diff --git a/docs/fields/overview.mdx b/docs/fields/overview.mdx
index be4ffe223..6d5a05ea4 100644
--- a/docs/fields/overview.mdx
+++ b/docs/fields/overview.mdx
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ Here are the available Presentational Fields:
 
 - [Collapsible](../fields/collapsible) - nests fields within a collapsible component
 - [Row](../fields/row) - aligns fields horizontally
-- [Tabs (Unnamed)](../fields/tabs) - nests fields within a tabbed layout
+- [Tabs (Unnamed)](../fields/tabs) - nests fields within a tabbed layout. It is not presentational if the tab has a name.
+- [Group (Unnamed)](../fields/group) - nests fields within a keyed object It is not presentational if the group has a name.
 - [UI](../fields/ui) - blank field for custom UI components
 
 ### Virtual Fields
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
index 14f1fc7fa..bece73a76 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ export type NamedGroupField = {
 export type UnnamedGroupField = {
   interfaceName?: never
   localized?: never
-} & Omit<GroupBase, 'name' | 'virtual'>
+} & Omit<GroupBase, 'hooks' | 'name' | 'virtual'>
 
 export type GroupField = NamedGroupField | UnnamedGroupField
 
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ export type RowField = {
   admin?: Omit<Admin, 'description'>
   fields: Field[]
   type: 'row'
-} & Omit<FieldBase, 'admin' | 'label' | 'localized' | 'name' | 'validate' | 'virtual'>
+} & Omit<FieldBase, 'admin' | 'hooks' | 'label' | 'localized' | 'name' | 'validate' | 'virtual'>
 
 export type RowFieldClient = {
   admin?: Omit<AdminClient, 'description'>
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ export type CollapsibleField = {
       label: Required<FieldBase['label']>
     }
 ) &
-  Omit<FieldBase, 'label' | 'localized' | 'name' | 'validate' | 'virtual'>
+  Omit<FieldBase, 'hooks' | 'label' | 'localized' | 'name' | 'validate' | 'virtual'>
 
 export type CollapsibleFieldClient = {
   admin?: {
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ export type UnnamedTab = {
     | LabelFunction
     | string
   localized?: never
-} & Omit<TabBase, 'name' | 'virtual'>
+} & Omit<TabBase, 'hooks' | 'name' | 'virtual'>
 
 export type Tab = NamedTab | UnnamedTab
 export type TabsField = {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterChange/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterChange/promise.ts
index ecbc93087..5f256f042 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterChange/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterChange/promise.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
 
   if (fieldAffectsData(field)) {
     // Execute hooks
-    if (field.hooks?.afterChange) {
+    if ('hooks' in field && field.hooks?.afterChange) {
       for (const hook of field.hooks.afterChange) {
         const hookedValue = await hook({
           blockData,
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ export const promise = async ({
           path: pathSegments,
           previousDoc,
           previousSiblingDoc,
-          previousValue: previousDoc?.[field.name!],
+          previousValue: previousDoc?.[field.name],
           req,
           schemaPath: schemaPathSegments,
           siblingData,
           siblingFields: siblingFields!,
-          value: siblingDoc?.[field.name!],
+          value: siblingDoc?.[field.name],
         })
 
         if (hookedValue !== undefined) {
-          siblingDoc[field.name!] = hookedValue
+          siblingDoc[field.name] = hookedValue
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
index bad55561c..04957f233 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
@@ -238,15 +238,15 @@ export const promise = async ({
 
   if (fieldAffectsDataResult) {
     // Execute hooks
-    if (triggerHooks && field.hooks?.afterRead) {
+    if (triggerHooks && 'hooks' in field && field.hooks?.afterRead) {
       for (const hook of field.hooks.afterRead) {
         const shouldRunHookOnAllLocales =
           fieldShouldBeLocalized({ field, parentIsLocalized: parentIsLocalized! }) &&
           (locale === 'all' || !flattenLocales) &&
-          typeof siblingDoc[field.name!] === 'object'
+          typeof siblingDoc[field.name] === 'object'
 
         if (shouldRunHookOnAllLocales) {
-          const localesAndValues = Object.entries(siblingDoc[field.name!])
+          const localesAndValues = Object.entries(siblingDoc[field.name])
           await Promise.all(
             localesAndValues.map(async ([localeKey, value]) => {
               const hookedValue = await hook({
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
               })
 
               if (hookedValue !== undefined) {
-                siblingDoc[field.name!][localeKey] = hookedValue
+                siblingDoc[field.name][localeKey] = hookedValue
               }
             }),
           )
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ export const promise = async ({
             showHiddenFields,
             siblingData: siblingDoc,
             siblingFields: siblingFields!,
-            value: siblingDoc[field.name!],
+            value: siblingDoc[field.name],
           })
 
           if (hookedValue !== undefined) {
-            siblingDoc[field.name!] = hookedValue
+            siblingDoc[field.name] = hookedValue
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
index 1441d1b37..027cddf1c 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeChange/promise.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
     }
 
     // Execute hooks
-    if (field.hooks?.beforeChange) {
+    if ('hooks' in field && field.hooks?.beforeChange) {
       for (const hook of field.hooks.beforeChange) {
         const hookedValue = await hook({
           blockData,
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ export const promise = async ({
           originalDoc: doc,
           path: pathSegments,
           previousSiblingDoc: siblingDoc,
-          previousValue: siblingDoc[field.name!],
+          previousValue: siblingDoc[field.name],
           req,
           schemaPath: schemaPathSegments,
           siblingData,
           siblingDocWithLocales,
           siblingFields: siblingFields!,
-          value: siblingData[field.name!],
+          value: siblingData[field.name],
         })
 
         if (hookedValue !== undefined) {
-          siblingData[field.name!] = hookedValue
+          siblingData[field.name] = hookedValue
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeDuplicate/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeDuplicate/promise.ts
index 337f2f82a..2e8cfb469 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeDuplicate/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeDuplicate/promise.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const promise = async <T>({
 
     // Run field beforeDuplicate hooks.
     // These hooks are responsible for resetting the `id` field values of array and block rows. See `baseIDField`.
-    if (Array.isArray(field.hooks?.beforeDuplicate)) {
+    if (Array.isArray('hooks' in field && field.hooks?.beforeDuplicate)) {
       if (fieldIsLocalized) {
         const localeData: JsonObject = {}
 
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ export const promise = async <T>({
           }
 
           let hookResult
-          for (const hook of field.hooks.beforeDuplicate) {
-            hookResult = await hook(beforeDuplicateArgs)
+          if ('hooks' in field && field.hooks?.beforeDuplicate) {
+            for (const hook of field.hooks.beforeDuplicate) {
+              hookResult = await hook(beforeDuplicateArgs)
+            }
           }
 
           if (typeof hookResult !== 'undefined') {
@@ -121,8 +123,10 @@ export const promise = async <T>({
         }
 
         let hookResult
-        for (const hook of field.hooks.beforeDuplicate) {
-          hookResult = await hook(beforeDuplicateArgs)
+        if ('hooks' in field && field.hooks?.beforeDuplicate) {
+          for (const hook of field.hooks.beforeDuplicate) {
+            hookResult = await hook(beforeDuplicateArgs)
+          }
         }
 
         if (typeof hookResult !== 'undefined') {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeValidate/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeValidate/promise.ts
index 5ef47e008..a433273ab 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeValidate/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/beforeValidate/promise.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export const promise = async <T>({
     }
 
     // Execute hooks
-    if (field.hooks?.beforeValidate) {
+    if ('hooks' in field && field.hooks?.beforeValidate) {
       for (const hook of field.hooks.beforeValidate) {
         const hookedValue = await hook({
           blockData,
@@ -299,19 +299,19 @@ export const promise = async <T>({
           overrideAccess,
           path: pathSegments,
           previousSiblingDoc: siblingDoc,
-          previousValue: siblingDoc[field.name!],
+          previousValue: siblingDoc[field.name],
           req,
           schemaPath: schemaPathSegments,
           siblingData,
           siblingFields: siblingFields!,
           value:
-            typeof siblingData[field.name!] === 'undefined'
+            typeof siblingData[field.name] === 'undefined'
               ? fallbackResult.value
-              : siblingData[field.name!],
+              : siblingData[field.name],
         })
 
         if (hookedValue !== undefined) {
-          siblingData[field.name!] = hookedValue
+          siblingData[field.name] = hookedValue
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/setDefaultBeforeDuplicate.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/setDefaultBeforeDuplicate.ts
index 449035412..feab7812c 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/setDefaultBeforeDuplicate.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/setDefaultBeforeDuplicate.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const setDefaultBeforeDuplicate = (
 ) => {
   if (
     (('required' in field && field.required) || field.unique) &&
+    'hooks' in field &&
     (!field.hooks?.beforeDuplicate ||
       (Array.isArray(field.hooks.beforeDuplicate) && field.hooks.beforeDuplicate.length === 0))
   ) {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-cloud-storage/src/fields/getFields.ts b/packages/plugin-cloud-storage/src/fields/getFields.ts
index acfe138ed..8ca75323c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-cloud-storage/src/fields/getFields.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-cloud-storage/src/fields/getFields.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ export const getFields = ({
                     generateFileURL,
                     size,
                   }),
-                  ...(existingSizeURLField?.hooks?.afterRead || []),
+                  ...((typeof existingSizeURLField === 'object' &&
+                    'hooks' in existingSizeURLField &&
+                    existingSizeURLField?.hooks?.afterRead) ||
+                    []),
                 ],
               },
             },