diff --git a/src/events/ApplyFieldSaveEvent.php b/src/events/ApplyFieldSaveEvent.php
index 3915f1598b7..ad5d8a6eb06 100644
--- a/src/events/ApplyFieldSaveEvent.php
+++ b/src/events/ApplyFieldSaveEvent.php
@@ -7,14 +7,23 @@
 
 namespace craft\events;
 
+use craft\base\Event;
+use craft\base\FieldInterface;
+
 /**
  * ApplyFieldSaveEvent class.
  *
  * @author Pixel & Tonic, Inc. <support@pixelandtonic.com>
  * @since 5.5.0
  */
-class ApplyFieldSaveEvent extends FieldEvent
+class ApplyFieldSaveEvent extends Event
 {
+    /**
+     * @var FieldInterface|null The field associated with this event, if it already exists
+     * in the database or in memory.
+     */
+    public ?FieldInterface $field;
+
     /**
      * @var array New field config data that is about to be applied.
      */
diff --git a/src/services/Fields.php b/src/services/Fields.php
index 32956436afb..69e51e67b4d 100644
--- a/src/services/Fields.php
+++ b/src/services/Fields.php
@@ -1345,18 +1345,10 @@ public function applyFieldSave(string $fieldUid, array $data, string $context):
         // For control panel save requests, make sure we have all the custom data already saved on the object.
         if (isset($this->_savingFields[$fieldUid])) {
             $field = $this->_savingFields[$fieldUid];
-
-            if ($isNewField) {
-                $field->id = $fieldRecord->id;
-            }
-        } else {
+        } elseif (!$isNewField) {
             $field = $this->getFieldById($fieldRecord->id);
-        }
-
-        if (!$isNewField) {
-            // Save the old field handle and settings on the model in case the field type needs to do something with it.
-            $field->oldHandle = $fieldRecord->getOldHandle();
-            $field->oldSettings = is_string($oldSettings) ? Json::decode($oldSettings) : null;
+        } else {
+            $field = null;
         }
 
         // Fire a 'beforeApplyFieldSave' event
@@ -1414,6 +1406,16 @@ public function applyFieldSave(string $fieldUid, array $data, string $context):
         // Tell the current CustomFieldBehavior class about the field
         CustomFieldBehavior::$fieldHandles[$fieldRecord->handle] = true;
 
+        if ($isNewField) {
+            // Try fetching the field again, if it didn’t exist to begin with
+            $field ??= $this->getFieldById($fieldRecord->id);
+            $field->id = $fieldRecord->id;
+        } else {
+            // Save the old field handle and settings on the model in case the field type needs to do something with it.
+            $field->oldHandle = $fieldRecord->getOldHandle();
+            $field->oldSettings = is_string($oldSettings) ? Json::decode($oldSettings) : null;
+        }
+
         $field->afterSave($isNewField);
 
         // Fire an 'afterSaveField' event