diff --git a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts
index f0fbe8064..ae61a4ce5 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/auto/AutoForm.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ import type {
   UseActionFormSubmit,
 } from "../use-action-form/types.js";
 import { isPlainObject, processDefaultValues, toDefaultValues } from "../use-action-form/utils.js";
-import { getRelatedModelFields, isHasManyOrHasManyThroughField, isRelationshipField, pathListToSelection } from "../use-table/helpers.js";
+import {
+  fileSelection,
+  getRelatedModelFields,
+  isHasManyOrHasManyThroughField,
+  isRelationshipField,
+  pathListToSelection,
+  richTextSelection,
+  roleAssignmentsSelection,
+} from "../use-table/helpers.js";
 import type { FieldErrors, FieldValues, UseFormReturn } from "../useActionForm.js";
 import { useActionForm } from "../useActionForm.js";
 import { get, getFlattenedObjectKeys, set, type ErrorWrapper, type OptionsType } from "../utils.js";
@@ -219,7 +227,7 @@ const useFormSelection = (props: {
     if (!select || !modelApiIdentifier) {
       return;
     }
-    return forceIdsIntoSelect({ select, rootFieldsMetadata });
+    return forceRequiredFieldsIntoSelect({ select, rootFieldsMetadata });
   }, [select, modelApiIdentifier, rootFieldsMetadata]);
 
   if (!modelApiIdentifier || !fields.length) {
@@ -236,38 +244,56 @@ const useFormSelection = (props: {
   return pathListToSelection(modelApiIdentifier, paths, fieldMetaData);
 };
 
-const forceIdsIntoSelect = (props: { select: FieldSelection; rootFieldsMetadata: FieldMetadata[] }) => {
+const forceRequiredFieldsIntoSelect = (props: { select: FieldSelection; rootFieldsMetadata: FieldMetadata[] }) => {
   const { select: originalSelect, rootFieldsMetadata } = props;
   const select = structuredClone(originalSelect);
 
   select.id = true; // Always select the ID for the root model
 
-  const addIdToSelection = (selectPath: string, fieldMetadata: FieldMetadata) => {
-    if (!isRelationshipField(fieldMetadata)) {
-      return; // Non relationships do not need additional selection
-    }
+  const addRequiredFieldsToSelection = (selectPath: string, fieldMetadata: FieldMetadata) => {
+    const isRichTextField = fieldMetadata.fieldType === FieldType.RichText;
+    const isFileField = fieldMetadata.fieldType === FieldType.File;
+    const isRolesField = fieldMetadata.fieldType === FieldType.RoleAssignments;
+    const isRelationship = isRelationshipField(fieldMetadata);
 
     const existingSelection = get(select, selectPath);
-    if (!existingSelection || typeof existingSelection !== "object") {
-      // Do not go deeper than what is defined in the select object
-      return;
+    if (!existingSelection) {
+      return; // Do not select at all
     }
 
-    const isManyRelation = isHasManyOrHasManyThroughField(fieldMetadata);
-    const currentFieldSelectPathPrefix = isManyRelation ? `${selectPath}.edges.node` : `${selectPath}`;
-    const idPath = `${currentFieldSelectPathPrefix}.id`;
+    if (isRichTextField) {
+      return set(select, selectPath, richTextSelection); // Assume that the whole rich text is expected to be selected
+    }
 
-    set(select, idPath, true);
+    if (isFileField) {
+      return set(select, selectPath, fileSelection); // Assume whole file is expected to be selected
+    }
+    if (isRolesField) {
+      return set(select, selectPath, roleAssignmentsSelection); // Assume whole role assignments are expected to be selected
+    }
 
-    const relatedModelFields = getRelatedModelFields(fieldMetadata);
+    if (isRelationship) {
+      if (typeof existingSelection !== "object") {
+        // Do not go deeper than what is defined in the select object
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const isManyRelation = isHasManyOrHasManyThroughField(fieldMetadata);
+      const currentFieldSelectPathPrefix = isManyRelation ? `${selectPath}.edges.node` : `${selectPath}`;
+      const idPath = `${currentFieldSelectPathPrefix}.id`;
+
+      set(select, idPath, true);
 
-    for (const relatedModelField of relatedModelFields) {
-      addIdToSelection(`${currentFieldSelectPathPrefix}.${relatedModelField.apiIdentifier}`, relatedModelField);
+      const relatedModelFields = getRelatedModelFields(fieldMetadata);
+
+      for (const relatedModelField of relatedModelFields) {
+        addRequiredFieldsToSelection(`${currentFieldSelectPathPrefix}.${relatedModelField.apiIdentifier}`, relatedModelField);
+      }
     }
   };
 
   for (const field of rootFieldsMetadata) {
-    addIdToSelection(field.apiIdentifier, field);
+    addRequiredFieldsToSelection(field.apiIdentifier, field);
   }
 
   return select;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/use-table/helpers.tsx b/packages/react/src/use-table/helpers.tsx
index c4eefdc22..b71713e6b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/use-table/helpers.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/use-table/helpers.tsx
@@ -331,18 +331,18 @@ export const isRelationshipField = (field: { fieldType: GadgetFieldType }) => {
   return isHasOneOrBelongsToField(field) || isHasManyOrHasManyThroughField(field);
 };
 
-const richTextSelection = {
+export const richTextSelection = {
   markdown: true,
   truncatedHTML: true,
 };
 
-const fileSelection = {
+export const fileSelection = {
   url: true,
   mimeType: true,
   fileName: true,
 };
 
-const roleAssignmentsSelection = {
+export const roleAssignmentsSelection = {
   key: true,
   name: true,
 };