diff --git a/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/FormData.vue b/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/FormData.vue
index 123d24bb43b5..ee65daad081d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/FormData.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/FormData.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
         };
         extensions?: Array<string>;
         type?: string;
+        collectionTypes?: Array<string>;
         flavor?: string;
         tag?: string;
     }>(),
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
         value: undefined,
         extensions: () => [],
         type: "data",
+        collectionTypes: undefined,
         flavor: undefined,
         tag: undefined,
     }
@@ -311,14 +313,28 @@ function handleIncoming(incoming: Record<string, unknown>, partial = true) {
                 const newName = v.name ? v.name : newId;
                 const newSrc =
                     v.src || (v.history_content_type === "dataset_collection" ? SOURCE.COLLECTION : SOURCE.DATASET);
-                const newValue = {
+                const newValue: DataOption = {
                     id: newId,
                     src: newSrc,
+                    batch: false,
+                    map_over_type: undefined,
                     hid: newHid,
                     name: newName,
                     keep: true,
                     tags: [],
                 };
+                if (v.collection_type && props.collectionTypes?.length > 0) {
+                    if (!props.collectionTypes.includes(v.collection_type)) {
+                        const mapOverType = props.collectionTypes.find((collectionType) =>
+                            v.collection_type.endsWith(collectionType)
+                        );
+                        if (!mapOverType) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                        newValue["batch"] = true;
+                        newValue["map_over_type"] = mapOverType;
+                    }
+                }
                 // Verify that new value has corresponding option
                 const keepKey = `${newId}_${newSrc}`;
                 const existingOptions = props.options && props.options[newSrc];
diff --git a/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/types.ts b/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/types.ts
index 52c8a418897e..acdf8299eca6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/types.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Form/Elements/FormData/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export type DataOption = {
     hid: number;
     is_dataset?: boolean;
     keep: boolean;
+    batch: boolean;
     map_over_type?: string;
     name: string;
     src: string;
diff --git a/client/src/components/Form/FormElement.vue b/client/src/components/Form/FormElement.vue
index 34baae64c846..10bf6cc0ccc9 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Form/FormElement.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Form/FormElement.vue
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ const isOptional = computed(() => !isRequired.value && attrs.value["optional"] !
                 :optional="attrs.optional"
                 :options="attrs.options"
                 :tag="attrs.tag"
-                :type="props.type" />
+                :type="props.type"
+                :collection-types="attrs.collection_types" />
             <FormDrilldown
                 v-else-if="props.type === 'drill_down'"
                 :id="id"
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
index dbe1b065a243..1fe481570601 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
@@ -2511,6 +2511,7 @@ def to_dict(self, trans, other_values=None):
         # create dictionary and fill default parameters
         other_values = other_values or {}
         d = super().to_dict(trans)
+        d["collection_types"] = self.collection_types
         d["extensions"] = self.extensions
         d["multiple"] = self.multiple
         d["options"] = {"hda": [], "hdca": [], "dce": []}