diff --git a/docs/fields/overview.mdx b/docs/fields/overview.mdx
index fcd346505..eed310084 100644
--- a/docs/fields/overview.mdx
+++ b/docs/fields/overview.mdx
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ For full details on Admin Options, see the [Field Admin Options](../admin/fields
 
 ## Custom ID Fields
 
-All [Collections](../configuration/collections) automatically generate their own ID field. If needed, you can override this behavior by providing an explicit ID field to your config. This will force users to provide a their own ID value when creating a record.
+All [Collections](../configuration/collections) automatically generate their own ID field. If needed, you can override this behavior by providing an explicit ID field to your config. This field should either be required or have a hook to generate the ID dynamically.
 
 To define a custom ID field, add a new field with the `name` property set to `id`:
 
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ export const MyCollection: CollectionConfig = {
   fields: [
     {
       name: 'id', // highlight-line
+      required: true,
       type: 'number',
     },
   ],
diff --git a/packages/db-mongodb/src/create.ts b/packages/db-mongodb/src/create.ts
index d1ac9a682..504cffd85 100644
--- a/packages/db-mongodb/src/create.ts
+++ b/packages/db-mongodb/src/create.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export const create: Create = async function create(
     fields: this.payload.collections[collection].config.fields,
   })
 
+  if (this.payload.collections[collection].customIDType) {
+    sanitizedData._id = sanitizedData.id
+  }
+
   try {
     ;[doc] = await Model.create([sanitizedData], options)
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/create.ts b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/create.ts
index 574d3e2c6..a5580200f 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/create.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/collections/operations/create.ts
@@ -123,17 +123,6 @@ export const createOperation = async <
       await executeAccess({ data, req }, collectionConfig.access.create)
     }
 
-    // /////////////////////////////////////
-    // Custom id
-    // /////////////////////////////////////
-
-    if (payload.collections[collectionConfig.slug].customIDType) {
-      data = {
-        _id: data.id,
-        ...data,
-      }
-    }
-
     // /////////////////////////////////////
     // Generate data for all files and sizes
     // /////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/test/database/config.ts b/test/database/config.ts
index 2d23bd29a..641dd7b35 100644
--- a/test/database/config.ts
+++ b/test/database/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
 import type { TextField } from 'payload'
 
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
+
 import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults.js'
 import { devUser } from '../credentials.js'
 
@@ -356,6 +358,29 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      slug: 'custom-ids',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'id',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            readOnly: true,
+          },
+          hooks: {
+            beforeChange: [
+              ({ value, operation }) => {
+                if (operation === 'create') {
+                  return uuid()
+                }
+                return value
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      versions: { drafts: true },
+    },
   ],
   globals: [
     {
diff --git a/test/database/int.spec.ts b/test/database/int.spec.ts
index 46a40ae76..532eecf57 100644
--- a/test/database/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/database/int.spec.ts
@@ -75,10 +75,19 @@ describe('database', () => {
 
       expect(updated.id).toStrictEqual(created.doc.id)
     })
+
+    it('should create with generated ID text from hook', async () => {
+      const doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'custom-ids',
+        data: {},
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.id).toBeDefined()
+    })
   })
 
   describe('timestamps', () => {
-    it('should have createdAt and updatedAt timetstamps to the millisecond', async () => {
+    it('should have createdAt and updatedAt timestamps to the millisecond', async () => {
       const result = await payload.create({
         collection: 'posts',
         data: {
diff --git a/test/database/payload-types.ts b/test/database/payload-types.ts
index 354c1c835..21259d61c 100644
--- a/test/database/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/database/payload-types.ts
@@ -19,21 +19,44 @@ export interface Config {
     'custom-schema': CustomSchema;
     places: Place;
     'fields-persistance': FieldsPersistance;
+    'custom-ids': CustomId;
     users: User;
     'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
     'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
   };
+  collectionsSelect: {
+    posts: PostsSelect<false> | PostsSelect<true>;
+    'default-values': DefaultValuesSelect<false> | DefaultValuesSelect<true>;
+    'relation-a': RelationASelect<false> | RelationASelect<true>;
+    'relation-b': RelationBSelect<false> | RelationBSelect<true>;
+    'pg-migrations': PgMigrationsSelect<false> | PgMigrationsSelect<true>;
+    'custom-schema': CustomSchemaSelect<false> | CustomSchemaSelect<true>;
+    places: PlacesSelect<false> | PlacesSelect<true>;
+    'fields-persistance': FieldsPersistanceSelect<false> | FieldsPersistanceSelect<true>;
+    'custom-ids': CustomIdsSelect<false> | CustomIdsSelect<true>;
+    users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
+    'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
+    'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
+    'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
+  };
   db: {
     defaultIDType: string;
   };
   globals: {
     global: Global;
   };
+  globalsSelect: {
+    global: GlobalSelect<false> | GlobalSelect<true>;
+  };
   locale: 'en' | 'es';
   user: User & {
     collection: 'users';
   };
+  jobs?: {
+    tasks: unknown;
+    workflows?: unknown;
+  };
 }
 export interface UserAuthOperations {
   forgotPassword: {
@@ -232,6 +255,15 @@ export interface FieldsPersistance {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "custom-ids".
+ */
+export interface CustomId {
+  id: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "users".
@@ -288,6 +320,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
         relationTo: 'fields-persistance';
         value: string | FieldsPersistance;
       } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'custom-ids';
+        value: string | CustomId;
+      } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'users';
         value: string | User;
@@ -334,6 +370,215 @@ export interface PayloadMigration {
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "posts_select".
+ */
+export interface PostsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  hasTransaction?: T;
+  throwAfterChange?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "default-values_select".
+ */
+export interface DefaultValuesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  defaultValue?: T;
+  array?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        defaultValue?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  group?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        defaultValue?: T;
+      };
+  select?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "relation-a_select".
+ */
+export interface RelationASelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  richText?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "relation-b_select".
+ */
+export interface RelationBSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  relationship?: T;
+  richText?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "pg-migrations_select".
+ */
+export interface PgMigrationsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  relation1?: T;
+  myArray?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        relation2?: T;
+        mySubArray?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              relation3?: T;
+              id?: T;
+            };
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  myGroup?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        relation4?: T;
+      };
+  myBlocks?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        myBlock?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              relation5?: T;
+              relation6?: T;
+              id?: T;
+              blockName?: T;
+            };
+      };
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "custom-schema_select".
+ */
+export interface CustomSchemaSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  text?: T;
+  localizedText?: T;
+  relationship?: T;
+  select?: T;
+  radio?: T;
+  array?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        text?: T;
+        localizedText?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  blocks?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        block?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              text?: T;
+              localizedText?: T;
+              id?: T;
+              blockName?: T;
+            };
+      };
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  _status?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "places_select".
+ */
+export interface PlacesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  country?: T;
+  city?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "fields-persistance_select".
+ */
+export interface FieldsPersistanceSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  text?: T;
+  textHooked?: T;
+  array?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  textWithinRow?: T;
+  textWithinCollapsible?: T;
+  textWithinTabs?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "custom-ids_select".
+ */
+export interface CustomIdsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  id?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users_select".
+ */
+export interface UsersSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  email?: T;
+  resetPasswordToken?: T;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: T;
+  salt?: T;
+  hash?: T;
+  loginAttempts?: T;
+  lockUntil?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  document?: T;
+  globalSlug?: T;
+  user?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-preferences_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadPreferencesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  user?: T;
+  key?: T;
+  value?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-migrations_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadMigrationsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  batch?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "global".
@@ -344,6 +589,16 @@ export interface Global {
   updatedAt?: string | null;
   createdAt?: string | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "global_select".
+ */
+export interface GlobalSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  text?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  globalType?: T;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "auth".