diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/__jest__/client_integration/mappings_editor.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/__jest__/client_integration/mappings_editor.test.tsx
index 6a44963d91e66..418972d58e7a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/__jest__/client_integration/mappings_editor.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/__jest__/client_integration/mappings_editor.test.tsx
@@ -436,4 +436,46 @@ describe('Mappings editor: core', () => {
       expect(data).toEqual(updatedMappings);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('multi-fields support', () => {
+    it('allows multi-fields for most types', async () => {
+      const value = {
+        properties: {
+          name1: {
+            type: 'wildcard',
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      await act(async () => {
+        testBed = setup({ onChange: onChangeHandler, value });
+      });
+
+      const { component, exists } = testBed;
+      component.update();
+      expect(exists('addMultiFieldButton')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the fields property in the field', async () => {
+      const value = {
+        properties: {
+          name1: {
+            type: 'wildcard',
+            fields: {
+              text: {
+                type: 'match_only_text',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      await act(async () => {
+        testBed = setup({ onChange: onChangeHandler, value });
+      });
+
+      const { component } = testBed;
+      component.update();
+      ({ data } = await getMappingsEditorData(component));
+      expect(data).toEqual(value);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.test.ts
index 162bb59a0528a..1f1ca1b34deef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.test.ts
@@ -79,15 +79,26 @@ describe('utils', () => {
   });
 
   describe('getFieldMeta', () => {
+    test('returns "canHaveMultiFields:true" for text data type', () => {
+      expect(getFieldMeta({ name: 'text_field', type: 'text' }).canHaveMultiFields).toEqual(true);
+    });
+    test('returns "canHaveMultiFields:true" for keyword data type', () => {
+      expect(getFieldMeta({ name: 'keyword_field', type: 'keyword' }).canHaveMultiFields).toEqual(
+        true
+      );
+    });
     test('returns "canHaveMultiFields:true" for IP data type', () => {
-      expect(getFieldMeta({ name: 'ip_field', type: 'ip' })).toEqual({
-        canHaveChildFields: false,
-        canHaveMultiFields: true,
-        childFieldsName: 'fields',
-        hasChildFields: false,
-        hasMultiFields: false,
-        isExpanded: false,
-      });
+      expect(getFieldMeta({ name: 'ip_field', type: 'ip' }).canHaveMultiFields).toEqual(true);
+    });
+    test('returns "canHaveMultiFields:true" for wildcard data type', () => {
+      expect(getFieldMeta({ name: 'wildcard_field', type: 'wildcard' }).canHaveMultiFields).toEqual(
+        true
+      );
+    });
+    test('returns "canHaveMultiFields:false" for flattened data type', () => {
+      expect(
+        getFieldMeta({ name: 'flattened_field', type: 'flattened' }).canHaveMultiFields
+      ).toEqual(false);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.ts
index 33555bb2ce1d0..631eb8c081b95 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/components/mappings_editor/lib/utils.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,24 @@ import { TreeItem } from '../components/tree';
 
 export const getUniqueId = () => uuidv4();
 
+const fieldsWithoutMultiFields: DataType[] = [
+  // @ts-expect-error aggregate_metric_double is not yet supported by the editor
+  'aggregate_metric_double',
+  'constant_keyword',
+  'flattened',
+  'geo_shape',
+  'join',
+  'percolator',
+  'point',
+  'shape',
+];
 export const getChildFieldsName = (dataType: DataType): ChildFieldName | undefined => {
-  if (dataType === 'text' || dataType === 'keyword' || dataType === 'ip') {
-    return 'fields';
+  if (fieldsWithoutMultiFields.includes(dataType)) {
+    return undefined;
   } else if (dataType === 'object' || dataType === 'nested') {
     return 'properties';
   }
-  return undefined;
+  return 'fields';
 };
 
 export const getFieldMeta = (field: Field, isMultiField?: boolean): FieldMeta => {