diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js b/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js
index 8e38c7346c..bb59b2f55b 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ const actionFields = [
   'pluginName',
   'subjects',
   'conditions',
+  'options',
 ];
 
+const defaultAction = {
+  options: {
+    fieldsGranularity: true,
+  },
+};
+
 /**
  * Return a prefixed id that depends on the pluginName
  * @param {Object} params
@@ -19,15 +26,13 @@ const actionFields = [
  * @param {Object} params.uid - uid defined by the developer
  */
 const getActionId = ({ pluginName, uid }) => {
-  let id = '';
   if (pluginName === 'admin') {
-    id = `admin::${uid}`;
+    return `admin::${uid}`;
   } else if (pluginName) {
-    id = `plugins::${pluginName}.${uid}`;
-  } else {
-    id = `application::${uid}`;
+    return `plugins::${pluginName}.${uid}`;
   }
-  return id;
+
+  return `application::${uid}`;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ function createAction(attributes) {
     action.subCategory = attributes.subCategory || 'general';
   }
 
-  return action;
+  return _.merge(action, defaultAction);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js
index 45cd6a66af..69c84749a8 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 const _ = require('lodash');
+const domain = require('../../domain/action');
 const actionProviderService = require('../permission/action-provider');
 
 describe('Action Provider Service', () => {
-  const createdActions = [];
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     global.strapi = {
       plugins: { aPlugin: {} },
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ describe('Action Provider Service', () => {
         ..._.omit(readAction, ['uid']),
         actionId: 'admin::marketplace.read',
       });
-
-      createdActions.push(createdAction);
     });
 
     test('Can register a settings action without subCategory', async () => {
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@ describe('Action Provider Service', () => {
         actionId: 'admin::marketplace.create',
         subCategory: 'general',
       });
-      createdActions.push(createdAction);
     });
 
     test('Can get all registered entries (array)', () => {
@@ -61,6 +57,12 @@ describe('Action Provider Service', () => {
       expect(actionProviderService.getAllByMap().size).toBe(2);
     });
 
+    test('Can get an action by its actionId', () => {
+      const actionId = 'admin::marketplace.create';
+      const expected = domain.createAction(createAction);
+      expect(actionProviderService.getByActionId(actionId)).toStrictEqual(expected);
+    });
+
     test('Can register a settings action with a pluginName other than "admin"', async () => {
       const action = {
         uid: 'marketplace.update',
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/content-type.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/content-type.js
index c202b72ccd..de71ad3284 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/content-type.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/content-type.js
@@ -110,24 +110,20 @@ const getNestedFieldsWithIntermediate = (
  * @param {array} actions array of actions
  * @param {object} options
  * @param {number} options.nestingLevel level of nesting
- * @param {array} options.fieldsNullFor actionIds where the fields should be null
  * @param {array} options.restrictedSubjects subjectsId to ignore
  * @returns {array<permissions>}
  */
-const getPermissionsWithNestedFields = (
-  actions,
-  { nestingLevel, fieldsNullFor = [], restrictedSubjects = [] } = {}
-) =>
+const getPermissionsWithNestedFields = (actions, { nestingLevel, restrictedSubjects = [] } = {}) =>
   actions.reduce((perms, action) => {
     action.subjects
       .filter(subject => !restrictedSubjects.includes(subject))
       .forEach(contentTypeUid => {
-        const fields = fieldsNullFor.includes(action.actionId)
-          ? null
-          : getNestedFields(strapi.contentTypes[contentTypeUid], {
+        const fields = action.options.fieldsGranularity
+          ? getNestedFields(strapi.contentTypes[contentTypeUid], {
               components: strapi.components,
               nestingLevel,
-            });
+            })
+          : null;
         perms.push({
           action: action.actionId,
           subject: contentTypeUid,
@@ -143,28 +139,30 @@ const getPermissionsWithNestedFields = (
  * @param {object} permissions array of existing permissions in db
  * @param {object} options
  * @param {number} options.nestingLevel level of nesting
- * @param {array} options.fieldsNullFor actionIds where the fields should be null
  * @returns {array<permissions>}
  */
-const cleanPermissionFields = (permissions, { nestingLevel, fieldsNullFor = [] }) =>
+const cleanPermissionFields = (permissions, { nestingLevel }) =>
   permissions.map(perm => {
-    let newFields = perm.fields;
-    if (fieldsNullFor.includes(perm.action)) {
+    const { action: actionId, fields, subject } = perm;
+    const action = strapi.admin.services.permission.actionProvider.getByActionId(actionId);
+    let newFields = fields;
+
+    if (!action.options.fieldsGranularity) {
       newFields = null;
-    } else if (perm.subject && strapi.contentTypes[perm.subject]) {
-      const possiblefields = getNestedFieldsWithIntermediate(strapi.contentTypes[perm.subject], {
+    } else if (subject && strapi.contentTypes[subject]) {
+      const possibleFields = getNestedFieldsWithIntermediate(strapi.contentTypes[subject], {
         components: strapi.components,
         nestingLevel,
       });
 
-      const requiredFields = getNestedFields(strapi.contentTypes[perm.subject], {
+      const requiredFields = getNestedFields(strapi.contentTypes[subject], {
         components: strapi.components,
         requiredOnly: true,
         nestingLevel,
-        existingFields: perm.fields,
+        existingFields: fields,
       });
       const badNestedFields = _.uniq([
-        ..._.intersection(perm.fields, possiblefields),
+        ..._.intersection(fields, possibleFields),
         ...requiredFields,
       ]);
       newFields = badNestedFields.filter(
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js
index 11e54d827a..ae2875c4f2 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const arePermissionsEqual = (perm1, perm2) =>
 
 /**
  * Removes unwanted fields from a permission
- * @param permission
+ * @param perm
  * @returns {*}
  */
 const sanitizePermission = perm => ({
@@ -157,10 +157,7 @@ const cleanPermissionInDatabase = async () => {
     // Second, clean fields of permissions (add required ones, remove the non-existing anymore ones)
     const permissionsInDb = dbPermissions.filter(perm => !permissionsToRemoveIds.includes(perm.id));
     const permissionsWithCleanFields = strapi.admin.services['content-type'].cleanPermissionFields(
-      permissionsInDb,
-      {
-        fieldsNullFor: ['plugins::content-manager.explorer.delete'],
-      }
+      permissionsInDb
     );
 
     // Update only the ones that need to be updated
@@ -197,10 +194,7 @@ const resetSuperAdminPermissions = async () => {
   const contentTypesActions = allActions.filter(a => a.section === 'contentTypes');
 
   const permissions = strapi.admin.services['content-type'].getPermissionsWithNestedFields(
-    contentTypesActions,
-    {
-      fieldsNullFor: ['plugins::content-manager.explorer.delete'],
-    }
+    contentTypesActions
   );
 
   const otherActions = allActions.filter(a => a.section !== 'contentTypes');
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission/action-provider.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission/action-provider.js
index 8ac8ece211..4edab4a314 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission/action-provider.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission/action-provider.js
@@ -16,8 +16,16 @@ const createActionProvider = () => {
      */
     get(uid, pluginName) {
       const actionId = getActionId({ pluginName, uid });
-      const action = actions.get(actionId);
-      return action;
+      return actions.get(actionId);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Get an action by its actionId
+     * @param {string} actionId
+     * @returns {Action}
+     */
+    getByActionId(actionId) {
+      return actions.get(actionId);
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js b/packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js
index a36906a7cb..cc0c016b13 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const registerProviderActionSchema = yup
           then: yup
             .array()
             .of(yup.string())
-            .required(),
+            .requiredAllowEmpty(),
           otherwise: yup
             .mixed()
             .oneOf([undefined], 'subjects should only be defined for the "contentTypes" section'),
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ const registerProviderActionSchema = yup
               }
             ),
         }),
+        options: yup.object({
+          fieldsGranularity: yup.boolean(),
+        }),
       })
       .noUnknown()
   );
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index cd01c6b37d..0d850fe419 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ const registerPermissions = () => {
     'content-manager'
   ].services.contenttypes.getDisplayedContentTypesUids();
 
+  const hasDraftAndPublish = uid => strapi.contentTypes[uid].options.draftAndPublish;
+
   const actions = [
     {
       section: 'contentTypes',
@@ -122,6 +124,19 @@ const registerPermissions = () => {
       uid: 'explorer.delete',
       pluginName: 'content-manager',
       subjects: contentTypesUids,
+      options: {
+        fieldsGranularity: false,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      section: 'contentTypes',
+      displayName: 'Publish',
+      uid: 'explorer.publish',
+      pluginName: 'content-manager',
+      subjects: contentTypesUids.filter(hasDraftAndPublish),
+      options: {
+        fieldsGranularity: false,
+      },
     },
     {
       section: 'plugins',