diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
index c524f9e22a12f..4f1d04d31df41 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -2182,6 +2182,7 @@ function rest_get_allowed_schema_keywords() {
  * @return true|WP_Error
  */
 function rest_validate_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
+
 	if ( isset( $args['anyOf'] ) ) {
 		$matching_schema = rest_find_any_matching_schema( $value, $args, $param );
 		if ( is_wp_error( $matching_schema ) ) {
@@ -2243,9 +2244,27 @@ function rest_validate_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 			$is_valid = rest_validate_boolean_value_from_schema( $value, $param );
 			break;
 		case 'object':
+			if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+				$trimmed_value = trim( $value );
+				if ( str_starts_with( $trimmed_value, '{' ) ) {
+					$decoded = json_decode( $value, true );
+					if ( json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE ) {
+						$value = $decoded;
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			$is_valid = rest_validate_object_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param );
 			break;
 		case 'array':
+			if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+				$trimmed_value = trim( $value );
+				if ( str_starts_with( $trimmed_value, '[' ) ) {
+					$decoded = json_decode( $value, true );
+					if ( json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE ) {
+						$value = $decoded;
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			$is_valid = rest_validate_array_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param );
 			break;
 		case 'number':
@@ -2780,6 +2799,7 @@ function rest_validate_integer_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param ) {
  * @return mixed|WP_Error The sanitized value or a WP_Error instance if the value cannot be safely sanitized.
  */
 function rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
+
 	if ( isset( $args['anyOf'] ) ) {
 		$matching_schema = rest_find_any_matching_schema( $value, $args, $param );
 		if ( is_wp_error( $matching_schema ) ) {
@@ -2833,6 +2853,16 @@ function rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( 'array' === $args['type'] ) {
+		if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+			$trimmed_value = trim( $value );
+			if ( str_starts_with( $trimmed_value, '[' ) ) {
+				$decoded = json_decode( $value, true );
+				if ( json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE ) {
+					$value = $decoded;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		$value = rest_sanitize_array( $value );
 
 		if ( ! empty( $args['items'] ) ) {
@@ -2850,6 +2880,16 @@ function rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( 'object' === $args['type'] ) {
+		if ( is_string( $value ) ) {
+			$trimmed_value = trim( $value );
+			if ( str_starts_with( $trimmed_value, '{' ) ) {
+				$decoded = json_decode( $value, true );
+				if ( json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE ) {
+					$value = $decoded;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		$value = rest_sanitize_object( $value );
 
 		foreach ( $value as $property => $v ) {