diff --git a/config/routes.php b/config/routes.php
index aa40a8b16b..4f78ccc93c 100644
--- a/config/routes.php
+++ b/config/routes.php
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@
 
     'enabled' => true,
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Enable Route Binding
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Do you want to enable route binding on Statamic Repositories
+    | (entry, taxonomy, collection etc) on front end routes?
+    |
+    */
+
+    'binding_enabled' => true,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Action Route Prefix
diff --git a/src/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index 551fe06a92..92863811cb 100644
--- a/src/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ public function boot()
     protected function bindCollections()
     {
         Route::bind('collection', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['collection'] ?? 'handle';
+            $collection = $field == 'handle' ? Collection::findByHandle($handle) : Collection::all()->firstWhere($field, $handle);
+
             throw_unless(
-                $collection = Collection::findByHandle($handle),
+                $collection,
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Collection [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -62,12 +67,17 @@ protected function bindCollections()
     protected function bindEntries()
     {
         Route::bind('entry', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if ($this->isApiRoute($route) || ! $this->isCpRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if ($this->isApiRoute($route) || ! $this->isCpRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['entry'] ?? 'id';
+            $entry = $field == 'id' ? Entry::find($handle) : Entry::query()->where($field, $handle)->first();
+
             throw_if(
-                ! ($entry = Entry::find($handle)) || $entry->collection()->id() !== $route->parameter('collection')->id(),
+                ! ($entry) || ($route->parameter('collection') && ($entry->collection()->id() !== $route->parameter('collection')->id())),
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Entry [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -78,12 +88,17 @@ protected function bindEntries()
     protected function bindTaxonomies()
     {
         Route::bind('taxonomy', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['taxonomy'] ?? 'handle';
+            $taxonomy = $field == 'handle' ? Taxonomy::findByHandle($handle) : Taxonomy::all()->firstWhere($field, $handle);
+
             throw_unless(
-                $taxonomy = Taxonomy::findByHandle($handle),
+                $taxonomy,
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Taxonomy [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -94,15 +109,21 @@ protected function bindTaxonomies()
     protected function bindTerms()
     {
         Route::bind('term', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if ($this->isApiRoute($route) || ! $this->isCpRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if ($this->isApiRoute($route) || ! $this->isCpRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
-            $id = $route->parameter('taxonomy')->handle().'::'.$handle;
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['term'] ?? 'id';
+
+            $handle = ($field == 'id' && $route->parameter('taxonomy') ? $route->parameter('taxonomy')->handle().'::' : '').$handle;
             $site = $route->parameter('site') ?? Site::default()->handle();
 
+            $term = $field == 'id' ? Term::find($handle)->in($site) : Term::query()->where($field, $handle)->where('site', $site)->when($route->parameter('taxonomy'), fn ($query) => $query->where('taxonomy', $route->parameter('taxonomy')->handle()))->first();
+
             throw_unless(
-                ($term = Term::find($id)->in($site)) && $term->taxonomy()->id() === $route->parameter('taxonomy')->id(),
+                $term && ($route->parameter('taxonomy') && $term->taxonomy()->id() === $route->parameter('taxonomy')->id()),
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Taxonomy term [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -113,12 +134,17 @@ protected function bindTerms()
     protected function bindAssetContainers()
     {
         Route::bind('asset_container', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['asset_container'] ?? 'handle';
+            $container = $field == 'handle' ? AssetContainer::findByHandle($handle) : AssetContainer::all()->firstWhere($field, $handle);
+
             throw_unless(
-                $container = AssetContainer::findByHandle($handle),
+                $container,
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Asset container [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -129,14 +155,20 @@ protected function bindAssetContainers()
     protected function bindAssets()
     {
         Route::bind('asset', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
-            $id = $route->parameter('asset_container')->handle().'::'.$handle;
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['asset'] ?? 'id';
+
+            $handle = ($field == 'id' && $route->parameter('asset_container') ? $route->parameter('asset_container')->handle().'::' : '').$handle;
+
+            $asset = $field == 'id' ? Asset::find($handle) : Asset::query()->where($field, $handle)->when($route->parameter('asset_container'), fn ($query) => $query->where('container', $route->parameter('container')->handle()))->first();
 
             throw_unless(
-                $asset = Asset::find($id),
+                $asset,
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Asset [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -147,14 +179,19 @@ protected function bindAssets()
     protected function bindGlobalSets()
     {
         Route::bind('global', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['global'] ?? 'handle';
+            $global = $field == 'handle' ? GlobalSet::findByHandle($handle) : GlobalSet::all()->firstWhere($field, $handle);
+
             $site = Site::default()->handle();
 
             throw_unless(
-                $globalSet = GlobalSet::findByHandle($handle)->in($site),
+                $globalSet = $global->in($site),
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Global set [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -165,12 +202,17 @@ protected function bindGlobalSets()
     protected function bindSites()
     {
         Route::bind('site', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['site'] ?? 'handle';
+            $site = $field == 'handle' ? Site::get($handle) : Site::all()->firstWhere($field, $handle);
+
             throw_unless(
-                $site = Site::get($handle),
+                $site,
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Site [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -181,8 +223,10 @@ protected function bindSites()
     protected function bindRevisions()
     {
         Route::bind('revision', function ($reference, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
-                return $reference;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)) {
+                    return $reference;
+                }
             }
 
             if ($route->hasParameter('entry')) {
@@ -205,13 +249,18 @@ protected function bindRevisions()
     protected function bindForms()
     {
         Route::bind('form', function ($handle, $route = null) {
-            if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)
-                && ! Str::startsWith($route->uri(), config('statamic.routes.action').'/forms/')) {
-                return $handle;
+            if (! $this->isFrontendBindingEnabled()) {
+                if (! $this->isCpOrApiRoute($route)
+                    && ! Str::startsWith($route->uri(), config('statamic.routes.action').'/forms/')) {
+                    return $handle;
+                }
             }
 
+            $field = $route->bindingFields()['form'] ?? 'handle';
+            $form = $field == 'handle' ? Form::find($handle) : Form::all()->firstWhere($field, $handle);
+
             throw_unless(
-                $form = Form::find($handle),
+                $form,
                 new NotFoundHttpException("Form [$handle] not found.")
             );
 
@@ -219,6 +268,11 @@ protected function bindForms()
         });
     }
 
+    private function isFrontendBindingEnabled()
+    {
+        return config('statamic.routes.binding_enabled', false);
+    }
+
     private function isApiRoute(\Illuminate\Routing\Route $route = null)
     {
         if (is_null($route)) {