904c8..64d988e163 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Upload/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/Upload/index.tsx
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ export const Upload: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
 
   const hasImageSizes = collection?.upload?.imageSizes?.length > 0
   const hasResizeOptions = Boolean(collection?.upload?.resizeOptions)
+  // Explicitly check if set to true, default is undefined
+  const focalPointEnabled = collection?.upload?.focalPoint === true
 
   const { collection: { upload: { crop: showCrop = true, focalPoint = true } } = {} } = props
 
-  const showFocalPoint = focalPoint && (hasImageSizes || hasResizeOptions)
+  const showFocalPoint = focalPoint && (hasImageSizes || hasResizeOptions || focalPointEnabled)
 
   const lastSubmittedTime = submitted ? new Date().toISOString() : null
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/uploads/generateFileData.ts b/packages/payload/src/uploads/generateFileData.ts
index f43f85a6ad..a9ebf1a091 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/uploads/generateFileData.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/uploads/generateFileData.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,15 @@ export const generateFileData = async <T>({
     req,
   })
 
-  const { disableLocalStorage, formatOptions, imageSizes, resizeOptions, staticDir, trimOptions } =
-    collectionConfig.upload
+  const {
+    disableLocalStorage,
+    focalPoint: focalPointEnabled,
+    formatOptions,
+    imageSizes,
+    resizeOptions,
+    staticDir,
+    trimOptions,
+  } = collectionConfig.upload
 
   let staticPath = staticDir
   if (staticDir.indexOf('/') !== 0) {
@@ -244,7 +251,7 @@ export const generateFileData = async <T>({
       }
     }
 
-    if (Array.isArray(imageSizes) && fileSupportsResize) {
+    if (fileSupportsResize && (Array.isArray(imageSizes) || focalPointEnabled !== false)) {
       req.payloadUploadSizes = {}
       const { focalPoint, sizeData, sizesToSave } = await resizeAndTransformImageSizes({
         config: collectionConfig,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/uploads/getBaseFields.ts b/packages/payload/src/uploads/getBaseFields.ts
index ede2384e73..dabfd192d4 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/uploads/getBaseFields.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/uploads/getBaseFields.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ const getBaseUploadFields = ({ collection, config }: Options): Field[] => {
 
   // Add focal point fields if not disabled
   if (
-    uploadOptions.focalPoint !== false &&
-    (uploadOptions.imageSizes || uploadOptions.resizeOptions)
+    uploadOptions.focalPoint !== false ||
+    uploadOptions.imageSizes ||
+    uploadOptions.resizeOptions
   ) {
     uploadFields = uploadFields.concat(
       ['focalX', 'focalY'].map((name) => {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts b/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts
index 788489e1ef..251c26c1d5 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/uploads/imageResizer.ts
@@ -235,11 +235,6 @@ export default async function resizeAndTransformImageSizes({
 }: ResizeArgs): Promise<ImageSizesResult> {
   const { focalPoint: focalPointEnabled = true, imageSizes } = config.upload
 
-  // Noting to resize here so return as early as possible
-  if (!imageSizes) return { sizeData: {}, sizesToSave: [] }
-
-  const sharpBase = sharp(file.tempFilePath || file.data).rotate() // pass rotate() to auto-rotate based on EXIF data. https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/3081
-
   // Focal point adjustments
   const incomingFocalPoint = uploadEdits.focalPoint
     ? {
@@ -248,6 +243,17 @@ export default async function resizeAndTransformImageSizes({
       }
     : undefined
 
+  const defaultResult: ImageSizesResult = {
+    ...(focalPointEnabled && incomingFocalPoint && { focalPoint: incomingFocalPoint }),
+    sizeData: {},
+    sizesToSave: [],
+  }
+
+  // Nothing to resize here so return as early as possible
+  if (!imageSizes) return defaultResult
+
+  const sharpBase = sharp(file.tempFilePath || file.data).rotate() // pass rotate() to auto-rotate based on EXIF data. https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/3081
+
   const results: ImageSizesResult[] = await Promise.all(
     imageSizes.map(async (imageResizeConfig): Promise<ImageSizesResult> => {
       imageResizeConfig = sanitizeResizeConfig(imageResizeConfig)
@@ -352,16 +358,9 @@ export default async function resizeAndTransformImageSizes({
     }),
   )
 
-  return results.reduce(
-    (acc, result) => {
-      Object.assign(acc.sizeData, result.sizeData)
-      acc.sizesToSave.push(...result.sizesToSave)
-      return acc
-    },
-    {
-      ...(focalPointEnabled && incomingFocalPoint && { focalPoint: incomingFocalPoint }),
-      sizeData: {},
-      sizesToSave: [],
-    },
-  )
+  return results.reduce((acc, result) => {
+    Object.assign(acc.sizeData, result.sizeData)
+    acc.sizesToSave.push(...result.sizesToSave)
+    return acc
+  }, defaultResult)
 }
diff --git a/test/uploads/config.ts b/test/uploads/config.ts
index c94243aec2..a0a34886d8 100644
--- a/test/uploads/config.ts
+++ b/test/uploads/config.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,17 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         staticURL: '/focal-only',
       },
     },
+    {
+      slug: 'focal-no-sizes',
+      fields: [],
+      upload: {
+        crop: false,
+        focalPoint: true,
+        mimeTypes: ['image/png', 'image/jpg', 'image/jpeg'],
+        staticDir: './focal-no-sizes',
+        staticURL: '/focal-no-sizes',
+      },
+    },
     {
       slug: mediaSlug,
       fields: [],