diff --git a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItemSearch.scala b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItemSearch.scala
index 6a5cb49b..41870dce 100644
--- a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItemSearch.scala
+++ b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItemSearch.scala
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ object OItemSearch {
   type ListItemWithTags = QItem.ListItemWithTags
   val ListItemWithTags = QItem.ListItemWithTags
 
+  type ItemFieldValue = QItem.ItemFieldValue
+  val ItemFieldValue = QItem.ItemFieldValue
+
   type ItemData = QItem.ItemData
   val ItemData = QItem.ItemData
 
diff --git a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
index 8774a2f7..8426f129 100644
--- a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
+++ b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
@@ -3492,6 +3492,35 @@ components:
           items:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/CustomField"
 
+    ItemFieldValue:
+      description: |
+        Information about a custom field on an item.
+      required:
+        - id
+        - name
+        - ftype
+        - value
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: string
+          format: ident
+        name:
+          type: string
+          format: ident
+        label:
+          type: string
+        ftype:
+          type: string
+          format: customfieldtype
+          enum:
+            - text
+            - numeric
+            - date
+            - bool
+            - money
+        value:
+          type: string
+
     CustomFieldValue:
       description: |
         Data structure to update the value of a custom field.
@@ -4253,6 +4282,7 @@ components:
         - sources
         - archives
         - tags
+        - customfields
       properties:
         id:
           type: string
@@ -4312,6 +4342,10 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/Tag"
+        customfields:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ItemFieldValue"
     Attachment:
       description: |
         Information about an attachment to an item.
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala
index 2762b3ae..2f7f0378 100644
--- a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/conv/Conversions.scala
@@ -96,9 +96,13 @@ trait Conversions {
       data.attachments.map((mkAttachment(data) _).tupled).toList,
       data.sources.map((mkAttachmentSource _).tupled).toList,
       data.archives.map((mkAttachmentArchive _).tupled).toList,
-      data.tags.map(mkTag).toList
+      data.tags.map(mkTag).toList,
+      data.customFields.map(mkItemFieldValue).toList
     )
 
+  def mkItemFieldValue(v: OItemSearch.ItemFieldValue): ItemFieldValue =
+    ItemFieldValue(v.fieldId, v.fieldName, v.fieldLabel, v.fieldType, v.value)
+
   def mkAttachment(
       item: OItemSearch.ItemData
   )(ra: RAttachment, m: FileMeta): Attachment = {
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala
index 8f771827..91deca4d 100644
--- a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/queries/QItem.scala
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ object QItem {
 
   }
 
+  case class ItemFieldValue(
+      fieldId: Ident,
+      fieldName: Ident,
+      fieldLabel: Option[String],
+      fieldType: CustomFieldType,
+      value: String
+  )
   case class ItemData(
       item: RItem,
       corrOrg: Option[ROrganization],
@@ -71,7 +78,8 @@ object QItem {
       tags: Vector[RTag],
       attachments: Vector[(RAttachment, FileMeta)],
       sources: Vector[(RAttachmentSource, FileMeta)],
-      archives: Vector[(RAttachmentArchive, FileMeta)]
+      archives: Vector[(RAttachmentArchive, FileMeta)],
+      customFields: Vector[ItemFieldValue]
   ) {
 
     def filterCollective(coll: Ident): Option[ItemData] =
@@ -126,11 +134,12 @@ object QItem {
         )
       ]
       .option
-    val attachs  = RAttachment.findByItemWithMeta(id)
-    val sources  = RAttachmentSource.findByItemWithMeta(id)
-    val archives = RAttachmentArchive.findByItemWithMeta(id)
-
-    val tags = RTag.findByItem(id)
+    logger.trace(s"Find item query: $cq")
+    val attachs      = RAttachment.findByItemWithMeta(id)
+    val sources      = RAttachmentSource.findByItemWithMeta(id)
+    val archives     = RAttachmentArchive.findByItemWithMeta(id)
+    val tags         = RTag.findByItem(id)
+    val customfields = findCustomFieldValues(id)
 
     for {
       data <- q
@@ -138,11 +147,32 @@ object QItem {
       srcs <- sources
       arch <- archives
       ts   <- tags
+      cfs  <- customfields
     } yield data.map(d =>
-      ItemData(d._1, d._2, d._3, d._4, d._5, d._6, d._7, ts, att, srcs, arch)
+      ItemData(d._1, d._2, d._3, d._4, d._5, d._6, d._7, ts, att, srcs, arch, cfs)
     )
   }
 
+  def findCustomFieldValues(itemId: Ident): ConnectionIO[Vector[ItemFieldValue]] = {
+    val cfId    = RCustomField.Columns.id.prefix("cf")
+    val cfName  = RCustomField.Columns.name.prefix("cf")
+    val cfLabel = RCustomField.Columns.label.prefix("cf")
+    val cfType  = RCustomField.Columns.ftype.prefix("cf")
+    val cvItem  = RCustomFieldValue.Columns.itemId.prefix("cvf")
+    val cvValue = RCustomFieldValue.Columns.value.prefix("cvf")
+    val cvField = RCustomFieldValue.Columns.field.prefix("cvf")
+
+    val cfFrom =
+      RCustomFieldValue.table ++ fr"cvf INNER JOIN" ++ RCustomField.table ++ fr"cf ON" ++ cvField
+        .is(cfId)
+
+    selectSimple(
+      Seq(cfId, cfName, cfLabel, cfType, cvValue),
+      cfFrom,
+      cvItem.is(itemId)
+    ).query[ItemFieldValue].to[Vector]
+  }
+
   case class ListItem(
       id: Ident,
       name: String,