diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/payload/fields/slug-field.test.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/payload/fields/slug-field.test.ts
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+++ b/packages/core-shared/src/payload/fields/slug-field.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { slugField } from "./slug-field";
+
+describe("slugField", () => {
+  it("returns a Payload Field with default name 'slug'", () => {
+    const field = slugField();
+    expect(field.name).toBe("slug");
+    expect(field.type).toBe("text");
+    expect(field.required).toBe(true);
+    expect(field.unique).toBe(true);
+    expect(field.index).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a custom field name", () => {
+    const field = slugField("permalink");
+    expect(field.name).toBe("permalink");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-shared/src/payload/fields/slug-field.ts b/packages/core-shared/src/payload/fields/slug-field.ts
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+import type { Field } from "payload";
+
+export function slugField(name = "slug"): Field {
+  return {
+    name,
+    type: "text",
+    required: true,
+    unique: true,
+    index: true,
+  };
+}