diff --git a/app/helpers/admin/tabbed_nav_helper.rb b/app/helpers/admin/tabbed_nav_helper.rb
index 8df95bc6735..6c89a3d0bae 100644
--- a/app/helpers/admin/tabbed_nav_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/admin/tabbed_nav_helper.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def config_driven_nav_items(edition, current_path, current_tab)
           current: on_dynamic_tab && current_tab == tab["id"],
         }
       end
+      nav_items.concat(linked_tabs_nav_items(edition, current_path))
     end
   end
 
@@ -216,4 +217,20 @@ def worldwide_organisation_page_nav_items(page, current_path)
       },
     ]
   end
+
+  def linked_tabs_nav_items(edition, current_path)
+    edition.type_instance.linked_tabs.map do |tab|
+      href = href_for_linked_tab(tab, edition)
+      { label: tab["label"], href:, current: current_path == href }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def href_for_linked_tab(tab, edition)
+    builders = {
+      "edition_attachments" => -> { admin_edition_attachments_path(edition) },
+      "edition_images" => -> { admin_edition_images_path(edition) },
+      "edition_features" => -> { features_admin_standard_edition_path(edition, locale: edition.primary_locale) },
+    }
+    builders[tab["linked_to"]]&.call
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/configurable_document_type.rb b/app/models/configurable_document_type.rb
index 589a54ddb47..2ea287b3164 100644
--- a/app/models/configurable_document_type.rb
+++ b/app/models/configurable_document_type.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ def dynamic_tabs
     end
   end
 
+  def linked_tabs
+    @linked_tabs ||= @forms.filter_map do |id, form|
+      { "id" => id, "label" => form["label"], "linked_to" => form["linked_to"] } if form["linked_to"]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def has_linked_tab?(tab_key)
+    linked_tabs.any? { |tab| tab["linked_to"] == tab_key }
+  end
+
   def schema_for_fields(field_keys)
     field_keys = field_keys.map(&:to_s)
 
diff --git a/app/models/configurable_document_types/news_story.json b/app/models/configurable_document_types/news_story.json
index 64d715226e3..718d3cc7d3a 100644
--- a/app/models/configurable_document_types/news_story.json
+++ b/app/models/configurable_document_types/news_story.json
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
           "translatable": false
         }
       }
+    },
+    "attachments": {
+      "label": "Attachments",
+      "linked_to": "edition_attachments"
     }
   },
   "schema": {
@@ -122,7 +126,6 @@
       }
     },
     "send_change_history": true,
-    "file_attachments_enabled": true,
     "organisations": null,
     "backdating_enabled": true,
     "history_mode_enabled": true,
diff --git a/app/presenters/publishing_api/standard_edition_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/publishing_api/standard_edition_presenter.rb
index a0b655d8959..a52014d68dd 100644
--- a/app/presenters/publishing_api/standard_edition_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/publishing_api/standard_edition_presenter.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def details
       details = PayloadBuilder::BlockContent.for(item)
       details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::ChangeHistory.for(item)) if type.settings["send_change_history"] == true
       details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::PoliticalDetails.for(item)) if type.settings["history_mode_enabled"] == true
-      details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::Attachments.for(item)) if type.settings["file_attachments_enabled"] == true
+      details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::Attachments.for(item)) if type.settings["file_attachments_enabled"] == true || type.has_linked_tab?("edition_attachments")
       details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::EmphasisedOrganisations.for(item)) if item.organisation_association_enabled?
       details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::StandardEditionImages.for(item)) if type.settings.dig("images", "enabled")
       details.merge!(PayloadBuilder::Features.for(item)) if type.settings["features_enabled"] == true
diff --git a/app/validators/schema_validator.rb b/app/validators/schema_validator.rb
index a172ecaf651..1ffe3368805 100644
--- a/app/validators/schema_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/schema_validator.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ def required_form_fields
   end
 
   def form_fields
-    (@document["forms"] || [])&.keys&.flat_map { |key| obj_dig(@document, "fields", ["forms", key]) }
+    (@document["forms"] || [])&.keys&.flat_map do |key|
+      next [] if @document.dig("forms", key, "linked_to") # linked tabs have no block content fields, so skip it
+
+      obj_dig(@document, "fields", ["forms", key])
+    end
   end
 
   def obj_dig(obj, attr, keys, &visitor)
diff --git a/public/configurable-document-type.schema.json b/public/configurable-document-type.schema.json
index da1fe622fc8..b089d1ba821 100644
--- a/public/configurable-document-type.schema.json
+++ b/public/configurable-document-type.schema.json
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@
       },
       "additionalProperties": {
         "type": "object",
-        "required": ["fields"],
         "description": "Definition of a group of form fields to group.",
         "properties": {
           "dynamic": {
@@ -262,8 +261,21 @@
                 "$ref": "#/$defs/form_field"
               }
             }
+          },
+          "linked_to": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Named route this tab links to. Mutually exclusive with fields. Used for tabs whose UI is owned by an existing controller (attachments, features, images).",
+            "enum": [
+              "edition_attachments",
+              "edition_features",
+              "edition_images"
+            ]
           }
-        }
+        },
+        "oneOf": [
+          { "required": ["fields"] },
+          { "required": ["linked_to"] }
+        ]
       }
     },
     "presenters": {
@@ -471,7 +483,6 @@
         "organisations",
         "backdating_enabled",
         "history_mode_enabled",
-        "file_attachments_enabled",
         "translations_enabled"
       ]
     }