diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
index 1e387f149b..e99641d68a 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -82,7 +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');
+        $model->require_serial = $request->input('require_serial');
 
         if ($request->input('fieldset_id') != '') {
             $model->fieldset_id = $request->input('fieldset_id');
@@ -143,7 +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->require_serial = $request->input('require_serial');
         $model->fieldset_id = $request->input('fieldset_id');
 
         if ($model->save()) {
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/general.php b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/general.php
index 85d6d19480..235e1a3dc5 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/general.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ return [
     'not_requestable'           => 'Not Requestable',
     'requestable_status_warning' => 'Do not change requestable status',
     'require_serial'       => 'Require Serial Number',
-    'require_serial_help'       => 'A serial number will be required when creating an asset of this model.',
+    'require_serial_help'       => 'A serial number will be required when creating a new asset of this model.',
     'restore'  					=> 'Restore Asset',
     'pending'  					=> 'Pending',
     'undeployable'  			=> 'Undeployable',
diff --git a/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php
index 9c72107ef8..6bc187a1b3 100755
--- a/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/edit.blade.php
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.depreciation')
 @include ('partials.forms.edit.minimum_quantity')
 
+<!-- require serial boolean -->
+<div class="form-group">
+    <label for="require_serial" class="col-md-3 control-label">
+        {{ trans('admin/hardware/general.require_serial') }}
+    </label>
+
+    <div class="col-md-9">
+        <div class="form-inline" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;">
+            <input type="checkbox" name="require_serial" value="1" @checked(old('require_serial', $item->require_serial)) id="require_serial" aria-label="require_serial" />
+            <a
+                    href="#"
+                    data-tooltip="true"
+                    title="{{ trans('admin/hardware/general.require_serial_help') }}"
+                    style="display: inline-flex; align-items: center;"
+            >
+                <x-icon type="info-circle" />
+                <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('admin/hardware/general.require_serial_help') }}</span>
+            </a>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
 <!-- EOL -->
 
 <div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('eol') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">