diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
index 1e5d5547e3..74ac57f296 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
         $model->requestable         = $request->input('requestable', '0');
 
 
-
         $this->removeCustomFieldsDefaultValues($model);
 
         if ($request->input('custom_fieldset')=='') {
@@ -464,8 +463,7 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
         foreach ($defaultValues as $customFieldId => $defaultValue) {
             if(is_array($defaultValue)){
                 $model->defaultValues()->attach($customFieldId, ['default_value' => implode(',', $defaultValue)]);
-            }
-            if ($defaultValue) {
+            }elseif ($defaultValue) {
                 $model->defaultValues()->attach($customFieldId, ['default_value' => $defaultValue]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/components/forms/asset-models/fieldset-default-values.vue b/resources/assets/js/components/forms/asset-models/fieldset-default-values.vue
index c84fa36c89..96eec2c9a0 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/components/forms/asset-models/fieldset-default-values.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/js/components/forms/asset-models/fieldset-default-values.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                                 <textarea v-if="field.type == 'textarea'" class="form-control" :value="getValue(field)" :id="'default-value' + field.id" :name="'default_values[' + field.id + ']'"></textarea><br>
 
                               <div v-for="field_value in field.field_values_array">
-                                <input v-if="field.type == 'checkbox'" class="" type="checkbox" :name="'default_values[' + field.id + '][]'" :value="field_value"> <label>{{ field_value }}</label>
+                                <input v-if="field.type == 'checkbox'" class="" type="checkbox" :name="'default_values[' + field.id + '][]'" :value="field_value" :checked="getValue(field).split(',').includes(field_value)"> <label>{{ field_value }}</label>
                               </div>
 
                                 <select v-if="field.type == 'listbox'" class="form-control m-b-xs" :name="'default_values[' + field.id + ']'">
diff --git a/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php b/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php
index f434238f51..ec1f12db53 100644
--- a/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/custom_fields_form.blade.php
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@
               @elseif ($field->element=='checkbox')
                     <!-- Checkboxes -->
                   @foreach ($field->formatFieldValuesAsArray() as $key => $value)
-
                       <div>
                           <label>
-                              <input type="checkbox" value="{{ $value }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}[]" class="minimal" {{  isset($item) ? (in_array($key, explode(', ', $item->{$field->db_column_name()})) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') : (Request::old($field->db_column_name()) != '' ? ' checked="checked"' : '') }}>
+                              <input type="checkbox" value="{{ $value }}" name="{{ $field->db_column_name() }}[]" class="minimal" {{  isset($item) ? (in_array($key, explode(',', $item->{$field->db_column_name()})) ? ' checked="checked"' : '') : (Request::old($field->db_column_name()) != '' ? ' checked="checked"' : (in_array($key, explode(',', $field->defaultValue($model->id))) ? ' checked="checked"' : '')) }}>
                               {{ $value }}
                           </label>
                       </div>