diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
index e42917bff2..29930d2697 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
         $user->password = bcrypt($request->get('password', $tmp_pass));
 
         app('App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest')->handleImages($user, 600, 'image', 'avatars', 'avatar');
-        
+
+        $user->customFill($request,Auth::user());
+
         if ($user->save()) {
             if ($request->filled('groups')) {
                 $user->groups()->sync($request->input('groups'));
@@ -463,7 +465,9 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
 
         
         app('App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest')->handleImages($user, 600, 'image', 'avatars', 'avatar');
-          
+
+        $user->customFill($request,Auth::user());
+
         if ($user->save()) {
 
             // Sync group memberships:
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php
index 25a64e5cb2..ad769f9cb5 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
         // we have to invoke the
         app(ImageUploadRequest::class)->handleImages($user, 600, 'avatar', 'avatars', 'avatar');
 
+        \Log::info("About to call customFill, in the 'store' controller!!!");
+        $user->customFill($request, Auth::user());
+
         if ($user->save()) {
             if ($request->filled('groups')) {
                 $user->groups()->sync($request->input('groups'));
@@ -300,6 +303,8 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
         // Handle uploaded avatar
         app(ImageUploadRequest::class)->handleImages($user, 600, 'avatar', 'avatars', 'avatar');
 
+        \Log::debug("calling custom fill from the UPDATE method!");
+        $user->customFill($request, Auth::user());
         //\Log::debug(print_r($user, true));
 
         // Was the user updated?
diff --git a/app/Models/Traits/HasCustomFields.php b/app/Models/Traits/HasCustomFields.php
index b3f8b52977..8dcfe3cffd 100644
--- a/app/Models/Traits/HasCustomFields.php
+++ b/app/Models/Traits/HasCustomFields.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ trait HasCustomFields
     public function getFieldset(): ?CustomFieldset {
         $pivot = $this->getFieldsetKey();
         if(is_int($pivot)) { //why does this look just like the other thing? (below, look for is_int()
-            return Fieldset::find($pivot);
+            return CustomFieldset::find($pivot);
         }
         return $pivot->fieldset;
     }
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ trait HasCustomFields
     }
 
     public function customFill(Request $request, User $user, bool $shouldSetDefaults = false) {
-        $this->_filled = true;
         if ($this->getFieldset()) {
             foreach ($this->getFieldset()->fields as $field) {
                 if (is_array($request->input($field->db_column))) {
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
index aff215ae26..1c1eb91b66 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -75,20 +75,17 @@
 
     <div id='custom_fields_content'>
         <!-- Custom Fields -->
-        @if ($item->model && $item->model->fieldset)
-        <?php $model = $item->model; ?>
-        @endif
         @if (Request::old('model_id'))
             @php
-                $model = \App\Models\AssetModel::find(old('model_id'));
+                $item->model = \App\Models\AssetModel::find(old('model_id'));
             @endphp
         @elseif (isset($selected_model))
             @php
-                $model = $selected_model;
+                $item->model_id = $selected_model;
             @endphp
         @endif
-        @if (isset($model) && $model)
-        @include("models/custom_fields_form",["model" => $model])
+        @if ($item->getFieldset())
+        @include("models/custom_fields_form",["item" => $item])
         @endif
     </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php b/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php
index bae98373e4..e58b015602 100644
--- a/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
-@if (($model) && ($model->fieldset))
-  @foreach($model->fieldset->fields AS $field)
+{{--
+
+Okay, now how am I going to work *this* out. I think it's less bad than I think.
+
+I think we can pass the $asset or the $user to this partial.
+
+This partial can be aware of the HasCustomFields trait, and call getFieldset() to get the appropriate fieldset; that's good.
+
+But we also need the 'discriminator' so that we can use defaultValuesForCustomFields, right?
+
+Well, that should be easy enough, right? Just call getFieldsetKey(), right? Or maybe we don't even have to do that -
+
+We can call $item->getDefaultValue($field), right?
+
+So the old way - already on this page - is:
+
+$item->defaultValue($field))
+
+And we just do a simple 'replace' to make it be:
+
+$item->defaultValue($field)
+--}}
+
+@if ($item->getFieldset())
+  @foreach($item->getFieldset()->fields AS $field)
     <div class="form-group{{ $errors->has($field->db_column_name()) ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
       <label for="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" class="col-md-3 control-label">{{ $field->name }} </label>
       <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{ ($field->pivot->required=='1') ? ' required' : '' }}">
@@ -12,14 +35,14 @@
                   Request::old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, htmlspecialchars($item->{$field->db_column_name()}, ENT_QUOTES)) : $field->defaultValue($model->id))), ['class'=>'format select2 form-control']) }}
 
               @elseif ($field->element=='textarea')
-                  <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}">{{ Request::old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, $item->{$field->db_column_name()}) : $field->defaultValue($model->id))) }}</textarea>
+                  <textarea class="col-md-6 form-control" id="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}">{{ Request::old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, $item->{$field->db_column_name()}) : $item->defaultValue($field))) }}</textarea>
 
               @elseif ($field->element=='checkbox')
                     <!-- Checkboxes -->
                   @foreach ($field->formatFieldValuesAsArray() as $key => $value)
                       <div>
                           <label class="form-control">
-                              <input type="checkbox" value="{{ $value }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}[]" {{  isset($item) ? (in_array($value, array_map('trim', explode(',', $item->{$field->db_column_name()}))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') : (Request::old($field->db_column_name()) != '' ? ' checked="checked"' : (in_array($key, array_map('trim', explode(',', $field->defaultValue($model->id)))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '')) }}>
+                              <input type="checkbox" value="{{ $value }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}[]" {{  isset($item) ? (in_array($value, array_map('trim', explode(',', $item->{$field->db_column_name()}))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') : (Request::old($field->db_column_name()) != '' ? ' checked="checked"' : (in_array($key, array_map('trim', explode(',', $item->defaultValue($field)))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '')) }}>
                               {{ $value }}
                           </label>
                       </div>
@@ -30,7 +53,7 @@
 
               <div>
                   <label class="form-control">
-                      <input type="radio" value="{{ $value }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" {{ isset($item) ? ($item->{$field->db_column_name()} == $value ? ' checked="checked"' : '') : (Request::old($field->db_column_name()) != '' ? ' checked="checked"' : (in_array($value, explode(', ', $field->defaultValue($model->id))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '')) }}>
+                      <input type="radio" value="{{ $value }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" {{ isset($item) ? ($item->{$field->db_column_name()} == $value ? ' checked="checked"' : '') : (Request::old($field->db_column_name()) != '' ? ' checked="checked"' : (in_array($value, explode(', ', $item->defaultValue($field))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '')) }}>
                       {{ $value }}
                   </label>
               </div>
@@ -46,7 +69,7 @@
 
                         <div class="input-group col-md-5" style="padding-left: 0px;">
                             <div class="input-group date" data-provide="datepicker" data-date-format="yyyy-mm-dd" data-autoclose="true" data-date-clear-btn="true">
-                                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_date') }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" id="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" readonly value="{{ old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, $item->{$field->db_column_name()}) : $field->defaultValue($model->id))) }}"  style="background-color:inherit">
+                                <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_date') }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" id="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" readonly value="{{ old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, $item->{$field->db_column_name()}) : $item->defaultValue($field))) }}"  style="background-color:inherit">
                                 <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fas fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -54,7 +77,7 @@
 
                 @else
                     @if (($field->field_encrypted=='0') || (Gate::allows('assets.view.encrypted_custom_fields')))
-                    <input type="text" value="{{ Request::old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, $item->{$field->db_column_name()}) : $field->defaultValue($model->id))) }}" id="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" class="form-control" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" placeholder="Enter {{ strtolower($field->format) }} text">
+                    <input type="text" value="{{ Request::old($field->db_column_name(),(isset($item) ? Helper::gracefulDecrypt($field, $item->{$field->db_column_name()}) : $item->defaultValue($field))) }}" id="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" class="form-control" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}" placeholder="Enter {{ strtolower($field->format) }} text">
                         @else
                             <input type="text" value="{{ strtoupper(trans('admin/custom_fields/general.encrypted')) }}" class="form-control disabled" disabled>
                     @endif
diff --git a/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
index a8b5ddf05e..dd16d740ab 100755
--- a/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@
 
                   @include ('partials.forms.edit.image-upload', ['fieldname' => 'avatar', 'image_path' => app('users_upload_path')])
 
+                  {{-- FIXME - copypasta from hardware/edit.blade.php <start> --}}
+                  <div id='custom_fields_content'>
+                      <!-- Custom Fields -->
+                      @if ($user->getFieldset())
+                          @include("models/custom_fields_form",["item" => $user])
+                      @endif
+                  </div>
+                  {{-- FIXME - copypasts from hardware/edit.blade.php <end> --}}
+
 
                   <!-- begin optional disclosure arrow stuff -->
                   <div class="form-group">