diff --git a/docs/admin/components.mdx b/docs/admin/components.mdx
index ac6bb81048..7ebd82f3c7 100644
--- a/docs/admin/components.mdx
+++ b/docs/admin/components.mdx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ To swap out any of these views, simply pass in your custom component to the `adm
 }
 ```
 
-For more granular control, pass a configuration object instead. Payload exposes all of the properties of `<Route />` component in [React Router v5](https://v5.reactrouter.com):
+For more granular control, pass a configuration object instead. Each view corresponds to its own `<Route />` component in [React Router v5](https://v5.reactrouter.com). Payload exposes all of the properties of React Router:
 
 | Property           | Description                                                                                                                  |
 | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ To add a _new_ view to the Admin Panel, simply add another key to the `views` ob
 }
 ```
 
+<Banner type="warning">
+  <strong>Note:</strong>
+  <br />
+  Routes are cascading. This means that unless explicitly given the `exact` property, they will match on URLs that simply _start_ with the route's path. This is helpful when creating catch-all routes in your application. Alternatively, you could define your nested route _before_ your parent route.
+</Banner>
+
 _For more examples regarding how to customize components, look at the following [examples](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/main/test/admin/components)._
 
 For help on how to build your own custom view components, see [building a custom view component](#building-a-custom-view-component).
diff --git a/test/admin/collections/CustomViews2.ts b/test/admin/collections/CustomViews2.ts
index 3656ea5a75..d39b880459 100644
--- a/test/admin/collections/CustomViews2.ts
+++ b/test/admin/collections/CustomViews2.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import type { CollectionConfig } from '../../../packages/payload/src/collections/config/types'
 
 import CustomTabComponent from '../components/CustomTabComponent'
+import CustomTabView from '../components/views/CustomTab'
+import CustomTabView2 from '../components/views/CustomTab2'
+import CustomNestedTabView from '../components/views/CustomTabNested'
 import CustomVersionsView from '../components/views/CustomVersions'
-import CustomView from '../components/views/CustomView'
-import { customEditLabel, customTabLabel, customViews2Slug } from '../shared'
+import {
+  customEditLabel,
+  customNestedTabViewPath,
+  customTabLabel,
+  customTabViewPath,
+  customViews2Slug,
+} from '../shared'
 
 export const CustomViews2: CollectionConfig = {
   slug: customViews2Slug,
@@ -21,17 +29,21 @@ export const CustomViews2: CollectionConfig = {
           Versions: CustomVersionsView,
           MyCustomView: {
             path: '/custom-tab-view',
-            Component: CustomView,
+            Component: CustomTabView,
             Tab: {
               label: customTabLabel,
               href: '/custom-tab-view',
             },
           },
           MyCustomViewWithCustomTab: {
-            path: '/custom-tab-component',
-            Component: CustomView,
+            path: customTabViewPath,
+            Component: CustomTabView2,
             Tab: CustomTabComponent,
           },
+          MyCustomViewWithNestedPath: {
+            path: customNestedTabViewPath,
+            Component: CustomNestedTabView,
+          },
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/test/admin/components/views/CustomDefaultEdit/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/views/CustomEditDefault/index.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from test/admin/components/views/CustomDefaultEdit/index.tsx
rename to test/admin/components/views/CustomEditDefault/index.tsx
diff --git a/test/admin/components/views/CustomTab/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/views/CustomTab/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa3301ce02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/components/views/CustomTab/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React, { Fragment, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import { useStepNav } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/StepNav'
+import { type AdminViewComponent } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/config/types'
+import { customTabViewTitle } from '../../../shared'
+
+const CustomTabView: AdminViewComponent = () => {
+  const { setStepNav } = useStepNav()
+
+  // This effect will only run one time and will allow us
+  // to set the step nav to display our custom route name
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStepNav([
+      {
+        label: 'Custom Tab View',
+      },
+    ])
+  }, [setStepNav])
+
+  return (
+    <Fragment>
+      <div
+        style={{
+          marginTop: 'calc(var(--base) * 2)',
+          paddingLeft: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+          paddingRight: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+        }}
+      >
+        <h1 id="custom-view-title">{customTabViewTitle}</h1>
+        <p>This custom view was added through the Payload config:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            <code>components.views[key].Component</code>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </Fragment>
+  )
+}
+
+export default CustomTabView
diff --git a/test/admin/components/views/CustomTab2/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/views/CustomTab2/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1778b3b2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/components/views/CustomTab2/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React, { Fragment, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import { useStepNav } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/StepNav'
+import { type AdminViewComponent } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/config/types'
+import { customTabViewTitle } from '../../../shared'
+
+const CustomTabView2: AdminViewComponent = () => {
+  const { setStepNav } = useStepNav()
+
+  // This effect will only run one time and will allow us
+  // to set the step nav to display our custom route name
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStepNav([
+      {
+        label: 'Custom Tab View',
+      },
+    ])
+  }, [setStepNav])
+
+  return (
+    <Fragment>
+      <div
+        style={{
+          marginTop: 'calc(var(--base) * 2)',
+          paddingLeft: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+          paddingRight: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+        }}
+      >
+        <h1 id="custom-view-title">{customTabViewTitle}</h1>
+        <p>This custom view was added through the Payload config:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            <code>components.views[key].Component</code>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </Fragment>
+  )
+}
+
+export default CustomTabView2
diff --git a/test/admin/components/views/CustomTabNested/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/views/CustomTabNested/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dd561078f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/components/views/CustomTabNested/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React, { Fragment, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import { useStepNav } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/StepNav'
+import { type AdminViewComponent } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/config/types'
+import { customNestedTabViewTitle } from '../../../shared'
+
+const CustomNestedTabView: AdminViewComponent = () => {
+  const { setStepNav } = useStepNav()
+
+  // This effect will only run one time and will allow us
+  // to set the step nav to display our custom route name
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStepNav([
+      {
+        label: 'Custom Nested View',
+      },
+    ])
+  }, [setStepNav])
+
+  return (
+    <Fragment>
+      <div
+        style={{
+          marginTop: 'calc(var(--base) * 2)',
+          paddingLeft: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+          paddingRight: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+        }}
+      >
+        <h1 id="custom-view-title">{customNestedTabViewTitle}</h1>
+        <p>This custom view was added through the Payload config:</p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            <code>components.views[key].Component</code>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </Fragment>
+  )
+}
+
+export default CustomNestedTabView
diff --git a/test/admin/components/views/CustomView/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/views/CustomView/index.tsx
index 14236d5ae0..c2cf4539e7 100644
--- a/test/admin/components/views/CustomView/index.tsx
+++ b/test/admin/components/views/CustomView/index.tsx
@@ -1,40 +1,25 @@
-import React, { Fragment, useEffect } from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
 
-import { useStepNav } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/StepNav'
 import { type AdminViewComponent } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/config/types'
+import { customViewTitle } from '../../../shared'
 
 const CustomView: AdminViewComponent = () => {
-  const { setStepNav } = useStepNav()
-
-  // This effect will only run one time and will allow us
-  // to set the step nav to display our custom route name
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setStepNav([
-      {
-        label: 'Custom View',
-      },
-    ])
-  }, [setStepNav])
-
   return (
-    <Fragment>
-      <div
-        style={{
-          marginTop: 'calc(var(--base) * 2)',
-          paddingLeft: 'var(--gutter-h)',
-          paddingRight: 'var(--gutter-h)',
-        }}
-      >
-        <h1>Custom View</h1>
-        <p>This custom view was added through the Payload config:</p>
-        <ul>
-          <li>
-            <code>components.views[key].Component</code>
-          </li>
-        </ul>
-      </div>
-    </Fragment>
+    <div
+      style={{
+        marginTop: 'calc(var(--base) * 2)',
+        paddingLeft: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+        paddingRight: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+      }}
+    >
+      <h1 id="custom-view-title">{customViewTitle}</h1>
+      <p>This custom view was added through the Payload config:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          <code>components.views[key].Component</code>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/test/admin/components/views/CustomViewNested/index.tsx b/test/admin/components/views/CustomViewNested/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70f506a5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/components/views/CustomViewNested/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import { type AdminViewComponent } from '../../../../../packages/payload/src/config/types'
+import { customNestedViewTitle } from '../../../shared'
+
+const CustomNestedView: AdminViewComponent = () => {
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        marginTop: 'calc(var(--base) * 2)',
+        paddingLeft: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+        paddingRight: 'var(--gutter-h)',
+      }}
+    >
+      <h1 id="custom-view-title">{customNestedViewTitle}</h1>
+      <p>This custom view was added through the Payload config:</p>
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          <code>components.views[key].Component</code>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default CustomNestedView
diff --git a/test/admin/config.ts b/test/admin/config.ts
index b9a2ce5436..4536e156f7 100644
--- a/test/admin/config.ts
+++ b/test/admin/config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'path'
 
-import { mapAsync } from '../../packages/payload/src/utilities/mapAsync'
 import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults'
-import { devUser } from '../credentials'
-import { CustomViews1, customViews1Slug } from './collections/CustomViews1'
+import { CustomViews1 } from './collections/CustomViews1'
 import { CustomViews2 } from './collections/CustomViews2'
 import { Geo } from './collections/Geo'
 import { CollectionGroup1A } from './collections/Group1A'
@@ -20,6 +18,8 @@ import BeforeLogin from './components/BeforeLogin'
 import Logout from './components/Logout'
 import CustomDefaultView from './components/views/CustomDefault'
 import CustomMinimalRoute from './components/views/CustomMinimal'
+import CustomView from './components/views/CustomView'
+import CustomNestedView from './components/views/CustomViewNested'
 import { CustomGlobalViews1 } from './globals/CustomViews1'
 import { CustomGlobalViews2 } from './globals/CustomViews2'
 import { Global } from './globals/Global'
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import { GlobalGroup1A } from './globals/Group1A'
 import { GlobalGroup1B } from './globals/Group1B'
 import { GlobalHidden } from './globals/Hidden'
 import { GlobalNoApiView } from './globals/NoApiView'
-import { customViews2Slug, noApiViewCollection, postsSlug } from './shared'
+import { seed } from './seed'
+import { customNestedViewPath, customViewPath } from './shared'
 
 export interface Post {
   createdAt: Date
@@ -51,14 +52,23 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       views: {
         // Dashboard: CustomDashboardView,
         // Account: CustomAccountView,
-        CustomMinimalRoute: {
+        CustomMinimalView: {
           path: '/custom-minimal-view',
           Component: CustomMinimalRoute,
         },
-        CustomDefaultRoute: {
+        CustomDefaultView: {
           path: '/custom-default-view',
           Component: CustomDefaultView,
         },
+        CustomView: {
+          path: customViewPath,
+          exact: true,
+          Component: CustomView,
+        },
+        CustomNestedView: {
+          path: customNestedViewPath,
+          Component: CustomNestedView,
+        },
       },
     },
   },
@@ -97,56 +107,5 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
     GlobalGroup1A,
     GlobalGroup1B,
   ],
-  onInit: async (payload) => {
-    await payload.create({
-      collection: 'users',
-      data: {
-        email: devUser.email,
-        password: devUser.password,
-      },
-    })
-
-    await mapAsync([...Array(11)], async () => {
-      await payload.create({
-        collection: postsSlug,
-        data: {
-          title: 'Title',
-          description: 'Description',
-        },
-      })
-    })
-
-    await payload.create({
-      collection: customViews1Slug,
-      data: {
-        title: 'Custom View',
-      },
-    })
-
-    await payload.create({
-      collection: customViews2Slug,
-      data: {
-        title: 'Custom View',
-      },
-    })
-
-    await payload.create({
-      collection: 'geo',
-      data: {
-        point: [7, -7],
-      },
-    })
-
-    await payload.create({
-      collection: 'geo',
-      data: {
-        point: [5, -5],
-      },
-    })
-
-    await payload.create({
-      collection: noApiViewCollection,
-      data: {},
-    })
-  },
+  onInit: seed,
 })
diff --git a/test/admin/e2e.spec.ts b/test/admin/e2e.spec.ts
index 62830cb9b7..efec62c310 100644
--- a/test/admin/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/admin/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../helpers/adminUrlUtil'
 import { initPayloadE2E } from '../helpers/configHelpers'
 import {
   customEditLabel,
+  customNestedTabViewPath,
+  customNestedTabViewTitle,
+  customNestedViewPath,
+  customNestedViewTitle,
   customTabLabel,
+  customTabViewPath,
+  customTabViewTitle,
+  customViewPath,
+  customViewTitle,
   customViews2Slug,
   globalSlug,
   group1Collection1Slug,
@@ -164,6 +172,44 @@ describe('admin', () => {
       await expect(page.locator('.not-found')).toContainText('Nothing found')
     })
 
+    test('should render custom view', async () => {
+      await page.goto(`${serverURL}/admin${customViewPath}`)
+      const pageURL = page.url()
+      const pathname = new URL(pageURL).pathname
+      expect(pathname).toEqual(`/admin${customViewPath}`)
+      await expect(page.locator('h1#custom-view-title')).toContainText(customViewTitle)
+    })
+
+    test('should render custom nested view', async () => {
+      await page.goto(`${serverURL}/admin${customNestedViewPath}`)
+      const pageURL = page.url()
+      const pathname = new URL(pageURL).pathname
+      expect(pathname).toEqual(`/admin${customNestedViewPath}`)
+      await expect(page.locator('h1#custom-view-title')).toContainText(customNestedViewTitle)
+    })
+
+    test('collection - should render custom tab view', async () => {
+      await page.goto(customViewsURL.create)
+      await page.locator('#field-title').fill('Test')
+      await saveDocAndAssert(page)
+      const pageURL = page.url()
+      const customViewURL = `${pageURL}${customTabViewPath}`
+      await page.goto(customViewURL)
+      expect(page.url()).toEqual(customViewURL)
+      await expect(page.locator('h1#custom-view-title')).toContainText(customTabViewTitle)
+    })
+
+    test('collection - should render custom nested tab view', async () => {
+      await page.goto(customViewsURL.create)
+      await page.locator('#field-title').fill('Test')
+      await saveDocAndAssert(page)
+      const pageURL = page.url()
+      const customNestedTabViewURL = `${pageURL}${customNestedTabViewPath}`
+      await page.goto(customNestedTabViewURL)
+      expect(page.url()).toEqual(customNestedTabViewURL)
+      await expect(page.locator('h1#custom-view-title')).toContainText(customNestedTabViewTitle)
+    })
+
     test('collection - should render custom tab label', async () => {
       await page.goto(customViewsURL.create)
       await page.locator('#field-title').fill('Test')
diff --git a/test/admin/globals/CustomViews2.ts b/test/admin/globals/CustomViews2.ts
index dcb95d2642..6c3339f4fd 100644
--- a/test/admin/globals/CustomViews2.ts
+++ b/test/admin/globals/CustomViews2.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { GlobalConfig } from '../../../packages/payload/src/globals/config/types'
 
 import CustomTabComponent from '../components/CustomTabComponent'
-import CustomDefaultEditView from '../components/views/CustomDefaultEdit'
+import CustomDefaultEditView from '../components/views/CustomEditDefault'
+import CustomView from '../components/views/CustomTab'
 import CustomVersionsView from '../components/views/CustomVersions'
-import CustomView from '../components/views/CustomView'
 
 export const CustomGlobalViews2: GlobalConfig = {
   slug: 'custom-global-views-two',
diff --git a/test/admin/seed/index.ts b/test/admin/seed/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2cedfa63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/admin/seed/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import type { Config } from '../../../packages/payload/src/config/types'
+
+import { mapAsync } from '../../../packages/payload/src/utilities/mapAsync'
+import { devUser } from '../../credentials'
+import { customViews1Slug } from '../collections/CustomViews1'
+import { customViews2Slug, noApiViewCollection, postsSlug } from '../shared'
+
+export const seed: Config['onInit'] = async (payload) => {
+  await payload.create({
+    collection: 'users',
+    data: {
+      email: devUser.email,
+      password: devUser.password,
+    },
+  })
+
+  await mapAsync([...Array(11)], async () => {
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: postsSlug,
+      data: {
+        title: 'Title',
+        description: 'Description',
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  await payload.create({
+    collection: customViews1Slug,
+    data: {
+      title: 'Custom View',
+    },
+  })
+
+  await payload.create({
+    collection: customViews2Slug,
+    data: {
+      title: 'Custom View',
+    },
+  })
+
+  await payload.create({
+    collection: 'geo',
+    data: {
+      point: [7, -7],
+    },
+  })
+
+  await payload.create({
+    collection: 'geo',
+    data: {
+      point: [5, -5],
+    },
+  })
+
+  await payload.create({
+    collection: noApiViewCollection,
+    data: {},
+  })
+}
diff --git a/test/admin/shared.ts b/test/admin/shared.ts
index b4226a2149..5005c7b9f3 100644
--- a/test/admin/shared.ts
+++ b/test/admin/shared.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,24 @@ export const noApiViewCollection = 'collection-no-api-view'
 
 export const noApiViewGlobal = 'global-no-api-view'
 
+export const customViewPath = '/custom-view'
+
+export const customViewTitle = 'Custom View'
+
+export const customNestedViewPath = `${customViewPath}/nested-view`
+
+export const customNestedViewTitle = 'Custom Nested View'
+
 export const customViews2Slug = 'custom-views-two'
 
 export const customEditLabel = 'Custom Edit Label'
 
-export const customTabLabel = 'Custom Tab Component'
+export const customTabLabel = 'Custom Tab Label'
+
+export const customTabViewPath = '/custom-tab-component'
+
+export const customTabViewTitle = 'Custom View With Tab Component'
+
+export const customNestedTabViewPath = `${customTabViewPath}/nested-view`
+
+export const customNestedTabViewTitle = 'Custom Nested Tab View'
diff --git a/test/endpoints/config.ts b/test/endpoints/config.ts
index 815c838d32..d3f5dfd71d 100644
--- a/test/endpoints/config.ts
+++ b/test/endpoints/config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         delete: () => true,
         update: () => true,
       },
-      endpoints: [...(collectionEndpoints || [])],
+      endpoints: collectionEndpoints,
       fields: [
         {
           name: 'title',
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
   globals: [
     {
       slug: globalSlug,
-      endpoints: [...(globalEndpoints || [])],
+      endpoints: globalEndpoints,
       fields: [],
     },
     {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       ],
     },
   ],
-  endpoints: [...(endpoints || [])],
+  endpoints,
   admin: {
     webpack: (config) => {
       return {