diff --git a/devdocs/specs/core-custom-fields.txt b/devdocs/specs/core-custom-fields.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91a4b91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devdocs/specs/core-custom-fields.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Custom fields specifications
+
+
+16 custom fields for most object
+custom fields can be returned in datalists
+Custom fields cannot be sorted or filtered since they don't really exist in the db
+AyaNova will do it's best to show them in a grid view and on reports in the format chosen by user
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diff --git a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs
index f7136ae6..0ae8769d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListSqlSelectBuilder.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
                     if (o.IsCustomField && !CustomFieldIncluded)
                     { //if any are custom field then add custom fields column to query
                         CustomFieldIncluded=true;
-
+                        sb.Append(", ");
+                        sb.Append(o.GetSqlValueColumnName());
                     }
                     else
                     {