diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/FieldConfigOptionsRegistry.tsx b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/FieldConfigOptionsRegistry.tsx
index 30af765b20b..eb9ac4e058a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/FieldConfigOptionsRegistry.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/FieldConfigOptionsRegistry.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { Registry } from '../utils';
-import { FieldPropertyEditorItem } from '../types';
+import { FieldConfigPropertyItem } from '../types';
 
-export class FieldConfigOptionsRegistry extends Registry<FieldPropertyEditorItem> {}
+export class FieldConfigOptionsRegistry extends Registry<FieldConfigPropertyItem> {}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.test.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.test.ts
index 2bb2818b58c..5a44485e87d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.test.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import {
   FieldOverrideEnv,
   findNumericFieldMinMax,
   setFieldConfigDefaults,
+  setDynamicConfigValue,
   applyFieldOverrides,
 } from './fieldOverrides';
 import { MutableDataFrame, toDataFrame } from '../dataframe';
 import {
   FieldConfig,
-  FieldPropertyEditorItem,
+  FieldConfigPropertyItem,
   GrafanaTheme,
   FieldType,
   DataFrame,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import { FieldConfigOptionsRegistry } from './FieldConfigOptionsRegistry';
 const property1 = {
   id: 'custom.property1', // Match field properties
   path: 'property1', // Match field properties
+  isCustom: true,
   process: (value: any) => value,
   shouldApply: () => true,
 } as any;
@@ -29,12 +31,21 @@ const property1 = {
 const property2 = {
   id: 'custom.property2', // Match field properties
   path: 'property2', // Match field properties
+  isCustom: true,
   process: (value: any) => value,
   shouldApply: () => true,
 } as any;
 
-export const customFieldRegistry: FieldConfigOptionsRegistry = new Registry<FieldPropertyEditorItem>(() => {
-  return [property1, property2, ...mockStandardProperties()];
+const property3 = {
+  id: 'custom.property3.nested', // Match field properties
+  path: 'property3.nested', // Match field properties
+  isCustom: true,
+  process: (value: any) => value,
+  shouldApply: () => true,
+} as any;
+
+export const customFieldRegistry: FieldConfigOptionsRegistry = new Registry<FieldConfigPropertyItem>(() => {
+  return [property1, property2, property3, ...mockStandardProperties()];
 });
 
 describe('Global MinMax', () => {
@@ -241,6 +252,7 @@ describe('setFieldConfigDefaults', () => {
 
     expect(dsFieldConfig).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       Object {
+        "custom": Object {},
         "decimals": 2,
         "max": 100,
         "min": 0,
@@ -276,10 +288,125 @@ describe('setFieldConfigDefaults', () => {
     expect(dsFieldConfig).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       Object {
         "custom": Object {
-          "property1": 20,
+          "property1": 10,
           "property2": 10,
         },
       }
     `);
   });
 });
+
+describe('setDynamicConfigValue', () => {
+  it('applies dynamic config values', () => {
+    const config = {
+      title: 'test',
+      // custom: {
+      //   property1: 1,
+      // },
+    };
+    setDynamicConfigValue(
+      config,
+      {
+        id: 'title',
+        value: 'applied',
+      },
+      {
+        fieldConfigRegistry: customFieldRegistry,
+        data: [] as any,
+        field: { type: FieldType.number } as any,
+        dataFrameIndex: 0,
+      }
+    );
+
+    expect(config.title).toEqual('applied');
+  });
+
+  it('applies custom dynamic config values', () => {
+    const config = {
+      custom: {
+        property1: 1,
+      },
+    };
+    setDynamicConfigValue(
+      config,
+      {
+        id: 'custom.property1',
+        value: 'applied',
+      },
+      {
+        fieldConfigRegistry: customFieldRegistry,
+        data: [] as any,
+        field: { type: FieldType.number } as any,
+        dataFrameIndex: 0,
+      }
+    );
+
+    expect(config.custom.property1).toEqual('applied');
+  });
+
+  it('applies nested custom dynamic config values', () => {
+    const config = {
+      custom: {
+        property3: {
+          nested: 1,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    setDynamicConfigValue(
+      config,
+      {
+        id: 'custom.property3.nested',
+        value: 'applied',
+      },
+      {
+        fieldConfigRegistry: customFieldRegistry,
+        data: [] as any,
+        field: { type: FieldType.number } as any,
+        dataFrameIndex: 0,
+      }
+    );
+
+    expect(config.custom.property3.nested).toEqual('applied');
+  });
+
+  it('removes properties', () => {
+    const config = {
+      title: 'title',
+      custom: {
+        property3: {
+          nested: 1,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    setDynamicConfigValue(
+      config,
+      {
+        id: 'custom.property3.nested',
+        value: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        fieldConfigRegistry: customFieldRegistry,
+        data: [] as any,
+        field: { type: FieldType.number } as any,
+        dataFrameIndex: 0,
+      }
+    );
+
+    setDynamicConfigValue(
+      config,
+      {
+        id: 'title',
+        value: undefined,
+      },
+      {
+        fieldConfigRegistry: customFieldRegistry,
+        data: [] as any,
+        field: { type: FieldType.number } as any,
+        dataFrameIndex: 0,
+      }
+    );
+
+    expect(config.custom.property3).toEqual({});
+    expect(config.title).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
index 126693a2d3d..51bafa9fa80 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@ import {
   FieldOverrideContext,
   ScopedVars,
   ApplyFieldOverrideOptions,
+  FieldConfigPropertyItem,
 } from '../types';
 import { fieldMatchers, ReducerID, reduceField } from '../transformations';
 import { FieldMatcher } from '../types/transformations';
 import isNumber from 'lodash/isNumber';
+import set from 'lodash/set';
+import unset from 'lodash/unset';
+import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { getDisplayProcessor } from './displayProcessor';
 import { guessFieldTypeForField } from '../dataframe';
 import { standardFieldConfigEditorRegistry } from './standardFieldConfigEditorRegistry';
@@ -193,9 +197,8 @@ export interface FieldOverrideEnv extends FieldOverrideContext {
   fieldConfigRegistry: FieldConfigOptionsRegistry;
 }
 
-function setDynamicConfigValue(config: FieldConfig, value: DynamicConfigValue, context: FieldOverrideEnv) {
+export function setDynamicConfigValue(config: FieldConfig, value: DynamicConfigValue, context: FieldOverrideEnv) {
   const reg = context.fieldConfigRegistry;
-
   const item = reg.getIfExists(value.id);
   if (!item || !item.shouldApply(context.field!)) {
     return;
@@ -206,19 +209,19 @@ function setDynamicConfigValue(config: FieldConfig, value: DynamicConfigValue, c
   const remove = val === undefined || val === null;
 
   if (remove) {
-    if (value.isCustom && config.custom) {
-      delete config.custom[item.path];
+    if (item.isCustom && config.custom) {
+      unset(config.custom, item.path);
     } else {
-      delete (config as any)[item.path];
+      unset(config, item.path);
     }
   } else {
-    if (value.isCustom) {
+    if (item.isCustom) {
       if (!config.custom) {
         config.custom = {};
       }
-      config.custom[item.path] = val;
+      set(config.custom, item.path, val);
     } else {
-      (config as any)[item.path] = val;
+      set(config, item.path, val);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -226,26 +229,16 @@ function setDynamicConfigValue(config: FieldConfig, value: DynamicConfigValue, c
 // config -> from DS
 // defaults -> from Panel config
 export function setFieldConfigDefaults(config: FieldConfig, defaults: FieldConfig, context: FieldOverrideEnv) {
-  if (defaults) {
-    const keys = Object.keys(defaults);
-    for (const key of keys) {
-      if (key === 'custom') {
-        if (!context.fieldConfigRegistry) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        if (!config.custom) {
-          config.custom = {};
-        }
-
-        const customKeys = Object.keys(defaults.custom!);
-        for (const customKey of customKeys) {
-          processFieldConfigValue(config.custom!, defaults.custom!, `custom.${customKey}`, context);
-        }
-      } else {
-        // when config from ds exists for a given field -> use it
-        processFieldConfigValue(config, defaults, key, context);
-      }
+  for (const fieldConfigProperty of context.fieldConfigRegistry.list()) {
+    if (fieldConfigProperty.isCustom && !config.custom) {
+      config.custom = {};
     }
+    processFieldConfigValue(
+      fieldConfigProperty.isCustom ? config.custom : config,
+      fieldConfigProperty.isCustom ? defaults.custom : defaults,
+      fieldConfigProperty,
+      context
+    );
   }
 
   validateFieldConfig(config);
@@ -254,20 +247,21 @@ export function setFieldConfigDefaults(config: FieldConfig, defaults: FieldConfi
 const processFieldConfigValue = (
   destination: Record<string, any>, // it's mutable
   source: Record<string, any>,
-  key: string,
+  fieldConfigProperty: FieldConfigPropertyItem,
   context: FieldOverrideEnv
 ) => {
-  const currentConfig = destination[key];
+  const currentConfig = get(destination, fieldConfigProperty.path);
+
   if (currentConfig === null || currentConfig === undefined) {
-    const item = context.fieldConfigRegistry.getIfExists(key);
+    const item = context.fieldConfigRegistry.getIfExists(fieldConfigProperty.id);
     if (!item) {
       return;
     }
 
     if (item && item.shouldApply(context.field!)) {
-      const val = item.process(source[item.path], context, item.settings);
+      const val = item.process(get(source, item.path), context, item.settings);
       if (val !== undefined && val !== null) {
-        destination[item.path] = val;
+        set(destination, item.path, val);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts
index 7c517fc4c12..b30d547e0d7 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/panel/PanelPlugin.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ export class PanelPlugin<TOptions = any, TFieldConfigOptions extends object = an
         }
       } else {
         for (const fieldConfigProp of standardFieldConfigEditorRegistry.list()) {
-          console.log(fieldConfigProp);
           registry.register(fieldConfigProp);
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/fieldOverrides.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/fieldOverrides.ts
index de2c9b7c1be..b8e335f02b8 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/fieldOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/fieldOverrides.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { OptionsEditorItem } from './OptionsUIRegistryBuilder';
 export interface DynamicConfigValue {
   id: string;
   value?: any;
-  isCustom?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ConfigOverrideRule {
@@ -43,14 +42,14 @@ export interface FieldOverrideContext {
 
 export interface FieldConfigEditorProps<TValue, TSettings>
   extends Omit<StandardEditorProps<TValue, TSettings>, 'item'> {
-  item: FieldPropertyEditorItem<TValue, TSettings>; // The property info
+  item: FieldConfigPropertyItem<TValue, TSettings>; // The property info
   value: TValue;
   context: FieldOverrideContext;
   onChange: (value?: TValue) => void;
 }
 
 export interface FieldOverrideEditorProps<TValue, TSettings> extends Omit<StandardEditorProps<TValue>, 'item'> {
-  item: FieldPropertyEditorItem<TValue, TSettings>;
+  item: FieldConfigPropertyItem<TValue, TSettings>;
   context: FieldOverrideContext;
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ export interface FieldConfigEditorConfig<TOptions, TSettings = any, TValue = any
   defaultValue?: TValue;
 }
 
-export interface FieldPropertyEditorItem<TOptions = any, TValue = any, TSettings extends {} = any>
+export interface FieldConfigPropertyItem<TOptions = any, TValue = any, TSettings extends {} = any>
   extends OptionsEditorItem<TOptions, TSettings, FieldConfigEditorProps<TValue, TSettings>, TValue> {
   // An editor that can be filled in with context info (template variables etc)
   override: ComponentType<FieldOverrideEditorProps<TValue, TSettings>>;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ export interface ApplyFieldOverrideOptions {
   theme: GrafanaTheme;
   timeZone?: TimeZone;
   autoMinMax?: boolean;
-  fieldConfigRegistry?: Registry<FieldPropertyEditorItem>;
+  fieldConfigRegistry?: Registry<FieldConfigPropertyItem>;
 }
 
 export enum FieldConfigProperty {
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/utils/OptionsUIBuilders.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/utils/OptionsUIBuilders.ts
index ed4e25e8ff2..7740ba7c277 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/utils/OptionsUIBuilders.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/utils/OptionsUIBuilders.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   FieldType,
   FieldConfigEditorProps,
-  FieldPropertyEditorItem,
+  FieldConfigPropertyItem,
   PanelOptionsEditorConfig,
   PanelOptionsEditorItem,
   FieldConfigEditorConfig,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
 export class FieldConfigEditorBuilder<TOptions> extends OptionsUIRegistryBuilder<
   TOptions,
   FieldConfigEditorProps<any, any>,
-  FieldPropertyEditorItem<TOptions>
+  FieldConfigPropertyItem<TOptions>
 > {
   addNumberInput<TSettings>(config: FieldConfigEditorConfig<TOptions, TSettings & NumberFieldConfigSettings, number>) {
     return this.addCustomEditor({
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.story.tsx
index 8c7a0ff1d50..99b382a207e 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.story.tsx
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ export const BarGaugeCell = () => {
     {
       matcher: { id: FieldMatcherID.byName, options: 'Progress' },
       properties: [
-        { id: 'width', value: '200', isCustom: true },
-        { id: 'displayMode', value: 'gradient-gauge', isCustom: true },
+        { id: 'width', value: '200' },
+        { id: 'displayMode', value: 'gradient-gauge' },
         { id: 'min', value: '0' },
         { id: 'max', value: '100' },
       ],
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ export const ColoredCells = () => {
     {
       matcher: { id: FieldMatcherID.byName, options: 'Progress' },
       properties: [
-        { id: 'width', value: '80', isCustom: true },
-        { id: 'displayMode', value: 'color-background', isCustom: true },
+        { id: 'width', value: '80' },
+        { id: 'displayMode', value: 'color-background' },
         { id: 'min', value: '0' },
         { id: 'max', value: '100' },
         { id: 'thresholds', value: defaultThresholds },
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/standardEditors.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/standardEditors.tsx
index 3fabc7fd04b..32025c9a90f 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/standardEditors.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/standardEditors.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {
   DataLink,
   dataLinksOverrideProcessor,
-  FieldPropertyEditorItem,
+  FieldConfigPropertyItem,
   FieldType,
   identityOverrideProcessor,
   NumberFieldConfigSettings,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { StatsPickerEditor } from '../components/OptionsUI/stats';
  * Returns collection of common field config properties definitions
  */
 export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
-  const title: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const title: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'title',
     path: 'title',
     name: 'Title',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type !== FieldType.time,
   };
 
-  const unit: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const unit: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'unit',
     path: 'unit',
     name: 'Unit',
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type === FieldType.number,
   };
 
-  const min: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, number, NumberFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const min: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, number, NumberFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'min',
     path: 'min',
     name: 'Min',
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type === FieldType.number,
   };
 
-  const max: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, number, NumberFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const max: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, number, NumberFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'max',
     path: 'max',
     name: 'Max',
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type === FieldType.number,
   };
 
-  const decimals: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, number, NumberFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const decimals: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, number, NumberFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'decimals',
     path: 'decimals',
     name: 'Decimals',
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type === FieldType.number,
   };
 
-  const thresholds: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, ThresholdsConfig, ThresholdsFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const thresholds: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, ThresholdsConfig, ThresholdsFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'thresholds',
     path: 'thresholds',
     name: 'Thresholds',
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type === FieldType.number,
   };
 
-  const mappings: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, ValueMapping[], ValueMappingFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const mappings: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, ValueMapping[], ValueMappingFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'mappings',
     path: 'mappings',
     name: 'Value mappings',
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: field => field.type === FieldType.number,
   };
 
-  const noValue: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const noValue: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'noValue',
     path: 'noValue',
     name: 'No Value',
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: () => true,
   };
 
-  const links: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, DataLink[], StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const links: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, DataLink[], StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'links',
     path: 'links',
     name: 'DataLinks',
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export const getStandardFieldConfigs = () => {
     shouldApply: () => true,
   };
 
-  const color: FieldPropertyEditorItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
+  const color: FieldConfigPropertyItem<any, string, StringFieldConfigSettings> = {
     id: 'color',
     path: 'color',
     name: 'Color',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/FieldConfigEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/FieldConfigEditor.tsx
index 194a9219c4d..2d0aa0fe236 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/FieldConfigEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/FieldConfigEditor.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import {
   FieldConfigSource,
   DataFrame,
-  FieldPropertyEditorItem,
+  FieldConfigPropertyItem,
   VariableSuggestionsScope,
   PanelPlugin,
   SelectableValue,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export const DefaultFieldConfigEditor: React.FC<Props> = ({ data, onChange, conf
   );
 
   const renderEditor = useCallback(
-    (item: FieldPropertyEditorItem) => {
+    (item: FieldConfigPropertyItem) => {
       const defaults = config.defaults;
       const value = item.isCustom
         ? defaults.custom
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OverrideEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OverrideEditor.tsx
index b34901f4750..707bbc543db 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OverrideEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/PanelEditor/OverrideEditor.tsx
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ export const OverrideEditor: React.FC<OverrideEditorProps> = ({ data, override,
   );
 
   const onDynamicConfigValueAdd = useCallback(
-    (id: string, custom?: boolean) => {
+    (id: string) => {
       const propertyConfig: DynamicConfigValue = {
         id,
-        isCustom: custom,
       };
       if (override.properties) {
         override.properties.push(propertyConfig);
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ export const OverrideEditor: React.FC<OverrideEditorProps> = ({ data, override,
       label: item.name,
       value: item.id,
       description: item.description,
-      custom: item.isCustom,
     };
   });
 
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ export const OverrideEditor: React.FC<OverrideEditorProps> = ({ data, override,
             options={configPropertiesOptions}
             variant={'link'}
             onChange={o => {
-              onDynamicConfigValueAdd(o.value, o.custom);
+              onDynamicConfigValueAdd(o.value);
             }}
           />
         </div>