diff --git a/packages/core/src/actions/entries.ts b/packages/core/src/actions/entries.ts
index 25ccb7e3..abfbe645 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/actions/entries.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/actions/entries.ts
@@ -955,7 +955,11 @@ export function getSerializedEntry(collection: Collection, entry: Entry): Entry
   return serializedEntry;
 }
 
-export function persistEntry(collection: Collection, navigate: NavigateFunction) {
+export function persistEntry(
+  collection: Collection,
+  rootSlug: string | undefined,
+  navigate: NavigateFunction,
+) {
   return async (dispatch: ThunkDispatch<RootState, {}, AnyAction>, getState: () => RootState) => {
     const state = getState();
     const entryDraft = state.entryDraft;
@@ -1019,6 +1023,7 @@ export function persistEntry(collection: Collection, navigate: NavigateFunction)
     return backend
       .persistEntry({
         config: configState.config,
+        rootSlug,
         collection,
         entryDraft: newEntryDraft,
         assetProxies,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/backend.ts b/packages/core/src/backend.ts
index c1879232..119d4cb0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/backend.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/backend.ts
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ export class Backend<EF extends BaseField = UnknownField, BC extends BackendClas
 
   async persistEntry({
     config,
+    rootSlug,
     collection,
     entryDraft: draft,
     assetProxies,
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ export class Backend<EF extends BaseField = UnknownField, BC extends BackendClas
 
     const newEntry = entryDraft.entry.newRecord ?? false;
 
-    const customPath = selectCustomPath(draft.entry, collection);
+    const customPath = selectCustomPath(draft.entry, collection, rootSlug, config);
 
     let dataFile: DataFile;
     if (newEntry) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/App.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/App.tsx
index 525f41e1..ec5c144c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ const App = ({
             path="/collections/:name/new"
             element={<EditorRoute collections={collections} newRecord />}
           />
+          <Route
+            path="/collections/:name/new/*"
+            element={<EditorRoute collections={collections} newRecord />}
+          />
           <Route
             path="/collections/:name/entries/*"
             element={<EditorRoute collections={collections} />}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionHeader.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionHeader.tsx
index ab229061..e2a9160d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionHeader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { translate } from 'react-polyglot';
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import useEntries from '@staticcms/core/lib/hooks/useEntries';
 import useIcon from '@staticcms/core/lib/hooks/useIcon';
@@ -24,17 +24,9 @@ const CollectionHeader = ({
   newEntryUrl,
   t,
 }: TranslatedProps<CollectionHeaderProps>) => {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-
   const collectionLabel = collection.label;
   const collectionLabelSingular = collection.label_singular;
 
-  const onNewClick = useCallback(() => {
-    if (newEntryUrl) {
-      navigate(newEntryUrl);
-    }
-  }, [navigate, newEntryUrl]);
-
   const icon = useIcon(collection.icon);
 
   const params = useParams();
@@ -89,7 +81,7 @@ const CollectionHeader = ({
           {pluralLabel}
         </h2>
         {newEntryUrl ? (
-          <Button onClick={onNewClick}>
+          <Button to={newEntryUrl}>
             {t('collection.collectionTop.newButton', {
               collectionLabel: collectionLabelSingular || pluralLabel,
             })}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionView.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionView.tsx
index b90154f1..a31a56c5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionView.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/collections/CollectionView.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   selectViewFilters,
   selectViewGroups,
 } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/collection.util';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/string.util';
 import {
   selectEntriesFilter,
   selectEntriesGroup,
@@ -71,8 +72,10 @@ const CollectionView = ({
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    return 'fields' in collection && collection.create ? getNewEntryUrl(collectionName) : '';
-  }, [collection, collectionName]);
+    return 'fields' in collection && collection.create
+      ? `${getNewEntryUrl(collectionName)}${isNotEmpty(filterTerm) ? `/${filterTerm}` : ''}`
+      : '';
+  }, [collection, collectionName, filterTerm]);
 
   const searchResultKey = useMemo(
     () => `collection.collectionTop.searchResults${isSingleSearchResult ? 'InCollection' : ''}`,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/Editor.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/Editor.tsx
index 6c1e3632..1f011914 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/Editor.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/Editor.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
   slug,
   localBackup,
   scrollSyncActive,
+  newRecord,
   t,
 }) => {
   const [version, setVersion] = useState(0);
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
 
       setTimeout(async () => {
         try {
-          await dispatch(persistEntry(collection, navigate));
+          await dispatch(persistEntry(collection, slug, navigate));
           setVersion(version + 1);
 
           deleteBackup();
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
         } catch (e) {}
       }, 100);
     },
-    [collection, deleteBackup, dispatch, entryDraft.entry, navigate, version],
+    [collection, deleteBackup, dispatch, entryDraft.entry, navigate, slug, version],
   );
 
   const handleDuplicateEntry = useCallback(() => {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!slug) {
+    if (!slug || newRecord) {
       return navigate(`/collections/${collection.name}`);
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
       deleteBackup();
       return navigate(`/collections/${collection.name}`);
     }, 0);
-  }, [collection, deleteBackup, dispatch, entryDraft.hasChanged, navigate, slug]);
+  }, [collection, deleteBackup, dispatch, entryDraft.hasChanged, navigate, newRecord, slug]);
 
   const [prevLocalBackup, setPrevLocalBackup] = useState<
     | {
@@ -198,11 +199,11 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
   const [prevCollection, setPrevCollection] = useState<Collection | null>(null);
   const [prevSlug, setPrevSlug] = useState<string | undefined | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!slug && prevSlug !== slug) {
+    if (newRecord && slug !== prevSlug) {
       setTimeout(() => {
         dispatch(createEmptyDraft(collection, location.search));
       });
-    } else if (slug && (prevCollection !== collection || prevSlug !== slug)) {
+    } else if (!newRecord && slug && (prevCollection !== collection || prevSlug !== slug)) {
       setTimeout(() => {
         dispatch(retrieveLocalBackup(collection, slug));
         dispatch(loadEntry(collection, slug));
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
 
     setPrevCollection(collection);
     setPrevSlug(slug);
-  }, [collection, entryDraft.entry, prevSlug, prevCollection, slug, dispatch]);
+  }, [collection, entryDraft.entry, prevSlug, prevCollection, slug, dispatch, newRecord]);
 
   const leaveMessage = useMemo(() => t('editor.editor.onLeavePage'), [t]);
 
@@ -236,7 +237,12 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
       const isPersisting = entryDraft.entry?.isPersisting;
       const newRecord = entryDraft.entry?.newRecord;
       const newEntryPath = `/collections/${collection.name}/new`;
-      if (isPersisting && newRecord && location.pathname === newEntryPath && action === 'PUSH') {
+      if (
+        isPersisting &&
+        newRecord &&
+        location.pathname.startsWith(newEntryPath) &&
+        action === 'PUSH'
+      ) {
         return;
       }
 
@@ -293,12 +299,13 @@ const Editor: FC<TranslatedProps<EditorProps>> = ({
         onDuplicate={handleDuplicateEntry}
         hasChanged={hasChanged}
         displayUrl={displayUrl}
-        isNewEntry={!slug}
+        isNewEntry={newRecord}
         isModification={isModification}
         toggleScroll={handleToggleScroll}
         scrollSyncActive={scrollSyncActive}
         loadScroll={handleLoadScroll}
         submitted={submitted}
+        slug={slug}
         t={t}
       />
       <MediaLibraryModal />
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/EditorInterface.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/EditorInterface.tsx
index 42c68fa8..488f4c72 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/EditorInterface.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/EditorInterface.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ interface EditorInterfaceProps {
   scrollSyncActive: boolean;
   loadScroll: () => void;
   submitted: boolean;
+  slug: string | undefined;
 }
 
 const EditorInterface = ({
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ const EditorInterface = ({
   loadScroll,
   toggleScroll,
   submitted,
+  slug,
 }: TranslatedProps<EditorInterfaceProps>) => {
   const { locales, defaultLocale } = useMemo(() => getI18nInfo(collection), [collection]) ?? {};
   const [selectedLocale, setSelectedLocale] = useState<string>(locales?.[1] ?? 'en');
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ const EditorInterface = ({
         locale={defaultLocale}
         submitted={submitted}
         hideBorder={!finalPreviewActive && !i18nActive}
+        slug={slug}
         t={t}
       />
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControl.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControl.tsx
index 5f2754e0..4ad818bd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControl.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const EditorControl = ({
   i18n,
   fieldName,
   isMeta = false,
+  controlled = false,
 }: TranslatedProps<EditorControlProps>) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ const EditorControl = ({
           hasErrors,
           errors,
           theme,
+          controlled,
         })}
       </div>
     );
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ interface EditorControlOwnProps {
   forSingleList?: boolean;
   i18n: I18nSettings | undefined;
   fieldName?: string;
+  controlled?: boolean;
   isMeta?: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControlPane.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControlPane.tsx
index 84c305ef..73b2bf97 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControlPane.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/entry-editor/editor-control-pane/EditorControlPane.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { getI18nInfo, hasI18n, isFieldTranslatable } from '@staticcms/core/lib/i18n';
 import classNames from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/classNames.util';
 import { getFieldValue } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/field.util';
-import { customPathFromSlug } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/nested.util';
+import { getNestedSlug } from '@staticcms/core/lib/util/nested.util';
+import { selectConfig } from '@staticcms/core/reducers/selectors/config';
+import { useAppSelector } from '@staticcms/core/store/hooks';
 import EditorControl from './EditorControl';
 import LocaleDropdown from './LocaleDropdown';
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ export interface EditorControlPaneProps {
   locale?: string;
   canChangeLocale?: boolean;
   hideBorder: boolean;
+  slug?: string;
   onLocaleChange?: (locale: string) => void;
 }
 
@@ -38,14 +41,10 @@ const EditorControlPane = ({
   locale,
   canChangeLocale = false,
   hideBorder,
+  slug,
   onLocaleChange,
   t,
 }: TranslatedProps<EditorControlPaneProps>) => {
-  const nestedFieldPath = useMemo(
-    () => customPathFromSlug(collection, entry.slug),
-    [collection, entry.slug],
-  );
-
   const pathField = useMemo(
     () =>
       ({
@@ -56,10 +55,18 @@ const EditorControlPane = ({
             : 'Path',
         widget: 'string',
         i18n: 'none',
+        hint: ``,
       } as StringOrTextField),
     [collection],
   );
 
+  const config = useAppSelector(selectConfig);
+
+  const defaultNestedPath = useMemo(
+    () => getNestedSlug(collection, entry, slug, config),
+    [collection, config, entry, slug],
+  );
+
   const i18n = useMemo(() => {
     if (hasI18n(collection)) {
       const { locales, defaultLocale } = getI18nInfo(collection);
@@ -117,12 +124,13 @@ const EditorControlPane = ({
         <EditorControl
           key="entry-path"
           field={pathField}
-          value={entry.meta?.path ?? nestedFieldPath}
+          value={entry.meta?.path ?? defaultNestedPath}
           fieldsErrors={fieldsErrors}
           submitted={submitted}
           locale={locale}
           parentPath=""
           i18n={i18n}
+          controlled
           isMeta
         />
       ) : null}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/interface.ts b/packages/core/src/interface.ts
index 88cad25e..0cc5a65e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/interface.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ export interface WidgetControlProps<T, F extends BaseField = UnknownField, EV =
   t: t;
   value: T | undefined | null;
   theme: 'dark' | 'light';
+  controlled: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface WidgetPreviewProps<T = unknown, F extends BaseField = UnknownField> {
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ export interface PersistOptions {
 
 export interface PersistArgs {
   config: Config;
+  rootSlug: string | undefined;
   collection: Collection;
   entryDraft: EntryDraft;
   assetProxies: AssetProxy[];
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/util/collection.util.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/util/collection.util.ts
index 65207b58..56c2c719 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/util/collection.util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/util/collection.util.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export function selectFileEntryLabel<EF extends BaseField>(
 export function selectEntryPath<EF extends BaseField>(collection: Collection<EF>, slug: string) {
   if ('fields' in collection) {
     const folder = collection.folder.replace(/\/$/, '');
+
+    if (collection.nested) {
+      if (collection.nested.path?.index_file) {
+        return `${folder}/${slug}.${selectFolderEntryExtension(collection)}`;
+      }
+    }
+
     return `${folder}/${slug}.${selectFolderEntryExtension(collection)}`;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/util/nested.util.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/util/nested.util.ts
index 53657daa..2bcd6d58 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/util/nested.util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/util/nested.util.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 import trim from 'lodash/trim';
 import { basename, dirname, extname, join } from 'path';
 
-import { selectFolderEntryExtension } from './collection.util';
+import { sanitizeSlug } from '../urlHelper';
+import { selectEntryCollectionTitle, selectFolderEntryExtension } from './collection.util';
+import { isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from './string.util';
 
-import type { Collection, Entry } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
+import type { Collection, Config, Entry } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
 
-export function selectCustomPath(entry: Entry, collection: Collection): string | undefined {
-  if (!('nested' in collection) || !collection.nested?.path || !entry.meta) {
+export function selectCustomPath(
+  entry: Entry,
+  collection: Collection,
+  rootSlug: string | undefined,
+  config: Config | undefined,
+): string | undefined {
+  if (!('nested' in collection) || !collection.nested?.path) {
     return undefined;
   }
 
   const indexFile = collection.nested.path.index_file;
   const extension = selectFolderEntryExtension(collection);
-  const customPath = join(collection.folder, entry.meta.path, `${indexFile}.${extension}`);
+
+  const slug = entry.meta?.path ?? getNestedSlug(collection, entry, rootSlug, config);
+
+  const customPath = join(collection.folder, slug, `${indexFile}.${extension}`);
   return customPath;
 }
 
@@ -40,3 +50,28 @@ export function slugFromCustomPath(collection: Collection, customPath: string):
   const slug = join(dirname(trim(entryPath, '/')), basename(entryPath, extname(customPath)));
   return slug;
 }
+
+export function getNestedSlug(
+  collection: Collection,
+  entry: Entry,
+  slug: string | undefined,
+  config: Config | undefined,
+) {
+  if ('nested' in collection && collection.nested?.path) {
+    if (isNotEmpty(entry.slug)) {
+      return entry.slug.replace(new RegExp(`/${collection.nested.path.index_file}$`, 'g'), '');
+    } else if (slug) {
+      let summarySlug = selectEntryCollectionTitle(collection, entry);
+      if (isEmpty(summarySlug)) {
+        summarySlug = `new-${collection.label_singular ?? collection.label}`;
+      }
+
+      return `${customPathFromSlug(collection, slug)}/${sanitizeSlug(
+        summarySlug.toLowerCase(),
+        config?.slug,
+      )}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return '';
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/widgets/string/StringControl.tsx b/packages/core/src/widgets/string/StringControl.tsx
index 733d0455..8b818ade 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/widgets/string/StringControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/widgets/string/StringControl.tsx
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ const StringControl: FC<WidgetControlProps<string, StringOrTextField>> = ({
   field,
   forSingleList,
   duplicate,
+  controlled,
   onChange,
 }) => {
   const [internalRawValue, setInternalValue] = useState(value ?? '');
   const internalValue = useMemo(
-    () => (duplicate ? value ?? '' : internalRawValue),
-    [internalRawValue, duplicate, value],
+    () => (controlled || duplicate ? value ?? '' : internalRawValue),
+    [controlled, duplicate, value, internalRawValue],
   );
   const ref = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);