diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/post-edit/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/post-edit/index.js
index ecaaa688b0cdf0..3e75ef71d1ac9b 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/post-edit/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/post-edit/index.js
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ function PostEditForm( { postType, postId } ) {
 	);
 	const [ multiEdits, setMultiEdits ] = useState( {} );
 	const { editEntityRecord } = useDispatch( coreDataStore );
-	// TODO: This needs to be dynamic and will be handled in a follow up with the `format` field for posts.
-	const { fields: _fields } = usePostFields( { postType: 'page' } );
+	const { fields: _fields } = usePostFields( { postType } );
 	const fields = useMemo(
 		() =>
 			_fields?.map( ( field ) => {
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts
index 22986c38a954c2..9e8d184e34d3a4 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export const registerPostTypeSchema =
 				currentTheme?.[ 'theme-supports' ]?.[ 'post-thumbnails' ] &&
 				featuredImageField,
 			titleField,
-			authorField,
+			postTypeConfig.supports?.author && authorField,
 			statusField,
 			dateField,
 			slugField,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts
index 3159be142bc137..ffe996ed61f33a 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export interface PostType {
 		revisions?: boolean;
 		thumbnail?: boolean;
 		comments?: boolean;
+		author?: boolean;
 	};
 }