diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts b/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts
index 38edb4fa5cd4..8e0eb1faa4f2 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export function getNonEmptyFields(fields: Record<string, 1 | 0>): Record<string,
 		avatarETag: 1,
 		lastLogin: 1,
 		type: 1,
+		customFields: 1,
 	} as const;
 
 	if (!fields || Object.keys(fields).length === 0) {
diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/api/server/v1/users.ts b/apps/meteor/app/api/server/v1/users.ts
index 6108c7f1dc47..9a753798f383 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/api/server/v1/users.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/api/server/v1/users.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ API.v1.addRoute(
 						inclusiveFieldsKeys.includes('username') && 'username.*',
 						inclusiveFieldsKeys.includes('name') && 'name.*',
 						inclusiveFieldsKeys.includes('type') && 'type.*',
+						inclusiveFieldsKeys.includes('customFields') && 'customFields.*',
 					].filter(Boolean) as string[],
 					this.queryOperations,
 				)