diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 6c49f363b..a1dcbd50d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
    head tags.
  - fixed #10322: Dataform: wrong attr on script tag
  - fixed #10336: postReceivedTemplateId not corrected in upgrade_7.6.0-7.6.1 (Jukka Raimovaara / Axxion Oy)
+ - fixed: Crud handling of Form fields with database types that cannot have default values.
+ - fixed: Crud serialization.
 
 7.7.5
  - Adding StoryManager.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm
index c75268496..94009180a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Crud.pm
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ use strict;
 use Class::InsideOut qw(readonly private id register);
 use JSON;
 use Tie::IxHash;
+use Clone qw/clone/;
 use WebGUI::DateTime;
 use WebGUI::Exception;
 use WebGUI::Utility;
 
-
 private objectData => my %objectData;
 readonly session => my %session;
 
@@ -438,8 +438,14 @@ sub crud_updateTable {
 		my $fieldType = $control->getDatabaseFieldType;
 		my $isKey = $properties->{$property}{isQueryKey};
 		my $defaultValue =  $properties->{$property}{defaultValue};
+        if ($properties->{$property}{serialize}) {
+            $defaultValue = JSON->new->canonical->encode($defaultValue);
+        }
 		my $notNullClause = ($isKey || $defaultValue ne "") ? "not null" : "";
-		my $defaultClause = "default ".$dbh->quote($defaultValue) if ($defaultValue ne "");
+		my $defaultClause = '';
+        if ($fieldType !~ /(?:text|blob)$/i) {
+            $defaultClause = "default ".$dbh->quote($defaultValue) if ($defaultValue ne "");
+        }
 		if (exists $tableFields{$property}) {
 			my $changed = 0;
 			
@@ -549,12 +555,11 @@ sub get {
 
 	# return a specific property
 	if (defined $name) {
-		return $objectData{id $self}{$name};
+		return clone $objectData{id $self}{$name};
 	}
 
 	# return a copy of all properties
-	my %copy = %{$objectData{id $self}};	
-	return \%copy;
+	return clone $objectData{id $self};
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -920,9 +925,11 @@ B<WARNING:> As part of it's validation mechanisms, update() will delete any elem
 
 sub update {
 	my ($self, $data) = @_;
+    my $session = $self->session;
 
 	# validate incoming data
-	my $properties = $self->crud_getProperties($self->session);
+	my $properties = $self->crud_getProperties($session);
+    my $dbData = { $self->crud_getTableKey($session) => $self->getId };
 	foreach my $property (keys %{$data}) {
 
 		# don't save fields that aren't part of our definition
@@ -937,20 +944,23 @@ sub update {
         }
 
 		# serialize if needed
-		if ($properties->{$property}{serialize} && $data->{property} ne "") {
-			$data->{property} = JSON->new->canonical->encode($data->{property});
+		if ($properties->{$property}{serialize} && $data->{$property} ne "") {
+			$dbData->{$property} = JSON->new->canonical->encode($data->{$property});
 		}
+        else {
+            $dbData->{$property} = $data->{$property};
+        }
 	}
 
 	# set last updated
-	$data->{lastUpdated} ||= WebGUI::DateTime->new($self->session, time())->toDatabase;
+	$data->{lastUpdated} ||= WebGUI::DateTime->new($session, time())->toDatabase;
 
 	# update memory
 	my $refId = id $self;
 	%{$objectData{$refId}} = (%{$objectData{$refId}}, %{$data});
 
 	# update the database
-	$self->session->db->setRow($self->crud_getTableName($self->session), $self->crud_getTableKey($self->session), $objectData{$refId});
+	$session->db->setRow($self->crud_getTableName($session), $self->crud_getTableKey($session), $dbData);
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/t/Crud/serialize.t b/t/Crud/serialize.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b94b8535b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/Crud/serialize.t
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# vim:syntax=perl
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Tests WebGUI::Crud
+
+
+use FindBin;
+use strict;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
+use Test::More;
+use Test::Deep;
+use JSON;
+use WebGUI::Test; # Must use this before any other WebGUI modules
+use WebGUI::Session;
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Init
+my $session         = WebGUI::Test->session;
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Tests
+
+plan tests => 10;        # Increment this number for each test you create
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+use_ok('WebGUI::Serialize');
+
+WebGUI::Serialize->crud_createTable($session);
+
+my $cereal = WebGUI::Serialize->create($session);
+isa_ok($cereal, 'WebGUI::Serialize');
+cmp_deeply(
+    $cereal->get,
+    {
+        someName       => 'someName',
+        jsonField      => [],
+        dateCreated    => ignore(),
+        lastUpdated    => ignore(),
+        sequenceNumber => ignore(),
+        serializeId    => ignore(),
+    },
+    'object contains data structure in the jsonField, not JSON'
+);
+
+my $expectedJson = $session->db->quickScalar('select jsonField from crudSerialize where serializeId=?', [ $cereal->getId]);
+is ($expectedJson, '[]', 'json stored in the db');
+
+$cereal->update({someName => 'Raisin Bran'});
+my $name = $session->db->quickScalar('select someName from crudSerialize where serializeId=?', [ $cereal->getId]);
+is($cereal->get('someName'), 'Raisin Bran', 'sparse object update works');
+is($name, 'Raisin Bran', 'sparse update to db works');
+
+$cereal->update({jsonField => [ { sugarContent => 50, averageNutrition => 3, foodColoring => 15,} ], });
+cmp_deeply(
+    $cereal->get('jsonField'),
+    [
+        {
+            sugarContent     => 50,
+            averageNutrition => 3,
+            foodColoring     => 15,
+        },
+    ],
+    'update/get work on json field'
+);
+
+my $json = $session->db->quickScalar('select jsonField from crudSerialize where serializeId=?', [ $cereal->getId]);
+my $dbData = from_json($json);
+cmp_deeply(
+    $dbData,
+    [
+        {
+            sugarContent     => 50,
+            averageNutrition => 3,
+            foodColoring     => 15,
+        },
+    ],
+    'correct JSON data stored into db'
+);
+
+my $cereal2 = WebGUI::Serialize->new($session, $cereal->getId);
+cmp_deeply(
+    $cereal2->get('jsonField'),
+    [
+        {
+            sugarContent     => 50,
+            averageNutrition => 3,
+            foodColoring     => 15,
+        },
+    ],
+    'new: deserialized data correctly'
+);
+
+my $objData = $cereal->get('jsonField');
+$objData->[0]->{fiber} = 0;
+cmp_deeply(
+    $cereal->get('jsonField'),
+    [
+        {
+            sugarContent     => 50,
+            averageNutrition => 3,
+            foodColoring     => 15,
+        },
+    ],
+    'get: returns safe references'
+);
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Cleanup
+END {
+	
+WebGUI::Serialize->crud_dropTable($session);
+
+}
+#vim:ft=perl