diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/Preview/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/Preview/index.tsx
index a20f2cab3..52f3cc26e 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/Preview/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/Preview/index.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import type { LivePreview as LivePreviewType } from '../../../../../exports/config'
+import type { Field } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { EditViewProps } from '../../types'
 import type { usePopupWindow } from '../usePopupWindow'
 
+import { fieldSchemaToJSON } from '../../../../../utilities/fieldSchemaToJSON'
 import { useAllFormFields } from '../../../forms/Form/context'
 import reduceFieldsToValues from '../../../forms/Form/reduceFieldsToValues'
 import { LivePreviewProvider } from '../Context'
@@ -33,13 +35,31 @@ const Preview: React.FC<
 
   const [fields] = useAllFormFields()
 
+  const [fieldSchemaJSON] = useState(() => {
+    let fields: Field[]
+
+    if ('collection' in props) {
+      const { collection } = props
+      fields = collection.fields
+    }
+
+    if ('global' in props) {
+      const { global } = props
+      fields = global.fields
+    }
+
+    return fieldSchemaToJSON(fields)
+  })
+
   // The preview could either be an iframe embedded on the page
   // Or it could be a separate popup window
   // We need to transmit data to both accordingly
   useEffect(() => {
     if (fields && window && 'postMessage' in window) {
-      const values = reduceFieldsToValues(fields)
-      const message = JSON.stringify({ data: values, type: 'livePreview' })
+      const values = reduceFieldsToValues(fields, true)
+
+      // TODO: only send `fieldSchemaToJSON` one time
+      const message = JSON.stringify({ data: values, fieldSchemaJSON, type: 'livePreview' })
 
       // external window
       if (isPopupOpen) {
@@ -66,6 +86,7 @@ const Preview: React.FC<
     popupHasLoaded,
     iframeRef,
     setIframeHasLoaded,
+    fieldSchemaJSON,
   ])
 
   if (!isPopupOpen) {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/index.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview.ts
rename to packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/index.ts
index d91865797..706fef239 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/index.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,45 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
+import { mergeLivePreviewData } from './mergeData'
+
 // To prevent the flicker of missing data on initial load,
 // you can pass in the initial page data from the server
 // To prevent the flicker of stale data while the post message is being sent,
 // you can conditionally render loading UI based on the `isLoading` state
-export const useLivePreview = (props: {
-  initialPage: any
+
+export const useLivePreview = <T extends any>(props: {
+  depth?: number
+  initialPage: T
   serverURL: string
 }): {
-  data: any
+  data: T
   isLoading: boolean
 } => {
-  const { initialPage, serverURL } = props
-  const [data, setData] = useState<any>(initialPage)
+  const { depth = 0, initialPage, serverURL } = props
+  const [data, setData] = useState<T>(initialPage)
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>(true)
 
   const handleMessage = useCallback(
-    (event: MessageEvent) => {
+    async (event: MessageEvent) => {
       if (event.origin === serverURL && event.data) {
         const eventData = JSON.parse(event?.data)
+
         if (eventData.type === 'livePreview') {
-          setData(eventData?.data)
+          const mergedData = await mergeLivePreviewData<T>({
+            depth,
+            existingData: data,
+            fieldSchema: eventData.fieldSchemaJSON,
+            incomingData: eventData.data,
+            serverURL,
+          })
+
+          setData(mergedData)
+
           setIsLoading(false)
         }
       }
     },
-    [serverURL],
+    [serverURL, data, depth],
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/mergeData.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/mergeData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f5ae7145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/mergeData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { traverseFields } from './traverseFields'
+
+export type MergeLiveDataArgs<T> = {
+  apiRoute?: string
+  depth: number
+  existingData: T
+  fieldSchema: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  incomingData: T
+  serverURL: string
+}
+
+export const mergeLivePreviewData = async <T>({
+  apiRoute,
+  depth,
+  existingData,
+  fieldSchema,
+  incomingData,
+  serverURL,
+}: MergeLiveDataArgs<T>): Promise<T> => {
+  const result = { ...existingData }
+
+  const populationPromises: Promise<void>[] = []
+
+  traverseFields({
+    apiRoute,
+    depth,
+    fieldSchema,
+    incomingData,
+    populationPromises,
+    result,
+    serverURL,
+  })
+
+  await Promise.all(populationPromises)
+
+  return result
+}
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/promise.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76a473442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/promise.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+type Args = {
+  accessor: number | string
+  apiRoute?: string
+  collection: string
+  depth: number
+  id: number | string
+  ref: Record<string, unknown>
+  serverURL: string
+}
+
+export const promise = async ({
+  id,
+  accessor,
+  apiRoute,
+  collection,
+  depth,
+  ref,
+  serverURL,
+}: Args): Promise<void> => {
+  // TODO: get dynamic `api` route from config
+  const res: any = await fetch(
+    `${serverURL}${apiRoute || '/api'}/${collection}/${id}?depth=${depth}`,
+  ).then((res) => res.json())
+
+  ref[accessor] = res
+}
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/traverseFields.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/traverseFields.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53f4ffd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview/traverseFields.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+import { promise } from './promise'
+
+type Args<T> = {
+  apiRoute?: string
+  depth: number
+  fieldSchema: Record<string, unknown>[]
+  incomingData: T
+  populationPromises: Promise<void>[]
+  result: T
+  serverURL: string
+}
+
+export const traverseFields = <T>({
+  apiRoute,
+  depth,
+  fieldSchema,
+  incomingData,
+  populationPromises,
+  result,
+  serverURL,
+}: Args<T>): void => {
+  fieldSchema.forEach((field) => {
+    if ('name' in field && typeof field.name === 'string') {
+      // TODO: type this
+      const fieldName = field.name
+
+      switch (field.type) {
+        case 'array':
+          if (Array.isArray(incomingData[fieldName])) {
+            result[fieldName] = incomingData[fieldName].map((row, i) => {
+              const hasExistingRow =
+                Array.isArray(result[fieldName]) &&
+                typeof result[fieldName][i] === 'object' &&
+                result[fieldName][i] !== null
+
+              const newRow = hasExistingRow ? { ...result[fieldName][i] } : {}
+
+              traverseFields({
+                apiRoute,
+                depth,
+                fieldSchema: field.fields as Record<string, unknown>[], // TODO: type this
+                incomingData: row,
+                populationPromises,
+                result: newRow,
+                serverURL,
+              })
+
+              return newRow
+            })
+          }
+          break
+
+        case 'blocks':
+          if (Array.isArray(incomingData[fieldName])) {
+            result[fieldName] = incomingData[fieldName].map((row, i) => {
+              const matchedBlock = field.blocks[row.blockType]
+
+              const hasExistingRow =
+                Array.isArray(result[fieldName]) &&
+                typeof result[fieldName][i] === 'object' &&
+                result[fieldName][i] !== null &&
+                result[fieldName][i].blockType === row.blockType
+
+              const newRow = hasExistingRow
+                ? { ...result[fieldName][i] }
+                : {
+                    blockType: matchedBlock.slug,
+                  }
+
+              traverseFields({
+                apiRoute,
+                depth,
+                fieldSchema: matchedBlock.fields as Record<string, unknown>[], // TODO: type this
+                incomingData: row,
+                populationPromises,
+                result: newRow,
+                serverURL,
+              })
+
+              return newRow
+            })
+          }
+          break
+
+        case 'tab':
+        case 'group':
+          if (!result[fieldName]) {
+            result[fieldName] = {}
+          }
+
+          traverseFields({
+            apiRoute,
+            depth,
+            fieldSchema: field.fields as Record<string, unknown>[], // TODO: type this
+            incomingData: incomingData[fieldName] || {},
+            populationPromises,
+            result: result[fieldName],
+            serverURL,
+          })
+
+          break
+
+        case 'upload':
+        case 'relationship':
+          if (field.hasMany && Array.isArray(incomingData[fieldName])) {
+            const existingValue = Array.isArray(result[fieldName]) ? [...result[fieldName]] : []
+            result[fieldName] = Array.isArray(result[fieldName])
+              ? [...result[fieldName]].slice(0, incomingData[fieldName].length)
+              : []
+
+            incomingData[fieldName].forEach((relation, i) => {
+              // Handle `hasMany` polymorphic
+              if (Array.isArray(field.relationTo)) {
+                const existingID = existingValue[i]?.value?.id
+
+                if (
+                  existingID !== relation.value ||
+                  existingValue[i]?.relationTo !== relation.relationTo
+                ) {
+                  result[fieldName][i] = {
+                    relationTo: relation.relationTo,
+                  }
+
+                  populationPromises.push(
+                    promise({
+                      id: relation.value,
+                      accessor: 'value',
+                      apiRoute,
+                      collection: relation.relationTo,
+                      depth,
+                      ref: result[fieldName][i],
+                      serverURL,
+                    }),
+                  )
+                }
+              } else {
+                // Handle `hasMany` singular
+                const existingID = existingValue[i]?.id
+
+                if (existingID !== relation) {
+                  populationPromises.push(
+                    promise({
+                      id: relation,
+                      accessor: i,
+                      apiRoute,
+                      collection: String(field.relationTo),
+                      depth,
+                      ref: result[fieldName],
+                      serverURL,
+                    }),
+                  )
+                }
+              }
+            })
+          } else {
+            // Handle `hasOne` polymorphic
+            if (Array.isArray(field.relationTo)) {
+              const hasNewValue =
+                typeof incomingData[fieldName] === 'object' && incomingData[fieldName] !== null
+              const hasOldValue =
+                typeof result[fieldName] === 'object' && result[fieldName] !== null
+
+              const newValue = hasNewValue ? incomingData[fieldName].value : ''
+              const newRelation = hasNewValue ? incomingData[fieldName].relationTo : ''
+
+              const oldValue = hasOldValue ? result[fieldName].value : ''
+              const oldRelation = hasOldValue ? result[fieldName].relationTo : ''
+
+              if (newValue !== oldValue || newRelation !== oldRelation) {
+                if (newValue) {
+                  if (!result[fieldName]) {
+                    result[fieldName] = {
+                      relationTo: newRelation,
+                    }
+                  }
+
+                  populationPromises.push(
+                    promise({
+                      id: newValue,
+                      accessor: 'value',
+                      apiRoute,
+                      collection: newRelation,
+                      depth,
+                      ref: result[fieldName],
+                      serverURL,
+                    }),
+                  )
+                }
+              } else {
+                result[fieldName] = null
+              }
+            } else {
+              const hasNewValue =
+                typeof incomingData[fieldName] === 'object' && incomingData[fieldName] !== null
+              const hasOldValue =
+                typeof result[fieldName] === 'object' && result[fieldName] !== null
+
+              const newValue = hasNewValue ? incomingData[fieldName].value : ''
+
+              const oldValue = hasOldValue ? result[fieldName].value : ''
+
+              if (newValue !== oldValue) {
+                if (newValue) {
+                  populationPromises.push(
+                    promise({
+                      id: newValue,
+                      accessor: fieldName,
+                      apiRoute,
+                      collection: String(field.relationTo),
+                      depth,
+                      ref: result as Record<string, unknown>,
+                      serverURL,
+                    }),
+                  )
+                }
+              } else {
+                result[fieldName] = null
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
+          break
+
+        default:
+          result[fieldName] = incomingData[fieldName]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/test/live-preview/config.ts b/test/live-preview/config.ts
index 3203aae7a..ad887f9f9 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/config.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/config.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,59 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
           name: 'slug',
           type: 'text',
           required: true,
+          admin: {
+            position: 'sidebar',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'layout',
+          type: 'blocks',
+          blocks: [
+            {
+              slug: 'hero',
+              labels: {
+                singular: 'Hero',
+                plural: 'Hero',
+              },
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'title',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  required: true,
+                },
+                {
+                  name: 'description',
+                  type: 'textarea',
+                  required: true,
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'featuredPosts',
+          type: 'relationship',
+          relationTo: 'posts',
+          hasMany: true,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      slug: 'posts',
+      access: {
+        read: () => true,
+        create: () => true,
+        update: () => true,
+        delete: () => true,
+      },
+      admin: {
+        useAsTitle: 'title',
+      },
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'title',
+          type: 'text',
+          required: true,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -78,12 +131,27 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       },
     })
 
+    const post1 = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        title: 'Post 1',
+      },
+    })
+
     await payload.create({
       collection: slug,
       data: {
         title: 'Hello, world!',
         description: 'This is an example of live preview.',
         slug: 'home',
+        layout: [
+          {
+            blockType: 'hero',
+            title: 'Hello, world!',
+            description: 'This is an example of live preview.',
+          },
+        ],
+        featuredPosts: [post1.id],
       },
     })
   },
diff --git a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/api.ts b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/api.ts
index bd2835b9d..c58ae031d 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/api.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/api.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-export type PageType = {
-  title?: string
-  description?: string
-}
+import { Page } from '@/payload-types'
 
 export const PAYLOAD_SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:3000'
 
-export const getPage = async (slug: string): Promise<PageType> => {
+export const getPage = async (slug: string): Promise<Page> => {
   return await fetch(`http://localhost:3000/api/pages?where[slug][equals]=${slug}`, {
     method: 'GET',
     cache: 'no-store',
diff --git a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.client.tsx b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.client.tsx
index 355d7600b..19c606079 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.client.tsx
+++ b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.client.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
 import styles from './page.module.css'
-import { PAYLOAD_SERVER_URL, PageType } from './api'
+import { PAYLOAD_SERVER_URL } from './api'
 // The `useLivePreview` hook is imported from the monorepo for development purposes only
 // in your own app you would import this hook directly from the payload package itself
 // i.e. `import { useLivePreview } from 'payload'`
 import { useLivePreview } from '../../../../packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/LivePreview/useLivePreview'
+import { Page as PageType } from '@/payload-types'
 
 export type Props = {
   initialPage: PageType
@@ -14,15 +15,48 @@ export type Props = {
 
 export const Page: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const { initialPage } = props
-  const { data, isLoading } = useLivePreview({ initialPage, serverURL: PAYLOAD_SERVER_URL })
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = useLivePreview<PageType>({
+    initialPage,
+    serverURL: PAYLOAD_SERVER_URL,
+  })
 
   return (
     <main className={styles.main}>
       {isLoading && <Fragment>Loading...</Fragment>}
       {!isLoading && (
         <Fragment>
-          <h1>{data?.title}</h1>
-          <p>{data?.description}</p>
+          <h1>{data.title}</h1>
+          <p>{data.description}</p>
+          {data.layout && (
+            <div>
+              <p>Blocks</p>
+              <div className={styles.blocks}>
+                {data.layout.map((block, index) => {
+                  const { title, description } = block
+                  return (
+                    <div key={index}>
+                      <h2>{title}</h2>
+                      <p>{description}</p>
+                    </div>
+                  )
+                })}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <br />
+          <hr />
+          <br />
+          {data.featuredPosts && (
+            <div>
+              <p>Featured Posts</p>
+              <ul className={styles['featured-posts']}>
+                {data.featuredPosts.map((post, index) => (
+                  <li key={index}>{typeof post === 'string' ? post : post.id}</li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </Fragment>
       )}
     </main>
diff --git a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.module.css b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.module.css
index d08bbee05..0f74a6e59 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.module.css
+++ b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.module.css
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@
 .main > *:last-child {
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
+
+.featured-posts {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style: none;
+}
diff --git a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.tsx b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.tsx
index f463fd10e..10fd35037 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.tsx
+++ b/test/live-preview/next-app/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 import { getPage } from './api'
 import { Page } from './page.client'
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
+import type { Metadata, ResolvingMetadata } from 'next'
+
+type Props = {
+  params: { id: string }
+  searchParams: { [key: string]: string | string[] | undefined }
+}
+
+export async function generateMetadata(
+  { params, searchParams }: Props,
+  parent: ResolvingMetadata,
+): Promise<Metadata> {
+  const page = await getPage('home')
+
+  return {
+    title: page.title,
+    description: page.description,
+  }
+}
 
 export default async function Home() {
   const page = await getPage('home')
diff --git a/test/live-preview/next-app/payload-types.ts b/test/live-preview/next-app/payload-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e91bd7b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/live-preview/next-app/payload-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
+/**
+ * This file was automatically generated by Payload.
+ * DO NOT MODIFY IT BY HAND. Instead, modify your source Payload config,
+ * and re-run `payload generate:types` to regenerate this file.
+ */
+
+export interface Config {
+  collections: {
+    users: User
+    pages: Page
+    posts: Post
+    'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference
+    'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration
+  }
+  globals: {}
+}
+export interface User {
+  id: string
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+  email: string
+  resetPasswordToken?: string
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: string
+  salt?: string
+  hash?: string
+  loginAttempts?: number
+  lockUntil?: string
+  password?: string
+}
+export interface Page {
+  id: string
+  title: string
+  description: string
+  slug: string
+  layout?: {
+    title: string
+    description: string
+    id?: string
+    blockName?: string
+    blockType: 'hero'
+  }[]
+  featuredPosts?: string[] | Post[]
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+}
+export interface Post {
+  id: string
+  title: string
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+}
+export interface PayloadPreference {
+  id: string
+  user: {
+    relationTo: 'users'
+    value: string | User
+  }
+  key?: string
+  value?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+}
+export interface PayloadMigration {
+  id: string
+  name?: string
+  batch?: number
+  schema?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+}
+
+declare module 'payload' {
+  export interface GeneratedTypes {
+    collections: {
+      users: User
+      pages: Page
+      posts: Post
+      'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference
+      'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/live-preview/payload-types.ts b/test/live-preview/payload-types.ts
index 0b67db742..e91bd7b17 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/payload-types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface Config {
   collections: {
     users: User
     pages: Page
+    posts: Post
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration
   }
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ export interface Page {
   title: string
   description: string
   slug: string
+  layout?: {
+    title: string
+    description: string
+    id?: string
+    blockName?: string
+    blockType: 'hero'
+  }[]
+  featuredPosts?: string[] | Post[]
+  updatedAt: string
+  createdAt: string
+}
+export interface Post {
+  id: string
+  title: string
   updatedAt: string
   createdAt: string
 }
@@ -77,6 +92,7 @@ declare module 'payload' {
     collections: {
       users: User
       pages: Page
+      posts: Post
       'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference
       'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration
     }