diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/collections.spec.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/collections.spec.js
index 2b861649..0d47d66a 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/collections.spec.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/collections.spec.js
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ describe('collections', () => {
                   },
                 ],
               },
+              {
+                name: 'list_3',
+                types: [
+                  {
+                    name: 'list_3_type',
+                    media_folder: 'list_3_type_media_folder',
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
             ],
           }),
         ),
@@ -134,6 +143,10 @@ describe('collections', () => {
           name: 'list_2_item',
           media_folder: 'list_2_item_media_folder',
         }),
+        fromJS({
+          name: 'list_3_type',
+          media_folder: 'list_3_type_media_folder',
+        }),
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -182,6 +195,15 @@ describe('collections', () => {
                         name: 'list_2_item',
                         media_folder: 'list_2_item_media_folder',
                       },
+                      {
+                        name: 'list_3',
+                        types: [
+                          {
+                            name: 'list_3_type',
+                            media_folder: 'list_3_type_media_folder',
+                          },
+                        ],
+                      },
                     ],
                   },
                 ],
@@ -195,6 +217,10 @@ describe('collections', () => {
           name: 'list_2_item',
           media_folder: 'list_2_item_media_folder',
         }),
+        fromJS({
+          name: 'list_3_type',
+          media_folder: 'list_3_type_media_folder',
+        }),
       ]);
     });
   });
@@ -219,11 +245,19 @@ describe('collections', () => {
                 name: 'image',
                 media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/customers/',
               },
+              {
+                name: 'list',
+                types: [{ name: 'widget', media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/widgets' }],
+              },
             ],
           }),
           fromJS({ slug: 'name', path: 'src/post/post1.md', data: {} }),
         ),
-      ).toEqual(['static/img/general', 'static/img/general/customers']);
+      ).toEqual([
+        'static/img/general',
+        'static/img/general/customers',
+        'static/img/general/widgets',
+      ]);
     });
 
     it('should return fields, file and collection folders', () => {
@@ -242,6 +276,10 @@ describe('collections', () => {
                     name: 'image',
                     media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/logos/',
                   },
+                  {
+                    name: 'list',
+                    types: [{ name: 'widget', media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/widgets' }],
+                  },
                 ],
               },
             ],
@@ -252,6 +290,7 @@ describe('collections', () => {
         'static/img/general',
         'static/img/general/customers',
         'static/img/general/customers/logos',
+        'static/img/general/customers/widgets',
       ]);
     });
   });
@@ -270,18 +309,25 @@ describe('collections', () => {
           { name: 'en', fields: [{ name: 'title' }, { name: 'body' }] },
           { name: 'es', fields: [{ name: 'title' }, { name: 'body' }] },
           { name: 'it', field: { name: 'title', fields: [{ name: 'subTitle' }] } },
+          {
+            name: 'fr',
+            fields: [{ name: 'title', widget: 'list', types: [{ name: 'variableType' }] }],
+          },
         ],
       });
       expect(getFieldsNames(collection.get('fields').toArray())).toEqual([
         'en',
         'es',
         'it',
+        'fr',
         'en.title',
         'en.body',
         'es.title',
         'es.body',
         'it.title',
         'it.title.subTitle',
+        'fr.title',
+        'fr.title.variableType',
       ]);
     });
   });
@@ -300,6 +346,10 @@ describe('collections', () => {
           { name: 'en', fields: [{ name: 'title' }, { name: 'body' }] },
           { name: 'es', fields: [{ name: 'title' }, { name: 'body' }] },
           { name: 'it', field: { name: 'title', fields: [{ name: 'subTitle' }] } },
+          {
+            name: 'fr',
+            fields: [{ name: 'title', widget: 'list', types: [{ name: 'variableType' }] }],
+          },
         ],
       });
 
@@ -319,6 +369,16 @@ describe('collections', () => {
           .get('fields')
           .get(0),
       );
+
+      expect(selectField(collection, 'fr.title.variableType')).toBe(
+        collection
+          .get('fields')
+          .get(3)
+          .get('fields')
+          .get(0)
+          .get('types')
+          .get(0),
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/entries.spec.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/entries.spec.js
index bb02dca6..9c82269a 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/entries.spec.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/__tests__/entries.spec.js
@@ -289,7 +289,12 @@ describe('entries', () => {
     it('should cascade media_folders', () => {
       const mainImageField = fromJS({ name: 'main_image' });
       const logoField = fromJS({ name: 'logo', media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/logos/' });
-      const nestedField2 = fromJS({ name: 'nested', media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/nested2/' });
+      const nestedField3 = fromJS({ name: 'nested', media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/nested3/' });
+      const nestedField2 = fromJS({
+        name: 'nested',
+        media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/nested2/',
+        types: [nestedField3],
+      });
       const nestedField1 = fromJS({
         name: 'nested',
         media_folder: '{{media_folder}}/nested1/',
@@ -324,6 +329,9 @@ describe('entries', () => {
       expect(selectMediaFolder(...args, nestedField2)).toBe(
         'static/img/general/customers/nested/nested1/nested2',
       );
+      expect(selectMediaFolder(...args, nestedField3)).toBe(
+        'static/img/general/customers/nested/nested1/nested2/nested3',
+      );
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/collections.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/collections.ts
index ea8e0220..0ac43f32 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/collections.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/collections.ts
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ const getFieldsWithMediaFolders = (fields: EntryField[]) => {
     if (f.has('fields')) {
       const fields = f.get('fields')?.toArray() as EntryField[];
       acc = [...acc, ...getFieldsWithMediaFolders(fields)];
-    }
-    if (f.has('field')) {
+    } else if (f.has('field')) {
       const field = f.get('field') as EntryField;
       acc = [...acc, ...getFieldsWithMediaFolders([field])];
+    } else if (f.has('types')) {
+      const types = f.get('types')?.toArray() as EntryField[];
+      acc = [...acc, ...getFieldsWithMediaFolders(types)];
     }
 
     return acc;
@@ -200,10 +202,12 @@ export const getFieldsNames = (fields: EntryField[], prefix = '') => {
     if (f.has('fields')) {
       const fields = f.get('fields')?.toArray() as EntryField[];
       names = [...names, ...getFieldsNames(fields, `${names[index]}.`)];
-    }
-    if (f.has('field')) {
+    } else if (f.has('field')) {
       const field = f.get('field') as EntryField;
       names = [...names, ...getFieldsNames([field], `${names[index]}.`)];
+    } else if (f.has('types')) {
+      const types = f.get('types')?.toArray() as EntryField[];
+      names = [...names, ...getFieldsNames(types, `${names[index]}.`)];
     }
   });
 
@@ -219,9 +223,10 @@ export const selectField = (collection: Collection, key: string) => {
     field = fields.find(f => f.get('name') === name);
     if (field?.has('fields')) {
       fields = field?.get('fields')?.toArray() as EntryField[];
-    }
-    if (field?.has('field')) {
+    } else if (field?.has('field')) {
       fields = [field?.get('field') as EntryField];
+    } else if (field?.has('types')) {
+      fields = field?.get('types')?.toArray() as EntryField[];
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/entries.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/entries.ts
index 2d415e75..d5b90ece 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/entries.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/reducers/entries.ts
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ const traverseFields = (
       folderKey,
       config.get('slug'),
     );
+    let fieldFolder = null;
     if (f.has('fields')) {
-      return traverseFields(
+      fieldFolder = traverseFields(
         folderKey,
         config,
         collection,
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ const traverseFields = (
         folder,
       );
     } else if (f.has('field')) {
-      return traverseFields(
+      fieldFolder = traverseFields(
         folderKey,
         config,
         collection,
@@ -228,6 +229,19 @@ const traverseFields = (
         [f.get('field')!],
         folder,
       );
+    } else if (f.has('types')) {
+      fieldFolder = traverseFields(
+        folderKey,
+        config,
+        collection,
+        entryMap,
+        field,
+        f.get('types')!.toArray(),
+        folder,
+      );
+    }
+    if (fieldFolder != null) {
+      return fieldFolder;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/types/redux.ts b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/types/redux.ts
index 10b60599..7bbf6da1 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/types/redux.ts
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/types/redux.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export type EntryDraft = StaticallyTypedRecord<{
 export type EntryField = StaticallyTypedRecord<{
   field?: EntryField;
   fields?: List<EntryField>;
+  types?: List<EntryField>;
   widget: string;
   name: string;
   default: string | null;