diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/types.ts
index 87e1b8635..0168c80a5 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ export type RichTextFieldProps<Value extends object, AdapterProps> = Omit<
 export type RichTextAdapter<Value extends object = object, AdapterProps = any> = {
   CellComponent: React.FC<CellComponentProps<RichTextField<Value, AdapterProps>>>
   FieldComponent: React.FC<RichTextFieldProps<Value, AdapterProps>>
-  afterReadPromise?: (data: {
+  afterReadPromise?: ({
+    field,
+    incomingEditorState,
+    siblingDoc,
+  }: {
+    field: RichTextField<Value, AdapterProps>
+    incomingEditorState: Value
+    siblingDoc: Record<string, unknown>
+  }) => Promise<void> | null
+
+  populationPromise?: (data: {
     currentDepth?: number
     depth: number
     field: RichTextField<Value, AdapterProps>
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
index d8682a0fb..9d77c93e8 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -90,12 +90,17 @@ export default joi.object({
   debug: joi.boolean(),
   defaultDepth: joi.number().min(0).max(30),
   defaultMaxTextLength: joi.number(),
-  editor: joi.object().required().keys({
-    CellComponent: component.required(),
-    FieldComponent: component.required(),
-    afterReadPromise: joi.func().required(),
-    validate: joi.func().required(),
-  }),
+  editor: joi
+    .object()
+    .required()
+    .keys({
+      CellComponent: component.required(),
+      FieldComponent: component.required(),
+      afterReadPromise: joi.func().optional(),
+      populationPromise: joi.func().optional(),
+      validate: joi.func().required(),
+    })
+    .unknown(),
   email: joi.object(),
   endpoints: endpointsSchema,
   express: joi.object().keys({
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/exports/README.md b/packages/payload/src/exports/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts
index 6a901140a..b0b4f060b 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts
@@ -354,12 +354,16 @@ export const richText = baseField.keys({
   name: joi.string().required(),
   admin: baseAdminFields.default(),
   defaultValue: joi.alternatives().try(joi.array().items(joi.object()), joi.func()),
-  editor: joi.object().keys({
-    CellComponent: componentSchema.required(),
-    FieldComponent: componentSchema.required(),
-    afterReadPromise: joi.func().required(),
-    validate: joi.func().required(),
-  }),
+  editor: joi
+    .object()
+    .keys({
+      CellComponent: componentSchema.required(),
+      FieldComponent: componentSchema.required(),
+      afterReadPromise: joi.func().optional(),
+      populationPromise: joi.func().optional(),
+      validate: joi.func().required(),
+    })
+    .unknown(),
   type: joi.string().valid('richText').required(),
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
index 5a813a3cb..c464c09cb 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ export const promise = async ({
 
     case 'richText': {
       const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor
-      if (editor?.afterReadPromise) {
-        const afterReadPromise = editor.afterReadPromise({
+      // This is run here AND in the GraphQL Resolver
+      if (editor?.populationPromise) {
+        const populationPromise = editor.populationPromise({
           currentDepth,
           depth,
           field,
@@ -146,6 +147,19 @@ export const promise = async ({
           siblingDoc,
         })
 
+        if (populationPromise) {
+          populationPromises.push(populationPromise)
+        }
+      }
+
+      // This is only run here, independent of depth
+      if (editor?.afterReadPromise) {
+        const afterReadPromise = editor?.afterReadPromise({
+          field,
+          incomingEditorState: siblingDoc[field.name] as object,
+          siblingDoc,
+        })
+
         if (afterReadPromise) {
           populationPromises.push(afterReadPromise)
         }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts b/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
index a6f8a63b6..17083dce9 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
@@ -429,8 +429,13 @@ function buildObjectType({
           if (typeof args.depth !== 'undefined') depth = args.depth
           const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor
 
-          if (editor?.afterReadPromise) {
-            await editor?.afterReadPromise({
+          // RichText fields have their own depth argument in GraphQL.
+          // This is why the populationPromise (which populates richtext fields like uploads and relationships)
+          // is run here again, with the provided depth.
+          // In the graphql find.ts resolver, the depth is then hard-coded to 0.
+          // Effectively, this means that the populationPromise for GraphQL is only run here, and not in the find.ts resolver / normal population promise.
+          if (editor?.populationPromise) {
+            await editor?.populationPromise({
               depth,
               field,
               req: context.req,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/BlockQuote/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/BlockQuote/index.ts
index 23264d3db..0f9509ed7 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/BlockQuote/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/BlockQuote/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-import { $createQuoteNode, QuoteNode } from '@lexical/rich-text'
+import type { SerializedHeadingNode, SerializedQuoteNode } from '@lexical/rich-text'
+
+import { $createQuoteNode, HeadingNode, QuoteNode } from '@lexical/rich-text'
 import { $setBlocksType } from '@lexical/selection'
 import { $getSelection, $isRangeSelection } from 'lexical'
 
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../converters/html/converter/types'
 import type { FeatureProvider } from '../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { BlockquoteIcon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/Blockquote'
 import { TextDropdownSectionWithEntries } from '../common/floatingSelectToolbarTextDropdownSection'
+import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../converters/html/converter'
 import { MarkdownTransformer } from './markdownTransformer'
 
 export const BlockQuoteFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         floatingSelectToolbar: {
           sections: [
@@ -38,6 +42,23 @@ export const BlockQuoteFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
         markdownTransformers: [MarkdownTransformer],
         nodes: [
           {
+            converters: {
+              html: {
+                converter: async ({ converters, node, parent }) => {
+                  const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+                    converters,
+                    lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                    parent: {
+                      ...node,
+                      parent,
+                    },
+                  })
+
+                  return `<blockquote>${childrenText}</blockquote>`
+                },
+                nodeTypes: [QuoteNode.getType()],
+              } as HTMLConverter<SerializedQuoteNode>,
+            },
             node: QuoteNode,
             type: QuoteNode.getType(),
           },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx
index 69ed495f6..f2e95d50e 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import type { FeatureProvider } from '../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { BlockIcon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/Block'
-import { blockAfterReadPromiseHOC } from './afterReadPromise'
 import './index.scss'
 import { BlockNode } from './nodes/BlocksNode'
 import { BlocksPlugin, INSERT_BLOCK_COMMAND } from './plugin'
+import { blockPopulationPromiseHOC } from './populationPromise'
 import { blockValidationHOC } from './validate'
 
 export type BlocksFeatureProps = {
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ export const BlocksFeature = (props?: BlocksFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
     })
   }
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         nodes: [
           {
-            afterReadPromises: [blockAfterReadPromiseHOC(props)],
             node: BlockNode,
+            populationPromises: [blockPopulationPromiseHOC(props)],
             type: BlockNode.getType(),
             validations: [blockValidationHOC(props)],
           },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/afterReadPromise.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/populationPromise.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/afterReadPromise.ts
rename to packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/populationPromise.ts
index 11858c23a..0df4703bb 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/afterReadPromise.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/populationPromise.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,22 @@ import type { Block } from 'payload/types'
 import { sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
 
 import type { BlocksFeatureProps } from '.'
-import type { AfterReadPromise } from '../types'
+import type { PopulationPromise } from '../types'
 import type { SerializedBlockNode } from './nodes/BlocksNode'
 
 import { recurseNestedFields } from '../../../populate/recurseNestedFields'
 
-export const blockAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
+export const blockPopulationPromiseHOC = (
   props: BlocksFeatureProps,
-): AfterReadPromise<SerializedBlockNode> => {
-  const blockAfterReadPromise: AfterReadPromise<SerializedBlockNode> = ({
-    afterReadPromises,
+): PopulationPromise<SerializedBlockNode> => {
+  const blockPopulationPromise: PopulationPromise<SerializedBlockNode> = ({
     currentDepth,
     depth,
-    field,
     node,
     overrideAccess,
+    populationPromises,
     req,
     showHiddenFields,
-    siblingDoc,
   }) => {
     const blocks: Block[] = props.blocks
     const blockFieldData = node.fields.data
@@ -45,12 +43,12 @@ export const blockAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
     }
 
     recurseNestedFields({
-      afterReadPromises,
       currentDepth,
       data: blockFieldData,
       depth,
       fields: block.fields,
       overrideAccess,
+      populationPromises,
       promises,
       req,
       showHiddenFields,
@@ -61,5 +59,5 @@ export const blockAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
     return promises
   }
 
-  return blockAfterReadPromise
+  return blockPopulationPromise
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Heading/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Heading/index.ts
index a7eee4c45..72c738dca 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Heading/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Heading/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import type { HeadingTagType } from '@lexical/rich-text'
-import type { LexicalEditor } from 'lexical'
+import type { HeadingTagType, SerializedHeadingNode } from '@lexical/rich-text'
+import type React from 'react'
 
 import { $createHeadingNode, HeadingNode } from '@lexical/rich-text'
 import { $setBlocksType } from '@lexical/selection'
 import { $getSelection, $isRangeSelection, DEPRECATED_$isGridSelection } from 'lexical'
 
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../converters/html/converter/types'
 import type { FeatureProvider } from '../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
@@ -15,9 +16,10 @@ import { H4Icon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/H4'
 import { H5Icon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/H5'
 import { H6Icon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/H6'
 import { TextDropdownSectionWithEntries } from '../common/floatingSelectToolbarTextDropdownSection'
+import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../converters/html/converter'
 import { MarkdownTransformer } from './markdownTransformer'
 
-const setHeading = (editor: LexicalEditor, headingSize: HeadingTagType) => {
+const setHeading = (headingSize: HeadingTagType) => {
   const selection = $getSelection()
   if ($isRangeSelection(selection) || DEPRECATED_$isGridSelection(selection)) {
     $setBlocksType(selection, () => $createHeadingNode(headingSize))
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export const HeadingFeature = (props: Props): FeatureProvider => {
   const { enabledHeadingSizes = ['h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6'] } = props
 
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         floatingSelectToolbar: {
           sections: [
@@ -49,12 +51,12 @@ export const HeadingFeature = (props: Props): FeatureProvider => {
               TextDropdownSectionWithEntries([
                 {
                   ChildComponent: HeadingToIconMap[headingSize],
-                  isActive: ({ editor, selection }) => false,
+                  isActive: () => false,
                   key: headingSize,
                   label: `Heading ${headingSize.charAt(1)}`,
                   onClick: ({ editor }) => {
                     editor.update(() => {
-                      setHeading(editor, headingSize)
+                      setHeading(headingSize)
                     })
                   },
                   order: i + 2,
@@ -64,7 +66,29 @@ export const HeadingFeature = (props: Props): FeatureProvider => {
           ],
         },
         markdownTransformers: [MarkdownTransformer(enabledHeadingSizes)],
-        nodes: [{ node: HeadingNode, type: HeadingNode.getType() }],
+        nodes: [
+          {
+            converters: {
+              html: {
+                converter: async ({ converters, node, parent }) => {
+                  const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+                    converters,
+                    lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                    parent: {
+                      ...node,
+                      parent,
+                    },
+                  })
+
+                  return '<' + node?.tag + '>' + childrenText + '</' + node?.tag + '>'
+                },
+                nodeTypes: [HeadingNode.getType()],
+              } as HTMLConverter<SerializedHeadingNode>,
+            },
+            node: HeadingNode,
+            type: HeadingNode.getType(),
+          },
+        ],
         props,
         slashMenu: {
           options: [
@@ -74,8 +98,8 @@ export const HeadingFeature = (props: Props): FeatureProvider => {
                   new SlashMenuOption(`Heading ${headingSize.charAt(1)}`, {
                     Icon: HeadingToIconMap[headingSize],
                     keywords: ['heading', headingSize],
-                    onSelect: ({ editor }) => {
-                      setHeading(editor, headingSize)
+                    onSelect: () => {
+                      setHeading(headingSize)
                     },
                   }),
                 ],
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/index.tsx
index 260ac2928..9c0b0eed2 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/index.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import { $findMatchingParent } from '@lexical/utils'
 import { $getSelection, $isRangeSelection } from 'lexical'
 import { withMergedProps } from 'payload/utilities'
 
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../converters/html/converter/types'
 import type { FeatureProvider } from '../types'
-import type { LinkFields } from './nodes/LinkNode'
+import type { SerializedAutoLinkNode } from './nodes/AutoLinkNode'
+import type { LinkFields, SerializedLinkNode } from './nodes/LinkNode'
 
 import { LinkIcon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/Link'
 import { getSelectedNode } from '../../lexical/utils/getSelectedNode'
 import { FeaturesSectionWithEntries } from '../common/floatingSelectToolbarFeaturesButtonsSection'
-import { linkAfterReadPromiseHOC } from './afterReadPromise'
+import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../converters/html/converter'
 import './index.scss'
 import { AutoLinkNode } from './nodes/AutoLinkNode'
 import { $isLinkNode, LinkNode, TOGGLE_LINK_COMMAND } from './nodes/LinkNode'
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import { AutoLinkPlugin } from './plugins/autoLink'
 import { FloatingLinkEditorPlugin } from './plugins/floatingLinkEditor'
 import { TOGGLE_LINK_WITH_MODAL_COMMAND } from './plugins/floatingLinkEditor/LinkEditor'
 import { LinkPlugin } from './plugins/link'
+import { linkPopulationPromiseHOC } from './populationPromise'
 
 export type LinkFeatureProps = {
   fields?:
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ export type LinkFeatureProps = {
 }
 export const LinkFeature = (props: LinkFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         floatingSelectToolbar: {
           sections: [
@@ -74,13 +77,58 @@ export const LinkFeature = (props: LinkFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
         },
         nodes: [
           {
-            afterReadPromises: [linkAfterReadPromiseHOC(props)],
+            converters: {
+              html: {
+                converter: async ({ converters, node, parent }) => {
+                  const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+                    converters,
+                    lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                    parent: {
+                      ...node,
+                      parent,
+                    },
+                  })
+
+                  const rel: string = node.fields.newTab ? ' rel="noopener noreferrer"' : ''
+
+                  const href: string =
+                    node.fields.linkType === 'custom' ? node.fields.url : node.fields.doc?.value?.id
+
+                  return `<a href="${href}"${rel}>${childrenText}</a>`
+                },
+                nodeTypes: [LinkNode.getType()],
+              } as HTMLConverter<SerializedLinkNode>,
+            },
             node: LinkNode,
+            populationPromises: [linkPopulationPromiseHOC(props)],
             type: LinkNode.getType(),
             // TODO: Add validation similar to upload for internal links and fields
           },
           {
+            converters: {
+              html: {
+                converter: async ({ converters, node, parent }) => {
+                  const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+                    converters,
+                    lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                    parent: {
+                      ...node,
+                      parent,
+                    },
+                  })
+
+                  const rel: string = node.fields.newTab ? ' rel="noopener noreferrer"' : ''
+
+                  const href: string =
+                    node.fields.linkType === 'custom' ? node.fields.url : node.fields.doc?.value?.id
+
+                  return `<a href="${href}"${rel}>${childrenText}</a>`
+                },
+                nodeTypes: [AutoLinkNode.getType()],
+              } as HTMLConverter<SerializedAutoLinkNode>,
+            },
             node: AutoLinkNode,
+            populationPromises: [linkPopulationPromiseHOC(props)],
             type: AutoLinkNode.getType(),
           },
         ],
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/afterReadPromise.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/populationPromise.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/afterReadPromise.ts
rename to packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/populationPromise.ts
index dd7271a7c..53ab4dade 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/afterReadPromise.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/populationPromise.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 import type { LinkFeatureProps } from '.'
-import type { AfterReadPromise } from '../types'
+import type { PopulationPromise } from '../types'
 import type { SerializedLinkNode } from './nodes/LinkNode'
 
 import { populate } from '../../../populate/populate'
 import { recurseNestedFields } from '../../../populate/recurseNestedFields'
 
-export const linkAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
+export const linkPopulationPromiseHOC = (
   props: LinkFeatureProps,
-): AfterReadPromise<SerializedLinkNode> => {
-  const linkAfterReadPromise: AfterReadPromise<SerializedLinkNode> = ({
-    afterReadPromises,
+): PopulationPromise<SerializedLinkNode> => {
+  const linkPopulationPromise: PopulationPromise<SerializedLinkNode> = ({
     currentDepth,
     depth,
     field,
     node,
     overrideAccess,
+    populationPromises,
     req,
     showHiddenFields,
-    siblingDoc,
   }) => {
     const promises: Promise<void>[] = []
 
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ export const linkAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
     }
     if (Array.isArray(props.fields)) {
       recurseNestedFields({
-        afterReadPromises,
         currentDepth,
         data: node.fields || {},
         depth,
         fields: props.fields,
         overrideAccess,
+        populationPromises,
         promises,
         req,
         showHiddenFields,
@@ -58,5 +57,5 @@ export const linkAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
     return promises
   }
 
-  return linkAfterReadPromise
+  return linkPopulationPromise
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/index.tsx
index 7a5135daf..b566a09d7 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/index.tsx
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ import type { FeatureProvider } from '../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { RelationshipIcon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/Relationship'
-import { relationshipAfterReadPromise } from './afterReadPromise'
 import { INSERT_RELATIONSHIP_WITH_DRAWER_COMMAND } from './drawer'
 import './index.scss'
 import { RelationshipNode } from './nodes/RelationshipNode'
 import RelationshipPlugin from './plugins'
+import { relationshipPopulationPromise } from './populationPromise'
 
 export const RelationshipFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         nodes: [
           {
-            afterReadPromises: [relationshipAfterReadPromise],
             node: RelationshipNode,
+            populationPromises: [relationshipPopulationPromise],
             type: RelationshipNode.getType(),
             // TODO: Add validation similar to upload
           },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/afterReadPromise.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/populationPromise.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/afterReadPromise.ts
rename to packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/populationPromise.ts
index ec8516aee..28df7df1b 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/afterReadPromise.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Relationship/populationPromise.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import type { AfterReadPromise } from '../types'
+import type { PopulationPromise } from '../types'
 import type { SerializedRelationshipNode } from './nodes/RelationshipNode'
 
 import { populate } from '../../../populate/populate'
 
-export const relationshipAfterReadPromise: AfterReadPromise<SerializedRelationshipNode> = ({
+export const relationshipPopulationPromise: PopulationPromise<SerializedRelationshipNode> = ({
   currentDepth,
   depth,
   field,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/index.tsx
index 29b85bd42..0483b6a1e 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/index.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import type { Field } from 'payload/types'
 
+import payload from 'payload'
+
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../converters/html/converter/types'
 import type { FeatureProvider } from '../types'
+import type { SerializedUploadNode } from './nodes/UploadNode'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { UploadIcon } from '../../lexical/ui/icons/Upload'
-import { uploadAfterReadPromiseHOC } from './afterReadPromise'
 import { INSERT_UPLOAD_WITH_DRAWER_COMMAND } from './drawer'
 import './index.scss'
 import { UploadNode } from './nodes/UploadNode'
 import { UploadPlugin } from './plugin'
+import { uploadPopulationPromiseHOC } from './populationPromise'
 import { uploadValidation } from './validate'
 
 export type UploadFeatureProps = {
@@ -21,12 +25,30 @@ export type UploadFeatureProps = {
 
 export const UploadFeature = (props?: UploadFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         nodes: [
           {
-            afterReadPromises: [uploadAfterReadPromiseHOC(props)],
+            converters: {
+              html: {
+                converter: async ({ node }) => {
+                  const uploadDocument = await payload.findByID({
+                    id: node.value.id,
+                    collection: node.relationTo,
+                  })
+                  const url = (payload?.config?.serverURL || '') + uploadDocument?.url
+
+                  if (!(uploadDocument?.mimeType as string)?.startsWith('image')) {
+                    return `<a href="${url}" rel="noopener noreferrer">Upload node which is not an image</a>`
+                  }
+
+                  return `<img src="${url}" alt="${uploadDocument?.filename}" width="${uploadDocument?.width}"  height="${uploadDocument?.height}"/>`
+                },
+                nodeTypes: [UploadNode.getType()],
+              } as HTMLConverter<SerializedUploadNode>,
+            },
             node: UploadNode,
+            populationPromises: [uploadPopulationPromiseHOC(props)],
             type: UploadNode.getType(),
             validations: [uploadValidation()],
           },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/afterReadPromise.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/populationPromise.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/afterReadPromise.ts
rename to packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/populationPromise.ts
index c4178a204..1bf823190 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/afterReadPromise.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/populationPromise.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 import type { UploadFeatureProps } from '.'
-import type { AfterReadPromise } from '../types'
+import type { PopulationPromise } from '../types'
 import type { SerializedUploadNode } from './nodes/UploadNode'
 
 import { populate } from '../../../populate/populate'
 import { recurseNestedFields } from '../../../populate/recurseNestedFields'
 
-export const uploadAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
+export const uploadPopulationPromiseHOC = (
   props?: UploadFeatureProps,
-): AfterReadPromise<SerializedUploadNode> => {
-  const uploadAfterReadPromise: AfterReadPromise<SerializedUploadNode> = ({
-    afterReadPromises,
+): PopulationPromise<SerializedUploadNode> => {
+  const uploadPopulationPromise: PopulationPromise<SerializedUploadNode> = ({
     currentDepth,
     depth,
     field,
     node,
     overrideAccess,
+    populationPromises,
     req,
     showHiddenFields,
-    siblingDoc,
   }) => {
     const promises: Promise<void>[] = []
 
@@ -42,12 +41,12 @@ export const uploadAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
       }
       if (Array.isArray(props?.collections?.[node?.relationTo]?.fields)) {
         recurseNestedFields({
-          afterReadPromises,
           currentDepth,
           data: node.fields || {},
           depth,
           fields: props?.collections?.[node?.relationTo]?.fields,
           overrideAccess,
+          populationPromises,
           promises,
           req,
           showHiddenFields,
@@ -59,5 +58,5 @@ export const uploadAfterReadPromiseHOC = (
     return promises
   }
 
-  return uploadAfterReadPromise
+  return uploadPopulationPromise
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78294e971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { SerializedParagraphNode } from 'lexical'
+
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../types'
+
+import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../index'
+
+export const ParagraphHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedParagraphNode> = {
+  async converter({ converters, node, parent }) {
+    const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+      converters,
+      lexicalNodes: node.children,
+      parent: {
+        ...node,
+        parent,
+      },
+    })
+    return `<p>${childrenText}</p>`
+  },
+  nodeTypes: ['paragraph'],
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/text.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/text.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91d2010ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/text.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import type { SerializedTextNode } from 'lexical'
+
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../types'
+
+import { NodeFormat } from '../../../../../lexical/utils/nodeFormat'
+
+export const TextHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedTextNode> = {
+  converter({ node }) {
+    let text = node.text
+
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_BOLD) {
+      text = `<strong>${text}</strong>`
+    }
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_ITALIC) {
+      text = `<em>${text}</em>`
+    }
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_STRIKETHROUGH) {
+      text = `<span style="text-decoration: line-through">${text}</span>`
+    }
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_UNDERLINE) {
+      text = `<span style="text-decoration: underline">${text}</span>`
+    }
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_CODE) {
+      text = `<code>${text}</code>`
+    }
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_SUBSCRIPT) {
+      text = `<sub>${text}</sub>`
+    }
+    if (node.format & NodeFormat.IS_SUPERSCRIPT) {
+      text = `<sup>${text}</sup>`
+    }
+
+    return text
+  },
+  nodeTypes: ['text'],
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/defaultConverters.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/defaultConverters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bc9a5d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/defaultConverters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import type { HTMLConverter } from './types'
+
+import { ParagraphHTMLConverter } from './converters/paragraph'
+import { TextHTMLConverter } from './converters/text'
+
+export const defaultHTMLConverters: HTMLConverter[] = [ParagraphHTMLConverter, TextHTMLConverter]
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b7dd1bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import type { SerializedEditorState, SerializedLexicalNode } from 'lexical'
+
+import type { HTMLConverter, SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent } from './types'
+
+export async function convertLexicalToHTML({
+  converters,
+  data,
+}: {
+  converters: HTMLConverter[]
+  data: SerializedEditorState
+}): Promise<string> {
+  if (data?.root?.children?.length) {
+    return await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+      converters,
+      lexicalNodes: data?.root?.children,
+      parent: data?.root,
+    })
+  }
+  return ''
+}
+
+export async function convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+  converters,
+  lexicalNodes,
+  parent,
+}: {
+  converters: HTMLConverter[]
+  lexicalNodes: SerializedLexicalNode[]
+  parent: SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent
+}): Promise<string> {
+  const unknownConverter = converters.find((converter) => converter.nodeTypes.includes('unknown'))
+
+  const htmlArray = await Promise.all(
+    lexicalNodes.map(async (node, i) => {
+      const converterForNode = converters.find((converter) =>
+        converter.nodeTypes.includes(node.type),
+      )
+      if (!converterForNode) {
+        if (unknownConverter) {
+          return unknownConverter.converter({ childIndex: i, converters, node, parent })
+        }
+        return '<span>unknown node</span>'
+      }
+      return converterForNode.converter({
+        childIndex: i,
+        converters,
+        node,
+        parent,
+      })
+    }),
+  )
+
+  return htmlArray.join('') || ''
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b5943cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { SerializedLexicalNode } from 'lexical'
+
+export type HTMLConverter<T extends SerializedLexicalNode = SerializedLexicalNode> = {
+  converter: ({
+    childIndex,
+    converters,
+    node,
+    parent,
+  }: {
+    childIndex: number
+    converters: HTMLConverter[]
+    node: T
+    parent: SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent
+  }) => Promise<string> | string
+  nodeTypes: string[]
+}
+
+export type SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent = SerializedLexicalNode & {
+  parent?: SerializedLexicalNode
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/field/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/field/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1d0b186c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/field/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import type { SerializedEditorState } from 'lexical'
+import type { RichTextField, TextField } from 'payload/types'
+
+import type { LexicalRichTextAdapter } from '../../../../../index'
+import type { AdapterProps } from '../../../../../types'
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../converter/types'
+import type { HTMLConverterFeatureProps } from '../index'
+
+import { cloneDeep } from '../../../../../index'
+import { convertLexicalToHTML } from '../converter'
+import { defaultHTMLConverters } from '../converter/defaultConverters'
+
+type Props = {
+  name: string
+}
+
+export const lexicalHTML: (lexicalFieldName: string, props: Props) => TextField = (
+  lexicalFieldName,
+  props,
+) => {
+  const { name = 'lexicalHTML' } = props
+  return {
+    name: name,
+    admin: {
+      hidden: true,
+    },
+    hooks: {
+      afterRead: [
+        async ({ collection, context, data, originalDoc, siblingData }) => {
+          const lexicalField: RichTextField<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps> =
+            collection.fields.find(
+              (field) => 'name' in field && field.name === lexicalFieldName,
+            ) as RichTextField<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>
+
+          const lexicalFieldData: SerializedEditorState = siblingData[lexicalFieldName]
+
+          if (!lexicalFieldData) {
+            return ''
+          }
+
+          if (!lexicalField) {
+            throw new Error(
+              'You cannot use the lexicalHTML field because the lexical field was not found',
+            )
+          }
+
+          const config = (lexicalField?.editor as LexicalRichTextAdapter)?.editorConfig
+
+          if (!config) {
+            throw new Error(
+              'The linked lexical field does not have an editorConfig. This is needed for the lexicalHTML field.',
+            )
+          }
+
+          if (!config?.resolvedFeatureMap?.has('htmlConverter')) {
+            throw new Error(
+              'You cannot use the lexicalHTML field because the htmlConverter feature was not found',
+            )
+          }
+          const htmlConverterFeature = config.resolvedFeatureMap.get('htmlConverter')
+          const htmlConverterFeatureProps: HTMLConverterFeatureProps = htmlConverterFeature.props
+
+          const defaultConvertersWithConvertersFromFeatures = cloneDeep(defaultHTMLConverters)
+
+          for (const converter of config.features.converters.html) {
+            defaultConvertersWithConvertersFromFeatures.push(converter)
+          }
+
+          const finalConverters =
+            htmlConverterFeatureProps?.converters &&
+            typeof htmlConverterFeatureProps?.converters === 'function'
+              ? htmlConverterFeatureProps.converters({
+                  defaultConverters: defaultConvertersWithConvertersFromFeatures,
+                })
+              : (htmlConverterFeatureProps?.converters as HTMLConverter[]) ||
+                defaultConvertersWithConvertersFromFeatures
+
+          return await convertLexicalToHTML({
+            converters: finalConverters,
+            data: lexicalFieldData,
+          })
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    type: 'text',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7d9d84a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import type { FeatureProvider } from '../../types'
+import type { HTMLConverter } from './converter/types'
+
+export type HTMLConverterFeatureProps = {
+  converters?:
+    | (({ defaultConverters }: { defaultConverters: HTMLConverter[] }) => HTMLConverter[])
+    | HTMLConverter[]
+}
+
+/**
+ * This feature only manages the converters. They are read and actually run / executed by the
+ * Lexical field.
+ */
+export const HTMLConverterFeature = (props?: HTMLConverterFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
+  if (!props) {
+    props = {}
+  }
+  /*const defaultConvertersWithConvertersFromFeatures = defaultConverters
+  defaultConvertersWithConver    tersFromFeatures.set(props?
+
+  */
+
+  return {
+    feature: () => {
+      return {
+        props,
+      }
+    },
+    key: 'htmlConverter',
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/CheckList/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/CheckList/index.ts
index ceb89816b..c6ce97d54 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/CheckList/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/CheckList/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { FeatureProvider } from '../../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { ChecklistIcon } from '../../../lexical/ui/icons/Checklist'
+import { ListHTMLConverter, ListItemHTMLConverter } from '../htmlConverter'
 import { CHECK_LIST } from './markdownTransformers'
 
 // 345
@@ -19,10 +20,16 @@ export const CheckListFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
             ? []
             : [
                 {
+                  converters: {
+                    html: ListHTMLConverter,
+                  },
                   node: ListNode,
                   type: ListNode.getType(),
                 },
                 {
+                  converters: {
+                    html: ListItemHTMLConverter,
+                  },
                   node: ListItemNode,
                   type: ListItemNode.getType(),
                 },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/OrderedList/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/OrderedList/index.ts
index 2e62cafba..1d20d1eb8 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/OrderedList/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/OrderedList/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { FeatureProvider } from '../../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { OrderedListIcon } from '../../../lexical/ui/icons/OrderedList'
+import { ListHTMLConverter, ListItemHTMLConverter } from '../htmlConverter'
 import { ORDERED_LIST } from './markdownTransformer'
 
 export const OrderedListFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
@@ -16,10 +17,19 @@ export const OrderedListFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
           ? []
           : [
               {
+                converters: {
+                  html: ListHTMLConverter,
+                },
                 node: ListNode,
                 type: ListNode.getType(),
               },
-              { node: ListItemNode, type: ListItemNode.getType() },
+              {
+                converters: {
+                  html: ListItemHTMLConverter,
+                },
+                node: ListItemNode,
+                type: ListItemNode.getType(),
+              },
             ],
         plugins: featureProviderMap.has('unorderedList')
           ? []
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/UnorderedList/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/UnorderedList/index.ts
index a9aa060c2..3dbca2b99 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/UnorderedList/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/UnorderedList/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { FeatureProvider } from '../../types'
 
 import { SlashMenuOption } from '../../../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
 import { UnorderedListIcon } from '../../../lexical/ui/icons/UnorderedList'
+import { ListHTMLConverter, ListItemHTMLConverter } from '../htmlConverter'
 import { UNORDERED_LIST } from './markdownTransformer'
 
 export const UnoderedListFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
@@ -14,10 +15,16 @@ export const UnoderedListFeature = (): FeatureProvider => {
         markdownTransformers: [UNORDERED_LIST],
         nodes: [
           {
+            converters: {
+              html: ListHTMLConverter,
+            },
             node: ListNode,
             type: ListNode.getType(),
           },
           {
+            converters: {
+              html: ListItemHTMLConverter,
+            },
             node: ListItemNode,
             type: ListItemNode.getType(),
           },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3482b0412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { SerializedListItemNode, SerializedListNode } from '@lexical/list'
+
+import { ListItemNode, ListNode } from '@lexical/list'
+
+import type { HTMLConverter } from '../converters/html/converter/types'
+
+import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../converters/html/converter'
+
+export const ListHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedListNode> = {
+  converter: async ({ converters, node, parent }) => {
+    const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+      converters,
+      lexicalNodes: node.children,
+      parent: {
+        ...node,
+        parent,
+      },
+    })
+
+    return `<${node?.tag} class="${node?.listType}">${childrenText}</${node?.tag}>`
+  },
+  nodeTypes: [ListNode.getType()],
+}
+
+export const ListItemHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedListItemNode> = {
+  converter: async ({ converters, node, parent }) => {
+    const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
+      converters,
+      lexicalNodes: node.children,
+      parent: {
+        ...node,
+        parent,
+      },
+    })
+
+    if ('listType' in parent && parent?.listType === 'check') {
+      return `<li aria-checked=${node.checked ? 'true' : 'false'} class="${
+        'list-item-checkbox' + node.checked
+          ? 'list-item-checkbox-checked'
+          : 'list-item-checkbox-unchecked'
+      }"
+          role="checkbox"
+          tabIndex=${-1}
+          value=${node?.value}
+      >
+          {serializedChildren}
+          </li>`
+    } else {
+      return `<li value=${node?.value}>${childrenText}</li>`
+    }
+  },
+  nodeTypes: [ListItemNode.getType()],
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/heading.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/heading.ts
index ac031c688..ff9f988c7 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/heading.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/heading.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const HeadingConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateHeadingConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ converters, slateNode }) {
     return {
       children: convertSlateNodesToLexical({
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/indent.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/indent.ts
index b5e721297..0aadc1891 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/indent.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/indent.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const IndentConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateIndentConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ converters, slateNode }) {
     console.log('slateToLexical > IndentConverter > converter', JSON.stringify(slateNode, null, 2))
     const convertChildren = (node: any, indentLevel: number = 0): SerializedLexicalNode => {
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/link.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/link.ts
index 80458d90b..b4c1ff676 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/link.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/link.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const LinkConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateLinkConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ converters, slateNode }) {
     return {
       children: convertSlateNodesToLexical({
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/listItem.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/listItem.ts
index 1775803da..64365fbaa 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/listItem.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/listItem.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const ListItemConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateListItemConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ childIndex, converters, slateNode }) {
     return {
       checked: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/orderedList.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/orderedList.ts
index d3cef2650..0014d97f4 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/orderedList.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/orderedList.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const OrderedListConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateOrderedListConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ converters, slateNode }) {
     return {
       children: convertSlateNodesToLexical({
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/relationship.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/relationship.ts
index d881e0538..18406e895 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/relationship.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/relationship.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { SerializedRelationshipNode } from '../../../../../..'
 import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
-export const RelationshipConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateRelationshipConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ slateNode }) {
     return {
       format: '',
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unknown.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unknown.ts
index 05fa300ee..91a4ea890 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unknown.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unknown.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const UnknownConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateUnknownConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ converters, slateNode }) {
     return {
       children: convertSlateNodesToLexical({
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unorderedList.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unorderedList.ts
index fd82b3a7e..db530aa19 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unorderedList.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unorderedList.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
 import { convertSlateNodesToLexical } from '..'
 
-export const UnorderedListConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateUnorderedListConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ converters, slateNode }) {
     return {
       children: convertSlateNodesToLexical({
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/upload.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/upload.ts
index a3b59d6a5..ba4953462 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/upload.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/upload.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { SerializedUploadNode } from '../../../../../..'
 import type { SlateNodeConverter } from '../types'
 
-export const UploadConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
+export const SlateUploadConverter: SlateNodeConverter = {
   converter({ slateNode }) {
     return {
       fields: {
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/defaultConverters.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/defaultConverters.ts
index d0f5ff75b..c779c7d02 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/defaultConverters.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/defaultConverters.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 import type { SlateNodeConverter } from './types'
 
-import { HeadingConverter } from './converters/heading'
-import { IndentConverter } from './converters/indent'
-import { LinkConverter } from './converters/link'
-import { ListItemConverter } from './converters/listItem'
-import { OrderedListConverter } from './converters/orderedList'
-import { RelationshipConverter } from './converters/relationship'
-import { UnknownConverter } from './converters/unknown'
-import { UnorderedListConverter } from './converters/unorderedList'
-import { UploadConverter } from './converters/upload'
+import { SlateHeadingConverter } from './converters/heading'
+import { SlateIndentConverter } from './converters/indent'
+import { SlateLinkConverter } from './converters/link'
+import { SlateListItemConverter } from './converters/listItem'
+import { SlateOrderedListConverter } from './converters/orderedList'
+import { SlateRelationshipConverter } from './converters/relationship'
+import { SlateUnknownConverter } from './converters/unknown'
+import { SlateUnorderedListConverter } from './converters/unorderedList'
+import { SlateUploadConverter } from './converters/upload'
 
-export const defaultConverters: SlateNodeConverter[] = [
-  UnknownConverter,
-  UploadConverter,
-  UnorderedListConverter,
-  OrderedListConverter,
-  RelationshipConverter,
-  ListItemConverter,
-  LinkConverter,
-  HeadingConverter,
-  IndentConverter,
+export const defaultSlateConverters: SlateNodeConverter[] = [
+  SlateUnknownConverter,
+  SlateUploadConverter,
+  SlateUnorderedListConverter,
+  SlateOrderedListConverter,
+  SlateRelationshipConverter,
+  SlateListItemConverter,
+  SlateLinkConverter,
+  SlateHeadingConverter,
+  SlateIndentConverter,
 ]
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/index.ts
index 6dc9ff010..a3752dd96 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { FeatureProvider } from '../../types'
 import type { SlateNodeConverter } from './converter/types'
 
 import { convertSlateToLexical } from './converter'
-import { defaultConverters } from './converter/defaultConverters'
+import { defaultSlateConverters } from './converter/defaultConverters'
 import { UnknownConvertedNode } from './nodes/unknownConvertedNode'
 
 type Props = {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export const SlateToLexicalFeature = (props?: Props): FeatureProvider => {
 
   props.converters =
     props?.converters && typeof props?.converters === 'function'
-      ? props.converters({ defaultConverters: defaultConverters })
-      : (props?.converters as SlateNodeConverter[]) || defaultConverters
+      ? props.converters({ defaultConverters: defaultSlateConverters })
+      : (props?.converters as SlateNodeConverter[]) || defaultSlateConverters
 
   return {
-    feature: ({ resolvedFeatures, unsanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+    feature: () => {
       return {
         hooks: {
           load({ incomingEditorState }) {
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts
index 0277bc6fe..fb3a208f5 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts
@@ -6,27 +6,28 @@ import type { PayloadRequest, RichTextField, ValidateOptions } from 'payload/typ
 import type React from 'react'
 
 import type { AdapterProps } from '../../types'
-import type { EditorConfig } from '..//lexical/config/types'
+import type { EditorConfig } from '../lexical/config/types'
 import type { FloatingToolbarSection } from '../lexical/plugins/FloatingSelectToolbar/types'
 import type { SlashMenuGroup } from '../lexical/plugins/SlashMenu/LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin/LexicalMenu'
+import type { HTMLConverter } from './converters/html/converter/types'
 
-export type AfterReadPromise<T extends SerializedLexicalNode = SerializedLexicalNode> = ({
-  afterReadPromises,
+export type PopulationPromise<T extends SerializedLexicalNode = SerializedLexicalNode> = ({
   currentDepth,
   depth,
   field,
   node,
   overrideAccess,
+  populationPromises,
   req,
   showHiddenFields,
   siblingDoc,
 }: {
-  afterReadPromises: Map<string, Array<AfterReadPromise>>
   currentDepth: number
   depth: number
   field: RichTextField<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>
   node: T
   overrideAccess: boolean
+  populationPromises: Map<string, Array<PopulationPromise>>
   req: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields: boolean
   siblingDoc: Record<string, unknown>
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ export type Feature = {
     sections: FloatingToolbarSection[]
   }
   hooks?: {
+    afterReadPromise?: ({
+      field,
+      incomingEditorState,
+      siblingDoc,
+    }: {
+      field: RichTextField<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>
+      incomingEditorState: SerializedEditorState
+      siblingDoc: Record<string, unknown>
+    }) => Promise<void> | null
     load?: ({
       incomingEditorState,
     }: {
@@ -65,8 +75,11 @@ export type Feature = {
   }
   markdownTransformers?: Transformer[]
   nodes?: Array<{
-    afterReadPromises?: Array<AfterReadPromise>
+    converters?: {
+      html?: HTMLConverter
+    }
     node: Klass<LexicalNode>
+    populationPromises?: Array<PopulationPromise>
     type: string
     validations?: Array<NodeValidation>
   }>
@@ -128,14 +141,27 @@ export type FeatureProviderMap = Map<string, FeatureProvider>
 export type SanitizedFeatures = Required<
   Pick<ResolvedFeature, 'markdownTransformers' | 'nodes'>
 > & {
-  /**  The node types mapped to their afterReadPromises */
-  afterReadPromises: Map<string, Array<AfterReadPromise>>
+  /**  The node types mapped to their converters */
+  converters: {
+    html: HTMLConverter[]
+  }
   /** The keys of all enabled features */
   enabledFeatures: string[]
   floatingSelectToolbar: {
     sections: FloatingToolbarSection[]
   }
   hooks: {
+    afterReadPromises: Array<
+      ({
+        field,
+        incomingEditorState,
+        siblingDoc,
+      }: {
+        field: RichTextField<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>
+        incomingEditorState: SerializedEditorState
+        siblingDoc: Record<string, unknown>
+      }) => Promise<void> | null
+    >
     load: Array<
       ({
         incomingEditorState,
@@ -166,6 +192,8 @@ export type SanitizedFeatures = Required<
         position: 'floatingAnchorElem' // Determines at which position the Component will be added.
       }
   >
+  /**  The node types mapped to their populationPromises */
+  populationPromises: Map<string, Array<PopulationPromise>>
   slashMenu: {
     dynamicOptions: Array<
       ({ editor, queryString }: { editor: LexicalEditor; queryString: string }) => SlashMenuGroup[]
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts
index ad793c0a0..8a8b66670 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,22 @@ import { loadFeatures } from './loader'
 
 export const sanitizeFeatures = (features: ResolvedFeatureMap): SanitizedFeatures => {
   const sanitized: SanitizedFeatures = {
-    afterReadPromises: new Map(),
+    converters: {
+      html: [],
+    },
     enabledFeatures: [],
     floatingSelectToolbar: {
       sections: [],
     },
     hooks: {
+      afterReadPromises: [],
       load: [],
       save: [],
     },
     markdownTransformers: [],
     nodes: [],
     plugins: [],
+    populationPromises: new Map(),
     slashMenu: {
       dynamicOptions: [],
       groupsWithOptions: [],
@@ -26,6 +30,11 @@ export const sanitizeFeatures = (features: ResolvedFeatureMap): SanitizedFeature
 
   features.forEach((feature) => {
     if (feature.hooks) {
+      if (feature.hooks.afterReadPromise) {
+        sanitized.hooks.afterReadPromises = sanitized.hooks.afterReadPromises.concat(
+          feature.hooks.afterReadPromise,
+        )
+      }
       if (feature.hooks?.load?.length) {
         sanitized.hooks.load = sanitized.hooks.load.concat(feature.hooks.load)
       }
@@ -37,12 +46,15 @@ export const sanitizeFeatures = (features: ResolvedFeatureMap): SanitizedFeature
     if (feature.nodes?.length) {
       sanitized.nodes = sanitized.nodes.concat(feature.nodes)
       feature.nodes.forEach((node) => {
-        if (node?.afterReadPromises?.length) {
-          sanitized.afterReadPromises.set(node.type, node.afterReadPromises)
+        if (node?.populationPromises?.length) {
+          sanitized.populationPromises.set(node.type, node.populationPromises)
         }
         if (node?.validations?.length) {
           sanitized.validations.set(node.type, node.validations)
         }
+        if (node?.converters?.html) {
+          sanitized.converters.html.push(node.converters.html)
+        }
       })
     }
     if (feature.plugins?.length) {
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts
index f0b524774..fb5c98c2e 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ export type LexicalEditorProps = {
   lexical?: LexicalEditorConfig
 }
 
-export function lexicalEditor(
-  props?: LexicalEditorProps,
-): RichTextAdapter<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps> {
+export type LexicalRichTextAdapter = RichTextAdapter<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps> & {
+  editorConfig: SanitizedEditorConfig
+}
+
+export function lexicalEditor(props?: LexicalEditorProps): LexicalRichTextAdapter {
   let finalSanitizedEditorConfig: SanitizedEditorConfig
   if (!props || (!props.features && !props.lexical)) {
     finalSanitizedEditorConfig = cloneDeep(defaultSanitizedEditorConfig)
@@ -59,7 +61,30 @@ export function lexicalEditor(
       Component: RichTextField,
       toMergeIntoProps: { editorConfig: finalSanitizedEditorConfig },
     }),
-    afterReadPromise({
+    afterReadPromise: ({ field, incomingEditorState, siblingDoc }) => {
+      return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        const promises: Promise<void>[] = []
+
+        if (finalSanitizedEditorConfig?.features?.hooks?.afterReadPromises?.length) {
+          for (const afterReadPromise of finalSanitizedEditorConfig.features.hooks
+            .afterReadPromises) {
+            promises.push(
+              afterReadPromise({
+                field,
+                incomingEditorState,
+                siblingDoc,
+              }),
+            )
+          }
+        }
+
+        Promise.all(promises)
+          .then(() => resolve())
+          .catch((error) => reject(error))
+      })
+    },
+    editorConfig: finalSanitizedEditorConfig,
+    populationPromise({
       currentDepth,
       depth,
       field,
@@ -68,14 +93,14 @@ export function lexicalEditor(
       showHiddenFields,
       siblingDoc,
     }) {
-      // check if there are any features with nodes which have afterReadPromises for this field
-      if (finalSanitizedEditorConfig?.features?.afterReadPromises?.size) {
+      // check if there are any features with nodes which have populationPromises for this field
+      if (finalSanitizedEditorConfig?.features?.populationPromises?.size) {
         return richTextRelationshipPromise({
-          afterReadPromises: finalSanitizedEditorConfig.features.afterReadPromises,
           currentDepth,
           depth,
           field,
           overrideAccess,
+          populationPromises: finalSanitizedEditorConfig.features.populationPromises,
           req,
           showHiddenFields,
           siblingDoc,
@@ -99,8 +124,8 @@ export {
   BlockNode,
   type SerializedBlockNode,
 } from './field/features/Blocks/nodes/BlocksNode'
-
 export { HeadingFeature } from './field/features/Heading'
+
 export { LinkFeature } from './field/features/Link'
 export type { LinkFeatureProps } from './field/features/Link'
 export {
@@ -109,7 +134,6 @@ export {
   AutoLinkNode,
   type SerializedAutoLinkNode,
 } from './field/features/Link/nodes/AutoLinkNode'
-
 export {
   $createLinkNode,
   $isLinkNode,
@@ -118,6 +142,7 @@ export {
   type SerializedLinkNode,
   TOGGLE_LINK_COMMAND,
 } from './field/features/Link/nodes/LinkNode'
+
 export { ParagraphFeature } from './field/features/Paragraph'
 export { RelationshipFeature } from './field/features/Relationship'
 export {
@@ -139,6 +164,20 @@ export {
 } from './field/features/Upload/nodes/UploadNode'
 export { AlignFeature } from './field/features/align'
 export { TextDropdownSectionWithEntries } from './field/features/common/floatingSelectToolbarTextDropdownSection'
+export {
+  HTMLConverterFeature,
+  type HTMLConverterFeatureProps,
+} from './field/features/converters/html'
+export {
+  convertLexicalNodesToHTML,
+  convertLexicalToHTML,
+} from './field/features/converters/html/converter'
+export { ParagraphHTMLConverter } from './field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph'
+export { TextHTMLConverter } from './field/features/converters/html/converter/converters/text'
+export { defaultHTMLConverters } from './field/features/converters/html/converter/defaultConverters'
+export type { HTMLConverter } from './field/features/converters/html/converter/types'
+export { lexicalHTML } from './field/features/converters/html/field'
+
 export { TreeviewFeature } from './field/features/debug/TreeView'
 
 export { BoldTextFeature } from './field/features/format/Bold'
@@ -155,13 +194,34 @@ export { OrderedListFeature } from './field/features/lists/OrderedList'
 export { UnoderedListFeature } from './field/features/lists/UnorderedList'
 export { LexicalPluginToLexicalFeature } from './field/features/migrations/LexicalPluginToLexical'
 export { SlateToLexicalFeature } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical'
+export { SlateHeadingConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/heading'
+
+export { SlateIndentConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/indent'
+export { SlateLinkConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/link'
+export { SlateListItemConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/listItem'
+export { SlateOrderedListConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/orderedList'
+export { SlateRelationshipConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/relationship'
+export { SlateUnknownConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unknown'
+export { SlateUnorderedListConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/unorderedList'
+export { SlateUploadConverter } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/converters/upload'
+export { defaultSlateConverters } from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/defaultConverters'
+
+export {
+  convertSlateNodesToLexical,
+  convertSlateToLexical,
+} from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/index'
+
+export type {
+  SlateNode,
+  SlateNodeConverter,
+} from './field/features/migrations/SlateToLexical/converter/types'
 
 export type {
-  AfterReadPromise,
   Feature,
   FeatureProvider,
   FeatureProviderMap,
   NodeValidation,
+  PopulationPromise,
   ResolvedFeature,
   ResolvedFeatureMap,
   SanitizedFeatures,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/recurseNestedFields.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/recurseNestedFields.ts
index 65846d126..ab9948824 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/recurseNestedFields.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/recurseNestedFields.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ import type { Field, PayloadRequest, RichTextAdapter } from 'payload/types'
 
 import { fieldAffectsData, fieldHasSubFields, fieldIsArrayType } from 'payload/types'
 
-import type { AfterReadPromise } from '../field/features/types'
+import type { PopulationPromise } from '../field/features/types'
 
 import { populate } from './populate'
 
 type NestedRichTextFieldsArgs = {
-  afterReadPromises: Map<string, Array<AfterReadPromise>>
   currentDepth?: number
   data: unknown
   depth: number
   fields: Field[]
   overrideAccess: boolean
+  populationPromises: Map<string, Array<PopulationPromise>>
   promises: Promise<void>[]
   req: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields: boolean
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ type NestedRichTextFieldsArgs = {
 }
 
 export const recurseNestedFields = ({
-  afterReadPromises,
   currentDepth = 0,
   data,
   depth,
   fields,
   overrideAccess = false,
+  populationPromises,
   promises,
   req,
   showHiddenFields,
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ export const recurseNestedFields = ({
     } else if (fieldHasSubFields(field) && !fieldIsArrayType(field)) {
       if (fieldAffectsData(field) && typeof data[field.name] === 'object') {
         recurseNestedFields({
-          afterReadPromises,
           currentDepth,
           data: data[field.name],
           depth,
           fields: field.fields,
           overrideAccess,
+          populationPromises,
           promises,
           req,
           showHiddenFields,
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ export const recurseNestedFields = ({
         })
       } else {
         recurseNestedFields({
-          afterReadPromises,
           currentDepth,
           data,
           depth,
           fields: field.fields,
           overrideAccess,
+          populationPromises,
           promises,
           req,
           showHiddenFields,
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ export const recurseNestedFields = ({
     } else if (field.type === 'tabs') {
       field.tabs.forEach((tab) => {
         recurseNestedFields({
-          afterReadPromises,
           currentDepth,
           data,
           depth,
           fields: tab.fields,
           overrideAccess,
+          populationPromises,
           promises,
           req,
           showHiddenFields,
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ export const recurseNestedFields = ({
           const block = field.blocks.find(({ slug }) => slug === row?.blockType)
           if (block) {
             recurseNestedFields({
-              afterReadPromises,
               currentDepth,
               data: data[field.name][i],
               depth,
               fields: block.fields,
               overrideAccess,
+              populationPromises,
               promises,
               req,
               showHiddenFields,
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ export const recurseNestedFields = ({
       if (field.type === 'array') {
         data[field.name].forEach((_, i) => {
           recurseNestedFields({
-            afterReadPromises,
             currentDepth,
             data: data[field.name][i],
             depth,
             fields: field.fields,
             overrideAccess,
+            populationPromises,
             promises,
             req,
             showHiddenFields,
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ export const recurseNestedFields = ({
     if (field.type === 'richText') {
       const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor
 
-      if (editor?.afterReadPromise) {
-        const afterReadPromise = editor.afterReadPromise({
+      if (editor?.populationPromise) {
+        const afterReadPromise = editor.populationPromise({
           currentDepth,
           depth,
           field,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts
index 198b5a6cd..d5af36a61 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 import type { SerializedEditorState, SerializedLexicalNode } from 'lexical'
 import type { PayloadRequest, RichTextAdapter, RichTextField } from 'payload/types'
 
-import type { AfterReadPromise } from '../field/features/types'
+import type { PopulationPromise } from '../field/features/types'
 import type { AdapterProps } from '../types'
 
 export type Args = Parameters<
-  RichTextAdapter<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>['afterReadPromise']
+  RichTextAdapter<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>['populationPromise']
 >[0] & {
-  afterReadPromises: Map<string, Array<AfterReadPromise>>
+  populationPromises: Map<string, Array<PopulationPromise>>
 }
 
 type RecurseRichTextArgs = {
-  afterReadPromises: Map<string, Array<AfterReadPromise>>
   children: SerializedLexicalNode[]
   currentDepth: number
   depth: number
   field: RichTextField<SerializedEditorState, AdapterProps>
   overrideAccess: boolean
+  populationPromises: Map<string, Array<PopulationPromise>>
   promises: Promise<void>[]
   req: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields: boolean
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ type RecurseRichTextArgs = {
 }
 
 export const recurseRichText = ({
-  afterReadPromises,
   children,
   currentDepth = 0,
   depth,
   field,
   overrideAccess = false,
+  populationPromises,
   promises,
   req,
   showHiddenFields,
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ export const recurseRichText = ({
 
   if (Array.isArray(children)) {
     children.forEach((node) => {
-      if (afterReadPromises?.has(node.type)) {
-        for (const promise of afterReadPromises.get(node.type)) {
+      if (populationPromises?.has(node.type)) {
+        for (const promise of populationPromises.get(node.type)) {
           promises.push(
             ...promise({
-              afterReadPromises,
               currentDepth,
               depth,
               field,
               node: node,
               overrideAccess,
+              populationPromises,
               req,
               showHiddenFields,
               siblingDoc,
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ export const recurseRichText = ({
 
       if ('children' in node && Array.isArray(node?.children) && node?.children?.length) {
         recurseRichText({
-          afterReadPromises,
           children: node.children as SerializedLexicalNode[],
           currentDepth,
           depth,
           field,
           overrideAccess,
+          populationPromises,
           promises,
           req,
           showHiddenFields,
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ export const recurseRichText = ({
 }
 
 export const richTextRelationshipPromise = async ({
-  afterReadPromises,
   currentDepth,
   depth,
   field,
   overrideAccess,
+  populationPromises,
   req,
   showHiddenFields,
   siblingDoc,
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ export const richTextRelationshipPromise = async ({
   const promises = []
 
   recurseRichText({
-    afterReadPromises,
     children: (siblingDoc[field?.name] as SerializedEditorState)?.root?.children ?? [],
     currentDepth,
     depth,
     field,
     overrideAccess,
+    populationPromises,
     promises,
     req,
     showHiddenFields,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts b/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts
index dbc3f8dab..233fd1743 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/richTextRelationshipPromise.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { AdapterArguments } from '../types'
 import { populate } from './populate'
 import { recurseNestedFields } from './recurseNestedFields'
 
-export type Args = Parameters<RichTextAdapter<any[], AdapterArguments>['afterReadPromise']>[0]
+export type Args = Parameters<RichTextAdapter<any[], AdapterArguments>['populationPromise']>[0]
 
 type RecurseRichTextArgs = {
   children: unknown[]
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts b/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts
index 3e84c7995..c696c97b1 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function slateEditor(args: AdapterArguments): RichTextAdapter<any[], Adap
       Component: RichTextField,
       toMergeIntoProps: args,
     }),
-    afterReadPromise({
+    populationPromise({
       currentDepth,
       depth,
       field,
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Lexical/index.ts b/test/fields/collections/Lexical/index.ts
index 31408e708..599e0e169 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Lexical/index.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Lexical/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { CollectionConfig } from '../../../../packages/payload/src/collecti
 
 import {
   BlocksFeature,
+  HTMLConverterFeature,
   LexicalPluginToLexicalFeature,
   LinkFeature,
   TreeviewFeature,
@@ -34,45 +35,6 @@ export const LexicalFields: CollectionConfig = {
       type: 'text',
       required: true,
     },
-    {
-      name: 'richTextLexicalWithLexicalPluginData',
-      type: 'richText',
-      editor: lexicalEditor({
-        features: ({ defaultFeatures }) => [
-          ...defaultFeatures,
-          LexicalPluginToLexicalFeature(),
-          TreeviewFeature(),
-          LinkFeature({
-            fields: [
-              {
-                name: 'rel',
-                label: 'Rel Attribute',
-                type: 'select',
-                hasMany: true,
-                options: ['noopener', 'noreferrer', 'nofollow'],
-                admin: {
-                  description:
-                    'The rel attribute defines the relationship between a linked resource and the current document. This is a custom link field.',
-                },
-              },
-            ],
-          }),
-          UploadFeature({
-            collections: {
-              uploads: {
-                fields: [
-                  {
-                    name: 'caption',
-                    type: 'richText',
-                    editor: lexicalEditor(),
-                  },
-                ],
-              },
-            },
-          }),
-        ],
-      }),
-    },
     {
       name: 'richTextLexicalCustomFields',
       type: 'richText',
@@ -81,6 +43,7 @@ export const LexicalFields: CollectionConfig = {
         features: ({ defaultFeatures }) => [
           ...defaultFeatures,
           TreeviewFeature(),
+          HTMLConverterFeature(),
           LinkFeature({
             fields: [
               {
@@ -122,6 +85,45 @@ export const LexicalFields: CollectionConfig = {
         ],
       }),
     },
+    {
+      name: 'richTextLexicalWithLexicalPluginData',
+      type: 'richText',
+      editor: lexicalEditor({
+        features: ({ defaultFeatures }) => [
+          ...defaultFeatures,
+          LexicalPluginToLexicalFeature(),
+          TreeviewFeature(),
+          LinkFeature({
+            fields: [
+              {
+                name: 'rel',
+                label: 'Rel Attribute',
+                type: 'select',
+                hasMany: true,
+                options: ['noopener', 'noreferrer', 'nofollow'],
+                admin: {
+                  description:
+                    'The rel attribute defines the relationship between a linked resource and the current document. This is a custom link field.',
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+          UploadFeature({
+            collections: {
+              uploads: {
+                fields: [
+                  {
+                    name: 'caption',
+                    type: 'richText',
+                    editor: lexicalEditor(),
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+          }),
+        ],
+      }),
+    },
   ],
 }
 
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts b/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts
index 6899095c1..41eacd3f1 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import type { CollectionConfig } from '../../../../packages/payload/src/collecti
 
 import {
   BlocksFeature,
+  HTMLConverterFeature,
   LinkFeature,
   TreeviewFeature,
   UploadFeature,
   lexicalEditor,
 } from '../../../../packages/richtext-lexical/src'
+import { lexicalHTML } from '../../../../packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/converters/html/field'
 import { slateEditor } from '../../../../packages/richtext-slate/src'
 import { RelationshipBlock, SelectFieldBlock, TextBlock, UploadAndRichTextBlock } from './blocks'
 import { generateLexicalRichText } from './generateLexicalRichText'
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ const RichTextFields: CollectionConfig = {
         features: ({ defaultFeatures }) => [
           ...defaultFeatures,
           TreeviewFeature(),
+          HTMLConverterFeature({}),
           LinkFeature({
             fields: [
               {
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ const RichTextFields: CollectionConfig = {
         ],
       }),
     },
+    lexicalHTML('richTextLexicalCustomFields', { name: 'richTextLexicalCustomFields_htmll' }),
     {
       name: 'richTextLexical',
       type: 'richText',