diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
index 20ac7d615..6b053f9c9 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/config/types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import type { CSSProperties } from 'react'
 import monacoeditor from 'monaco-editor' // IMPORTANT - DO NOT REMOVE: This is required for pnpm's default isolated mode to work - even though the import is not used. This is due to a typescript bug: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/47663#issuecomment-1519138189. (tsbugisolatedmode)
 import type { JSONSchema4 } from 'json-schema'
 import type React from 'react'
-import type { DeepPartial } from 'ts-essentials'
 
 import type { RichTextAdapter, RichTextAdapterProvider } from '../../admin/RichText.js'
 import type { ErrorComponent } from '../../admin/forms/Error.js'
@@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ export type FieldHookArgs<TData extends TypeWithID = any, TValue = any, TSibling
   context: RequestContext
   /** The data passed to update the document within create and update operations, and the full document itself in the afterRead hook. */
   data?: Partial<TData>
+  /**
+   * Only available in the `afterRead` hook.
+   */
+  draft?: boolean
   /** The field which the hook is running against. */
   field: FieldAffectingData
   /** Boolean to denote if this hook is running against finding one, or finding many within the afterRead hook. */
@@ -60,6 +63,10 @@ export type FieldHookArgs<TData extends TypeWithID = any, TValue = any, TSibling
    * The schemaPath of the field, e.g. ["group", "myArray", "textField"]. The schemaPath is the path but without indexes and would be used in the context of field schemas, not field data.
    */
   schemaPath: string[]
+  /**
+   * Only available in the `afterRead` hook.
+   */
+  showHiddenFields?: boolean
   /** The sibling data passed to a field that the hook is running against. */
   siblingData: Partial<TSiblingData>
   /**
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
index bd04e7ae2..ff9fc3878 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/fields/hooks/afterRead/promise.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
                 collection,
                 context,
                 data: doc,
+                draft,
                 field,
                 findMany,
                 global,
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
                 path: fieldPath,
                 req,
                 schemaPath: fieldSchemaPath,
+                showHiddenFields,
                 siblingData: siblingDoc,
                 value,
               })
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
             collection,
             context,
             data: doc,
+            draft,
             field,
             findMany,
             global,
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ export const promise = async ({
             path: fieldPath,
             req,
             schemaPath: fieldSchemaPath,
+            showHiddenFields,
             siblingData: siblingDoc,
             value: siblingDoc[field.name],
           })
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blockquote/feature.server.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blockquote/feature.server.ts
index dba566416..8261cc076 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blockquote/feature.server.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blockquote/feature.server.ts
@@ -28,15 +28,26 @@ export const BlockquoteFeature = createServerFeature({
       createNode({
         converters: {
           html: {
-            converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+            converter: async ({
+              converters,
+              draft,
+              node,
+              overrideAccess,
+              parent,
+              req,
+              showHiddenFields,
+            }) => {
               const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                 converters,
+                draft,
                 lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                overrideAccess,
                 parent: {
                   ...node,
                   parent,
                 },
                 req,
+                showHiddenFields,
               })
 
               return `<blockquote>${childrenText}</blockquote>`
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts
index 556f86676..fbc9fa9b6 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/converters/paragraph.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ import type { HTMLConverter } from '../types.js'
 import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../index.js'
 
 export const ParagraphHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedParagraphNode> = {
-  async converter({ converters, node, parent, req }) {
+  async converter({ converters, draft, node, overrideAccess, parent, req, showHiddenFields }) {
     const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
       converters,
+      draft,
       lexicalNodes: node.children,
+      overrideAccess,
       parent: {
         ...node,
         parent,
       },
       req,
+      showHiddenFields,
     })
     return `<p>${childrenText}</p>`
   },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts
index 0aee498fa..6cd80fe00 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import type { HTMLConverter, SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent } from './types.js'
 export type ConvertLexicalToHTMLArgs = {
   converters: HTMLConverter[]
   data: SerializedEditorState
+  draft?: boolean // default false
+  overrideAccess?: boolean // default false
+  showHiddenFields?: boolean // default false
 } & (
   | {
       /**
@@ -40,8 +43,11 @@ export type ConvertLexicalToHTMLArgs = {
 export async function convertLexicalToHTML({
   converters,
   data,
+  draft,
+  overrideAccess,
   payload,
   req,
+  showHiddenFields,
 }: ConvertLexicalToHTMLArgs): Promise<string> {
   if (data?.root?.children?.length) {
     if (req === undefined && payload) {
@@ -50,9 +56,12 @@ export async function convertLexicalToHTML({
 
     return await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
       converters,
+      draft: draft === undefined ? false : draft,
       lexicalNodes: data?.root?.children,
+      overrideAccess: overrideAccess === undefined ? false : overrideAccess,
       parent: data?.root,
       req,
+      showHiddenFields: showHiddenFields === undefined ? false : showHiddenFields,
     })
   }
   return ''
@@ -60,17 +69,23 @@ export async function convertLexicalToHTML({
 
 export async function convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
   converters,
+  draft,
   lexicalNodes,
+  overrideAccess,
   parent,
   req,
+  showHiddenFields,
 }: {
   converters: HTMLConverter[]
+  draft: boolean
   lexicalNodes: SerializedLexicalNode[]
+  overrideAccess: boolean
   parent: SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent
   /**
    * When the converter is called, req CAN be passed in depending on where it's run.
    */
   req: PayloadRequest | null
+  showHiddenFields: boolean
 }): Promise<string> {
   const unknownConverter = converters.find((converter) => converter.nodeTypes.includes('unknown'))
 
@@ -85,9 +100,12 @@ export async function convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
             return await unknownConverter.converter({
               childIndex: i,
               converters,
+              draft,
               node,
+              overrideAccess,
               parent,
               req,
+              showHiddenFields,
             })
           }
           return '<span>unknown node</span>'
@@ -95,9 +113,12 @@ export async function convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
         return await converterForNode.converter({
           childIndex: i,
           converters,
+          draft,
           node,
+          overrideAccess,
           parent,
           req,
+          showHiddenFields,
         })
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error converting lexical node to HTML:', error, 'node:', node)
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts
index a9d7a3e08..043f5d491 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/converter/types.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 import type { SerializedLexicalNode } from 'lexical'
-import type { Payload, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
+import type { PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
 
 export type HTMLConverter<T extends SerializedLexicalNode = SerializedLexicalNode> = {
-  converter: ({
-    childIndex,
-    converters,
-    node,
-    parent,
-    req,
-  }: {
+  converter: (args: {
     childIndex: number
-    converters: HTMLConverter[]
+    converters: HTMLConverter<any>[]
+    draft: boolean
     node: T
+    overrideAccess: boolean
     parent: SerializedLexicalNodeWithParent
     /**
      * When the converter is called, req CAN be passed in depending on where it's run.
      */
     req: PayloadRequest | null
+    showHiddenFields: boolean
   }) => Promise<string> | string
   nodeTypes: string[]
 }
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/feature.server.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/feature.server.ts
index 0573da05f..6696844e7 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/feature.server.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/feature.server.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { createServerFeature } from '../../../utilities/createServerFeature.js'
 
 export type HTMLConverterFeatureProps = {
   converters?:
-    | (({ defaultConverters }: { defaultConverters: HTMLConverter[] }) => HTMLConverter[])
-    | HTMLConverter[]
+    | (({ defaultConverters }: { defaultConverters: HTMLConverter<any>[] }) => HTMLConverter<any>[])
+    | HTMLConverter<any>[]
 }
 
 // This is just used to save the props on the richText field
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/field/index.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/field/index.ts
index b6f125030..90b9e2151 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/field/index.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/converters/html/field/index.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,16 @@ export const lexicalHTML: (
     },
     hooks: {
       afterRead: [
-        async ({ collection, field, global, req, siblingData }) => {
+        async ({
+          collection,
+          draft,
+          field,
+          global,
+          overrideAccess,
+          req,
+          showHiddenFields,
+          siblingData,
+        }) => {
           const fields = collection ? collection.fields : global.fields
 
           const foundSiblingFields = findFieldPathAndSiblingFields(fields, [], field)
@@ -209,7 +218,10 @@ export const lexicalHTML: (
           return await convertLexicalToHTML({
             converters: finalConverters,
             data: lexicalFieldData,
+            draft,
+            overrideAccess,
             req,
+            showHiddenFields,
           })
         },
       ],
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/experimental_table/feature.server.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/experimental_table/feature.server.ts
index 11c98824a..3f0a8684e 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/experimental_table/feature.server.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/experimental_table/feature.server.ts
@@ -46,15 +46,26 @@ export const EXPERIMENTAL_TableFeature = createServerFeature({
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({
+                converters,
+                draft,
+                node,
+                overrideAccess,
+                parent,
+                req,
+                showHiddenFields,
+              }) => {
                 const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                   converters,
+                  draft,
                   lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                  overrideAccess,
                   parent: {
                     ...node,
                     parent,
                   },
                   req,
+                  showHiddenFields,
                 })
                 return `<table class="lexical-table" style="border-collapse: collapse;">${childrenText}</table>`
               },
@@ -66,15 +77,26 @@ export const EXPERIMENTAL_TableFeature = createServerFeature({
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({
+                converters,
+                draft,
+                node,
+                overrideAccess,
+                parent,
+                req,
+                showHiddenFields,
+              }) => {
                 const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                   converters,
+                  draft,
                   lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                  overrideAccess,
                   parent: {
                     ...node,
                     parent,
                   },
                   req,
+                  showHiddenFields,
                 })
 
                 const tagName = node.headerState > 0 ? 'th' : 'td'
@@ -95,15 +117,26 @@ export const EXPERIMENTAL_TableFeature = createServerFeature({
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({
+                converters,
+                draft,
+                node,
+                overrideAccess,
+                parent,
+                req,
+                showHiddenFields,
+              }) => {
                 const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                   converters,
+                  draft,
                   lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                  overrideAccess,
                   parent: {
                     ...node,
                     parent,
                   },
                   req,
+                  showHiddenFields,
                 })
                 return `<tr class="lexical-table-row">${childrenText}</tr>`
               },
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/heading/feature.server.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/heading/feature.server.ts
index 70490ad7b..da4001f87 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/heading/feature.server.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/heading/feature.server.ts
@@ -46,15 +46,26 @@ export const HeadingFeature = createServerFeature<
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({
+                converters,
+                draft,
+                node,
+                overrideAccess,
+                parent,
+                req,
+                showHiddenFields,
+              }) => {
                 const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                   converters,
+                  draft,
                   lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                  overrideAccess,
                   parent: {
                     ...node,
                     parent,
                   },
                   req,
+                  showHiddenFields,
                 })
 
                 return '<' + node?.tag + '>' + childrenText + '</' + node?.tag + '>'
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/link/feature.server.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/link/feature.server.ts
index a4f3087ca..73e1009d9 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/link/feature.server.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/link/feature.server.ts
@@ -116,15 +116,26 @@ export const LinkFeature = createServerFeature<
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({
+                converters,
+                draft,
+                node,
+                overrideAccess,
+                parent,
+                req,
+                showHiddenFields,
+              }) => {
                 const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                   converters,
+                  draft,
                   lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                  overrideAccess,
                   parent: {
                     ...node,
                     parent,
                   },
                   req,
+                  showHiddenFields,
                 })
 
                 const rel: string = node.fields.newTab ? ' rel="noopener noreferrer"' : ''
@@ -150,15 +161,26 @@ export const LinkFeature = createServerFeature<
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({
+                converters,
+                draft,
+                node,
+                overrideAccess,
+                parent,
+                req,
+                showHiddenFields,
+              }) => {
                 const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
                   converters,
+                  draft,
                   lexicalNodes: node.children,
+                  overrideAccess,
                   parent: {
                     ...node,
                     parent,
                   },
                   req,
+                  showHiddenFields,
                 })
 
                 const rel: string = node.fields.newTab ? ' rel="noopener noreferrer"' : ''
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts
index 6f50d8c60..6671bd140 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/lists/htmlConverter.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ import type { SerializedListItemNode, SerializedListNode } from './plugin/index.
 import { convertLexicalNodesToHTML } from '../converters/html/converter/index.js'
 
 export const ListHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedListNode> = {
-  converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+  converter: async ({ converters, draft, node, overrideAccess, parent, req, showHiddenFields }) => {
     const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
       converters,
+      draft,
       lexicalNodes: node.children,
+      overrideAccess,
       parent: {
         ...node,
         parent,
       },
       req,
+      showHiddenFields,
     })
 
     return `<${node?.tag} class="list-${node?.listType}">${childrenText}</${node?.tag}>`
@@ -24,17 +27,20 @@ export const ListHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedListNode> = {
 }
 
 export const ListItemHTMLConverter: HTMLConverter<SerializedListItemNode> = {
-  converter: async ({ converters, node, parent, req }) => {
+  converter: async ({ converters, draft, node, overrideAccess, parent, req, showHiddenFields }) => {
     const hasSubLists = node.children.some((child) => child.type === 'list')
 
     const childrenText = await convertLexicalNodesToHTML({
       converters,
+      draft,
       lexicalNodes: node.children,
+      overrideAccess,
       parent: {
         ...node,
         parent,
       },
       req,
+      showHiddenFields,
     })
 
     if ('listType' in parent && parent?.listType === 'check') {
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/upload/feature.server.ts b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/upload/feature.server.ts
index 388a77594..7c4486155 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/upload/feature.server.ts
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/upload/feature.server.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const UploadFeature = createServerFeature<
         createNode({
           converters: {
             html: {
-              converter: async ({ node, req }) => {
+              converter: async ({ draft, node, overrideAccess, req, showHiddenFields }) => {
                 // @ts-expect-error
                 const id = node?.value?.id || node?.value // for backwards-compatibility
 
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ export const UploadFeature = createServerFeature<
                       currentDepth: 0,
                       data: uploadDocument,
                       depth: 1,
-                      draft: false,
+                      draft,
                       key: 'value',
-                      overrideAccess: false,
+                      overrideAccess,
                       req,
-                      showHiddenFields: false,
+                      showHiddenFields,
                     })
                   } catch (ignored) {
                     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
diff --git a/test/fields/payload-types.ts b/test/fields/payload-types.ts
index b661b4f45..192ae24f4 100644
--- a/test/fields/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/fields/payload-types.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export interface Config {
 export interface UserAuthOperations {
   forgotPassword: {
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
   login: {
     email: string;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export interface UserAuthOperations {
   };
   unlock: {
     email: string;
+    password: string;
   };
 }
 /**