diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
index 0795588776..1e387f149b 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
         $model->notes = $request->input('notes');
         $model->created_by = auth()->id();
         $model->requestable = $request->has('requestable');
+        $model->require_serial = $request->has('require_serial');
 
         if ($request->input('fieldset_id') != '') {
             $model->fieldset_id = $request->input('fieldset_id');
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
         $model->category_id = $request->input('category_id');
         $model->notes = $request->input('notes');
         $model->requestable = $request->input('requestable', '0');
-
+        $model->require_serial = $request->has('require_serial');
         $model->fieldset_id = $request->input('fieldset_id');
 
         if ($model->save()) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LabelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LabelsController.php
index ce5bf7d249..ed1574b77c 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LabelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LabelsController.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LabelsController extends Controller
 
         $exampleAsset->id = 999999;
         $exampleAsset->name = 'JEN-867-5309';
-        $exampleAsset->asset_tag = '100001';
+        $exampleAsset->asset_tag = 'Inet Workstation (13th Gen)';
         $exampleAsset->serial = 'SN9876543210';
         $exampleAsset->asset_eol_date = '2025-01-01';
         $exampleAsset->order_number = '12345';
diff --git a/app/Models/AssetModel.php b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
index 8d60474b96..fc32e8a60f 100755
--- a/app/Models/AssetModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class AssetModel extends SnipeModel
         'name',
         'notes',
         'requestable',
+        'req_serial'
     ];
 
     use Searchable;
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8288d25d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_05_12_183803_add_req_serial_bool_to_models_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('models', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean( 'require_serial')->after('category_id')->default(false);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('models', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('require_serial');
+        });
+    }
+};