diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/constants/fieldInference.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/constants/fieldInference.js
index d907d793..7aa2002f 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/constants/fieldInference.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/constants/fieldInference.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const INFERABLE_FIELDS = {
   image: {
     type: 'image',
     secondaryTypes: [],
-    synonyms: ['image', 'thumbnail', 'thumb', 'picture', 'avatar', 'photo', 'cover'],
+    synonyms: ['image', 'thumbnail', 'thumb', 'picture', 'avatar', 'photo', 'cover', 'hero'],
     defaultPreview: value => value,
     fallbackToFirstField: false,
     showError: false,