diff --git a/studio/lib/interfaces/global.ts b/studio/lib/interfaces/global.ts
index 4550feba3..dbd856aaa 100644
--- a/studio/lib/interfaces/global.ts
+++ b/studio/lib/interfaces/global.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import { PortableTextBlock } from "sanity";
+
+import { isRichText } from "./richText";
+
 export interface Slug {
   _type: string;
   current: string;
@@ -28,6 +32,15 @@ export function isInternationalizedString(
   );
 }
 
+export function isInternationalizedRichText(
+  value: unknown,
+): value is InternationalizedValue<PortableTextBlock[]> {
+  return (
+    isInternationalizedValue(value) &&
+    value.every((record) => isRichText(record.value))
+  );
+}
+
 export type InternationalizedValue<T> = InternationalizedValueRecord<T>[];
 
 export interface InternationalizedValueRecord<T> {
diff --git a/studio/lib/interfaces/richText.ts b/studio/lib/interfaces/richText.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29ed1ad8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/lib/interfaces/richText.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {
+  PortableTextBlock,
+  PortableTextObject,
+  isPortableTextTextBlock,
+} from "sanity";
+
+export function isRichText(value: unknown): value is PortableTextBlock[] {
+  return (
+    Array.isArray(value) && value.every((item) => isPortableTextBlock(item))
+  );
+}
+
+export function isPortableTextBlock(
+  value: unknown,
+): value is PortableTextBlock {
+  return isPortableTextTextBlock(value) || isPortableTextObject(value);
+}
+
+export function isPortableTextObject(
+  value: unknown,
+): value is PortableTextObject {
+  return isSanityKeyTypeObject(value);
+}
+
+function isSanityKeyTypeObject(value: unknown): value is {
+  _key: string;
+  _type: string;
+} {
+  return (
+    typeof value === "object" &&
+    value !== null &&
+    "_key" in value &&
+    typeof value._key === "string" &&
+    "_type" in value &&
+    typeof value._type === "string"
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/utils/preview.ts b/studio/utils/preview.ts
index 423aa9f6f..ae701d939 100644
--- a/studio/utils/preview.ts
+++ b/studio/utils/preview.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
-import { PortableTextBlock } from "sanity";
+import {
+  PortableTextBlock,
+  isPortableTextSpan,
+  isPortableTextTextBlock,
+} from "sanity";
 
 // Convert rich text content to plaintext preview string
-// (see https://www.sanity.io/docs/previewing-block-content)
+// (inspired by https://www.sanity.io/docs/previewing-block-content)
 export function richTextPreview(
   richText: PortableTextBlock[],
 ): string | undefined {
-  console.log(richText);
   const block = richText.find((block) => block._type === "block");
-  if (
-    block === undefined ||
-    !("children" in block) ||
-    !Array.isArray(block.children)
-  ) {
+  if (!isPortableTextTextBlock(block)) {
     return undefined;
   }
   return block.children
-    .filter(
-      (child: unknown) =>
-        typeof child === "object" &&
-        child !== null &&
-        "_type" in child &&
-        child._type === "span",
-    )
+    .filter((child) => isPortableTextSpan(child))
     .map((span) => span.text)
     .join("");
 }
diff --git a/studioShared/schemas/objects/richTextBlock.ts b/studioShared/schemas/objects/richTextBlock.ts
index f1e2c1986..74ce0164a 100644
--- a/studioShared/schemas/objects/richTextBlock.ts
+++ b/studioShared/schemas/objects/richTextBlock.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { defineField } from "sanity";
 
-import { isInternationalizedValue } from "studio/lib/interfaces/global";
+import { isInternationalizedRichText } from "studio/lib/interfaces/global";
 import { firstTranslation } from "studio/utils/i18n";
 import { richTextPreview } from "studio/utils/preview";
 
@@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ const richTextBlock = defineField({
       richText: "richText",
     },
     prepare({ richText }) {
-      // TODO: better type guard for rich text
-      if (!isInternationalizedValue(richText)) {
+      if (!isInternationalizedRichText(richText)) {
         throw new TypeError(
-          `Expected 'richText' to be InternationalizedValue, was ${typeof richText}`,
+          `Expected 'richText' to be InternationalizedRichText, was ${typeof richText}`,
         );
       }
       const translatedRichText = firstTranslation(richText);
       return {
-        title: richTextPreview(translatedRichText),
+        title:
+          translatedRichText !== null
+            ? richTextPreview(translatedRichText)
+            : undefined,
       };
     },
   },