diff --git a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js
index 87ab8e864b..b451831f77 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/mount-models.js
@@ -364,57 +364,60 @@ const createOnFetchPopulateFn = ({
     // TODO: handle Dynamic zone
     componentAttributes.forEach(name => {
       const attr = definition.attributes[name];
+      const { type } = attr;
 
-      const component = strapi.components[attr.component];
+      if (type === 'component') {
+        const component = strapi.components[attr.component];
 
-      const assocs = (component.associations || []).filter(
-        assoc => assoc.autoPopulate === true
-      );
+        const assocs = (component.associations || []).filter(
+          assoc => assoc.autoPopulate === true
+        );
 
-      let subpopulates = [];
+        let subpopulates = [];
 
-      assocs.forEach(assoc => {
-        if (isPolymorphic({ assoc })) {
-          if (
-            assoc.nature === 'oneToManyMorph' ||
-            assoc.nature === 'manyToManyMorph'
-          ) {
+        assocs.forEach(assoc => {
+          if (isPolymorphic({ assoc })) {
+            if (
+              assoc.nature === 'oneToManyMorph' ||
+              assoc.nature === 'manyToManyMorph'
+            ) {
+              subpopulates.push({
+                path: assoc.alias,
+                match: {
+                  [`${assoc.via}.${assoc.filter}`]: assoc.alias,
+                  [`${assoc.via}.kind`]: definition.globalId,
+                },
+                options: {
+                  sort: '-createdAt',
+                },
+                select: undefined,
+                model: undefined,
+                _docs: {},
+              });
+            } else {
+              subpopulates.push({ path: `${assoc.alias}.ref`, _docs: {} });
+            }
+          } else {
             subpopulates.push({
               path: assoc.alias,
-              match: {
-                [`${assoc.via}.${assoc.filter}`]: assoc.alias,
-                [`${assoc.via}.kind`]: definition.globalId,
-              },
-              options: {
-                sort: '-createdAt',
-              },
-              select: undefined,
-              model: undefined,
               _docs: {},
             });
-          } else {
-            subpopulates.push({ path: `${assoc.alias}.ref`, _docs: {} });
           }
+        });
+
+        if (
+          this._mongooseOptions.populate &&
+          this._mongooseOptions.populate[name]
+        ) {
+          this._mongooseOptions.populate[name].path = `${name}.ref`;
+          this._mongooseOptions.populate[name].populate = subpopulates;
         } else {
-          subpopulates.push({
-            path: assoc.alias,
+          _.set(this._mongooseOptions, ['populate', name], {
+            path: `${name}.ref`,
+            populate: subpopulates,
             _docs: {},
           });
         }
-      });
-
-      if (
-        this._mongooseOptions.populate &&
-        this._mongooseOptions.populate[name]
-      ) {
-        this._mongooseOptions.populate[name].path = `${name}.ref`;
-        this._mongooseOptions.populate[name].populate = subpopulates;
-      } else {
-        _.set(this._mongooseOptions, ['populate', name], {
-          path: `${name}.ref`,
-          populate: subpopulates,
-          _docs: {},
-        });
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/queries.js b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/queries.js
index 9a78277130..bc7da753d7 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/queries.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-connector-mongoose/lib/queries.js
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ module.exports = ({ model, modelKey, strapi }) => {
     _.has(obj, model.primaryKey) ? obj[model.primaryKey] : obj.id;
 
   const assocKeys = model.associations.map(ast => ast.alias);
-  const componentKeys = Object.keys(model.attributes).filter(key => {
-    return model.attributes[key].type === 'component';
-  });
+  const componentKeys = Object.keys(model.attributes).filter(key =>
+    ['component', 'dynamiczone'].includes(model.attributes[key].type)
+  );
+
   const excludedKeys = assocKeys.concat(componentKeys);
 
   const defaultPopulate = model.associations
@@ -38,49 +39,96 @@ module.exports = ({ model, modelKey, strapi }) => {
 
     for (let key of componentKeys) {
       const attr = model.attributes[key];
-      const { component, required = false, repeatable = false } = attr;
+      const { type } = attr;
 
-      const componentModel = strapi.components[component];
+      if (type === 'component') {
+        const { component, required = false, repeatable = false } = attr;
 
-      if (required === true && !_.has(values, key)) {
-        const err = new Error(`Component ${key} is required`);
-        err.status = 400;
-        throw err;
+        const componentModel = strapi.components[component];
+
+        if (required === true && !_.has(values, key)) {
+          const err = new Error(`Component ${key} is required`);
+          err.status = 400;
+          throw err;
+        }
+
+        if (!_.has(values, key)) continue;
+
+        const componentValue = values[key];
+
+        if (repeatable === true) {
+          validateRepeatableInput(componentValue, { key, ...attr });
+          const components = await Promise.all(
+            componentValue.map(value => {
+              return strapi.query(component).create(value);
+            })
+          );
+
+          const componentsArr = components.map(componentEntry => ({
+            kind: componentModel.globalId,
+            ref: componentEntry,
+          }));
+
+          entry[key] = componentsArr;
+          await entry.save();
+        } else {
+          validateNonRepeatableInput(componentValue, { key, ...attr });
+          if (componentValue === null) continue;
+
+          const componentEntry = await strapi
+            .query(component)
+            .create(componentValue);
+          entry[key] = [
+            {
+              kind: componentModel.globalId,
+              ref: componentEntry,
+            },
+          ];
+          await entry.save();
+        }
       }
 
-      if (!_.has(values, key)) continue;
+      if (type === 'dynamiczone') {
+        const { required = false } = attr;
 
-      const componentValue = values[key];
+        if (required === true && !_.has(values, key)) {
+          const err = new Error(`Dynamiczone ${key} is required`);
+          err.status = 400;
+          throw err;
+        }
 
-      if (repeatable === true) {
-        validateRepeatableInput(componentValue, { key, ...attr });
-        const components = await Promise.all(
-          componentValue.map(value => {
-            return strapi.query(component).create(value);
+        if (!_.has(values, key)) continue;
+
+        const dynamiczoneValues = values[key];
+
+        validateDynamiczoneInput(dynamiczoneValues, { key, ...attr });
+
+        const dynamiczones = await Promise.all(
+          dynamiczoneValues.map(value => {
+            const component = value.__component;
+            return strapi
+              .query(component)
+              .create(value)
+              .then(entity => {
+                return {
+                  __component: value.__component,
+                  entity,
+                };
+              });
           })
         );
 
-        const componentsArr = components.map(componentEntry => ({
-          kind: componentModel.globalId,
-          ref: componentEntry,
-        }));
+        const componentsArr = dynamiczones.map(({ __component, entity }) => {
+          const componentModel = strapi.components[__component];
+
+          return {
+            kind: componentModel.globalId,
+            ref: entity,
+          };
+        });
 
         entry[key] = componentsArr;
         await entry.save();
-      } else {
-        validateNonRepeatableInput(componentValue, { key, ...attr });
-        if (componentValue === null) continue;
-
-        const componentEntry = await strapi
-          .query(component)
-          .create(componentValue);
-        entry[key] = [
-          {
-            kind: componentModel.globalId,
-            ref: componentEntry,
-          },
-        ];
-        await entry.save();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -454,3 +502,56 @@ function validateNonRepeatableInput(value, { key, required }) {
     throw err;
   }
 }
+
+function validateDynamiczoneInput(
+  value,
+  { key, min, max, components, required }
+) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    const err = new Error(`Dynamiczone ${key} is invalid. Expected an array`);
+    err.status = 400;
+    throw err;
+  }
+
+  value.forEach(val => {
+    if (typeof val !== 'object' || Array.isArray(val) || val === null) {
+      const err = new Error(
+        `Dynamiczone ${key} has invalid items. Expected each items to be objects`
+      );
+      err.status = 400;
+      throw err;
+    }
+
+    if (!_.has(val, '__component')) {
+      const err = new Error(
+        `Dynamiczone ${key} has invalid items. Expected each items to have a valid __component key`
+      );
+      err.status = 400;
+      throw err;
+    } else if (!components.includes(val.__component)) {
+      const err = new Error(
+        `Dynamiczone ${key} has invalid items. Each item must have a __component key that is present in the attribute definition`
+      );
+      err.status = 400;
+      throw err;
+    }
+  });
+
+  if (
+    (required === true || (required !== true && value.length > 0)) &&
+    (min && value.length < min)
+  ) {
+    const err = new Error(
+      `Dynamiczone ${key} must contain at least ${min} items`
+    );
+    err.status = 400;
+    throw err;
+  }
+  if (max && value.length > max) {
+    const err = new Error(
+      `Dynamiczone ${key} must contain at most ${max} items`
+    );
+    err.status = 400;
+    throw err;
+  }
+}