diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
index 9a7c1407bc..b74be17789 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Models\AssetModel;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Redirect;
 use Request;
 use Storage;
@@ -90,7 +91,9 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
         // Was it created?
         if ($model->save()) {
             if ($this->shouldAddDefaultValues($request->input())) {
-                $this->assignCustomFieldsDefaultValues($model, $request->input('default_values'));
+                if (!$this->assignCustomFieldsDefaultValues($model, $request->input('default_values'))){
+                    return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('error', trans('admin/custom_fields/message.fieldset_default_value.error'));
+                }
             }
 
             // Redirect to the new model  page
@@ -163,7 +166,9 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
             $model->fieldset_id = $request->input('custom_fieldset');
 
             if ($this->shouldAddDefaultValues($request->input())) {
-                $this->assignCustomFieldsDefaultValues($model, $request->input('default_values'));
+                if (!$this->assignCustomFieldsDefaultValues($model, $request->input('default_values'))){
+                    return redirect()->back()->withInput()->with('error', trans('admin/custom_fields/message.fieldset_default_value.error'));
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -451,6 +456,21 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
      */
     private function assignCustomFieldsDefaultValues(AssetModel $model, array $defaultValues)
     {
+        $data = array();
+        foreach ($defaultValues as $customFieldId => $defaultValue) {
+            $customField = \App\Models\CustomField::find($customFieldId);
+
+            $data[$customField->db_column] = $defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        $rules = $model->fieldset->validation_rules();
+
+        $validator = Validator::make($data, $rules);
+
+        if($validator->fails()){
+            return false;
+        }
+
         foreach ($defaultValues as $customFieldId => $defaultValue) {
             if(is_array($defaultValue)){
                 $model->defaultValues()->attach($customFieldId, ['default_value' => implode(', ', $defaultValue)]);
@@ -458,6 +478,7 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
                 $model->defaultValues()->attach($customFieldId, ['default_value' => $defaultValue]);
             }
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/custom_fields/message.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/custom_fields/message.php
index ed66a6ba16..43ba821821 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/custom_fields/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/custom_fields/message.php
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ return array(
 
     ),
 
+    'fieldset_default_value' => array(
+
+        'error' => 'Error validating default fieldset values.',
+
+    ),
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/custom-field-set-default-values-for-model.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/custom-field-set-default-values-for-model.blade.php
index c1a8373f47..220956115c 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/custom-field-set-default-values-for-model.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/custom-field-set-default-values-for-model.blade.php
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@
                             <label class="col-md-3 control-label{{ $errors->has($field->name) ? ' has-error' : '' }}" for="default-value{{ $field->id }}">{{ $field->name }}</label>
 
                             <div class="col-md-7">
-
-                                @if ($field->element == "text")
+                                @if ($field->format == "DATE")
+                                    <div class="input-group col-md-4" style="padding-left: 0px;">
+                                        <div class="input-group date" data-provide="datepicker" data-date-format="yyyy-mm-dd"  data-autoclose="true">
+                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('general.select_date') }}" name="default_values[{{ $field->id }}]" id="default-value{{ $field->id }}" value="{{ $field->defaultValue($model_id) }}">
+                                            <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fas fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                @elseif ($field->element == "text")
                                     <input class="form-control m-b-xs" type="text" value="{{ $field->defaultValue($model_id) }}" id="default-value{{ $field->id }}" name="default_values[{{ $field->id }}]">
                                 @elseif($field->element == "textarea")
                                     <textarea class="form-control" id="default-value{{ $field->id }}" name="default_values[{{ $field->id }}]">{{ $field->defaultValue($model_id) }}</textarea><br>