diff --git a/src/openforms/contrib/objects_api/helpers.py b/src/openforms/contrib/objects_api/helpers.py
index e7e2bd7f47..7f26972276 100644
--- a/src/openforms/contrib/objects_api/helpers.py
+++ b/src/openforms/contrib/objects_api/helpers.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ def prepare_data_for_registration(
     record_data: dict[str, Any],
     objecttype: str,
     objecttype_version: int,
+    geometry_data: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Prepare the submission data for sending it to the Objects API."""
 
-    return {
+    data = {
         "type": objecttype,
         "record": {
             "typeVersion": objecttype_version,
@@ -18,3 +19,7 @@ def prepare_data_for_registration(
             "startAt": get_today(),
         },
     }
+    if geometry_data is not None:
+        data["record"]["geometry"] = geometry_data
+
+    return data
diff --git a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/api/views.py b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/api/views.py
index 08992a5573..4473b67b0a 100644
--- a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/api/views.py
+++ b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/api/views.py
@@ -87,10 +87,22 @@ def post(self, request: Request, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
 
         with get_objecttypes_client() as client:
 
-            json_schema = client.get_objecttype_version(
+            allow_geometry = client.get_objecttype(objecttype_uuid).get(
+                "allowGeometry", True
+            )
+
+            _json_schema = client.get_objecttype_version(
                 objecttype_uuid, input_serializer.validated_data["objecttype_version"]
             )["jsonSchema"]
 
+        json_schema = {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {"data": {"type": "object", "properties": _json_schema}},
+        }
+
+        if allow_geometry:
+            json_schema["properties"]["geometry"] = {"type": "object"}
+
         return_data = [
             {
                 "target_path": json_path.segments,
diff --git a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/config.py b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/config.py
index 7a92270dba..d64d33e583 100644
--- a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/config.py
+++ b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/config.py
@@ -150,23 +150,13 @@ class ObjectsAPIOptionsSerializer(JsonSchemaSerializerMixin, serializers.Seriali
         required=False,
     )
 
-    # As `record.geometry` is outside `record.data`, we special case this attribute:
-    geometry_variable_key = FormioVariableKeyField(
-        label=_("geometry variable"),
-        help_text=_(
-            "The 'dotted' path to a form variable key that should be mapped to the `record.geometry` attribute."
-        ),
-        required=False,
-        allow_blank=True,
-    )
-
     def validate(self, attrs: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         v1_only_fields = {
             "productaanvraag_type",
             "content_json",
             "payment_status_update_json",
         }
-        v2_only_fields = {"variables_mapping", "geometry_variable_key"}
+        v2_only_fields = {"variables_mapping"}
 
         version = get_from_serializer_data_or_instance("version", attrs, self)
 
diff --git a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/submission_registration.py b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/submission_registration.py
index 9e86657c5f..c5aa2e2847 100644
--- a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/submission_registration.py
+++ b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/submission_registration.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     SubmissionFileAttachment,
     SubmissionReport,
 )
-from openforms.typing import JSONObject
 from openforms.variables.constants import FormVariableSources
 from openforms.variables.service import get_static_variables
 from openforms.variables.utils import get_variables_for_context
@@ -363,10 +362,10 @@ def get_update_payment_status_data(
 class ObjectsAPIV2Handler(ObjectsAPIRegistrationHandler[RegistrationOptionsV2]):
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _get_record_data(
+    def _get_payload_data(
         variables_values: FormioData, variables_mapping: list[ObjecttypeVariableMapping]
-    ) -> JSONObject:
-        record_data: JSONObject = {}
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        payload_data: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
         for mapping in variables_mapping:
             variable_key = mapping["variable_key"]
@@ -383,9 +382,9 @@ def _get_record_data(
             if isinstance(value, (datetime, date)):
                 value = value.isoformat()
 
-            glom.assign(record_data, glom.Path(*target_path), value, missing=dict)
+            glom.assign(payload_data, glom.Path(*target_path), value, missing=dict)
 
-        return record_data
+        return payload_data
 
     @staticmethod
     def _process_value(value: Any, component: Component) -> Any:
@@ -455,17 +454,15 @@ def get_object_data(
 
         variables_values = FormioData({**dynamic_values, **static_values})
         variables_mapping = options["variables_mapping"]
-        record_data = self._get_record_data(variables_values, variables_mapping)
+        payload_data = self._get_payload_data(variables_values, variables_mapping)
 
         object_data = prepare_data_for_registration(
-            record_data=record_data,
+            record_data=payload_data.get("data", {}),
+            geometry_data=payload_data.get("geometry"),
             objecttype=options["objecttype"],
             objecttype_version=options["objecttype_version"],
         )
 
-        if geometry_variable_key := options.get("geometry_variable_key"):
-            object_data["record"]["geometry"] = variables_values[geometry_variable_key]
-
         return object_data
 
     @override
@@ -485,10 +482,11 @@ def get_update_payment_status_data(
 
         variables_values = FormioData(values)
         variables_mapping = options["variables_mapping"]
-        record_data = self._get_record_data(variables_values, variables_mapping)
+        payload_data = self._get_payload_data(variables_values, variables_mapping)
 
         object_data = prepare_data_for_registration(
-            record_data=record_data,
+            record_data=payload_data.get("data", {}),
+            geometry_data=payload_data.get("geometry"),
             objecttype=options["objecttype"],
             objecttype_version=options["objecttype_version"],
         )
diff --git a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/typing.py b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/typing.py
index fe3ae7c861..536c59679e 100644
--- a/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/typing.py
+++ b/src/openforms/registrations/contrib/objects_api/typing.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ObjecttypeVariableMapping(TypedDict):
 class RegistrationOptionsV2(_BaseRegistrationOptions, total=False):
     version: Required[Literal[2]]
     variables_mapping: Required[list[ObjecttypeVariableMapping]]
-    geometry_variable_key: str
 
 
 RegistrationOptions: TypeAlias = RegistrationOptionsV1 | RegistrationOptionsV2