diff --git a/demo/collections/LocalOperations.js b/demo/collections/LocalOperations.js
index eaebc97851..7db1a52e92 100644
--- a/demo/collections/LocalOperations.js
+++ b/demo/collections/LocalOperations.js
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ const LocalOperations = {
           collection: 'localized-posts',
         });
 
+        const blocksGlobal = await req.payload.findGlobal({
+          global: 'blocks-global',
+        });
+
         formattedData.localizedPosts = localizedPosts;
+        formattedData.blocksGlobal = blocksGlobal;
 
         return formattedData;
       },
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.js b/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c437752ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/findOne.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+async function findOne(options) {
+  const {
+    global: globalSlug,
+    depth,
+    locale,
+    fallbackLocale,
+  } = options;
+
+  const globalConfig = this.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
+
+  return this.operations.globals.findOne({
+    slug: globalSlug,
+    depth,
+    globalConfig,
+    overrideAccess: true,
+    req: {
+      payloadAPI: 'local',
+      locale,
+      fallbackLocale,
+      payload: this,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = findOne;
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/index.js b/src/globals/operations/local/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..511bbcb223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const findOne = require('./findOne');
+const update = require('./update');
+
+module.exports = {
+  findOne,
+  update,
+};
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/update.js b/src/globals/operations/local/update.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a287eef9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/update.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+async function update(options) {
+  const {
+    global: globalSlug,
+    depth,
+    locale,
+    fallbackLocale,
+    data,
+  } = options;
+
+  const globalConfig = this.globals.config.find((config) => config.slug === globalSlug);
+
+  return this.operations.globals.update({
+    slug: globalSlug,
+    data,
+    depth,
+    globalConfig,
+    overrideAccess: true,
+    req: {
+      payloadAPI: 'local',
+      locale,
+      fallbackLocale,
+      payload: this,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = update;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 191e52473d..e0b7a8e8fb 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const errorHandler = require('./express/middleware/errorHandler');
 const performFieldOperations = require('./fields/performFieldOperations');
 
 const localOperations = require('./collections/operations/local');
+const localGlobalOperations = require('./globals/operations/local');
 
 class Payload {
   init(options) {
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ class Payload {
 
     this.create = this.create.bind(this);
     this.find = this.find.bind(this);
+    this.findGlobal = this.findGlobal.bind(this);
+    this.updateGlobal = this.updateGlobal.bind(this);
     this.findByID = this.findByID.bind(this);
     this.update = this.update.bind(this);
     this.login = this.login.bind(this);
@@ -127,6 +130,18 @@ class Payload {
     return find(options);
   }
 
+  async findGlobal(options) {
+    let { findOne } = localGlobalOperations;
+    findOne = findOne.bind(this);
+    return findOne(options);
+  }
+
+  async updateGlobal(options) {
+    let { update } = localGlobalOperations;
+    update = update.bind(this);
+    return update(options);
+  }
+
   async findByID(options) {
     let { findByID } = localOperations;
     findByID = findByID.bind(this);