diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/index.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/index.tsx
index 651221f66ecc07..1075858c6e0669 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { default as integer } from './integer';
-import type { FieldType, Option } from '../types';
+import type { FieldType, ValidationContext } from '../types';
 
 /**
  *
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export default function getFieldTypeDefinition( type?: FieldType ) {
 
 	return {
 		sort: () => 0,
-		isValid: ( value: any, elements?: Option[] ) => {
-			if ( elements ) {
-				const validValues = elements.map( ( f ) => f.value );
+		isValid: ( value: any, context?: ValidationContext ) => {
+			if ( context?.elements ) {
+				const validValues = context?.elements?.map( ( f ) => f.value );
 				if ( ! validValues.includes( value ) ) {
 					return false;
 				}
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/integer.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/integer.tsx
index e6886d4d901b3d..eaa90e8f1e4e26 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/integer.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/field-types/integer.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import type { SortDirection, Option } from '../types';
+import type { SortDirection, ValidationContext } from '../types';
 
 function sort( a: any, b: any, direction: SortDirection ) {
 	return direction === 'asc' ? a - b : b - a;
 }
 
-function isValid( value: any, elements?: Option[] ) {
+function isValid( value: any, context?: ValidationContext ) {
 	// TODO: this implicitely means the value is required.
 	if ( value === '' ) {
 		return false;
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ function isValid( value: any, elements?: Option[] ) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if ( elements ) {
-		const validValues = elements.map( ( f ) => f.value );
+	if ( context?.elements ) {
+		const validValues = context?.elements.map( ( f ) => f.value );
 		if ( ! validValues.includes( Number( value ) ) ) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-fields.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-fields.ts
index 4dd29817bf0537..8d08b08715c9a3 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-fields.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/normalize-fields.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ export function normalizeFields< Item >(
 
 		const isValid =
 			field.isValid ??
-			function isValid( item, elements ) {
+			function isValid( item, context ) {
 				return fieldTypeDefinition.isValid(
 					getValue( { item } ),
-					elements
+					context
 				);
 			};
 
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
index 0fde2529068265..7029db7d17b1af 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export type ItemRecord = Record< string, unknown >;
 
 export type FieldType = 'text' | 'integer';
 
+export type ValidationContext = {
+	elements?: Option[];
+};
+
 /**
  * A dataview field for a specific property of a data type.
  */
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ export type Field< Item > = {
 	/**
 	 * Callback used to validate the field.
 	 */
-	isValid?: ( item: Item, elements?: Option[] ) => boolean;
+	isValid?: ( item: Item, context?: ValidationContext ) => boolean;
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether the field is sortable.
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ export type NormalizedField< Item > = Field< Item > & {
 	getValue: ( args: { item: Item } ) => any;
 	render: ComponentType< { item: Item } >;
 	sort: ( a: Item, b: Item, direction: SortDirection ) => number;
-	isValid: ( item: Item, elements?: Option[] ) => boolean;
+	isValid: ( item: Item, context?: ValidationContext ) => boolean;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/validation.ts b/packages/dataviews/src/validation.ts
index 46fe18a7cbaf5b..e350be68d54219 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/validation.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ export function isItemValid< Item >(
 		fields.filter( ( { id } ) => !! form.visibleFields?.includes( id ) )
 	);
 	return _fields.every( ( field ) => {
-		return field.isValid( item, field.elements );
+		return field.isValid( item, { elements: field.elements } );
 	} );
 }