diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
index 2fec464c6accb..6bade32d711e6 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export type FieldTypeDefinition< Item > = {
 /**
  * A dataview field for a specific property of a data type.
  */
-export type Field< Item > = {
+export type Field< Item, SupportsBulkEditing extends boolean = true > = {
 	/**
 	 * Type of the fields.
 	 */
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ export type Field< Item > = {
 	/**
 	 * Callback used to render an edit control for the field.
 	 */
-	Edit?: ComponentType< DataFormControlProps< Item > > | string;
+	Edit?:
+		| ComponentType< DataFormControlProps< Item, SupportsBulkEditing > >
+		| string;
 
 	/**
 	 * Callback used to sort the field.
@@ -184,8 +186,11 @@ export type Fields< Item > = Field< Item >[];
 
 export type Data< Item > = Item[];
 
-export type DataFormControlProps< Item > = {
-	data: Item | Item[];
+export type DataFormControlProps<
+	Item,
+	SupportsBulkEditing extends boolean = true,
+> = {
+	data: SupportsBulkEditing extends true ? Item | Item[] : Item;
 	field: NormalizedField< Item >;
 	onChange: ( value: Record< string, any > ) => void;
 	hideLabelFromVision?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/index.ts b/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/index.ts
index f974608710bf7..84749b08bd180 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { BasePost } from '../../types';
 import { ParentEdit } from './parent-edit';
 import { ParentView } from './parent-view';
 
-const parentField: Field< BasePost > = {
+const parentField: Field< BasePost, false > = {
 	id: 'parent',
 	type: 'text',
 	label: __( 'Parent' ),
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/parent-edit.tsx b/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/parent-edit.tsx
index 4179cdb7e5fc5..da8cb6591590a 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/parent-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/parent/parent-edit.tsx
@@ -285,9 +285,8 @@ export const ParentEdit = ( {
 	data,
 	field,
 	onChange,
-}: DataFormControlProps< BasePost > ) => {
+}: DataFormControlProps< BasePost, false > ) => {
 	const { id } = field;
-	data = Array.isArray( data ) ? data[ 0 ] : data;
 
 	const homeUrl = useSelect( ( select ) => {
 		// @ts-expect-error getEntityRecord is not typed with unstableBase as argument.
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/index.ts b/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/index.ts
index 7311b1d10a66f..bfb72655c67ab 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { BasePost } from '../../types';
 import SlugEdit from './slug-edit';
 import SlugView from './slug-view';
 
-const slugField: Field< BasePost > = {
+const slugField: Field< BasePost, false > = {
 	id: 'slug',
 	type: 'text',
 	label: __( 'Slug' ),
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/slug-edit.tsx b/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/slug-edit.tsx
index 535b7ea1476bb..002e20495bdb4 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/slug-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/slug-edit.tsx
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ const SlugEdit = ( {
 	field,
 	onChange,
 	data,
-}: DataFormControlProps< BasePost > ) => {
+}: DataFormControlProps< BasePost, false > ) => {
 	const { id } = field;
-	data = Array.isArray( data ) ? data[ 0 ] : data;
 
 	const slug = field.getValue( { item: data } ) || getSlug( data );
 	const permalinkTemplate = data.permalink_template || '';
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/template/index.ts b/packages/fields/src/fields/template/index.ts
index c419adedb537d..925b9b8ca8fb1 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/template/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/template/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import type { BasePost } from '../../types';
 import { TemplateEdit } from './template-edit';
 
-const templateField: Field< BasePost > = {
+const templateField: Field< BasePost, false > = {
 	id: 'template',
 	type: 'text',
 	label: __( 'Template' ),
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx b/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx
index 56304008f2338..c94e3be5e958b 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ export const TemplateEdit = ( {
 	data,
 	field,
 	onChange,
-}: DataFormControlProps< BasePost > ) => {
+}: DataFormControlProps< BasePost, false > ) => {
 	const { id } = field;
-	data = Array.isArray( data ) ? data[ 0 ] : data;
 	const postType = data.type;
 	const postId =
 		typeof data.id === 'number' ? data.id : parseInt( data.id, 10 );