diff --git a/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js b/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js
index e80cb04c91..96b3d2af7e 100644
--- a/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js
+++ b/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const ObjectsApiOptionsFormFields = ({index, name, schema, formData, onChange})
         draft.version = realVersion;
         if (realVersion === 2) {
           draft.variablesMapping = [];
+          draft.geometryVariableKey = '';
         } else {
           delete draft.variablesMapping;
         }
diff --git a/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor.js b/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor.js
index 7042ee1b1b..1a9206990f 100644
--- a/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor.js
+++ b/src/openforms/js/components/admin/form_design/registrations/objectsapi/ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {REGISTRATION_OBJECTS_TARGET_PATHS} from 'components/admin/form_design/co
 import Field from 'components/admin/forms/Field';
 import Fieldset from 'components/admin/forms/Fieldset';
 import FormRow from 'components/admin/forms/FormRow';
-import {TextInput} from 'components/admin/forms/Inputs';
+import {Checkbox, TextInput} from 'components/admin/forms/Inputs';
 import Select, {LOADING_OPTION} from 'components/admin/forms/Select';
 import ErrorMessage from 'components/errors/ErrorMessage';
 import {post} from 'utils/fetch';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {asJsonSchema} from './utils';
  *   objecttype: string;
  *   objecttypeVersion: number;
  *   variablesMapping: {variableKey: string, targetPath: string[]}[];
+ *   geometryVariableKey: string;
  * }} ObjectsAPIRegistrationBackendOptions
  *
  * @param {Object} p
@@ -35,10 +36,11 @@ const ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor = ({variable}) => {
   const {csrftoken} = useContext(APIContext);
 
   const [jsonSchemaVisible, toggleJsonSchemaVisible] = useToggle(false);
-  const {values: backendOptions, getFieldProps} = useFormikContext();
+  const {values: backendOptions, getFieldProps, setFieldValue} = useFormikContext();
 
   /** @type {ObjectsAPIRegistrationBackendOptions} */
-  const {objecttype, objecttypeVersion, variablesMapping, version} = backendOptions;
+  const {objecttype, objecttypeVersion, geometryVariableKey, variablesMapping, version} =
+    backendOptions;
   if (version !== 2) throw new Error('Not supported, must be config version 2.');
 
   // get the index of our variable in the mapping, if it exists
@@ -110,6 +112,32 @@ const ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor = ({variable}) => {
           />
         </Field>
       </FormRow>
+      <FormRow>
+        <Field
+          label={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              defaultMessage="Map to geometry field"
+              description="'Map to geometry field' checkbox label"
+            />
+          }
+          helpText={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              description="'Map to geometry field' checkbox help text"
+              defaultMessage="Whether to map this variable to the {path} attribute"
+              values={{path: <code>record.geometry</code>}}
+            />
+          }
+          name="geometryVariableKey"
+          disabled={!!mappedVariable.targetPath}
+        >
+          <Checkbox
+            onChange={event => {
+              const newValue = event.target.checked ? variable.key : undefined;
+              setFieldValue('geometryVariableKey', newValue);
+            }}
+          />
+        </Field>
+      </FormRow>
       <FormRow>
         <Field
           name={`${namePrefix}.targetPath`}
@@ -119,6 +147,7 @@ const ObjectsApiVariableConfigurationEditor = ({variable}) => {
               description="'JSON Schema target' label"
             />
           }
+          disabled={!!geometryVariableKey}
         >
           <TargetPathSelect
             name={`${namePrefix}.targetPath`}