diff --git a/next/src/errors/messages.ts b/next/src/errors/messages.ts
index 0a3f1abb6..ccd31cecb 100644
--- a/next/src/errors/messages.ts
+++ b/next/src/errors/messages.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { SchemaValidationErrorType } from '.'
 import type { JsfSchemaType, NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../types'
 import { randexp } from 'randexp'
-import { convertKBToMB } from '../utils'
+import { convertKBToMB, getUiPresentation } from '../utils'
 import { DATE_FORMAT } from '../validation/custom/date'
 
 export function getErrorMessage(
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ export function getErrorMessage(
   validation: SchemaValidationErrorType,
   customErrorMessage?: string,
 ): string {
-  const presentation = schema['x-jsf-presentation']
+  const presentation = getUiPresentation(schema)
   switch (validation) {
     // Core validation
     case 'type':
       return getTypeErrorMessage(schema.type)
     case 'required':
-      if (schema['x-jsf-presentation']?.inputType === 'checkbox') {
+      if (presentation?.inputType === 'checkbox') {
         return 'Please acknowledge this field'
       }
       return 'Required field'
diff --git a/next/src/field/schema.ts b/next/src/field/schema.ts
index 27ae20fb4..0f38002f3 100644
--- a/next/src/field/schema.ts
+++ b/next/src/field/schema.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { JsfObjectSchema, JsfSchema, JsfSchemaType, NonBooleanJsfSchema } from '../types'
 import type { Field, FieldOption, FieldType } from './type'
 import { setCustomOrder } from '../custom/order'
-
+import { getUiPresentation } from '../utils'
 /**
  * Add checkbox attributes to a field
  * @param inputType - The input type of the field
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function getInputTypeFromSchema(type: JsfSchemaType, schema: NonBooleanJsfSchema
  * @throws If the input type is missing and strictInputType is true with the exception of the root field
  */
 export function getInputType(type: JsfSchemaType, name: string, schema: NonBooleanJsfSchema, strictInputType?: boolean): FieldType {
-  const presentation = schema['x-jsf-presentation']
+  const presentation = getUiPresentation(schema)
   if (presentation?.inputType) {
     return presentation.inputType as FieldType
   }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function convertToOptions(nodeOptions: JsfSchema[]): Array<FieldOption> {
     .map((schemaOption) => {
       const title = schemaOption.title
       const value = schemaOption.const
-      const presentation = schemaOption['x-jsf-presentation']
+      const presentation = getUiPresentation(schemaOption)
       const meta = presentation?.meta
 
       const result: {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function convertToOptions(nodeOptions: JsfSchema[]): Array<FieldOption> {
       }
 
       // Add other properties, without known ones we already handled above
-      const { title: _, const: __, 'x-jsf-presentation': ___, ...rest } = schemaOption
+      const { title: _, const: __, 'x-jsf-presentation': ___, 'x-jsf-ui': ____, ...rest } = schemaOption
 
       return { ...result, ...rest }
     })
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ const excludedSchemaProps = [
   'type', // Handled separately
   'x-jsf-errorMessage', // Handled separately
   'x-jsf-presentation', // Handled separately
+  'x-jsf-ui', // Handled separately
   'oneOf', // Transformed to 'options'
   'anyOf', // Transformed to 'options'
   'properties', // Handled separately
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ export function buildFieldSchema(
     return null
   }
 
-  const presentation = schema['x-jsf-presentation'] || {}
+  const presentation = getUiPresentation(schema) || {}
   const errorMessage = schema['x-jsf-errorMessage']
 
   // Get input type from presentation or fallback to schema type
diff --git a/next/src/form.ts b/next/src/form.ts
index d65ea6a3a..02561e1f9 100644
--- a/next/src/form.ts
+++ b/next/src/form.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export interface CreateHeadlessFormOptions {
    */
   validationOptions?: ValidationOptions
   /**
-   * When enabled, ['x-jsf-presentation'].inputType is required for all properties.
+   * When enabled, ['x-jsf-presentation'|'x-jsf-ui'].inputType is required for all properties.
    * @default false
    */
   strictInputType?: boolean
diff --git a/next/src/types.ts b/next/src/types.ts
index a08f87fe1..542540791 100644
--- a/next/src/types.ts
+++ b/next/src/types.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export type JsfSchema = JSONSchema & {
   'x-jsf-order'?: string[]
   // Defines the presentation of the field in the form.
   'x-jsf-presentation'?: JsfPresentation
+  // Alias to x-jsf-presentation - easier to type
+  'x-jsf-ui'?: JsfPresentation
   // Defines the error message of the field in the form.
   'x-jsf-errorMessage'?: Record<string, string>
   'x-jsf-logic'?: JsonLogicSchema
diff --git a/next/src/utils.ts b/next/src/utils.ts
index 2d78d6e5e..daba530d8 100644
--- a/next/src/utils.ts
+++ b/next/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Field } from './field/type'
+import type { JsfPresentation, JsfSchema } from './types'
 
 type DiskSizeUnit = 'Bytes' | 'KB' | 'MB'
 
@@ -51,3 +52,7 @@ export function convertKBToMB(kb: number): number {
   const mb = kb / 1024 // KB to MB
   return Number.parseFloat(mb.toFixed(2)) // Keep 2 decimal places
 }
+
+export function getUiPresentation(schema: JsfSchema): JsfPresentation | undefined {
+  return schema['x-jsf-presentation'] || schema['x-jsf-ui']
+}
diff --git a/next/src/validation/custom/date.ts b/next/src/validation/custom/date.ts
index f81cf1d74..80dbeb1ae 100644
--- a/next/src/validation/custom/date.ts
+++ b/next/src/validation/custom/date.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ValidationError, ValidationErrorPath } from '../../errors'
-import type { NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../../types'
+import type { JsfPresentation, NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../../types'
 import type { ValidationOptions } from '../schema'
+import { getUiPresentation } from '../../utils'
 
 export const DATE_FORMAT = 'yyyy-MM-dd'
 type DateComparisonResult = 'LESSER' | 'GREATER' | 'EQUAL'
@@ -71,11 +72,13 @@ export function validateDate(
   const isEmpty = isEmptyString || isUndefined
   const errors: ValidationError[] = []
 
-  if (!isString || isEmpty || schema['x-jsf-presentation'] === undefined) {
+  if (!isString || isEmpty || getUiPresentation(schema) === undefined) {
     return errors
   }
 
-  const { minDate, maxDate } = schema['x-jsf-presentation']
+  // TODO: Why do we need to cast to JsfPresentation,
+  // even though we know it's not undefined (from the if above)?
+  const { minDate, maxDate } = getUiPresentation(schema) as JsfPresentation
 
   if (minDate && !validateMinDate(value, minDate)) {
     errors.push({ path, validation: 'minDate', schema, value })
diff --git a/next/src/validation/file.ts b/next/src/validation/file.ts
index f3aff0a26..3460ad94c 100644
--- a/next/src/validation/file.ts
+++ b/next/src/validation/file.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { ValidationError, ValidationErrorPath } from '../errors'
 import type { NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../types'
+import { getUiPresentation } from '../utils'
 import { isObjectValue } from './util'
 
 // Represents a file-like object, either a browser native File or a plain object.
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export function validateFile(
 ): ValidationError[] {
   // Early exit conditions
   // 1. Check if schema indicates a potential file input
-  const presentation = schema['x-jsf-presentation']
+  const presentation = getUiPresentation(schema)
   const isExplicitFileInput = presentation?.inputType === 'file'
   const hasFileKeywords
     = typeof presentation?.maxFileSize === 'number' || typeof presentation?.accept === 'string'
diff --git a/next/src/validation/schema.ts b/next/src/validation/schema.ts
index 5c9cfc7d9..eb4acc7ec 100644
--- a/next/src/validation/schema.ts
+++ b/next/src/validation/schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { ValidationError, ValidationErrorPath } from '../errors'
 import type { JsfSchema, JsfSchemaType, JsonLogicContext, JsonLogicRootSchema, JsonLogicRules, SchemaValue } from '../types'
+import { getUiPresentation } from '../utils'
 import { validateArray } from './array'
 import { validateAllOf, validateAnyOf, validateNot, validateOneOf } from './composition'
 import { validateCondition } from './conditions'
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ export function validateSchema(
   }
 
   // Check if it is a file input (needed early for null check)
-  const presentation = schema['x-jsf-presentation']
+  const presentation = getUiPresentation(schema)
   const isExplicitFileInput = presentation?.inputType === 'file'
 
   let typeValidationErrors: ValidationError[] = []
diff --git a/next/test/fields.test.ts b/next/test/fields.test.ts
index 2c0634326..8a8798cfc 100644
--- a/next/test/fields.test.ts
+++ b/next/test/fields.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,37 @@ describe('fields', () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  it('should handle custom x-jsf-presentation properties - alias x-jsf-ui', () => {
+    const schema: JsfSchema = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        file: {
+          'type': 'string',
+          'title': 'Some field',
+          'x-jsf-ui': {
+            inputType: 'text',
+            foo: 123,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    const fields = buildFieldSchema(schema, 'root', true)!.fields!
+
+    expect(fields).toEqual([
+      {
+        inputType: 'text',
+        type: 'text',
+        jsonType: 'string',
+        isVisible: true,
+        name: 'file',
+        label: 'Some field',
+        required: false,
+        foo: 123,
+      },
+    ])
+  })
+
   it('should handle boolean schema', () => {
     const schema = {
       type: 'object',