diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 9819efb45..81512da67 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  - fixed #11950: Username set to 0 when edit user 
  - fixed #11946: Double time zone correction when addding an event
  - fixed #11952: Navigation template help error
+ - fixed #11951: Privacy setting of new profile field
 
 7.10.4
  - Added WebGUI::Fork api
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/User.pm b/lib/WebGUI/User.pm
index dbd6ef587..867fed90f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/User.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/User.pm
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ Field to get privacy setting for.
 sub getProfileFieldPrivacySetting {
     my $self      = shift;
     my $session   = $self->session;
-    my $field     = shift;
+    my $fieldId   = shift;
 
     unless ($self->{_privacySettings}) {
         #Look it up manually because we want to cache this separately.
@@ -791,12 +791,16 @@ sub getProfileFieldPrivacySetting {
         $self->{_privacySettings} = JSON->new->decode($privacySettings);
     }
     
-    return $self->{_privacySettings} unless ($field);
+    return $self->{_privacySettings} unless ($fieldId);
 
     #No privacy settings returned the privacy setting field
-    return "none" if($field eq "wg_privacySettings");
+    return "none" if($fieldId eq "wg_privacySettings");
 
-    return $self->{_privacySettings}->{$field};
+    if (exists $self->{_privacySettings}->{$fieldId}) {
+        return $self->{_privacySettings}->{$fieldId};
+    }
+    my $field = WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session, $fieldId);
+    return $field && $field->get('defaultPrivacySetting');
 }   
 
 
diff --git a/t/User.t b/t/User.t
index b43c2a3c7..0d96abe0f 100644
--- a/t/User.t
+++ b/t/User.t
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use WebGUI::User;
 use WebGUI::ProfileField;
 use WebGUI::Shop::AddressBook;
 
-use Test::More tests => 225; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 226; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::Deep;
 use Data::Dumper;
 
@@ -942,6 +942,15 @@ is($neighbor->getProfileFieldPrivacySetting('email'), 'none', '...set will not s
 is($admin->getProfileFieldPrivacySetting('publicEmail'), 'all', '...get on a user with existing settings');
 is($neighbor->getProfileFieldPrivacySetting('wg_privacySettings'), 'none', '...the privacy field always returns "none"');
 
+my $recentProfileField = WebGUI::ProfileField->create($session, 'recentField', {
+    fieldName             => 'recentField',
+    defaultPrivacySetting => 'all',
+    visible               => 1,
+    label                 => 'recentField',
+});
+WebGUI::Test->addToCleanup($recentProfileField);
+is($neighbor->getProfileFieldPrivacySetting('recentField'), 'all', '...if a field is added and the user does not have privacy data for it, check the original field');
+
 ################################################################
 #
 # updateProfileFields
diff --git a/t/lib/WebGUI/Test.pm b/t/lib/WebGUI/Test.pm
index 8dbbcc2a0..07d440e18 100644
--- a/t/lib/WebGUI/Test.pm
+++ b/t/lib/WebGUI/Test.pm
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ sub _initSession {
             'Payment Drivers'   => 'paymentGateway',
             'Database Links'    => 'databaseLink',
             'LDAP Links'        => 'ldapLink',
+            'Profile Fields'    => 'userProfileField',
         );
         my %initCounts;
         for ( my $i = 0; $i < @checkCount; $i += 2) {
@@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ were passed in.  Currently able to destroy:
     WebGUI::DatabaseLink
     WebGUI::LDAPLink
     WebGUI::Inbox::Message
+    WebGUI::ProfileField
 
 Example call:
 
@@ -853,6 +855,7 @@ Example call:
         'WebGUI::Inbox::Message'     => 'purge',
         'WebGUI::AdSpace'            => 'delete',
         'WebGUI::FilePump::Bundle'   => 'delete',
+        'WebGUI::ProfileField'       => 'delete',
         'WebGUI::Shop::Cart'         => sub {
             my $cart        = shift;
             my $addressBook = eval { $cart->getAddressBook(); };