diff --git a/packages/core/src/fields/types/image/index.ts b/packages/core/src/fields/types/image/index.ts
index 7877902c6d9..d3abe6c0635 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/fields/types/image/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/fields/types/image/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../../types'
 import { graphql } from '../../..'
 import { SUPPORTED_IMAGE_EXTENSIONS } from './utils'
-import { mergeFieldHooks, type InternalFieldHooks } from '../../resolve-hooks'
 
 export type ImageFieldConfig<ListTypeInfo extends BaseListTypeInfo> =
   CommonFieldConfig<ListTypeInfo> & {
@@ -88,27 +87,24 @@ export function image <ListTypeInfo extends BaseListTypeInfo> (config: ImageFiel
       throw Error("isIndexed: 'unique' is not a supported option for field type image")
     }
 
-    const hooks: InternalFieldHooks<ListTypeInfo> = {}
-    if (!storage.preserve) {
-      hooks.beforeOperation = async (args) => {
-        if (args.operation === 'update' || args.operation === 'delete') {
-          const idKey = `${fieldKey}_id`
-          const id = args.item[idKey]
-          const extensionKey = `${fieldKey}_extension`
-          const extension = args.item[extensionKey]
-
-          // This will occur on an update where an image already existed but has been
-          // changed, or on a delete, where there is no longer an item
-          if (
-            (args.operation === 'delete' ||
-              typeof args.resolvedData[fieldKey].id === 'string' ||
-              args.resolvedData[fieldKey].id === null) &&
-            typeof id === 'string' &&
-            typeof extension === 'string' &&
-            isValidImageExtension(extension)
-          ) {
-            await args.context.images(config.storage).deleteAtSource(id, extension)
-          }
+    async function beforeOperationFieldHook (args: any) {
+      if (args.operation === 'update' || args.operation === 'delete') {
+        const idKey = `${fieldKey}_id`
+        const id = args.item[idKey]
+        const extensionKey = `${fieldKey}_extension`
+        const extension = args.item[extensionKey]
+
+        // This will occur on an update where an image already existed but has been
+        // changed, or on a delete, where there is no longer an item
+        if (
+          (args.operation === 'delete' ||
+            typeof args.resolvedData[fieldKey].id === 'string' ||
+            args.resolvedData[fieldKey].id === null) &&
+          typeof id === 'string' &&
+          typeof extension === 'string' &&
+          isValidImageExtension(extension)
+        ) {
+          await args.context.images(config.storage).deleteAtSource(id, extension)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -125,7 +121,22 @@ export function image <ListTypeInfo extends BaseListTypeInfo> (config: ImageFiel
       },
     })({
       ...config,
-      hooks: mergeFieldHooks(hooks, config.hooks),
+      hooks: storage.preserve
+        ? config.hooks
+        : {
+            ...config.hooks,
+            beforeOperation: {
+              ...config.hooks?.beforeOperation,
+              async update (args) {
+                await config.hooks?.beforeOperation?.update?.(args)
+                await beforeOperationFieldHook(args)
+              },
+              async delete (args) {
+                await config.hooks?.beforeOperation?.delete?.(args)
+                await beforeOperationFieldHook(args)
+              },
+            },            
+          },
       input: {
         create: {
           arg: inputArg,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/config/hooks.ts b/packages/core/src/types/config/hooks.ts
index a7fd3a89f9c..dd108fab1eb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/config/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/config/hooks.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export type FieldHooks<
   /**
    * Used to **validate** if a create, update or delete operation is OK
    */
-  validate?:{
+  validate?: {
     create?: ValidateFieldHook<ListTypeInfo, 'create', FieldKey>
     update?: ValidateFieldHook<ListTypeInfo, 'update', FieldKey>
     delete?: ValidateFieldHook<ListTypeInfo, 'delete', FieldKey>