diff --git a/elements/src/main/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectField.java b/elements/src/main/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectField.java
index 8a76b0cc2..ffc009bda 100644
--- a/elements/src/main/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectField.java
+++ b/elements/src/main/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectField.java
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ public void setValue(Object value) {
     @Override
     public void readFromRequest(HttpServletRequest req) {
         super.readFromRequest(req);
+        if (mode.isView(insertable, updatable)) {
+            return;
+        }
         form.readFromRequest(req);
+        setValueFromForm();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -97,10 +101,17 @@ public void readFrom(KeyValueAccessor keyValueAccessor) {
         if (value == null) {
             setValue(null);
         } else {
-            Object object = classAccessor.newInstance();
             form.readFrom(keyValueAccessor.inner(value));
-            form.writeToObject(object);
-            this.value = object;
+            setValueFromForm();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void setValueFromForm() {
+        Object object = classAccessor.newInstance();
+        if (object == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not create an instance using " + classAccessor);
         }
+        form.writeToObject(object);
+        this.value = object;
     }
 }
diff --git a/elements/src/test/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectFieldTest.java b/elements/src/test/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectFieldTest.java
index e322bd41f..ab0f27156 100644
--- a/elements/src/test/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectFieldTest.java
+++ b/elements/src/test/java/com/manydesigns/elements/fields/ObjectFieldTest.java
@@ -86,43 +86,43 @@ public void testRequiredEdit() {
                 text);
     }
 
-    /*
-        public void testRequiredReadFromRequest() {
-            booleanField = new BooleanField(myPropertyAccessor, Mode.EDIT);
+    public void testRequiredReadFromRequest() {
+        var field = new ObjectField(myPropertyAccessor, Mode.EDIT);
 
-            booleanField.setRequired(true);
-            assertTrue(booleanField.isRequired());
+        field.setRequired(true);
+        assertTrue(field.isRequired());
 
-            MutableHttpServletRequest req = new MutableHttpServletRequest();
+        MutableHttpServletRequest req = new MutableHttpServletRequest();
 
-            booleanField.setValue(true);
-            assertTrue(booleanField.getValue());
+        NestedBean n1 = new NestedBean("n1", true);
+        field.setValue(n1);
+        assertEquals(n1, field.getValue());
 
-            req.setParameter("myBoolean", "");
-            booleanField.readFromRequest(req);
-            assertFalse(booleanField.getValue());
+        req.setParameter("nested.flag", "");
+        field.readFromRequest(req);
+        assertFalse(((NestedBean) field.getValue()).flag);
 
-            req.setParameter("myBoolean", "true");
-            booleanField.readFromRequest(req);
-            assertTrue(booleanField.getValue());
+        req.setParameter("nested.flag", "true");
+        field.readFromRequest(req);
+        assertTrue(((NestedBean) field.getValue()).flag);
 
-            req.setParameter("myBoolean", "false");
-            booleanField.readFromRequest(req);
-            assertFalse(booleanField.getValue());
+        req.setParameter("nested.flag", "false");
+        field.readFromRequest(req);
+        assertFalse(((NestedBean) field.getValue()).flag);
 
-            req.setParameter("myBoolean", (String) null);
-            req.setParameter(BooleanField.CHECK_PREFIX + "myBoolean", "true");
-            booleanField.readFromRequest(req);
-            assertFalse(booleanField.getValue());
-
-            booleanField.setValue(true);
-            req.setParameter("myBoolean", (String) null);
-            req.setParameter(BooleanField.CHECK_PREFIX + "myBoolean", (String) null);
-            booleanField.readFromRequest(req);
-            assertTrue(booleanField.getValue());
-        }
+        req.setParameter("nested.flag", (String) null);
+        req.setParameter("nested." + BooleanField.CHECK_PREFIX + "flag", "true");
+        field.readFromRequest(req);
+        assertFalse(((NestedBean) field.getValue()).flag);
 
+        field.setValue(n1);
+        req.setParameter("nested.flag", (String) null);
+        req.setParameter("nested." + BooleanField.CHECK_PREFIX + "flag", (String) null);
+        field.readFromRequest(req);
+        assertTrue(((NestedBean) field.getValue()).flag);
+    }
 
+    /*
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // Not required
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ public static class NestedBean {
         public String name;
         public boolean flag;
 
+        public NestedBean() {}
+
         public NestedBean(String name, boolean flag) {
             this.name = name;
             this.flag = flag;