diff --git a/apps/backend/package.json b/apps/backend/package.json
index 1781a5a..9235528 100644
--- a/apps/backend/package.json
+++ b/apps/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "",
+  "name": "backend",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
   "description": "Website template for Payload",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -83,12 +84,5 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18.20.2 || >=20.9.0",
     "pnpm": "^9 || ^10"
-  },
-  "pnpm": {
-    "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
-      "sharp",
-      "esbuild",
-      "unrs-resolver"
-    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/Footer/Component.tsx b/apps/backend/src/Footer/Component.tsx
index 868908f..ee4fe45 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/Footer/Component.tsx
+++ b/apps/backend/src/Footer/Component.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,24 @@ export async function Footer() {
 
         <div className="flex flex-col-reverse items-start md:flex-row gap-4 md:items-center">
           <ThemeSelector />
-          <nav className="flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-4">
-            {navItems.map(({ link }, i) => {
-              return <CMSLink className="text-white" key={i} {...link} />
+          <nav className="flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-6">
+            {navItems.map(({ link, childNavItems }, i) => {
+              const hasChildren = Array.isArray(childNavItems) && childNavItems.length > 0
+
+              return (
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2" key={i}>
+                  <CMSLink className="text-white font-medium" {...link} />
+                  {hasChildren ? (
+                    <ul className="ml-2 flex flex-col gap-2 text-sm text-white/80">
+                      {childNavItems?.map(({ link: childLink }, childIndex) => (
+                        <li key={childIndex}>
+                          <CMSLink className="hover:text-white transition" {...childLink} />
+                        </li>
+                      ))}
+                    </ul>
+                  ) : null}
+                </div>
+              )
             })}
           </nav>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/Footer/RowLabel.tsx b/apps/backend/src/Footer/RowLabel.tsx
index a6f9494..106b466 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/Footer/RowLabel.tsx
+++ b/apps/backend/src/Footer/RowLabel.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 'use client'
-import { Header } from '@/payload-types'
+import { Footer as FooterGlobal } from '@/payload-types'
 import { RowLabelProps, useRowLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 
 export const RowLabel: React.FC<RowLabelProps> = () => {
-  const data = useRowLabel<NonNullable<Header['navItems']>[number]>()
+  const data = useRowLabel<NonNullable<FooterGlobal['navItems']>[number]>()
 
   const label = data?.data?.link?.label
     ? `Nav item ${data.rowNumber !== undefined ? data.rowNumber + 1 : ''}: ${data?.data?.link?.label}`
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/Footer/config.ts b/apps/backend/src/Footer/config.ts
index ca9b54b..6716d41 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/Footer/config.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/Footer/config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ export const Footer: GlobalConfig = {
         link({
           appearances: false,
         }),
+        {
+          name: 'childNavItems',
+          label: 'Nested links',
+          type: 'array',
+          fields: [
+            link({
+              appearances: false,
+            }),
+          ],
+          maxRows: 8,
+          admin: {
+            initCollapsed: true,
+          },
+        },
       ],
       maxRows: 6,
       admin: {
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/payload-types.ts b/apps/backend/src/payload-types.ts
index 1196d9c..357c855 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export interface Page {
       root: {
         type: string;
         children: {
-          type: any;
+          type: string;
           version: number;
           [k: string]: unknown;
         }[];
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export interface Post {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export interface Media {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export interface CallToActionBlock {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ export interface ContentBlock {
           root: {
             type: string;
             children: {
-              type: any;
+              type: string;
               version: number;
               [k: string]: unknown;
             }[];
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ export interface ArchiveBlock {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ export interface FormBlock {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export interface Form {
               root: {
                 type: string;
                 children: {
-                  type: any;
+                  type: string;
                   version: number;
                   [k: string]: unknown;
                 }[];
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ export interface Form {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ export interface Form {
           root: {
             type: string;
             children: {
-              type: any;
+              type: string;
               version: number;
               [k: string]: unknown;
             }[];
@@ -1598,6 +1598,26 @@ export interface Footer {
           url?: string | null;
           label: string;
         };
+        childNavItems?:
+          | {
+              link: {
+                type?: ('reference' | 'custom') | null;
+                newTab?: boolean | null;
+                reference?:
+                  | ({
+                      relationTo: 'pages';
+                      value: string | Page;
+                    } | null)
+                  | ({
+                      relationTo: 'posts';
+                      value: string | Post;
+                    } | null);
+                url?: string | null;
+                label: string;
+              };
+              id?: string | null;
+            }[]
+          | null;
         id?: string | null;
       }[]
     | null;
@@ -1644,6 +1664,20 @@ export interface FooterSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
               url?: T;
               label?: T;
             };
+        childNavItems?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              link?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    type?: T;
+                    newTab?: T;
+                    reference?: T;
+                    url?: T;
+                    label?: T;
+                  };
+              id?: T;
+            };
         id?: T;
       };
   updatedAt?: T;
@@ -1682,7 +1716,7 @@ export interface BannerBlock {
     root: {
       type: string;
       children: {
-        type: any;
+        type: string;
         version: number;
         [k: string]: unknown;
       }[];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4f3c0f..92cd51b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,5 +10,12 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "turbo": "^2.0.5"
+  },
+  "pnpm": {
+    "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
+      "sharp",
+      "esbuild",
+      "unrs-resolver"
+    ]
   }
 }