diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 822a0c58dc..642ca8c08a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -524,11 +524,23 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', $error_payload, 'No valid checkout target specified for asset '.e($asset->asset_tag).'.'));
         }
 
+
+
         $checkout_at = request('checkout_at', date("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
         $expected_checkin = request('expected_checkin', null);
         $note = request('note', null);
         $asset_name = request('name', null);
         
+        // Set the location ID to the RTD location id if there is one
+        if ($asset->rtd_location_id!='') {
+            $asset->location_id = $target->rtd_location_id;
+        }
+
+        // Overwrite that if the target has a location ID though
+        if ($target->location_id!='') {
+            $asset->location_id = $target->location_id;
+        }
+        
 
         if ($asset->checkOut($target, Auth::user(), $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, $note, $asset_name)) {
             return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', ['asset'=> e($asset->asset_tag)], trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.success')));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
index 8ffb1535f6..b87544f8ca 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetsController.php
@@ -468,6 +468,17 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         } else {
             $expected_checkin = '';
         }
+
+        // Set the location ID to the RTD location id if there is one
+        if ($asset->rtd_location_id!='') {
+            $asset->location_id = $target->rtd_location_id;
+        }
+
+        // Overwrite that if the target has a location ID though
+        if ($target->location_id!='') {
+            $asset->location_id = $target->location_id;
+        }
+
         if ($asset->checkOut($target, $admin, $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, e(Input::get('note')), Input::get('name'))) {
 //           Redirect to the new asset page
             return redirect()->route("hardware.index")->with('success', trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.success'));