diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckinController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckinController.php
index cf881b57c..bc9ae19c8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckinController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckinController.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 
 class AssetCheckinController extends Controller
 {
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@ class AssetCheckinController extends Controller
         if (!$asset->model) {
             return redirect()->route('hardware.show', $asset->id)->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/general.model_invalid_fix'));
         }
+
+        // Validate custom fields on existing asset
+        $validator = Validator::make($asset->toArray(), $asset->customFieldValidationRules());
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.edit', $asset)
+                ->withErrors($validator);
+        }
+
         $target_option = match ($asset->assigned_type) {
             'App\Models\Asset' => trans('admin/hardware/form.redirect_to_type', ['type' => trans('general.asset_previous')]),
             'App\Models\Location' => trans('admin/hardware/form.redirect_to_type', ['type' => trans('general.location')]),
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckoutController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckoutController.php
index 4d8c9ffda..26a993d80 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckoutController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetCheckoutController.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Session;
 use \Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
 use \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 
 class AssetCheckoutController extends Controller
 {
@@ -36,6 +37,14 @@ class AssetCheckoutController extends Controller
                 ->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/general.model_invalid_fix'));
         }
 
+        // Validate custom fields on existing asset
+        $validator = Validator::make($asset->toArray(), $asset->customFieldValidationRules());
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.edit', $asset)
+                ->withErrors($validator);
+        }
+        
         if ($asset->availableForCheckout()) {
             return view('hardware/checkout', compact('asset'))
                 ->with('statusLabel_list', Helper::deployableStatusLabelList())
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
index 6391a3dd9..50810b043 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetsController.php
@@ -877,10 +877,19 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
     }
 
 
-    public function audit(Asset $asset)
+    public function audit(Asset $asset): View | RedirectResponse
     {
-        $settings = Setting::getSettings();
         $this->authorize('audit', Asset::class);
+        $settings = Setting::getSettings();
+
+        // Validate custom fields on existing asset
+        $validator = Validator::make($asset->toArray(), $asset->customFieldValidationRules());
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.edit', $asset)
+                ->withErrors($validator);
+        }
+
         $dt = Carbon::now()->addMonths($settings->audit_interval)->toDateString();
         return view('hardware/audit')->with('asset', $asset)->with('item', $asset)->with('next_audit_date', $dt)->with('locations_list');
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php
index 8b16a9a72..3f1e4ac8c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/AssetsTransformer.php
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class AssetsTransformer
             'clone'         => Gate::allows('create', Asset::class) ? true : false,
             'restore'       => ($asset->deleted_at!='' && Gate::allows('create', Asset::class)) ? true : false,
             'update'        => ($asset->deleted_at=='' && Gate::allows('update', Asset::class)) ? true : false,
+            'audit'        => Gate::allows('audit', Asset::class) ? true : false,
             'delete'        => ($asset->deleted_at=='' && $asset->assigned_to =='' && Gate::allows('delete', Asset::class) && ($asset->deleted_at == '')) ? true : false,
         ];      
 
diff --git a/config/version.php b/config/version.php
index a94a86b0d..3e400d603 100644
--- a/config/version.php
+++ b/config/version.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 return array (
-  'app_version' => 'v8.1.0',
-  'full_app_version' => 'v8.1.0 - build 17855-gd81788345',
-  'build_version' => '17855',
+  'app_version' => 'v8.1.1',
+  'full_app_version' => 'v8.1.1 - build 17874-gc031f0b45',
+  'build_version' => '17874',
   'prerelease_version' => '',
-  'hash_version' => 'gd81788345',
-  'full_hash' => 'v8.1.0-657-gd81788345',
+  'hash_version' => 'gc031f0b45',
+  'full_hash' => 'v8.1.1-14-gc031f0b45',
   'branch' => 'master',
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php b/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php
index ee2778d77..df70059da 100644
--- a/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/custom_fields/index.blade.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
               <th data-sortable="true" data-visible="false" data-searchable="false" class="text-center"
                   data-tooltip="{{ trans('admin/custom_fields/general.display_audit') }}">
-                <x-icon type="due" />
+                <x-icon type="audit" />
                 <span class="sr-only">
                     {{ trans('admin/custom_fields/general.display_audit') }}
                   </span>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
index 6ff9e13b5..0c514cd37 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/bootstrap-table.blade.php
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@
                 actions += '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/' + dest + '/' + row.id + '/clone" class="actions btn btn-sm btn-info" data-tooltip="true" title="{{ trans('general.clone_item') }}"><x-icon type="clone" /><span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.clone_item') }}</span></a>&nbsp;';
             }
 
+            if ((row.available_actions) && (row.available_actions.audit === true)) {
+                actions += '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/' + dest + '/' + row.id + '/audit" class="actions btn btn-sm btn-primary" data-tooltip="true" title="{{ trans('general.audit') }}"><x-icon type="audit" /><span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.audit') }}</span></a>&nbsp;';
+            }
+
             if ((row.available_actions) && (row.available_actions.update === true)) {
                 actions += '<a href="{{ config('app.url') }}/' + dest + '/' + row.id + '/edit" class="actions btn btn-sm btn-warning" data-tooltip="true" title="{{ trans('general.update') }}"><x-icon type="edit" /><span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.update') }}</span></a>&nbsp;';
             } else {