diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fda52a319..d1543f822 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "shelljs": "0.8.5",
     "ts-node": "10.9.1",
-    "turbo": "^1.10.13",
+    "turbo": "^1.10.15",
     "typescript": "5.2.2",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/DocumentDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/DocumentDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx
index 19d18093f..87e4991dd 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/DocumentDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/elements/DocumentDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const Content: React.FC<DocumentDrawerProps> = ({
   const hasInitializedState = useRef(false)
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)
   const [collectionConfig] = useRelatedCollections(collectionSlug)
+  const config = useConfig()
 
   const { admin: { components: { views: { Edit } = {} } = {} } = {} } = collectionConfig
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ const Content: React.FC<DocumentDrawerProps> = ({
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
         id,
+        config,
         data,
         fieldSchema: fields,
         locale,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/addFieldStatePromise.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/addFieldStatePromise.ts
index 054985295..3615de734 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/addFieldStatePromise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/addFieldStatePromise.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { TFunction } from 'i18next'
 import ObjectID from 'bson-objectid'
 
 import type { User } from '../../../../../auth'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../../../../../config/types'
 import type { NonPresentationalField } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { Data, Fields, FormField } from '../types'
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import getValueWithDefault from '../../../../../fields/getDefaultValue'
 import { iterateFields } from './iterateFields'
 
 type Args = {
+  config: SanitizedConfig
   data: Data
   field: NonPresentationalField
   fullData: Data
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ type Args = {
 
 export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
   id,
+  config,
   data,
   field,
   fullData,
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
       validationResult = await fieldState.validate(data?.[field.name], {
         ...field,
         id,
+        config,
         data: fullData,
         operation,
         siblingData: data,
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
             acc.promises.push(
               iterateFields({
                 id,
+                config,
                 data: row,
                 fields: field.fields,
                 fullData,
@@ -188,6 +193,7 @@ export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
               acc.promises.push(
                 iterateFields({
                   id,
+                  config,
                   data: row,
                   fields: block.fields,
                   fullData,
@@ -249,6 +255,7 @@ export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
       case 'group': {
         await iterateFields({
           id,
+          config,
           data: data?.[field.name] || {},
           fields: field.fields,
           fullData,
@@ -348,6 +355,7 @@ export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
     // Handle field types that do not use names (row, etc)
     await iterateFields({
       id,
+      config,
       data,
       fields: field.fields,
       fullData,
@@ -364,6 +372,7 @@ export const addFieldStatePromise = async ({
     const promises = field.tabs.map((tab) =>
       iterateFields({
         id,
+        config,
         data: tabHasName(tab) ? data?.[tab.name] : data,
         fields: tab.fields,
         fullData,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/index.ts
index c8735a0ef..5090e9103 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import type { TFunction } from 'i18next'
 
 import type { User } from '../../../../../auth'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../../../../../config/types'
 import type { Field as FieldSchema } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { Data, Fields } from '../types'
 
 import { iterateFields } from './iterateFields'
 
 type Args = {
+  config: SanitizedConfig
   data?: Data
   fieldSchema: FieldSchema[]
   id?: number | string
@@ -21,13 +23,24 @@ type Args = {
 }
 
 const buildStateFromSchema = async (args: Args): Promise<Fields> => {
-  const { id, data: fullData = {}, fieldSchema, locale, operation, preferences, t, user } = args
+  const {
+    id,
+    config,
+    data: fullData = {},
+    fieldSchema,
+    locale,
+    operation,
+    preferences,
+    t,
+    user,
+  } = args
 
   if (fieldSchema) {
     const state: Fields = {}
 
     await iterateFields({
       id,
+      config,
       data: fullData,
       fields: fieldSchema,
       fullData,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/iterateFields.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/iterateFields.ts
index 0be15233b..2f0d20d53 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/iterateFields.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/buildStateFromSchema/iterateFields.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { TFunction } from 'i18next'
 
 import type { User } from '../../../../../auth'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../../../../../config/types'
 import type { Field as FieldSchema } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { Data, Fields } from '../types'
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { fieldIsPresentationalOnly } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import { addFieldStatePromise } from './addFieldStatePromise'
 
 type Args = {
+  config: SanitizedConfig
   data: Data
   fields: FieldSchema[]
   fullData: Data
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ type Args = {
 
 export const iterateFields = async ({
   id,
+  config,
   data,
   fields,
   fullData,
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ export const iterateFields = async ({
       promises.push(
         addFieldStatePromise({
           id,
+          config,
           data,
           field,
           fullData,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/index.tsx
index bb47c873b..4a6ef0981 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/index.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import wait from '../../../../utilities/wait'
 import { requests } from '../../../api'
 import useThrottledEffect from '../../../hooks/useThrottledEffect'
 import { useAuth } from '../../utilities/Auth'
+import { useConfig } from '../../utilities/Config'
 import { useDocumentInfo } from '../../utilities/DocumentInfo'
 import { useLocale } from '../../utilities/Locale'
 import { useOperation } from '../../utilities/OperationProvider'
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
     onSubmit,
     onSuccess,
     redirect,
+    submitted: submittedFromProps,
     waitForAutocomplete,
   } = props
 
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const { id, collection, getDocPreferences, global } = useDocumentInfo()
   const operation = useOperation()
 
+  const config = useConfig()
+
   const [modified, setModified] = useState(false)
   const [processing, setProcessing] = useState(false)
   const [submitted, setSubmitted] = useState(false)
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
           if (typeof field.validate === 'function') {
             validationResult = await field.validate(field.value, {
               id,
+              config,
               data,
               operation,
               siblingData: contextRef.current.getSiblingData(path),
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
     }
 
     return isValid
-  }, [contextRef, id, user, operation, t, dispatchFields])
+  }, [contextRef, id, user, operation, t, dispatchFields, config])
 
   const submit = useCallback(
     async (options: SubmitOptions = {}, e): Promise<void> => {
@@ -452,6 +457,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
       if (fieldConfig) {
         const subFieldState = await buildStateFromSchema({
           id,
+          config,
           data,
           fieldSchema: fieldConfig,
           locale,
@@ -469,7 +475,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
         })
       }
     },
-    [dispatchFields, getDocPreferences, id, user, operation, locale, t, getRowConfigByPath],
+    [dispatchFields, getDocPreferences, id, user, operation, locale, t, getRowConfigByPath, config],
   )
 
   const removeFieldRow: Context['removeFieldRow'] = useCallback(
@@ -490,6 +496,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
       if (fieldConfig) {
         const subFieldState = await buildStateFromSchema({
           id,
+          config,
           data,
           fieldSchema: fieldConfig,
           locale,
@@ -507,7 +514,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
         })
       }
     },
-    [dispatchFields, getDocPreferences, id, user, operation, locale, t, getRowConfigByPath],
+    [dispatchFields, getDocPreferences, id, user, operation, locale, t, getRowConfigByPath, config],
   )
 
   const getFields = useCallback(() => contextRef.current.fields, [contextRef])
@@ -557,6 +564,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
         id,
+        config,
         data,
         fieldSchema,
         locale,
@@ -569,7 +577,7 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
       setModified(false)
       dispatchFields({ state, type: 'REPLACE_STATE' })
     },
-    [id, user, operation, locale, t, dispatchFields, getDocPreferences],
+    [id, user, operation, locale, t, dispatchFields, getDocPreferences, config],
   )
 
   const replaceState = useCallback(
@@ -601,6 +609,10 @@ const Form: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   contextRef.current.removeFieldRow = removeFieldRow
   contextRef.current.replaceFieldRow = replaceFieldRow
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof submittedFromProps === 'boolean') setSubmitted(submittedFromProps)
+  }, [submittedFromProps])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (initialState) {
       contextRef.current = { ...initContextState } as FormContextType
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/types.ts
index 8ce524e4c..c9e2668cc 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/Form/types.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export type Props = {
   onSubmit?: (fields: Fields, data: Data) => void
   onSuccess?: (json: unknown) => void
   redirect?: string
+  submitted?: boolean
   validationOperation?: 'create' | 'update'
   waitForAutocomplete?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/index.tsx
index 4400bb931..ae2ab1663 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/index.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ import React from 'react'
 import type { RichTextField } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { RichTextAdapter } from './types'
 
-import { useConfig } from '../../../utilities/Config'
-
 const RichText: React.FC<RichTextField> = (props) => {
-  const config = useConfig()
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/destructuring-assignment
-  const editor: RichTextAdapter = props.editor || config.editor
+  const editor: RichTextAdapter = props.editor
   return <editor.FieldComponent {...props} />
 }
 
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 91e22cfee..a959304bc 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { PayloadRequest } from '../../../../../express/types'
-import type { RichTextField } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
+import type { RichTextField, Validate } from '../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { CellComponentProps } from '../../../views/collections/List/Cell/types'
 
 export type RichTextFieldProps<AdapterProps = unknown> = Omit<
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ export type RichTextAdapter<AdapterProps = unknown> = {
     showHiddenFields: boolean
     siblingDoc: Record<string, unknown>
   }) => Promise<void> | null
+  validate: Validate<unknown, unknown, RichTextField<AdapterProps>>
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/useField/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/useField/index.tsx
index 1b284682f..7955e9e45 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/useField/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/forms/useField/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { FieldType, Options } from './types'
 
 import useThrottledEffect from '../../../hooks/useThrottledEffect'
 import { useAuth } from '../../utilities/Auth'
+import { useConfig } from '../../utilities/Config'
 import { useDocumentInfo } from '../../utilities/DocumentInfo'
 import { useOperation } from '../../utilities/OperationProvider'
 import { useForm, useFormFields, useFormProcessing, useFormSubmitted } from '../Form/context'
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const useField = <T,>(options: Options): FieldType<T> => {
   const field = useFormFields(([fields]) => fields[path])
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const dispatchField = useFormFields(([_, dispatch]) => dispatch)
+  const config = useConfig()
 
   const { getData, getSiblingData, setModified } = useForm()
 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ const useField = <T,>(options: Options): FieldType<T> => {
 
         const validateOptions = {
           id,
+          config,
           data: getData(),
           operation,
           siblingData: getSiblingData(path),
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Account/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Account/index.tsx
index 633aedbef..62b4a9ca8 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Account/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Account/index.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const AccountView: React.FC = () => {
   const { id, docPermissions, getDocPermissions, getDocPreferences, preferencesKey, slug } =
     useDocumentInfo()
   const { getPreference } = usePreferences()
+  const config = useConfig()
 
   const {
     admin: {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ const AccountView: React.FC = () => {
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
         id,
+        config,
         data: json.doc,
         fieldSchema: collection.fields,
         locale,
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ const AccountView: React.FC = () => {
 
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
         id,
+        config,
         data: dataToRender,
         fieldSchema: fields,
         locale,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Global/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Global/index.tsx
index 1e0a530f8..c98225f2b 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Global/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/Global/index.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const GlobalView: React.FC<IndexProps> = (props) => {
     useDocumentInfo()
   const { getPreference } = usePreferences()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const config = useConfig()
 
   const {
     routes: { api },
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const GlobalView: React.FC<IndexProps> = (props) => {
       setUpdatedAt(json?.result?.updatedAt)
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+        config,
         data: json.result,
         fieldSchema: fields,
         locale,
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ const GlobalView: React.FC<IndexProps> = (props) => {
     const awaitInitialState = async () => {
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+        config,
         data: dataToRender,
         fieldSchema: fields,
         locale,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/index.tsx
index ed8ddb08b..de0c6ade2 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/Edit/index.tsx
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ const EditView: React.FC<IndexProps> = (props) => {
 
   const { code: locale } = useLocale()
 
+  const config = useConfig()
   const {
     routes: { admin, api },
     serverURL,
-  } = useConfig()
+  } = config
 
   const { params: { id } = {} } = useRouteMatch<Record<string, string>>()
   const history = useHistory()
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const EditView: React.FC<IndexProps> = (props) => {
 
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
         id,
+        config,
         data: doc || {},
         fieldSchema: overrides.fieldSchema,
         locale,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/Cell/field-types/Richtext/index.tsx b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/Cell/field-types/Richtext/index.tsx
index 8b0b218db..d2d7e47bb 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/Cell/field-types/Richtext/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/payload/src/admin/components/views/collections/List/Cell/field-types/Richtext/index.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ import type { RichTextField } from '../../../../../../../../fields/config/types'
 import type { RichTextAdapter } from '../../../../../../forms/field-types/RichText/types'
 import type { CellComponentProps } from '../../types'
 
-import { useConfig } from '../../../../../../utilities/Config'
-
 const RichTextCell: React.FC<CellComponentProps<RichTextField>> = (props) => {
-  const config = useConfig()
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/destructuring-assignment
-  const editor: RichTextAdapter = props.field.editor || config.editor
+  const editor: RichTextAdapter = props.field.editor
 
   return <editor.CellComponent {...props} />
 }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
index 2d596d442..637ad2d1e 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export default joi.object({
     CellComponent: component.required(),
     FieldComponent: component.required(),
     afterReadPromise: joi.func().required(),
+    validate: joi.func().required(),
   }),
   email: joi.object(),
   endpoints: endpointsSchema,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts
index 77d75def9..3b8e7fdc1 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/sanitize.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ export const sanitizeFields = ({ config, fields, validRelationships }: Args): Fi
       throw new InvalidFieldName(field, field.name)
     }
 
+    // Make sure that the richText field has an editor
+    if (field.type === 'richText' && !field.editor && config.editor) {
+      field.editor = config.editor
+    }
+
     // Auto-label
     if (
       'name' in field &&
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts
index fb310c2e5..6a901140a 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/schema.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ export const richText = baseField.keys({
     CellComponent: componentSchema.required(),
     FieldComponent: componentSchema.required(),
     afterReadPromise: joi.func().required(),
+    validate: joi.func().required(),
   }),
   type: joi.string().valid('richText').required(),
 })
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
index a69bd0d6c..96da3e8fb 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { RowLabel } from '../../admin/components/forms/RowLabel/types'
 import type { RichTextAdapter } from '../../admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/types'
 import type { User } from '../../auth'
 import type { TypeWithID } from '../../collections/config/types'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from '../../config/types'
 import type { PayloadRequest, RequestContext } from '../../express/types'
 import type { Payload } from '../../payload'
 import type { Operation, Where } from '../../types'
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export type Labels = {
 }
 
 export type ValidateOptions<TData, TSiblingData, TFieldConfig> = {
+  config: SanitizedConfig
   data: Partial<TData>
   id?: number | string
   operation?: Operation
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ export type ValidateOptions<TData, TSiblingData, TFieldConfig> = {
   user?: Partial<User>
 } & TFieldConfig
 
+// TODO: Having TFieldConfig as any breaks all type checking / auto-completions for the base ValidateOptions properties.
 export type Validate<TValue = any, TData = any, TSiblingData = any, TFieldConfig = any> = (
   value: TValue,
   options: ValidateOptions<TData, TSiblingData, TFieldConfig>,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
index 0f90ea8c0..90def94a9 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
     }
 
     case 'richText': {
-      const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor || req?.payload?.config?.editor
+      const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor
       if (editor?.afterReadPromise) {
         const afterReadPromise = editor.afterReadPromise({
           currentDepth,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
index 82e84c46f..29cadda60 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
       const validationResult = await field.validate(valueToValidate, {
         ...field,
         id,
+        config: req.payload.config,
         data: merge(doc, data, { arrayMerge: (_, source) => source }),
         jsonError,
         operation,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
index 0a2f920a7..c1facd391 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/validations.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { RichTextAdapter } from '../exports/types'
 import type {
   ArrayField,
   BlockField,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   RadioField,
   RelationshipField,
   RelationshipValue,
+  RichTextField,
   SelectField,
   TextField,
   TextareaField,
@@ -212,6 +214,15 @@ export const date: Validate<unknown, unknown, DateField> = (value, { required, t
   return true
 }
 
+export const richText: Validate<unknown, unknown, RichTextField, RichTextField> = async (
+  value,
+  options,
+) => {
+  const editor: RichTextAdapter = options?.editor
+
+  return await editor.validate(value, options)
+}
+
 const validateFilterOptions: Validate = async (
   value,
   { id, data, filterOptions, payload, relationTo, siblingData, t, user },
@@ -511,6 +522,7 @@ export default {
   point,
   radio,
   relationship,
+  richText,
   select,
   text,
   textarea,
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts b/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
index 5d1d3f9ea..a6f8a63b6 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/graphql/schema/buildObjectType.ts
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ function buildObjectType({
         async resolve(parent, args, context) {
           let depth = payload.config.defaultDepth
           if (typeof args.depth !== 'undefined') depth = args.depth
-          const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor || payload?.config?.editor
+          const editor: RichTextAdapter = field?.editor
 
           if (editor?.afterReadPromise) {
             await editor?.afterReadPromise({
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/package.json b/packages/richtext-lexical/package.json
index eaaa45a1a..24571b80f 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/package.json
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "@lexical/selection": "0.12.2",
     "@lexical/table": "0.12.2",
     "@lexical/utils": "0.12.2",
+    "bson-objectid": "2.0.4",
     "classnames": "^2.3.2",
     "i18next": "22.5.1",
     "katex": "0.16.8",
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/Field.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/Field.tsx
index 97dee6e64..647dcd5b9 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/Field.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/Field.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { ErrorBoundary } from 'react-error-boundary'
 
 import type { FieldProps } from '../types'
 
-import { richTextValidate } from '../populate/validation'
+import { defaultRichTextValueV2 } from '../populate/defaultValue'
+import { richTextValidateHOC } from '../validate'
 import './index.scss'
 import { LexicalProvider } from './lexical/LexicalProvider'
 
@@ -23,22 +24,21 @@ const RichText: React.FC<FieldProps> = (props) => {
       style,
       width,
     },
-    admin,
     defaultValue: defaultValueFromProps,
     editorConfig,
     label,
     path: pathFromProps,
     required,
-    validate = richTextValidate,
+    validate = richTextValidateHOC({ editorConfig }),
   } = props
 
   const path = pathFromProps || name
 
   const memoizedValidate = useCallback(
     (value, validationOptions) => {
-      return validate(value, { ...validationOptions, required })
+      return validate(value, { ...validationOptions, props, required })
     },
-    [validate, required],
+    [validate, required, props],
   )
 
   const fieldType = useField<SerializedEditorState>({
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ const RichText: React.FC<FieldProps> = (props) => {
 
   const { errorMessage, initialValue, setValue, showError, value } = fieldType
 
+  let valueToUse = value
+
+  if (typeof valueToUse === 'string') {
+    try {
+      const parsedJSON = JSON.parse(valueToUse)
+      valueToUse = parsedJSON
+    } catch (err) {
+      valueToUse = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!valueToUse) valueToUse = defaultValueFromProps || defaultRichTextValueV2
+
   const classes = [
     baseClass,
     'field-type',
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/BlockContent.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/BlockContent.tsx
index e43c5919a..3ed4353d2 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/BlockContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/BlockContent.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Block, Data } from 'payload/types'
+import type { Block, Data, Fields } from 'payload/types'
 
 import { useLexicalComposerContext } from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext'
 import { $getNodeByKey } from 'lexical'
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import { Button, ErrorPill, Pill } from 'payload/components'
 import { Collapsible } from 'payload/components/elements'
 import { SectionTitle } from 'payload/components/fields/Blocks'
 import { RenderFields, createNestedFieldPath, useFormSubmitted } from 'payload/components/forms'
+import { useDocumentInfo } from 'payload/components/utilities'
 import { getTranslation } from 'payload/utilities'
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react'
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 import type { FieldProps } from '../../../../types'
@@ -27,10 +28,31 @@ export const BlockContent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const { baseClass, block, field, fields, nodeKey } = props
   const { i18n } = useTranslation()
   const [editor] = useLexicalComposerContext()
-  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = React.useState<boolean>(fields.collapsed)
+  // Used for saving collapsed to preferences (and gettin' it from there again)
+  // Remember, these preferences are scoped to the whole document, not just this form. This
+  // is important to consider for the data path used in setDocFieldPreferences
+  const { getDocPreferences, setDocFieldPreferences } = useDocumentInfo()
+
+  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = React.useState<boolean>(() => {
+    let initialState = false
+
+    getDocPreferences().then((currentDocPreferences) => {
+      const currentFieldPreferences = currentDocPreferences?.fields[field.name]
+
+      const collapsedMap: { [key: string]: boolean } = currentFieldPreferences?.collapsed
+
+      if (collapsedMap && collapsedMap[fields.data.id] !== undefined) {
+        setCollapsed(collapsedMap[fields.data.id])
+        initialState = collapsedMap[fields.data.id]
+      }
+    })
+    return initialState
+  })
   const hasSubmitted = useFormSubmitted()
-  const childErrorPathsCount = 0 // TODO row.childErrorPaths?.size
-  const fieldHasErrors = hasSubmitted && childErrorPathsCount > 0
+
+  const [errorCount, setErrorCount] = React.useState(0)
+
+  const fieldHasErrors = hasSubmitted && errorCount > 0
 
   const classNames = [
     `${baseClass}__row`,
@@ -42,31 +64,46 @@ export const BlockContent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const path = '' as const
 
   const onFormChange = useCallback(
-    ({ formData }: { formData: Data }) => {
+    ({ fields: formFields, formData }: { fields: Fields; formData: Data }) => {
       editor.update(() => {
         const node: BlockNode = $getNodeByKey(nodeKey)
         if (node) {
           node.setFields({
-            collapsed: collapsed,
             data: formData as any,
           })
         }
       })
+
+      // update error count
+      if (hasSubmitted) {
+        let rowErrorCount = 0
+        for (const formField of Object.values(formFields)) {
+          if (formField?.valid === false) {
+            rowErrorCount++
+          }
+        }
+        setErrorCount(rowErrorCount)
+      }
     },
-    [editor, nodeKey, collapsed],
+    [editor, nodeKey, hasSubmitted],
   )
 
   const onCollapsedChange = useCallback(() => {
-    editor.update(() => {
-      const node: BlockNode = $getNodeByKey(nodeKey)
-      if (node) {
-        node.setFields({
-          ...node.getFields(),
-          collapsed: collapsed,
-        })
-      }
+    getDocPreferences().then((currentDocPreferences) => {
+      const currentFieldPreferences = currentDocPreferences?.fields[field.name]
+
+      const collapsedMap: { [key: string]: boolean } = currentFieldPreferences?.collapsed
+
+      const newCollapsed: { [key: string]: boolean } =
+        collapsedMap && collapsedMap?.size ? collapsedMap : {}
+
+      newCollapsed[fields.data.id] = !collapsed
+
+      setDocFieldPreferences(field.name, {
+        collapsed: newCollapsed,
+      })
     })
-  }, [editor, nodeKey, collapsed])
+  }, [collapsed, getDocPreferences, field.name, setDocFieldPreferences, fields.data.id])
 
   const removeBlock = useCallback(() => {
     editor.update(() => {
@@ -79,7 +116,7 @@ export const BlockContent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
       <Collapsible
         className={classNames}
         collapsed={collapsed}
-        collapsibleStyle={false ? 'error' : 'default'}
+        collapsibleStyle={fieldHasErrors ? 'error' : 'default'}
         header={
           <div className={`${baseClass}__block-header`}>
             <div>
@@ -90,7 +127,7 @@ export const BlockContent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
                 {getTranslation(block.labels.singular, i18n)}
               </Pill>
               <SectionTitle path={`${path}blockName`} readOnly={field?.admin?.readOnly} />
-              {fieldHasErrors && <ErrorPill count={childErrorPathsCount} withMessage />}
+              {fieldHasErrors && <ErrorPill count={errorCount} withMessage />}
             </div>
             <Button
               buttonStyle="icon-label"
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/FormSavePlugin.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/FormSavePlugin.tsx
index 33ebbf9a7..ab81ef587 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/FormSavePlugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/FormSavePlugin.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Data, FieldWithPath } from 'payload/types'
+import type { Data, FieldWithPath, Fields } from 'payload/types'
 import type React from 'react'
 
 import { reduceFieldsToValues, useAllFormFields } from 'payload/components/forms'
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import './index.scss'
 
 type Props = {
   fieldSchema: FieldWithPath[]
-  onChange?: ({ formData }: { formData: Data }) => void
+  onChange?: ({ fields, formData }: { fields: Fields; formData: Data }) => void
 }
 
 export const FormSavePlugin: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export const FormSavePlugin: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (onChange) {
-      onChange({ formData })
+      onChange({ fields, formData })
     }
-  }, [formData, onChange])
+  }, [formData, onChange, fields])
 
   return null
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/index.tsx
index 066fd509c..5c43ae8c3 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/component/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type ElementFormatType } from 'lexical'
-import { Form, buildInitialState } from 'payload/components/forms'
+import { Form, buildInitialState, useFormSubmitted } from 'payload/components/forms'
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react'
 
 import { type BlockFields } from '../nodes/BlocksNode'
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Props = {
 export const BlockComponent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const { children, className, fields, format, nodeKey } = props
   const payloadConfig = useConfig()
+  const submitted = useFormSubmitted()
 
   const { editorConfig, field } = useEditorConfigContext()
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export const BlockComponent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const formContent = useMemo(() => {
     return (
       block && (
-        <Form initialState={initialDataRef?.current}>
+        <Form initialState={initialDataRef?.current} submitted={submitted}>
           <BlockContent
             baseClass={baseClass}
             block={block}
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export const BlockComponent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
         </Form>
       )
     )
-  }, [block, field, nodeKey])
+  }, [block, field, nodeKey, submitted])
 
   return <div className={baseClass}>{formContent}</div>
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/drawer/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/drawer/index.tsx
index 8f0ca5142..b58593a44 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/drawer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/drawer/index.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const insertBlock = ({
 }) => {
   if (!replaceNodeKey) {
     editor.dispatchCommand(INSERT_BLOCK_COMMAND, {
-      collapsed: false,
       data: {
         blockName: '',
         blockType: blockType,
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const insertBlock = ({
       if (node) {
         node.replace(
           $createBlockNode({
-            collapsed: false,
             data: {
               blockName: '',
               blockType: blockType,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx
index bb0e4e2d2..69ed495f6 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/index.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ 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 { INSERT_BLOCK_WITH_DRAWER_COMMAND } from './drawer'
 import './index.scss'
 import { BlockNode } from './nodes/BlocksNode'
 import { BlocksPlugin, INSERT_BLOCK_COMMAND } from './plugin'
+import { blockValidationHOC } from './validate'
 
 export type BlocksFeatureProps = {
   blocks: Block[]
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export const BlocksFeature = (props?: BlocksFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
             afterReadPromises: [blockAfterReadPromiseHOC(props)],
             node: BlockNode,
             type: BlockNode.getType(),
+            validations: [blockValidationHOC(props)],
           },
         ],
         plugins: [
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ export const BlocksFeature = (props?: BlocksFeatureProps): FeatureProvider => {
                     keywords: ['block', 'blocks', block.slug],
                     onSelect: ({ editor }) => {
                       editor.dispatchCommand(INSERT_BLOCK_COMMAND, {
-                        collapsed: false,
                         data: {
                           blockName: '',
                           blockType: block.slug,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/nodes/BlocksNode.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/nodes/BlocksNode.tsx
index 2233bbbee..8a19c2960 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/nodes/BlocksNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/nodes/BlocksNode.tsx
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ import type {
 } from 'lexical'
 
 import { DecoratorBlockNode } from '@lexical/react/LexicalDecoratorBlockNode'
+import ObjectID from 'bson-objectid'
 import React from 'react'
 
 import { BlockComponent } from '../component'
 
 export type BlockFields = {
-  collapsed: boolean
   /** Block data */
   data: {
     [key: string]: any
     blockName: string
     blockType: string
+    id?: string
   }
 }
 
@@ -118,9 +119,15 @@ export class BlockNode extends DecoratorBlockNode {
   }
 }
 
-export function $createBlockNode(fields: BlockFields): BlockNode {
+export function $createBlockNode(fields: Exclude<BlockFields, 'id'>): BlockNode {
   return new BlockNode({
-    fields,
+    fields: {
+      ...fields,
+      data: {
+        ...fields.data,
+        id: fields?.data?.id || new ObjectID().toHexString(),
+      },
+    },
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/validate.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/validate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35bfdf2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Blocks/validate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import type { Block } from 'payload/types'
+
+import { sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
+
+import type { BlocksFeatureProps } from '.'
+import type { NodeValidation } from '../types'
+import type { SerializedBlockNode } from './nodes/BlocksNode'
+
+export const blockValidationHOC = (
+  props: BlocksFeatureProps,
+): NodeValidation<SerializedBlockNode> => {
+  const blockValidation: NodeValidation<SerializedBlockNode> = async ({
+    node,
+    nodeValidations,
+    payloadConfig,
+    validation,
+  }) => {
+    const blockFieldValues = node.fields.data
+
+    const blocks: Block[] = props.blocks
+    // Sanitize block's fields here. This is done here and not in the feature, because the payload config is available here
+    blocks.forEach((block) => {
+      const validRelationships = payloadConfig.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+      block.fields = sanitizeFields({
+        config: payloadConfig,
+        fields: block.fields,
+        validRelationships,
+      })
+    })
+
+    // find block
+    const block = props.blocks.find((block) => block.slug === blockFieldValues.blockType)
+
+    // validate block
+    if (!block) {
+      return 'Block not found'
+    }
+
+    for (const field of block.fields) {
+      if ('validate' in field && typeof field.validate === 'function' && field.validate) {
+        const fieldValue = 'name' in field ? node.fields.data[field.name] : null
+        const validationResult = await field.validate(fieldValue, {
+          id: validation.options.id,
+          config: payloadConfig,
+          data: fieldValue,
+          operation: validation.options.operation,
+          siblingData: validation.options.siblingData,
+          t: validation.options.t,
+          user: validation.options.user,
+        })
+
+        if (validationResult !== true) {
+          return validationResult
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  return blockValidation
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/plugins/floatingLinkEditor/LinkEditor/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/plugins/floatingLinkEditor/LinkEditor/index.tsx
index 0da89e093..e605f302b 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/plugins/floatingLinkEditor/LinkEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Link/plugins/floatingLinkEditor/LinkEditor/index.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   useEditDepth,
   useLocale,
 } from 'payload/components/utilities'
+import { sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
 import { getTranslation } from 'payload/utilities'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -65,7 +66,14 @@ export function LinkEditor({
   const [initialState, setInitialState] = useState<Fields>({})
 
   const [fieldSchema] = useState(() => {
-    const fields = transformExtraFields(customFieldSchema, config, i18n)
+    const fieldsUnsanitized = transformExtraFields(customFieldSchema, config, i18n)
+    // Sanitize custom fields here
+    const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+    const fields = sanitizeFields({
+      config: config,
+      fields: fieldsUnsanitized,
+      validRelationships,
+    })
 
     return fields
   })
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ export function LinkEditor({
       // values saved in the link node you clicked on.
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+        config,
         data,
         fieldSchema,
         locale,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/component/ExtraFieldsDrawer/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/component/ExtraFieldsDrawer/index.tsx
index dd9066535..5d2189e29 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/component/ExtraFieldsDrawer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/Upload/component/ExtraFieldsDrawer/index.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ import { Form, FormSubmit, RenderFields } from 'payload/components/forms'
 import {
   buildStateFromSchema,
   useAuth,
+  useConfig,
   useDocumentInfo,
   useLocale,
 } from 'payload/components/utilities'
-import { fieldTypes } from 'payload/config'
+import { fieldTypes, sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
 import { deepCopyObject, getTranslation } from 'payload/utilities'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -49,8 +50,18 @@ export const ExtraFieldsUploadDrawer: React.FC<
   const { closeModal } = useModal()
   const { getDocPreferences } = useDocumentInfo()
   const [initialState, setInitialState] = useState({})
-  const fieldSchema = (editorConfig?.resolvedFeatureMap.get('upload')?.props as UploadFeatureProps)
-    ?.collections?.[relatedCollection.slug]?.fields
+  const fieldSchemaUnsanitized = (
+    editorConfig?.resolvedFeatureMap.get('upload')?.props as UploadFeatureProps
+  )?.collections?.[relatedCollection.slug]?.fields
+  const config = useConfig()
+
+  // Sanitize custom fields here
+  const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+  const fieldSchema = sanitizeFields({
+    config: config,
+    fields: fieldSchemaUnsanitized,
+    validRelationships,
+  })
 
   const handleUpdateEditData = useCallback(
     (_, data) => {
@@ -72,9 +83,18 @@ export const ExtraFieldsUploadDrawer: React.FC<
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    // Sanitize custom fields here
+    const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+    const fieldSchema = sanitizeFields({
+      config: config,
+      fields: fieldSchemaUnsanitized,
+      validRelationships,
+    })
+
     const awaitInitialState = async () => {
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+        config,
         data: deepCopyObject(fields || {}),
         fieldSchema,
         locale,
@@ -87,7 +107,7 @@ export const ExtraFieldsUploadDrawer: React.FC<
     }
 
     void awaitInitialState()
-  }, [user, locale, t, getDocPreferences, fields, fieldSchema])
+  }, [user, locale, t, getDocPreferences, fields, fieldSchemaUnsanitized, config])
 
   return (
     <Drawer
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts
index da1133b19..322a1407b 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/features/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type { Transformer } from '@lexical/markdown'
-import type { Klass, LexicalEditor, LexicalNode } from 'lexical'
+import type { Klass, LexicalEditor, LexicalNode, SerializedEditorState } from 'lexical'
 import type { SerializedLexicalNode } from 'lexical'
-import type { PayloadRequest, RichTextField } from 'payload/types'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/config'
+import type { PayloadRequest, RichTextField, ValidateOptions } from 'payload/types'
 import type React from 'react'
 
 import type { AdapterProps } from '../../types'
@@ -28,6 +29,22 @@ export type AfterReadPromise<T extends SerializedLexicalNode = SerializedLexical
   req: PayloadRequest
   showHiddenFields: boolean
 }) => Promise<void>[]
+
+export type NodeValidation<T extends SerializedLexicalNode = SerializedLexicalNode> = ({
+  node,
+  nodeValidations,
+  payloadConfig,
+  validation,
+}: {
+  node: T
+  nodeValidations: Map<string, Array<NodeValidation>>
+  payloadConfig: SanitizedConfig
+  validation: {
+    options: ValidateOptions<SerializedEditorState, unknown, RichTextField>
+    value: SerializedEditorState
+  }
+}) => Promise<string | true> | string | true
+
 export type Feature = {
   floatingSelectToolbar?: {
     sections: FloatingToolbarSection[]
@@ -37,6 +54,7 @@ export type Feature = {
     afterReadPromises?: Array<AfterReadPromise>
     node: Klass<LexicalNode>
     type: string
+    validations?: Array<NodeValidation>
   }>
   plugins?: Array<
     | {
@@ -124,4 +142,6 @@ export type SanitizedFeatures = Required<
     >
     groupsWithOptions: SlashMenuGroup[]
   }
+  /**  The node types mapped to their validations */
+  validations: Map<string, Array<NodeValidation>>
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/index.scss b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/index.scss
index 5c7191332..c650307d6 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/index.scss
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/index.scss
@@ -1 +1,39 @@
 @import 'payload/scss';
+
+.rich-text-lexical {
+  display: flex;
+  isolation: isolate;
+
+  &__wrap {
+    width: 100%;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  &--read-only {
+    .editor-shell {
+      background: var(--theme-elevation-200);
+      color: var(--theme-elevation-450);
+      padding: base(0.5);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+html[data-theme='light'] {
+  .rich-text-lexical {
+    &.error {
+      .editor-shell {
+        @include lightInputError;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+html[data-theme='dark'] {
+  .rich-text-lexical {
+    &.error {
+      .editor-shell {
+        @include darkInputError;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/LexicalEditor.scss b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/LexicalEditor.scss
index 5cf164adb..817f0fb9c 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/LexicalEditor.scss
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/LexicalEditor.scss
@@ -1,34 +1,36 @@
 @import 'payload/scss';
 
-.editor-shell {
-  position: relative;
+.rich-text-lexical {
+  .editor-shell {
+    position: relative;
 
-  font-family: var(--font-serif);
-  font-size: base(0.625);
+    font-family: var(--font-serif);
+    font-size: base(0.625);
 
-  h1,
-  h2,
-  h3,
-  h4,
-  h5,
-  h6 {
-    font-family: var(--font-body);
-    line-height: 1.125;
+    h1,
+    h2,
+    h3,
+    h4,
+    h5,
+    h6 {
+      font-family: var(--font-body);
+      line-height: 1.125;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .editor-placeholder {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 8px;
+    left: 0px;
+    font-size: 15px;
+    color: var(--theme-elevation-500);
+    /* Prevent text selection */
+    user-select: none;
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
+
+    /* Make it behave more like a background element (no interaction) */
+    pointer-events: none;
   }
 }
-
-.editor-placeholder {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 8px;
-  left: 0px;
-  font-size: 15px;
-  color: var(--theme-elevation-500);
-  /* Prevent text selection */
-  user-select: none;
-  -webkit-user-select: none;
-  -moz-user-select: none;
-  -ms-user-select: none;
-
-  /* Make it behave more like a background element (no interaction) */
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts
index 1605f6612..cf39b20c4 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/lexical/config/sanitize.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const sanitizeFeatures = (features: ResolvedFeatureMap): SanitizedFeature
       dynamicOptions: [],
       groupsWithOptions: [],
     },
+    validations: new Map(),
   }
 
   features.forEach((feature) => {
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ export const sanitizeFeatures = (features: ResolvedFeatureMap): SanitizedFeature
         if (node?.afterReadPromises?.length) {
           sanitized.afterReadPromises.set(node.type, node.afterReadPromises)
         }
+        if (node?.validations?.length) {
+          sanitized.validations.set(node.type, node.validations)
+        }
       })
     }
     if (feature.plugins?.length) {
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts
index 6004e7b87..18bdae802 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { defaultEditorConfig, defaultSanitizedEditorConfig } from './field/lexic
 import { sanitizeEditorConfig } from './field/lexical/config/sanitize'
 import { cloneDeep } from './field/lexical/utils/cloneDeep'
 import { richTextRelationshipPromise } from './populate/richTextRelationshipPromise'
+import { richTextValidateHOC } from './validate'
 
 export function lexicalEditor({
   userConfig,
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ export function lexicalEditor({
 
       return null
     },
+    validate: richTextValidateHOC({
+      editorConfig: finalSanitizedEditorConfig,
+    }),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/defaultValue.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/defaultValue.ts
index 9c5e04f49..6b7f9b1f1 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/defaultValue.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/defaultValue.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,23 @@ export const defaultRichTextValue = {
     version: 1,
   },
 }
+
+export const defaultRichTextValueV2 = {
+  root: {
+    children: [
+      {
+        children: [],
+        direction: null,
+        format: '',
+        indent: 0,
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        version: 1,
+      },
+    ],
+    direction: null,
+    format: '',
+    indent: 0,
+    type: 'root',
+    version: 1,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/validation.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/validation.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ee8f7c45a..000000000
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/populate/validation.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import type { RichTextField, Validate } from 'payload/types'
-
-import type { AdapterProps } from '../types'
-
-import { defaultRichTextValue } from './defaultValue'
-
-export const richTextValidate: Validate<unknown, unknown, RichTextField<AdapterProps>> = (
-  value,
-  { required, t },
-) => {
-  if (required) {
-    const stringifiedDefaultValue = JSON.stringify(defaultRichTextValue)
-    if (value && JSON.stringify(value) !== stringifiedDefaultValue) return true
-    return t('validation:required')
-  }
-
-  return true
-}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/validate/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/validate/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0df1b0a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/validate/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import type { SerializedEditorState } from 'lexical'
+import type { RichTextField, Validate } from 'payload/types'
+
+import type { SanitizedEditorConfig } from '../field/lexical/config/types'
+
+import { defaultRichTextValue, defaultRichTextValueV2 } from '../populate/defaultValue'
+import { validateNodes } from './validateNodes'
+
+export const richTextValidateHOC = ({ editorConfig }: { editorConfig: SanitizedEditorConfig }) => {
+  const richTextValidate: Validate<
+    SerializedEditorState,
+    SerializedEditorState,
+    unknown,
+    RichTextField
+  > = async (value, options) => {
+    const { required, t } = options
+
+    if (required) {
+      if (
+        !value ||
+        !value?.root?.children ||
+        !value?.root?.children?.length ||
+        JSON.stringify(value) === JSON.stringify(defaultRichTextValue) ||
+        JSON.stringify(value) === JSON.stringify(defaultRichTextValueV2)
+      ) {
+        return t('validation:required')
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Traverse through nodes and validate them. Just like a node can hook into the population process (e.g. link or relationship nodes),
+    // they can also hook into the validation process. E.g. a block node probably has fields with validation rules.
+
+    const rootNodes = value?.root?.children
+    if (rootNodes && Array.isArray(rootNodes) && rootNodes?.length) {
+      return await validateNodes({
+        nodeValidations: editorConfig.features.validations,
+        nodes: rootNodes,
+        payloadConfig: options.config,
+        validation: {
+          options,
+          value,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  return richTextValidate
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/validate/validateNodes.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/validate/validateNodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d17ca5097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/validate/validateNodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { SerializedEditorState, SerializedLexicalNode } from 'lexical'
+import type { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/config'
+import type { RichTextField, ValidateOptions } from 'payload/types'
+
+import type { NodeValidation } from '../field/features/types'
+export async function validateNodes({
+  nodeValidations,
+  nodes,
+  payloadConfig,
+  validation: validationFromProps,
+}: {
+  nodeValidations: Map<string, Array<NodeValidation>>
+  nodes: SerializedLexicalNode[]
+  payloadConfig: SanitizedConfig
+  validation: {
+    options: ValidateOptions<SerializedEditorState, unknown, RichTextField>
+    value: SerializedEditorState
+  }
+}): Promise<string | true> {
+  for (const node of nodes) {
+    // Validate node
+    if (
+      nodeValidations &&
+      typeof nodeValidations?.has === 'function' &&
+      nodeValidations?.has(node.type)
+    ) {
+      const validations = nodeValidations.get(node.type)
+      for (const validation of validations) {
+        const validationResult = await validation({
+          node,
+          nodeValidations,
+          payloadConfig,
+          validation: validationFromProps,
+        })
+        if (validationResult !== true) {
+          return validationResult
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    // Validate node's children
+    if ('children' in node && node?.children) {
+      const childrenValidationResult = await validateNodes({
+        nodeValidations,
+        nodes: node.children as SerializedLexicalNode[],
+        payloadConfig,
+        validation: validationFromProps,
+      })
+      if (childrenValidationResult !== true) {
+        return childrenValidationResult
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/validation.ts b/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/validation.ts
index fafd6b20a..e319851e0 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/data/validation.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import type { AdapterArguments } from '../types'
 
 import { defaultRichTextValue } from './defaultValue'
 
-export const richText: Validate<unknown, unknown, RichTextField<AdapterArguments>> = (
-  value,
-  { required, t },
-) => {
+export const richTextValidate: Validate<
+  unknown,
+  unknown,
+  RichTextField<AdapterArguments>,
+  RichTextField<AdapterArguments>
+> = (value, { required, t }) => {
   if (required) {
     const stringifiedDefaultValue = JSON.stringify(defaultRichTextValue)
     if (value && JSON.stringify(value) !== stringifiedDefaultValue) return true
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/RichText.tsx b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/RichText.tsx
index d4d38c07e..673f52639 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/RichText.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/RichText.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { Editable, Slate, withReact } from 'slate-react'
 import type { ElementNode, FieldProps, RichTextElement, RichTextLeaf, TextNode } from '../types'
 
 import { defaultRichTextValue } from '../data/defaultValue'
-import { richText } from '../data/validation'
+import { richTextValidate } from '../data/validation'
 import elementTypes from './elements'
 import listTypes from './elements/listTypes'
 import enablePlugins from './enablePlugins'
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const RichText: React.FC<FieldProps> = (props) => {
     label,
     path: pathFromProps,
     required,
-    validate = richText,
+    validate = richTextValidate,
   } = props
 
   const elements: RichTextElement[] = admin?.elements || defaultElements
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Button/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Button/index.tsx
index d0f8b2fcd..0aea22fc2 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Button/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Button/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   useDocumentInfo,
   useLocale,
 } from 'payload/components/utilities'
+import { sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
 import React, { Fragment, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Editor, Range, Transforms } from 'slate'
@@ -75,7 +76,14 @@ export const LinkButton: React.FC<{
   const config = useConfig()
 
   const [fieldSchema] = useState(() => {
-    const fields = transformExtraFields(customFieldSchema, config, i18n)
+    const fieldsUnsanitized = transformExtraFields(customFieldSchema, config, i18n)
+    // Sanitize custom fields here
+    const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+    const fields = sanitizeFields({
+      config: config,
+      fields: fieldsUnsanitized,
+      validRelationships,
+    })
 
     return fields
   })
@@ -104,6 +112,7 @@ export const LinkButton: React.FC<{
 
               const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
               const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+                config,
                 data,
                 fieldSchema,
                 locale,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Element/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Element/index.tsx
index 008f065dc..5d5a631df 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Element/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/link/Element/index.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   useDocumentInfo,
   useLocale,
 } from 'payload/components/utilities'
+import { sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
 import { deepCopyObject, getTranslation } from 'payload/utilities'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -77,7 +78,14 @@ export const LinkElement: React.FC<{
   const [initialState, setInitialState] = useState<Fields>({})
   const { getDocPreferences } = useDocumentInfo()
   const [fieldSchema] = useState(() => {
-    const fields = transformExtraFields(customFieldSchema, config, i18n)
+    const fieldsUnsanitized = transformExtraFields(customFieldSchema, config, i18n)
+    // Sanitize custom fields here
+    const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+    const fields = sanitizeFields({
+      config: config,
+      fields: fieldsUnsanitized,
+      validRelationships,
+    })
 
     return fields
   })
@@ -103,6 +111,7 @@ export const LinkElement: React.FC<{
 
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+        config,
         data,
         fieldSchema,
         locale,
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/upload/Element/UploadDrawer/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/upload/Element/UploadDrawer/index.tsx
index 7f1f9440e..dfe735e0e 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/upload/Element/UploadDrawer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/field/elements/upload/Element/UploadDrawer/index.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import { Form, FormSubmit, RenderFields } from 'payload/components/forms'
 import {
   buildStateFromSchema,
   useAuth,
+  useConfig,
   useDocumentInfo,
   useLocale,
 } from 'payload/components/utilities'
-import { fieldTypes } from 'payload/config'
+import { fieldTypes, sanitizeFields } from 'payload/config'
 import { deepCopyObject, getTranslation } from 'payload/utilities'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -34,7 +35,17 @@ export const UploadDrawer: React.FC<
   const { closeModal } = useModal()
   const { getDocPreferences } = useDocumentInfo()
   const [initialState, setInitialState] = useState({})
-  const fieldSchema = fieldProps?.admin?.upload?.collections?.[relatedCollection.slug]?.fields
+  const fieldSchemaUnsanitized =
+    fieldProps?.admin?.upload?.collections?.[relatedCollection.slug]?.fields
+  const config = useConfig()
+
+  // Sanitize custom fields here
+  const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+  const fieldSchema = sanitizeFields({
+    config: config,
+    fields: fieldSchemaUnsanitized,
+    validRelationships,
+  })
 
   const handleUpdateEditData = useCallback(
     (_, data) => {
@@ -51,9 +62,18 @@ export const UploadDrawer: React.FC<
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    // Sanitize custom fields here
+    const validRelationships = config.collections.map((c) => c.slug) || []
+    const fieldSchema = sanitizeFields({
+      config: config,
+      fields: fieldSchemaUnsanitized,
+      validRelationships,
+    })
+
     const awaitInitialState = async () => {
       const preferences = await getDocPreferences()
       const state = await buildStateFromSchema({
+        config,
         data: deepCopyObject(element?.fields || {}),
         fieldSchema,
         locale,
@@ -66,7 +86,7 @@ export const UploadDrawer: React.FC<
     }
 
     awaitInitialState()
-  }, [fieldSchema, element.fields, user, locale, t, getDocPreferences])
+  }, [fieldSchemaUnsanitized, config, element.fields, user, locale, t, getDocPreferences])
 
   return (
     <Drawer
diff --git a/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts b/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts
index 437f13a22..eff40d056 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-slate/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { AdapterArguments } from './types'
 
 import RichTextCell from './cell'
 import { richTextRelationshipPromise } from './data/richTextRelationshipPromise'
+import { richTextValidate } from './data/validation'
 import RichTextField from './field'
 
 export function slateEditor(args: AdapterArguments): RichTextAdapter<AdapterArguments> {
@@ -45,5 +46,6 @@ export function slateEditor(args: AdapterArguments): RichTextAdapter<AdapterArgu
       }
       return null
     },
+    validate: richTextValidate,
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1517411f5..e342ed624 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 10.9.1
         version: 10.9.1(@swc/core@1.3.76)(@types/node@20.5.7)(typescript@5.2.2)
       turbo:
-        specifier: ^1.10.13
-        version: 1.10.14
+        specifier: ^1.10.15
+        version: 1.10.15
       typescript:
         specifier: 5.2.2
         version: 5.2.2
@@ -961,6 +961,9 @@ importers:
       '@lexical/utils':
         specifier: 0.12.2
         version: 0.12.2(lexical@0.12.2)
+      bson-objectid:
+        specifier: 2.0.4
+        version: 2.0.4
       classnames:
         specifier: ^2.3.2
         version: 2.3.2
@@ -14705,64 +14708,64 @@ packages:
       safe-buffer: 5.2.1
     dev: false
 
-  /turbo-darwin-64@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-I8RtFk1b9UILAExPdG/XRgGQz95nmXPE7OiGb6ytjtNIR5/UZBS/xVX/7HYpCdmfriKdVwBKhalCoV4oDvAGEg==}
+  /turbo-darwin-64@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Sik5uogjkRTe1XVP9TC2GryEMOJCaKE2pM/O9uLn4koQDnWKGcLQv+mDU+H+9DXvKLnJnKCD18OVRkwK5tdpoA==}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [darwin]
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
-  /turbo-darwin-arm64@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KAdUWryJi/XX7OD0alOuOa0aJ5TLyd4DNIYkHPHYcM6/d7YAovYvxRNwmx9iv6Vx6IkzTnLeTiUB8zy69QkG9Q==}
+  /turbo-darwin-arm64@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xwqyFDYUcl2xwXyGPmHkmgnNm4Cy0oNzMpMOBGRr5x64SErS7QQLR4VHb0ubiR+VAb8M+ECPklU6vD1Gm+wekg==}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [darwin]
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
-  /turbo-linux-64@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-BOBzoREC2u4Vgpap/WDxM6wETVqVMRcM8OZw4hWzqCj2bqbQ6L0wxs1LCLWVrghQf93JBQtIGAdFFLyCSBXjWQ==}
+  /turbo-linux-64@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dM07SiO3RMAJ09Z+uB2LNUSkPp3I1IMF8goH5eLj+d8Kkwoxd/+qbUZOj9RvInyxU/IhlnO9w3PGd3Hp14m/nA==}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [linux]
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
-  /turbo-linux-arm64@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-D8T6XxoTdN5D4V5qE2VZG+/lbZX/89BkAEHzXcsSUTRjrwfMepT3d2z8aT6hxv4yu8EDdooZq/2Bn/vjMI32xw==}
+  /turbo-linux-arm64@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-MkzKLkKYKyrz4lwfjNXH8aTny5+Hmiu4SFBZbx+5C0vOlyp6fV5jZANDBvLXWiDDL4DSEAuCEK/2cmN6FVH1ow==}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [linux]
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
-  /turbo-windows-64@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zKNS3c1w4i6432N0cexZ20r/aIhV62g69opUn82FLVs/zk3Ie0GVkSB6h0rqIvMalCp7enIR87LkPSDGz9K4UA==}
+  /turbo-windows-64@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3TdVU+WEH9ThvQGwV3ieX/XHebtYNHv9HARHauPwmVj3kakoALkpGxLclkHFBLdLKkqDvmHmXtcsfs6cXXRHJg==}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [win32]
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
-  /turbo-windows-arm64@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rkBwrTPTxNSOUF7of8eVvvM+BkfkhA2OvpHM94if8tVsU+khrjglilp8MTVPHlyS9byfemPAmFN90oRIPB05BA==}
+  /turbo-windows-arm64@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-l+7UOBCbfadvPMYsX08hyLD+UIoAkg6ojfH+E8aud3gcA1padpjCJTh9gMpm3QdMbKwZteT5uUM+wyi6Rbbyww==}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [win32]
     requiresBuild: true
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
-  /turbo@1.10.14:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hr9wDNYcsee+vLkCDIm8qTtwhJ6+UAMJc3nIY6+PNgUTtXcQgHxCq8BGoL7gbABvNWv76CNbK5qL4Lp9G3ZYRA==}
+  /turbo@1.10.15:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-mKKkqsuDAQy1wCCIjCdG+jOCwUflhckDMSRoeBPcIL/CnCl7c5yRDFe7SyaXloUUkt4tUR0rvNIhVCcT7YeQpg==}
     hasBin: true
     optionalDependencies:
-      turbo-darwin-64: 1.10.14
-      turbo-darwin-arm64: 1.10.14
-      turbo-linux-64: 1.10.14
-      turbo-linux-arm64: 1.10.14
-      turbo-windows-64: 1.10.14
-      turbo-windows-arm64: 1.10.14
+      turbo-darwin-64: 1.10.15
+      turbo-darwin-arm64: 1.10.15
+      turbo-linux-64: 1.10.15
+      turbo-linux-arm64: 1.10.15
+      turbo-windows-64: 1.10.15
+      turbo-windows-arm64: 1.10.15
     dev: true
 
   /type-check@0.4.0:
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts b/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts
index a10ae8cc4..dc3a09ba8 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const RichTextFields: CollectionConfig = {
     {
       name: 'richTextLexicalCustomFields',
       type: 'richText',
+      required: true,
       editor: lexicalEditor({
         userConfig(defaultEditorConfig) {
           defaultEditorConfig.features.push(TreeviewFeature())
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ const RichTextFields: CollectionConfig = {
 
 export const richTextBulletsDoc = {
   title: 'Bullets and Indentation',
+  richTextLexicalCustomFields: generateLexicalRichText(),
   richText: [
     {
       type: 'ul',