diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/ContentVariationExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/ContentVariationExtensions.cs
index 5b157307ab..0b6b3b5c12 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/ContentVariationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/ContentVariationExtensions.cs
@@ -195,5 +195,37 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 
             return true;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets or removes the content type variation depending on the specified value.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentType">The content type.</param>
+        /// <param name="variation">The variation to set or remove.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">If set to <c>true</c> sets the variation; otherwise, removes the variation.</param>
+        public static void SetVariesBy(this IContentTypeBase contentType, ContentVariation variation, bool value = true) => contentType.Variations = contentType.Variations.SetVariesBy(variation, value);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets or removes the property type variation depending on the specified value.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="propertyType">The property type.</param>
+        /// <param name="variation">The variation to set or remove.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">If set to <c>true</c> sets the variation; otherwise, removes the variation.</param>
+        public static void SetVariesBy(this PropertyType propertyType, ContentVariation variation, bool value = true) => propertyType.Variations = propertyType.Variations.SetVariesBy(variation, value);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets or removes the variation depending on the specified value.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="variations">The existing variations.</param>
+        /// <param name="variation">The variation to set or remove.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">If set to <c>true</c> sets the variation; otherwise, removes the variation.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The variations with the specified variation set or removed.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static ContentVariation SetVariesBy(this ContentVariation variations, ContentVariation variation, bool value = true)
+        {
+            return value
+                ? variations | variation // Set flag using bitwise logical OR
+                : variations & ~variation; // Remove flag using bitwise logical AND with bitwise complement (reversing the bit)
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs
index cdd534a14f..06155d6888 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
         }
 
         // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -CreateDate -DeleteDate -UpdateDate
-        // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -SupportsPublishing -Key -PropertyEditorAlias -ValueStorageType
+        // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -SupportsPublishing -Key -PropertyEditorAlias -ValueStorageType -Variations
         private static void Map(PropertyTypeBasic source, PropertyType target, MapperContext context)
         {
             target.Name = source.Label;
@@ -225,9 +225,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             target.MandatoryMessage = source.Validation.MandatoryMessage;
             target.ValidationRegExp = source.Validation.Pattern;
             target.ValidationRegExpMessage = source.Validation.PatternMessage;
-            target.Variations = source.AllowCultureVariant
-                ? target.Variations | ContentVariation.Culture // Set flag using bitwise logical OR
-                : target.Variations & ~ContentVariation.Culture; // Remove flag using bitwise logical AND with bitwise complement (reversing the bit)
+            target.SetVariesBy(ContentVariation.Culture, source.AllowCultureVariant);
             
             if (source.Id > 0)
                 target.Id = source.Id;
@@ -369,7 +367,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             target.Validation = source.Validation;
         }
 
-        // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -CreatorId -Level -SortOrder
+        // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -CreatorId -Level -SortOrder -Variations
         // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -CreateDate -UpdateDate -DeleteDate
         // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -ContentTypeComposition (done by AfterMapSaveToType)
         private static void MapSaveToTypeBase<TSource, TSourcePropertyType>(TSource source, IContentTypeComposition target, MapperContext context)
@@ -399,9 +397,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
 
             if (!(target is IMemberType))
             {
-                target.Variations = source.AllowCultureVariant
-                    ? target.Variations | ContentVariation.Culture // Set flag using bitwise logical OR
-                    : target.Variations & ~ContentVariation.Culture; // Remove flag using bitwise logical AND with bitwise complement (reversing the bit)
+                target.SetVariesBy(ContentVariation.Culture, source.AllowCultureVariant);
             }
 
             // handle property groups and property types