diff --git a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
index 2c5cc4e380..77ae974bc4 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { Document, Where } from '../../../types';
 import getFileByPath from '../../../uploads/getFileByPath';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { BulkOperationResult } from '../../config/types';
 
 export type BaseOptions<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']> = {
   collection: TSlug
-  data: Partial<GeneratedTypes['collections'][TSlug]>
+  data: DeepPartial<GeneratedTypes['collections'][TSlug]>
   depth?: number
   locale?: string
   fallbackLocale?: string
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/update.ts b/src/collections/operations/update.ts
index 7828900d33..60eaa99299 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/update.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/update.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status';
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { Document, Where } from '../../types';
 import { BulkOperationResult, Collection } from '../config/types';
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields';
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export type Arguments<T extends { [field: string | number | symbol]: unknown }>
   collection: Collection
   req: PayloadRequest
   where: Where
-  data: Partial<T>
+  data: DeepPartial<T>
   depth?: number
   disableVerificationEmail?: boolean
   overrideAccess?: boolean
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ async function update<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
       // beforeValidate - Fields
       // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-      data = await beforeValidate<GeneratedTypes['collections'][TSlug]>({
+      data = await beforeValidate<DeepPartial<GeneratedTypes['collections'][TSlug]>>({
         data,
         doc: originalDoc,
         entityConfig: collectionConfig,
diff --git a/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts b/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
index b69e4c116d..aa29cd9baf 100644
--- a/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
+++ b/src/collections/operations/updateByID.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import httpStatus from 'http-status';
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { Where, Document } from '../../types';
 import { Collection } from '../config/types';
 import sanitizeInternalFields from '../../utilities/sanitizeInternalFields';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export type Arguments<T extends { [field: string | number | symbol]: unknown }>
   collection: Collection
   req: PayloadRequest
   id: string | number
-  data: Partial<T>
+  data: DeepPartial<T>
   depth?: number
   disableVerificationEmail?: boolean
   overrideAccess?: boolean
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ async function updateByID<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['collections']>(
   // beforeValidate - Fields
   // /////////////////////////////////////
 
-  data = await beforeValidate<GeneratedTypes['collections'][TSlug]>({
+  data = await beforeValidate<DeepPartial<GeneratedTypes['collections'][TSlug]>>({
     data,
     doc: originalDoc,
     entityConfig: collectionConfig,
diff --git a/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.ts b/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.ts
index b5ebf20f26..eae7d29011 100644
--- a/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.ts
+++ b/src/globals/graphql/resolvers/update.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
 import { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../../config/types';
 import update from '../../operations/update';
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ type Resolver<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = (
   args: {
     locale?: string
     fallbackLocale?: string
-    data?: GeneratedTypes['globals'][TSlug]
+    data?: DeepPartial<Omit<GeneratedTypes['globals'][TSlug], 'id'>>
     draft?: boolean
   },
   context: {
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts b/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
index a4e312b785..2465ede4db 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/local/update.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { Payload } from '../../../payload';
 import { Document } from '../../../types';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../../express/types';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export type Options<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']> = {
   depth?: number
   locale?: string
   fallbackLocale?: string
-  data: Omit<GeneratedTypes['globals'][TSlug], 'id'>
+  data: DeepPartial<Omit<GeneratedTypes['globals'][TSlug], 'id'>>
   user?: Document
   overrideAccess?: boolean
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
diff --git a/src/globals/operations/update.ts b/src/globals/operations/update.ts
index 28545a3310..4d2a7ca728 100644
--- a/src/globals/operations/update.ts
+++ b/src/globals/operations/update.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Config as GeneratedTypes } from 'payload/generated-types';
+import { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials';
 import { Where } from '../../types';
 import { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../config/types';
 import executeAccess from '../../auth/executeAccess';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ type Args<T extends { [field: string | number | symbol]: unknown }> = {
   showHiddenFields?: boolean
   draft?: boolean
   autosave?: boolean
-  data: Omit<T, 'id'>
+  data: DeepPartial<Omit<T, 'id'>>
 }
 
 async function update<TSlug extends keyof GeneratedTypes['globals']>(