diff --git a/packages/api/v1/implementation.ts b/packages/api/v1/implementation.ts
index bec720812..8f8987b79 100644
--- a/packages/api/v1/implementation.ts
+++ b/packages/api/v1/implementation.ts
@@ -1050,7 +1050,8 @@ export const ApiContractV1Implementation = createNextRoute(ApiContractV1, {
 
   updateField: authenticatedMiddleware(async (args, user, team) => {
     const { id: documentId, fieldId } = args.params;
-    const { recipientId, type, pageNumber, pageWidth, pageHeight, pageX, pageY } = args.body;
+    const { recipientId, type, pageNumber, pageWidth, pageHeight, pageX, pageY, fieldMeta } =
+      args.body;
 
     const document = await getDocumentById({
       id: Number(documentId),
@@ -1112,6 +1113,7 @@ export const ApiContractV1Implementation = createNextRoute(ApiContractV1, {
       pageWidth,
       pageHeight,
       requestMetadata: extractNextApiRequestMetadata(args.req),
+      fieldMeta: fieldMeta ? ZFieldMetaSchema.parse(fieldMeta) : undefined,
     });
 
     const remappedField = {
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/field/update-field.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/field/update-field.ts
index 5fc415b4b..434d0f651 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/field/update-field.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/field/update-field.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ export const updateField = async ({
     },
   });
 
+  const newFieldMeta = {
+    ...(oldField.fieldMeta as FieldMeta),
+    ...fieldMeta,
+  };
+
   const field = prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
     const updatedField = await tx.field.update({
       where: {
@@ -78,13 +83,39 @@ export const updateField = async ({
         positionY: pageY,
         width: pageWidth,
         height: pageHeight,
-        fieldMeta,
+        fieldMeta: newFieldMeta,
       },
       include: {
         Recipient: true,
       },
     });
 
+    const user = await prisma.user.findFirstOrThrow({
+      where: {
+        id: userId,
+      },
+      select: {
+        id: true,
+        name: true,
+        email: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    let team: Team | null = null;
+
+    if (teamId) {
+      team = await prisma.team.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          id: teamId,
+          members: {
+            some: {
+              userId,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
     await tx.documentAuditLog.create({
       data: createDocumentAuditLogData({
         type: DOCUMENT_AUDIT_LOG_TYPE.FIELD_UPDATED,
@@ -108,31 +139,5 @@ export const updateField = async ({
     return updatedField;
   });
 
-  const user = await prisma.user.findFirstOrThrow({
-    where: {
-      id: userId,
-    },
-    select: {
-      id: true,
-      name: true,
-      email: true,
-    },
-  });
-
-  let team: Team | null = null;
-
-  if (teamId) {
-    team = await prisma.team.findFirst({
-      where: {
-        id: teamId,
-        members: {
-          some: {
-            userId,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    });
-  }
-
   return field;
 };