diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3adee70813c..2a7bc9ff362 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 - Fixed a bug where pressing <kbd>Ctrl/Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> in a slideout could also save the page behind it. ([#19705](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/19705))
 - Fixed a bug where Shift-selecting a shorter range didn’t deselect items outside the new range. ([#19727](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/19727))
 - Fixed a bug where select inputs could lose their selected value if their options were loaded asynchronously. ([#19728](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/19728))
+- Fixed a bug where reactive controls in element editors didn’t refresh their field layouts, including nested form scopes. ([#19769](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/pull/19769))
 
 ### Assets
 - Migrated Control Panel uploads to the native Uppy picker and shared upload sessions, including user photos.
diff --git a/resources/js/modules/elements/components/ElementEditor.vue b/resources/js/modules/elements/components/ElementEditor.vue
index 33872602d8e..49faaec31ac 100644
--- a/resources/js/modules/elements/components/ElementEditor.vue
+++ b/resources/js/modules/elements/components/ElementEditor.vue
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     renderer,
     refreshAfterNestedChange,
     refreshForm,
+    refreshLayout,
     save,
     sidebarErrors,
     sidebarPayload,
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@
           ref="renderer"
           :payload="formPayload"
           :errors="errors"
+          :refresh="formPayload.refreshable ? refreshLayout : undefined"
           :modified="autosave.modified.value"
           :disabled="workflowReviewLocked"
           @update:mutation="onMutation"
diff --git a/resources/js/modules/elements/composables/useElementEditor.ts b/resources/js/modules/elements/composables/useElementEditor.ts
index 2e5847196e8..d31d03c159d 100644
--- a/resources/js/modules/elements/composables/useElementEditor.ts
+++ b/resources/js/modules/elements/composables/useElementEditor.ts
@@ -508,10 +508,14 @@ export function useElementEditor({saveData, root}: Options = {}) {
       return;
     }
 
-    applyingSavedPayload = true;
-    savedForm.value = response.form;
-    await nextTick();
-    applyingSavedPayload = false;
+    // A nested scope's payload is only that form; the renderer that asked for
+    // it reconciles it into the layout.
+    if (JSON.stringify(scope) === JSON.stringify(rootScope)) {
+      applyingSavedPayload = true;
+      savedForm.value = response.form;
+      await nextTick();
+      applyingSavedPayload = false;
+    }
 
     if (generation !== refreshGeneration) {
       return;
@@ -522,6 +526,22 @@ export function useElementEditor({saveData, root}: Options = {}) {
     return response;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Refreshes the field layout for the renderer's reactive controls.
+   */
+  async function refreshLayout(
+    _values: FormValues,
+    scope?: string[]
+  ): Promise<FormPayload> {
+    const response = await refreshForm(scope);
+
+    if (!response) {
+      throw new Error('A newer refresh superseded this one.');
+    }
+
+    return response.form as FormPayload;
+  }
+
   // Set for the duration of one submission when an alternate action owns it,
   // so the shared save pipeline (elevated sessions, error handling, the
   // processing flag) is reused rather than reimplemented per action.
@@ -899,6 +919,7 @@ export function useElementEditor({saveData, root}: Options = {}) {
     renderer,
     refreshAfterNestedChange,
     refreshForm,
+    refreshLayout,
     save,
     sidebarErrors,
     sidebarPayload,