From 0c98113a1708a9a73867795d52f755b4ec160ef3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Harrison Healey <harrisonmhealey@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 10:16:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] MM-65058 Make Direct Messages modal load GMs when needed
 (#36548)

* Changed batchGetProfilesInChannel to batchGetProfilesInGroupChannel and have it use bulk API

* MM-65058 Add useUserIdsInGroupChannel and use to populate Direct Messages modal

* Address feedback

* Run Prettier

* Fix types
---
 .../channels/direct_channels_modal.ts         |  62 +++++++
 .../ui/components/channels/sidebar_left.ts    |   2 +
 .../playwright/lib/src/ui/components/index.ts |   3 +
 .../playwright/lib/src/ui/pages/channels.ts   |  11 ++
 .../group_message_profiles.spec.ts            | 163 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../common/hooks/useUserIdsInGroupChannel.ts  |  22 +++
 .../drafts/draft_title/draft_title.tsx        |   4 +-
 .../components/more_direct_channels/index.ts  |   2 -
 .../list_item/list_item.tsx                   |   4 +
 .../more_direct_channels.test.tsx             |   1 -
 .../more_direct_channels.tsx                  |   6 +-
 .../mattermost-redux/src/actions/users.ts     |  12 +-
 12 files changed, 276 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/direct_channels_modal.ts
 create mode 100644 e2e-tests/playwright/specs/functional/channels/direct_messages_modal/group_message_profiles.spec.ts
 create mode 100644 webapp/channels/src/components/common/hooks/useUserIdsInGroupChannel.ts

diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/direct_channels_modal.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/direct_channels_modal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ef6f38477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/direct_channels_modal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import type {UserProfile} from '@mattermost/types/users';
+import {Locator, expect} from '@playwright/test';
+
+export default class DirectChannelsModal {
+    readonly container;
+
+    readonly goButton;
+    readonly results;
+    readonly searchInput;
+
+    constructor(container: Locator) {
+        this.container = container;
+
+        this.goButton = container.getByRole('button', {name: 'Go'});
+        this.results = container.locator('.more-modal__list');
+        this.searchInput = container.getByRole('combobox', {name: 'Search for people'});
+    }
+
+    async toBeVisible() {
+        await expect(this.container).toBeVisible();
+    }
+
+    async selectUser(user: UserProfile) {
+        await this.fillSearchInput(user.username);
+
+        // This may fail if there's too many group channels containing the provided user
+        const row = this.results
+            .locator('.more-modal__row:not(:has(.more-modal__gm-icon))')
+            .getByText(`@${user.username}`, {exact: false});
+
+        await row.click();
+
+        await expect(this.container.getByRole('button', {name: `Remove ${user.username}`})).toBeVisible();
+    }
+
+    async toHaveNUsersSelected(count: number) {
+        await expect(this.results.locator('.react-select_multi-value')).toHaveCount(count);
+    }
+
+    async goToChannel() {
+        await this.goButton.click();
+
+        await expect(this.container).not.toBeAttached();
+    }
+
+    async toHaveNResults(count: number) {
+        await expect(this.results.locator('.more-modal__row')).toHaveCount(count);
+    }
+
+    async fillSearchInput(text: string) {
+        await this.searchInput.fill(text);
+    }
+
+    async toHaveUserAsNthResult(user: UserProfile, index: number) {
+        const row = this.results.locator('.more-modal__row').nth(index);
+
+        await expect(row).toContainText(`@${user.username}`);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/sidebar_left.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/sidebar_left.ts
index 7dc94566b5b..7d1ba570170 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/sidebar_left.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/channels/sidebar_left.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default class ChannelsSidebarLeft {
     readonly findChannelButton;
     readonly scheduledPostBadge;
     readonly unreadChannelFilter;
+    readonly openDirectMessageButton;
 
     constructor(container: Locator) {
         this.container = container;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export default class ChannelsSidebarLeft {
         this.findChannelButton = container.getByRole('button', {name: 'Find Channels'});
         this.scheduledPostBadge = container.locator('span.scheduledPostBadge');
         this.unreadChannelFilter = container.locator('.SidebarFilters_filterButton');
+        this.openDirectMessageButton = container.getByRole('button', {name: 'Write a direct message'});
     }
 
     async toBeVisible() {
diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/index.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/index.ts
index ca4e2a49196..babea003a09 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/index.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/components/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import ChannelsSidebarRight from './channels/sidebar_right';
 import DeletePostConfirmationDialog from './channels/delete_post_confirmation_dialog';
 import DeletePostModal from './channels/delete_post_modal';
 import DeleteScheduledPostModal from './channels/delete_scheduled_post_modal';
+import DirectChannelsModal from './channels/direct_channels_modal';
 import DraftPost from './channels/draft_post';
 import EmojiGifPicker from './channels/emoji_gif_picker';
 import FindChannelsModal from './channels/find_channels_modal';
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ const components = {
     DeletePostConfirmationDialog,
     DeletePostModal,
     DeleteScheduledPostModal,
+    DirectChannelsModal,
     DraftPost,
     EmojiGifPicker,
     FindChannelsModal,
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ export {
     FlagPostConfirmationDialog,
     NewChannelModal,
     BrowseChannelsModal,
+    DirectChannelsModal,
     GenericConfirmModal,
     InvitePeopleModal,
     MembersInvitedModal,
diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/pages/channels.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/pages/channels.ts
index 36cbb4f7dc1..3a6db4afc68 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/pages/channels.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/lib/src/ui/pages/channels.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default class ChannelsPage {
     readonly findChannelsModal;
     readonly newChannelModal;
     readonly browseChannelsModal;
+    readonly directChannelsModal;
     public invitePeopleModal: InvitePeopleModal | undefined;
     public membersInvitedModal: MembersInvitedModal | undefined;
     readonly profileModal;
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ export default class ChannelsPage {
         this.findChannelsModal = new components.FindChannelsModal(page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Find Channels'}));
         this.newChannelModal = new NewChannelModal(page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Create a new channel'}));
         this.browseChannelsModal = new BrowseChannelsModal(page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Browse Channels'}));
+        this.directChannelsModal = new components.DirectChannelsModal(
+            page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Direct Messages'}),
+        );
         this.profileModal = new components.ProfileModal(page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Profile'}));
         this.settingsModal = new components.SettingsModal(page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Settings'}));
         this.teamSettingsModal = new components.TeamSettingsModal(page.getByRole('dialog', {name: 'Team Settings'}));
@@ -242,6 +246,13 @@ export default class ChannelsPage {
         return this.browseChannelsModal;
     }
 
+    async openDirectChannelsModal() {
+        await this.sidebarLeft.openDirectMessageButton.click();
+        await this.directChannelsModal.toBeVisible();
+
+        return this.directChannelsModal;
+    }
+
     async openCreateTeamForm(): Promise<CreateTeamForm> {
         await this.sidebarLeft.teamMenuButton.click();
         await this.teamMenu.toBeVisible();
diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/specs/functional/channels/direct_messages_modal/group_message_profiles.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/specs/functional/channels/direct_messages_modal/group_message_profiles.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f079c5ba40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/specs/functional/channels/direct_messages_modal/group_message_profiles.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {Channel} from '@mattermost/types/channels';
+import type {UserProfile} from '@mattermost/types/users';
+import type {Page} from '@playwright/test';
+
+import {expect, test} from '@mattermost/playwright-lib';
+
+/**
+ * @objective Verify that a group message whose channel has fallen out of the sidebar (because the user
+ * has more DMs/GMs than the configured "Number of direct messages to show" limit) still appears in the
+ * Direct Messages modal with its members fully loaded — i.e. with a non-zero member count and the
+ * participant usernames as its name.
+ */
+test(
+    "MM-65058 Direct Messages modal should load group members for GMs which haven't been loaded otherwise",
+    {tag: '@direct_messages'},
+    async ({pw}) => {
+        const {adminClient, user, userClient, team} = await pw.initSetup({withDefaultProfileImage: false});
+
+        // Use a lower visible DM limit than the UI normally lets you use to speed up this test
+        const totalGms = 2;
+        const visibleLimit = 1;
+
+        // # Limit the user's visible DMs/GMs in the sidebar so one GM falls off the sidebar
+        await userClient.savePreferences(user.id, [
+            {
+                user_id: user.id,
+                category: 'sidebar_settings',
+                name: 'limit_visible_dms_gms',
+                value: visibleLimit.toString(),
+            },
+        ]);
+
+        // # Create enough users to populate 11 GMs with unique users
+        const users = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < totalGms * 2; i++) {
+            const user = await pw.createNewUserProfile(adminClient, {prefix: `mm65058gm${i}`});
+            users.push(user);
+        }
+
+        // # Log the user in and open the channels page
+        const {page, channelsPage} = await pw.testBrowser.login(user);
+        await channelsPage.goto(team.name, 'town-square');
+        await channelsPage.toBeVisible();
+
+        // # Create 11 GMs using the Direct Channels modal
+        const gmChannels = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < totalGms; i++) {
+            const memberA = users[i * 2];
+            const memberB = users[i * 2 + 1];
+
+            // # Open the modal
+            const dialog = await channelsPage.openDirectChannelsModal();
+
+            // # Select the users and create the channel
+            await dialog.selectUser(memberA);
+            await dialog.selectUser(memberB);
+            await dialog.goToChannel();
+
+            // # Make a post in the channel to ensure that it has a last_post_at value
+            await channelsPage.postMessage(`gm message ${i}`);
+
+            // # Save the channel's information for later
+            gmChannels.push({
+                channel: await getCurrentChannel(page),
+                members: [memberA, memberB],
+            });
+        }
+
+        const targetGm = gmChannels[0];
+        const otherGms = gmChannels.slice(1);
+
+        // # Refresh the app and go back to Town Square
+        await channelsPage.goto(team.name, 'town-square');
+
+        // * Verify the target GM is not present in the sidebar to ensure that the sidebar hasn't loaded it
+        await expect(page.locator(`#sidebarItem_${targetGm.channel.name}`)).toHaveCount(0);
+
+        // * Wait until the other GMs are loaded and present in the sidebar
+        for (const otherGm of otherGms) {
+            const otherGmEntry = page.locator(`#sidebarItem_${otherGm.channel.name}`);
+
+            await expect(otherGmEntry).toHaveCount(1);
+            await expect(otherGmEntry).toContainText(gmChannelDisplayName(otherGm.members));
+        }
+
+        // * Verify that the members of the target GM haven't been loaded and the members of other GMs have
+        await assertChannelUsersNotLoaded(page, targetGm.channel.id);
+        for (const otherGm of otherGms) {
+            await assertChannelUsersLoaded(page, otherGm.channel.id, otherGm.members);
+        }
+
+        // # Open the Direct Messages modal again
+        const dialog = await channelsPage.openDirectChannelsModal();
+
+        // # Wait for the list to populate
+        const rows = dialog.container.locator('#multiSelectList .more-modal__row');
+        await expect.poll(async () => rows.count()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(totalGms);
+
+        // * Verify the modal contains an entry for every GM the user has, including the one that fell
+        // * out of the sidebar
+        for (const {channel, members} of gmChannels) {
+            // Each GM row renders the member usernames joined by ', '. We use the second member's
+            // username (which is unique per GM) to locate the corresponding row.
+            const usernameMarker = `@${members[1].username}`;
+            const gmRow = rows.filter({hasText: usernameMarker});
+
+            // * Verify the row is rendered
+            await expect(gmRow, `expected to find a row in the DM modal for GM ${channel.id}`).toHaveCount(1);
+
+            // * Verify the GM icon shows the correct member count (channel members minus current user)
+            await expect(
+                gmRow.locator('.more-modal__gm-icon'),
+                `expected GM ${channel.id} to show a member count of ${members.length}`,
+            ).toHaveText(members.length.toString());
+
+            // * Verify the row's name section includes every participant's username
+            const nameContainer = gmRow.locator('.more-modal__name');
+            for (const participant of members) {
+                await expect(
+                    nameContainer,
+                    `expected GM ${channel.id} to include @${participant.username} in its name`,
+                ).toContainText(`@${participant.username}`);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // * Double check that the members of the target GM have been loaded now
+        await assertChannelUsersLoaded(page, targetGm.channel.id, targetGm.members);
+    },
+);
+
+async function getCurrentChannel(page: Page) {
+    return await page.evaluate<Channel>(
+        'store.getState().entities.channels.channels[store.getState().entities.channels.currentChannelId]',
+    );
+}
+
+function gmChannelDisplayName(users: UserProfile[]) {
+    return users
+        .toSorted((a, b) => {
+            return a.username.localeCompare(b.username, undefined, {numeric: true});
+        })
+        .map((user) => user.username)
+        .join(', ');
+}
+
+async function assertChannelUsersLoaded(page: Page, channelId: string, expectedUsers: UserProfile[]) {
+    // profilesInChannel contains Sets which aren't serializable for return from page.evaluate
+    const loadedIds = await page.evaluate(
+        `Array.from(store.getState().entities.users.profilesInChannel['${channelId}'])`,
+    );
+
+    await expect(loadedIds).toHaveLength(expectedUsers.length);
+    await expect(loadedIds).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expectedUsers.map((user) => user.id)));
+}
+
+async function assertChannelUsersNotLoaded(page: Page, channelId: string) {
+    const loadedIds = await page.evaluate(`store.getState().entities.users.profilesInChannel['${channelId}']`);
+
+    await expect(loadedIds).toBeUndefined();
+}
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/common/hooks/useUserIdsInGroupChannel.ts b/webapp/channels/src/components/common/hooks/useUserIdsInGroupChannel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15fc018155b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/common/hooks/useUserIdsInGroupChannel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import type {UserProfile} from '@mattermost/types/users';
+
+import {batchGetProfilesInGroupChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
+import {getUserIdsInChannels} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
+
+import type {GlobalState} from 'types/store';
+
+import {makeUseEntity} from './useEntity';
+
+/**
+ * Returns a Set of user IDs in a given group channel. Those users are loaded from the server when needed.
+ */
+export const useUserIdsInGroupChannel = makeUseEntity<Set<UserProfile['id']>>({
+    name: 'useUserIdsInGroupChannel',
+    fetch: (channelId: string) => batchGetProfilesInGroupChannel(channelId),
+    selector: (state: GlobalState, channelId: string) => {
+        return getUserIdsInChannels(state)[channelId];
+    },
+});
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/drafts/draft_title/draft_title.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/drafts/draft_title/draft_title.tsx
index 8f45d6033e1..8afd8646cf2 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/drafts/draft_title/draft_title.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/drafts/draft_title/draft_title.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {useDispatch} from 'react-redux';
 import type {Channel} from '@mattermost/types/channels';
 import type {UserProfile} from '@mattermost/types/users';
 
-import {batchGetProfilesInChannel, getMissingProfilesByIds} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
+import {batchGetProfilesInGroupChannel, getMissingProfilesByIds} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
 
 import Avatar from 'components/widgets/users/avatar';
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function DraftTitle({
         // The action uses a data loader so it is safe to call do this for multiple
         // scheduled posts for the same GM without causing any duplicate API calls.
         if (channel.type === Constants.GM_CHANNEL && !membersCount) {
-            dispatch(batchGetProfilesInChannel(channel.id));
+            dispatch(batchGetProfilesInGroupChannel(channel.id));
         }
     }, [channel.id, channel.type, dispatch, membersCount]);
 
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/index.ts b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/index.ts
index f840e0639fd..9f0a78d5595 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/index.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
 
 import {openDirectChannelToUserId, openGroupChannelToUserIds} from 'actions/channel_actions';
 import {loadStatusesForProfilesList, loadProfilesMissingStatus} from 'actions/status_actions';
-import {loadProfilesForGroupChannels} from 'actions/user_actions';
 import {setModalSearchTerm} from 'actions/views/search';
 
 import type {GlobalState} from 'types/store';
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch: Dispatch) {
             loadProfilesMissingStatus,
             getTotalUsersStats,
             loadStatusesForProfilesList,
-            loadProfilesForGroupChannels,
             openDirectChannelToUserId,
             openGroupChannelToUserIds,
             searchProfiles,
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/list_item/list_item.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/list_item/list_item.tsx
index a6281aa36a9..18b39fefb66 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/list_item/list_item.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/list_item/list_item.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 
+import {useUserIdsInGroupChannel} from 'components/common/hooks/useUserIdsInGroupChannel';
 import Timestamp from 'components/timestamp';
 
 import UserDetails from './user_details';
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ export default ListItem;
 function GMDetails(props: {option: GroupChannel}) {
     const {option} = props;
 
+    // Indirectly populate option.profiles when needed
+    useUserIdsInGroupChannel(option.id);
+
     return (
         <>
             <div className='more-modal__gm-icon'>
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.test.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.test.tsx
index 2436746baeb..6500aaab943 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.test.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ describe('components/MoreDirectChannels', () => {
             searchGroupChannels: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({data: true}),
             setModalSearchTerm: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({data: true}),
             loadStatusesForProfilesList: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({data: true}),
-            loadProfilesForGroupChannels: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({data: true}),
             openDirectChannelToUserId: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({data: {name: 'dm'}}),
             openGroupChannelToUserIds: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({data: {name: 'group'}}),
             getTotalUsersStats: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.tsx
index b518eb037cc..7bdc31cce01 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/more_direct_channels/more_direct_channels.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export type Props = {
         loadProfilesMissingStatus: (users: UserProfile[]) => void;
         getTotalUsersStats: () => void;
         loadStatusesForProfilesList: (users: UserProfile[]) => void;
-        loadProfilesForGroupChannels: (groupChannels: Channel[]) => void;
         openDirectChannelToUserId: (userId: string) => Promise<ActionResult>;
         openGroupChannelToUserIds: (userIds: string[]) => Promise<ActionResult>;
         searchProfiles: (term: string, options: any) => Promise<ActionResult<UserProfile[]>>;
@@ -157,16 +156,13 @@ export default class MoreDirectChannels extends React.PureComponent<Props, State
                 this.searchTimeoutId = setTimeout(
                     async () => {
                         this.setUsersLoadingState(true);
-                        const [{data: profilesData}, {data: groupChannelsData}] = await Promise.all([
+                        const [{data: profilesData}] = await Promise.all([
                             this.props.actions.searchProfiles(searchTerm, {team_id: teamId}),
                             this.props.actions.searchGroupChannels(searchTerm),
                         ]);
                         if (profilesData) {
                             this.props.actions.loadStatusesForProfilesList(profilesData);
                         }
-                        if (groupChannelsData) {
-                            this.props.actions.loadProfilesForGroupChannels(groupChannelsData);
-                        }
                         this.resetPaging();
                         this.setUsersLoadingState(false);
                     },
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/users.ts b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/users.ts
index da15f5d6231..7545af3fc33 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/users.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/packages/mattermost-redux/src/actions/users.ts
@@ -352,17 +352,17 @@ export function getProfilesInChannel(channelId: string, page: number, perPage: n
     };
 }
 
-export function batchGetProfilesInChannel(channelId: string): ActionFuncAsync<Array<Channel['id']>> {
+export function batchGetProfilesInGroupChannel(channelId: string): ActionFuncAsync<Array<Channel['id']>> {
     return async (dispatch, getState, {loaders}: any) => {
-        if (!loaders.profilesInChannelLoader) {
-            loaders.profilesInChannelLoader = new DelayedDataLoader<Channel['id']>({
-                fetchBatch: (channelIds) => dispatch(getProfilesInChannel(channelIds[0], 0)),
-                maxBatchSize: 1,
+        if (!loaders.profilesInGroupChannelLoader) {
+            loaders.profilesInGroupChannelLoader = new DelayedDataLoader<Channel['id']>({
+                fetchBatch: (channelIds) => dispatch(getProfilesInGroupChannels(channelIds)),
+                maxBatchSize: General.MAX_GROUP_CHANNELS_FOR_PROFILES,
                 wait: missingProfilesWait,
             });
         }
 
-        await loaders.profilesInChannelLoader.queueAndWait([channelId]);
+        await loaders.profilesInGroupChannelLoader.queueAndWait([channelId]);
         return {};
     };
 }

From d1fb57bc375db6e313596090438a6a2fa65cdfef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Harrison Healey <harrisonmhealey@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 10:19:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Add .envrc to .gitignore (#36567)

---
 .gitignore | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7871bfe276b..be437655668 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ docker-compose.override.yaml
 .notice-work/
 .aider*
 .env
+.envrc
 .planning/
 
 **/CLAUDE.local.md

From 4aa1c58e37bd8fcc01455d4f7747a2495fccc20f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Krauser <david@krauser.org>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:01:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] ci: invalidate poisoned shard-timing cache and guard
 future saves (#36568)

---
 .github/workflows/server-ci.yml               |  1 +
 .../workflows/server-test-merge-template.yml  | 15 ++++-
 .github/workflows/server-test-template.yml    | 10 +++-
 server/channels/api4/post_test.go             |  1 +
 server/channels/app/migrations.go             | 16 +++++-
 server/scripts/shard-split.js                 | 56 +++++++++++++++----
 6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/server-ci.yml
index c26247c67d5..f6e6cf138bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-ci.yml
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ jobs:
       artifact-pattern: postgres-server-test-logs-shard-*
       artifact-name: postgres-server-test-logs
       save-timing-cache: true
+      all-shards-passed: ${{ needs.test-postgres-normal.result == 'success' }}
 
   test-elasticsearch-v8:
     name: Elasticsearch v8 Compatibility
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-test-merge-template.yml b/.github/workflows/server-test-merge-template.yml
index b007cf0929c..c9f6866f854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-test-merge-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-test-merge-template.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
+      all-shards-passed:
+        description: "Whether every upstream shard succeeded. Used to gate the timing-cache save so a single shard failure doesn't poison the cache with missing-package data."
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   merge:
@@ -79,11 +84,17 @@ jobs:
             echo "has_timing=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
+      # Only save when every upstream shard succeeded. If even one shard
+      # failed/was killed, its gotestsum.json is missing and the merged report
+      # has no timings for that shard's packages — saving that would poison
+      # future shard splits (missing packages default to 1ms, all bin-pack
+      # onto the lightest shard, overloading it and repeating the failure).
       - name: Save test timing cache
-        if: inputs.save-timing-cache && steps.timing-prep.outputs.has_timing == 'true' && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
+        if: inputs.save-timing-cache && inputs.all-shards-passed && steps.timing-prep.outputs.has_timing == 'true' && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
         uses: actions/cache/save@5a3ec84eff668545956fd18022155c47e93e2684 # v4.2.3
         with:
           path: |
             server/prev-report.xml
             server/prev-gotestsum.json
-          key: server-test-timing-master-${{ github.run_id }}
+          # The v2 prefix matches the v2 restore prefix in server-test-template.yml.
+          key: server-test-timing-v2-master-${{ github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-test-template.yml b/.github/workflows/server-test-template.yml
index 775ab55b592..46e5e797888 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-test-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-test-template.yml
@@ -93,9 +93,15 @@ jobs:
             server/prev-gotestsum.json
           # Always restore from master — timing is only saved on the default
           # branch and is stable enough for shard balancing.
-          key: server-test-timing-master
+          # NOTE: the v2 prefix invalidates pre-existing caches that were
+          # poisoned by shard failures (a killed shard loses its gotestsum.json,
+          # so the merged report was missing those packages' timings; on the
+          # next run they all defaulted to 1ms and bin-packed onto the lightest
+          # shard, overloading it and perpetuating the cycle). See also the
+          # all-shards-passed guard in server-test-merge-template.yml.
+          key: server-test-timing-v2-master
           restore-keys: |
-            server-test-timing-
+            server-test-timing-v2-
 
       - name: Setup BUILD_IMAGE
         id: build
diff --git a/server/channels/api4/post_test.go b/server/channels/api4/post_test.go
index cf20d5e0c2d..75147a4b33e 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/post_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/post_test.go
@@ -5511,6 +5511,7 @@ func TestGetEditHistoryForPost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCreatePostNotificationsWithCRT(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flaky")
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/migrations.go b/server/channels/app/migrations.go
index 4888a194491..524d54ba784 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/migrations.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/migrations.go
@@ -844,13 +844,25 @@ func (s *Server) doSetupBoardsProperties() error {
 
 	for _, property := range propertiesToCreate {
 		if _, err := s.propertyService.CreatePropertyField(nil, property); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create boards property: %q, error: %w", property.Name, err)
+			// Another server may have won the race and created this field
+			// concurrently (e.g. parallel tests sharing a database pool).
+			// Tolerate that but propagate any other error.
+			if _, retryErr := s.propertyService.GetPropertyFieldByName(nil, group.ID, "", property.Name); retryErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create boards property: %q, error: %w", property.Name, err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(propertiesToUpdate) > 0 {
 		if _, _, err := s.propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(nil, group.ID, propertiesToUpdate); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update boards property fields: %w", err)
+			// Another server may have won the race and updated these fields
+			// concurrently (e.g. parallel tests sharing a database pool).
+			// Both servers write the same expected values, so tolerate the
+			// conflict but propagate any other error.
+			var conflictErr *store.ErrConflict
+			if !errors.As(err, &conflictErr) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to update boards property fields: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/scripts/shard-split.js b/server/scripts/shard-split.js
index 198f6d3e40e..8bbe59740f8 100644
--- a/server/scripts/shard-split.js
+++ b/server/scripts/shard-split.js
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ const SHARD_INDEX = parseInt(process.env.SHARD_INDEX);
 const SHARD_TOTAL = parseInt(process.env.SHARD_TOTAL);
 const HEAVY_MS = 600000; // 600s (10 min): packages above this get test-level splitting
 
+// Packages that should always be split test-by-test, even on a cold cache.
+// Without timing data the splitter falls through to alphabetical round-robin,
+// which places these adjacent on the same runner and overwhelms postgres.
+// Forcing them heavy lets `go test -list` enumerate their tests so the
+// bin-packer can spread them across all shards.
+const KNOWN_HEAVY_PKGS = new Set([
+    "github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/api4",
+    "github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/app",
+]);
+
 if (isNaN(SHARD_INDEX) || isNaN(SHARD_TOTAL) || SHARD_TOTAL < 1) {
     console.error("ERROR: SHARD_INDEX and SHARD_TOTAL must be set");
     process.exit(1);
@@ -107,19 +117,30 @@ const hasTimingData = Object.keys(pkgTimes).length > 0;
 const hasTestTiming = Object.keys(testTimes).length > 0;
 
 // ── Identify heavy packages ──
-// Only split at test level if we have per-test timing data
+// Split at test level for packages above HEAVY_MS (requires per-test timing)
+// AND for the KNOWN_HEAVY_PKGS list (which uses go test -list discovery
+// to enumerate tests when no timing cache exists).
+//
+// Both checks gate on allPkgs membership so stale entries from the cached
+// pkgTimes (renamed/deleted packages from a prior run) can't end up in
+// heavyPkgs — otherwise the post-discovery fallback would emit them as
+// whole-package items for nonexistent packages.
+const allPkgsSet = new Set(allPkgs);
 const heavyPkgs = new Set();
 if (hasTestTiming) {
     for (const [pkg, ms] of Object.entries(pkgTimes)) {
-        if (ms > HEAVY_MS) heavyPkgs.add(pkg);
+        if (ms > HEAVY_MS && allPkgsSet.has(pkg)) heavyPkgs.add(pkg);
     }
 }
+for (const pkg of allPkgs) {
+    if (KNOWN_HEAVY_PKGS.has(pkg)) heavyPkgs.add(pkg);
+}
 if (heavyPkgs.size > 0) {
     console.log("Heavy packages (test-level splitting):");
     for (const p of heavyPkgs) {
-        console.log(
-            `  ${(pkgTimes[p] / 1000).toFixed(0)}s  ${p.split("/").pop()}`,
-        );
+        const t = pkgTimes[p];
+        const label = t ? `${(t / 1000).toFixed(0)}s` : "no-timing";
+        console.log(`  ${label}  ${p.split("/").pop()}`);
     }
 }
 
@@ -134,10 +155,10 @@ for (const pkg of allPkgs) {
             .map(([k, ms]) => ({ ms, type: "T", pkg, test: k.split("::")[1] }));
         if (tests.length > 0) {
             items.push(...tests);
-        } else {
-            // Shouldn't happen, but fall back to whole package
-            items.push({ ms: pkgTimes[pkg] || 1, type: "P", pkg });
         }
+        // If no per-test timing exists, the discovery step below enumerates
+        // tests via `go test -list`. A final fallback to whole-package is
+        // added after discovery for packages where both lookups failed.
     } else {
         items.push({ ms: pkgTimes[pkg] || 1, type: "P", pkg });
     }
@@ -186,6 +207,18 @@ if (heavyPkgs.size > 0) {
             );
         }
     }
+    // Ensure every heavy package has at least one item. A package can reach
+    // this point with zero items if it has no per-test timing AND `go test
+    // -list` failed (e.g. sqlstore on a cold cache).
+    for (const pkg of heavyPkgs) {
+        const hasItems = items.some((it) => it.pkg === pkg);
+        if (!hasItems) {
+            console.log(
+                `  ${pkg.split("/").pop()}: no per-test data, running as whole package`,
+            );
+            items.push({ ms: pkgTimes[pkg] || 1, type: "P", pkg });
+        }
+    }
     console.log("::endgroup::");
 }
 
@@ -199,8 +232,11 @@ const shards = Array.from({ length: SHARD_TOTAL }, () => ({
     heavy: {},
 }));
 
-if (!hasTimingData) {
-    // Round-robin fallback when no timing data exists
+if (!hasTimingData && heavyPkgs.size === 0) {
+    // Round-robin fallback only when we have *no* signal — no timing cache
+    // and no known-heavy packages to test-level-split. With heavyPkgs we
+    // can still bin-pack: discovered tests (ms=1000 each) drive the
+    // distribution and whole-package items (ms=1) fill in evenly.
     console.log("No timing data — using round-robin");
     allPkgs.forEach((pkg, i) => {
         shards[i % SHARD_TOTAL].whole.push(pkg);

From 9f1fe90b69853f5f6111011bbbe02da4b404b1cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Krauser <david@krauser.org>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:46:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Migrate CPA to the v2 Property System (#36180)

---
 .../api4/custom_profile_attributes.go         |  451 ++++--
 .../api4/custom_profile_attributes_test.go    | 1136 ++++++++++----
 server/channels/api4/properties.go            |  329 ++---
 server/channels/api4/properties_test.go       |   91 +-
 server/channels/app/access_control.go         |    8 +-
 server/channels/app/access_control_masking.go |    3 +-
 .../app/access_control_masking_test.go        |   14 +-
 server/channels/app/authorization_test.go     |   31 +-
 server/channels/app/content_flagging.go       |    4 +-
 .../channels/app/custom_profile_attributes.go |  326 -----
 .../app/custom_profile_attributes_test.go     | 1300 ++---------------
 server/channels/app/migrations.go             |    4 +-
 server/channels/app/migrations_test.go        |  106 +-
 server/channels/app/plugin_api.go             |   22 +-
 server/channels/app/plugin_api_test.go        |   67 +
 server/channels/app/plugin_properties_test.go |  138 +-
 .../channels/app/properties/access_control.go |  897 ++++++------
 .../access_control_attribute_validation.go    |  514 +++++++
 ...ccess_control_attribute_validation_test.go | 1093 ++++++++++++++
 .../properties/access_control_field_test.go   |  208 ++-
 .../properties/access_control_value_test.go   |  325 ++++-
 server/channels/app/properties/field_limit.go |   87 ++
 .../app/properties/field_limit_test.go        |   84 ++
 server/channels/app/properties/helper_test.go |   23 +-
 server/channels/app/properties/hooks.go       |  455 ++++++
 server/channels/app/properties/hooks_test.go  |  637 ++++++++
 .../channels/app/properties/license_check.go  |  148 ++
 .../app/properties/license_check_test.go      |  140 ++
 server/channels/app/properties/migrations.go  |    4 +-
 .../channels/app/properties/property_field.go |  201 ++-
 .../app/properties/property_field_test.go     |  139 +-
 .../channels/app/properties/property_value.go |  112 +-
 server/channels/app/properties/service.go     |   26 +-
 .../properties/type_change_value_cleanup.go   |   66 +
 .../type_change_value_cleanup_test.go         |  216 +++
 server/channels/app/property_errors.go        |   77 +
 server/channels/app/property_errors_test.go   |  146 ++
 server/channels/app/property_field.go         |  199 ++-
 server/channels/app/property_field_helpers.go |   43 +
 .../app/property_field_helpers_test.go        |  102 ++
 server/channels/app/property_field_test.go    |  371 ++++-
 server/channels/app/property_value.go         |  133 +-
 server/channels/app/property_value_test.go    |  100 ++
 server/channels/app/server.go                 |   72 +-
 server/channels/db/migrations/migrations.list |    4 +
 ...176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql |   16 +
 ...00176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql |   22 +
 ...ter_attribute_view_by_object_type.down.sql |   30 +
 ...ilter_attribute_view_by_object_type.up.sql |   35 +
 .../store/sqlstore/migration_000172_test.go   |  331 +++++
 .../store/sqlstore/property_field_store.go    |   26 +-
 .../store/sqlstore/property_value_store.go    |    9 +
 server/channels/store/store.go                |    1 +
 .../store/storetest/attributes_store.go       |   26 +-
 .../storetest/mocks/PropertyFieldStore.go     |   28 +
 .../store/storetest/property_field_store.go   |   13 +-
 .../store/storetest/property_value_store.go   |   10 +-
 server/channels/testlib/store.go              |    9 +-
 .../user_attributes_field_e2e_test.go         |   99 +-
 .../user_attributes_value_e2e_test.go         |   85 +-
 server/i18n/en.json                           |  176 +--
 .../public/model/custom_profile_attributes.go |  248 +---
 .../model/custom_profile_attributes_test.go   |  958 ++----------
 .../public/model/property_access_control.go   |   19 +
 server/public/model/property_field.go         |    6 +-
 .../model/property_field_attrs_validation.go  |  192 +++
 .../property_field_attrs_validation_test.go   |  157 ++
 server/public/model/property_group.go         |   17 +
 server/public/model/property_value.go         |   58 +
 server/public/model/property_value_test.go    |   35 +
 .../user_properties_dot_menu.test.tsx         |   32 +
 .../user_properties_dot_menu.tsx              |    5 +-
 .../user_properties_utils.ts                  |   10 +-
 73 files changed, 8734 insertions(+), 4571 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/field_limit.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/field_limit_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/hooks.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/hooks_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/license_check.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/license_check_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/property_errors.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/property_errors_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/property_field_helpers.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/app/property_field_helpers_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql
 create mode 100644 server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql
 create mode 100644 server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.down.sql
 create mode 100644 server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.up.sql
 create mode 100644 server/channels/store/sqlstore/migration_000172_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation.go
 create mode 100644 server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation_test.go

diff --git a/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes.go b/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes.go
index a58729dc8ed..186f0845e90 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package api4
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"maps"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -31,37 +32,37 @@ func (api *API) InitCustomProfileAttributes() {
 }
 
 func listCPAFields(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.listCPAFields", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId)
-	fields, appErr := c.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
+	pfs, appErr := c.App.SearchPropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		PerPage:    model.AccessControlGroupFieldLimit + 5,
+	})
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
+	fields, convErr := model.CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(pfs)
+	if convErr != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("listCPAFields", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(convErr)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(fields); err != nil {
 		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
 	}
 }
 
 func createCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
-		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionManageSystem)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.createCPAField", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var pf *model.CPAField
-	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&pf)
-	if err != nil || pf == nil {
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&pf); err != nil || pf == nil {
 		c.SetInvalidParamWithErr("property_field", err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -72,42 +73,71 @@ func createCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
 	model.AddEventParameterAuditableToAuditRec(auditRec, "property_field", pf)
 
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId)
-	createdField, appErr := c.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, pf)
+	// CPA fields are system-scoped; only a system administrator may create
+	// them. This mirrors the scope-based permission check the shared generic
+	// handler enforces for system-typed fields.
+	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
+		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionManageSystem)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Translate to PropertyField and route through the generic property API.
+	// Server-controlled fields (group, type, target shape, creator) are
+	// stamped here; ID/TargetID/Protected are stripped so a caller can't
+	// inject them. Permissions and timestamps are filled in by lower layers.
+	field := pf.ToPropertyField()
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(c.AppContext, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
+	field.ID = ""
+	field.GroupID = group.ID
+	field.ObjectType = model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser
+	field.TargetType = string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)
+	field.TargetID = ""
+	field.Protected = false
+	field.CreatedBy = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
+	field.UpdatedBy = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
 
-	auditRec.Success()
-	auditRec.AddEventResultState(createdField)
-	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("property_field")
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(createdField); err != nil {
-		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
+	createdField, appErr := c.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, connectionID)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
+		return
 	}
-}
 
-func patchCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
-		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionManageSystem)
+	cpaField, convErr := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(createdField)
+	if convErr != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("createCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(convErr)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.patchCPAField", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-		return
+	// Send CPA-specific websocket event for backwards compatibility
+	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldCreated, "", "", "", nil, "")
+	message.Add("field", cpaField)
+	c.App.Publish(message)
+
+	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("property_field")
+	auditRec.AddEventResultState(cpaField)
+	auditRec.Success()
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(cpaField); err != nil {
+		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
 	}
+}
 
+func patchCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	c.RequireFieldId()
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	var patch *model.PropertyFieldPatch
-	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&patch)
-	if err != nil || patch == nil {
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&patch); err != nil || patch == nil {
 		c.SetInvalidParamWithErr("property_field_patch", err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -115,11 +145,15 @@ func patchCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if patch.Name != nil {
 		*patch.Name = strings.TrimSpace(*patch.Name)
 	}
+	// Target fields are server-controlled; prevent the caller from patching them.
+	patch.TargetID = nil
+	patch.TargetType = nil
+
 	if err := patch.IsValid(); err != nil {
 		if appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError); ok {
 			c.Err = appErr
 		} else {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("createCPAField", "api.custom_profile_attributes.invalid_field_patch", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchCPAField", "api.custom_profile_attributes.invalid_field_patch", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -128,41 +162,86 @@ func patchCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
 	model.AddEventParameterAuditableToAuditRec(auditRec, "property_field_patch", patch)
 
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId)
-	originalField, appErr := c.App.GetCPAField(rctx, c.Params.FieldId)
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(c.AppContext, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(originalField)
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
 
-	patchedField, appErr := c.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, c.Params.FieldId, patch)
+	existingField, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, group.ID, c.Params.FieldId)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	auditRec.Success()
-	auditRec.AddEventResultState(patchedField)
-	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("property_field")
+	if existingField.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchCPAField", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
 
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(patchedField); err != nil {
-		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
+	// Permission branching (session-bound).
+	isOptionsOnly := isOptionsOnlyPatch(patch)
+	if isOptionsOnly && existingField.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect && existingField.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
+		isOptionsOnly = false
+	}
+	if isOptionsOnly {
+		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToManagePropertyFieldOptions(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchCPAField", "api.property_field.update.no_options_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchCPAField", "api.property_field.update.no_field_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
+		}
 	}
-}
 
-func deleteCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
-		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionManageSystem)
+	// Capture original state for audit before in-place patch (Attrs is
+	// shallow-copied because Patch mutates it).
+	orig := *existingField
+	if existingField.Attrs != nil {
+		orig.Attrs = make(model.StringInterface, len(existingField.Attrs))
+		maps.Copy(orig.Attrs, existingField.Attrs)
+	}
+	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(&orig)
+
+	existingField.Patch(patch, true)
+	existingField.UpdatedBy = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
+	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
+
+	updatedField, clearedIDs, updateErr := c.App.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, existingField, false, connectionID)
+	if updateErr != nil {
+		c.Err = updateErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.deleteCPAField", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+	cpaField, convErr := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(updatedField)
+	if convErr != nil {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(convErr)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// CPA-specific websocket event (backward compat). delete_values:true tells
+	// pre-PSAv2 webapp clients to clear cached values for this field; PSAv2
+	// clients receive the same signal via WebsocketEventPropertyValuesUpdated
+	// fired by App.UpdatePropertyField.
+	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldUpdated, "", "", "", nil, "")
+	message.Add("field", cpaField)
+	message.Add("delete_values", len(clearedIDs) > 0)
+	c.App.Publish(message)
+
+	auditRec.Success()
+	auditRec.AddEventResultState(cpaField)
+	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("property_field")
+
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(cpaField); err != nil {
+		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
+	}
+}
+
+func deleteCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	c.RequireFieldId()
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
@@ -172,131 +251,228 @@ func deleteCPAField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
 	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "field_id", c.Params.FieldId)
 
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId)
-	field, appErr := c.App.GetCPAField(rctx, c.Params.FieldId)
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(c.AppContext, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
-	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(field)
 
-	if appErr := c.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, c.Params.FieldId); appErr != nil {
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+
+	existingField, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, group.ID, c.Params.FieldId)
+	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
+	if existingField.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("deleteCPAField", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("deleteCPAField", "api.property_field.delete.no_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
+	if deleteErr := c.App.DeletePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, c.Params.FieldId, false, connectionID); deleteErr != nil {
+		c.Err = deleteErr
+		return
+	}
+
+	// CPA-specific websocket event (backward compat)
+	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldDeleted, "", "", "", nil, "")
+	message.Add("field_id", c.Params.FieldId)
+	c.App.Publish(message)
+
+	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(existingField)
 	auditRec.Success()
-	auditRec.AddEventResultState(field)
+	auditRec.AddEventResultState(existingField)
 	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("property_field")
 
 	ReturnStatusOK(w)
 }
 
 func getCPAGroup(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.getCPAGroup", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+	// Every other CPA endpoint enforces MinimumEnterpriseLicense via the
+	// LicenseCheckHook on field/value operations. GetPropertyGroup is not
+	// hooked, so we enforce the same contract here inline.
+	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.License()) {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("getCPAGroup", "app.property.license_error", nil, "an Enterprise license is required", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
-	groupID, appErr := c.App.CpaGroupID()
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(c.AppContext, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"id": groupID}); err != nil {
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"id": group.ID}); err != nil {
 		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
 	}
 }
 
-func patchCPAValues(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.patchCPAValues", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+// cpaPatchValues is the shared implementation for patchCPAValues and
+// patchCPAValuesForUser. It translates the CPA request format to the generic
+// property API, performs the same session-bound checks as the generic value
+// patch handler (target access, batch caps, per-field permission), routes
+// the upsert through App.UpsertPropertyValues, and emits the CPA-specific
+// websocket event.
+func cpaPatchValues(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, userID string, updates map[string]json.RawMessage) {
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	userID := c.AppContext.Session().UserId
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToUser(*c.AppContext.Session(), userID) {
-		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionEditOtherUsers)
+	if !hasTargetAccess(c, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, userID, true) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var updates map[string]json.RawMessage
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&updates); err != nil {
-		c.SetInvalidParamWithErr("value", err)
-		return
+	// Translate CPA format → generic PropertyValuePatchItem list. Map
+	// iteration is unordered, but FieldID uniqueness is guaranteed by the
+	// JSON object key constraint, so we cannot hit duplicate-FieldID; still,
+	// we keep the same shape as the generic handler for parity.
+	items := make([]model.PropertyValuePatchItem, 0, len(updates))
+	for fieldID, value := range updates {
+		items = append(items, model.PropertyValuePatchItem{
+			FieldID: fieldID,
+			Value:   value,
+		})
 	}
 
-	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventPatchCPAValues, model.AuditStatusFail)
-	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
-	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "user_id", userID)
-
-	// if the user is not an admin, we need to check that there are no
-	// admin-managed fields
-	session := *c.AppContext.Session()
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, session.UserId)
+	if len(items) == 0 {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("cpaPatchValues", "api.property_value.patch.empty_body.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if len(items) > maxPropertyValuePatchItems {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("cpaPatchValues", "api.property_value.patch.too_many_items.request_error", map[string]any{
+			"Max": maxPropertyValuePatchItems,
+		}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
 
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(session, model.PermissionManageSystem) {
-		fields, appErr := c.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
-		if appErr != nil {
-			c.Err = appErr
+	fieldIDs := make([]string, 0, len(items))
+	for _, item := range items {
+		if !model.IsValidId(item.FieldID) {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("cpaPatchValues", "api.property_value.patch.invalid_field_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
+		fieldIDs = append(fieldIDs, item.FieldID)
+	}
 
-		// Check if any of the fields being updated are admin-managed
-		for _, field := range fields {
-			if _, isBeingUpdated := updates[field.ID]; isBeingUpdated {
-				if field.IsAdminManaged() {
-					c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.patchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-					return
-				}
-			}
+	fields, fieldsErr := c.App.GetPropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, fieldIDs)
+	if fieldsErr != nil {
+		c.Err = fieldsErr
+		return
+	}
+	fieldByID := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(fields))
+	for _, f := range fields {
+		fieldByID[f.ID] = f
+	}
+	for _, item := range items {
+		f, ok := fieldByID[item.FieldID]
+		if !ok {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("cpaPatchValues", "api.property_value.patch.field_not_found.app_error",
+				map[string]any{"FieldID": item.FieldID}, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			return
+		}
+		if f.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("cpaPatchValues", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
+			return
+		}
+		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToSetPropertyFieldValues(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), f) {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("cpaPatchValues", "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	results := make(map[string]json.RawMessage, len(updates))
-	for fieldID, rawValue := range updates {
-		patchedValue, appErr := c.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, fieldID, rawValue, false)
-		if appErr != nil {
-			c.Err = appErr
-			return
+	callerID := c.AppContext.Session().UserId
+	values := make([]*model.PropertyValue, len(items))
+	for i, item := range items {
+		values[i] = &model.PropertyValue{
+			TargetID:   userID,
+			TargetType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    item.FieldID,
+			Value:      item.Value,
+			CreatedBy:  callerID,
+			UpdatedBy:  callerID,
 		}
-		results[fieldID] = patchedValue.Value
 	}
+	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
 
-	auditRec.Success()
-	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("patchCPAValues")
+	upserted, upsertErr := c.App.UpsertPropertyValues(rctx, values, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, userID, connectionID)
+	if upsertErr != nil {
+		c.Err = upsertErr
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Translate response to CPA format: {fieldID: value}
+	results := make(map[string]json.RawMessage, len(upserted))
+	for _, value := range upserted {
+		results[value.FieldID] = value.Value
+	}
+
+	// CPA-specific websocket event (backward compat)
+	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAValuesUpdated, "", "", "", nil, "")
+	message.Add("user_id", userID)
+	message.Add("values", results)
+	c.App.Publish(message)
 
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(results); err != nil {
 		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
 	}
 }
 
-func listCPAValues(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.listCPAValues", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+func patchCPAValues(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID := c.AppContext.Session().UserId
+
+	var updates map[string]json.RawMessage
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&updates); err != nil {
+		c.SetInvalidParamWithErr("value", err)
 		return
 	}
 
+	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventPatchCPAValues, model.AuditStatusFail)
+	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "user_id", userID)
+
+	cpaPatchValues(c, w, r, userID, updates)
+	if c.Err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	auditRec.Success()
+	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("patchCPAValues")
+}
+
+func listCPAValues(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	c.RequireUserId()
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	targetUserID := c.Params.UserId
-	callerUserID := c.AppContext.Session().UserId
+	if !hasTargetAccess(c, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, c.Params.UserId, false) {
+		return
+	}
 
-	// we check unrestricted sessions to allow local mode requests to go through
-	if !c.AppContext.Session().IsUnrestricted() {
-		canSee, err := c.App.UserCanSeeOtherUser(c.AppContext, callerUserID, targetUserID)
-		if err != nil || !canSee {
-			c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionViewMembers)
-			return
-		}
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+	group, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
+		return
 	}
 
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, callerUserID)
-	values, appErr := c.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, targetUserID)
+	values, appErr := c.App.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, group.ID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+		TargetIDs:  []string{c.Params.UserId},
+		TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+		// Single-target search: at most one value per (target, field), so the field cap bounds the page.
+		PerPage: model.AccessControlGroupFieldLimit + 5,
+	})
 	if appErr != nil {
 		c.Err = appErr
 		return
@@ -312,23 +488,12 @@ func listCPAValues(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func patchCPAValuesForUser(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(c.App.Channels().License()) {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.patchCPAValuesForUser", "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Get userID from URL
 	c.RequireUserId()
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	userID := c.Params.UserId
 
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToUser(*c.AppContext.Session(), userID) {
-		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionEditOtherUsers)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var updates map[string]json.RawMessage
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&updates); err != nil {
 		c.SetInvalidParamWithErr("value", err)
@@ -339,47 +504,11 @@ func patchCPAValuesForUser(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
 	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "user_id", userID)
 
-	// Check for admin-managed fields
-	session := *c.AppContext.Session()
-	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, session.UserId)
-
-	isAdmin := c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(session, model.PermissionManageSystem)
-	if !isAdmin {
-		fields, appErr := c.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
-		if appErr != nil {
-			c.Err = appErr
-			return
-		}
-
-		for _, field := range fields {
-			if _, isBeingUpdated := updates[field.ID]; !isBeingUpdated {
-				continue
-			}
-			// Check for admin-managed fields
-			if field.IsAdminManaged() {
-				c.Err = model.NewAppError("Api4.patchCPAValuesForUser",
-					"app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error",
-					nil, "",
-					http.StatusForbidden)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	results := make(map[string]json.RawMessage, len(updates))
-	for fieldID, rawValue := range updates {
-		patchedValue, appErr := c.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, fieldID, rawValue, false)
-		if appErr != nil {
-			c.Err = appErr
-			return
-		}
-		results[fieldID] = patchedValue.Value
+	cpaPatchValues(c, w, r, userID, updates)
+	if c.Err != nil {
+		return
 	}
 
 	auditRec.Success()
 	auditRec.AddEventObjectType("patchCPAValues")
-
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(results); err != nil {
-		c.Logger.Warn("Error while writing response", mlog.Err(err))
-	}
 }
diff --git a/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes_test.go b/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
index c6259b033fe..37869c8e603 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+// celSafeName returns a CPA field name guaranteed to satisfy the CEL identifier
+// rule the AccessControlAttributeValidationHook enforces. model.NewId() uses a base32
+// alphabet that includes digits, so a raw NewId can start with a digit and trip
+// the ^[A-Za-z_]… pattern; the leading "f_" sidesteps that.
 func celSafeName() string {
 	return "f_" + model.NewId()
 }
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ func TestCreateCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 		createdField, resp, err := client.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 		require.Empty(t, createdField)
 	}, "endpoint should not work if no valid license is present")
 
@@ -116,6 +120,66 @@ func TestCreateCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "admin", createdManagedField.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged])
 		require.Equal(t, "when_set", createdManagedField.Attrs["visibility"])
 	}, "admin should be able to create a managed field")
+
+	t.Run("server zeroes DeleteAt even if input has a non-zero value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name:     celSafeName(),
+			Type:     model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			DeleteAt: time.Now().UnixMilli(),
+		}
+		require.NotZero(t, field.DeleteAt)
+
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Zero(t, created.DeleteAt)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCPAFieldLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
+	}).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	// Create 20 fields — the maximum allowed by FieldLimitHook.
+	createdIDs := make([]string, 0, 20)
+	for i := 1; i <= 20; i++ {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: celSafeName(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		createdIDs = append(createdIDs, created.ID)
+	}
+
+	t.Run("creating a 21st field is rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: celSafeName(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		}
+		_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckUnprocessableEntityStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("deleted fields do not count toward the limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.DeleteCPAField(context.Background(), createdIDs[0])
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		replacement := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: celSafeName(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), replacement)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotZero(t, created.ID)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestListCPAFields(t *testing.T) {
@@ -124,28 +188,31 @@ func TestListCPAFields(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
 	})
 
-	field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+	// License required for field creation (LicenseCheckHook)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	field := &model.PropertyField{
 		Name:  celSafeName(),
 		Type:  model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 		Attrs: map[string]any{"visibility": "when_set"},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
 
-	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 	t.Run("endpoint should not work if no valid license is present", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
+		defer th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
 		fields, resp, err := th.Client.ListCPAFields(context.Background())
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 		require.Empty(t, fields)
 	})
 
-	// add a valid license
-	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
-
 	t.Run("any user should be able to list fields", func(t *testing.T) {
 		fields, resp, err := th.Client.ListCPAFields(context.Background())
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
@@ -156,7 +223,10 @@ func TestListCPAFields(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("the endpoint should only list non deleted fields", func(t *testing.T) {
-		require.Nil(t, th.App.DeleteCPAField(request.TestContext(t), createdField.ID))
+		resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.DeleteCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
 		fields, resp, err := th.Client.ListCPAFields(context.Background())
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -171,11 +241,20 @@ func TestPatchCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: new(celSafeName())}
-		patchedField, resp, err := client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), model.NewId(), patch)
+		// Create a field with a license so we can test the license check on patch.
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+		field := &model.PropertyField{Name: celSafeName(), Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		createdField, _, createErr := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
+
+		// Remove the license and verify patch is blocked.
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
+		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: model.NewPointer(celSafeName())}
+		patchedField, resp, err := client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID, patch)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 		require.Empty(t, patchedField)
 	}, "endpoint should not work if no valid license is present")
 
@@ -183,18 +262,18 @@ func TestPatchCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
 	t.Run("a user without admin permissions should not be able to patch a field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: new(celSafeName())}
-		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID, patch)
+		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: model.NewPointer(celSafeName())}
+		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID, patch)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
@@ -202,18 +281,18 @@ func TestPatchCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
 		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
 
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 		newName := celSafeName()
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: new(fmt.Sprintf("  %s \t ", newName))} // name should be sanitized
+		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: model.NewPointer(fmt.Sprintf("  %s \t ", newName))} // name should be sanitized
 		patchedField, resp, err := client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID, patch)
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -239,85 +318,22 @@ func TestPatchCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NotEmpty(t, wsField.ID)
 			require.Equal(t, patchedField, &wsField)
 		})
-
-		t.Run("sanitization should remove options and sync details when necessary", func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Create a select field with options
-			optionID1 := model.NewId()
-			optionID2 := model.NewId()
-			selectField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-				Name: celSafeName(),
-				Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-				Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-					"options": []map[string]any{
-						{"id": optionID1, "name": "Option 1", "color": "#FF0000"},
-						{"id": optionID2, "name": "Option 2", "color": "#00FF00"},
-					},
-				},
-			})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			createdField, _, err := client.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), selectField.ToPropertyField())
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.NotNil(t, createdField)
-
-			// Verify options were created
-			options, ok := createdField.Attrs["options"]
-			require.True(t, ok)
-			require.NotNil(t, options)
-
-			// Patch to change type to text with LDAP attribute
-			// Options should be automatically removed even though we don't explicitly remove them
-			ldapAttr := "user_attribute"
-			textPatch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-				Type:  model.NewPointer(model.PropertyFieldTypeText),
-				Attrs: &model.StringInterface{"ldap": ldapAttr},
-			}
-
-			patchedTextField, resp, err := client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID, textPatch)
-			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldTypeText, patchedTextField.Type)
-
-			// Verify options were removed
-			options = patchedTextField.Attrs["options"]
-			require.Empty(t, options)
-
-			// Verify LDAP attribute was set
-			ldap, ok := patchedTextField.Attrs["ldap"]
-			require.True(t, ok)
-			require.Equal(t, ldapAttr, ldap)
-
-			// Now patch to change type to date
-			// LDAP attribute should be automatically removed even though we don't explicitly remove it
-			datePatch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-				Type: model.NewPointer(model.PropertyFieldTypeDate),
-			}
-
-			patchedDateField, resp, err := client.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), patchedTextField.ID, datePatch)
-			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldTypeDate, patchedDateField.Type)
-
-			// Verify LDAP attribute was removed
-			ldap = patchedDateField.Attrs["ldap"]
-			require.Empty(t, ldap)
-		})
 	}, "a user with admin permissions should be able to patch the field")
 
 	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
 		// Create a regular field first
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 		// Verify field is not isManaged initially
-		require.Empty(t, createdField.Attrs.Managed)
+		require.Empty(t, createdField.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged])
 
 		// Patch to make it managed
 		managedPatch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
@@ -345,6 +361,171 @@ func TestPatchCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 		// Verify managed attribute is removed or empty
 		require.Empty(t, patchedUnmanagedField.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged])
 	}, "admin should be able to toggle managed attribute on existing field")
+
+	t.Run("patching select options preserves existing option IDs and assigns new IDs to added options", func(t *testing.T) {
+		selectField := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: "select_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 1", "color": "#111111"},
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 2", "color": "#222222"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), selectField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		createdCPA, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, createdCPA.Attrs.Options, 2)
+		id1 := createdCPA.Attrs.Options[0].ID
+		id2 := createdCPA.Attrs.Options[1].ID
+		require.NotEmpty(t, id1)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, id2)
+
+		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
+			Attrs: model.NewPointer(model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": id1, "name": "Updated Option 1", "color": "#333333"},
+					map[string]any{"name": "New Option 1.5", "color": "#353535"},
+					map[string]any{"id": id2, "name": "Updated Option 2", "color": "#444444"},
+				},
+			}),
+		}
+		patched, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), created.ID, patch)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		patchedCPA, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(patched)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, patchedCPA.Attrs.Options, 3)
+
+		require.Equal(t, id1, patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[0].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, "Updated Option 1", patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[0].Name)
+		require.Equal(t, "#333333", patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[0].Color)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[1].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, "New Option 1.5", patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[1].Name)
+		require.Equal(t, id2, patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[2].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, "Updated Option 2", patchedCPA.Attrs.Options[2].Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("changing a field's type deletes dependent values and emits delete_values:true", func(t *testing.T) {
+		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
+
+		selectField := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: "select_type_change_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 1", "color": "#FF5733"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), selectField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		createdCPA, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, createdCPA.Attrs.Options)
+		optionID := createdCPA.Attrs.Options[0].ID
+		require.NotEmpty(t, optionID)
+
+		// Seed a value for BasicUser referencing the option.
+		_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+			created.ID: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, optionID)),
+		})
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Patch type from select → text.
+		typePatch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Type: model.NewPointer(model.PropertyFieldTypeText)}
+		_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), created.ID, typePatch)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// The dependent value must be gone.
+		retrieved, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, present := retrieved[created.ID]
+		require.False(t, present, "value should be deleted when the field's type changes")
+
+		// The legacy CPA WS event must carry delete_values:true.
+		var sawDeleteValues bool
+		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case event := <-webSocketClient.EventChannel:
+					if event.EventType() != model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldUpdated {
+						continue
+					}
+					if dv, ok := event.GetData()["delete_values"].(bool); ok && dv {
+						sawDeleteValues = true
+						return true
+					}
+				default:
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+		}, 5*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
+		require.True(t, sawDeleteValues, "expected cpa_field_updated to carry delete_values:true on a type change")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("patching a field without changing its type preserves existing values", func(t *testing.T) {
+		selectField := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: "select_with_values_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 1", "color": "#FF5733"},
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 2", "color": "#33FF57"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), selectField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		createdCPA, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, createdCPA.Attrs.Options)
+		optionID := createdCPA.Attrs.Options[0].ID
+		require.NotEmpty(t, optionID)
+
+		// Admin writes a value on behalf of BasicUser.
+		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
+			created.ID: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, optionID)),
+		}
+		_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Rename field + add an option, keeping Type unchanged.
+		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
+			Name: model.NewPointer("renamed_" + model.NewId()),
+			Attrs: model.NewPointer(model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID, "name": "Renamed Option 1", "color": "#FF5733"},
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 2", "color": "#33FF57"},
+					map[string]any{"name": "Option 3", "color": "#5733FF"},
+				},
+			}),
+		}
+		_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAField(context.Background(), created.ID, patch)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// BasicUser's value for this field should still be present.
+		retrieved, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		rawValue, ok := retrieved[created.ID]
+		require.True(t, ok, "value should still exist after a non-type-changing patch")
+		require.Equal(t, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, optionID)), rawValue)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDeleteCPAField(t *testing.T) {
@@ -354,10 +535,19 @@ func TestDeleteCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
-		resp, err := client.DeleteCPAField(context.Background(), model.NewId())
+		// Create a field with a license so we can test the license check on delete.
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+		field := &model.PropertyField{Name: celSafeName(), Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		createdField, _, createErr := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
+
+		// Remove the license and verify delete is blocked.
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
+		resp, err := client.DeleteCPAField(context.Background(), createdField.ID)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 	}, "endpoint should not work if no valid license is present")
 
 	// add a valid license
@@ -393,7 +583,12 @@ func TestDeleteCPAField(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		deletedField, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(request.TestContext(t), createdField.ID)
+		// The list endpoint filters out deleted fields, so read at the app layer
+		// to confirm the soft-delete landed on the record itself.
+		rctx := request.TestContext(t)
+		group, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		deletedField, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, group.ID, createdField.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		require.NotZero(t, deletedField.DeleteAt)
 
@@ -426,33 +621,39 @@ func TestListCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
 	}).InitBasic(t)
 
+	// License required for field/value creation (LicenseCheckHook)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
 	th.RemovePermissionFromRole(t, model.PermissionViewMembers.Id, model.SystemUserRoleId)
 	defer th.AddPermissionToRole(t, model.PermissionViewMembers.Id, model.SystemUserRoleId)
 
-	field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+	field := &model.PropertyField{
 		Name: celSafeName(),
 		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
 
-	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
-	_, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Field Value"`), true)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+		createdField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Field Value"`),
+	})
+	CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("endpoint should not work if no valid license is present", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
+		defer th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
 		values, resp, err := th.Client.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 		require.Empty(t, values)
 	})
 
-	// add a valid license
-	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
-
 	// login with Client2 from this point on
 	th.LoginBasic2(t)
 
@@ -467,7 +668,7 @@ func TestListCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("should handle array values correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
 		optionID1 := model.NewId()
 		optionID2 := model.NewId()
-		arrayField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		arrayField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
@@ -476,15 +677,18 @@ func TestListCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 					{"id": optionID2, "name": "option2"},
 				},
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdArrayField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), arrayField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdArrayField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), arrayField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdArrayField)
 
-		_, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id, createdArrayField.ID, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, optionID1, optionID2)), true)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+			createdArrayField.ID: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, optionID1, optionID2)),
+		})
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		values, resp, err := th.Client.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id)
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
@@ -514,28 +718,31 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
 	}).InitBasic(t)
 
-	field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+	// License required for field creation (LicenseCheckHook)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	field := &model.PropertyField{
 		Name: celSafeName(),
 		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
 
-	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 	t.Run("endpoint should not work if no valid license is present", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
+		defer th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
 		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{createdField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Field Value"`)}
 		patchedValues, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 		require.Empty(t, patchedValues)
 	})
 
-	// add a valid license
-	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
-
 	t.Run("any team member should be able to create their own values", func(t *testing.T) {
 		webSocketClient := th.CreateConnectedWebSocketClient(t)
 
@@ -609,7 +816,7 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("should handle array values correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
 		optionsID := []string{model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId()}
 
-		arrayField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		arrayField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
@@ -620,11 +827,11 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 					{"id": optionsID[3], "name": "option4"},
 				},
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdArrayField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), arrayField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdArrayField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), arrayField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdArrayField)
 
 		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
@@ -652,50 +859,50 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("should fail if any of the values belongs to a field that is LDAP/SAML synced", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a field with LDAP attribute
-		ldapField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		ldapField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP: "ldap_attr",
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdLDAPField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), ldapField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdLDAPField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), ldapField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdLDAPField)
 
 		// Create a field with SAML attribute
-		samlField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		samlField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSAML: "saml_attr",
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdSAMLField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), samlField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdSAMLField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), samlField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdSAMLField)
 
 		// Test LDAP field
 		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
 			createdLDAPField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"LDAP Value"`),
 		}
-		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
 
 		// Test SAML field
 		values = map[string]json.RawMessage{
 			createdSAMLField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"SAML Value"`),
 		}
 		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
 
 		// Test multiple fields with one being LDAP synced
 		values = map[string]json.RawMessage{
@@ -703,20 +910,20 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 			createdLDAPField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"LDAP Value"`),
 		}
 		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("an invalid patch should be rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 		// Create a value that's too long (over 64 characters)
@@ -725,16 +932,16 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 			createdField.ID: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, tooLongValue)),
 		}
 
-		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
+		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
 		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "Failed to validate property value")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property_value.validate.app_error")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("admin-managed fields", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a managed field (only admins can create fields)
 		managedField := &model.PropertyField{
-			Name: "managed_field",
+			Name: "managed_field_" + model.NewId(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
@@ -748,7 +955,7 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Create a non-managed field for comparison
 		regularField := &model.PropertyField{
-			Name: "regular_field",
+			Name: "regular_field_" + model.NewId(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 		}
 
@@ -765,7 +972,7 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 			_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
 			CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 			require.Error(t, err)
-			CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error")
+			CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error")
 		})
 
 		t.Run("regular user can update non-managed field", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -799,13 +1006,18 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		t.Run("batch update with managed fields fails for regular user", func(t *testing.T) {
-			// First set some initial values to ensure we can verify they don't change
-			// Set initial values for both fields using th.App (admins can set managed field values)
-			_, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id, createdRegularField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Initial Regular Value"`), false)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
+			// Admin seeds initial values for both fields on BasicUser.
+			_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdRegularField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Initial Regular Value"`),
+			})
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			_, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id, createdManagedField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Initial Managed Value"`), true)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
+			_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdManagedField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Initial Managed Value"`),
+			})
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Try to batch update both managed and regular fields - this should fail
 			attemptedValues := map[string]json.RawMessage{
@@ -813,43 +1025,21 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 				createdRegularField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Regular Batch Value"`),
 			}
 
-			_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), attemptedValues)
+			_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), attemptedValues)
 			CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 			require.Error(t, err)
-			CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error")
-
-			// Verify that no values were updated when the batch operation failed
-			currentValues, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-			// Check that values remain unchanged - both fields should retain their initial values
-			regularFieldHasOriginalValue := false
-			managedFieldHasOriginalValue := false
-
-			for _, value := range currentValues {
-				if value.FieldID == createdManagedField.ID {
-					var currentValue string
-					require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &currentValue))
-					if currentValue == "Initial Managed Value" {
-						managedFieldHasOriginalValue = true
-					}
-					// Verify it's not the attempted update value
-					require.NotEqual(t, "Managed Batch Value", currentValue, "Managed field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
-				}
-				if value.FieldID == createdRegularField.ID {
-					var currentValue string
-					require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &currentValue))
-					if currentValue == "Initial Regular Value" {
-						regularFieldHasOriginalValue = true
-					}
-					// Verify it's not the attempted update value
-					require.NotEqual(t, "Regular Batch Value", currentValue, "Regular field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
-				}
-			}
+			CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error")
+
+			// Verify that no values were updated when the batch operation failed.
+			currentValues, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id)
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			// Both fields should retain their original values after the failed batch operation
-			require.True(t, regularFieldHasOriginalValue, "Regular field should retain its original value")
-			require.True(t, managedFieldHasOriginalValue, "Managed field should retain its original value")
+			var managedValue, regularValue string
+			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(currentValues[createdManagedField.ID], &managedValue))
+			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(currentValues[createdRegularField.ID], &regularValue))
+			require.Equal(t, "Initial Managed Value", managedValue, "Managed field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
+			require.Equal(t, "Initial Regular Value", regularValue, "Regular field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
 		})
 
 		t.Run("batch update with managed fields succeeds for admin", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -870,6 +1060,59 @@ func TestPatchCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, "Admin Regular Batch", regularValue)
 		})
 	})
+
+	t.Run("patch fails if any field in the map does not exist", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// App.GetPropertyFields rejects an unknown id with a 404 before the
+		// handler's per-field 404 check runs. The property service wraps the
+		// store's ErrResultsMismatch with the ErrFieldNotFound sentinel,
+		// which mapPropertyServiceError translates into a not-found error.
+		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
+			model.NewId(): json.RawMessage(`"any value"`),
+		}
+		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property_field.not_found.app_error")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects values that fail hook validation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionsID := []string{model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId()}
+		arrayField := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: celSafeName(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				"options": []map[string]any{
+					{"id": optionsID[0], "name": "option1"},
+					{"id": optionsID[1], "name": "option2"},
+					{"id": optionsID[2], "name": "option3"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		createdArrayField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), arrayField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, createdArrayField)
+
+		t.Run("invalid option ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+			unknownOption := model.NewId()
+			values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdArrayField.ID: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, optionsID[0], unknownOption)),
+			}
+			_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
+			CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("wrong value type (string instead of array)", func(t *testing.T) {
+			values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdArrayField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"not an array"`),
+			}
+			_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValues(context.Background(), values)
+			CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		})
+	})
 }
 
 func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
@@ -879,22 +1122,28 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
 	}).InitBasic(t)
 
-	field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+	// License required for field creation (LicenseCheckHook)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	field := &model.PropertyField{
 		Name: celSafeName(),
 		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
 
-	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 	t.Run("endpoint should not work if no valid license is present", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th.App.Srv().SetLicense(nil)
+		defer th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
 		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{createdField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Field Value"`)}
 		patchedValues, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
 		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.license_error")
 		require.Empty(t, patchedValues)
 	})
 
@@ -974,7 +1223,7 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("should handle array values correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
 		optionsID := []string{model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId()}
 
-		arrayField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		arrayField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
@@ -985,11 +1234,11 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 					{"id": optionsID[3], "name": "option4"},
 				},
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdArrayField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), arrayField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdArrayField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), arrayField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdArrayField)
 
 		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
@@ -1017,50 +1266,50 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("should fail if any of the values belongs to a field that is LDAP/SAML synced", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a field with LDAP attribute
-		ldapField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		ldapField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP: "ldap_attr",
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdLDAPField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), ldapField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdLDAPField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), ldapField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdLDAPField)
 
 		// Create a field with SAML attribute
-		samlField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		samlField := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSAML: "saml_attr",
 			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdSAMLField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), samlField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdSAMLField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), samlField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdSAMLField)
 
 		// Test LDAP field
 		values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
 			createdLDAPField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"LDAP Value"`),
 		}
-		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
 
 		// Test SAML field
 		values = map[string]json.RawMessage{
 			createdSAMLField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"SAML Value"`),
 		}
 		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
 
 		// Test multiple fields with one being LDAP synced
 		values = map[string]json.RawMessage{
@@ -1068,20 +1317,20 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 			createdLDAPField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"LDAP Value"`),
 		}
 		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("an invalid patch should be rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name: celSafeName(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(request.TestContext(t), field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, createdField)
 
 		// Create a value that's too long (over 64 characters)
@@ -1090,16 +1339,16 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 			createdField.ID: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, tooLongValue)),
 		}
 
-		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
+		_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
 		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "Failed to validate property value")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property_value.validate.app_error")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("admin-managed fields", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a managed field (only admins can create fields)
 		managedField := &model.PropertyField{
-			Name: "managed_field_v2",
+			Name: "managed_field_" + model.NewId(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
@@ -1113,7 +1362,7 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Create a non-managed field for comparison
 		regularField := &model.PropertyField{
-			Name: "regular_field_v2",
+			Name: "regular_field_" + model.NewId(),
 			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
 		}
 
@@ -1130,7 +1379,7 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 			_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, values)
 			CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 			require.Error(t, err)
-			CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error")
+			CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error")
 		})
 
 		t.Run("regular user can update non-managed field", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1149,9 +1398,12 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
-			// Set initial value through the app layer that we will be replacing during the test
-			_, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.SystemAdminUser.Id, createdManagedField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Initial Admin Value"`), true)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
+			// Seed a baseline value that the test run then replaces.
+			_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.SystemAdminUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdManagedField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Initial Admin Value"`),
+			})
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			values := map[string]json.RawMessage{
 				createdManagedField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Admin Updated Value"`),
@@ -1205,13 +1457,18 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		t.Run("batch update with managed fields fails for regular user", func(t *testing.T) {
-			// First set some initial values to ensure we can verify they don't change
-			// Set initial values for both fields using th.App (admins can set managed field values)
-			_, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id, createdRegularField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Initial Regular Value"`), false)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
+			// Admin seeds initial values for both fields on BasicUser.
+			_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdRegularField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Initial Regular Value"`),
+			})
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			_, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id, createdManagedField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Initial Managed Value"`), true)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
+			_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, map[string]json.RawMessage{
+				createdManagedField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Initial Managed Value"`),
+			})
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Try to batch update both managed and regular fields - this should fail
 			attemptedValues := map[string]json.RawMessage{
@@ -1219,43 +1476,21 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 				createdRegularField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Regular Batch Value"`),
 			}
 
-			_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, attemptedValues)
+			_, resp, err = th.Client.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id, attemptedValues)
 			CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 			require.Error(t, err)
-			CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error")
-
-			// Verify that no values were updated when the batch operation failed
-			currentValues, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(request.TestContext(t), th.BasicUser.Id)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-			// Check that values remain unchanged - both fields should retain their initial values
-			regularFieldHasOriginalValue := false
-			managedFieldHasOriginalValue := false
-
-			for _, value := range currentValues {
-				if value.FieldID == createdManagedField.ID {
-					var currentValue string
-					require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &currentValue))
-					if currentValue == "Initial Managed Value" {
-						managedFieldHasOriginalValue = true
-					}
-					// Verify it's not the attempted update value
-					require.NotEqual(t, "Managed Batch Value", currentValue, "Managed field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
-				}
-				if value.FieldID == createdRegularField.ID {
-					var currentValue string
-					require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &currentValue))
-					if currentValue == "Initial Regular Value" {
-						regularFieldHasOriginalValue = true
-					}
-					// Verify it's not the attempted update value
-					require.NotEqual(t, "Regular Batch Value", currentValue, "Regular field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
-				}
-			}
+			CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error")
+
+			// Verify that no values were updated when the batch operation failed.
+			currentValues, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), th.BasicUser.Id)
+			CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			// Both fields should retain their original values after the failed batch operation
-			require.True(t, regularFieldHasOriginalValue, "Regular field should retain its original value")
-			require.True(t, managedFieldHasOriginalValue, "Managed field should retain its original value")
+			var managedValue, regularValue string
+			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(currentValues[createdManagedField.ID], &managedValue))
+			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(currentValues[createdRegularField.ID], &regularValue))
+			require.Equal(t, "Initial Managed Value", managedValue, "Managed field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
+			require.Equal(t, "Initial Regular Value", regularValue, "Regular field should not have been updated in failed batch operation")
 		})
 
 		th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, client *model.Client4) {
@@ -1277,3 +1512,346 @@ func TestPatchCPAValuesForUser(t *testing.T) {
 		}, "batch update with managed fields succeeds for admin")
 	})
 }
+
+// TestCPANonAdminWriteOwnValueViaGenericAPI confirms a non-admin user can set
+// their own value on a regular CPA field via the generic property API.
+func TestCPANonAdminWriteOwnValueViaGenericAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.IntegratedBoards = true
+	}).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	field := &model.PropertyField{
+		Name: celSafeName(),
+		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+	}
+	createdField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, createdField)
+
+	value := "Self Value"
+	items := []model.PropertyValuePatchItem{{
+		FieldID: createdField.ID,
+		Value:   json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`%q`, value)),
+	}}
+
+	upserted, resp, err := th.Client.PatchPropertyValues(
+		context.Background(),
+		model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+		model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		th.BasicUser.Id,
+		items,
+	)
+	CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, upserted, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, createdField.ID, upserted[0].FieldID)
+	require.Equal(t, th.BasicUser.Id, upserted[0].TargetID)
+	require.Equal(t, model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser, upserted[0].TargetType)
+
+	var actualValue string
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(upserted[0].Value, &actualValue))
+	require.Equal(t, value, actualValue)
+
+	// Verify the write persisted via a generic-API read on the same target.
+	stored, resp, err := th.Client.GetPropertyValues(
+		context.Background(),
+		model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+		model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		th.BasicUser.Id,
+		model.PropertyValueSearch{PerPage: 60},
+	)
+	CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, stored, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, createdField.ID, stored[0].FieldID)
+
+	var readValue string
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(stored[0].Value, &readValue))
+	require.Equal(t, value, readValue)
+}
+
+// TestCPANonAdminBlockedFromAdminManagedViaGenericAPI confirms a non-admin user
+// is blocked from writing their own value on an admin-only CPA field via the
+// generic property API.
+func TestCPANonAdminBlockedFromAdminManagedViaGenericAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.IntegratedBoards = true
+	}).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	managedField := &model.PropertyField{
+		Name: celSafeName(),
+		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+			model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+		},
+	}
+	createdManagedField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), managedField)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, createdManagedField)
+
+	items := []model.PropertyValuePatchItem{{
+		FieldID: createdManagedField.ID,
+		Value:   json.RawMessage(`"Non-Admin Value"`),
+	}}
+
+	t.Run("non-admin writing own admin-managed value is forbidden", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, resp, err := th.Client.PatchPropertyValues(
+			context.Background(),
+			model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			th.BasicUser.Id,
+			items,
+		)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("admin writing same admin-managed value succeeds", func(t *testing.T) {
+		adminItems := []model.PropertyValuePatchItem{{
+			FieldID: createdManagedField.ID,
+			Value:   json.RawMessage(`"Admin Value"`),
+		}}
+		upserted, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchPropertyValues(
+			context.Background(),
+			model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			th.BasicUser.Id,
+			adminItems,
+		)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, upserted, 1)
+
+		var actualValue string
+		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(upserted[0].Value, &actualValue))
+		require.Equal(t, "Admin Value", actualValue)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestCPACrossAPIFieldRoundtrip verifies that a CPA field created via one
+// API surface reads back equivalently from the other. We deliberately do
+// not do a full map-equality on Attrs: ToPropertyField packs empty-string
+// defaults for every CPA-known key, so CPA→generic→CPA is lossy at the
+// map level. Compare the explicit set of fields that should match instead.
+func TestCPACrossAPIFieldRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.IntegratedBoards = true
+	}).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	t.Run("create via CPA API, read via generic API", func(t *testing.T) {
+		name := celSafeName()
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: name,
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType:  model.CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail,
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder:  5,
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet,
+			},
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, created)
+
+		listed, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.GetPropertyFields(
+			context.Background(),
+			model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			model.PropertyFieldSearch{
+				TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+				PerPage:    60,
+			},
+		)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		var found *model.PropertyField
+		for _, pf := range listed {
+			if pf.ID == created.ID {
+				found = pf
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		require.NotNil(t, found, "field created via CPA API should be readable via generic API")
+
+		require.Equal(t, created.ID, found.ID)
+		require.Equal(t, name, found.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, created.Type, found.Type)
+		require.Equal(t, created.GroupID, found.GroupID)
+		require.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, found.ObjectType)
+		require.Equal(t, string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem), found.TargetType)
+		require.Empty(t, found.TargetID)
+		require.Equal(t, created.CreatedBy, found.CreatedBy)
+		require.Equal(t, created.CreateAt, found.CreateAt)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(0), found.DeleteAt)
+		require.Equal(t, created.PermissionField, found.PermissionField)
+		require.Equal(t, created.PermissionValues, found.PermissionValues)
+		require.Equal(t, created.PermissionOptions, found.PermissionOptions)
+
+		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail, found.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType])
+		require.EqualValues(t, 5, found.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder])
+		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet, found.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("create via generic API, read via CPA API", func(t *testing.T) {
+		name := celSafeName()
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name:       name,
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder:  3,
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways,
+			},
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreatePropertyField(
+			context.Background(),
+			model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			field,
+		)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, created)
+
+		listed, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAFields(context.Background())
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		var found *model.PropertyField
+		for _, pf := range listed {
+			if pf.ID == created.ID {
+				found = pf
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		require.NotNil(t, found, "field created via generic API should be readable via CPA ListCPAFields")
+
+		require.Equal(t, created.ID, found.ID)
+		require.Equal(t, name, found.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, created.Type, found.Type)
+		require.Equal(t, created.GroupID, found.GroupID)
+		require.Equal(t, created.CreateAt, found.CreateAt)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(0), found.DeleteAt)
+
+		// The CPA list response is CPAField-shaped: unmarshal to confirm
+		// the typed attrs struct round-trips cleanly.
+		cpaField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(found)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.EqualValues(t, 3, cpaField.Attrs.SortOrder)
+		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways, cpaField.Attrs.Visibility)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestCPABackwardCompatAfterRefactor spot-checks invariants that could have
+// drifted in the Phase 7 refactor of the CPA handlers into thin shims. Broad
+// behavioral equivalence is already covered by the existing CPA tests (they
+// still pass); these subtests target invariants that those tests don't
+// exercise directly.
+func TestCPABackwardCompatAfterRefactor(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
+		cfg.FeatureFlags.IntegratedBoards = true
+	}).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+
+	t.Run("ListCPAFields preserves sort_order ordering", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create in a non-sorted order; ListCPAFields should return them
+		// sorted ascending by sort_order via CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields.
+		ids := make([]string, 3)
+		for _, order := range []int{2, 0, 1} {
+			field := &model.PropertyField{
+				Name: celSafeName(),
+				Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+				Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+					model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder: order,
+				},
+			}
+			created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+			CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			ids[order] = created.ID
+		}
+
+		listed, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAFields(context.Background())
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(listed), 3)
+
+		// Extract the three fields we just created, preserving ListCPAFields
+		// return order, and verify they match ids[0], ids[1], ids[2].
+		var observed []string
+		for _, pf := range listed {
+			for _, expected := range ids {
+				if pf.ID == expected {
+					observed = append(observed, pf.ID)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		require.Equal(t, ids, observed, "ListCPAFields must return fields in ascending sort_order")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CPA create response has typed CPAField attrs, with defaults filled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: celSafeName(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType: model.CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail,
+			},
+		}
+		created, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// The CPA response goes through ToPropertyField on the server side,
+		// so every CPA-known attrs key is present — including defaults like
+		// Visibility="when_set" that the caller did not send.
+		require.Contains(t, created.Attrs, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType)
+		require.Contains(t, created.Attrs, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility)
+		require.Contains(t, created.Attrs, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder)
+		require.Contains(t, created.Attrs, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP)
+		require.Contains(t, created.Attrs, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSAML)
+		require.Contains(t, created.Attrs, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged)
+
+		cpaField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail, cpaField.Attrs.ValueType)
+		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet, cpaField.Attrs.Visibility)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("AccessControlHook still blocks LDAP-synced writes via CPA path", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ldapField := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name: celSafeName(),
+			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP: "ldap_attr",
+			},
+		}
+		createdLDAPField, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), ldapField)
+		CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(
+			context.Background(),
+			th.BasicUser.Id,
+			map[string]json.RawMessage{createdLDAPField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"attempted write"`)},
+		)
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/api4/properties.go b/server/channels/api4/properties.go
index 5d647bb792b..a5e3e521e08 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/properties.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/properties.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ package api4
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"maps"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/app"
 )
 
 const maxPropertyValuePatchItems = 50
@@ -63,43 +65,33 @@ func createPropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	field.ObjectType = c.Params.ObjectType
+	field.GroupID = group.ID
+
 	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventCreatePropertyField, model.AuditStatusFail)
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+	model.AddEventParameterAuditableToAuditRec(auditRec, "property_field", field)
 
-	// Set ObjectType and GroupID from URL
-	field.ObjectType = c.Params.ObjectType
-	field.GroupID = group.ID
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
 
-	// System-object fields attach to the system itself; canonicalize the
-	// target fields so clients can't submit inconsistent combinations.
-	// Permissions are likewise pinned to sysadmin: a system field's
-	// TargetType is "system", which makes member-level scope checks resolve
-	// to "any authenticated user" (see hasPropertyFieldScopeAccess), so
-	// honouring a member-level permission on a system field would expose
-	// the field's definition, options, and values to every logged-in user.
-	if field.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem {
-		field.TargetType = string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)
-		field.TargetID = ""
-		sysadmin := model.PermissionLevelSysadmin
-		field.PermissionField = &sysadmin
-		field.PermissionValues = &sysadmin
-		field.PermissionOptions = &sysadmin
-	}
-
-	// Reject protected field creation via API
 	if field.Protected {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("createPropertyField", "api.property_field.create.protected_via_api.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Template creation is always sysadmin-only, regardless of target_type.
+	// Pre-canonicalize system objects so the scope check below cannot be
+	// bypassed by submitting ObjectType=system with TargetType=channel. The
+	// App layer re-canonicalizes defensively for plugin/internal callers.
+	app.CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(field)
+
+	// Templates are always sysadmin-only, regardless of TargetType.
 	if field.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate &&
 		!c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
 		c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionManageSystem)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Check scope access for creation based on target_type
+	// Scope-based create permission.
 	switch field.TargetType {
 	case "channel":
 		if field.TargetID == "" {
@@ -130,27 +122,15 @@ func createPropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Trim whitespace from name
-	field.Name = strings.TrimSpace(field.Name)
-
-	// Set permissions based on admin status.
-	// Permissions are not accepted from the request body; they're set by the server.
-	// Templates default to sysadmin since they define the schema linked fields inherit.
-	// System-object fields likewise default to sysadmin since they attach to the
-	// Mattermost instance and only a system administrator should write them.
+	// Default permission levels: pin all three for non-admins, nil-fill for
+	// admins. Stays in API because it is session-bound.
 	isAdmin := c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem)
-	defaultLevel := model.PermissionLevelMember
-	if field.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate ||
-		field.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem {
-		defaultLevel = model.PermissionLevelSysadmin
-	}
+	defaultLevel := app.DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(field)
 	if !isAdmin {
-		// Non-admin: force all permissions to the default level
 		field.PermissionField = &defaultLevel
 		field.PermissionValues = &defaultLevel
 		field.PermissionOptions = &defaultLevel
 	} else {
-		// Admin with nil fields: set defaults
 		if field.PermissionField == nil {
 			field.PermissionField = &defaultLevel
 		}
@@ -162,17 +142,13 @@ func createPropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Set creator
 	field.CreatedBy = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
 	field.UpdatedBy = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
-
-	model.AddEventParameterAuditableToAuditRec(auditRec, "property_field", field)
-
 	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
 
-	createdField, err := c.App.CreatePropertyField(c.AppContext, field, false, connectionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
+	createdField, appErr := c.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, connectionID)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -289,7 +265,6 @@ func patchPropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	groupID := group.ID
 
 	var patch *model.PropertyFieldPatch
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&patch); err != nil || patch == nil {
@@ -301,8 +276,6 @@ func patchPropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		*patch.Name = strings.TrimSpace(*patch.Name)
 	}
 
-	// target_id and target_type are identity fields that define the
-	// property's scope and cannot be modified via patch
 	patch.TargetID = nil
 	patch.TargetType = nil
 
@@ -316,94 +289,65 @@ func patchPropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Get existing field
-	existingField, err := c.App.GetPropertyField(c.AppContext, groupID, c.Params.FieldId)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
+	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventPatchPropertyField, model.AuditStatusFail)
+	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+	model.AddEventParameterAuditableToAuditRec(auditRec, "property_field_patch", patch)
+
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+
+	existingField, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, group.ID, c.Params.FieldId)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
 		return
 	}
 
-	// FIXME: IsPSAv1 currently includes template fields (ObjectType="template"), but
-	// templates are valid PSAv2 objects and must be patchable. Once the FIXME in
-	// model.PropertyField.IsPSAv1 is resolved, this extra condition can be removed.
-	if existingField.IsPSAv1() && existingField.ObjectType == "" {
+	// PSAv2 routes only operate on PSAv2 fields. Reject legacy fields.
+	if existingField.IsPSAv1() {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.patch.legacy_field.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Verify ObjectType matches
+	// HTTP-routing: a 404 indistinguishable from "no such field" lets us
+	// bucket fields by URL ObjectType without leaking cross-bucket existence.
 	if existingField.ObjectType != c.Params.ObjectType {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
 
-	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventPatchPropertyField, model.AuditStatusFail)
-	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
-	model.AddEventParameterAuditableToAuditRec(auditRec, "property_field_patch", patch)
-	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(existingField)
-
-	// Reject update of protected field
-	if existingField.Protected {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.update.protected_via_api.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-		return
+	// Permission branching (session-bound): options-only patches use a
+	// narrower permission than full edits.
+	isOptionsOnly := isOptionsOnlyPatch(patch)
+	if isOptionsOnly && existingField.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect && existingField.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
+		isOptionsOnly = false
 	}
-
-	// Linked field restrictions
-	if existingField.LinkedFieldID != nil && *existingField.LinkedFieldID != "" {
-		if patch.Type != nil {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.patch.linked_type_change.app_error", nil, "cannot modify type of a linked field", http.StatusBadRequest)
-			return
-		}
-		if patch.Attrs != nil {
-			if _, hasOpts := (*patch.Attrs)[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions]; hasOpts {
-				c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.patch.linked_options_change.app_error", nil, "cannot modify options of a linked field", http.StatusBadRequest)
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		// LinkedFieldID patch validation: only allow unlink (empty string) or same value (no-op)
-		if patch.LinkedFieldID != nil && *patch.LinkedFieldID != "" && *patch.LinkedFieldID != *existingField.LinkedFieldID {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.patch.linked_field_change.app_error", nil, "cannot change link target; unlink first then create a new linked field", http.StatusBadRequest)
-			return
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Field is not linked — reject attempts to set a new LinkedFieldID
-		if patch.LinkedFieldID != nil && *patch.LinkedFieldID != "" {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.patch.cannot_link_existing.app_error", nil, "linked_field_id can only be set at creation time", http.StatusBadRequest)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Detect if this is an options-only update
-	isOptionsOnlyUpdate := isOptionsOnlyPatch(patch)
-
-	// Options-only permission path only applies to select/multiselect fields.
-	// For other field types, treat options changes as a field update.
-	if isOptionsOnlyUpdate && existingField.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect && existingField.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
-		isOptionsOnlyUpdate = false
-	}
-
-	// Check permissions
-	if isOptionsOnlyUpdate {
-		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToManagePropertyFieldOptions(c.AppContext, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
+	if isOptionsOnly {
+		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToManagePropertyFieldOptions(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
 			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.update.no_options_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
 			return
 		}
 	} else {
-		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(c.AppContext, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
+		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
 			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyField", "api.property_field.update.no_field_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Apply patch
+	// Capture original state for audit before the in-place patch. Attrs is
+	// shallow-copied because Patch mutates it.
+	orig := *existingField
+	if existingField.Attrs != nil {
+		orig.Attrs = make(model.StringInterface, len(existingField.Attrs))
+		maps.Copy(orig.Attrs, existingField.Attrs)
+	}
+	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(&orig)
+
 	existingField.Patch(patch, true)
 	existingField.UpdatedBy = c.AppContext.Session().UserId
-
 	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
 
-	updatedField, err := c.App.UpdatePropertyField(c.AppContext, groupID, existingField, false, connectionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
+	updatedField, _, updateErr := c.App.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, existingField, false, connectionID)
+	if updateErr != nil {
+		c.Err = updateErr
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -426,42 +370,34 @@ func deletePropertyField(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	groupID := group.ID
-
-	// Get existing field
-	existingField, err := c.App.GetPropertyField(c.AppContext, groupID, c.Params.FieldId)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Verify ObjectType matches
-	if existingField.ObjectType != c.Params.ObjectType {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("deletePropertyField", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
-		return
-	}
 
 	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventDeletePropertyField, model.AuditStatusFail)
 	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
 	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "field_id", c.Params.FieldId)
-	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(existingField)
 
-	// Reject deletion of protected field
-	if existingField.Protected {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("deletePropertyField", "api.property_field.delete.protected_via_api.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+
+	existingField, appErr := c.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, group.ID, c.Params.FieldId)
+	if appErr != nil {
+		c.Err = appErr
+		return
+	}
+
+	if existingField.ObjectType != c.Params.ObjectType {
+		c.Err = model.NewAppError("deletePropertyField", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Check field edit permission
-	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(c.AppContext, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
+	if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), existingField) {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("deletePropertyField", "api.property_field.delete.no_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
-	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
+	auditRec.AddEventPriorState(existingField)
 
-	if err := c.App.DeletePropertyField(c.AppContext, groupID, c.Params.FieldId, false, connectionID); err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
+	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
+	if deleteErr := c.App.DeletePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, c.Params.FieldId, false, connectionID); deleteErr != nil {
+		c.Err = deleteErr
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -594,12 +530,6 @@ func patchPropertyValuesCore(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 	if c.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	groupID := group.ID
-
-	// Check target access based on object type
-	if !hasTargetAccess(c, objectType, targetID, true) {
-		return
-	}
 
 	var items []model.PropertyValuePatchItem
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&items); err != nil {
@@ -607,11 +537,22 @@ func patchPropertyValuesCore(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 		return
 	}
 
+	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventPatchPropertyValues, model.AuditStatusFail)
+	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
+	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "group_name", c.Params.GroupName)
+	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "object_type", objectType)
+	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "target_id", targetID)
+
+	rctx := app.RequestContextWithCallerID(c.AppContext, sessionCallerID(c))
+
+	if !hasTargetAccess(c, objectType, targetID, true) {
+		return
+	}
+
 	if len(items) == 0 {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.patch.empty_body.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-
 	if len(items) > maxPropertyValuePatchItems {
 		c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.patch.too_many_items.request_error", map[string]any{
 			"Max": maxPropertyValuePatchItems,
@@ -619,92 +560,68 @@ func patchPropertyValuesCore(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Collect and validate field IDs
-	idMap := map[string]bool{}
+	// Pre-validate IDs and de-dup so we can bulk-load fields for the
+	// session-bound permission check below. The App layer re-validates these
+	// invariants (defense for plugin/internal callers).
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
 	fieldIDs := make([]string, 0, len(items))
 	for _, item := range items {
 		if !model.IsValidId(item.FieldID) {
 			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.patch.invalid_field_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
-		if idMap[item.FieldID] {
+		if seen[item.FieldID] {
 			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.patch.duplicate_field_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
-		idMap[item.FieldID] = true
+		seen[item.FieldID] = true
 		fieldIDs = append(fieldIDs, item.FieldID)
 	}
 
-	// Load all fields and verify they belong to this group.
-	// GetPropertyFields scopes the lookup by groupID, so fields from
-	// a different group won't be found, causing a mismatch error.
-	fields, err := c.App.GetPropertyFields(c.AppContext, groupID, fieldIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
+	fields, fieldsErr := c.App.GetPropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, fieldIDs)
+	if fieldsErr != nil {
+		c.Err = fieldsErr
 		return
 	}
-
-	// Each field's ObjectType must match the route's objectType. Without
-	// this, a caller could reference a field of one type via another
-	// type's route (e.g. a system field via the user-values route),
-	// bypassing the route-level access checks and persisting values whose
-	// TargetType disagrees with field.ObjectType. Templates are always
-	// rejected because objectType is never "template" on these routes;
-	// keep a dedicated error for that case so the cause is clear.
+	fieldByID := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(fields))
 	for _, f := range fields {
-		if f.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.template_no_values.app_error", nil, "template fields cannot have values", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		fieldByID[f.ID] = f
+	}
+	for _, item := range items {
+		f, ok := fieldByID[item.FieldID]
+		if !ok {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.patch.field_not_found.app_error",
+				map[string]any{"FieldID": item.FieldID}, "", http.StatusNotFound)
 			return
 		}
 		if f.ObjectType != objectType {
-			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.field_object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
 			return
 		}
-	}
-
-	// Build field map for permission checks
-	fieldMap := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(fields))
-	for _, f := range fields {
-		fieldMap[f.ID] = f
-	}
-
-	auditRec := c.MakeAuditRecord(model.AuditEventPatchPropertyValues, model.AuditStatusFail)
-	defer c.LogAuditRec(auditRec)
-	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "group_name", c.Params.GroupName)
-	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "object_type", objectType)
-	model.AddEventParameterToAuditRec(auditRec, "target_id", targetID)
-
-	// Check values permission on each field (all-or-nothing)
-	for _, item := range items {
-		field := fieldMap[item.FieldID]
-		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToSetPropertyFieldValues(c.AppContext, *c.AppContext.Session(), field) {
+		if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionToSetPropertyFieldValues(rctx, *c.AppContext.Session(), f) {
 			c.Err = model.NewAppError("patchPropertyValues", "api.property_value.patch.no_values_permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Build PropertyValue objects for upsert
 	userID := c.AppContext.Session().UserId
 	values := make([]*model.PropertyValue, len(items))
 	for i, item := range items {
 		values[i] = &model.PropertyValue{
-			TargetID: targetID,
-			// in PSAv2, values always point to entities of the same
-			// type that their field.ObjectType
+			TargetID:   targetID,
 			TargetType: objectType,
-			GroupID:    groupID,
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
 			FieldID:    item.FieldID,
 			Value:      item.Value,
 			CreatedBy:  userID,
 			UpdatedBy:  userID,
 		}
 	}
-
 	connectionID := r.Header.Get(model.ConnectionId)
 
-	upserted, err := c.App.UpsertPropertyValues(c.AppContext, values, objectType, targetID, connectionID)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Err = err
+	upserted, upsertErr := c.App.UpsertPropertyValues(rctx, values, objectType, targetID, connectionID)
+	if upsertErr != nil {
+		c.Err = upsertErr
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -767,11 +684,25 @@ func hasTargetAccess(c *Context, objectType, targetID string, write bool) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	case model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser:
-		// Any authenticated user can read another user's property values.
-		// Only the user themselves or a system admin can write values.
-		if write && targetID != c.AppContext.Session().UserId {
-			if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionManageSystem) {
-				c.Err = model.NewAppError("hasTargetAccess", "api.property_value.target_user.forbidden.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+		// Self-access and unrestricted sessions (local mode) always pass.
+		if targetID == c.AppContext.Session().UserId || c.AppContext.Session().IsUnrestricted() {
+			return true
+		}
+		if write {
+			// Writing another user's values requires PermissionEditOtherUsers.
+			if !c.App.SessionHasPermissionTo(*c.AppContext.Session(), model.PermissionEditOtherUsers) {
+				c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionEditOtherUsers)
+				return false
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Reading another user's values requires being able to see them.
+			canSee, appErr := c.App.UserCanSeeOtherUser(c.AppContext, c.AppContext.Session().UserId, targetID)
+			if appErr != nil {
+				c.Err = appErr
+				return false
+			}
+			if !canSee {
+				c.SetPermissionError(model.PermissionViewMembers)
 				return false
 			}
 		}
@@ -794,6 +725,18 @@ func hasTargetAccess(c *Context, objectType, targetID string, write bool) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// sessionCallerID returns the caller ID to attach to a request-derived rctx
+// for property-service hook identification. Local-mode (unrestricted)
+// sessions have an empty Session.UserId but full admin privileges, so they
+// are tagged with CallerIDLocalAdmin instead.
+func sessionCallerID(c *Context) string {
+	session := c.AppContext.Session()
+	if session.IsUnrestricted() {
+		return model.CallerIDLocalAdmin
+	}
+	return session.UserId
+}
+
 // isOptionsOnlyPatch checks if the patch only modifies the options attribute.
 // Returns true if the only change is to attrs.options.
 func isOptionsOnlyPatch(patch *model.PropertyFieldPatch) bool {
diff --git a/server/channels/api4/properties_test.go b/server/channels/api4/properties_test.go
index e673916f916..73489f9a612 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/properties_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/properties_test.go
@@ -901,13 +901,14 @@ func TestPatchPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		newName := model.NewId()
 		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: &newName}
 
-		// Try to update with wrong object_type in URL
+		// Try to update with wrong object_type in URL. Expected 404 to match
+		// the shape of a non-existent field.
 		_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchPropertyField(context.Background(), group.Name, "channel", createdField.ID, patch)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("patch with wrong group name should fail", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("patch with wrong group name should fail 404", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name:              model.NewId(),
 			Type:              model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
@@ -924,11 +925,12 @@ func TestPatchPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		newName := model.NewId()
 		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{Name: &newName}
 
-		// Try to patch using the other group's name — field belongs to `group`, not `otherGroup`
+		// Try to patch using the other group's name — field belongs to `group`, not `otherGroup`.
+		// A field not found because of a wrong group must surface as 404, not a generic 500.
 		_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchPropertyField(context.Background(), otherGroup.Name, "post", createdField.ID, patch)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		// GetPropertyField with the wrong groupID should not find the field
-		require.NotEqual(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Equal(t, "app.property.not_found.app_error", err.(*model.AppError).Id)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("options-only update should check options permission", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1435,13 +1437,14 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
-		// Try to delete with wrong object_type in URL
+		// Try to delete with wrong object_type in URL. Expected 404 to match
+		// the shape of a non-existent field.
 		resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.DeletePropertyField(context.Background(), group.Name, "channel", createdField.ID)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("delete with wrong group name should fail", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("delete with wrong group name should fail 404", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			Name:              model.NewId(),
 			Type:              model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
@@ -1455,12 +1458,13 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
-		// Try to delete using the other group's name — field belongs to `group`, not `otherGroup`
-		th.LoginBasic(t)
-		resp, err := th.Client.DeletePropertyField(context.Background(), otherGroup.Name, "post", createdField.ID)
+		// Try to delete using the other group's name — field belongs to `group`, not `otherGroup`.
+		// A field not found because of a wrong group must surface as 404, not a generic 500.
+		th.LoginSystemAdmin(t)
+		resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.DeletePropertyField(context.Background(), otherGroup.Name, "post", createdField.ID)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		// GetPropertyField with the wrong groupID should not find the field
-		require.NotEqual(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Equal(t, "app.property.not_found.app_error", err.(*model.AppError).Id)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("user without permission should not be able to delete", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1978,7 +1982,7 @@ func TestPatchPropertyValues(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		_, resp, patchErr := th.Client.PatchPropertyValues(context.Background(), group.Name, "post", targetID, items)
 		require.Error(t, patchErr)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("nonexistent group should fail", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1992,6 +1996,35 @@ func TestPatchPropertyValues(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("field with mismatched object type should fail 404", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// A field in the same group but scoped to a different ObjectType must not
+		// be patchable through the URL of a peer ObjectType; the mismatch collapses
+		// to 404 so callers cannot distinguish "no such field" from "field exists
+		// but in a different object-type bucket".
+		userField := &model.PropertyField{
+			Name:              model.NewId(),
+			Type:              model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:           group.ID,
+			ObjectType:        "user",
+			TargetType:        "system",
+			PermissionField:   &memberLevel,
+			PermissionValues:  &memberLevel,
+			PermissionOptions: &memberLevel,
+		}
+		createdUserField, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, userField, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		th.LoginSystemAdmin(t)
+
+		items := []model.PropertyValuePatchItem{
+			{FieldID: createdUserField.ID, Value: json.RawMessage(`"test"`)},
+		}
+		_, resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchPropertyValues(context.Background(), group.Name, "post", targetID, items)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Equal(t, "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error", err.(*model.AppError).Id)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("channel member can set values on channel-scoped field with values permission member", func(t *testing.T) {
 		th.LoginBasic(t)
 
@@ -2246,6 +2279,23 @@ func TestGetPropertyValuesUserTargetAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
 		require.NotEmpty(t, values)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin cannot get values of a user they cannot see", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Strip system-wide view_members so UserCanSeeOtherUser falls back to team/channel membership.
+		th.RemovePermissionFromRole(t, model.PermissionViewMembers.Id, model.SystemUserRoleId)
+		defer th.AddPermissionToRole(t, model.PermissionViewMembers.Id, model.SystemUserRoleId)
+
+		// Drop BasicUser2 from BasicTeam so they no longer share a team with BasicUser.
+		resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.RemoveTeamMember(context.Background(), th.BasicTeam.Id, th.BasicUser2.Id)
+		CheckOKStatus(t, resp)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		th.LoginBasic2(t)
+
+		_, resp, err = th.Client.GetPropertyValues(context.Background(), group.Name, "user", th.BasicUser.Id, model.PropertyValueSearch{PerPage: 60})
+		CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestPatchPropertyValuesUserTargetAccess(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3353,7 +3403,9 @@ func TestSystemObjectType(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		_, resp, patchErr := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchSystemPropertyValues(context.Background(), group.Name, items)
 		require.Error(t, patchErr)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		// Mismatch (template field ObjectType != system route's objectType)
+		// collapses to 404 to match the executePatchPropertyField shape.
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("system field round-trips a value via the dedicated route", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3502,10 +3554,11 @@ func TestSystemObjectType(t *testing.T) {
 			{FieldID: systemField.ID, Value: json.RawMessage(`"smuggled"`)},
 		}
 		// Even sysadmin should be rejected — this is a structural check on
-		// the route, not a permission check.
+		// the route, not a permission check. Mismatch collapses to 404 to
+		// match the executePatchPropertyField/executeDeletePropertyField shape.
 		_, resp, patchErr := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchPropertyValues(context.Background(), group.Name, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, th.SystemAdminUser.Id, items)
 		require.Error(t, patchErr)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("system values PATCH route rejects body referencing a non-system field ID", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3531,6 +3584,6 @@ func TestSystemObjectType(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		_, resp, patchErr := th.SystemAdminClient.PatchSystemPropertyValues(context.Background(), group.Name, items)
 		require.Error(t, patchErr)
-		CheckBadRequestStatus(t, resp)
+		CheckNotFoundStatus(t, resp)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/channels/app/access_control.go b/server/channels/app/access_control.go
index 885c1ee745c..eb942db16ba 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/access_control.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/access_control.go
@@ -340,14 +340,14 @@ func (a *App) GetAccessControlPolicyAttributes(rctx request.CTX, channelID strin
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetAccessControlFieldsAutocomplete(rctx request.CTX, after string, limit int, callerID string) ([]*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
-	cpaGroupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
+	group, appErr := a.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetAccessControlAutoComplete", "app.pap.get_access_control_auto_complete.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
 	}
 
 	// Use property app layer to enforce access control
 	rctxWithCaller := RequestContextWithCallerID(rctx, callerID)
-	fields, appErr := a.SearchPropertyFields(rctxWithCaller, cpaGroupID, model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{
+	fields, appErr := a.SearchPropertyFields(rctxWithCaller, group.ID, model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{
 		Cursor: model.PropertyFieldSearchCursor{
 			PropertyFieldID: after,
 			CreateAt:        1,
@@ -686,12 +686,12 @@ func (a *App) ValidateExpressionAgainstRequester(rctx request.CTX, expression st
 func (a *App) BuildAccessControlSubject(rctx request.CTX, userID string, roles string) (*model.Subject, *model.AppError) {
 	a.refreshAttributeViewIfStale(rctx)
 
-	groupID, err := a.CpaGroupID()
+	group, err := a.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("BuildAccessControlSubject", "app.access_control.build_subject.group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	subject, storeErr := a.Srv().Store().Attributes().GetSubject(rctx, userID, groupID)
+	subject, storeErr := a.Srv().Store().Attributes().GetSubject(rctx, userID, group.ID)
 	if storeErr != nil {
 		var nfErr *store.ErrNotFound
 		if errors.As(storeErr, &nfErr) {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/access_control_masking.go b/server/channels/app/access_control_masking.go
index b3d9bd315f7..c64af04d9a6 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/access_control_masking.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/access_control_masking.go
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ func (a *App) GetMaskedVisualAST(rctx request.CTX, expression string, callerID s
 		return visualAST, nil
 	}
 
-	cpaGroupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
+	cpaGroup, appErr := a.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetMaskedVisualAST", "app.pap.get_masked_visual_ast.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
 	}
+	cpaGroupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	// Embed callerID in context so GetPropertyFieldByName applies per-caller option filtering.
 	rctxWithCaller := RequestContextWithCallerID(rctx, callerID)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/access_control_masking_test.go b/server/channels/app/access_control_masking_test.go
index 96242489e0e..e75b411b86e 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/access_control_masking_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/access_control_masking_test.go
@@ -609,20 +609,24 @@ func TestMaskConditionValues_SharedOnlyText(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetMaskedVisualAST_Wiring(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
+	rctx := request.TestContext(t)
+	cpaGroup, cErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(rctx, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	require.Nil(t, cErr)
+	cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
-	rctx := request.TestContext(t)
 	callerID := model.NewId()
 
 	// Create a plain public text field in the CPA group (no access mode = public).
 	// Non-protected fields are writable by any caller in the CPA group.
 	fieldName := "f_" + model.NewId()
 	field := &model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: cpaID,
-		Name:    fieldName,
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		GroupID:    cpaID,
+		Name:       fieldName,
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 	}
 	_, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/authorization_test.go b/server/channels/app/authorization_test.go
index 35020f7e9b3..4dc921a22e6 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/authorization_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/authorization_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/plugin/plugintest/mock"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store/storetest/mocks"
 )
 
@@ -1202,8 +1203,9 @@ func TestHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	groupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -1340,8 +1342,9 @@ func TestHasPermissionToSetPropertyFieldValues(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	groupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	// Create a user that is not a member of any channel for the non-member test case
 	nonMember := th.CreateUser(t)
@@ -1563,8 +1566,9 @@ func TestHasPermissionToManagePropertyFieldOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	groupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -1701,8 +1705,9 @@ func TestSessionHasPermissionToEditPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	groupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -1853,8 +1858,9 @@ func TestSessionHasPermissionToSetPropertyFieldValues(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	groupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	// Create a user that is not a member of any channel for the non-member test case
 	nonMember := th.CreateUser(t)
@@ -2075,8 +2081,9 @@ func TestSessionHasPermissionToManagePropertyFieldOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	groupID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string
diff --git a/server/channels/app/content_flagging.go b/server/channels/app/content_flagging.go
index efad00bbbaf..eac209d023f 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/content_flagging.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/content_flagging.go
@@ -1167,14 +1167,14 @@ func (a *App) AssignFlaggedPostReviewer(rctx request.CTX, flaggedPostId, flagged
 		Value:      json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, reviewerId)),
 	}
 
-	assigneePropertyValue, appErr = a.UpsertPropertyValue(nil, assigneePropertyValue)
+	assigneePropertyValue, appErr = a.UpsertPropertyValue(rctx, assigneePropertyValue)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		return model.NewAppError("AssignFlaggedPostReviewer", "app.data_spillage.assign_reviewer.upsert_property_value.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
 	}
 
 	if status == model.ContentFlaggingStatusPending {
 		statusPropertyValue.Value = json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, model.ContentFlaggingStatusAssigned))
-		statusPropertyValue, appErr = a.UpdatePropertyValue(nil, groupId, statusPropertyValue)
+		statusPropertyValue, appErr = a.UpdatePropertyValue(rctx, groupId, statusPropertyValue)
 		if appErr != nil {
 			return model.NewAppError("AssignFlaggedPostReviewer", "app.data_spillage.assign_reviewer.update_status_property_value.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
 		}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes.go b/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e27cdf3c6f2..00000000000
--- a/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,326 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
-
-// This file implements the "User Attributes" feature (formerly "Custom
-// Profile Attributes" / CPA). Internal identifiers retain the old naming
-// for backward compatibility. See MM-68235.
-
-package app
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"net/http"
-	"sort"
-
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store"
-)
-
-const (
-	CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit = 20
-)
-
-func (a *App) CpaGroupID() (string, *model.AppError) {
-	group, appErr := a.GetPropertyGroup(nil, model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return "", appErr
-	}
-	return group.ID, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) GetCPAField(rctx request.CTX, fieldID string) (*model.CPAField, *model.AppError) {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	field, appErr := a.GetPropertyField(rctx, groupID, fieldID)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		var notFoundErr *store.ErrNotFound
-		if errors.As(appErr, &notFoundErr) {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("GetCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(appErr)
-		}
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.get_property_field.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	cpaField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(field)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	return cpaField, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) ListCPAFields(rctx request.CTX) ([]*model.CPAField, *model.AppError) {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("ListCPAFields", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	opts := model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{
-		GroupID: groupID,
-		PerPage: CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit,
-	}
-
-	fields, appErr := a.SearchPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, opts)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("ListCPAFields", "app.custom_profile_attributes.search_property_fields.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	// Convert PropertyFields to CPAFields
-	cpaFields := make([]*model.CPAField, 0, len(fields))
-	for _, field := range fields {
-		cpaField, convErr := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(field)
-		if convErr != nil {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("ListCPAFields", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(convErr)
-		}
-		cpaFields = append(cpaFields, cpaField)
-	}
-
-	sort.Slice(cpaFields, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return cpaFields[i].Attrs.SortOrder < cpaFields[j].Attrs.SortOrder
-	})
-
-	return cpaFields, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) CreateCPAField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.CPAField) (*model.CPAField, *model.AppError) {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreateCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	fieldCount, appErr := a.CountPropertyFieldsForGroup(rctx, groupID, false)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreateCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.count_property_fields.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	if fieldCount >= CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreateCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.limit_reached.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
-	}
-
-	field.GroupID = groupID
-
-	if appErr = field.SanitizeAndValidate(); appErr != nil {
-		return nil, appErr
-	}
-
-	if appErr = model.ValidateCPAFieldName(field.Name); appErr != nil {
-		return nil, appErr
-	}
-
-	newField, appErr := a.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field.ToPropertyField(), false, "")
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, appErr
-	}
-
-	cpaField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(newField)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreateCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldCreated, "", "", "", nil, "")
-	message.Add("field", cpaField)
-	a.Publish(message)
-
-	return cpaField, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) PatchCPAField(rctx request.CTX, fieldID string, patch *model.PropertyFieldPatch) (*model.CPAField, *model.AppError) {
-	existingField, appErr := a.GetCPAField(rctx, fieldID)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, appErr
-	}
-	originalName := existingField.Name
-
-	shouldDeleteValues := false
-	if patch.Type != nil && *patch.Type != existingField.Type {
-		shouldDeleteValues = true
-	}
-
-	if err := existingField.Patch(patch); err != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.patch_field.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	if appErr = existingField.SanitizeAndValidate(); appErr != nil {
-		return nil, appErr
-	}
-
-	// Lenient grandfather: only validate Name against CEL rules when it actually changes.
-	// Pre-existing fields with invalid names remain editable on all other attrs.
-	if existingField.Name != originalName {
-		if appErr = model.ValidateCPAFieldName(existingField.Name); appErr != nil {
-			return nil, appErr
-		}
-	}
-
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	patchedField, appErr := a.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, existingField.ToPropertyField(), false, "")
-	if appErr != nil {
-		var notFoundErr *store.ErrNotFound
-		if errors.As(appErr, &notFoundErr) {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(appErr)
-		}
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_update.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	cpaField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(patchedField)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	if shouldDeleteValues {
-		if dErr := a.DeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx, groupID, cpaField.ID); dErr != nil {
-			a.Log().Error("Error deleting property values when updating field",
-				mlog.String("fieldID", cpaField.ID),
-				mlog.Err(dErr),
-			)
-		}
-	}
-
-	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldUpdated, "", "", "", nil, "")
-	message.Add("field", cpaField)
-	message.Add("delete_values", shouldDeleteValues)
-	a.Publish(message)
-
-	return cpaField, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) DeleteCPAField(rctx request.CTX, id string) *model.AppError {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return model.NewAppError("DeleteCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	if appErr := a.DeletePropertyField(rctx, groupID, id, false, ""); appErr != nil {
-		var notFoundErr *store.ErrNotFound
-		if errors.As(appErr, &notFoundErr) {
-			return model.NewAppError("DeleteCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(appErr)
-		}
-		return model.NewAppError("DeleteCPAField", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_delete.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAFieldDeleted, "", "", "", nil, "")
-	message.Add("field_id", id)
-	a.Publish(message)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) ListCPAValues(rctx request.CTX, targetUserID string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("ListCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	values, appErr := a.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, groupID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
-		TargetIDs: []string{targetUserID},
-		PerPage:   CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit,
-	})
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("ListCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.list_property_values.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	return values, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) GetCPAValue(rctx request.CTX, valueID string) (*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetCPAValue", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	value, appErr := a.GetPropertyValue(rctx, groupID, valueID)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetCPAValue", "app.custom_profile_attributes.get_property_value.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	return value, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) PatchCPAValue(rctx request.CTX, userID string, fieldID string, value json.RawMessage, allowSynced bool) (*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
-	values, appErr := a.PatchCPAValues(rctx, userID, map[string]json.RawMessage{fieldID: value}, allowSynced)
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, appErr
-	}
-
-	return values[0], nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) PatchCPAValues(rctx request.CTX, userID string, fieldValueMap map[string]json.RawMessage, allowSynced bool) ([]*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	valuesToUpdate := []*model.PropertyValue{}
-	for fieldID, rawValue := range fieldValueMap {
-		// make sure field exists in this group
-		cpaField, fieldErr := a.GetCPAField(rctx, fieldID)
-		if fieldErr != nil {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(fieldErr)
-		} else if cpaField.DeleteAt > 0 {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound)
-		}
-
-		if !allowSynced && cpaField.IsSynced() {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-
-		sanitizedValue, sErr := model.SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(cpaField, rawValue)
-		if sErr != nil {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.validate_value.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest).Wrap(sErr)
-		}
-
-		value := &model.PropertyValue{
-			GroupID:    groupID,
-			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
-			TargetID:   userID,
-			FieldID:    fieldID,
-			Value:      sanitizedValue,
-		}
-		valuesToUpdate = append(valuesToUpdate, value)
-	}
-
-	updatedValues, appErr := a.UpsertPropertyValues(rctx, valuesToUpdate, "", "", "")
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("PatchCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_value_upsert.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	updatedFieldValueMap := map[string]json.RawMessage{}
-	for _, value := range updatedValues {
-		updatedFieldValueMap[value.FieldID] = value.Value
-	}
-
-	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAValuesUpdated, "", "", "", nil, "")
-	message.Add("user_id", userID)
-	message.Add("values", updatedFieldValueMap)
-	a.Publish(message)
-
-	return updatedValues, nil
-}
-
-func (a *App) DeleteCPAValues(rctx request.CTX, userID string) *model.AppError {
-	groupID, appErr := a.CpaGroupID()
-	if appErr != nil {
-		return model.NewAppError("DeleteCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	if appErr := a.DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, groupID, "user", userID); appErr != nil {
-		return model.NewAppError("DeleteCPAValues", "app.custom_profile_attributes.delete_property_values_for_user.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(appErr)
-	}
-
-	message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventCPAValuesUpdated, "", "", "", nil, "")
-	message.Add("user_id", userID)
-	message.Add("values", map[string]json.RawMessage{})
-	a.Publish(message)
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes_test.go b/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
index ebdc85d26b3..74688ce4707 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
@@ -6,810 +6,37 @@ package app
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func celSafeName() string {
-	return "f_" + model.NewId()
-}
-
-func TestGetCPAField(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	t.Run("should fail when getting a non-existent field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(rctx, model.NewId())
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", appErr.Id)
-		require.Empty(t, field)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should fail when getting a field from a different group", func(t *testing.T) {
-		otherGroup, gErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(rctx, &model.PropertyGroup{
-			Name:    "test_get_cpa_other_group_" + model.NewId(),
-			Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1,
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, gErr)
-
-		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: otherGroup.ID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		}
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		fetchedField, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", appErr.Id)
-		require.Empty(t, fetchedField)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should get an existing CPA field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "test_field",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotEmpty(t, createdField.ID)
-
-		fetchedField, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, createdField.ID, fetchedField.ID)
-		require.Equal(t, "test_field", fetchedField.Name)
-		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden, fetchedField.Attrs.Visibility)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should initialize default attrs when field has nil Attrs", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a field with nil Attrs directly via property service (bypassing CPA validation)
-		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "Field with nil attrs",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   nil,
-		}
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		// GetCPAField should initialize Attrs with defaults
-		fetchedField, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault, fetchedField.Attrs.Visibility)
-		require.Equal(t, float64(0), fetchedField.Attrs.SortOrder)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should initialize default attrs when field has empty Attrs", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a field with empty Attrs directly via property service
-		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "Field with empty attrs",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{},
-		}
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		// GetCPAField should add missing default attrs
-		fetchedField, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault, fetchedField.Attrs.Visibility)
-		require.Equal(t, float64(0), fetchedField.Attrs.SortOrder)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should validate LDAP/SAML synced fields", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create LDAP synced field
-		ldapField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "ldap_field",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP: "ldap_attribute",
-			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdLDAPField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, ldapField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-		// Create SAML synced field
-		samlField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "saml_field",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSAML: "saml_attribute",
-			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdSAMLField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, samlField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-		// Test with allowSynced=false
-		userID := model.NewId()
-
-		// Test LDAP field
-		_, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdLDAPField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), false)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error", appErr.Id)
-
-		// Test SAML field
-		_, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdSAMLField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), false)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error", appErr.Id)
-
-		// Test with allowSynced=true
-		// LDAP field should work
-		patchedValue, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdLDAPField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), true)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, patchedValue)
-		require.Equal(t, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), patchedValue.Value)
-
-		// SAML field should work
-		patchedValue, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdSAMLField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), true)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, patchedValue)
-		require.Equal(t, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), patchedValue.Value)
-	})
-}
-
-func TestListCPAFields(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	t.Run("should list the CPA property fields", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field1 := model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "Field 1",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder: 1},
-		}
-
-		_, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, &field1, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		otherGroup, gErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(rctx, &model.PropertyGroup{
-			Name:    "test_list_cpa_other_group_" + model.NewId(),
-			Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1,
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, gErr)
-
-		field2 := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: otherGroup.ID,
-			Name:    "Field 2",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		}
-		_, err = th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field2, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		field3 := model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "Field 3",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder: 0},
-		}
-		_, err = th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, &field3, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		fields, appErr := th.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Len(t, fields, 2)
-		require.Equal(t, "Field 3", fields[0].Name)
-		require.Equal(t, "Field 1", fields[1].Name)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should initialize default attrs for fields with nil or empty Attrs", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a field with nil Attrs
-		fieldWithNilAttrs := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "Field with nil attrs",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   nil,
-		}
-		_, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, fieldWithNilAttrs, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		// Create a field with empty Attrs
-		fieldWithEmptyAttrs := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "Field with empty attrs",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{},
-		}
-		_, err = th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, fieldWithEmptyAttrs, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		// ListCPAFields should initialize Attrs with defaults
-		fields, appErr := th.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotEmpty(t, fields)
-
-		// Find our test fields and verify default attrs are set
-		for _, field := range fields {
-			if field.Name == "Field with nil attrs" || field.Name == "Field with empty attrs" {
-				require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault, field.Attrs.Visibility)
-				require.Equal(t, float64(0), field.Attrs.SortOrder)
-			}
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("list fields should return defaults for fields created without visibility and sort_order", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a field with minimal attrs (no visibility or sort_order)
-		fieldMinimal, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			Name:  "field_without_defaults",
-			Type:  model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{}, // Empty attrs - no visibility or sort_order
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdFieldMinimal, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, fieldMinimal)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, createdFieldMinimal)
-
-		// Create another field to ensure we test list results with explicit values
-		fieldNormal, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			Name: "normal_field",
-			Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways,
-				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder:  5.0,
-			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdFieldNormal, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, fieldNormal)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, createdFieldNormal)
-
-		// List all fields
-		fields, appErr := th.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotEmpty(t, fields)
-
-		// Find our test fields and verify defaults
-		foundMinimal := false
-		foundNormal := false
-		for _, f := range fields {
-			if f.ID == createdFieldMinimal.ID {
-				foundMinimal = true
-				// Verify defaults are set for field created without them
-				require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault, f.Attrs.Visibility, "visibility should have default value")
-				require.Equal(t, float64(0), f.Attrs.SortOrder, "sort_order should default to 0")
-			}
-			if f.ID == createdFieldNormal.ID {
-				foundNormal = true
-				// Verify createdFieldNormal are preserved
-				require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways, f.Attrs.Visibility)
-				require.Equal(t, float64(5), f.Attrs.SortOrder)
-			}
-		}
-		require.True(t, foundMinimal, "should have found createdFieldMinimal in list")
-		require.True(t, foundNormal, "should have found createdFieldNormal in list")
-	})
-}
-
-func TestCreateCPAField(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	t.Run("should fail if the field is not valid", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{Name: celSafeName()})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Empty(t, createdField)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should not be able to create a property field for a different feature", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: model.NewId(),
-			Name:    celSafeName(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, cpaID, createdField.GroupID)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should correctly create a CPA field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    celSafeName(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotZero(t, createdField.ID)
-		require.Equal(t, cpaID, createdField.GroupID)
-		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden, createdField.Attrs.Visibility)
-
-		fetchedField, gErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, "", createdField.ID)
-		require.Nil(t, gErr)
-		require.Equal(t, field.Name, fetchedField.Name)
-		require.NotZero(t, fetchedField.CreateAt)
-		require.Equal(t, fetchedField.CreateAt, fetchedField.UpdateAt)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should create CPA field with DeleteAt set to 0 even if input has non-zero DeleteAt", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a CPAField with DeleteAt != 0
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    celSafeName(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Set DeleteAt to non-zero value before creation
-		field.DeleteAt = time.Now().UnixMilli()
-		require.NotZero(t, field.DeleteAt, "Pre-condition: field should have non-zero DeleteAt")
-
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotZero(t, createdField.ID)
-		require.Equal(t, cpaID, createdField.GroupID)
-
-		// Verify that DeleteAt has been reset to 0
-		require.Zero(t, createdField.DeleteAt, "DeleteAt should be 0 after creation")
-
-		// Double-check by fetching the field from the database
-		fetchedField, gErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, "", createdField.ID)
-		require.Nil(t, gErr)
-		require.Zero(t, fetchedField.DeleteAt, "DeleteAt should be 0 in database")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("CPA should honor the field limit", func(t *testing.T) {
-		th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-		t.Run("should not be able to create CPA fields above the limit", func(t *testing.T) {
-			// we create the rest of the fields required to reach the limit
-			for i := 1; i <= CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit; i++ {
-				field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-					Name: fmt.Sprintf("f_%d_%s", i, model.NewId()),
-					Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				})
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-
-				createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-				require.Nil(t, appErr)
-				require.NotZero(t, createdField.ID)
-			}
-
-			// then, we create a last one that would exceed the limit
-			field := &model.CPAField{
-				PropertyField: model.PropertyField{
-					Name: celSafeName(),
-					Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-			}
-			createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-			require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-			require.Equal(t, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, appErr.StatusCode)
-			require.Zero(t, createdField)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("deleted fields should not count for the limit", func(t *testing.T) {
-			// we retrieve the list of fields and check we've reached the limit
-			fields, appErr := th.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
-			require.Len(t, fields, CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit)
-
-			// then we delete one field
-			require.Nil(t, th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, fields[0].ID))
-
-			// creating a new one should work now
-			field := &model.CPAField{
-				PropertyField: model.PropertyField{
-					Name: celSafeName(),
-					Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-			}
-			createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
-			require.NotZero(t, createdField.ID)
-		})
-	})
-}
-
-func TestPatchCPAField(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	newField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: cpaID,
-		Name:    celSafeName(),
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, newField)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-	patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-		Name:       new("patched_name"),
-		Attrs:      new(model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet}),
-		TargetID:   new(model.NewId()),
-		TargetType: new(model.NewId()),
-	}
-
-	t.Run("should fail if the field doesn't exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		updatedField, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, model.NewId(), patch)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-		require.Empty(t, updatedField)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should not allow to patch a field outside of CPA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		otherGroup, gErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(rctx, &model.PropertyGroup{
-			Name:    "test_patch_cpa_other_group_" + model.NewId(),
-			Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1,
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, gErr)
-
-		newField := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: otherGroup.ID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		}
-
-		field, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, newField, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		updatedField, uErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, field.ID, patch)
-		require.NotNil(t, uErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", uErr.Id)
-		require.Empty(t, updatedField)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should correctly patch the CPA property field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond) // ensure the UpdateAt is different than CreateAt
-
-		updatedField, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID, patch)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, createdField.ID, updatedField.ID)
-		require.Equal(t, "patched_name", updatedField.Name)
-		require.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet, updatedField.Attrs.Visibility)
-		require.Empty(t, updatedField.TargetID, "CPA should not allow to patch the field's target ID")
-		require.Empty(t, updatedField.TargetType, "CPA should not allow to patch the field's target type")
-		require.Greater(t, updatedField.UpdateAt, createdField.UpdateAt)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should preserve option IDs when patching select field options", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a select field with options
-		selectField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "select_field",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			Attrs: map[string]any{
-				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option 1",
-						"color": "#111111",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option 2",
-						"color": "#222222",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		createdSelectField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, selectField)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-		// Get the original option IDs
-		options := createdSelectField.Attrs.Options
-		require.Len(t, options, 2)
-		originalID1 := options[0].ID
-		originalID2 := options[1].ID
-		require.NotEmpty(t, originalID1)
-		require.NotEmpty(t, originalID2)
-
-		// Patch the field with updated option names and colors
-		selectPatch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-			Attrs: new(model.StringInterface{
-				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
-					map[string]any{
-						"id":    originalID1,
-						"name":  "Updated Option 1",
-						"color": "#333333",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "New Option 1.5",
-						"color": "#353535",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"id":    originalID2,
-						"name":  "Updated Option 2",
-						"color": "#444444",
-					},
-				},
-			}),
-		}
-
-		updatedSelectField, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, createdSelectField.ID, selectPatch)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-		updatedOptions := updatedSelectField.Attrs.Options
-		require.Len(t, updatedOptions, 3)
-
-		// Verify the options were updated while preserving IDs
-		require.Equal(t, originalID1, updatedOptions[0].ID)
-		require.Equal(t, "Updated Option 1", updatedOptions[0].Name)
-		require.Equal(t, "#333333", updatedOptions[0].Color)
-		require.Equal(t, originalID2, updatedOptions[2].ID)
-		require.Equal(t, "Updated Option 2", updatedOptions[2].Name)
-		require.Equal(t, "#444444", updatedOptions[2].Color)
-
-		// Check the new option
-		require.Equal(t, "New Option 1.5", updatedOptions[1].Name)
-		require.Equal(t, "#353535", updatedOptions[1].Color)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should not delete the values of a field after patching it if the type has not changed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a select field with options
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "select_field_with_values",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option 1",
-						"color": "#FF5733",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option 2",
-						"color": "#33FF57",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-		// Get the option IDs
-		options := createdField.Attrs.Options
-		require.Len(t, options, 2)
-		optionID := options[0].ID
-		require.NotEmpty(t, optionID)
-
-		// Create values for this field using the first option
-		userID := model.NewId()
-		value, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, optionID)), false)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, value)
-
-		// Patch the field without changing type (just update name and add a new option)
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-			Name: new("updated_select_field_name"),
-			Attrs: new(model.StringInterface{
-				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
-					map[string]any{
-						"id":    optionID, // Keep the same ID for the first option
-						"name":  "Updated Option 1",
-						"color": "#FF5733",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option 2",
-						"color": "#33FF57",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option 3",
-						"color": "#5733FF",
-					},
-				},
-			}),
-		}
-		updatedField, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID, patch)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "updated_select_field_name", updatedField.Name)
-		require.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect, updatedField.Type)
-
-		// Verify values still exist
-		values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Len(t, values, 1)
-		require.Equal(t, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, optionID)), values[0].Value)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should delete the values of a field after patching it if the type has changed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create a select field with options
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    "select_field_with_type_change",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option A",
-						"color": "#FF5733",
-					},
-					map[string]any{
-						"name":  "Option B",
-						"color": "#33FF57",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-		// Get the option IDs
-		options := createdField.Attrs.Options
-		require.Len(t, options, 2)
-		optionID := options[0].ID
-		require.NotEmpty(t, optionID)
-
-		// Create values for this field
-		userID := model.NewId()
-		value, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, optionID)), false)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, value)
-
-		// Verify value exists before type change
-		values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Len(t, values, 1)
-
-		// Patch the field and change type from select to text
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-			Type: model.NewPointer(model.PropertyFieldTypeText),
-		}
-		updatedField, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID, patch)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldTypeText, updatedField.Type)
-
-		// Verify values have been deleted
-		values, appErr = th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Empty(t, values)
-	})
-}
-
-func TestDeleteCPAField(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	newField, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: cpaID,
-		Name:    celSafeName(),
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, newField)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-
-	for i := range 3 {
-		newValue := &model.PropertyValue{
-			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
-			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
-			GroupID:    cpaID,
-			FieldID:    createdField.ID,
-			Value:      json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"Value %d"`, i)),
-		}
-		value, err := th.App.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, newValue)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.NotZero(t, value.ID)
-	}
-
-	t.Run("should fail if the field doesn't exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err := th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, model.NewId())
-		require.NotNil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", err.Id)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should not allow to delete a field outside of CPA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		otherGroup, gErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(rctx, &model.PropertyGroup{
-			Name:    "test_delete_cpa_other_group_" + model.NewId(),
-			Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1,
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, gErr)
-
-		newField := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: otherGroup.ID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		}
-		field, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, newField, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		dErr := th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, field.ID)
-		require.NotNil(t, dErr)
-		require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error", dErr.Id)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should correctly delete the field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// check that we have the associated values to the field prior deletion
-		opts := model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{PerPage: 10, FieldID: createdField.ID}
-		values, err := th.App.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, cpaID, opts)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Len(t, values, 3)
-
-		// delete the field
-		require.Nil(t, th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, createdField.ID))
-
-		// check that it is marked as deleted
-		fetchedField, err := th.App.GetPropertyField(rctx, "", createdField.ID)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.NotZero(t, fetchedField.DeleteAt)
-
-		// ensure that the associated fields have been marked as deleted too
-		values, err = th.App.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, cpaID, opts)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Len(t, values, 0)
-
-		opts.IncludeDeleted = true
-		values, err = th.App.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, cpaID, opts)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Len(t, values, 3)
-		for _, value := range values {
-			require.NotZero(t, value.DeleteAt)
-		}
-	})
-}
-
 func TestGetCPAValue(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
 
 	field := &model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: cpaID,
-		Name:    model.NewId(),
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		GroupID:    cpaID,
+		Name:       "f_" + model.NewId(),
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 	}
 	createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	fieldID := createdField.ID
 
 	t.Run("should fail if the value doesn't exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pv, appErr := th.App.GetCPAValue(rctx, model.NewId())
+		pv, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyValue(rctx, cpaID, model.NewId())
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		require.Nil(t, pv)
 	})
@@ -826,7 +53,7 @@ func TestGetCPAValue(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, created)
 
-		pv, appErr := th.App.GetCPAValue(rctx, created.ID)
+		pv, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyValue(rctx, cpaID, created.ID)
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		require.Nil(t, pv)
 	})
@@ -842,16 +69,26 @@ func TestGetCPAValue(t *testing.T) {
 		propertyValue, err := th.App.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, propertyValue)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 
-		pv, appErr := th.App.GetCPAValue(rctx, propertyValue.ID)
+		pv, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyValue(rctx, cpaID, propertyValue.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		require.NotNil(t, pv)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should handle array values correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionIDs := []string{model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId()}
 		arrayField := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			GroupID:    cpaID,
+			Name:       "f_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionIDs[0], "name": "option1"},
+					map[string]any{"id": optionIDs[1], "name": "option2"},
+					map[string]any{"id": optionIDs[2], "name": "option3"},
+				},
+			},
 		}
 		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, arrayField, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -861,436 +98,195 @@ func TestGetCPAValue(t *testing.T) {
 			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
 			GroupID:    cpaID,
 			FieldID:    createdField.ID,
-			Value:      json.RawMessage(`["option1", "option2", "option3"]`),
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s", "%s"]`, optionIDs[0], optionIDs[1], optionIDs[2])),
 		}
 		propertyValue, err = th.App.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, propertyValue)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 
-		pv, appErr := th.App.GetCPAValue(rctx, propertyValue.ID)
+		pv, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyValue(rctx, cpaID, propertyValue.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		require.NotNil(t, pv)
 		var arrayValues []string
 		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(pv.Value, &arrayValues))
-		require.Equal(t, []string{"option1", "option2", "option3"}, arrayValues)
+		require.Equal(t, optionIDs, arrayValues)
 	})
 }
 
-func TestListCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDeleteCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
 		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
 	}).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
 
 	userID := model.NewId()
+	otherUserID := model.NewId()
 
-	t.Run("should return empty list when user has no values", func(t *testing.T) {
-		values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Empty(t, values)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should list all values for a user", func(t *testing.T) {
-		var expectedValues []json.RawMessage
-
-		for i := 1; i <= CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit; i++ {
-			field := &model.PropertyField{
-				GroupID: cpaID,
-				Name:    fmt.Sprintf("Field %d", i),
-				Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			}
-			_, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
-			require.Nil(t, err)
-
-			value := &model.PropertyValue{
-				TargetID:   userID,
-				TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
-				GroupID:    cpaID,
-				FieldID:    field.ID,
-				Value:      json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"Value %d"`, i)),
-			}
-			_, err = th.App.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, value)
-			require.Nil(t, err)
-			expectedValues = append(expectedValues, value.Value)
-		}
-
-		// List values for original user
-		values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Len(t, values, CustomProfileAttributesFieldLimit)
-
-		actualValues := make([]json.RawMessage, len(values))
-		for i, value := range values {
-			require.Equal(t, userID, value.TargetID)
-			require.Equal(t, "user", value.TargetType)
-			require.Equal(t, cpaID, value.GroupID)
-			actualValues[i] = value.Value
-		}
-		require.ElementsMatch(t, expectedValues, actualValues)
-	})
-}
-
-func TestPatchCPAValue(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	t.Run("should fail if the field doesn't exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		invalidFieldID := model.NewId()
-		_, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, model.NewId(), invalidFieldID, json.RawMessage(`"fieldValue"`), true)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should create value if new field value", func(t *testing.T) {
-		newField := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		}
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, newField, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		userID := model.NewId()
-		patchedValue, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), true)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, patchedValue)
-		require.Equal(t, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), patchedValue.Value)
-		require.Equal(t, userID, patchedValue.TargetID)
-
-		t.Run("should correctly patch the CPA property value", func(t *testing.T) {
-			patch2, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"new patched value"`), true)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
-			require.NotNil(t, patch2)
-			require.Equal(t, patchedValue.ID, patch2.ID)
-			require.Equal(t, json.RawMessage(`"new patched value"`), patch2.Value)
-			require.Equal(t, userID, patch2.TargetID)
+	listValues := func(targetID string) []*model.PropertyValue {
+		t.Helper()
+		values, appErr := th.App.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, cpaID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+			TargetIDs:  []string{targetID},
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			// Single-target search: at most one value per (target, field), so the field cap bounds the page.
+			PerPage: model.AccessControlGroupFieldLimit + 5,
 		})
-	})
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		return values
+	}
 
-	t.Run("should fail if field is deleted", func(t *testing.T) {
-		newField := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+	// Create multiple fields and a value per field for userID.
+	var createdFields []*model.PropertyField
+	for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    cpaID,
+			Name:       fmt.Sprintf("field_%d", i),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, newField, false, "")
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		err = th.App.DeletePropertyField(rctx, cpaID, createdField.ID, false, "")
+		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, err)
+		createdFields = append(createdFields, createdField)
 
-		userID := model.NewId()
-		patchedValue, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(`"test value"`), true)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-		require.Nil(t, patchedValue)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("should handle array values correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
-		optionsID := []string{model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId(), model.NewId()}
-		arrayField := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
-				"options": []map[string]any{
-					{"id": optionsID[0], "name": "option1"},
-					{"id": optionsID[1], "name": "option2"},
-					{"id": optionsID[2], "name": "option3"},
-					{"id": optionsID[3], "name": "option4"},
-				},
-			},
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			TargetID:   userID,
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			GroupID:    cpaID,
+			FieldID:    createdField.ID,
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"Value %d"`, i)),
 		}
-		createdField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, arrayField, false, "")
+		_, err = th.App.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, value)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-
-		// Create a JSON array with option IDs (not names)
-		optionJSON := fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s", "%s"]`, optionsID[0], optionsID[1], optionsID[2])
-
-		userID := model.NewId()
-		patchedValue, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(optionJSON), true)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, patchedValue)
-		var arrayValues []string
-		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(patchedValue.Value, &arrayValues))
-		require.Equal(t, []string{optionsID[0], optionsID[1], optionsID[2]}, arrayValues)
-		require.Equal(t, userID, patchedValue.TargetID)
-
-		// Update array values with valid option IDs
-		updatedOptionJSON := fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, optionsID[1], optionsID[3])
-		updatedValue, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(updatedOptionJSON), true)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, updatedValue)
-		require.Equal(t, patchedValue.ID, updatedValue.ID)
-		arrayValues = nil
-		require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(updatedValue.Value, &arrayValues))
-		require.Equal(t, []string{optionsID[1], optionsID[3]}, arrayValues)
-		require.Equal(t, userID, updatedValue.TargetID)
-
-		t.Run("should fail if it tries to set a value that not valid for a field", func(t *testing.T) {
-			// Try to use an ID that doesn't exist in the options
-			invalidID := model.NewId()
-			invalidOptionJSON := fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, optionsID[0], invalidID)
-
-			invalidValue, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(invalidOptionJSON), true)
-			require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-			require.Nil(t, invalidValue)
-			require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.validate_value.app_error", appErr.Id)
-
-			// Test with completely invalid JSON format
-			invalidJSON := `[not valid json]`
-			invalidValue, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(invalidJSON), true)
-			require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-			require.Nil(t, invalidValue)
-			require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.validate_value.app_error", appErr.Id)
-
-			// Test with wrong data type (sending string instead of array)
-			wrongTypeJSON := `"not an array"`
-			invalidValue, appErr = th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(wrongTypeJSON), true)
-			require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-			require.Nil(t, invalidValue)
-			require.Equal(t, "app.custom_profile_attributes.validate_value.app_error", appErr.Id)
-		})
-	})
-}
-
-func TestDeleteCPAValues(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := SetupConfig(t, func(cfg *model.Config) {
-		cfg.FeatureFlags.CustomProfileAttributes = true
-	}).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	userID := model.NewId()
-	otherUserID := model.NewId()
-
-	// Create multiple fields and values for the user
-	var createdFields []*model.CPAField
-	for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
-		field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: cpaID,
-			Name:    fmt.Sprintf("field_%d", i),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		createdField, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		createdFields = append(createdFields, createdField)
-
-		// Create a value for this field
-		value, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, userID, createdField.ID, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"Value %d"`, i)), false)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.NotNil(t, value)
 	}
 
-	// Verify values exist before deletion
-	values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Len(t, values, 3)
+	require.Len(t, listValues(userID), 3)
 
-	// Test deleting values for user
 	t.Run("should delete all values for a user", func(t *testing.T) {
-		appErr := th.App.DeleteCPAValues(rctx, userID)
+		appErr := th.App.DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, cpaID, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, userID)
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
-		// Verify values are gone
-		values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, userID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Empty(t, values)
+		require.Empty(t, listValues(userID))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should handle deleting values for a user with no values", func(t *testing.T) {
-		appErr := th.App.DeleteCPAValues(rctx, otherUserID)
+		appErr := th.App.DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, cpaID, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, otherUserID)
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should not affect values for other users", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// Create values for another user
+		// Create values for otherUserID.
 		for _, field := range createdFields {
-			value, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAValue(rctx, otherUserID, field.ID, json.RawMessage(`"Other user value"`), false)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr)
-			require.NotNil(t, value)
+			value := &model.PropertyValue{
+				TargetID:   otherUserID,
+				TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+				GroupID:    cpaID,
+				FieldID:    field.ID,
+				Value:      json.RawMessage(`"Other user value"`),
+			}
+			_, err := th.App.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, value)
+			require.Nil(t, err)
 		}
 
-		// Delete values for original user
-		appErr := th.App.DeleteCPAValues(rctx, userID)
+		appErr := th.App.DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, cpaID, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, userID)
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
-		// Verify other user's values still exist
-		values, appErr := th.App.ListCPAValues(rctx, otherUserID)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr)
-		require.Len(t, values, 3)
+		require.Len(t, listValues(otherUserID), 3)
 	})
 }
 
-func TestCreateCPAField_RejectsInvalidName(t *testing.T) {
+// TestCPAValueSyncLock exercises AccessControlHook.checkSyncLock end-to-end
+// at the app layer: a write for a field with ldap= or saml= set only
+// succeeds when the caller ID matches the field's sync source. Covering this
+// at the app layer also asserts that the startup wiring in server.go
+// (access_control group registration, AccessControlHook install, and
+// CallerIDExtractor reading from request.CTX) is intact — something the
+// properties-package tests cannot verify because they install the hook
+// themselves.
+func TestCPAValueSyncLock(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name      string
-		fieldName string
-		wantErrID string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:      "space in name",
-			fieldName: "My Field",
-			wantErrID: "model.cpa_field.name.invalid_charset.app_error",
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "leading digit",
-			fieldName: "7department",
-			wantErrID: "model.cpa_field.name.invalid_charset.app_error",
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "reserved word in",
-			fieldName: "in",
-			wantErrID: "model.cpa_field.name.reserved_word.app_error",
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "reserved word true",
-			fieldName: "true",
-			wantErrID: "model.cpa_field.name.reserved_word.app_error",
-		},
-	}
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-				Name: tt.fieldName,
-				Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
+	adminRctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(th.SystemAdminUser.Id)
 
-			_, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-			require.NotNil(t, appErr, "expected error for name %q", tt.fieldName)
-			require.Equal(t, tt.wantErrID, appErr.Id)
-		})
+	createField := func(name string, attrs model.CPAAttrs) *model.PropertyField {
+		t.Helper()
+		cpa := &model.CPAField{
+			PropertyField: model.PropertyField{
+				GroupID:    cpaID,
+				Name:       name,
+				Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+				ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+				TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			},
+			Attrs: attrs,
+		}
+		// Sanitization/validation runs inside CreatePropertyField via the
+		// AccessControlAttributeValidationHook.
+		created, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(adminRctx, cpa.ToPropertyField(), false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		return created
 	}
-}
 
-func TestCreateCPAField_AcceptsValidName(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
+	ldapField := createField("ldap_attr_"+model.NewId(), model.CPAAttrs{LDAP: "mail"})
+	samlField := createField("saml_attr_"+model.NewId(), model.CPAAttrs{SAML: "email"})
+	plainField := createField("plain_attr_"+model.NewId(), model.CPAAttrs{})
 
-	validNames := []string{"department", "_private", "A1", "a_b_c", "Department", "DEPT"}
-	for _, n := range validNames {
-		t.Run(n, func(t *testing.T) {
-			field, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-				Name: n,
-				Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			created, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(rctx, field)
-			require.Nil(t, appErr, "unexpected error for name %q: %v", n, appErr)
-			require.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
-
-			_ = th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, created.ID)
-		})
+	userID := model.NewId()
+	upsertAs := func(callerID string, field *model.PropertyField) *model.AppError {
+		t.Helper()
+		rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(callerID)
+		_, appErr := th.App.UpsertPropertyValues(rctx, []*model.PropertyValue{{
+			GroupID:    cpaID,
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			TargetID:   userID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"value"`),
+		}}, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, userID, "")
+		return appErr
 	}
-}
-
-func TestPatchCPAField_GrandfatherSkipsValidationOnUnchangedName(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
 
-	// Seed a field with an invalid CPA name directly via CreatePropertyField (bypassing CPA validation).
-	// This simulates a pre-existing legacy field whose name violates the new CEL rule.
-	legacyField, err := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, &model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: cpaID,
-		Name:    "My Legacy Field",
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		Attrs:   model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet},
-	}, false, "")
-	require.Nil(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, legacyField.ID) }()
+	requireSyncLock := func(appErr *model.AppError) {
+		t.Helper()
+		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
+		require.Equal(t, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	}
 
-	t.Run("patching only visibility leaves invalid name unchanged (grandfather passes)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		newVisibility := model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-			Attrs: &model.StringInterface{
-				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility: newVisibility,
-			},
-		}
-		patched, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, legacyField.ID, patch)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr, "grandfather: patching non-name attrs on a legacy field must not trigger validation")
-		require.Equal(t, "My Legacy Field", patched.Name, "name must remain unchanged")
-		require.Equal(t, newVisibility, patched.Attrs.Visibility)
+	t.Run("anonymous caller is blocked on an LDAP-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		requireSyncLock(upsertAs(anonymousCallerId, ldapField))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("patching name to another invalid value returns validation error", func(t *testing.T) {
-		stillInvalidName := "still invalid name"
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-			Name: new(stillInvalidName),
-		}
-		_, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, legacyField.ID, patch)
-		require.NotNil(t, appErr, "renaming to an invalid name must be rejected")
-		require.Equal(t, "model.cpa_field.name.invalid_charset.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	t.Run("anonymous caller is blocked on a SAML-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		requireSyncLock(upsertAs(anonymousCallerId, samlField))
 	})
 
-	t.Run("patching name to a valid value succeeds", func(t *testing.T) {
-		validName := "my_legacy_field"
-		patch := &model.PropertyFieldPatch{
-			Name: new(validName),
-		}
-		patched, appErr := th.App.PatchCPAField(rctx, legacyField.ID, patch)
-		require.Nil(t, appErr, "renaming to a valid CEL identifier must succeed")
-		require.Equal(t, validName, patched.Name)
+	t.Run("anonymous caller is allowed on a non-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, upsertAs(anonymousCallerId, plainField))
 	})
-}
 
-// TestCreatePropertyField_BypassesCPANameValidation_ExpectedBehavior asserts the documented
-// Option C bypass: the generic property-field App API does NOT enforce the CPA name regex
-// on master. This is intentional and time-bounded.
-//
-// PR #36173's AttributeValidationHook will close the bypass at the property-service layer.
-// Do NOT "fix" this test by adding CPA name validation in App.CreatePropertyField ahead of
-// #36173 landing — doing so would conflict with @davidkrauser's diff.
-//
-// See spec.md §Out of Scope and the CPAAttrs godoc block in
-// server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes.go (§Non-enforcement) for full context.
-func TestCreatePropertyField_BypassesCPANameValidation_ExpectedBehavior(t *testing.T) {
-	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
-	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
-
-	cpaID, cErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, cErr)
-
-	rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
+	t.Run("LDAP sync caller is allowed on an LDAP-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, upsertAs(model.CallerIDLDAPSync, ldapField))
+	})
 
-	// "My Field" violates CPAFieldNamePattern — would be rejected by CreateCPAField.
-	// Via CreatePropertyField (the generic property API), it must succeed.
-	field := &model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: cpaID,
-		Name:    "My Field",
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	}
+	t.Run("LDAP sync caller is blocked on a SAML-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		requireSyncLock(upsertAs(model.CallerIDLDAPSync, samlField))
+	})
 
-	created, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field, false, "")
-	require.Nil(t, appErr,
-		"CreatePropertyField must NOT enforce the CPA name regex on master — "+
-			"that enforcement belongs to PR #36173's AttributeValidationHook")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
+	t.Run("SAML sync caller is allowed on a SAML-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, upsertAs(model.CallerIDSAMLSync, samlField))
+	})
 
-	_ = th.App.DeleteCPAField(rctx, created.ID)
+	t.Run("SAML sync caller is blocked on an LDAP-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		requireSyncLock(upsertAs(model.CallerIDSAMLSync, ldapField))
+	})
 }
diff --git a/server/channels/app/migrations.go b/server/channels/app/migrations.go
index 524d54ba784..2033abf976c 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/migrations.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/migrations.go
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ func (s *Server) doSetupContentFlaggingProperties() error {
 	}
 
 	if len(propertiesToUpdate) > 0 {
-		if _, _, err := s.propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(nil, group.ID, propertiesToUpdate); err != nil {
+		if _, _, _, err := s.propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(nil, group.ID, propertiesToUpdate); err != nil {
 			// Another server may have won the race and updated these fields
 			// concurrently (e.g. parallel tests sharing a database pool).
 			// Both servers write the same expected values, so tolerate the
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ func (s *Server) doSetupBoardsProperties() error {
 	}
 
 	if len(propertiesToUpdate) > 0 {
-		if _, _, err := s.propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(nil, group.ID, propertiesToUpdate); err != nil {
+		if _, _, _, err := s.propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(nil, group.ID, propertiesToUpdate); err != nil {
 			// Another server may have won the race and updated these fields
 			// concurrently (e.g. parallel tests sharing a database pool).
 			// Both servers write the same expected values, so tolerate the
diff --git a/server/channels/app/migrations_test.go b/server/channels/app/migrations_test.go
index 91b4e823adf..a80a455a3a2 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/migrations_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/migrations_test.go
@@ -190,41 +190,54 @@ func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_NoExistingFields(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_BackfillsMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t)
+	// LicenseCheckHook gates writes to the access_control group on an
+	// Enterprise license; the seed CreatePropertyField calls below would
+	// otherwise be rejected with app.property.license_error.
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
 	clearCPABackfillMarker(t, th)
 
-	// fieldA exercises the "display_name present as empty string in JSONB" case — the true
-	// idempotency boundary.
-	fieldABase, convErr := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-		Name: "department",
-		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, convErr)
-	fieldA, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(th.Context, fieldABase)
+	group, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(th.Context, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Equal(t, "", fieldA.Attrs.DisplayName, "seed invariant: fieldA must have empty display_name")
 
-	fieldBBase, convErr := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-		Name: "job_title",
-		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, convErr)
-	fieldBBase.Attrs.DisplayName = "Job Title"
-	fieldB, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(th.Context, fieldBBase)
+	// fieldA exercises the "display_name absent / empty in JSONB" case — the
+	// true idempotency boundary the migration is designed to fix.
+	fieldA, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		Name:       "department",
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+	}, false, "")
+	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	require.Empty(t, fieldA.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName],
+		"seed invariant: fieldA must have empty display_name")
+
+	fieldB, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		Name:       "job_title",
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+			model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName: "Job Title",
+		},
+	}, false, "")
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Equal(t, "Job Title", fieldB.Attrs.DisplayName, "seed invariant: fieldB must have display_name set")
+	require.Equal(t, "Job Title", fieldB.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName],
+		"seed invariant: fieldB must have display_name set")
 
 	err := th.Server.doSetupCPADisplayNameBackfill(th.Context)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	updatedFieldA, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(th.Context, fieldA.ID)
+	updatedFieldA, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, fieldA.ID)
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Equal(t, "department", updatedFieldA.Attrs.DisplayName,
+	require.Equal(t, "department", updatedFieldA.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName],
 		"fieldA: display_name must be backfilled to field name")
 
-	updatedFieldB, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(th.Context, fieldB.ID)
+	updatedFieldB, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, fieldB.ID)
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Equal(t, "Job Title", updatedFieldB.Attrs.DisplayName,
+	require.Equal(t, "Job Title", updatedFieldB.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName],
 		"fieldB: display_name must not be overwritten when already set")
 
 	data, sysErr := th.Store.System().GetByName(cpaDisplayNameBackfillKey)
@@ -235,15 +248,23 @@ func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_BackfillsMissing(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t)
+	// LicenseCheckHook gates writes to the access_control group on an
+	// Enterprise license; the seed CreatePropertyField call below would
+	// otherwise be rejected with app.property.license_error.
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
 	clearCPABackfillMarker(t, th)
 
-	fieldBase, convErr := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(&model.PropertyField{
-		Name: "location",
-		Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, convErr)
-	seeded, appErr := th.App.CreateCPAField(th.Context, fieldBase)
+	group, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(th.Context, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+	seeded, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		Name:       "location",
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+	}, false, "")
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 	err := th.Server.doSetupCPADisplayNameBackfill(th.Context)
@@ -253,9 +274,9 @@ func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, sysErr)
 	require.Equal(t, "true", data1.Value)
 
-	updatedAfterFirst, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(th.Context, seeded.ID)
+	updatedAfterFirst, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, seeded.ID)
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Equal(t, "location", updatedAfterFirst.Attrs.DisplayName)
+	require.Equal(t, "location", updatedAfterFirst.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName])
 
 	// Snapshot UpdateAt before the second run so we can prove the second run is a no-op
 	// at the DB-write level. PropertyField.UpdateAt is set to model.GetMillis() on every
@@ -272,9 +293,9 @@ func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, sysErr)
 	require.Equal(t, "true", data2.Value)
 
-	updatedAfterSecond, appErr := th.App.GetCPAField(th.Context, seeded.ID)
+	updatedAfterSecond, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, seeded.ID)
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	require.Equal(t, "location", updatedAfterSecond.Attrs.DisplayName,
+	require.Equal(t, "location", updatedAfterSecond.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName],
 		"second run must not change display_name")
 
 	require.Equal(t, firstFieldUpdate, updatedAfterSecond.UpdateAt,
@@ -283,21 +304,30 @@ func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCPADisplayNameBackfill_BackfillsProtectedSourceOnlyField(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t)
+	// LicenseCheckHook gates writes to the access_control group on an
+	// Enterprise license. The seed below bypasses Create-side hooks via a
+	// direct store insert, but the backfill migration calls UpdatePropertyFields
+	// (unhooked) which still runs the version-match check; the license is
+	// nevertheless required by other CPA paths exercised across the suite.
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
 
 	clearCPABackfillMarker(t, th)
 
-	groupID, appErr := th.App.CpaGroupID()
+	group, appErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(th.Context, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+	groupID := group.ID
 
 	// Insert directly via the store so we bypass the property service's
 	// access-control routing (which would reject creating a protected
-	// source_only field from a non-plugin caller). Type=text avoids the
-	// options-stripping branch in read access control, but the migration's
-	// correctness here doesn't depend on the field type.
+	// source_only field from a non-plugin caller). ObjectType/TargetType are
+	// required so the field is recognized as PSAv2 and matches the group's
+	// version when the migration's UpdatePropertyFields runs.
 	field := &model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: groupID,
-		Name:    "uas_employee_id",
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		GroupID:    groupID,
+		Name:       "uas_employee_id",
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode:     model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
diff --git a/server/channels/app/plugin_api.go b/server/channels/app/plugin_api.go
index 3ff20d667c4..fa6dad2bec4 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/plugin_api.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/plugin_api.go
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ func (api *PluginAPI) GetPropertyFields(groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.
 }
 
 func (api *PluginAPI) UpdatePropertyField(groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	updatedField, appErr := api.app.UpdatePropertyField(api.psaPluginContext(), groupID, field, false, "")
+	updatedField, _, appErr := api.app.UpdatePropertyField(api.psaPluginContext(), groupID, field, false, "")
 	if appErr != nil {
 		return nil, appErr
 	}
@@ -1690,6 +1690,14 @@ func (api *PluginAPI) SearchPropertyValues(groupID string, opts model.PropertyVa
 }
 
 func (api *PluginAPI) RegisterPropertyGroup(name string) (*model.PropertyGroup, error) {
+	if name == model.DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"the group name %q has been renamed to %q; use %q instead",
+			model.DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName,
+			model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+		)
+	}
 	group, appErr := api.app.RegisterPropertyGroup(api.psaPluginContext(), &model.PropertyGroup{
 		Name:    name,
 		Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1,
@@ -1701,6 +1709,7 @@ func (api *PluginAPI) RegisterPropertyGroup(name string) (*model.PropertyGroup,
 }
 
 func (api *PluginAPI) GetPropertyGroup(name string) (*model.PropertyGroup, error) {
+	name = migrateDeprecatedPropertyGroupName(name)
 	group, appErr := api.app.GetPropertyGroup(api.psaPluginContext(), name)
 	if appErr != nil {
 		return nil, appErr
@@ -1708,6 +1717,15 @@ func (api *PluginAPI) GetPropertyGroup(name string) (*model.PropertyGroup, error
 	return group, nil
 }
 
+// migrateDeprecatedPropertyGroupName maps the deprecated "custom_profile_attributes"
+// group name to the current "access_control" name for backward compatibility.
+func migrateDeprecatedPropertyGroupName(name string) string {
+	if name == model.DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName {
+		return model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName
+	}
+	return name
+}
+
 func (api *PluginAPI) GetPropertyFieldByName(groupID, targetID, name string) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
 	field, appErr := api.app.GetPropertyFieldByName(api.psaPluginContext(), groupID, targetID, name)
 	if appErr != nil {
@@ -1717,7 +1735,7 @@ func (api *PluginAPI) GetPropertyFieldByName(groupID, targetID, name string) (*m
 }
 
 func (api *PluginAPI) UpdatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	updatedFields, appErr := api.app.UpdatePropertyFields(api.psaPluginContext(), groupID, fields, false, "")
+	updatedFields, _, appErr := api.app.UpdatePropertyFields(api.psaPluginContext(), groupID, fields, false, "")
 	if appErr != nil {
 		return nil, appErr
 	}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/plugin_api_test.go b/server/channels/app/plugin_api_test.go
index 4421513bb31..b8a66f15f5a 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/plugin_api_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/plugin_api_test.go
@@ -3864,3 +3864,70 @@ func TestPluginAPICreateChannelAnonymousURLs(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, originalName, createdChannel.Name, "channel name should not be overridden")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestPluginAPIPropertyGroupDeprecatedName(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+
+	t.Run("RegisterPropertyGroup rejects deprecated name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+		api := th.SetupPluginAPI()
+
+		// Register using the deprecated name must fail
+		_, err := api.RegisterPropertyGroup(model.DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "renamed")
+
+		// Register using the canonical name should still work
+		group, err := api.RegisterPropertyGroup(model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, group)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName, group.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetPropertyGroup maps deprecated name to canonical name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+		api := th.SetupPluginAPI()
+
+		// The access_control group is registered at server startup, so
+		// we can look it up directly.
+		canonical, err := api.GetPropertyGroup(model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, canonical)
+
+		// Looking up by the deprecated name should return the same group
+		deprecated, err := api.GetPropertyGroup(model.DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, deprecated)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, canonical.ID, deprecated.ID)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName, deprecated.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("other group names are not affected by the mapping", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+		api := th.SetupPluginAPI()
+
+		// Register a different group — no mapping should occur
+		group, err := api.RegisterPropertyGroup("my_plugin_group")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, group)
+		assert.Equal(t, "my_plugin_group", group.Name)
+
+		// Look it up
+		fetched, err := api.GetPropertyGroup("my_plugin_group")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, group.ID, fetched.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetPropertyGroup with nonexistent name returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+		api := th.SetupPluginAPI()
+
+		_, err := api.GetPropertyGroup("no_such_group")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/plugin_properties_test.go b/server/channels/app/plugin_properties_test.go
index d945e802823..67e742be59f 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/plugin_properties_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/plugin_properties_test.go
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
 )
 
 // cleanupCPAFields deletes all existing CPA fields to ensure a clean state
 func cleanupCPAFields(t *testing.T, th *TestHelper) {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+	cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 	fields, searchErr := th.App.Srv().Store().PropertyField().SearchPropertyFields(model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{
 		GroupID: cpaID,
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ func cleanupCPAFields(t *testing.T, th *TestHelper) {
 func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
+	// Subtests that exercise the access_control group require an
+	// Enterprise license because LicenseCheckHook gates that group.
+	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise))
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = th.App.Srv().RemoveLicense() })
+
 	t.Run("test property field methods", func(t *testing.T) {
 		groupName := model.NewId()
 		tearDown, pluginIDs, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{`
@@ -457,8 +464,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin-created CPA field gets source_plugin_id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		tearDown, pluginIDs, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{`
 			package main
@@ -476,9 +484,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				// Create a CPA field
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "CPA Test Field",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "cpa_test_field",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 				}
 
 				createdField, err := p.API.CreatePropertyField(field)
@@ -521,8 +531,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin can update its own protected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		tearDown, pluginIDs, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{`
 			package main
@@ -540,9 +551,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				// Create a protected CPA field
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Protected Field",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "protected_field",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					Attrs: map[string]any{
 						"protected": true,
 					},
@@ -554,13 +567,13 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				// Try to update the protected field (should succeed since we created it)
-				createdField.Name = "Updated Protected Field"
+				createdField.Name = "updated_protected_field"
 				updatedField, err := p.API.UpdatePropertyField("` + cpaID + `", createdField)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to update own protected field: %w", err)
 				}
 
-				if updatedField.Name != "Updated Protected Field" {
+				if updatedField.Name != "updated_protected_field" {
 					return fmt.Errorf("field name not updated correctly")
 				}
 
@@ -585,8 +598,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin cannot update another plugin's protected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		// Both plugins in same environment
 		tearDown, _, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{
@@ -607,9 +621,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				// Create a protected CPA field
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Plugin1 Protected Field",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "plugin1_protected_field",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					Attrs: map[string]any{
 						"protected": true,
 					},
@@ -650,7 +666,7 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 				var plugin1Field *model.PropertyField
 				for _, field := range fields {
-					if field.Name == "Plugin1 Protected Field" {
+					if field.Name == "plugin1_protected_field" {
 						plugin1Field = field
 						break
 					}
@@ -685,8 +701,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin can delete its own protected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		tearDown, pluginIDs, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{`
 			package main
@@ -704,9 +721,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				// Create a protected CPA field
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Field To Delete",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "field_to_delete",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					Attrs: map[string]any{
 						"protected": true,
 					},
@@ -744,8 +763,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin cannot delete another plugin's protected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		// Both plugins in same environment
 		tearDown, _, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{
@@ -765,9 +785,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Plugin1 Field To Keep",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "plugin1_field_to_keep",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					Attrs: map[string]any{
 						"protected": true,
 					},
@@ -808,7 +830,7 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 				var plugin1Field *model.PropertyField
 				for _, field := range fields {
-					if field.Name == "Plugin1 Field To Keep" {
+					if field.Name == "plugin1_field_to_keep" {
 						plugin1Field = field
 						break
 					}
@@ -842,8 +864,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin can update values for its own protected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		tearDown, pluginIDs, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{`
 			package main
@@ -861,9 +884,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				// Create a protected CPA field
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Protected Field With Values",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "protected_field_with_values",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					Attrs: map[string]any{
 						"protected": true,
 					},
@@ -921,8 +946,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin cannot update values for another plugin's protected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		testTargetID := model.NewId()
 
@@ -944,9 +970,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Plugin1 Field With Protected Values",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "plugin1_field_with_protected_values",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					Attrs: map[string]any{
 						"protected": true,
 					},
@@ -1001,7 +1029,7 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 				var plugin1Field *model.PropertyField
 				for _, field := range fields {
-					if field.Name == "Plugin1 Field With Protected Values" {
+					if field.Name == "plugin1_field_with_protected_values" {
 						plugin1Field = field
 						break
 					}
@@ -1043,8 +1071,9 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test plugin can modify non-protected CPA fields from other plugins", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cleanupCPAFields(t, th)
 
-		cpaID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-		require.Nil(t, err)
+		cpaGroup, groupErr := th.App.GetPropertyGroup(request.TestContext(t), model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+		require.Nil(t, groupErr)
+		cpaID := cpaGroup.ID
 
 		// Both plugins in same environment
 		tearDown, _, activationErrors := SetAppEnvironmentWithPlugins(t, []string{
@@ -1064,9 +1093,11 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 			func (p *MyPlugin) OnActivate() error {
 				field := &model.PropertyField{
-					GroupID: "` + cpaID + `",
-					Name:    "Non-Protected Field",
-					Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					GroupID:    "` + cpaID + `",
+					Name:       "non_protected_field",
+					Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+					ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+					TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 					// Note: protected is not set
 				}
 
@@ -1105,7 +1136,7 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 
 				var plugin1Field *model.PropertyField
 				for _, field := range fields {
-					if field.Name == "Non-Protected Field" {
+					if field.Name == "non_protected_field" {
 						plugin1Field = field
 						break
 					}
@@ -1116,7 +1147,7 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				// Update it (should succeed since it's not protected)
-				plugin1Field.Name = "Modified By Plugin2"
+				plugin1Field.Name = "modified_by_plugin2"
 				_, err = p.API.UpdatePropertyField("` + cpaID + `", plugin1Field)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to update non-protected field: %w", err)
@@ -1136,12 +1167,15 @@ func TestPluginProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, activationErrors[1])
 
 		// Verify the field was actually updated
-		rctx := th.emptyContextWithCallerID(anonymousCallerId)
-		updatedFields, appErr := th.App.ListCPAFields(rctx)
+		updatedFields, appErr := th.App.SearchPropertyFields(request.TestContext(t), cpaID, model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{
+			GroupID:    cpaID,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			PerPage:    model.AccessControlGroupFieldLimit + 5,
+		})
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		var fieldWasUpdated bool
 		for _, field := range updatedFields {
-			if field.Name == "Modified By Plugin2" {
+			if field.Name == "modified_by_plugin2" {
 				fieldWasUpdated = true
 				break
 			}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control.go b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control.go
index 63fd0f6b608..944644a0ceb 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control.go
@@ -21,18 +21,25 @@ package properties
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"maps"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrAccessDenied      = errors.New("access denied")
+	ErrSyncLocked        = errors.New("field is managed by external sync")
+	ErrInvalidAccessMode = errors.New("invalid access_mode")
+	ErrFieldNotFound     = errors.New("property field not found")
+)
+
 const (
-	// propertyAccessPaginationPageSize is the default page size for pagination when fetching property values
-	propertyAccessPaginationPageSize = 100
-	// propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations is the maximum number of pagination iterations before returning an error
+	propertyAccessPaginationPageSize      = 100
 	propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations = 10
 )
 
@@ -40,87 +47,93 @@ const (
 // Returns true if the plugin exists and is installed, false otherwise.
 type PluginChecker func(pluginID string) bool
 
-// PropertyAccessService is a layer around PropertyService that enforces access
-// control based on caller identity. All property operations go through this
-// service to ensure consistent access control enforcement.
-type PropertyAccessService struct {
+// AccessControlHook implements the PropertyHook interface to enforce access
+// control based on caller identity. It checks protected fields, plugin
+// ownership, and access modes (public, source-only, shared-only).
+//
+// The hook only applies to groups whose IDs are in managedGroupIDs. Operations
+// on other groups pass through without access control checks.
+type AccessControlHook struct {
 	propertyService *PropertyService
 	pluginChecker   PluginChecker
+	managedGroupIDs map[string]struct{}
 }
 
-// NewPropertyAccessService creates a new PropertyAccessService.
-// It receives the PropertyService to call private methods for database operations.
-// The pluginChecker function is used to verify plugin installation status when checking access
-// to protected fields. Pass nil if plugin checking is not needed (e.g., in tests).
-func NewPropertyAccessService(ps *PropertyService, pluginChecker PluginChecker) *PropertyAccessService {
-	return &PropertyAccessService{
+// Compile-time check that AccessControlHook implements PropertyHook.
+var _ PropertyHook = (*AccessControlHook)(nil)
+
+// NewAccessControlHook creates a new AccessControlHook.
+// It receives the PropertyService to call private methods for database lookups
+// needed during access control checks. The pluginChecker function is used to
+// verify plugin installation status when checking access to protected fields.
+// Pass nil for pluginChecker if plugin checking is not needed (e.g., in tests).
+// managedGroupIDs lists the property group IDs that this hook enforces access
+// control for. Operations on groups not in this list are passed through.
+func NewAccessControlHook(ps *PropertyService, pluginChecker PluginChecker, managedGroupIDs ...string) *AccessControlHook {
+	ids := make(map[string]struct{}, len(managedGroupIDs))
+	for _, id := range managedGroupIDs {
+		ids[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return &AccessControlHook{
 		propertyService: ps,
 		pluginChecker:   pluginChecker,
+		managedGroupIDs: ids,
 	}
 }
 
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) setPluginCheckerForTests(pluginChecker PluginChecker) {
-	pas.pluginChecker = pluginChecker
+// isGroupManaged checks whether the given group ID is managed by this hook.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) isGroupManaged(groupID string) bool {
+	_, ok := h.managedGroupIDs[groupID]
+	return ok
 }
 
-// Property Field Methods
-
-// isCallerPlugin checks whether the callerID corresponds to an installed plugin.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) isCallerPlugin(callerID string) bool {
-	return callerID != "" && pas.pluginChecker != nil && pas.pluginChecker(callerID)
-}
+// Field Pre-Hooks
 
-// CreatePropertyField creates a new property field with access control.
-// When the caller is an installed plugin, source_plugin_id is automatically set
-// to the callerID and the protected attribute is allowed.
-// When the caller is not a plugin, source_plugin_id and protected are rejected
-// to prevent unauthorized field ownership claims.
+// PreCreatePropertyField enforces access control on field creation.
+// When the caller is an installed plugin, source_plugin_id is automatically set.
+// When the caller is not a plugin, source_plugin_id and protected are rejected.
 // When linking to a source template, security attributes are validated and
 // inherited from the source.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CreatePropertyField(callerID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	if pas.isCallerPlugin(callerID) {
-		// Caller is a plugin — auto-set source_plugin_id
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreCreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(field.GroupID) {
+		return field, nil
+	}
+
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	if h.isCallerPlugin(callerID) {
 		if field.Attrs == nil {
 			field.Attrs = make(model.StringInterface)
 		}
 		field.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID] = callerID
 	} else {
-		// Non-plugin caller — reject source_plugin_id and protected
-		if pas.getSourcePluginID(field) != "" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyField: source_plugin_id can only be set by a plugin")
+		if h.getSourcePluginID(field) != "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("source_plugin_id can only be set by a plugin: %w", ErrAccessDenied)
 		}
 		if model.IsPropertyFieldProtected(field) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyField: protected can only be set by a plugin")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("protected can only be set by a plugin: %w", ErrAccessDenied)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If linking to a source, validate and inherit security attributes
 	if field.LinkedFieldID != nil && *field.LinkedFieldID != "" {
-		if err := pas.validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity(callerID, field); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyField: %w", err)
+		if err := h.validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity(callerID, field); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("PreCreatePropertyField: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Validate access mode (after inheritance so protected flag is correct)
 	if err := model.ValidatePropertyFieldAccessMode(field); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyField: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", err.Error(), ErrInvalidAccessMode)
 	}
 
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.createPropertyField(field)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-	return result, nil
+	return field, nil
 }
 
-// validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity enforces that linked fields inherit the
-// source template's security posture. If the source is protected, only the
-// source plugin may create linked fields. The linked field's access_mode must
-// match the source's — divergence is rejected to avoid a false sense of
-// security (callers can always inspect the template directly).
-// Inherits: Attrs[protected], Attrs[source_plugin_id], Attrs[access_mode].
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity(callerID string, field *model.PropertyField) error {
-	source, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyFieldFromMaster("", *field.LinkedFieldID)
+// validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity enforces that linked fields inherit
+// the source template's security posture. If the source is protected, only
+// the source plugin may create linked fields. Security attrs (protected,
+// source_plugin_id, access_mode) are copied from the source onto the field.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity(callerID string, field *model.PropertyField) error {
+	source, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyFieldFromMaster("", *field.LinkedFieldID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if store.IsErrNotFound(err) {
 			return model.NewAppError(
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity(callerID
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(source)
+	sourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(source)
 	if sourcePluginID == "" || callerID != sourcePluginID {
 		return model.NewAppError(
 			"CreatePropertyField",
@@ -162,428 +175,318 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) validateAndInheritLinkedFieldSecurity(callerID
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetPropertyField retrieves a property field by group and field ID.
-// Field details are filtered based on the caller's access permissions.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) GetPropertyField(callerID string, groupID, id string) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return pas.applyFieldReadAccessControl(field, callerID), nil
-}
-
-// GetPropertyFields retrieves multiple property fields by their IDs.
-// Field details are filtered based on the caller's access permissions.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) GetPropertyFields(callerID string, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	fields, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, ids)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyFields: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return pas.applyFieldReadAccessControlToList(fields, callerID), nil
-}
-
-// GetPropertyFieldByName retrieves a property field by name.
-// Field details are filtered based on the caller's access permissions.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) GetPropertyFieldByName(callerID string, groupID, targetID, name string) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyFieldByName(groupID, targetID, name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyFieldByName: %w", err)
+// PreUpdatePropertyField enforces access control on field updates.
+// Checks write access and ensures source_plugin_id is not changed.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreUpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return field, nil
 	}
 
-	return pas.applyFieldReadAccessControl(field, callerID), nil
-}
-
-// CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup counts active property fields for a group.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID string) (int64, error) {
-	return pas.propertyService.countActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID)
-}
-
-// CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup counts all property fields (including deleted) for a group.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID string) (int64, error) {
-	return pas.propertyService.countAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID)
-}
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
 
-// CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget counts active property fields for a specific target.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID string) (int64, error) {
-	return pas.propertyService.countActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
-}
-
-// CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget counts all property fields (including deleted) for a specific target.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID string) (int64, error) {
-	return pas.propertyService.countAllPropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
-}
-
-// SearchPropertyFields searches for property fields based on the given options.
-// Field details are filtered based on the caller's access permissions.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) SearchPropertyFields(callerID string, groupID string, opts model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	fields, err := pas.propertyService.searchPropertyFields(groupID, opts)
+	existingField, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, field.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SearchPropertyFields: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return pas.applyFieldReadAccessControlToList(fields, callerID), nil
-}
-
-// UpdatePropertyField updates a property field.
-// Checks write access and ensures source_plugin_id is not changed.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) UpdatePropertyField(callerID string, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	// Get existing field to check access
-	existingField, existsErr := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, field.ID)
-	if existsErr != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", existsErr)
+	if err := h.checkFieldWriteAccess(existingField, callerID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Check write access
-	if err := pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(existingField, callerID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
+	if err := h.ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged(existingField, field); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Ensure source_plugin_id hasn't changed
-	if err := pas.ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged(existingField, field); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
+	if err := h.validateProtectedFieldUpdate(field, callerID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Validate protected field update
-	if err := pas.validateProtectedFieldUpdate(field, callerID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Validate access mode
 	if err := model.ValidatePropertyFieldAccessMode(field); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", err.Error(), ErrInvalidAccessMode)
 	}
 
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.updatePropertyField(groupID, field)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-	return result, nil
+	return field, nil
 }
 
-// UpdatePropertyFields updates multiple property fields.
-// Checks write access for all fields atomically before updating any.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) UpdatePropertyFields(callerID string, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	if len(fields) == 0 {
-		return fields, nil, nil
+// PreUpdatePropertyFields enforces access control on batch field updates.
+// Checks write access for all fields atomically before allowing any updates.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if len(fields) == 0 || !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return fields, nil
 	}
 
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
 	// Get field IDs
 	fieldIDs := make([]string, len(fields))
 	for i, field := range fields {
 		fieldIDs[i] = field.ID
 	}
 
-	// Fetch existing fields
-	existingFields, existsErr := pas.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDs)
-	if existsErr != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: %w", existsErr)
+	existingFields, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Build map for easy lookup
 	existingFieldMap := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(existingFields))
 	for _, field := range existingFields {
 		existingFieldMap[field.ID] = field
 	}
 
-	// Check write access for all fields before updating any
 	for _, field := range fields {
 		existingField, exists := existingFieldMap[field.ID]
 		if !exists {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s not found", field.ID)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, ErrFieldNotFound)
 		}
 
-		// Check write access
-		if err := pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(existingField, callerID); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+		if err := h.checkFieldWriteAccess(existingField, callerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
 		}
 
-		// Ensure source_plugin_id hasn't changed
-		if err := pas.ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged(existingField, field); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+		if err := h.ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged(existingField, field); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
 		}
 
-		// Validate protected field update
-		if err := pas.validateProtectedFieldUpdate(field, callerID); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+		if err := h.validateProtectedFieldUpdate(field, callerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
 		}
 
-		// Validate access mode
 		if err := model.ValidatePropertyFieldAccessMode(field); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %s: %w", field.ID, err.Error(), ErrInvalidAccessMode)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// All checks passed - proceed with update
-	requested, propagated, err := pas.propertyService.updatePropertyFields(groupID, fields)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: %w", err)
-	}
-	return requested, propagated, nil
+	return fields, nil
 }
 
-// DeletePropertyField deletes a property field and all its values.
-// Checks delete access before allowing deletion.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyField(callerID string, groupID, id string) error {
-	// Get existing field to check access
-	existingField, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check delete access
-	if err := pas.checkFieldDeleteAccess(existingField, callerID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := pas.propertyService.deletePropertyField(groupID, id); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
+// PreCountPropertyFields is a no-op — counts don't expose per-row metadata,
+// so access control doesn't apply. License gating happens in LicenseCheckHook.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreCountPropertyFields(_ request.CTX, _ string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Property Value Methods
-
-// CreatePropertyValue creates a new property value.
-// Checks write access before allowing the creation.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CreatePropertyValue(callerID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	// Get the associated field to check access
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(value.GroupID, value.FieldID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValue: %w", err)
+// PreDeletePropertyField enforces access control on field deletion.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreDeletePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Check write access
-	if err = pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValue: %w", err)
-	}
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
 
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.createPropertyValue(value)
+	existingField, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValue: %w", err)
+		return err
 	}
-	return result, nil
+
+	return h.checkFieldDeleteAccess(existingField, callerID)
 }
 
-// CreatePropertyValues creates multiple property values.
-// Checks write access for all fields atomically before creating any values.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) CreatePropertyValues(callerID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	fieldMap, err := pas.getFieldsForValues(values)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValues: %w", err)
+// PostUpdatePropertyFields is a no-op for access control; cleanup of dependent
+// values is handled by TypeChangeValueCleanupHook.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PostUpdatePropertyFields(_ request.CTX, _ string, _, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+	return requested, propagated, nil, nil
+}
+
+// Field Post-Hooks
+
+// PostGetPropertyField applies read access control to a single field.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PostGetPropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(field.GroupID) {
+		return field, nil
 	}
 
-	// Check write access for all fields before creating any values
-	for _, value := range values {
-		field, exists := fieldMap[value.FieldID]
-		if !exists {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValues: field %s not found", value.FieldID)
-		}
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+	return h.applyFieldReadAccessControl(field, callerID), nil
+}
 
-		if err = pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValues: field %s: %w", value.FieldID, err)
-		}
+// PostGetPropertyFields applies read access control to a list of fields.
+// All fields in a batch share the same GroupID (enforced by the public API).
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PostGetPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if len(fields) == 0 {
+		return fields, nil
 	}
 
-	// All checks passed - proceed with creation
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.createPropertyValues(values)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValues: %w", err)
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(fields[0].GroupID) {
+		return fields, nil
 	}
-	return result, nil
+
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+	return h.applyFieldReadAccessControlToList(fields, callerID), nil
 }
 
-// GetPropertyValue retrieves a property value by ID.
-// Returns (nil, nil) if the value exists but the caller doesn't have access.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) GetPropertyValue(callerID string, groupID, id string) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	value, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyValue(groupID, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyValue: %w", err)
+// Value Pre-Hooks
+
+// PreCreatePropertyValue enforces write access and sync locking on the value's field before creation.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreCreatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(value.GroupID) {
+		return value, nil
 	}
 
-	// Apply access control filtering
-	filtered, err := pas.applyValueReadAccessControl([]*model.PropertyValue{value}, callerID)
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	field, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(value.GroupID, value.FieldID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyValue: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// If the value was filtered out, return nil
-	if len(filtered) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
+	if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return filtered[0], nil
+	return value, nil
 }
 
-// GetPropertyValues retrieves multiple property values by their IDs.
-// Values the caller doesn't have access to are silently filtered out.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) GetPropertyValues(callerID string, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	values, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyValues(groupID, ids)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyValues: %w", err)
+// PreCreatePropertyValues enforces write access and sync locking for all fields atomically before creation.
+// All values in a batch share the same GroupID (enforced by the public API).
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreCreatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 || !h.isGroupManaged(values[0].GroupID) {
+		return values, nil
 	}
 
-	// Apply access control filtering
-	filtered, err := pas.applyValueReadAccessControl(values, callerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyValues: %w", err)
-	}
-	return filtered, nil
-}
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
 
-// SearchPropertyValues searches for property values based on the given options.
-// Values the caller doesn't have access to are silently filtered out.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) SearchPropertyValues(callerID string, groupID string, opts model.PropertyValueSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	values, err := pas.propertyService.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
+	fieldMap, err := h.getFieldsForValues(values)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SearchPropertyValues: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Apply access control filtering
-	filtered, err := pas.applyValueReadAccessControl(values, callerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SearchPropertyValues: %w", err)
+	for _, value := range values {
+		field, exists := fieldMap[value.FieldID]
+		if !exists {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, ErrFieldNotFound)
+		}
+		if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, err)
+		}
 	}
-	return filtered, nil
+
+	return values, nil
 }
 
-// UpdatePropertyValue updates a property value.
-// Checks write access before allowing the update.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) UpdatePropertyValue(callerID string, groupID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	// Get the associated field to check access
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, value.FieldID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValue: %w", err)
+// PreUpdatePropertyValue enforces write access and sync locking on the value's field before update.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreUpdatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return value, nil
 	}
 
-	// Check write access
-	if err = pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValue: %w", err)
-	}
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
 
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.updatePropertyValue(groupID, value)
+	field, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, value.FieldID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValue: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return result, nil
+
+	if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
 }
 
-// UpdatePropertyValues updates multiple property values.
-// Checks write access for all fields atomically before updating any values.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) UpdatePropertyValues(callerID string, groupID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	if len(values) == 0 {
+// PreUpdatePropertyValues enforces write access and sync locking for all fields atomically before update.
+// All values in a batch share the same GroupID (enforced by the public API).
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreUpdatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 || !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
 		return values, nil
 	}
 
-	fieldMap, err := pas.getFieldsForValues(values)
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	fieldMap, err := h.getFieldsForValues(values)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Check write access for all fields before updating any values
 	for _, value := range values {
 		field, exists := fieldMap[value.FieldID]
 		if !exists {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: field %s not found", value.FieldID)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, ErrFieldNotFound)
 		}
-
-		if err = pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: field %s: %w", value.FieldID, err)
+		if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// All checks passed - proceed with update
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.updatePropertyValues(groupID, values)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: %w", err)
-	}
-	return result, nil
+	return values, nil
 }
 
-// UpsertPropertyValue creates or updates a property value.
-// Checks write access before allowing the upsert.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) UpsertPropertyValue(callerID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	// Get the associated field to check access
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(value.GroupID, value.FieldID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValue: %w", err)
+// PreUpsertPropertyValue enforces write access and sync locking on the value's field before upsert.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreUpsertPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(value.GroupID) {
+		return value, nil
 	}
 
-	// Check write access (works for both create and update)
-	if err = pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValue: %w", err)
-	}
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
 
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.upsertPropertyValue(value)
+	field, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(value.GroupID, value.FieldID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValue: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return result, nil
+
+	if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return value, nil
 }
 
-// UpsertPropertyValues creates or updates multiple property values.
-// Checks write access for all fields atomically before upserting any values.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) UpsertPropertyValues(callerID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	if len(values) == 0 {
+// PreUpsertPropertyValues enforces write access and sync locking for all fields atomically before upsert.
+// All values in a batch share the same GroupID (enforced by the public API).
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreUpsertPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 || !h.isGroupManaged(values[0].GroupID) {
 		return values, nil
 	}
 
-	fieldMap, err := pas.getFieldsForValues(values)
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	fieldMap, err := h.getFieldsForValues(values)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValues: %w", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Check write access for all fields before upserting any values
 	for _, value := range values {
 		field, exists := fieldMap[value.FieldID]
 		if !exists {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValues: field %s not found", value.FieldID)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, ErrFieldNotFound)
 		}
-
-		if err = pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValues: field %s: %w", value.FieldID, err)
+		if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// All checks passed - proceed with upsert
-	result, err := pas.propertyService.upsertPropertyValues(values)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValues: %w", err)
-	}
-	return result, nil
+	return values, nil
 }
 
-// DeletePropertyValue deletes a property value.
-// Checks write access before allowing deletion.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyValue(callerID string, groupID, id string) error {
-	// Get the value to find its field ID
-	value, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyValue(groupID, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Value doesn't exist - return nil to match original behavior
+// PreDeletePropertyValue enforces write access before deleting a value.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreDeletePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Get the associated field to check access
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, value.FieldID)
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	value, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyValue(groupID, id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValue: %w", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	// Check write access
-	if err := pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValue: %w", err)
+	field, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, value.FieldID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := pas.propertyService.deletePropertyValue(groupID, id); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValue: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
+	return h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID)
 }
 
-// DeletePropertyValuesForTarget deletes all property values for a specific target.
-// Checks write access for all affected fields atomically before deleting.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(callerID string, groupID string, targetType string, targetID string) error {
+// PreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget enforces write access for all affected fields
+// before deleting all values for a target.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, targetType string, targetID string) error {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
 	// Collect unique field IDs across all values without loading all values into memory
 	fieldIDs := make(map[string]struct{})
 	var cursor model.PropertyValueSearchCursor
@@ -592,7 +495,7 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(callerID string,
 	for {
 		iterations++
 		if iterations > propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations {
-			return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget: exceeded maximum pagination iterations (%d)", propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations)
+			return fmt.Errorf("exceeded maximum pagination iterations (%d)", propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations)
 		}
 
 		opts := model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
@@ -605,22 +508,19 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(callerID string,
 			opts.Cursor = cursor
 		}
 
-		values, err := pas.propertyService.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
+		values, err := h.propertyService.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget: %w", err)
+			return err
 		}
 
-		// Extract field IDs from this batch
 		for _, value := range values {
 			fieldIDs[value.FieldID] = struct{}{}
 		}
 
-		// If we got fewer results than the page size, we're done
 		if len(values) < propertyAccessPaginationPageSize {
 			break
 		}
 
-		// Update cursor for next page
 		lastValue := values[len(values)-1]
 		cursor = model.PropertyValueSearchCursor{
 			PropertyValueID: lastValue.ID,
@@ -629,62 +529,97 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(callerID string,
 	}
 
 	if len(fieldIDs) == 0 {
-		// No values to delete - return nil to match original behavior
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Convert map to slice
 	fieldIDSlice := make([]string, 0, len(fieldIDs))
 	for fieldID := range fieldIDs {
 		fieldIDSlice = append(fieldIDSlice, fieldID)
 	}
 
-	// Fetch all fields
-	fields, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDSlice)
+	fields, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDSlice)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget: %w", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	// Check write access for all fields before deleting any values
 	for _, field := range fields {
-		if err := pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget: field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+		if err := h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// All checks passed - proceed with deletion
-	if err := pas.propertyService.deletePropertyValuesForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget: %w", err)
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeletePropertyValuesForField deletes all property values for a specific field.
-// Checks write access before allowing deletion.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) DeletePropertyValuesForField(callerID string, groupID, fieldID string) error {
-	// Get the field to check access
-	field, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, fieldID)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Field doesn't exist - return nil to match original behavior
+// PreDeletePropertyValuesForField enforces write access before deleting all values for a field.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PreDeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fieldID string) error {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Check write access
-	if err := pas.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForField: %w", err)
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	field, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, fieldID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := pas.propertyService.deletePropertyValuesForField(groupID, fieldID); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForField: %w", err)
+	return h.checkValueWriteAccess(field, callerID)
+}
+
+// Value Post-Hooks
+
+// PostGetPropertyValue applies read access control to a single value.
+// Returns nil if the caller doesn't have access.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PostGetPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(value.GroupID) {
+		return value, nil
+	}
+
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	filtered, err := h.applyValueReadAccessControl([]*model.PropertyValue{value}, callerID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(filtered) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return filtered[0], nil
+}
+
+// PostGetPropertyValues applies read access control to a list of values.
+// Values the caller doesn't have access to are silently filtered out.
+// All values in a batch share the same GroupID (enforced by the public API).
+func (h *AccessControlHook) PostGetPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 || !h.isGroupManaged(values[0].GroupID) {
+		return values, nil
+	}
+
+	callerID := h.extractCallerID(rctx)
+
+	return h.applyValueReadAccessControl(values, callerID)
 }
 
 // Access Control Helper Methods
 
+// extractCallerID gets the caller ID from a request context using the property service's extractor.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) extractCallerID(rctx request.CTX) string {
+	return h.propertyService.extractCallerID(rctx)
+}
+
+// isCallerPlugin checks whether the callerID corresponds to an installed plugin.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) isCallerPlugin(callerID string) bool {
+	return callerID != "" && h.pluginChecker != nil && h.pluginChecker(callerID)
+}
+
 // getSourcePluginID extracts the source_plugin_id from a PropertyField's attrs.
-// Returns empty string if not set.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getSourcePluginID(field *model.PropertyField) string {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) getSourcePluginID(field *model.PropertyField) string {
 	if field.Attrs == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -692,57 +627,60 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getSourcePluginID(field *model.PropertyField)
 	return sourcePluginID
 }
 
-// checkUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess checks if the given caller can read a PropertyField without restrictions.
+// getAccessMode extracts the access_mode from a PropertyField's attrs.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) getAccessMode(field *model.PropertyField) string {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return model.PropertyAccessModePublic
+	}
+	accessMode, ok := field.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return model.PropertyAccessModePublic
+	}
+	return accessMode
+}
+
+// hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess checks if the given caller can read a PropertyField without restrictions.
 // Returns true if the caller has unrestricted read access (public field or source plugin).
-// Returns an error if access requires filtering or should be denied entirely.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) bool {
-	accessMode := field.GetAccessMode()
+func (h *AccessControlHook) hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) bool {
+	accessMode := h.getAccessMode(field)
 
-	// Public fields are readable by everyone without restrictions
 	if accessMode == model.PropertyAccessModePublic {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	// Source plugin always has unrestricted access to fields they created
-	sourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(field)
+	sourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(field)
 	if sourcePluginID != "" && sourcePluginID == callerID {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	// All other cases require filtering or access denial
 	return false
 }
 
 // ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged checks that the source_plugin_id attribute hasn't changed between fields.
-// Used during field updates to ensure source_plugin_id is immutable.
-// Returns nil if unchanged, or an error if source_plugin_id was modified.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged(existingField, updatedField *model.PropertyField) error {
-	existingSourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(existingField)
-	updatedSourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(updatedField)
+func (h *AccessControlHook) ensureSourcePluginIDUnchanged(existingField, updatedField *model.PropertyField) error {
+	existingSourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(existingField)
+	updatedSourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(updatedField)
 
 	if existingSourcePluginID != updatedSourcePluginID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("source_plugin_id is immutable and cannot be changed from '%s' to '%s'", existingSourcePluginID, updatedSourcePluginID)
+		return fmt.Errorf("source_plugin_id is immutable and cannot be changed from '%s' to '%s': %w", existingSourcePluginID, updatedSourcePluginID, ErrAccessDenied)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // validateProtectedFieldUpdate validates that a field can be updated to protected=true.
-// Prevents creating orphaned protected fields (protected=true but no source_plugin_id).
-// Also ensures only the source plugin can set protected=true on fields with a source_plugin_id.
-// Returns nil if the update is valid, or an error if it should be rejected.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) validateProtectedFieldUpdate(updatedField *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) validateProtectedFieldUpdate(updatedField *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
 	if !model.IsPropertyFieldProtected(updatedField) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(updatedField)
+	sourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(updatedField)
 	if sourcePluginID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot set protected=true on a field without a source_plugin_id")
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot set protected=true on a field without a source_plugin_id: %w", ErrAccessDenied)
 	}
 
 	if sourcePluginID != callerID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot set protected=true: only source plugin '%s' can modify this field", sourcePluginID)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot set protected=true: only source plugin '%s' can modify this field: %w", sourcePluginID, ErrAccessDenied)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -750,21 +688,18 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) validateProtectedFieldUpdate(updatedField *mod
 
 // checkFieldWriteAccess checks if the given caller can modify a PropertyField.
 // IMPORTANT: Always pass the existing field fetched from the database, not a field provided by the caller.
-// Returns nil if modification is allowed, or an error if denied.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) checkFieldWriteAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
-	// Check if field is protected
+func (h *AccessControlHook) checkFieldWriteAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
 	if !model.IsPropertyFieldProtected(field) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Protected fields can only be modified by the source plugin
-	sourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(field)
+	sourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(field)
 	if sourcePluginID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is protected, but has no associated source plugin", field.ID)
+		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is protected, but has no associated source plugin: %w", field.ID, ErrAccessDenied)
 	}
 
 	if sourcePluginID != callerID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is protected and can only be modified by source plugin '%s'", field.ID, sourcePluginID)
+		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is protected and can only be modified by source plugin '%s': %w", field.ID, sourcePluginID, ErrAccessDenied)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -772,37 +707,66 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) checkFieldWriteAccess(field *model.PropertyFie
 
 // checkFieldDeleteAccess checks if the given caller can delete a PropertyField.
 // IMPORTANT: Always pass the existing field fetched from the database, not a field provided by the caller.
-// Returns nil if deletion is allowed, or an error if denied.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) checkFieldDeleteAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
-	// Check if field is protected
+func (h *AccessControlHook) checkFieldDeleteAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
 	if !model.IsPropertyFieldProtected(field) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Protected fields can only be deleted by the source plugin
-	sourcePluginID := pas.getSourcePluginID(field)
+	sourcePluginID := h.getSourcePluginID(field)
 	if sourcePluginID == "" {
-		// Protected field with no source plugin - allow deletion
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Check if the source plugin is still installed
-	if pas.pluginChecker != nil && !pas.pluginChecker(sourcePluginID) {
-		// Plugin has been uninstalled - allow deletion of orphaned field
+	if h.pluginChecker != nil && !h.pluginChecker(sourcePluginID) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	if sourcePluginID != callerID {
-		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is protected and can only be modified by source plugin '%s'", field.ID, sourcePluginID)
+		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is protected and can only be modified by source plugin '%s': %w", field.ID, sourcePluginID, ErrAccessDenied)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// checkSyncLock checks whether the caller is allowed to write values for a
+// synced field. Synced fields have an ldap or saml attr set, and only the
+// corresponding sync service (identified by well-known caller IDs) may write
+// their values.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) checkSyncLock(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
+	syncSource := model.GetPropertyFieldSyncSource(field)
+	if syncSource == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Map sync source to the expected caller ID
+	var expectedCallerID string
+	switch syncSource {
+	case "ldap":
+		expectedCallerID = model.CallerIDLDAPSync
+	case "saml":
+		expectedCallerID = model.CallerIDSAMLSync
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("field %s has unknown sync source %q: %w", field.ID, syncSource, ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+
+	if callerID != expectedCallerID {
+		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is managed by %s sync and cannot be modified by caller %q: %w", field.ID, syncSource, callerID, ErrSyncLocked)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// checkValueWriteAccess combines the protected-field write access check and
+// the sync lock check for value write operations.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) checkValueWriteAccess(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) error {
+	if err := h.checkFieldWriteAccess(field, callerID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return h.checkSyncLock(field, callerID)
+}
+
 // getCallerValuesForField retrieves all property values for the caller on a specific field.
-// This is used internally for shared_only filtering.
-// Returns an empty slice if callerID is empty or if there are no values.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, callerID string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, callerID string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
 	if callerID == "" {
 		return []*model.PropertyValue{}, nil
 	}
@@ -814,7 +778,7 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, call
 	for {
 		iterations++
 		if iterations > propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("getCallerValuesForField: exceeded maximum pagination iterations (%d)", propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("exceeded maximum pagination iterations (%d)", propertyAccessMaxPaginationIterations)
 		}
 
 		opts := model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
@@ -827,19 +791,17 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, call
 			opts.Cursor = cursor
 		}
 
-		values, err := pas.propertyService.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
+		values, err := h.propertyService.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get caller values for field: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		allValues = append(allValues, values...)
 
-		// If we got fewer results than the page size, we're done
 		if len(values) < propertyAccessPaginationPageSize {
 			break
 		}
 
-		// Update cursor for next page
 		lastValue := values[len(values)-1]
 		cursor = model.PropertyValueSearchCursor{
 			PropertyValueID: lastValue.ID,
@@ -851,10 +813,7 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, call
 }
 
 // extractOptionIDsFromValue parses a JSON value and extracts option IDs into a set.
-// For select fields: returns a set with one option ID
-// For multiselect fields: returns a set with multiple option IDs
-// Returns nil if value is empty, or an error if field type is not select/multiselect.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) extractOptionIDsFromValue(fieldType model.PropertyFieldType, value []byte) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) extractOptionIDsFromValue(fieldType model.PropertyFieldType, value []byte) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
 	if len(value) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -889,8 +848,14 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) extractOptionIDsFromValue(fieldType model.Prop
 	return optionIDs, nil
 }
 
-// copyPropertyField creates a deep copy of a PropertyField, including its Attrs map.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) copyPropertyField(field *model.PropertyField) *model.PropertyField {
+// copyPropertyField returns a copy of a PropertyField with a fresh Attrs map.
+// The Attrs copy is shallow: nested slices/maps (notably Attrs["options"])
+// share backing storage with the original. That is safe today because
+// filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions replaces Attrs["options"] wholesale rather
+// than mutating in place. A future hook that mutates a nested value in the
+// returned copy would also mutate the caller's original — deep-copy those
+// entries if that changes.
+func (h *AccessControlHook) copyPropertyField(field *model.PropertyField) *model.PropertyField {
 	copied := *field
 	copied.Attrs = make(model.StringInterface)
 	if field.Attrs != nil {
@@ -900,10 +865,8 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) copyPropertyField(field *model.PropertyField)
 }
 
 // getCallerOptionIDsForField retrieves the caller's values for a field and extracts all option IDs.
-// This is used for shared_only filtering to determine which options the caller has.
-// Returns an empty set if callerID is empty, if there are no values, or on error.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerOptionIDsForField(groupID, fieldID, callerID string, fieldType model.PropertyFieldType) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
-	callerValues, err := pas.getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, callerID)
+func (h *AccessControlHook) getCallerOptionIDsForField(groupID, fieldID, callerID string, fieldType model.PropertyFieldType) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
+	callerValues, err := h.getCallerValuesForField(groupID, fieldID, callerID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return make(map[string]struct{}), err
 	}
@@ -912,10 +875,9 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerOptionIDsForField(groupID, fieldID, c
 		return make(map[string]struct{}), nil
 	}
 
-	// Extract option IDs from caller's values
 	callerOptionIDs := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, val := range callerValues {
-		optionIDs, err := pas.extractOptionIDsFromValue(fieldType, val.Value)
+		optionIDs, err := h.extractOptionIDsFromValue(fieldType, val.Value)
 		if err == nil && optionIDs != nil {
 			for optionID := range optionIDs {
 				callerOptionIDs[optionID] = struct{}{}
@@ -927,24 +889,18 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getCallerOptionIDsForField(groupID, fieldID, c
 }
 
 // filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions filters a field's options to only include those the caller has values for.
-// Returns a new PropertyField with filtered options in the attrs.
-// If the caller has no values, returns a field with empty options.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) *model.PropertyField {
-	// Only applies to select and multiselect fields
+func (h *AccessControlHook) filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) *model.PropertyField {
 	if field.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect && field.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
 		return field
 	}
 
-	// Get caller's option IDs for this field
-	callerOptionIDs, err := pas.getCallerOptionIDsForField(field.GroupID, field.ID, callerID, field.Type)
+	callerOptionIDs, err := h.getCallerOptionIDsForField(field.GroupID, field.ID, callerID, field.Type)
 	if err != nil || len(callerOptionIDs) == 0 {
-		// If no values or error, return field with empty options
-		filteredField := pas.copyPropertyField(field)
+		filteredField := h.copyPropertyField(field)
 		filteredField.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions] = []any{}
 		return filteredField
 	}
 
-	// Get current options from field attrs
 	if field.Attrs == nil {
 		return field
 	}
@@ -953,13 +909,11 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field *model.Prop
 		return field
 	}
 
-	// Convert to slice of maps (generic option representation)
 	optionsSlice, ok := optionsArr.([]any)
 	if !ok {
 		return field
 	}
 
-	// Filter options
 	filteredOptions := []any{}
 	for _, opt := range optionsSlice {
 		optMap, ok := opt.(map[string]any)
@@ -975,8 +929,7 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field *model.Prop
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Create a new field with filtered options
-	filteredField := pas.copyPropertyField(field)
+	filteredField := h.copyPropertyField(field)
 	filteredField.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions] = filteredOptions
 	return filteredField
 }
@@ -990,25 +943,21 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field *model.Prop
 // The binary path is what protects scenarios like LDAP/SAML-synced text codenames whose
 // existence is itself controlled information: a caller who doesn't hold the same value
 // must not see the target's value through any read endpoint.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyValue(field *model.PropertyField, value *model.PropertyValue, callerID string) *model.PropertyValue {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) filterSharedOnlyValue(field *model.PropertyField, value *model.PropertyValue, callerID string) *model.PropertyValue {
 	if field.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect && field.Type != model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
-		return pas.filterSharedOnlyScalarValue(field, value, callerID)
+		return h.filterSharedOnlyScalarValue(field, value, callerID)
 	}
 
-	// Get caller's option IDs for this field
-	callerOptionIDs, err := pas.getCallerOptionIDsForField(field.GroupID, field.ID, callerID, field.Type)
+	callerOptionIDs, err := h.getCallerOptionIDsForField(field.GroupID, field.ID, callerID, field.Type)
 	if err != nil || len(callerOptionIDs) == 0 {
-		// No intersection possible
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Extract option IDs from target value
-	targetOptionIDs, err := pas.extractOptionIDsFromValue(field.Type, value.Value)
+	targetOptionIDs, err := h.extractOptionIDsFromValue(field.Type, value.Value)
 	if err != nil || targetOptionIDs == nil || len(targetOptionIDs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Find intersection
 	intersection := []string{}
 	for targetID := range targetOptionIDs {
 		if _, exists := callerOptionIDs[targetID]; exists {
@@ -1016,17 +965,14 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyValue(field *model.PropertyFie
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If no intersection, return nil
 	if len(intersection) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Create filtered value based on field type
 	filteredValue := *value
 
 	switch field.Type {
 	case model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect:
-		// For single-select, return the single matching value
 		jsonValue, err := json.Marshal(intersection[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
@@ -1035,7 +981,6 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyValue(field *model.PropertyFie
 		return &filteredValue
 
 	case model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect:
-		// For multi-select, return the array of matching values
 		jsonValue, err := json.Marshal(intersection)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
@@ -1044,7 +989,6 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyValue(field *model.PropertyFie
 		return &filteredValue
 
 	default:
-		// Should never reach here due to check at function start
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -1053,12 +997,12 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyValue(field *model.PropertyFie
 // returns the value as-is if the caller's own stored value for the same field equals
 // the target's value, otherwise nil. Caller and target may legitimately store nothing,
 // in which case the value is hidden.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyScalarValue(field *model.PropertyField, value *model.PropertyValue, callerID string) *model.PropertyValue {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) filterSharedOnlyScalarValue(field *model.PropertyField, value *model.PropertyValue, callerID string) *model.PropertyValue {
 	if value == nil || len(value.Value) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	callerValues, err := pas.getCallerValuesForField(field.GroupID, field.ID, callerID)
+	callerValues, err := h.getCallerValuesForField(field.GroupID, field.ID, callerID)
 	if err != nil || len(callerValues) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1079,23 +1023,19 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) filterSharedOnlyScalarValue(field *model.Prope
 // - Source-only fields: returned with empty options if caller is not the source plugin
 // - Shared-only fields: returned with options filtered using filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions
 // - Unknown access modes: treated as source-only (secure default)
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) applyFieldReadAccessControl(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) *model.PropertyField {
-	// Check if caller has unrestricted access (public field or source plugin for source_only)
-	if pas.hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess(field, callerID) {
-		// Unrestricted access - return as-is
+func (h *AccessControlHook) applyFieldReadAccessControl(field *model.PropertyField, callerID string) *model.PropertyField {
+	if h.hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess(field, callerID) {
 		return field
 	}
 
-	// Access requires filtering
-	accessMode := field.GetAccessMode()
+	accessMode := h.getAccessMode(field)
 
-	// Shared-only fields: use existing helper to filter options
 	if accessMode == model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly {
-		return pas.filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field, callerID)
+		return h.filterSharedOnlyFieldOptions(field, callerID)
 	}
 
 	// Source-only or unknown: return with empty options (secure default)
-	filteredField := pas.copyPropertyField(field)
+	filteredField := h.copyPropertyField(field)
 	if field.Type == model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect || field.Type == model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
 		filteredField.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions] = []any{}
 	}
@@ -1103,29 +1043,25 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) applyFieldReadAccessControl(field *model.Prope
 }
 
 // applyFieldReadAccessControlToList applies read access control to a list of fields.
-// Returns a new list with each field's options filtered based on the caller's access permissions.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) applyFieldReadAccessControlToList(fields []*model.PropertyField, callerID string) []*model.PropertyField {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) applyFieldReadAccessControlToList(fields []*model.PropertyField, callerID string) []*model.PropertyField {
 	if len(fields) == 0 {
 		return fields
 	}
 
 	filtered := make([]*model.PropertyField, 0, len(fields))
 	for _, field := range fields {
-		filtered = append(filtered, pas.applyFieldReadAccessControl(field, callerID))
+		filtered = append(filtered, h.applyFieldReadAccessControl(field, callerID))
 	}
 
 	return filtered
 }
 
 // getFieldsForValues fetches all unique fields associated with the given values.
-// Returns a map of fieldID -> PropertyField.
-// Returns an error if any field cannot be fetched.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getFieldsForValues(values []*model.PropertyValue) (map[string]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) getFieldsForValues(values []*model.PropertyValue) (map[string]*model.PropertyField, error) {
 	if len(values) == 0 {
 		return make(map[string]*model.PropertyField), nil
 	}
 
-	// Get unique field IDs and group ID
 	groupAndFieldIDs := make(map[string]map[string]struct{})
 	for _, value := range values {
 		if groupAndFieldIDs[value.GroupID] == nil {
@@ -1136,19 +1072,16 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getFieldsForValues(values []*model.PropertyVal
 
 	fieldMap := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField)
 	for groupID, fieldIDs := range groupAndFieldIDs {
-		// Convert field map to slice
 		fieldIDSlice := make([]string, 0, len(fieldIDs))
 		for fieldID := range fieldIDs {
 			fieldIDSlice = append(fieldIDSlice, fieldID)
 		}
 
-		// Fetch all fields
-		fields, err := pas.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDSlice)
+		fields, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDSlice)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch fields for values: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		// Build map for easy lookup
 		for _, field := range fields {
 			fieldMap[field.ID] = field
 		}
@@ -1158,20 +1091,16 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) getFieldsForValues(values []*model.PropertyVal
 }
 
 // applyValueReadAccessControl applies read access control to a list of values.
-// Returns a new list containing only the values the caller can access, with shared_only values filtered.
-// Values are silently filtered out if the caller doesn't have access.
-func (pas *PropertyAccessService) applyValueReadAccessControl(values []*model.PropertyValue, callerID string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+func (h *AccessControlHook) applyValueReadAccessControl(values []*model.PropertyValue, callerID string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
 	if len(values) == 0 {
 		return values, nil
 	}
 
-	// Fetch all associated fields
-	fieldMap, err := pas.getFieldsForValues(values)
+	fieldMap, err := h.getFieldsForValues(values)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("applyValueReadAccessControl: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Filter values based on field access
 	filtered := make([]*model.PropertyValue, 0, len(values))
 	for _, value := range values {
 		field, exists := fieldMap[value.FieldID]
@@ -1179,19 +1108,15 @@ func (pas *PropertyAccessService) applyValueReadAccessControl(values []*model.Pr
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("applyValueReadAccessControl: field not found for value %s", value.ID)
 		}
 
-		accessMode := field.GetAccessMode()
+		accessMode := h.getAccessMode(field)
 
-		// Check if caller can read this value
-		if pas.hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess(field, callerID) {
-			// Caller has unrestricted access (public or source plugin) - include as-is
+		if h.hasUnrestrictedFieldReadAccess(field, callerID) {
 			filtered = append(filtered, value)
 		} else if accessMode == model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly {
-			// Shared-only mode: apply filtering
-			filteredValue := pas.filterSharedOnlyValue(field, value, callerID)
+			filteredValue := h.filterSharedOnlyValue(field, value, callerID)
 			if filteredValue != nil {
 				filtered = append(filtered, filteredValue)
 			}
-			// If filteredValue is nil, skip this value (no intersection)
 		}
 		// For source_only mode where caller is not the source, skip the value
 	}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation.go b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..054715ee171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,514 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrInvalidFieldAttrs = errors.New("invalid field attrs")
+	ErrInvalidValue      = errors.New("invalid property value")
+	ErrAdminRequired     = errors.New("admin privileges required")
+)
+
+// PermissionChecker checks whether a user has a specific permission.
+// This avoids a circular dependency between the properties and app packages.
+type PermissionChecker func(userID string, permission *model.Permission) bool
+
+// AccessControlAttributeValidationHook validates and sanitizes property field attributes
+// and values for managed property groups. It owns the full attr pipeline
+// for these groups:
+//
+//   - validates field Name against the CEL-safe identifier rules
+//     ([model.ValidateCPAFieldName]); on update this fires only when Name
+//     actually changes, so pre-existing fields with non-conforming names
+//     remain editable on all other attrs (lenient grandfather)
+//   - trims whitespace on string attrs
+//   - applies the visibility default when unset
+//   - clears attrs that don't apply to the field type (options on non-select,
+//     ldap/saml on non-text or admin-managed fields)
+//   - auto-assigns IDs to options that lack one and validates option shape
+//   - validates visibility, value_type, managed, display_name, and sort_order
+//   - validates property values for text fields against value_type
+//     constraints (email, url, phone)
+//   - enforces that managed="admin" can only be set by callers with
+//     PermissionManageSystem, and keeps PermissionValues in sync with the
+//     managed attribute
+//
+// The hook only applies to groups whose IDs are in managedGroupIDs.
+type AccessControlAttributeValidationHook struct {
+	BasePropertyHook
+	propertyService   *PropertyService
+	managedGroupIDs   map[string]struct{}
+	permissionChecker PermissionChecker
+}
+
+var _ PropertyHook = (*AccessControlAttributeValidationHook)(nil)
+
+// NewAccessControlAttributeValidationHook creates a hook that validates field attributes and
+// values for the given property groups.
+func NewAccessControlAttributeValidationHook(ps *PropertyService, permChecker PermissionChecker, managedGroupIDs ...string) *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook {
+	ids := make(map[string]struct{}, len(managedGroupIDs))
+	for _, id := range managedGroupIDs {
+		ids[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return &AccessControlAttributeValidationHook{
+		propertyService:   ps,
+		managedGroupIDs:   ids,
+		permissionChecker: permChecker,
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) isGroupManaged(groupID string) bool {
+	_, ok := h.managedGroupIDs[groupID]
+	return ok
+}
+
+// sanitizeAndValidateFieldAttrs trims string attrs, applies the visibility
+// default, clears attrs that don't apply to the field type, validates each
+// attr, and auto-IDs+validates options for select-shaped fields. Mutates
+// field.Attrs in place.
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) sanitizeAndValidateFieldAttrs(field *model.PropertyField) error {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{}
+	}
+
+	for _, key := range trimmedFieldAttrKeys {
+		if v, ok := field.Attrs[key].(string); ok {
+			field.Attrs[key] = strings.TrimSpace(v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if v, _ := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility].(string); v == "" {
+		field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility] = model.PropertyFieldVisibilityWhenSet
+	}
+
+	// Type-based attr clearing: select-shaped fields keep options, only text
+	// supports external sync, and admin-managed fields can never be synced
+	// (mutual exclusivity).
+	isSelect := field.Type == model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect || field.Type == model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect
+	isText := field.Type == model.PropertyFieldTypeText
+	managed, _ := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttrManaged].(string)
+
+	if !isSelect {
+		delete(field.Attrs, model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions)
+	}
+	if !isText || managed == "admin" {
+		delete(field.Attrs, model.PropertyFieldAttrLDAP)
+		delete(field.Attrs, model.PropertyFieldAttrSAML)
+	}
+
+	if err := model.ValidatePropertyFieldVisibility(field); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", err.Error(), ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+	if isText {
+		if vt, _ := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttrValueType].(string); vt != "" && !model.IsValidPropertyFieldValueType(vt) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid value_type %q: %w", vt, ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+		}
+	}
+	if managed != "" && managed != "admin" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid managed %q (must be empty or %q): %w", managed, "admin", ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+	if dn, _ := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttrDisplayName].(string); utf8.RuneCountInString(dn) > model.PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes {
+		return fmt.Errorf("display_name exceeds max length of %d runes: %w", model.PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes, ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+	if isSelect {
+		if err := h.sanitizeAndValidateOptions(field); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err := model.ValidatePropertyFieldSortOrder(field); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", err.Error(), ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// trimmedFieldAttrKeys lists the string-valued attrs the hook trims on the
+// way in. Listed explicitly rather than iterating Attrs to avoid touching
+// keys this hook doesn't own (e.g. plugin-set attrs).
+var trimmedFieldAttrKeys = []string{
+	model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility,
+	model.PropertyFieldAttrValueType,
+	model.PropertyFieldAttrManaged,
+	model.PropertyFieldAttrLDAP,
+	model.PropertyFieldAttrSAML,
+	model.PropertyFieldAttrDisplayName,
+}
+
+// sanitizeAndValidateOptions canonicalizes the options attr to the typed
+// option slice, auto-assigns IDs to options without one, and validates the
+// resulting shape. The JSON round-trip handles both the typed-slice form
+// (when the request decoded into a wrapper struct) and the []map[string]any
+// form (after a generic JSON decode or DB read).
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) sanitizeAndValidateOptions(field *model.PropertyField) error {
+	rawOptions, ok := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions]
+	if !ok || rawOptions == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(rawOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid options: %s: %w", err, ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+	var options model.PropertyOptions[*model.CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &options); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid options: %s: %w", err, ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+
+	for i := range options {
+		if options[i].ID == "" {
+			options[i].ID = model.NewId()
+		}
+	}
+	if err := options.IsValid(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid options: %s: %w", err, ErrInvalidFieldAttrs)
+	}
+
+	field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions] = options
+	return nil
+}
+
+// enforceGroupPermissions pins schema-edit permissions for fields in
+// managed groups and applies the managed=admin upgrade to PermissionValues:
+//   - PermissionField and PermissionOptions are always set to sysadmin so
+//     that only admins can modify field definitions and options.
+//   - When managed="admin", PermissionValues is set to sysadmin. This is
+//     gated on PermissionManageSystem; callers without an identifiable
+//     caller ID (e.g. internal callers with no session on rctx) are
+//     treated as non-admin and rejected.
+//   - Otherwise, PermissionValues is left as-is when set, and default-filled
+//     by ObjectType when nil (member for user fields, sysadmin for system
+//     and template). Caller pins are never downgraded.
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) enforceGroupPermissions(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	sysadmin := model.PermissionLevelSysadmin
+
+	if managed, _ := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttrManaged].(string); managed == "admin" {
+		// Verify the caller has admin privileges. Default-deny if the
+		// permission checker isn't wired up or if the caller is
+		// unidentifiable — we never silently promote to sysadmin.
+		if h.permissionChecker == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing permission to set managed=admin: no permission checker configured: %w", ErrAdminRequired)
+		}
+		callerID := h.propertyService.extractCallerID(rctx)
+		if callerID == "" || !h.permissionChecker(callerID, model.PermissionManageSystem) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing permission to set managed=admin: only system admins can set managed=admin: %w", ErrAdminRequired)
+		}
+		field.PermissionValues = &sysadmin
+	} else if field.PermissionValues == nil {
+		defaultLevel := defaultPermissionValuesForObjectType(field.ObjectType)
+		field.PermissionValues = &defaultLevel
+	}
+
+	// Fields in managed groups always require sysadmin for field/options edits.
+	field.PermissionField = &sysadmin
+	field.PermissionOptions = &sysadmin
+
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+// defaultPermissionValuesForObjectType returns the PermissionValues level a
+// field should default to when the caller doesn't pin one. User fields are
+// member-writable so users can set their own values; system and template
+// fields attach to admin-owned scopes and require sysadmin.
+func defaultPermissionValuesForObjectType(objectType string) model.PermissionLevel {
+	switch objectType {
+	case model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate:
+		return model.PermissionLevelSysadmin
+	default:
+		return model.PermissionLevelMember
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreCreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(field.GroupID) {
+		return field, nil
+	}
+
+	// Names in managed groups are referenced from ABAC policy expressions
+	// (user.attributes.<name>), so they must satisfy the CEL grammar and
+	// avoid CEL reserved words. Returning the AppError directly preserves
+	// its specific i18n key through the HTTP layer's mapPropertyServiceError
+	// fallback (no sentinel wrap).
+	if appErr := model.ValidateCPAFieldName(field.Name); appErr != nil {
+		return nil, appErr
+	}
+
+	if err := h.sanitizeAndValidateFieldAttrs(field); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return h.enforceGroupPermissions(rctx, field)
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreUpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return field, nil
+	}
+
+	// Lenient grandfather: only validate Name against CEL rules when it
+	// actually changes, so pre-existing fields whose names predate this
+	// validation remain editable on all other attrs.
+	existing, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyField(groupID, field.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if existing.Name != field.Name {
+		if appErr := model.ValidateCPAFieldName(field.Name); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := h.sanitizeAndValidateFieldAttrs(field); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return h.enforceGroupPermissions(rctx, field)
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if len(fields) == 0 || !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return fields, nil
+	}
+
+	// Single batched read for the lenient-grandfather name check; a missing
+	// ID falls through to the store, which surfaces the not-found error.
+	fieldIDs := make([]string, len(fields))
+	for i, f := range fields {
+		fieldIDs[i] = f.ID
+	}
+	existingFields, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	existingByID := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(existingFields))
+	for _, ex := range existingFields {
+		existingByID[ex.ID] = ex
+	}
+
+	for i, field := range fields {
+		if existing, ok := existingByID[field.ID]; ok && existing.Name != field.Name {
+			if appErr := model.ValidateCPAFieldName(field.Name); appErr != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, appErr)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := h.sanitizeAndValidateFieldAttrs(field); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+		}
+
+		updated, err := h.enforceGroupPermissions(rctx, field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", field.ID, err)
+		}
+		fields[i] = updated
+	}
+
+	return fields, nil
+}
+
+// extractOptionIDs extracts the set of valid option IDs from a
+// select or multiselect PropertyField's attrs. Returns nil if the
+// field has no options.
+func extractOptionIDs(field *model.PropertyField) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	rawOptions, ok := field.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions]
+	if !ok || rawOptions == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(rawOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal options: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var options []struct {
+		ID string `json:"id"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &options); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid options format: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ids := make(map[string]struct{}, len(options))
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		if opt.ID != "" {
+			ids[opt.ID] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	return ids, nil
+}
+
+// validateValueAgainstField checks a property value against field-type
+// constraints:
+//   - text: max length, value_type format (email, url, phone)
+//   - select: option ID must exist in the field's options
+//   - multiselect: all option IDs must exist
+//   - user: value must be a valid Mattermost ID
+//   - multiuser: all values must be valid Mattermost IDs
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) validateValueAgainstField(field *model.PropertyField, value *model.PropertyValue) error {
+	switch field.Type {
+	case model.PropertyFieldTypeText:
+		var str string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &str); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected string value: %w", err)
+		}
+		if len(strings.TrimSpace(str)) > model.PropertyFieldValueTypeTextMaxLength {
+			return fmt.Errorf("text value exceeds maximum length of %d characters", model.PropertyFieldValueTypeTextMaxLength)
+		}
+
+		valueType := model.GetPropertyFieldValueType(field)
+		if valueType == "" {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return model.ValidatePropertyValueForValueType(valueType, value.Value)
+
+	case model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect:
+		var str string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &str); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected string value for select field: %w", err)
+		}
+		if str == "" {
+			return nil
+		}
+		optionIDs, err := extractOptionIDs(field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract options: %w", err)
+		}
+		if _, ok := optionIDs[str]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("option %q does not exist", str)
+		}
+
+	case model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect:
+		var values []string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &values); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected string array value for multiselect field: %w", err)
+		}
+		optionIDs, err := extractOptionIDs(field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract options: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, v := range values {
+			if _, ok := optionIDs[v]; !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("option %q does not exist", v)
+			}
+		}
+
+	case model.PropertyFieldTypeUser:
+		var str string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &str); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected string value for user field: %w", err)
+		}
+		if str != "" && !model.IsValidId(str) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid user id")
+		}
+
+	case model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser:
+		var values []string
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(value.Value, &values); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected string array value for multiuser field: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, v := range values {
+			if !model.IsValidId(v) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid user id: %s", v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) validateValues(values []*model.PropertyValue) error {
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	groupID := values[0].GroupID
+	if !h.isGroupManaged(groupID) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Collect unique field IDs
+	fieldIDSet := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, v := range values {
+		fieldIDSet[v.FieldID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	fieldIDs := make([]string, 0, len(fieldIDSet))
+	for id := range fieldIDSet {
+		fieldIDs = append(fieldIDs, id)
+	}
+
+	fields, err := h.propertyService.getPropertyFields(groupID, fieldIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch fields for validation: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fieldMap := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(fields))
+	for _, f := range fields {
+		fieldMap[f.ID] = f
+	}
+
+	for _, value := range values {
+		field, ok := fieldMap[value.FieldID]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("field %s: %w", value.FieldID, ErrFieldNotFound)
+		}
+		if err := h.validateValueAgainstField(field, value); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("field %s: %s: %w", value.FieldID, err.Error(), ErrInvalidValue)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreUpsertPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if err := h.validateValues([]*model.PropertyValue{value}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreUpsertPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if err := h.validateValues(values); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreCreatePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if err := h.validateValues([]*model.PropertyValue{value}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreCreatePropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if err := h.validateValues(values); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreUpdatePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, _ string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if err := h.validateValues([]*model.PropertyValue{value}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlAttributeValidationHook) PreUpdatePropertyValues(_ request.CTX, _ string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if err := h.validateValues(values); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01b80ab63b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,1093 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestAccessControlAttributeValidationHook(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t)
+
+	group, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_attr_validation", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	hook := NewAccessControlAttributeValidationHook(th.service, nil, group.ID)
+	th.service.AddHook(hook)
+
+	t.Run("allows valid visibility on create", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "always"},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects invalid visibility on create", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "public"},
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "visibility")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects non-numeric sort_order on create", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: "not_a_number"},
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "sort_order")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows numeric sort_order on create", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: float64(1.5)},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects invalid visibility on update", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "bad"}
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, updateErr.Error(), "visibility")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips validation for unmanaged groups", func(t *testing.T) {
+		otherGroup, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_other_group", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+		require.NoError(t, groupErr)
+
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    otherGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "invalid_but_ignored"},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("validates value_type on upsert — rejects invalid email", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "email_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttrValueType: "email",
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"not-an-email"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "email")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("validates value_type on upsert — accepts valid email", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "email_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttrValueType: "email",
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"test@example.com"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips value_type validation for non-text fields", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "date_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeDate,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"2024-01-01"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows empty value even with value_type", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "email_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttrValueType: "email",
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`""`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	// Select field validation tests
+
+	t.Run("select — accepts valid option ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "select_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID, "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"` + optionID + `"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("select — rejects non-existent option ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "select_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID, "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"` + model.NewId() + `"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "does not exist")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("select — allows empty string value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "select_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID, "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`""`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	// Multiselect field validation tests
+
+	t.Run("multiselect — accepts valid option IDs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID1 := model.NewId()
+		optionID2 := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiselect_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID1, "name": "Option 1"},
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID2, "name": "Option 2"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`["` + optionID1 + `","` + optionID2 + `"]`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiselect — rejects if any option ID is invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID1 := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiselect_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID1, "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`["` + optionID1 + `","` + model.NewId() + `"]`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "does not exist")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiselect — accepts empty array", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiselect_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": model.NewId(), "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`[]`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	// User field validation tests
+
+	t.Run("user — accepts valid user ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		userID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "user_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeUser,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"` + userID + `"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("user — rejects invalid user ID format", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "user_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeUser,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"not-a-valid-id"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "invalid user id")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("user — allows empty string", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "user_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeUser,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`""`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	// Multiuser field validation tests
+
+	t.Run("multiuser — accepts valid user IDs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		userID1 := model.NewId()
+		userID2 := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiuser_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`["` + userID1 + `","` + userID2 + `"]`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiuser — rejects if any user ID is invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiuser_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`["` + validID + `","bad-id"]`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "invalid user id")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiuser — accepts empty array", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiuser_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`[]`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	// Edge case: select with wrong JSON type
+
+	t.Run("select — rejects non-string JSON value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "select_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID, "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`123`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "expected string value")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiselect — rejects non-array JSON value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		optionID := model.NewId()
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "multiselect_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": optionID, "name": "Option 1"},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"not-an-array"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "expected string array")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("upsert with unknown field id returns ErrFieldNotFound", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    model.NewId(),
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"anything"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, upsertErr, ErrFieldNotFound)
+		var resultsMismatchErr *store.ErrResultsMismatch
+		assert.ErrorAs(t, upsertErr, &resultsMismatchErr, "original store error should remain in chain")
+	})
+
+	// Group permission enforcement tests
+	//
+	// These tests run with the hook configured with a nil permissionChecker
+	// (see the Setup block at the top of this test function). In that
+	// configuration, managed="admin" is default-denied since there is no
+	// way to verify the caller's admin status. The "allowed" side of the
+	// authorization matrix is covered in TestAccessControlAttributeValidationHookManagedAuthorization.
+
+	t.Run("create field with managed=admin is rejected when no permission checker is configured", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+			},
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "managed=admin")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("create field without managed sets PermissionValues to member", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, *created.PermissionValues)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionField)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *created.PermissionField)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionOptions)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *created.PermissionOptions)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("update field to managed=admin is rejected when no permission checker is configured", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+		})
+
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{
+			model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+		}
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, updateErr.Error(), "managed=admin")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("update field to remove managed sets PermissionValues to member", func(t *testing.T) {
+		member := model.PermissionLevelMember
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:          group.ID,
+			Name:             "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:             model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType:       "system",
+			ObjectType:       "user",
+			PermissionValues: &member,
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+			},
+		})
+
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{}
+		updated, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.NoError(t, updateErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, updated.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, *updated.PermissionValues)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sanitization on create: defaults visibility to when_set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet, created.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sanitization on create: trims display_name and rejects when too long", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName: "  Department Head  ",
+			},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Department Head", created.Attrs[model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName])
+
+		// Build a 256-rune string — exceeds the 255-rune cap (PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes).
+		tooLong := strings.Repeat("a", model.PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes+1)
+		bad := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName: tooLong},
+		}
+		_, badErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, bad)
+		require.Error(t, badErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, badErr.Error(), "display_name")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sanitization on update: rejects display_name longer than max", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{
+			model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName: strings.Repeat("a", model.PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes+1),
+		}
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, updateErr.Error(), "display_name")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sanitization on update: rejects unknown value_type on text field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrValueType: "wat"}
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, updateErr.Error(), "value_type")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sanitization on update: rejects unknown managed value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrManaged: "kinda"}
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, updateErr.Error(), "managed")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on create: rejects non-CEL identifier", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "Has Space",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		var appErr *model.AppError
+		require.ErrorAs(t, createErr, &appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model.cpa_field.name.invalid_charset.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on create: rejects CEL reserved word", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "for",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		var appErr *model.AppError
+		require.ErrorAs(t, createErr, &appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model.cpa_field.name.reserved_word.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on create: accepts CEL-safe identifier", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "department_head",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "department_head", created.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on update: lenient grandfather lets non-conforming name through when unchanged", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Direct store insert bypasses the hook so we can seed a name that
+		// would fail current validation, simulating a field that predates it.
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "legacy name",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		// Patch a different attr without touching Name — should succeed.
+		field.Attrs = model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "always"}
+		updated, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.NoError(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "legacy name", updated.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on update: rejects rename to non-CEL identifier", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "good_name_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field.Name = "Bad Name"
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		var appErr *model.AppError
+		require.ErrorAs(t, updateErr, &appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model.cpa_field.name.invalid_charset.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on update: rejects rename to CEL reserved word", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "good_name_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field.Name = "in"
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		var appErr *model.AppError
+		require.ErrorAs(t, updateErr, &appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model.cpa_field.name.reserved_word.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on update: accepts rename to CEL-safe identifier", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "old_name_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		newName := "new_name_" + model.NewId()
+		field.Name = newName
+		updated, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, field)
+		require.NoError(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, newName, updated.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on batch update: lenient grandfather applies per-field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		grandfathered := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "still legacy",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+		renamable := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "rename_src_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		// Touch grandfathered without renaming; rename renamable to a CEL-safe
+		// name. Both should be accepted.
+		grandfathered.Attrs = model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "hidden"}
+		newName := "rename_dst_" + model.NewId()
+		renamable.Name = newName
+		_, _, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, group.ID, []*model.PropertyField{grandfathered, renamable})
+		require.NoError(t, updateErr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("name validation on batch update: one bad rename rejects the batch", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ok := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "ok_src_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+		bad := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "bad_src_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		ok.Name = "ok_dst_" + model.NewId()
+		bad.Name = "for" // CEL reserved word
+		_, _, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, group.ID, []*model.PropertyField{ok, bad})
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		var appErr *model.AppError
+		require.ErrorAs(t, updateErr, &appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "model.cpa_field.name.reserved_word.app_error", appErr.Id)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("text — rejects value exceeding max length", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "text_field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		})
+
+		// Create a string longer than PropertyFieldValueTypeTextMaxLength (64)
+		longValue := make([]byte, 0, 70)
+		for range 70 {
+			longValue = append(longValue, 'a')
+		}
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"` + string(longValue) + `"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "maximum length")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccessControlAttributeValidationHookManagedAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t)
+
+	group, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_managed_auth", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	adminUserID := model.NewId()
+	regularUserID := model.NewId()
+
+	permChecker := func(userID string, perm *model.Permission) bool {
+		return userID == adminUserID && perm.Id == model.PermissionManageSystem.Id
+	}
+
+	hook := NewAccessControlAttributeValidationHook(th.service, permChecker, group.ID)
+	th.service.AddHook(hook)
+
+	t.Run("admin can create field with managed=admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, adminUserID)
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+			},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *created.PermissionValues)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin is blocked from creating field with managed=admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, regularUserID)
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+			},
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "permission")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin can create field without managed attr", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, regularUserID)
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, *created.PermissionValues)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin is blocked from updating field to managed=admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create field as admin
+		adminRctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, adminUserID)
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(adminRctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+
+		// Try to update as non-admin
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, regularUserID)
+		created.Attrs = model.StringInterface{
+			model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+		}
+		_, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, created)
+		require.Error(t, updateErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, updateErr.Error(), "permission")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("admin can update field to managed=admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, adminUserID)
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+
+		created.Attrs = model.StringInterface{
+			model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+		}
+		updated, _, updateErr := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, created)
+		require.NoError(t, updateErr)
+		require.NotNil(t, updated.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *updated.PermissionValues)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("managed check skipped for unmanaged groups", func(t *testing.T) {
+		otherGroup, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_other_managed", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+		require.NoError(t, groupErr)
+
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, regularUserID)
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    otherGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+			},
+		}
+		// Should succeed because the hook doesn't apply to this group
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		// PermissionValues should NOT be set by the hook for unmanaged groups
+		assert.Nil(t, created.PermissionValues)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty caller ID is rejected (default-deny for unidentified callers)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// th.Context has no caller ID set. The hook must treat this as
+		// non-admin and block managed=admin rather than silently
+		// promoting to sysadmin.
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged: "admin",
+			},
+		}
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "managed=admin")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_field_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_field_test.go
index 6ceec86ce78..fbb4e597605 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_field_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_field_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -127,7 +130,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field-3",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -152,7 +156,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field-4",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -177,7 +182,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -226,7 +232,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -251,7 +258,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-field-source",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode:     model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: pluginID1,
@@ -281,14 +289,15 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without filtering", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_routing_read", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_routing_read", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			GroupID:    nonCpaGroup.ID,
 			Name:       "routing-test-non-cpa-source-only",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode:     model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
@@ -315,7 +324,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "no-attrs-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs:      nil,
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
@@ -332,7 +342,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "empty-access-mode-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
@@ -349,7 +360,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "invalid-access-mode-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: "invalid-mode",
 				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
@@ -382,7 +394,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldsReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 		Name:       "public-field",
 		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		TargetType: "user",
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 		},
@@ -394,7 +407,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldsReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 		Name:       "source-only-field",
 		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-		TargetType: "user",
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 			model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -410,7 +424,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldsReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 		Name:       "shared-only-field",
 		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-		TargetType: "user",
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 			model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -486,7 +501,8 @@ func TestSearchPropertyFieldsReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 		Name:       "public-search-field",
 		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-		TargetType: "user",
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 		},
@@ -498,7 +514,8 @@ func TestSearchPropertyFieldsReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 		Name:       "source-search-field",
 		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-		TargetType: "user",
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 			model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -514,7 +531,8 @@ func TestSearchPropertyFieldsReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 		Name:       "shared-search-field",
 		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-		TargetType: "user",
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 			model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 			model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -583,7 +601,6 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldByNameReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pluginID := "plugin-1"
 	userID := model.NewId()
-	targetID := model.NewId()
 
 	rctxPlugin := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, pluginID)
 	rctxUser := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, userID)
@@ -593,8 +610,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldByNameReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "byname-source-only",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
-			TargetID:   targetID,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -607,12 +624,12 @@ func TestGetPropertyFieldByNameReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// Source plugin can see options
-		retrieved, err := th.service.GetPropertyFieldByName(rctxPlugin, th.CPAGroupID, targetID, created.Name)
+		retrieved, err := th.service.GetPropertyFieldByName(rctxPlugin, th.CPAGroupID, "", created.Name)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Len(t, retrieved.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions].([]any), 1)
 
 		// User sees empty options
-		retrieved, err = th.service.GetPropertyFieldByName(rctxUser, th.CPAGroupID, targetID, created.Name)
+		retrieved, err = th.service.GetPropertyFieldByName(rctxUser, th.CPAGroupID, "", created.Name)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Empty(t, retrieved.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions].([]any))
 	})
@@ -634,9 +651,11 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("non-plugin caller can create field without source_plugin_id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: th.CPAGroupID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxUser1, field)
@@ -654,6 +673,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "user-id-123"), field)
@@ -670,6 +691,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxUser1, field)
@@ -686,6 +709,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
@@ -702,6 +727,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
@@ -718,6 +745,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
@@ -729,9 +758,11 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("plugin caller auto-sets source_plugin_id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: th.CPAGroupID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
@@ -748,6 +779,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "malicious-plugin",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
@@ -761,7 +794,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       model.NewId(),
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
@@ -780,13 +814,15 @@ func TestCreatePropertyField_AccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without setting source_plugin_id", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_create", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_create", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: nonCpaGroup.ID,
-			Name:    model.NewId(),
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    nonCpaGroup.ID,
+			Name:       model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
@@ -811,16 +847,18 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("allows update of unprotected field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: th.CPAGroupID,
-			Name:    "Original Name",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "Original Name",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		created.Name = "Updated Name"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Updated Name", updated.Name)
 	})
@@ -833,13 +871,15 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		created.Name = "Updated Protected Field"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Updated Protected Field", updated.Name)
 	})
@@ -852,13 +892,15 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		created.Name = "Attempted Update"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "protected")
@@ -873,13 +915,15 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		created.Name = "Attempted Update"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxAnon, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxAnon, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "protected")
@@ -887,10 +931,12 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("prevents changing source_plugin_id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: th.CPAGroupID,
-			Name:    "Field",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{},
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "Field",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
@@ -898,7 +944,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Try to change source_plugin_id
 		created.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID] = "plugin-2"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "immutable")
@@ -906,10 +952,12 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("prevents setting protected=true without source_plugin_id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: th.CPAGroupID,
-			Name:    "Field Without Source Plugin",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{},
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "Field Without Source Plugin",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
@@ -917,7 +965,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Try to set protected=true without having a source_plugin_id
 		created.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsProtected] = true
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "cannot set protected=true")
@@ -926,10 +974,12 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("prevents non-source plugin from setting protected=true", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: th.CPAGroupID,
-			Name:    "Field With Source Plugin",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			Attrs:   model.StringInterface{},
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "Field With Source Plugin",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		// Create field via plugin-1 (sets source_plugin_id automatically)
@@ -939,20 +989,20 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Try to set protected=true by a different plugin (plugin-2)
 		created.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsProtected] = true
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "cannot set protected=true")
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "plugin-1")
 
 		// Verify the source plugin (plugin-1) CAN set protected=true
-		updated, err = th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err = th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.True(t, model.IsPropertyFieldProtected(updated))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without access control", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_update", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_update", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -963,6 +1013,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
@@ -970,7 +1022,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Update with different plugin - should be allowed (no access control)
 		created.Name = "Updated by Plugin2"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, nonCpaGroup.ID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, nonCpaGroup.ID, created)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, updated)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Updated by Plugin2", updated.Name)
@@ -989,8 +1041,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields_BulkWriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	rctxPlugin2 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
 
 	t.Run("allows bulk update of unprotected fields", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field1", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
-		field2 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field2", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field1", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
+		field2 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field2", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 
 		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1000,14 +1052,14 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields_BulkWriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 		created1.Name = "Updated Field1"
 		created2.Name = "Updated Field2"
 
-		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
+		updated, _, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Len(t, updated, 2)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("fails atomically when one protected field in batch", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create unprotected field
-		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Unprotected", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Unprotected", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -1019,6 +1071,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields_BulkWriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created2, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field2)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1027,7 +1081,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields_BulkWriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 		created1.Name = "Updated Unprotected"
 		created2.Name = "Updated Protected"
 
-		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
+		updated, _, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "protected")
@@ -1046,8 +1100,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields_BulkWriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 		rctxAnon := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "")
 
 		// Create two unprotected fields without source_plugin_id
-		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field1", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, Attrs: model.StringInterface{}}
-		field2 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field2", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, Attrs: model.StringInterface{}}
+		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field1", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, Attrs: model.StringInterface{}, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
+		field2 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field2", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, Attrs: model.StringInterface{}, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 
 		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1058,7 +1112,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields_BulkWriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 		created1.Name = "Updated Field1"
 		created2.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsProtected] = true
 
-		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
+		updated, _, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "cannot set protected=true")
@@ -1084,7 +1138,7 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	rctxPlugin2 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
 
 	t.Run("allows deletion of unprotected field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Unprotected", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Unprotected", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -1100,6 +1154,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1120,6 +1176,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1130,7 +1188,7 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without access control", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_delete", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_delete", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -1141,6 +1199,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
@@ -1169,6 +1229,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_OrphanedFieldDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "removed-plugin"), field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1194,6 +1256,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_OrphanedFieldDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "installed-plugin"), field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1220,6 +1284,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_OrphanedFieldDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "removed-plugin"), field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1230,7 +1296,7 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField_OrphanedFieldDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		created.Name = "Updated Orphaned Field"
-		updated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "admin-user"), th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "admin-user"), th.CPAGroupID, created)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "protected")
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_value_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_value_test.go
index 8b40e179b03..aed0746c55f 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_value_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/access_control_value_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	rctxPlugin2 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
 
 	t.Run("allows creating value for public field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Public", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Public", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without access control", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_value_create", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_value_create", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
 				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	rctxPlugin2 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
 
 	t.Run("allows deleting value for public field", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Public", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Public", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -163,6 +169,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -195,8 +203,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValuesForTarget_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	rctxPlugin2 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
 
 	t.Run("allows deleting all values when caller has write access to all fields", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field1", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
-		field2 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field2", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field1", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
+		field2 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Field2", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 
 		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -218,7 +226,7 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValuesForTarget_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("fails atomically when caller lacks access to one field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create public field
-		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Public", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText}
+		field1 := &model.PropertyField{GroupID: th.CPAGroupID, Name: "Public", Type: model.PropertyFieldTypeText, ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)}
 		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -230,6 +238,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValuesForTarget_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created2, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field2)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -281,7 +291,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -334,7 +345,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -370,7 +382,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -414,7 +427,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-single-select",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -487,7 +501,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-multi-select",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -567,7 +582,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-text",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -637,7 +653,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-only-no-values",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -669,14 +686,15 @@ func TestGetPropertyValueReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without filtering", func(t *testing.T) {
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_value_read", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_value_read", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
 			GroupID:    nonCpaGroup.ID,
 			Name:       "non-cpa-value-source-only",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode:     model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
@@ -733,7 +751,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValuesReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-bulk",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -746,7 +765,8 @@ func TestGetPropertyValuesReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field-bulk",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -822,7 +842,8 @@ func TestSearchPropertyValuesReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-search",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -835,7 +856,8 @@ func TestSearchPropertyValuesReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "source-only-field-search",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -891,7 +913,8 @@ func TestSearchPropertyValuesReadAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "shared-field-search",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSharedOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -965,7 +988,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -977,7 +1001,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -1018,7 +1043,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "protected-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -1031,7 +1057,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "protected-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -1073,7 +1100,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-batch",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -1085,7 +1113,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "protected-field-batch",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -1134,7 +1163,7 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("rejects values across multiple groups", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Register a second group
-		group2, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_group_create_values_2", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		group2, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_group_create_values_2", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// Create fields in both groups
@@ -1142,7 +1171,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "field-group1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -1154,7 +1184,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    group2.ID,
 			Name:       "field-group2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -1194,7 +1225,7 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("rejects mixed groups before checking access control", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Register a third group
-		group3, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_group_create_values_3", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		group3, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_group_create_values_3", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// Create public field in CPA group
@@ -1202,7 +1233,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-multigroup",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModePublic,
 			},
@@ -1215,7 +1247,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    group3.ID,
 			Name:       "protected-field-multigroup",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
@@ -1256,7 +1289,7 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("non-CPA group routes directly to PropertyService without access control", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Register a non-CPA group
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_bulk", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_bulk", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// Create two fields in non-CPA group
@@ -1264,13 +1297,15 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    nonCpaGroup.ID,
 			Name:       "non-cpa-bulk-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		field2 := &model.PropertyField{
 			GroupID:    nonCpaGroup.ID,
 			Name:       "non-cpa-bulk-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx1, field1)
@@ -1304,7 +1339,7 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("mixed CPA and non-CPA groups are rejected before access control", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Register a non-CPA group
-		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_mixed", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		nonCpaGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "other_group_mixed", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// Create protected field in CPA group via plugin API
@@ -1312,7 +1347,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "cpa-protected-mixed",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1325,7 +1361,8 @@ func TestCreatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    nonCpaGroup.ID,
 			Name:       "non-cpa-field-mixed",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		nonCpaField, err = th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx1, nonCpaField)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1370,7 +1407,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "protected-field-for-update",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1403,7 +1441,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "protected-field-for-update-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1436,7 +1475,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-for-update",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1480,7 +1520,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-update-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1489,7 +1530,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-update-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1533,7 +1575,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-update-fail-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1542,7 +1585,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-update-fail-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1593,7 +1637,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "mixed-update-protected-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1602,7 +1647,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "mixed-update-public-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		createdProtected, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx1, protectedField)
@@ -1660,7 +1706,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "multi-owner-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1669,7 +1716,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "multi-owner-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1756,7 +1804,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "upsert-protected-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1790,7 +1839,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValue_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "upsert-protected-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1832,7 +1882,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-upsert-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1841,7 +1892,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-upsert-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1880,7 +1932,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-upsert-fail-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1889,7 +1942,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "bulk-upsert-fail-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1937,7 +1991,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "mixed-protected-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -1946,7 +2001,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "mixed-public-field",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		createdProtected, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx1, protectedField)
@@ -1999,7 +2055,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "upsert-multi-owner-field-1",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -2008,7 +2065,8 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "upsert-multi-owner-field-2",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -2091,6 +2149,146 @@ func TestUpsertPropertyValues_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestUpsertPropertyValue_SyncLock(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t)
+
+	group, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_sync_lock", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	hook := NewAccessControlHook(th.service, nil, group.ID)
+	th.service.AddHook(hook)
+
+	ldapField := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		Name:       "ldap_field_" + model.NewId(),
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		TargetType: "system",
+		ObjectType: "user",
+		Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrLDAP: "cn"},
+	})
+
+	samlField := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		Name:       "saml_field_" + model.NewId(),
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		TargetType: "system",
+		ObjectType: "user",
+		Attrs:      model.StringInterface{model.PropertyFieldAttrSAML: "displayName"},
+	})
+
+	nonSyncedField := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    group.ID,
+		Name:       "normal_field_" + model.NewId(),
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		TargetType: "system",
+		ObjectType: "user",
+	})
+
+	targetID := model.NewId()
+
+	t.Run("blocks upsert on LDAP-synced field without caller ID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    ldapField.ID,
+			TargetID:   targetID,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"test"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "ldap sync")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows LDAP sync service to upsert LDAP-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, model.CallerIDLDAPSync)
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    ldapField.ID,
+			TargetID:   targetID,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"John Doe"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("blocks SAML sync service from writing LDAP-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, model.CallerIDSAMLSync)
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    ldapField.ID,
+			TargetID:   targetID,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"wrong caller"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "ldap sync")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows SAML sync service to upsert SAML-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, model.CallerIDSAMLSync)
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    samlField.ID,
+			TargetID:   targetID,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"Jane Doe"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("blocks regular user from writing SAML-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    samlField.ID,
+			TargetID:   targetID,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"sneaky"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "saml sync")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows regular user to upsert non-synced field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    nonSyncedField.ID,
+			TargetID:   targetID,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"hello"`),
+		}
+		result, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sync lock applies to batch upsert", func(t *testing.T) {
+		values := []*model.PropertyValue{
+			{
+				GroupID:    group.ID,
+				FieldID:    ldapField.ID,
+				TargetID:   targetID,
+				TargetType: "user",
+				Value:      json.RawMessage(`"batch test"`),
+			},
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValues(th.Context, values)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "ldap sync")
+
+		// Same batch with the right caller should succeed
+		rctx := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, model.CallerIDLDAPSync)
+		results, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValues(rctx, values)
+		require.NoError(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Len(t, results, 1)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestDeletePropertyValuesForField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
 	th.service.setPluginCheckerForTests(func(pluginID string) bool { return pluginID == "plugin-1" })
@@ -2105,7 +2303,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValuesForField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "field-delete-values",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -2154,7 +2353,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValuesForField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "field-delete-values-fail",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
 				model.PropertyAttrsProtected: true,
 			},
@@ -2193,7 +2393,8 @@ func TestDeletePropertyValuesForField_WriteAccessControl(t *testing.T) {
 			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
 			Name:       "public-field-delete-values",
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxAnon, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/field_limit.go b/server/channels/app/properties/field_limit.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..491aa8ac234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/field_limit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrFieldLimitReached      = errors.New("per-object-type field limit reached")
+	ErrGroupFieldLimitReached = errors.New("group field limit reached")
+)
+
+// FieldLimitConfig defines limits for a specific property group.
+type FieldLimitConfig struct {
+	// PerObjectType maps ObjectType values to their maximum field count.
+	// For example: {"user": 20} means at most 20 fields with ObjectType="user".
+	PerObjectType map[string]int64
+
+	// GlobalLimit is the maximum total number of fields across the entire group,
+	// regardless of ObjectType. Zero means no global limit.
+	GlobalLimit int64
+}
+
+// FieldLimitHook enforces per-group field creation limits. It checks both
+// per-object-type limits and global group limits before allowing a field
+// to be created. The hook only applies to groups that have been configured
+// with limits.
+type FieldLimitHook struct {
+	BasePropertyHook
+	propertyService *PropertyService
+	limits          map[string]*FieldLimitConfig // groupID -> config
+}
+
+var _ PropertyHook = (*FieldLimitHook)(nil)
+
+// NewFieldLimitHook creates a hook that enforces field limits. Call
+// AddGroupLimit to configure limits for specific groups.
+func NewFieldLimitHook(ps *PropertyService) *FieldLimitHook {
+	return &FieldLimitHook{
+		propertyService: ps,
+		limits:          make(map[string]*FieldLimitConfig),
+	}
+}
+
+// AddGroupLimit registers a limit configuration for the given group ID.
+func (h *FieldLimitHook) AddGroupLimit(groupID string, config *FieldLimitConfig) {
+	h.limits[groupID] = config
+}
+
+func (h *FieldLimitHook) PreCreatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	config, ok := h.limits[field.GroupID]
+	if !ok {
+		return field, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check per-object-type limit
+	if field.ObjectType != "" {
+		if limit, hasLimit := config.PerObjectType[field.ObjectType]; hasLimit {
+			count, err := h.propertyService.countActivePropertyFieldsForGroupObjectType(field.GroupID, field.ObjectType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to count fields: %w", err)
+			}
+			if count >= limit {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("limit_reached: field limit of %d reached for object type %q: %w", limit, field.ObjectType, ErrFieldLimitReached)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check global group limit
+	if config.GlobalLimit > 0 {
+		count, err := h.propertyService.countActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(field.GroupID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to count group fields: %w", err)
+		}
+		if count >= config.GlobalLimit {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("group_limit_reached: global field limit of %d reached for group: %w", config.GlobalLimit, ErrGroupFieldLimitReached)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return field, nil
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/field_limit_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/field_limit_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba6d59907b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/field_limit_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestFieldLimitHook(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t)
+
+	group, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_field_limit", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	hook := NewFieldLimitHook(th.service)
+	hook.AddGroupLimit(group.ID, &FieldLimitConfig{
+		PerObjectType: map[string]int64{
+			"user": 3,
+		},
+		GlobalLimit: 5,
+	})
+	th.service.AddHook(hook)
+
+	makeField := func(objectType string) *model.PropertyField {
+		return &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: objectType,
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("allows fields up to per-object-type limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for range 3 {
+			_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField("user"))
+			require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects field at per-object-type limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField("user"))
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "limit_reached")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows fields for different object type", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField("post"))
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects at global limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// We have 3 user + 1 post = 4 fields. One more should succeed.
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField("post"))
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+
+		// Now at 5, should hit global limit
+		_, createErr = th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField("post"))
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "group_limit_reached")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips limit check for unregistered groups", func(t *testing.T) {
+		otherGroup, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_no_limits", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+		require.NoError(t, groupErr)
+
+		for range 10 {
+			field := &model.PropertyField{
+				GroupID:    otherGroup.ID,
+				Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+				Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+				TargetType: "system",
+				ObjectType: "user",
+			}
+			_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+			require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/helper_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/helper_test.go
index 35825db767f..fe95d9c3c80 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/helper_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/helper_test.go
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ func setupTestHelper(s store.Store, tb testing.TB) *TestHelper {
 	})
 	require.NoError(tb, err)
 
-	// Create and wire the PropertyAccessService
-	pas := NewPropertyAccessService(service, nil)
-	service.SetPropertyAccessService(pas)
-
 	tb.Cleanup(func() {
 		s.Close()
 	})
@@ -69,12 +65,29 @@ func RequestContextWithCallerID(rctx request.CTX, callerID string) request.CTX {
 	return rctx.WithContext(ctx)
 }
 
+// setPluginCheckerForTests sets the plugin checker on the AccessControlHook for testing.
+func (ps *PropertyService) setPluginCheckerForTests(pluginChecker PluginChecker) {
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		if ach, ok := hook.(*AccessControlHook); ok {
+			ach.setPluginCheckerForTests(pluginChecker)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *AccessControlHook) setPluginCheckerForTests(pluginChecker PluginChecker) {
+	h.pluginChecker = pluginChecker
+}
+
 func (th *TestHelper) RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(tb testing.TB) *TestHelper {
 	// Register the CPA group so requiresAccessControl can always look it up
-	group, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+	group, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
 	require.NoError(tb, groupErr)
 	th.CPAGroupID = group.ID
 
+	// Create and register the access control hook now that the group ID is known
+	hook := NewAccessControlHook(th.service, nil, group.ID)
+	th.service.AddHook(hook)
+
 	return th
 }
 
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/hooks.go b/server/channels/app/properties/hooks.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e62c5956df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/hooks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+)
+
+// errNilHookResult is returned when a pre-hook returns a nil result without an
+// error. This catches buggy hook implementations early rather than letting a
+// nil propagate into the store layer.
+var (
+	errNilHookResult          = errors.New("property hook returned nil result")
+	errFieldCardinalityBroken = errors.New("PostGetPropertyFields hook returned fewer fields than it received")
+)
+
+// PropertyHook defines an interface for hooks that run before and after property
+// service operations. Hooks can inspect and modify inputs (pre-hooks) or filter
+// outputs (post-hooks). A pre-hook returns an error to block the operation; a
+// post-hook returns an error to suppress the result. Returning nil means the
+// hook has no objection and the operation may proceed.
+//
+// Pre-hooks receive the operation's input parameters and may return modified
+// versions. Post-hooks receive the operation's results and may return filtered
+// or modified versions.
+//
+// Multiple hooks are called in registration order. Each hook receives the
+// output of the previous hook (or the original input for the first hook).
+type PropertyHook interface {
+	// Field pre-hooks (write operations)
+
+	PreCreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error)
+	PreUpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error)
+	PreUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error)
+	PreDeletePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error
+
+	// PostUpdatePropertyFields runs after a successful field update (including
+	// the linked-field propagation pass). It receives the pre-update state of
+	// the requested fields (parallel to requested), the post-update requested
+	// fields, and the post-update propagated fields. Hooks may transform attrs
+	// on either bucket (e.g. redact information for the caller); the
+	// dispatcher enforces cardinality preservation on both buckets so a buggy
+	// hook that drops fields surfaces an error rather than silently truncating
+	// the broadcast. Returns the IDs of fields whose dependent property values
+	// were cleared as a side effect (e.g. type-change cleanup); the caller
+	// publishes the corresponding WS events. Errors are best-effort: the
+	// dispatcher logs and continues, the update is not rolled back.
+	PostUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, prev, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) (newRequested, newPropagated []*model.PropertyField, clearedFieldIDs []string, err error)
+
+	// Field pre-hook for count operations. Count operations return only a
+	// scalar so there is no post-hook — access control applied to per-row
+	// data does not apply, but license/group-level gating still does.
+	// Return an error to block the count.
+	PreCountPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string) error
+
+	// Field post-hooks (read operations)
+	//
+	// PostGetPropertyField is called after retrieving a single field (by ID or by name).
+	// Implementations must return a non-nil field; returning nil is treated as a
+	// hook bug and the dispatcher surfaces errNilHookResult. To block a caller
+	// from seeing a field, return a sentinel error instead.
+	PostGetPropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error)
+	// PostGetPropertyFields is called after retrieving multiple fields (by IDs or search).
+	// Implementations must preserve slice length — the dispatcher enforces this and will
+	// return an error if a hook returns fewer fields than it received.
+	PostGetPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error)
+
+	// Value pre-hooks (write operations)
+
+	PreCreatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	PreCreatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	PreUpdatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	PreUpdatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	PreUpsertPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	PreUpsertPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	PreDeletePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error
+	PreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, targetType string, targetID string) error
+	PreDeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fieldID string) error
+
+	// Value post-hooks (read operations)
+	//
+	// PostGetPropertyValue is called after retrieving a single value.
+	// Return nil value to indicate the value is not accessible.
+	PostGetPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	// PostGetPropertyValues is called after retrieving multiple values (by IDs or search).
+	// Implementations may remove entries from the returned slice.
+	PostGetPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error)
+}
+
+// BasePropertyHook provides default passthrough implementations for every
+// PropertyHook method. Embed it in concrete hooks to only override the
+// methods you care about.
+type BasePropertyHook struct{}
+
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreCreatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return field, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreUpdatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, _ string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return field, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreUpdatePropertyFields(_ request.CTX, _ string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return fields, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreDeletePropertyField(_ request.CTX, _ string, _ string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PostUpdatePropertyFields(_ request.CTX, _ string, _, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+	return requested, propagated, nil, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreCountPropertyFields(_ request.CTX, _ string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PostGetPropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return field, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PostGetPropertyFields(_ request.CTX, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return fields, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreCreatePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreCreatePropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return values, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreUpdatePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, _ string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreUpdatePropertyValues(_ request.CTX, _ string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return values, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreUpsertPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreUpsertPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return values, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreDeletePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, _ string, _ string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(_ request.CTX, _ string, _ string, _ string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PreDeletePropertyValuesForField(_ request.CTX, _ string, _ string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PostGetPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, nil
+}
+func (BasePropertyHook) PostGetPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+// AddHook registers a hook with the property service. Hooks are called in
+// registration order for each operation.
+func (ps *PropertyService) AddHook(hook PropertyHook) {
+	ps.hooks = append(ps.hooks, hook)
+}
+
+// runPreCreatePropertyField runs all registered pre-hooks for CreatePropertyField.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreCreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		field, err = hook.PreCreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if field == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+// runPreUpdatePropertyField runs all registered pre-hooks for UpdatePropertyField.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreUpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		field, err = hook.PreUpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if field == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+// runPreUpdatePropertyFields runs all registered pre-hooks for UpdatePropertyFields.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		fields, err = hook.PreUpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fields)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if fields == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return fields, nil
+}
+
+// runPostUpdatePropertyFields runs all registered post-hooks for
+// UpdatePropertyFields. Each hook may transform the requested and propagated
+// buckets in place (e.g. redaction); the dispatcher chains the transformed
+// slices through subsequent hooks and enforces cardinality preservation on
+// both buckets so a buggy hook that drops fields surfaces an error rather
+// than silently truncating the broadcast. The cleared field IDs returned by
+// each hook are deduped into a single slice. Best-effort: hook errors and
+// cardinality violations are logged and skipped (the offending hook's
+// transform is dropped for the chain, but the update itself is not rolled
+// back).
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPostUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, prev, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string) {
+	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	var cleared []string
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		newRequested, newPropagated, ids, err := hook.PostUpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, prev, requested, propagated)
+		if err != nil {
+			rctx.Logger().Error("PostUpdatePropertyFields hook failed",
+				mlog.String("group_id", groupID),
+				mlog.Err(err),
+			)
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(newRequested) != len(requested) || len(newPropagated) != len(propagated) {
+			rctx.Logger().Error("PostUpdatePropertyFields hook returned wrong-length slice",
+				mlog.String("group_id", groupID),
+				mlog.Err(errFieldCardinalityBroken),
+			)
+			continue
+		}
+		requested = newRequested
+		propagated = newPropagated
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			if _, ok := seen[id]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[id] = struct{}{}
+			cleared = append(cleared, id)
+		}
+	}
+	return requested, propagated, cleared
+}
+
+// runPreDeletePropertyField runs all registered pre-hooks for DeletePropertyField.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreDeletePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error {
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		if err := hook.PreDeletePropertyField(rctx, groupID, id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// runPreCountPropertyFields runs all registered pre-hooks for the public
+// CountProperty* methods.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreCountPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string) error {
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		if err := hook.PreCountPropertyFields(rctx, groupID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// runPostGetPropertyField runs all registered post-hooks for single field retrieval.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPostGetPropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if field == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		field, err = hook.PostGetPropertyField(rctx, field)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if field == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+// runPostGetPropertyFields runs all registered post-hooks for multi-field retrieval.
+// It enforces that hooks preserve slice length — a hook that drops fields is a bug.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPostGetPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		n := len(fields)
+		fields, err = hook.PostGetPropertyFields(rctx, fields)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if len(fields) != n {
+			return nil, errFieldCardinalityBroken
+		}
+	}
+	return fields, nil
+}
+
+// runPreCreatePropertyValue runs all registered pre-hooks for CreatePropertyValue.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreCreatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		value, err = hook.PreCreatePropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if value == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+// runPreCreatePropertyValues runs all registered pre-hooks for CreatePropertyValues.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreCreatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		values, err = hook.PreCreatePropertyValues(rctx, values)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if values == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+// runPreUpdatePropertyValue runs all registered pre-hooks for UpdatePropertyValue.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreUpdatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		value, err = hook.PreUpdatePropertyValue(rctx, groupID, value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if value == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+// runPreUpdatePropertyValues runs all registered pre-hooks for UpdatePropertyValues.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreUpdatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		values, err = hook.PreUpdatePropertyValues(rctx, groupID, values)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if values == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+// runPreUpsertPropertyValue runs all registered pre-hooks for UpsertPropertyValue.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreUpsertPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		value, err = hook.PreUpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if value == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+// runPreUpsertPropertyValues runs all registered pre-hooks for UpsertPropertyValues.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreUpsertPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		values, err = hook.PreUpsertPropertyValues(rctx, values)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if values == nil {
+			return nil, errNilHookResult
+		}
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+// runPreDeletePropertyValue runs all registered pre-hooks for DeletePropertyValue.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreDeletePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error {
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		if err := hook.PreDeletePropertyValue(rctx, groupID, id); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// runPreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget runs all registered pre-hooks for DeletePropertyValuesForTarget.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, targetType string, targetID string) error {
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		if err := hook.PreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, groupID, targetType, targetID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// runPreDeletePropertyValuesForField runs all registered pre-hooks for DeletePropertyValuesForField.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPreDeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fieldID string) error {
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		if err := hook.PreDeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx, groupID, fieldID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// runPostGetPropertyValue runs all registered post-hooks for single value retrieval.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPostGetPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		value, err = hook.PostGetPropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if value == nil {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+// runPostGetPropertyValues runs all registered post-hooks for multi-value retrieval.
+func (ps *PropertyService) runPostGetPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	var err error
+	for _, hook := range ps.hooks {
+		values, err = hook.PostGetPropertyValues(rctx, values)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/hooks_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/hooks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efa52e1f778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/hooks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,637 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// testHook is a configurable PropertyHook implementation for testing hook
+// registration, ordering, chaining, and blocking behavior. It embeds
+// BasePropertyHook for default passthrough behavior and only overrides
+// methods where a test-specific function is set.
+type testHook struct {
+	BasePropertyHook
+	preCreateFieldFn   func(*model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error)
+	preUpdateFieldFn   func(string, *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error)
+	preUpdateFieldsFn  func(string, []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error)
+	preDeleteFieldFn   func(string, string) error
+	postUpdateFieldsFn func(string, []*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error)
+	postGetFieldFn     func(*model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error)
+	postGetFieldsFn    func([]*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error)
+	preUpsertValueFn   func(*model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	preUpsertValuesFn  func([]*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	postGetValueFn     func(*model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error)
+	postGetValuesFn    func([]*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error)
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PreCreatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if h.preCreateFieldFn != nil {
+		return h.preCreateFieldFn(field)
+	}
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PreUpdatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if h.preUpdateFieldFn != nil {
+		return h.preUpdateFieldFn(groupID, field)
+	}
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PreUpdatePropertyFields(_ request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if h.preUpdateFieldsFn != nil {
+		return h.preUpdateFieldsFn(groupID, fields)
+	}
+	return fields, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PreDeletePropertyField(_ request.CTX, groupID string, id string) error {
+	if h.preDeleteFieldFn != nil {
+		return h.preDeleteFieldFn(groupID, id)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PostUpdatePropertyFields(_ request.CTX, groupID string, prev, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+	if h.postUpdateFieldsFn != nil {
+		return h.postUpdateFieldsFn(groupID, prev, requested, propagated)
+	}
+	return requested, propagated, nil, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PostGetPropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if h.postGetFieldFn != nil {
+		return h.postGetFieldFn(field)
+	}
+	return field, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PostGetPropertyFields(_ request.CTX, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if h.postGetFieldsFn != nil {
+		return h.postGetFieldsFn(fields)
+	}
+	return fields, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PreUpsertPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if h.preUpsertValueFn != nil {
+		return h.preUpsertValueFn(value)
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PreUpsertPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if h.preUpsertValuesFn != nil {
+		return h.preUpsertValuesFn(values)
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PostGetPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if h.postGetValueFn != nil {
+		return h.postGetValueFn(value)
+	}
+	return value, nil
+}
+
+func (h *testHook) PostGetPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if h.postGetValuesFn != nil {
+		return h.postGetValuesFn(values)
+	}
+	return values, nil
+}
+
+func TestHookRegistration(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+
+	t.Run("service starts with no hooks", func(t *testing.T) {
+		service, err := New(ServiceConfig{
+			PropertyGroupStore: th.dbStore.PropertyGroup(),
+			PropertyFieldStore: th.dbStore.PropertyField(),
+			PropertyValueStore: th.dbStore.PropertyValue(),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, service.hooks)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("AddHook appends hooks in order", func(t *testing.T) {
+		service, err := New(ServiceConfig{
+			PropertyGroupStore: th.dbStore.PropertyGroup(),
+			PropertyFieldStore: th.dbStore.PropertyField(),
+			PropertyValueStore: th.dbStore.PropertyValue(),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		hook1 := &testHook{}
+		hook2 := &testHook{}
+		service.AddHook(hook1)
+		service.AddHook(hook2)
+		assert.Len(t, service.hooks, 2)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPreHookBlocking(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+	groupID := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1).ID
+
+	t.Run("pre-hook error blocks CreatePropertyField", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			preCreateFieldFn: func(field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("blocked by hook")
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "blocked-field-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		}
+		_, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "blocked by hook")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("pre-hook error blocks DeletePropertyField", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			preDeleteFieldFn: func(gid string, id string) error {
+				return fmt.Errorf("delete blocked")
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		err := th.service.DeletePropertyField(rctx, groupID, model.NewId())
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "delete blocked")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("pre-hook error blocks UpsertPropertyValue", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			preUpsertValueFn: func(value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("upsert blocked")
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID: groupID,
+			FieldID: model.NewId(),
+		}
+		_, err := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "upsert blocked")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPreHookInputModification(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+	groupID := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1).ID
+
+	t.Run("pre-hook modifies field before creation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			preCreateFieldFn: func(field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				// Modify the field name
+				field.Name = "modified-" + field.Name
+				return field, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "original",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		}
+		result, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "modified-original", result.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPostHookFiltering(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+	groupID := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1).ID
+
+	t.Run("post-hook returning nil field without error surfaces errNilHookResult", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "nil-return-field-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+
+		hook := &testHook{
+			postGetFieldFn: func(f *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				return nil, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		result, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, groupID, field.ID)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errNilHookResult)
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("post-hook that drops fields from list returns error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field1 := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "keep-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+		field2 := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "remove-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+
+		hook := &testHook{
+			postGetFieldsFn: func(fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				filtered := []*model.PropertyField{}
+				for _, f := range fields {
+					if f.ID == field1.ID {
+						filtered = append(filtered, f)
+					}
+				}
+				return filtered, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		_, err := th.service.GetPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []string{field1.ID, field2.ID})
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "fewer fields")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestMultipleHooksChaining(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+	groupID := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1).ID
+
+	t.Run("multiple pre-hooks chain modifications in order", func(t *testing.T) {
+		order := []string{}
+
+		hook1 := &testHook{
+			preCreateFieldFn: func(field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				order = append(order, "hook1")
+				field.Name = field.Name + "-h1"
+				return field, nil
+			},
+		}
+		hook2 := &testHook{
+			preCreateFieldFn: func(field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				order = append(order, "hook2")
+				field.Name = field.Name + "-h2"
+				return field, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook1)
+		th.service.AddHook(hook2)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-2] }()
+
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "base",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		}
+		result, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "base-h1-h2", result.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"hook1", "hook2"}, order)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("first hook error prevents second hook from running", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook2Called := false
+
+		hook1 := &testHook{
+			preCreateFieldFn: func(field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("hook1 blocked")
+			},
+		}
+		hook2 := &testHook{
+			preCreateFieldFn: func(field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				hook2Called = true
+				return field, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook1)
+		th.service.AddHook(hook2)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-2] }()
+
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "should-fail-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		}
+		_, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, hook2Called, "second hook should not have been called")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple post-hooks chain in order", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "chain-post-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Attrs:      model.StringInterface{"step": "0"},
+		})
+
+		hook1 := &testHook{
+			postGetFieldFn: func(f *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				if f.Attrs == nil {
+					f.Attrs = make(model.StringInterface)
+				}
+				f.Attrs["hook1"] = true
+				return f, nil
+			},
+		}
+		hook2 := &testHook{
+			postGetFieldFn: func(f *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				if f.Attrs == nil {
+					f.Attrs = make(model.StringInterface)
+				}
+				f.Attrs["hook2"] = true
+				return f, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook1)
+		th.service.AddHook(hook2)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-2] }()
+
+		result, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, groupID, field.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, true, result.Attrs["hook1"])
+		assert.Equal(t, true, result.Attrs["hook2"])
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccessControlHookGroupScoping(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+
+	th.service.setPluginCheckerForTests(func(pluginID string) bool {
+		return pluginID == "plugin-1"
+	})
+
+	rctxPlugin1 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-1")
+	rctxPlugin2 := RequestContextWithCallerID(th.Context, "plugin-2")
+
+	t.Run("access control enforced for managed group (CPA)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create a protected field in the CPA group via the source plugin
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "protected-managed-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "plugin-1", created.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID])
+
+		// Another plugin should NOT be able to update it (protected)
+		created.Attrs[model.PropertyAttrsProtected] = true
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		updated.Name = "attempt-update"
+		_, _, err = th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, th.CPAGroupID, updated)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "protected")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("access control NOT enforced for unmanaged group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		unmanagedGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "unmanaged_scoping_test", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Create a protected field in an unmanaged group
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    unmanagedGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "protected-unmanaged-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:      true,
+				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
+			},
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Another plugin CAN update it (no access control for this group)
+		created.Name = "updated-by-plugin2"
+		updated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctxPlugin2, unmanagedGroup.ID, created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "updated-by-plugin2", updated.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("read filtering applied for managed group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create a source-only protected field in the CPA group
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "source-only-managed-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode: model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
+				model.PropertyAttrsProtected:  true,
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": "opt1", "value": "Option 1"},
+					map[string]any{"id": "opt2", "value": "Option 2"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Source plugin sees all options
+		result, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctxPlugin1, th.CPAGroupID, created.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		opts := result.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions].([]any)
+		assert.Len(t, opts, 2)
+
+		// Other caller sees empty options
+		result2, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, th.CPAGroupID, created.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		opts2 := result2.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions].([]any)
+		assert.Len(t, opts2, 0)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("read filtering NOT applied for unmanaged group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		unmanagedGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "unmanaged_read_test", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Create a source-only field in an unmanaged group
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    unmanagedGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "source-only-unmanaged-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyAttrsAccessMode:     model.PropertyAccessModeSourceOnly,
+				model.PropertyAttrsSourcePluginID: "plugin-1",
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []any{
+					map[string]any{"id": "opt1", "value": "Option 1"},
+					map[string]any{"id": "opt2", "value": "Option 2"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctxPlugin1, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Non-source caller sees ALL options (no filtering for unmanaged groups)
+		result, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, unmanagedGroup.ID, created.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		opts := result.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions].([]any)
+		assert.Len(t, opts, 2)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPreUpdatePropertyFieldsHook(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+	groupID := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1).ID
+
+	t.Run("pre-hook error blocks batch UpdatePropertyFields", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			preUpdateFieldsFn: func(gid string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("batch update blocked")
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "batch-block-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+		field.Name = "updated"
+		_, _, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field})
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "batch update blocked")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("pre-hook modifies fields in batch update", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			preUpdateFieldsFn: func(gid string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+				for _, f := range fields {
+					f.Name = "modified-" + f.Name
+				}
+				return fields, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		field1 := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "batch-a-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+		field2 := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "batch-b-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+
+		field1.Name = "a"
+		field2.Name = "b"
+		results, _, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field1, field2})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, results, 2)
+		assert.Equal(t, "modified-a", results[0].Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, "modified-b", results[1].Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestPostUpdatePropertyFieldsHook(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	rctx := th.Context
+	groupID := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1).ID
+
+	t.Run("post-hook transforms requested attrs and surfaces cleared IDs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			postUpdateFieldsFn: func(_ string, _, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+				for _, f := range requested {
+					if f.Attrs == nil {
+						f.Attrs = model.StringInterface{}
+					}
+					f.Attrs["redacted"] = true
+				}
+				ids := make([]string, 0, len(requested))
+				for _, f := range requested {
+					ids = append(ids, f.ID)
+				}
+				return requested, propagated, ids, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "post-transform-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+		field.Name = "post-transform-renamed-" + model.NewId()
+
+		results, _, cleared, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, results, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, true, results[0].Attrs["redacted"], "post-hook attr transform must reach caller")
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{field.ID}, cleared, "cleared IDs from post-hook must be surfaced")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("post-hook returning wrong-length requested slice is skipped", func(t *testing.T) {
+		hook := &testHook{
+			postUpdateFieldsFn: func(_ string, _, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+				// Drop a field — cardinality guard must reject this transform.
+				return requested[:0], propagated, nil, nil
+			},
+		}
+		th.service.AddHook(hook)
+		defer func() { th.service.hooks = th.service.hooks[:len(th.service.hooks)-1] }()
+
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "post-cardinality-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "user",
+		})
+		field.Name = "post-cardinality-renamed-" + model.NewId()
+
+		results, _, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, results, 1, "wrong-length transform must be discarded; original requested must survive")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/license_check.go b/server/channels/app/properties/license_check.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ede3a3cdd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/license_check.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+)
+
+var ErrLicenseRequired = errors.New("license_error: an Enterprise license is required")
+
+// LicenseProvider is a function that returns the current license.
+type LicenseProvider func() *model.License
+
+// LicenseCheckHook enforces license requirements for property operations on
+// specific groups. Operations on groups without a license requirement pass
+// through without checks.
+type LicenseCheckHook struct {
+	BasePropertyHook
+	licenseProvider LicenseProvider
+	managedGroupIDs map[string]struct{}
+}
+
+var _ PropertyHook = (*LicenseCheckHook)(nil)
+
+// NewLicenseCheckHook creates a hook that requires an Enterprise license for
+// all field and value operations on the given property groups.
+func NewLicenseCheckHook(licenseProvider LicenseProvider, managedGroupIDs ...string) *LicenseCheckHook {
+	ids := make(map[string]struct{}, len(managedGroupIDs))
+	for _, id := range managedGroupIDs {
+		ids[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return &LicenseCheckHook{
+		licenseProvider: licenseProvider,
+		managedGroupIDs: ids,
+	}
+}
+
+// requireLicense returns ErrLicenseRequired when groupID is in the managed set
+// and no Enterprise license is active. Unmanaged groups and licensed calls
+// return nil.
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) requireLicense(groupID string) error {
+	if _, managed := h.managedGroupIDs[groupID]; !managed {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !model.MinimumEnterpriseLicense(h.licenseProvider()) {
+		return ErrLicenseRequired
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Field pre-hooks
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreCreatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return field, h.requireLicense(field.GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreUpdatePropertyField(_ request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return field, h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreUpdatePropertyFields(_ request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return fields, h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreDeletePropertyField(_ request.CTX, groupID string, _ string) error {
+	return h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreCountPropertyFields(_ request.CTX, groupID string) error {
+	return h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+// Field post-hooks
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PostGetPropertyField(_ request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	return field, h.requireLicense(field.GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PostGetPropertyFields(_ request.CTX, fields []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
+	if len(fields) == 0 {
+		return fields, nil
+	}
+	return fields, h.requireLicense(fields[0].GroupID)
+}
+
+// Value pre-hooks
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreCreatePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, h.requireLicense(value.GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreCreatePropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return values, nil
+	}
+	return values, h.requireLicense(values[0].GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreUpdatePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, groupID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreUpdatePropertyValues(_ request.CTX, groupID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return values, h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreUpsertPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	return value, h.requireLicense(value.GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreUpsertPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return values, nil
+	}
+	return values, h.requireLicense(values[0].GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreDeletePropertyValue(_ request.CTX, groupID string, _ string) error {
+	return h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(_ request.CTX, groupID string, _ string, _ string) error {
+	return h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PreDeletePropertyValuesForField(_ request.CTX, groupID string, _ string) error {
+	return h.requireLicense(groupID)
+}
+
+// Value post-hooks
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PostGetPropertyValue(_ request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if value == nil {
+		return value, nil
+	}
+	return value, h.requireLicense(value.GroupID)
+}
+
+func (h *LicenseCheckHook) PostGetPropertyValues(_ request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return values, nil
+	}
+	return values, h.requireLicense(values[0].GroupID)
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/license_check_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/license_check_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a47254b6c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/license_check_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestLicenseCheckHook(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t)
+
+	group, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_license_check", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var currentLicense *model.License
+	hook := NewLicenseCheckHook(func() *model.License {
+		return currentLicense
+	}, group.ID)
+	th.service.AddHook(hook)
+
+	enterpriseLicense := model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuEnterprise)
+
+	makeField := func() *model.PropertyField {
+		return &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("blocks field create without license", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = nil
+		_, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField())
+		require.Error(t, createErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, createErr.Error(), "license_error")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows field create with license, blocks read after license loss", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = enterpriseLicense
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, makeField())
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
+
+		currentLicense = nil
+		_, getErr := th.service.GetPropertyField(th.Context, group.ID, created.ID)
+		require.Error(t, getErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, getErr.Error(), "license_error")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("blocks value upsert without license", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = enterpriseLicense
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, makeField())
+
+		currentLicense = nil
+		value := &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    group.ID,
+			FieldID:    field.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: "user",
+			Value:      json.RawMessage(`"hello"`),
+		}
+		_, upsertErr := th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, value)
+		require.Error(t, upsertErr)
+		assert.Contains(t, upsertErr.Error(), "license_error")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows operations on unmanaged groups without license", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = nil
+		otherGroup, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_no_license_needed", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+		require.NoError(t, groupErr)
+
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    otherGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "field_" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			TargetType: "system",
+			ObjectType: "user",
+		}
+		created, createErr := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, createErr)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, created.ID)
+	})
+
+	countCalls := []struct {
+		name string
+		call func(groupID string) error
+	}{
+		{"CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup", func(id string) error {
+			_, err := th.service.CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(th.Context, id)
+			return err
+		}},
+		{"CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup", func(id string) error {
+			_, err := th.service.CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(th.Context, id)
+			return err
+		}},
+		{"CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget", func(id string) error {
+			_, err := th.service.CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(th.Context, id, "user", model.NewId())
+			return err
+		}},
+		{"CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget", func(id string) error {
+			_, err := th.service.CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget(th.Context, id, "user", model.NewId())
+			return err
+		}},
+	}
+
+	t.Run("blocks field counts without license on managed group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = enterpriseLicense
+		th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, makeField())
+		currentLicense = nil
+		for _, c := range countCalls {
+			err := c.call(group.ID)
+			require.Error(t, err, c.name)
+			assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "license_error", c.name)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows field counts with license on managed group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = enterpriseLicense
+		for _, c := range countCalls {
+			require.NoError(t, c.call(group.ID), c.name)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allows field counts without license on unmanaged group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		currentLicense = nil
+		otherGroup, groupErr := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "count_no_license_needed", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+		require.NoError(t, groupErr)
+		for _, c := range countCalls {
+			require.NoError(t, c.call(otherGroup.ID), c.name)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/migrations.go b/server/channels/app/properties/migrations.go
index 78acc86574e..c522303f5f1 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/migrations.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/migrations.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 // Returns the number of fields that were backfilled and the number that were
 // skipped, so the caller can log a summary.
 func (ps *PropertyService) MigrateBackfillCPADisplayName(rctx request.CTX) (backfilled int, skipped int, err error) {
-	group, err := ps.Group(model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName)
+	group, err := ps.Group(model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("MigrateBackfillCPADisplayName: failed to get CPA property group: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) MigrateBackfillCPADisplayName(rctx request.CTX) (back
 		// Use the unexported updatePropertyFields for the same reason as
 		// searchPropertyFields above: the AC layer rejects writes from the
 		// system to fields owned by a source plugin.
-		if _, _, updateErr := ps.updatePropertyFields(groupID, fieldsToUpdate); updateErr != nil {
+		if _, _, _, updateErr := ps.updatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fieldsToUpdate); updateErr != nil {
 			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("MigrateBackfillCPADisplayName: failed to update CPA fields: %w", updateErr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/property_field.go b/server/channels/app/properties/property_field.go
index befc9ff1e9a..83e70179dc6 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/property_field.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/property_field.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package properties
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
@@ -43,10 +44,8 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) createPropertyField(field *model.PropertyField) (*mod
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// FIXME: Legacy properties (PSAv1) skip conflict check, but
-	// template fields still need it because they can have linked
-	// dependents.
-	if field.IsPSAv1() && field.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate {
+	// Legacy properties (PSAv1) skip the conflict check.
+	if field.IsPSAv1() {
 		return ps.fieldStore.Create(field)
 	}
 
@@ -182,7 +181,15 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) getPropertyFieldFromMaster(groupID, id string) (*mode
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) getPropertyFields(groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	return ps.fieldStore.GetMany(context.Background(), groupID, ids)
+	fields, err := ps.fieldStore.GetMany(context.Background(), groupID, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		var resultsMismatchErr *store.ErrResultsMismatch
+		if errors.As(err, &resultsMismatchErr) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ErrFieldNotFound, err)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return fields, nil
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) getPropertyFieldByName(groupID, targetID, name string) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
@@ -197,6 +204,10 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) countAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID string) (int64
 	return ps.fieldStore.CountForGroup(groupID, true)
 }
 
+func (ps *PropertyService) countActivePropertyFieldsForGroupObjectType(groupID, objectType string) (int64, error) {
+	return ps.fieldStore.CountForGroupObjectType(groupID, objectType, false)
+}
+
 func (ps *PropertyService) countActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID string) (int64, error) {
 	return ps.fieldStore.CountForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID, false)
 }
@@ -213,25 +224,25 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) searchPropertyFields(groupID string, opts model.Prope
 	return ps.fieldStore.SearchPropertyFields(opts)
 }
 
-func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyField(groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	fields, _, err := ps.updatePropertyFields(groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field})
+func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+	fields, _, clearedIDs, err := ps.updatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	return fields[0], nil
+	return fields[0], clearedIDs, nil
 }
 
-func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) (requested []*model.PropertyField, propagated []*model.PropertyField, err error) {
+func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) (requested []*model.PropertyField, propagated []*model.PropertyField, clearedFieldIDs []string, err error) {
 	if len(fields) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil, nil
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
 
 	// Fetch existing fields to compare for changes that require conflict check
 	ids := make([]string, len(fields))
 	for i, f := range fields {
 		if f == nil {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("field at index %d is nil", i)
+			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("field at index %d is nil", i)
 		}
 		ids[i] = f.ID
 	}
@@ -241,7 +252,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 	// TOCTOU window that a replica read would leave open.
 	existingFields, err := ps.fieldStore.GetMany(store.WithMaster(context.Background()), groupID, ids)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get existing fields for update: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get existing fields for update: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Build a map of existing fields by ID for quick lookup
@@ -253,7 +264,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 	// Enforce version match between field and group for each field
 	for _, field := range fields {
 		if err := ps.enforceFieldGroupVersionMatch("UpdatePropertyFields", groupID, field); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
+			return nil, nil, nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -264,16 +275,14 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// FIXME: Legacy properties (PSAv1) skip conflict check, but
-		// template fields still need it because they can have linked
-		// dependents.
-		if field.IsPSAv1() && field.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate {
+		// Legacy properties (PSAv1) skip the conflict check.
+		if field.IsPSAv1() {
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Block type changes on linked fields
 		if existing.LinkedFieldID != nil && *existing.LinkedFieldID != "" && field.Type != existing.Type {
-			return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+			return nil, nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 				"UpdatePropertyFields",
 				"app.property_field.update.linked_type_change.app_error",
 				nil,
@@ -284,7 +293,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 
 		// Block options changes on linked fields
 		if existing.LinkedFieldID != nil && *existing.LinkedFieldID != "" && optionsChanged(existing.Attrs, field.Attrs) {
-			return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+			return nil, nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 				"UpdatePropertyFields",
 				"app.property_field.update.linked_options_change.app_error",
 				nil,
@@ -308,7 +317,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 		newIsLinked := field.LinkedFieldID != nil
 
 		if !existingIsLinked && newIsLinked {
-			return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+			return nil, nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 				"UpdatePropertyFields",
 				"app.property_field.update.cannot_link_existing.app_error",
 				nil,
@@ -320,7 +329,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 		// Block changing link target. To re-link, unlink first then create a
 		// new linked field.
 		if existingIsLinked && newIsLinked && *field.LinkedFieldID != *existing.LinkedFieldID {
-			return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+			return nil, nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 				"UpdatePropertyFields",
 				"app.property_field.update.cannot_change_link_target.app_error",
 				nil,
@@ -333,11 +342,11 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 		if field.Type != existing.Type {
 			count, cErr := ps.fieldStore.CountLinkedFields(field.ID)
 			if cErr != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to count linked fields: %w", cErr)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to count linked fields: %w", cErr)
 			}
 
 			if count > 0 {
-				return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+				return nil, nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 					"UpdatePropertyFields",
 					"app.property_field.update.type_change_with_dependents.app_error",
 					nil,
@@ -357,11 +366,11 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 			existing.ObjectType != field.ObjectType {
 			conflictLevel, cErr := ps.fieldStore.CheckPropertyNameConflict(field, field.ID)
 			if cErr != nil {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check property name conflict: %w", cErr)
+				return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check property name conflict: %w", cErr)
 			}
 
 			if conflictLevel != "" {
-				return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+				return nil, nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 					"UpdatePropertyFields",
 					"app.property_field.update.name_conflict.app_error",
 					map[string]any{"Name": field.Name, "ConflictLevel": string(conflictLevel)},
@@ -384,7 +393,7 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 	// options to linked dependents automatically via a JOIN-based UPDATE.
 	all, uErr := ps.fieldStore.Update(groupID, fields, expectedUpdateAts)
 	if uErr != nil {
-		return nil, nil, uErr
+		return nil, nil, nil, uErr
 	}
 
 	// Partition the returned fields into requested vs propagated by matching
@@ -405,7 +414,18 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) updatePropertyFields(groupID string, fields []*model.
 		}
 	}
 
-	return requested, propagated, nil
+	// Run post-hooks. prev is parallel to requested. Hooks may transform
+	// either the requested or propagated bucket (e.g. attr redaction); the
+	// dispatcher enforces cardinality preservation on both buckets so a buggy
+	// hook that drops fields surfaces an error rather than silently truncating
+	// the broadcast. cleared IDs are unioned across hooks.
+	prev := make([]*model.PropertyField, 0, len(requested))
+	for _, r := range requested {
+		prev = append(prev, existingByID[r.ID])
+	}
+	requested, propagated, clearedFieldIDs = ps.runPostUpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, prev, requested, propagated)
+
+	return requested, propagated, clearedFieldIDs, nil
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) deletePropertyField(groupID, id string) error {
@@ -438,169 +458,114 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) deletePropertyField(groupID, id string) error {
 	return ps.fieldStore.Delete(groupID, id)
 }
 
-// Public routing methods
+// Public methods
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) CreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(field.GroupID)
+	field, err := ps.runPreCreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyField: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CreatePropertyField(callerID, field)
-	}
-
 	return ps.createPropertyField(field)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) GetPropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, id string) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	field, err := ps.getPropertyField(groupID, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyField: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.GetPropertyField(callerID, groupID, id)
-	}
-
-	return ps.getPropertyField(groupID, id)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyField(rctx, field)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) GetPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	fields, err := ps.getPropertyFields(groupID, ids)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyFields: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.GetPropertyFields(callerID, groupID, ids)
-	}
-
-	return ps.getPropertyFields(groupID, ids)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyFields(rctx, fields)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) GetPropertyFieldByName(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetID, name string) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	field, err := ps.getPropertyFieldByName(groupID, targetID, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyFieldByName: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.GetPropertyFieldByName(callerID, groupID, targetID, name)
-	}
-
-	return ps.getPropertyFieldByName(groupID, targetID, name)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyField(rctx, field)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(rctx request.CTX, groupID string) (int64, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreCountPropertyFields(rctx, groupID); err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	if requiresAC {
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CountActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID)
-	}
-
 	return ps.countActivePropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(rctx request.CTX, groupID string) (int64, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreCountPropertyFields(rctx, groupID); err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	if requiresAC {
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CountAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID)
-	}
-
 	return ps.countAllPropertyFieldsForGroup(groupID)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetType, targetID string) (int64, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreCountPropertyFields(rctx, groupID); err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	if requiresAC {
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CountActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
-	}
-
 	return ps.countActivePropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetType, targetID string) (int64, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreCountPropertyFields(rctx, groupID); err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	if requiresAC {
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CountAllPropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
-	}
-
 	return ps.countAllPropertyFieldsForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) SearchPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, opts model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	fields, err := ps.searchPropertyFields(groupID, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SearchPropertyFields: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.SearchPropertyFields(callerID, groupID, opts)
-	}
-
-	return ps.searchPropertyFields(groupID, opts)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyFields(rctx, fields)
 }
 
-func (ps *PropertyService) UpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+// UpdatePropertyField updates a single field. It returns the updated field and
+// the IDs of fields whose dependent property values were cleared as a side
+// effect (e.g. by TypeChangeValueCleanupHook on a type change). Hooks may
+// cascade clears to other fields, so the slice is not necessarily limited to
+// the updated field's own ID. The caller is expected to publish any
+// value-cleanup WS events.
+func (ps *PropertyService) UpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField) (*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+	field, err := ps.runPreUpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.UpdatePropertyField(callerID, groupID, field)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyField: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return ps.updatePropertyField(groupID, field)
+	return ps.updatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
 }
 
-func (ps *PropertyService) UpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) (requested []*model.PropertyField, propagated []*model.PropertyField, err error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+// UpdatePropertyFields updates a batch of fields and returns the requested set,
+// any linked-property propagated fields, and the IDs of fields whose dependent
+// property values were cleared as a side effect. The caller is expected to
+// publish any value-cleanup WS events.
+func (ps *PropertyService) UpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField) (requested []*model.PropertyField, propagated []*model.PropertyField, clearedFieldIDs []string, err error) {
+	fields, err = ps.runPreUpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fields)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyFields: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.UpdatePropertyFields(callerID, groupID, fields)
-	}
-
-	return ps.updatePropertyFields(groupID, fields)
+	return ps.updatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fields)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) DeletePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, id string) error {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreDeletePropertyField(rctx, groupID, id); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyField: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.DeletePropertyField(callerID, groupID, id)
-	}
-
 	return ps.deletePropertyField(groupID, id)
 }
 
@@ -667,9 +632,9 @@ func optionsChanged(oldAttrs, newAttrs model.StringInterface) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// extractOptionIDs extracts the "id" field from each option in the given options value
+// extractOptionIDList extracts the "id" field from each option in the given options value
 // using direct type assertions (no JSON marshaling).
-func extractOptionIDs(options any) []string {
+func extractOptionIDList(options any) []string {
 	if options == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/property_field_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/property_field_test.go
index afff492e788..fbebec23a40 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/property_field_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/property_field_test.go
@@ -13,63 +13,39 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestRequiresAccessControlFailsClosed(t *testing.T) {
-	th := Setup(t)
+func TestHooksOnlyScopeToManagedGroups(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
 	rctx := th.Context
 
-	// Use an unregistered group — this means any call to
-	// requiresAccessControl will fail to look up the group.
-	// The service must return an error rather than silently bypassing
-	// access control.
-	unregisteredGroupID := model.NewId()
+	// Operations on an unmanaged group should bypass the access control
+	// hook entirely and proceed directly to the store layer.
+	unmanagedGroup, err := th.service.RegisterPropertyGroup(&model.PropertyGroup{Name: "unmanaged_group", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	t.Run("CreatePropertyField returns error when group lookup fails", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("CreatePropertyField on unmanaged group bypasses hooks", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID:    unregisteredGroupID,
-			Name:       "test-field",
+			GroupID:    unmanagedGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "test-field-" + model.NewId(),
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
-		_, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to check access control")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("GetPropertyField returns error when group lookup fails", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, unregisteredGroupID, model.NewId())
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to check access control")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("GetPropertyFields returns error when group lookup fails", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := th.service.GetPropertyFields(rctx, unregisteredGroupID, []string{model.NewId()})
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to check access control")
+		result, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, result.ID)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("UpdatePropertyField returns error when group lookup fails", func(t *testing.T) {
-		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			ID:         model.NewId(),
-			GroupID:    unregisteredGroupID,
-			Name:       "test-field",
+	t.Run("GetPropertyField on unmanaged group bypasses hooks", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := th.CreatePropertyFieldDirect(t, &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    unmanagedGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "get-field-" + model.NewId(),
 			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
-			TargetType: "user",
-		}
-		_, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, unregisteredGroupID, field)
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to check access control")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("DeletePropertyField returns error when group lookup fails", func(t *testing.T) {
-		err := th.service.DeletePropertyField(rctx, unregisteredGroupID, model.NewId())
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to check access control")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("SearchPropertyFields returns error when group lookup fails", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := th.service.SearchPropertyFields(rctx, unregisteredGroupID, model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts{})
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to check access control")
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		})
+		result, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, unmanagedGroup.ID, field.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, field.ID, result.ID)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -616,18 +592,14 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		})
 
-		// Update non-name fields (Type, Attrs)
-		field.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect
+		// Update non-name fields (Attrs only)
 		field.Attrs = map[string]any{
-			"options": []any{
-				map[string]any{"name": "a"},
-				map[string]any{"name": "b"},
-			},
+			"key": "updated",
 		}
 
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect, result.Type)
+		assert.Equal(t, "updated", result.Attrs["key"])
 	})
 
 	t.Run("updating name to non-conflicting value should succeed", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -644,7 +616,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Update name to non-conflicting value
 		field.Name = "NewUniqueName"
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "NewUniqueName", result.Name)
 	})
@@ -674,7 +646,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Try to update system-level to name that conflicts with team-level
 		systemField.Name = "ExistingTeamProp"
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, systemField)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, systemField)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, result)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
@@ -712,7 +684,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		// Update DM property to same name as regular channel property - should succeed
 		// because DM channels have no team, so they don't conflict with team channels
 		dmField.Name = "ChannelProp"
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, dmField)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, dmField)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "ChannelProp", result.Name)
 	})
@@ -742,7 +714,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Try to update team-level to name that conflicts with system-level
 		teamField.Name = "ExistingSystemProp"
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, teamField)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, teamField)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, result)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
@@ -781,7 +753,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		channel2Field.TargetType = string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)
 		channel2Field.TargetID = ""
 
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, channel2Field)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, channel2Field)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, result)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
@@ -823,7 +795,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		// We only verify an error occurs without checking the specific error type.
 		channel2Field.TargetID = channel1.Id
 
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, channel2Field)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, channel2Field)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, result)
 	})
@@ -842,7 +814,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Update name should succeed without conflict check
 		field.Name = "UpdatedLegacyProp"
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "UpdatedLegacyProp", result.Name)
 	})
@@ -860,8 +832,8 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		// Update with same name should succeed (no actual change to name)
-		field.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect // Change something else
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
+		field.Attrs = map[string]any{"key": "changed"} // Change something else
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, groupID, field)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, "SameName", result.Name)
 	})
@@ -1024,7 +996,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		linked.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeText
-		_, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
+		_, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
 		require.True(t, ok)
@@ -1046,7 +1018,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		linked.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions] = []any{
 			map[string]any{"id": model.NewId(), "name": "Different"},
 		}
-		_, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
+		_, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
 		require.True(t, ok)
@@ -1066,7 +1038,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		linked.Name = "NewName-" + model.NewId()
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, linked.Name, result.Name)
 	})
@@ -1100,7 +1072,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		source.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions] = newOptions
 
-		result, propagated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, []*model.PropertyField{source})
+		result, propagated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, []*model.PropertyField{source})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, result, 1)     // only the requested source field
 		require.Len(t, propagated, 2) // 2 linked fields
@@ -1112,8 +1084,8 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		for _, linked := range []*model.PropertyField{updatedLinked1, updatedLinked2} {
-			opts := extractOptionIDs(linked.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
-			expectedOpts := extractOptionIDs(newOptions)
+			opts := extractOptionIDList(linked.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
+			expectedOpts := extractOptionIDList(newOptions)
 			assert.Equal(t, expectedOpts, opts)
 		}
 	})
@@ -1131,7 +1103,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		source.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect
-		_, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, source)
+		_, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, source)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
 		require.True(t, ok)
@@ -1192,14 +1164,14 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Unlink by clearing LinkedFieldID
 		linked.LinkedFieldID = nil
-		result, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
+		result, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(t, result.LinkedFieldID)
 		assert.Equal(t, source.Type, result.Type)
 
 		// Verify options are preserved after unlinking
-		sourceOpts := extractOptionIDs(source.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
-		resultOpts := extractOptionIDs(result.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
+		sourceOpts := extractOptionIDList(source.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
+		resultOpts := extractOptionIDList(result.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
 		require.NotEmpty(t, sourceOpts, "source should have options")
 		assert.Equal(t, sourceOpts, resultOpts, "options should be preserved after unlinking")
 	})
@@ -1251,7 +1223,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		// Attempt to set LinkedFieldID on update — should be rejected
 		source := createSourceField(t, "LinkAttemptSource-"+model.NewId())
 		regular.LinkedFieldID = &source.ID
-		_, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, regular)
+		_, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, regular)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
 		require.True(t, ok)
@@ -1274,7 +1246,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Attempt to change the link target — should be rejected
 		linked.LinkedFieldID = &source2.ID
-		_, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
+		_, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		appErr, ok := err.(*model.AppError)
 		require.True(t, ok)
@@ -1353,7 +1325,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 			map[string]any{"id": optCID, "name": "Option C", "color": "green"},
 		}
 
-		result, propagated, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, []*model.PropertyField{source})
+		result, propagated, _, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, group.ID, []*model.PropertyField{source})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, result, 1)     // only the requested source field
 		require.Len(t, propagated, 1) // 1 linked field
@@ -1362,7 +1334,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		updatedLinked, err := th.service.GetPropertyField(rctx, group.ID, linked.ID)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		linkedOptIDs := extractOptionIDs(updatedLinked.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
+		linkedOptIDs := extractOptionIDList(updatedLinked.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions])
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{optAID, optCID}, linkedOptIDs, "option B should be removed from linked field")
 
 		// Verify option content (names, colors) was propagated correctly
@@ -1374,12 +1346,10 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, "green", linkedOpts[1]["color"])
 	})
 
-	// FIXME: remove this test once CPA is fully migrated to v2 — template
-	// fields should then only be created on v2 groups.
-	t.Run("template field creation is allowed on v1 group", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("template field creation is rejected on v1 group", func(t *testing.T) {
 		v1Group := th.RegisterPropertyGroup(t, model.PropertyGroupVersionV1)
 
-		template, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, &model.PropertyField{
+		_, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(rctx, &model.PropertyField{
 			GroupID:    v1Group.ID,
 			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate,
 			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
@@ -1391,8 +1361,7 @@ func TestLinkedPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate, template.ObjectType)
+		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("cross-group linking is rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/property_value.go b/server/channels/app/properties/property_value.go
index cd656d328f0..dec126b738d 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/property_value.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/property_value.go
@@ -130,23 +130,18 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) deletePropertyValuesForField(groupID, fieldID string)
 	return ps.valueStore.DeleteForField(groupID, fieldID)
 }
 
-// Public routing methods
+// Public methods
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) CreatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
 	if value == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValue: value cannot be nil")
 	}
 
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(value.GroupID)
+	value, err := ps.runPreCreatePropertyValue(rctx, value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValue: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CreatePropertyValue(callerID, value)
-	}
-
 	return ps.createPropertyValue(value)
 }
 
@@ -164,84 +159,71 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) CreatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*mode
 		}
 	}
 
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(values[0].GroupID)
+	values, err := ps.runPreCreatePropertyValues(rctx, values)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CreatePropertyValues: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.CreatePropertyValues(callerID, values)
-	}
-
 	return ps.createPropertyValues(values)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) GetPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID, id string) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	value, err := ps.getPropertyValue(groupID, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyValue: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.GetPropertyValue(callerID, groupID, id)
-	}
-
-	return ps.getPropertyValue(groupID, id)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyValue(rctx, value)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) GetPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	values, err := ps.getPropertyValues(groupID, ids)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetPropertyValues: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.GetPropertyValues(callerID, groupID, ids)
-	}
-
-	return ps.getPropertyValues(groupID, ids)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyValues(rctx, values)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) SearchPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, opts model.PropertyValueSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	values, err := ps.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SearchPropertyValues: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.SearchPropertyValues(callerID, groupID, opts)
-	}
-
-	return ps.searchPropertyValues(groupID, opts)
+	return ps.runPostGetPropertyValues(rctx, values)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) UpdatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, value *model.PropertyValue) (*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
+	value, err := ps.runPreUpdatePropertyValue(rctx, groupID, value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValue: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.UpdatePropertyValue(callerID, groupID, value)
-	}
-
 	return ps.updatePropertyValue(groupID, value)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) UpdatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, values []*model.PropertyValue) ([]*model.PropertyValue, error) {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: %w", err)
+	if len(values) == 0 {
+		return values, nil
+	}
+
+	// Hooks gate on values[0].GroupID for batch operations, so enforce
+	// single-group batches at the public boundary — otherwise a mixed
+	// batch could silently bypass per-group hook logic (license,
+	// validation, access control).
+	for i, v := range values {
+		if v == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: nil element at index %d", i)
+		}
+		if v.GroupID != values[0].GroupID {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: mixed group IDs in batch")
+		}
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.UpdatePropertyValues(callerID, groupID, values)
+	values, err := ps.runPreUpdatePropertyValues(rctx, groupID, values)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpdatePropertyValues: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return ps.updatePropertyValues(groupID, values)
@@ -252,16 +234,11 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) UpsertPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.Pr
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValue: value cannot be nil")
 	}
 
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(value.GroupID)
+	value, err := ps.runPreUpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValue: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.UpsertPropertyValue(callerID, value)
-	}
-
 	return ps.upsertPropertyValue(value)
 }
 
@@ -279,57 +256,34 @@ func (ps *PropertyService) UpsertPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*mode
 		}
 	}
 
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(values[0].GroupID)
+	values, err := ps.runPreUpsertPropertyValues(rctx, values)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("UpsertPropertyValues: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.UpsertPropertyValues(callerID, values)
-	}
-
 	return ps.upsertPropertyValues(values)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) DeletePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID, id string) error {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreDeletePropertyValue(rctx, groupID, id); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValue: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.DeletePropertyValue(callerID, groupID, id)
-	}
-
 	return ps.deletePropertyValue(groupID, id)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, targetType string, targetID string) error {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreDeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, groupID, targetType, targetID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(callerID, groupID, targetType, targetID)
-	}
-
 	return ps.deletePropertyValuesForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID)
 }
 
 func (ps *PropertyService) DeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, fieldID string) error {
-	requiresAC, err := ps.requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ps.runPreDeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx, groupID, fieldID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("DeletePropertyValuesForField: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if requiresAC {
-		callerID := ps.extractCallerID(rctx)
-		return ps.propertyAccess.DeletePropertyValuesForField(callerID, groupID, fieldID)
-	}
-
 	return ps.deletePropertyValuesForField(groupID, fieldID)
 }
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/service.go b/server/channels/app/properties/service.go
index 50508cffcf3..0543a281a01 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/properties/service.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/service.go
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ package properties
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store"
 )
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ type PropertyService struct {
 	groupStore        store.PropertyGroupStore
 	fieldStore        store.PropertyFieldStore
 	valueStore        store.PropertyValueStore
-	propertyAccess    *PropertyAccessService
+	hooks             []PropertyHook
 	callerIDExtractor CallerIDExtractor
 	groupCache        sync.Map // name -> *model.PropertyGroup
 	groupIDCache      sync.Map // id -> *model.PropertyGroup
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ func New(c ServiceConfig) (*PropertyService, error) {
 		fieldStore:        c.PropertyFieldStore,
 		valueStore:        c.PropertyValueStore,
 		callerIDExtractor: c.CallerIDExtractor,
-		propertyAccess:    nil,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -55,27 +52,6 @@ func (c *ServiceConfig) validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ps *PropertyService) SetPropertyAccessService(pas *PropertyAccessService) {
-	ps.propertyAccess = pas
-}
-
-// requiresAccessControlForGroupID checks if a group ID requires access control enforcement.
-// Currently, only the CPA group requires access control, but this may change in the future.
-func (ps *PropertyService) requiresAccessControlForGroupID(groupID string) (bool, error) {
-	group, err := ps.Group(model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check access control for group %q: %w", groupID, err)
-	}
-	return groupID == group.ID, nil
-}
-
-// setPluginCheckerForTests sets the plugin checker on the underlying PropertyAccessService.
-func (ps *PropertyService) setPluginCheckerForTests(pluginChecker PluginChecker) {
-	if ps.propertyAccess != nil {
-		ps.propertyAccess.setPluginCheckerForTests(pluginChecker)
-	}
-}
-
 // extractCallerID gets the caller ID from a request context using the configured extractor.
 func (ps *PropertyService) extractCallerID(rctx request.CTX) string {
 	if ps.callerIDExtractor == nil || rctx == nil {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup.go b/server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65957f57e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
+)
+
+// TypeChangeValueCleanupHook deletes a field's dependent property values when
+// the field's Type changes on update. The Type column is part of the schema
+// contract for stored values (e.g. select-option IDs are only valid against a
+// matching select field), so leaving values behind across a type change leaves
+// the field functionally broken until callers manually reset the values.
+//
+// The hook runs in PostUpdatePropertyFields. Earlier hooks
+// (linked-property checks at the store layer) already reject the type-change
+// cases that would corrupt linked state, so by the time this hook runs the
+// only remaining type changes are on standalone fields where cleanup is the
+// expected behavior. Cleanup failures are logged and skipped — the field
+// update is not rolled back — to keep the operation atomic from the caller's
+// perspective.
+type TypeChangeValueCleanupHook struct {
+	BasePropertyHook
+	propertyService *PropertyService
+}
+
+var _ PropertyHook = (*TypeChangeValueCleanupHook)(nil)
+
+// NewTypeChangeValueCleanupHook constructs the hook. The PropertyService
+// reference is used to delete dependent values via the unexported
+// deletePropertyValuesForField path so the hook does not re-enter the public
+// hook chain (which would deadlock on its own pre-hook gating).
+func NewTypeChangeValueCleanupHook(ps *PropertyService) *TypeChangeValueCleanupHook {
+	return &TypeChangeValueCleanupHook{propertyService: ps}
+}
+
+// PostUpdatePropertyFields returns the IDs of fields whose dependent values
+// were cleared. The caller publishes the corresponding WS events. Linked-
+// property propagation cannot trigger a type change (blocked upstream), so
+// the propagated bucket is passed through unchanged.
+func (h *TypeChangeValueCleanupHook) PostUpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, prev, requested, propagated []*model.PropertyField) ([]*model.PropertyField, []*model.PropertyField, []string, error) {
+	var cleared []string
+	for i, u := range requested {
+		if i >= len(prev) || prev[i] == nil || u == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if prev[i].Type == u.Type {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := h.propertyService.deletePropertyValuesForField(groupID, u.ID); err != nil {
+			rctx.Logger().Error("type-change value cleanup failed",
+				mlog.String("group_id", groupID),
+				mlog.String("field_id", u.ID),
+				mlog.String("from_type", string(prev[i].Type)),
+				mlog.String("to_type", string(u.Type)),
+				mlog.Err(err),
+			)
+			continue
+		}
+		cleared = append(cleared, u.ID)
+	}
+	return requested, propagated, cleared, nil
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup_test.go b/server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a121efdc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/properties/type_change_value_cleanup_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package properties
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestTypeChangeValueCleanupHook verifies the post-update hook detects a Type
+// change and deletes the field's dependent property values, surfacing the
+// cleared field IDs to the caller.
+func TestTypeChangeValueCleanupHook(t *testing.T) {
+	th := Setup(t).RegisterCPAPropertyGroup(t)
+	th.service.AddHook(NewTypeChangeValueCleanupHook(th.service))
+
+	t.Run("type change deletes values and reports cleared field id", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create a select field with two options.
+		optionAID := model.NewId()
+		optionBID := model.NewId()
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "select-field-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+					{"id": optionAID, "name": "Option A"},
+					{"id": optionBID, "name": "Option B"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Seed a value referencing one of the options.
+		userID := model.NewId()
+		raw, err := json.Marshal(optionAID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			FieldID:    created.ID,
+			TargetID:   userID,
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			Value:      raw,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Confirm the value exists pre-patch.
+		preValues, err := th.service.SearchPropertyValues(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+			FieldID: created.ID,
+			PerPage: 10,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, preValues, 1)
+
+		// Patch to type=text. AccessControlAttributeValidationHook strips the now-invalid
+		// options attr; TypeChangeValueCleanupHook deletes the dependent value.
+		created.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeText
+		_, clearedIDs, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{created.ID}, clearedIDs, "expected post-hook to report the type-changed field as cleared")
+
+		// Confirm the value is gone.
+		postValues, err := th.service.SearchPropertyValues(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+			FieldID: created.ID,
+			PerPage: 10,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, postValues, "expected dependent values to be cleared")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiselect type change deletes values and reports cleared field id", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Same shape as the select case above, but for multiselect.
+		optionAID := model.NewId()
+		optionBID := model.NewId()
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "multiselect-field-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+					{"id": optionAID, "name": "Option A"},
+					{"id": optionBID, "name": "Option B"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Multiselect value is a JSON array of option IDs.
+		userID := model.NewId()
+		raw, err := json.Marshal([]string{optionAID, optionBID})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			FieldID:    created.ID,
+			TargetID:   userID,
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			Value:      raw,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		preValues, err := th.service.SearchPropertyValues(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+			FieldID: created.ID,
+			PerPage: 10,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, preValues, 1)
+
+		created.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeText
+		_, clearedIDs, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{created.ID}, clearedIDs, "expected post-hook to report the type-changed field as cleared")
+
+		postValues, err := th.service.SearchPropertyValues(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+			FieldID: created.ID,
+			PerPage: 10,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, postValues, "expected dependent values to be cleared")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("same-type patch is a no-op for cleanup", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "text-field-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		created, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		raw, err := json.Marshal("hello")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			FieldID:    created.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			Value:      raw,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Rename only — no Type change.
+		created.Name = "text-field-renamed-" + model.NewId()
+		_, clearedIDs, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, created)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, clearedIDs, "rename without type change must not clear values")
+
+		values, err := th.service.SearchPropertyValues(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, model.PropertyValueSearchOpts{
+			FieldID: created.ID,
+			PerPage: 10,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, values, 1, "value must survive a rename")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("plural batch reports cleared ids per affected field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Field 1: select with a value, will be patched to text → cleanup expected.
+		optID := model.NewId()
+		f1 := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "batch-select-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+					{"id": optID, "name": "Only Option"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		created1, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, f1)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Field 2: text, will be renamed only → no cleanup expected.
+		f2 := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			Name:       "batch-text-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		created2, err := th.service.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, f2)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		raw, err := json.Marshal(optID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = th.service.UpsertPropertyValue(th.Context, &model.PropertyValue{
+			GroupID:    th.CPAGroupID,
+			FieldID:    created1.ID,
+			TargetID:   model.NewId(),
+			TargetType: model.PropertyValueTargetTypeUser,
+			Value:      raw,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Mutate both: f1 changes Type, f2 changes Name only.
+		created1.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeText
+		created2.Name = "batch-text-renamed-" + model.NewId()
+
+		_, _, clearedIDs, err := th.service.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, th.CPAGroupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{created1.ID}, clearedIDs, "only the type-changed field should be in clearedIDs")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_errors.go b/server/channels/app/property_errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a1a8b3413f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/app/properties"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store"
+)
+
+// mapPropertyServiceError translates known errors from the property service /
+// PropertyHook chain — package sentinels (properties.Err*) and store-layer
+// errors (*store.ErrNotFound, *store.ErrConflict, *store.ErrResultsMismatch) —
+// into HTTP-shaped AppErrors. Returns nil if err is not recognised and does
+// not wrap an AppError; callers should fall back to wrapping with their own
+// default 500 in that case.
+//
+// Sentinel matches take priority over a wrapped AppError so that hook code
+// wrapping an inner AppError with a sentinel still drives the mapping.
+//
+// User-facing DetailedError is left empty on access-control rejections to
+// avoid leaking field IDs, plugin IDs, and sync source names. The full
+// chain remains available for operator logs via Wrap(err).
+func mapPropertyServiceError(where string, err error) *model.AppError {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrAccessDenied):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property.access_denied.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrSyncLocked):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property.sync_lock.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrInvalidAccessMode):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property.invalid_access_mode.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrFieldLimitReached):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_field.create.limit_reached.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusUnprocessableEntity).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrGroupFieldLimitReached):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_field.create.group_limit_reached.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusUnprocessableEntity).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrLicenseRequired):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property.license_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrInvalidFieldAttrs):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_field.invalid_attrs.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrInvalidValue):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_value.validate.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrAdminRequired):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_field.managed_admin.permission.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden).Wrap(err)
+	case errors.Is(err, properties.ErrFieldNotFound):
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_field.not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	var conflictErr *store.ErrConflict
+	if errors.As(err, &conflictErr) {
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property_field.update.conflict.app_error", nil, "concurrent modification detected; please retry", http.StatusConflict).Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	var notFoundErr *store.ErrNotFound
+	if errors.As(err, &notFoundErr) {
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property.not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	var resultsMismatchErr *store.ErrResultsMismatch
+	if errors.As(err, &resultsMismatchErr) {
+		return model.NewAppError(where, "app.property.not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusNotFound).Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	var appErr *model.AppError
+	if errors.As(err, &appErr) {
+		return appErr
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_errors_test.go b/server/channels/app/property_errors_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83bbbe0aac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_errors_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/app/properties"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestMapPropertyServiceError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("nil err returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, mapPropertyServiceError("Where", nil))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unknown err returns nil so caller can 500-wrap", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.Nil(t, mapPropertyServiceError("Where", errors.New("db connection lost")))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unwrapped AppError is returned as-is via fallback", func(t *testing.T) {
+		orig := model.NewAppError("SomeSource", "some.id", nil, "detail", http.StatusTeapot)
+		got := mapPropertyServiceError("Where", orig)
+		require.NotNil(t, got)
+		assert.Same(t, orig, got)
+	})
+
+	sentinelCases := []struct {
+		name           string
+		sentinel       error
+		expectedID     string
+		expectedStatus int
+		expectDetail   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "access denied",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrAccessDenied,
+			expectedID:     "app.property.access_denied.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusForbidden,
+			expectDetail:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "sync locked",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrSyncLocked,
+			expectedID:     "app.property.sync_lock.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusForbidden,
+			expectDetail:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalid access mode",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrInvalidAccessMode,
+			expectedID:     "app.property.invalid_access_mode.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectDetail:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "field limit reached",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrFieldLimitReached,
+			expectedID:     "app.property_field.create.limit_reached.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusUnprocessableEntity,
+			expectDetail:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "group field limit reached",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrGroupFieldLimitReached,
+			expectedID:     "app.property_field.create.group_limit_reached.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusUnprocessableEntity,
+			expectDetail:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "license required",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrLicenseRequired,
+			expectedID:     "app.property.license_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusForbidden,
+			expectDetail:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalid field attrs",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrInvalidFieldAttrs,
+			expectedID:     "app.property_field.invalid_attrs.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectDetail:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalid value",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrInvalidValue,
+			expectedID:     "app.property_value.validate.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			expectDetail:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "admin required",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrAdminRequired,
+			expectedID:     "app.property_field.managed_admin.permission.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusForbidden,
+			expectDetail:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "field not found",
+			sentinel:       properties.ErrFieldNotFound,
+			expectedID:     "app.property_field.not_found.app_error",
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
+			expectDetail:   false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range sentinelCases {
+		t.Run("direct sentinel: "+tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := mapPropertyServiceError("Where", tc.sentinel)
+			require.NotNil(t, got)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedID, got.Id)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedStatus, got.StatusCode)
+			assert.Equal(t, "Where", got.Where)
+			if tc.expectDetail {
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, got.DetailedError, "sentinel %s should carry operator-facing detail", tc.name)
+			} else {
+				assert.Empty(t, got.DetailedError, "sentinel %s should redact detail to avoid leaking internal identifiers", tc.name)
+			}
+		})
+
+		t.Run("wrapped sentinel detected through chain: "+tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			wrapped := fmt.Errorf("outer context: %w", fmt.Errorf("inner context: %w", tc.sentinel))
+			got := mapPropertyServiceError("Where", wrapped)
+			require.NotNil(t, got)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedID, got.Id)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedStatus, got.StatusCode)
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("sentinel priority over wrapped AppError", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// A hook that wraps an AppError with a sentinel should be mapped by
+		// the sentinel, not by the embedded AppError.
+		inner := model.NewAppError("OldPath", "old.id", nil, "old detail", http.StatusTeapot)
+		wrapped := fmt.Errorf("authz denied: %w: %w", properties.ErrAccessDenied, inner)
+		got := mapPropertyServiceError("Where", wrapped)
+		require.NotNil(t, got)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property.access_denied.app_error", got.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, got.StatusCode)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_field.go b/server/channels/app/property_field.go
index 2634db9181c..2d749194857 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/property_field.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_field.go
@@ -5,15 +5,27 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/request"
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/store"
 )
 
+// propertyFieldOptionsEqual reports whether two values from
+// PropertyField.Attrs[options] are equivalent. Used to detect a no-op options
+// patch on a linked field — see UpdatePropertyFields' linked-field invariants.
+// Both nil/zero forms compare equal; otherwise reflect.DeepEqual handles the
+// nested map/slice shape produced by JSON unmarshalling.
+func propertyFieldOptionsEqual(a, b any) bool {
+	if a == nil && b == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(a, b)
+}
+
 func propertyFieldBroadcastParams(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField) (teamID, channelID string, ok bool) {
 	switch field.TargetType {
 	case "team":
@@ -57,6 +69,10 @@ func (a *App) CreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField,
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreatePropertyField", "app.property_field.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property field is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	// Intrinsic invariants (apply to every caller — HTTP, plugin, internal).
+	CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(field)
+	field.Name = strings.TrimSpace(field.Name)
+
 	if !bypassProtectedCheck && field.Protected {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError(
 			"CreatePropertyField",
@@ -69,8 +85,7 @@ func (a *App) CreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField,
 
 	createdField, err := a.Srv().propertyService.CreatePropertyField(rctx, field)
 	if err != nil {
-		var appErr *model.AppError
-		if errors.As(err, &appErr) {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("CreatePropertyField", err); appErr != nil {
 			return nil, appErr
 		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreatePropertyField", "app.property_field.create.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
@@ -85,6 +100,9 @@ func (a *App) CreatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, field *model.PropertyField,
 func (a *App) GetPropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, fieldID string) (*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
 	field, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyField(rctx, groupID, fieldID)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("GetPropertyField", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetPropertyField", "app.property_field.get.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return field, nil
@@ -94,9 +112,8 @@ func (a *App) GetPropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, fieldID string) (*mode
 func (a *App) GetPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
 	fields, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, ids)
 	if err != nil {
-		var resultsMismatchErr *store.ErrResultsMismatch
-		if errors.As(err, &resultsMismatchErr) {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("GetPropertyFields", "app.property_field.get_many.fields_not_found.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest).Wrap(err)
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("GetPropertyFields", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
 		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetPropertyFields", "app.property_field.get_many.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
@@ -107,6 +124,9 @@ func (a *App) GetPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, ids []string)
 func (a *App) GetPropertyFieldByName(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetID, name string) (*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
 	field, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyFieldByName(rctx, groupID, targetID, name)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("GetPropertyFieldByName", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetPropertyFieldByName", "app.property_field.get_by_name.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return field, nil
@@ -116,6 +136,9 @@ func (a *App) GetPropertyFieldByName(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetID, name s
 func (a *App) SearchPropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, opts model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
 	fields, err := a.Srv().propertyService.SearchPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, opts)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("SearchPropertyFields", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("SearchPropertyFields", "app.property_field.search.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return fields, nil
@@ -132,6 +155,9 @@ func (a *App) CountPropertyFieldsForGroup(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, incl
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("CountPropertyFieldsForGroup", err); appErr != nil {
+			return 0, appErr
+		}
 		return 0, model.NewAppError("CountPropertyFieldsForGroup", "app.property_field.count_for_group.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return count, nil
@@ -148,64 +174,140 @@ func (a *App) CountPropertyFieldsForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetType
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("CountPropertyFieldsForTarget", err); appErr != nil {
+			return 0, appErr
+		}
 		return 0, model.NewAppError("CountPropertyFieldsForTarget", "app.property_field.count_for_target.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return count, nil
 }
 
-// UpdatePropertyField updates an existing property field.
-func (a *App) UpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField, bypassProtectedCheck bool, connectionID string) (*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
-	fields, err := a.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field}, bypassProtectedCheck, connectionID)
+// UpdatePropertyField updates an existing property field. The second return
+// value lists the IDs of fields whose dependent property values were cleared
+// as a side effect (e.g. by TypeChangeValueCleanupHook on a type change).
+// Hooks may cascade clears to other fields, so the slice is not necessarily
+// limited to the updated field's own ID.
+func (a *App) UpdatePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, field *model.PropertyField, bypassProtectedCheck bool, connectionID string) (*model.PropertyField, []string, *model.AppError) {
+	fields, clearedIDs, err := a.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{field}, bypassProtectedCheck, connectionID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	return fields[0], nil
+	return fields[0], clearedIDs, nil
 }
 
-// UpdatePropertyFields updates multiple property fields.
-func (a *App) UpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField, bypassProtectedCheck bool, connectionID string) ([]*model.PropertyField, *model.AppError) {
+// UpdatePropertyFields updates multiple property fields. The second return
+// value lists the IDs of fields whose dependent property values were cleared
+// as a side effect.
+func (a *App) UpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*model.PropertyField, bypassProtectedCheck bool, connectionID string) ([]*model.PropertyField, []string, *model.AppError) {
 	if len(fields) == 0 {
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property fields are required", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return nil, nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property fields are required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
-	if !bypassProtectedCheck {
-		ids := make([]string, len(fields))
-		for i, f := range fields {
-			ids[i] = f.ID
+	// Intrinsic invariants — apply to every caller (HTTP, plugin, internal).
+	// Service returns DB-order, not input-order, so we'll build a lookup map
+	// keyed by ID below; collect IDs in this same pass.
+	ids := make([]string, len(fields))
+	for i, f := range fields {
+		f.Name = strings.TrimSpace(f.Name)
+		ids[i] = f.ID
+	}
+
+	// Load existing fields once. Used for: protected-check (gated by
+	// bypassProtectedCheck), PSAv1 reject (always-on), linked-field diff
+	// invariants (always-on).
+
+	existingFields, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("UpdatePropertyFields", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, nil, appErr
 		}
+		return nil, nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.update.get_existing.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
+	}
 
-		existingFields, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, ids)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.update.get_existing.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
+	existingByID := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(existingFields))
+	for _, ex := range existingFields {
+		existingByID[ex.ID] = ex
+	}
+
+	for _, f := range fields {
+		existing, ok := existingByID[f.ID]
+		if !ok {
+			// Service-level GetPropertyFields returns an ErrResultsMismatch when
+			// any input ID is missing, so this branch is defensive.
+			continue
 		}
 
-		for _, existing := range existingFields {
-			if existing.Protected {
-				return nil, model.NewAppError(
+		// Linked-field diff invariants. "Linked" = LinkedFieldID != nil &&
+		// *LinkedFieldID != "". Unlink (nil or "") is always allowed when
+		// existing was linked.
+		existingLinked := existing.LinkedFieldID != nil && *existing.LinkedFieldID != ""
+		incomingLinked := f.LinkedFieldID != nil && *f.LinkedFieldID != ""
+
+		if existingLinked {
+			if f.Type != existing.Type {
+				return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
 					"UpdatePropertyFields",
-					"app.property_field.update.protected.app_error",
+					"app.property_field.update.linked_type_change.app_error",
 					map[string]any{"FieldID": existing.ID},
-					"cannot update protected field",
-					http.StatusForbidden,
+					"cannot modify type of a linked field",
+					http.StatusBadRequest,
 				)
 			}
+			// Compare the options portion of Attrs.
+			var existingOpts, incomingOpts any
+			if existing.Attrs != nil {
+				existingOpts = existing.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions]
+			}
+			if f.Attrs != nil {
+				incomingOpts = f.Attrs[model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions]
+			}
+			if !propertyFieldOptionsEqual(existingOpts, incomingOpts) {
+				return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+					"UpdatePropertyFields",
+					"app.property_field.update.linked_options_change.app_error",
+					map[string]any{"FieldID": existing.ID},
+					"cannot modify options of a linked field",
+					http.StatusBadRequest,
+				)
+			}
+			if incomingLinked && *f.LinkedFieldID != *existing.LinkedFieldID {
+				return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+					"UpdatePropertyFields",
+					"app.property_field.update.cannot_change_link_target.app_error",
+					map[string]any{"FieldID": existing.ID},
+					"cannot change link target",
+					http.StatusBadRequest,
+				)
+			}
+		} else if incomingLinked {
+			return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+				"UpdatePropertyFields",
+				"app.property_field.update.cannot_link_existing.app_error",
+				map[string]any{"FieldID": existing.ID},
+				"linked_field_id can only be set at creation time",
+				http.StatusBadRequest,
+			)
 		}
-	}
 
-	updated, propagated, err := a.Srv().propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fields)
-	if err != nil {
-		var appErr *model.AppError
-		if errors.As(err, &appErr) {
-			return nil, appErr
+		// Protected-check is the only invariant gated on the caller's opt-out.
+		if !bypassProtectedCheck && existing.Protected {
+			return nil, nil, model.NewAppError(
+				"UpdatePropertyFields",
+				"app.property_field.update.protected.app_error",
+				map[string]any{"FieldID": existing.ID},
+				"cannot update protected field",
+				http.StatusForbidden,
+			)
 		}
+	}
 
-		var conflictErr *store.ErrConflict
-		if errors.As(err, &conflictErr) {
-			return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.update.conflict.app_error", nil, "concurrent modification detected; please retry", http.StatusConflict).Wrap(err)
+	updated, propagated, clearedFieldIDs, err := a.Srv().propertyService.UpdatePropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fields)
+	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("UpdatePropertyFields", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, nil, appErr
 		}
-
-		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.update.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
+		return nil, nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyFields", "app.property_field.update.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 
 	// Broadcast websocket events for both requested and propagated fields
@@ -216,13 +318,27 @@ func (a *App) UpdatePropertyFields(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, fields []*m
 		a.publishPropertyFieldEvent(rctx, model.WebsocketEventPropertyFieldUpdated, field, "")
 	}
 
-	return updated, nil
+	// For each field whose dependent values were cleared as a side effect of
+	// the update (e.g. a type change handled by TypeChangeValueCleanupHook),
+	// publish the generic property_values_updated event so subscribers refresh
+	// their local caches. Mirrors App.DeletePropertyValuesForField's wire shape.
+	for _, fieldID := range clearedFieldIDs {
+		message := model.NewWebSocketEvent(model.WebsocketEventPropertyValuesUpdated, "", "", "", nil, "")
+		message.Add("field_id", fieldID)
+		message.Add("values", "[]")
+		a.Publish(message)
+	}
+
+	return updated, clearedFieldIDs, nil
 }
 
 // DeletePropertyField deletes a property field.
 func (a *App) DeletePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, id string, bypassProtectedCheck bool, connectionID string) *model.AppError {
 	existing, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyField(rctx, groupID, id)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("DeletePropertyField", err); appErr != nil {
+			return appErr
+		}
 		return model.NewAppError("DeletePropertyField", "app.property_field.delete.get_existing.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	if existing == nil {
@@ -240,8 +356,7 @@ func (a *App) DeletePropertyField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, id string, bypassPr
 	}
 
 	if err := a.Srv().propertyService.DeletePropertyField(rctx, groupID, id); err != nil {
-		var appErr *model.AppError
-		if errors.As(err, &appErr) {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("DeletePropertyField", err); appErr != nil {
 			return appErr
 		}
 		return model.NewAppError("DeletePropertyField", "app.property_field.delete.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_field_helpers.go b/server/channels/app/property_field_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..235b954661a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_field_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+)
+
+// DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel returns the permission level that
+// nil-fill / non-admin-pin should use for this field. Templates and system
+// fields default to sysadmin (templates define the schema linked fields
+// inherit; system fields attach to the Mattermost instance and only an
+// administrator should write them). Other object types default to member.
+func DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(field *model.PropertyField) model.PermissionLevel {
+	if field.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate ||
+		field.ObjectType == model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem {
+		return model.PermissionLevelSysadmin
+	}
+	return model.PermissionLevelMember
+}
+
+// CanonicalizeSystemObjectField forces a system-object field to its only
+// valid shape: TargetType="system", TargetID="", and all three Permission*
+// pinned to sysadmin. A system field's TargetType makes member-level scope
+// checks resolve to "any authenticated user" (see hasPropertyFieldScopeAccess
+// in app/authorization.go), so honouring a member-level permission would
+// expose the field's definition, options, and values to every logged-in user.
+//
+// Idempotent. Safe to call from both the API handler (before scope check)
+// and from inside App.CreatePropertyField (defense in depth, covers
+// plugin/internal callers).
+func CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(field *model.PropertyField) {
+	if field == nil || field.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem {
+		return
+	}
+	field.TargetType = string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)
+	field.TargetID = ""
+	sysadmin := model.PermissionLevelSysadmin
+	field.PermissionField = &sysadmin
+	field.PermissionValues = &sysadmin
+	field.PermissionOptions = &sysadmin
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_field_helpers_test.go b/server/channels/app/property_field_helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f07e0839c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_field_helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestDefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("template defaults to sysadmin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := &model.PropertyField{ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate}
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(f))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("system defaults to sysadmin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := &model.PropertyField{ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem}
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(f))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("user defaults to member", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := &model.PropertyField{ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser}
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(f))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("channel defaults to member", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := &model.PropertyField{ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeChannel}
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(f))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("post defaults to member", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := &model.PropertyField{ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypePost}
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, DefaultPropertyFieldPermissionLevel(f))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCanonicalizeSystemObjectField(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("system object: forces TargetType=system, empty TargetID, all permissions sysadmin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		member := model.PermissionLevelMember
+		f := &model.PropertyField{
+			ObjectType:        model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem,
+			TargetType:        "channel",
+			TargetID:          "ch1",
+			PermissionField:   &member,
+			PermissionValues:  &member,
+			PermissionOptions: &member,
+		}
+		CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(f)
+		assert.Equal(t, string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem), f.TargetType)
+		assert.Empty(t, f.TargetID)
+		assert.NotNil(t, f.PermissionField)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *f.PermissionField)
+		assert.NotNil(t, f.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *f.PermissionValues)
+		assert.NotNil(t, f.PermissionOptions)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *f.PermissionOptions)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-system object: untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
+		member := model.PermissionLevelMember
+		f := &model.PropertyField{
+			ObjectType:        model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType:        "channel",
+			TargetID:          "ch1",
+			PermissionField:   &member,
+			PermissionValues:  &member,
+			PermissionOptions: &member,
+		}
+		CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(f)
+		assert.Equal(t, "channel", f.TargetType)
+		assert.Equal(t, "ch1", f.TargetID)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, *f.PermissionField)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, *f.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelMember, *f.PermissionOptions)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("idempotent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f := &model.PropertyField{
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem,
+			TargetType: "channel",
+			TargetID:   "ch1",
+		}
+		CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(f)
+		first := *f
+		CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(f)
+		assert.Equal(t, first.TargetType, f.TargetType)
+		assert.Equal(t, first.TargetID, f.TargetID)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nil field: no panic", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+			CanonicalizeSystemObjectField(nil)
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_field_test.go b/server/channels/app/property_field_test.go
index 1ae94ddea97..c4e3fe23391 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/property_field_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_field_test.go
@@ -13,13 +13,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+// registerTestPropertyGroup creates a fresh, unmanaged PSAv2 property group
+// for tests that exercise generic PropertyField CRUD.
+func registerTestPropertyGroup(tb testing.TB, th *TestHelper) string {
+	tb.Helper()
+	group, appErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(th.Context, &model.PropertyGroup{
+		Name:    "test_" + model.NewId(),
+		Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2,
+	})
+	require.Nil(tb, appErr)
+	return group.ID
+}
+
 func TestCreatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	group, appErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(th.Context, &model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_create_field_v2_group", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
-	require.Nil(t, appErr)
-	groupID := group.ID
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should create a non-protected field without bypass", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -118,9 +128,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	group, appErr2 := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(th.Context, &model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_update_field_v2_group", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
-	require.Nil(t, appErr2)
-	groupID := group.ID
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should update a non-protected field without bypass", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -134,7 +142,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 		created.Name = "Updated Field Name"
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Updated Field Name", updated.Name)
 	})
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 		created.Name = "Attempted Update"
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_field.update.protected.app_error", appErr.Id)
@@ -178,7 +186,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 		created.Name = "Successfully Updated Protected"
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, true, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, true, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Successfully Updated Protected", updated.Name)
 	})
@@ -196,7 +204,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Try to update with empty name (invalid)
 		created.Name = ""
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 	})
@@ -206,9 +214,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	group, appErr2 := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(th.Context, &model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_update_fields_v2_group", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
-	require.Nil(t, appErr2)
-	groupID := group.ID
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should update multiple non-protected fields without bypass", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field1 := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -234,7 +240,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		created1.Name = "Updated Batch 1"
 		created2.Name = "Updated Batch 2"
 
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2}, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{created1, created2}, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		require.Len(t, updated, 2)
 	})
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		createdNonProtected.Name = "Updated Non-Protected"
 		createdProtected.Name = "Updated Protected"
 
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{createdNonProtected, createdProtected}, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{createdNonProtected, createdProtected}, false, "")
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_field.update.protected.app_error", appErr.Id)
@@ -311,7 +317,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		createdNonProtected.Name = "Bypass Updated Non-Protected"
 		createdProtected.Name = "Bypass Updated Protected"
 
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{createdNonProtected, createdProtected}, true, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{createdNonProtected, createdProtected}, true, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		require.Len(t, updated, 2)
 	})
@@ -344,7 +350,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		createdMain.Name = "Updated Main"
 		createdOther.Name = "Updated Other"
 
-		_, appErr = th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{createdMain, createdOther}, false, "")
+		_, _, appErr = th.App.UpdatePropertyFields(th.Context, groupID, []*model.PropertyField{createdMain, createdOther}, false, "")
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 
 		// Verify neither field was updated
@@ -454,7 +460,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFieldVersionEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 		// Attempt to update it as a v2 field (add ObjectType to make it v2)
 		created.ObjectType = model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser
 		created.TargetType = string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem)
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v1Group.ID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v1Group.ID, created, false, "")
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
@@ -478,7 +484,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFieldVersionEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 		// Attempt to update it as a v1 field (remove ObjectType to make it v1)
 		created.ObjectType = ""
 		created.TargetType = "user"
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v2Group.ID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v2Group.ID, created, false, "")
 		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Nil(t, updated)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
@@ -498,7 +504,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFieldVersionEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 		created.Name = "V1 Field Updated"
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v1Group.ID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v1Group.ID, created, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Equal(t, "V1 Field Updated", updated.Name)
 	})
@@ -518,7 +524,7 @@ func TestUpdatePropertyFieldVersionEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 
 		created.Name = "V2 Field Updated"
-		updated, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v2Group.ID, created, false, "")
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, v2Group.ID, created, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
 		assert.Equal(t, "V2 Field Updated", updated.Name)
 	})
@@ -528,9 +534,7 @@ func TestDeletePropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	group, appErr2 := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(th.Context, &model.PropertyGroup{Name: "test_delete_field_v2_group", Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2})
-	require.Nil(t, appErr2)
-	groupID := group.ID
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should delete a non-protected field without bypass", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
@@ -668,14 +672,15 @@ func TestGetPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should get an existing field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: groupID,
-			Name:    "Field to Get",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "Field to Get",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		created, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
@@ -696,19 +701,22 @@ func TestGetPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should get multiple fields", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field1 := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: groupID,
-			Name:    "Multi Get Field 1",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "Multi Get Field 1",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		field2 := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: groupID,
-			Name:    "Multi Get Field 2",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "Multi Get Field 2",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 
 		created1, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field1, false, "")
@@ -726,14 +734,15 @@ func TestSearchPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
 
-	groupID, err := th.App.CpaGroupID()
-	require.Nil(t, err)
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
 
 	t.Run("should search for fields", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &model.PropertyField{
-			GroupID: groupID,
-			Name:    "Searchable Field",
-			Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "Searchable Field",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 		}
 		_, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
 		require.Nil(t, appErr)
@@ -747,3 +756,281 @@ func TestSearchPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NotEmpty(t, results)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestCreatePropertyField_SystemCanonicalization(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	t.Run("system object: TargetType+TargetID and Permission* are canonicalized", func(t *testing.T) {
+		member := model.PermissionLevelMember
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:           groupID,
+			Name:              "System Canonicalize",
+			Type:              model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType:        model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeSystem,
+			TargetType:        "channel",
+			TargetID:          model.NewId(),
+			PermissionField:   &member,
+			PermissionValues:  &member,
+			PermissionOptions: &member,
+		}
+
+		created, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem), created.TargetType)
+		assert.Empty(t, created.TargetID)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionField)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *created.PermissionField)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionValues)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *created.PermissionValues)
+		require.NotNil(t, created.PermissionOptions)
+		assert.Equal(t, model.PermissionLevelSysadmin, *created.PermissionOptions)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCreatePropertyField_TrimName(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	t.Run("trims whitespace around name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "  trim-me  ",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+
+		created, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "trim-me", created.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestUpdatePropertyField_TrimNameOnUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	t.Run("trims whitespace on update", func(t *testing.T) {
+		field := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "Trim Update",
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		created, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		created.Name = "  trimmed-on-update  "
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, created, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "trimmed-on-update", updated.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestUpdatePropertyField_LinkedFieldInvariants(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	makeLinkedPair := func(t *testing.T) (template, linked *model.PropertyField) {
+		t.Helper()
+		tmpl := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "tmpl-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+					{"id": model.NewId(), "name": "opt1"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		createdTmpl, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, tmpl, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		linkedID := createdTmpl.ID
+		linkedField := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:       groupID,
+			Name:          "linked-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:          model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType:    model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType:    string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			LinkedFieldID: &linkedID,
+		}
+		createdLinked, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, linkedField, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		return createdTmpl, createdLinked
+	}
+
+	t.Run("type immutable on linked field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, linked := makeLinkedPair(t)
+		linked.Type = model.PropertyFieldTypeText
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, linked, false, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Nil(t, updated)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_field.update.linked_type_change.app_error", appErr.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("options immutable on linked field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, linked := makeLinkedPair(t)
+		linked.Attrs = model.StringInterface{
+			model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+				{"id": model.NewId(), "name": "different"},
+			},
+		}
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, linked, false, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Nil(t, updated)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_field.update.linked_options_change.app_error", appErr.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("link target immutable: cannot change to different target", func(t *testing.T) {
+		altTmpl, linked := makeLinkedPair(t)
+		// Create another template to point to
+		_ = altTmpl
+		newTmpl := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "tmpl-alt-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+					{"id": model.NewId(), "name": "x"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		createdNew, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, newTmpl, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		newID := createdNew.ID
+		linked.LinkedFieldID = &newID
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, linked, false, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Nil(t, updated)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_field.update.cannot_change_link_target.app_error", appErr.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("cannot link a previously-unlinked field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		unlinked := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "unlinked-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		createdUnlinked, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, unlinked, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		// Create a template to link to
+		tmpl := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "tmpl-late-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		createdTmpl, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, tmpl, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		tID := createdTmpl.ID
+
+		createdUnlinked.LinkedFieldID = &tID
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, createdUnlinked, false, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Nil(t, updated)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_field.update.cannot_link_existing.app_error", appErr.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, appErr.StatusCode)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestUpdatePropertyField_LinkedFieldNoOpPatchOK(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	t.Run("setting Type to current value on a linked field passes", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Build template + linked
+		tmpl := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "tmpl-noop-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			Attrs: model.StringInterface{
+				model.PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: []map[string]any{
+					{"id": model.NewId(), "name": "n"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		createdTmpl, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, tmpl, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		linkedID := createdTmpl.ID
+
+		linked := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:       groupID,
+			Name:          "linked-noop-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:          model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+			ObjectType:    model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType:    string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			LinkedFieldID: &linkedID,
+		}
+		createdLinked, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, linked, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		// No-op update: Type unchanged.
+		createdLinked.Name = "linked-renamed"
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, createdLinked, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Equal(t, "linked-renamed", updated.Name)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestUpdatePropertyField_LinkedFieldUnlinkAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	t.Run("plugin path: setting LinkedFieldID = nil on a linked field unlinks it", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tmpl := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			Name:       "tmpl-unlink-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		createdTmpl, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, tmpl, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		linkedID := createdTmpl.ID
+
+		linked := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:       groupID,
+			Name:          "linked-unlink-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:          model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType:    model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType:    string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+			LinkedFieldID: &linkedID,
+		}
+		createdLinked, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, linked, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		createdLinked.LinkedFieldID = nil
+		updated, _, appErr := th.App.UpdatePropertyField(th.Context, groupID, createdLinked, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+		assert.Nil(t, updated.LinkedFieldID)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_value.go b/server/channels/app/property_value.go
index 56238be938b..8892deb0058 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/property_value.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_value.go
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ func (a *App) CreatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue)
 	if value == nil {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreatePropertyValue", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property value is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
+	value.Value = model.SanitizePropertyValue(value.Value)
 
 	createdValue, err := a.Srv().propertyService.CreatePropertyValue(rctx, value)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("CreatePropertyValue", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreatePropertyValue", "app.property_value.create.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return createdValue, nil
@@ -55,9 +59,15 @@ func (a *App) CreatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyVal
 	if len(values) == 0 {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreatePropertyValues", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property values are required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
+	for _, v := range values {
+		v.Value = model.SanitizePropertyValue(v.Value)
+	}
 
 	createdValues, err := a.Srv().propertyService.CreatePropertyValues(rctx, values)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("CreatePropertyValues", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("CreatePropertyValues", "app.property_value.create_many.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return createdValues, nil
@@ -67,6 +77,9 @@ func (a *App) CreatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyVal
 func (a *App) GetPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID, valueID string) (*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
 	value, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyValue(rctx, groupID, valueID)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("GetPropertyValue", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetPropertyValue", "app.property_value.get.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return value, nil
@@ -76,6 +89,9 @@ func (a *App) GetPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID, valueID string) (*mode
 func (a *App) GetPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
 	values, err := a.Srv().propertyService.GetPropertyValues(rctx, groupID, ids)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("GetPropertyValues", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("GetPropertyValues", "app.property_value.get_many.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return values, nil
@@ -85,6 +101,9 @@ func (a *App) GetPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, ids []string)
 func (a *App) SearchPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, opts model.PropertyValueSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
 	values, err := a.Srv().propertyService.SearchPropertyValues(rctx, groupID, opts)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("SearchPropertyValues", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("SearchPropertyValues", "app.property_value.search.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return values, nil
@@ -95,9 +114,13 @@ func (a *App) UpdatePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, value *model
 	if value == nil {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyValue", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property value is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
+	value.Value = model.SanitizePropertyValue(value.Value)
 
 	updatedValue, err := a.Srv().propertyService.UpdatePropertyValue(rctx, groupID, value)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("UpdatePropertyValue", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyValue", "app.property_value.update.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return updatedValue, nil
@@ -108,9 +131,15 @@ func (a *App) UpdatePropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, groupID string, values []*m
 	if len(values) == 0 {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyValues", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property values are required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
+	for _, v := range values {
+		v.Value = model.SanitizePropertyValue(v.Value)
+	}
 
 	updatedValues, err := a.Srv().propertyService.UpdatePropertyValues(rctx, groupID, values)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("UpdatePropertyValues", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpdatePropertyValues", "app.property_value.update_many.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return updatedValues, nil
@@ -121,9 +150,13 @@ func (a *App) UpsertPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue)
 	if value == nil {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpsertPropertyValue", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property value is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
+	value.Value = model.SanitizePropertyValue(value.Value)
 
 	upsertedValue, err := a.Srv().propertyService.UpsertPropertyValue(rctx, value)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("UpsertPropertyValue", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpsertPropertyValue", "app.property_value.upsert.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 	return upsertedValue, nil
@@ -131,14 +164,103 @@ func (a *App) UpsertPropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, value *model.PropertyValue)
 
 // UpsertPropertyValues creates or updates multiple property values.
 // When objectType is non-empty, WebSocket events are broadcast to notify
-// clients of the updated values.
+// clients of the updated values, and every referenced field is required
+// to have a matching ObjectType.
 func (a *App) UpsertPropertyValues(rctx request.CTX, values []*model.PropertyValue, objectType, targetID, connectionID string) ([]*model.PropertyValue, *model.AppError) {
 	if len(values) == 0 {
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpsertPropertyValues", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "property values are required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	// Intrinsic invariants — apply to every caller (HTTP, plugin, internal).
+	// Single-group invariant must run before the bulk-load below, since
+	// GetPropertyFields takes a single groupID. Guard values[0] explicitly
+	// because the per-element nil check inside the loop would otherwise be
+	// reached after the values[0].GroupID dereference.
+	if values[0] == nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpsertPropertyValues", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "nil property value in batch", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+	groupID := values[0].GroupID
+	seenIDs := make(map[string]bool, len(values))
+	fieldIDs := make([]string, 0, len(values))
+	for _, v := range values {
+		if v == nil {
+			return nil, model.NewAppError("UpsertPropertyValues", "app.property_value.invalid_input.app_error", nil, "nil property value in batch", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		}
+		if v.GroupID != groupID {
+			return nil, model.NewAppError(
+				"UpsertPropertyValues",
+				"app.property_value.upsert.mixed_groups.app_error",
+				nil,
+				"all values in a batch must belong to the same group",
+				http.StatusBadRequest,
+			)
+		}
+		if !model.IsValidId(v.FieldID) {
+			return nil, model.NewAppError(
+				"UpsertPropertyValues",
+				"app.property_value.upsert.invalid_field_id.app_error",
+				map[string]any{"FieldID": v.FieldID},
+				"invalid field ID",
+				http.StatusBadRequest,
+			)
+		}
+		if seenIDs[v.FieldID] {
+			return nil, model.NewAppError(
+				"UpsertPropertyValues",
+				"app.property_value.upsert.duplicate_field_id.app_error",
+				map[string]any{"FieldID": v.FieldID},
+				"duplicate field ID in batch",
+				http.StatusBadRequest,
+			)
+		}
+		seenIDs[v.FieldID] = true
+		fieldIDs = append(fieldIDs, v.FieldID)
+		v.Value = model.SanitizePropertyValue(v.Value)
+	}
+
+	// ObjectType-mismatch check is gated on a non-empty objectType argument.
+	// Plugin API today always passes objectType="" and keeps its loose
+	// contract on this specific check.
+	if objectType != "" {
+		fields, fieldsErr := a.GetPropertyFields(rctx, groupID, fieldIDs)
+		if fieldsErr != nil {
+			return nil, fieldsErr
+		}
+		fieldByID := make(map[string]*model.PropertyField, len(fields))
+		for _, f := range fields {
+			fieldByID[f.ID] = f
+		}
+		for _, v := range values {
+			f, ok := fieldByID[v.FieldID]
+			if !ok {
+				return nil, model.NewAppError(
+					"UpsertPropertyValues",
+					"app.property_value.upsert.field_not_found.app_error",
+					map[string]any{"FieldID": v.FieldID},
+					"field not found",
+					http.StatusNotFound,
+				)
+			}
+			if f.ObjectType != objectType {
+				// 404 matches the shape of a non-existent field so callers
+				// cannot distinguish "no such field" from "field exists but
+				// in a different object-type bucket".
+				return nil, model.NewAppError(
+					"UpsertPropertyValues",
+					"app.property_value.upsert.object_type_mismatch.app_error",
+					map[string]any{"FieldID": v.FieldID},
+					"object type mismatch",
+					http.StatusNotFound,
+				)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	result, err := a.Srv().propertyService.UpsertPropertyValues(rctx, values)
 	if err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("UpsertPropertyValues", err); appErr != nil {
+			return nil, appErr
+		}
 		return nil, model.NewAppError("UpsertPropertyValues", "app.property_value.upsert_many.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 
@@ -172,6 +294,9 @@ func (a *App) DeletePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID, valueID string) *mo
 	}
 
 	if err := a.Srv().propertyService.DeletePropertyValue(rctx, groupID, valueID); err != nil {
+		if mappedErr := mapPropertyServiceError("DeletePropertyValue", err); mappedErr != nil {
+			return mappedErr
+		}
 		return model.NewAppError("DeletePropertyValue", "app.property_value.delete.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 
@@ -204,6 +329,9 @@ func (a *App) DeletePropertyValue(rctx request.CTX, groupID, valueID string) *mo
 // DeletePropertyValuesForTarget deletes all property values for a target and broadcasts a property_values_updated event.
 func (a *App) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetType, targetID string) *model.AppError {
 	if err := a.Srv().propertyService.DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx, groupID, targetType, targetID); err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget", err); appErr != nil {
+			return appErr
+		}
 		return model.NewAppError("DeletePropertyValuesForTarget", "app.property_value.delete_for_target.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 
@@ -224,6 +352,9 @@ func (a *App) DeletePropertyValuesForTarget(rctx request.CTX, groupID, targetTyp
 // DeletePropertyValuesForField deletes all property values for a field and broadcasts a property_values_updated event.
 func (a *App) DeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx request.CTX, groupID, fieldID string) *model.AppError {
 	if err := a.Srv().propertyService.DeletePropertyValuesForField(rctx, groupID, fieldID); err != nil {
+		if appErr := mapPropertyServiceError("DeletePropertyValuesForField", err); appErr != nil {
+			return appErr
+		}
 		return model.NewAppError("DeletePropertyValuesForField", "app.property_value.delete_for_field.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/channels/app/property_value_test.go b/server/channels/app/property_value_test.go
index 4b65660aed3..2ed0ea7dbd9 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/property_value_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/property_value_test.go
@@ -59,3 +59,103 @@ func TestResolveValueBroadcastParams(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, err.StatusCode)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestUpsertPropertyValues_Invariants(t *testing.T) {
+	mainHelper.Parallel(t)
+	th := Setup(t).InitBasic(t)
+
+	groupID := registerTestPropertyGroup(t, th)
+
+	// Create a target user-typed field for the happy paths.
+	field := &model.PropertyField{
+		GroupID:    groupID,
+		Name:       "upsert-target-" + model.NewId(),
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+	}
+	createdField, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, field, false, "")
+	require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+	makeValue := func(fieldID string) *model.PropertyValue {
+		return &model.PropertyValue{
+			TargetID:   th.BasicUser.Id,
+			TargetType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			GroupID:    groupID,
+			FieldID:    fieldID,
+			Value:      []byte("\"v\""),
+			CreatedBy:  th.BasicUser.Id,
+			UpdatedBy:  th.BasicUser.Id,
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("rejects duplicate FieldID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v := []*model.PropertyValue{makeValue(createdField.ID), makeValue(createdField.ID)}
+		result, err := th.App.UpsertPropertyValues(th.Context, v, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, th.BasicUser.Id, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_value.upsert.duplicate_field_id.app_error", err.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, err.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects invalid FieldID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v := []*model.PropertyValue{makeValue("not-an-id")}
+		result, err := th.App.UpsertPropertyValues(th.Context, v, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, th.BasicUser.Id, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_value.upsert.invalid_field_id.app_error", err.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, err.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects mixed group IDs as a clean 400", func(t *testing.T) {
+		altGroup, appErr := th.App.RegisterPropertyGroup(th.Context, &model.PropertyGroup{
+			Name:    "alt_mix_" + model.NewId(),
+			Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2,
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		altField := &model.PropertyField{
+			GroupID:    altGroup.ID,
+			Name:       "alt-field-" + model.NewId(),
+			Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+			TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
+		}
+		createdAlt, appErr := th.App.CreatePropertyField(th.Context, altField, false, "")
+		require.Nil(t, appErr)
+
+		v1 := makeValue(createdField.ID)
+		v2 := makeValue(createdAlt.ID)
+		v2.GroupID = altGroup.ID
+		result, err := th.App.UpsertPropertyValues(th.Context, []*model.PropertyValue{v1, v2}, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser, th.BasicUser.Id, "")
+		require.NotNil(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_value.upsert.mixed_groups.app_error", err.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, err.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects ObjectType mismatch when objectType is non-empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Field is ObjectType=user; request specifies channel.
+		v := []*model.PropertyValue{makeValue(createdField.ID)}
+		result, err := th.App.UpsertPropertyValues(th.Context, v, model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeChannel, "ch1", "")
+		require.NotNil(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+		assert.Equal(t, "app.property_value.upsert.object_type_mismatch.app_error", err.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, err.StatusCode)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("plugin path: empty objectType skips ObjectType match", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// We don't actually need the upsert to succeed (target/etc may not
+		// satisfy schema), only to bypass the ObjectType-mismatch reject.
+		// Confirm by passing a wrong-typed field with objectType="" — the
+		// app-layer reject should not fire; any error must come from
+		// downstream layers, not "object_type_mismatch".
+		v := []*model.PropertyValue{makeValue(createdField.ID)}
+		_, err := th.App.UpsertPropertyValues(th.Context, v, "", "", "")
+		// Either succeeds, or fails for a different reason — never the
+		// object_type_mismatch reject.
+		if err != nil {
+			assert.NotEqual(t, "app.property_value.upsert.object_type_mismatch.app_error", err.Id)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/app/server.go b/server/channels/app/server.go
index 7883817c7d9..06528291fc1 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/server.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/server.go
@@ -269,19 +269,9 @@ func NewServer(options ...Option) (*Server, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to create properties service")
 	}
 
-	propertyAccessService := properties.NewPropertyAccessService(s.propertyService, func(pluginID string) bool {
-		if s.ch == nil {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		_, err := s.ch.GetPluginStatus(pluginID)
-		return err == nil
-	})
-	s.propertyService.SetPropertyAccessService(propertyAccessService)
-
-	// Register builtin property groups after fully initializing the propertyService
+	// Register builtin property groups before creating hooks that reference them
 	if err = s.propertyService.RegisterBuiltinGroups([]*model.PropertyGroup{
-		{Name: model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1},
+		{Name: model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2},
 		{Name: model.ContentFlaggingGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1},
 		{Name: model.ClassificationMarkingsPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2},
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -310,6 +300,64 @@ func NewServer(options ...Option) (*Server, error) {
 	// After channel is initialized set it to the App object
 	app := New(ServerConnector(channels))
 
+	// Register property-service hooks AFTER s.ch is populated. The
+	// access-control and attribute-validation hooks capture s and use
+	// s.ch for plugin-status and permission lookups; registering them
+	// earlier leaves a window where hook invocations race against a
+	// nil s.ch.
+	cpaGroup, err := s.propertyService.Group(model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to look up CPA property group")
+	}
+
+	// License check hook — must run before other hooks so unlicensed
+	// operations are rejected early.
+	licenseCheckHook := properties.NewLicenseCheckHook(func() *model.License {
+		return s.License()
+	}, cpaGroup.ID)
+	s.propertyService.AddHook(licenseCheckHook)
+
+	accessControlHook := properties.NewAccessControlHook(s.propertyService, func(pluginID string) bool {
+		_, err := s.ch.GetPluginStatus(pluginID)
+		return err == nil
+	}, cpaGroup.ID)
+	s.propertyService.AddHook(accessControlHook)
+
+	// Attribute validation hook — validates visibility, sort_order on fields,
+	// field-type constraints on values (options, user IDs, value_type), and
+	// managed-flag authorization + permission level enforcement.
+	permChecker := func(userID string, perm *model.Permission) bool {
+		// Local-mode (unrestricted) sessions are tagged with
+		// CallerIDLocalAdmin by the HTTP layer; grant them admin
+		// permissions without a user lookup.
+		if userID == model.CallerIDLocalAdmin {
+			return true
+		}
+		return app.HasPermissionTo(userID, perm)
+	}
+	attrValidationHook := properties.NewAccessControlAttributeValidationHook(s.propertyService, permChecker, cpaGroup.ID)
+	s.propertyService.AddHook(attrValidationHook)
+
+	// Field limit hook — enforces per-object-type and global field limits.
+	// Only "user" has a per-type cap today; when channel/team/post CPA fields
+	// are added, set their per-type caps here. Until then
+	// AccessControlGroupFieldLimit is the only ceiling for non-user
+	// object types within this group.
+	fieldLimitHook := properties.NewFieldLimitHook(s.propertyService)
+	fieldLimitHook.AddGroupLimit(cpaGroup.ID, &properties.FieldLimitConfig{
+		PerObjectType: map[string]int64{
+			model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser: 20,
+		},
+		GlobalLimit: model.AccessControlGroupFieldLimit,
+	})
+	s.propertyService.AddHook(fieldLimitHook)
+
+	// Type-change value cleanup — registered last so the field write has
+	// passed every other gate (license, access control, validation, limit)
+	// before we cascade-delete dependent values. PostUpdate hooks run after
+	// the store write succeeds.
+	s.propertyService.AddHook(properties.NewTypeChangeValueCleanupHook(s.propertyService))
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Everything below this is not order sensitive and safe to be moved around.
 	// If you are adding a new field that is non-channels specific, please add
diff --git a/server/channels/db/migrations/migrations.list b/server/channels/db/migrations/migrations.list
index 71a28e96008..72f6bccb373 100644
--- a/server/channels/db/migrations/migrations.list
+++ b/server/channels/db/migrations/migrations.list
@@ -347,3 +347,7 @@ channels/db/migrations/postgres/000174_set_posts_statistics_targets.down.sql
 channels/db/migrations/postgres/000174_set_posts_statistics_targets.up.sql
 channels/db/migrations/postgres/000175_add_board_channel_types.down.sql
 channels/db/migrations/postgres/000175_add_board_channel_types.up.sql
+channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql
+channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql
+channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.down.sql
+channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.up.sql
diff --git a/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a82b8414260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- Rename the group back to custom_profile_attributes and revert to V1.
+UPDATE PropertyGroups
+SET Name    = 'custom_profile_attributes',
+    Version = 1
+WHERE Name = 'access_control';
+
+-- Revert field metadata to the pre-migration state.
+UPDATE PropertyFields
+SET ObjectType        = '',
+    TargetType        = '',
+    PermissionField   = NULL,
+    PermissionValues  = NULL,
+    PermissionOptions = NULL
+WHERE GroupID = (SELECT ID FROM PropertyGroups WHERE Name = 'custom_profile_attributes')
+  AND ObjectType = 'user'
+  AND TargetType = 'system';
diff --git a/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7ec3832c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-- Update all fields belonging to the CPA group before renaming it.
+-- Row-level locks only; bounded by the per-group field limit (~200 max).
+-- PermissionValues is 'sysadmin' for admin-managed fields, 'member' for all
+-- others so that regular users can write their own profile values through the
+-- generic property API.
+UPDATE PropertyFields
+SET ObjectType        = 'user',
+    TargetType        = 'system',
+    PermissionField   = 'sysadmin',
+    PermissionValues  = (CASE
+                            WHEN Attrs->>'managed' = 'admin' THEN 'sysadmin'
+                            ELSE 'member'
+                        END)::permission_level,
+    PermissionOptions = 'sysadmin'
+WHERE GroupID = (SELECT ID FROM PropertyGroups WHERE Name = 'custom_profile_attributes');
+
+-- Rename the group and bump it to PSAv2. Single-row update, non-blocking.
+-- The Version column was added in 000170; existing CPA groups default to V1.
+UPDATE PropertyGroups
+SET Name    = 'access_control',
+    Version = 2
+WHERE Name = 'custom_profile_attributes';
diff --git a/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.down.sql b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7885253b9c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-- Restore the materialized view without the ObjectType filter (000137 version).
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS AttributeView;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW IF NOT EXISTS AttributeView AS
+SELECT
+    pv.GroupID,
+    pv.TargetID,
+    pv.TargetType,
+    jsonb_object_agg(
+        pf.Name,
+        CASE
+            WHEN pf.Type = 'select' THEN (
+                SELECT to_jsonb(options.name)
+                FROM jsonb_to_recordset(pf.Attrs->'options') AS options(id text, name text)
+                WHERE options.id = pv.Value #>> '{}'
+                LIMIT 1
+            )
+            WHEN pf.Type = 'multiselect' AND jsonb_typeof(pv.Value) = 'array' THEN (
+                SELECT jsonb_agg(option_names.name)
+                FROM jsonb_array_elements_text(pv.Value) AS option_id
+                JOIN jsonb_to_recordset(pf.Attrs->'options') AS option_names(id text, name text)
+                ON option_id = option_names.id
+            )
+            ELSE pv.Value
+        END
+    ) AS Attributes
+FROM PropertyValues pv
+LEFT JOIN PropertyFields pf ON pf.ID = pv.FieldID
+WHERE (pv.DeleteAt = 0 OR pv.DeleteAt IS NULL) AND (pf.DeleteAt = 0 OR pf.DeleteAt IS NULL)
+GROUP BY pv.GroupID, pv.TargetID, pv.TargetType;
diff --git a/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.up.sql b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be06808a004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/db/migrations/postgres/000177_filter_attribute_view_by_object_type.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+-- Recreate the materialized view with an ObjectType = 'user' filter so it
+-- only materializes user-scoped attributes. Split from 000172 so the row
+-- locks taken by that migration's UPDATEs aren't held for the duration of
+-- the matview scan. Same drop+create pattern as migration 000137.
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS AttributeView;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW IF NOT EXISTS AttributeView AS
+SELECT
+    pv.GroupID,
+    pv.TargetID,
+    pv.TargetType,
+    jsonb_object_agg(
+        pf.Name,
+        CASE
+            WHEN pf.Type = 'select' THEN (
+                SELECT to_jsonb(options.name)
+                FROM jsonb_to_recordset(pf.Attrs->'options') AS options(id text, name text)
+                WHERE options.id = pv.Value #>> '{}'
+                LIMIT 1
+            )
+            WHEN pf.Type = 'multiselect' AND jsonb_typeof(pv.Value) = 'array' THEN (
+                SELECT jsonb_agg(option_names.name)
+                FROM jsonb_array_elements_text(pv.Value) AS option_id
+                JOIN jsonb_to_recordset(pf.Attrs->'options') AS option_names(id text, name text)
+                ON option_id = option_names.id
+            )
+            ELSE pv.Value
+        END
+    ) AS Attributes
+FROM PropertyValues pv
+LEFT JOIN PropertyFields pf ON pf.ID = pv.FieldID
+WHERE (pv.DeleteAt = 0 OR pv.DeleteAt IS NULL)
+  AND (pf.DeleteAt = 0 OR pf.DeleteAt IS NULL)
+  AND pf.ObjectType = 'user'
+GROUP BY pv.GroupID, pv.TargetID, pv.TargetType;
diff --git a/server/channels/store/sqlstore/migration_000172_test.go b/server/channels/store/sqlstore/migration_000172_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dba1969f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/channels/store/sqlstore/migration_000172_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package sqlstore
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/channels/db"
+)
+
+func readMigrationSQL(t *testing.T, filename string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	data, err := db.Assets().ReadFile("migrations/postgres/" + filename)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to read migration file %s", filename)
+	return string(data)
+}
+
+func TestMigration000172(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := mlog.CreateTestLogger(t)
+
+	settings, err := makeSqlSettings(model.DatabaseDriverPostgres)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skip(err)
+	}
+
+	store, err := New(*settings, logger, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer store.Close()
+
+	master := store.GetMaster()
+
+	upSQL := readMigrationSQL(t, "000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql")
+	downSQL := readMigrationSQL(t, "000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql")
+
+	// Insert a group simulating pre-migration CPA state.
+	groupID := model.NewId()
+	_, err = master.Exec("INSERT INTO PropertyGroups (ID, Name) VALUES (?, ?)", groupID, "custom_profile_attributes")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		master.Exec("DELETE FROM PropertyValues WHERE GroupID = ?", groupID) //nolint:errcheck
+		master.Exec("DELETE FROM PropertyFields WHERE GroupID = ?", groupID) //nolint:errcheck
+		master.Exec("DELETE FROM PropertyGroups WHERE ID = ?", groupID)      //nolint:errcheck
+	})
+
+	now := model.GetMillis()
+
+	// Insert active fields with old format (no ObjectType, no permissions).
+	// fieldID1 and fieldID2 are non-managed; fieldID3 is admin-managed.
+	fieldID1 := model.NewId()
+	fieldID2 := model.NewId()
+	fieldID3 := model.NewId()
+	for _, f := range []struct {
+		id    string
+		name  string
+		ftype string
+		attrs string
+	}{
+		{fieldID1, "Text Field", "text", `{"visibility":"always","sort_order":1}`},
+		{fieldID2, "Select Field", "select", `{"options":[{"id":"opt1","name":"Option 1"}]}`},
+		{fieldID3, "Admin Managed Field", "text", `{"visibility":"always","sort_order":3,"managed":"admin"}`},
+	} {
+		_, err = master.Exec(
+			`INSERT INTO PropertyFields
+				(ID, GroupID, Name, Type, Attrs, TargetID, TargetType, ObjectType, CreateAt, UpdateAt, DeleteAt, Protected)
+			VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?::jsonb, '', '', '', ?, ?, 0, false)`,
+			f.id, groupID, f.name, f.ftype, f.attrs, now, now,
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "inserting field %s", f.name)
+	}
+
+	// Insert a soft-deleted field to verify all fields are migrated.
+	deletedFieldID := model.NewId()
+	_, err = master.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO PropertyFields
+			(ID, GroupID, Name, Type, Attrs, TargetID, TargetType, ObjectType, CreateAt, UpdateAt, DeleteAt, Protected)
+		VALUES (?, ?, 'Deleted Field', 'text', '{}'::jsonb, '', '', '', ?, ?, ?, false)`,
+		deletedFieldID, groupID, now, now, now,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Insert a property value.
+	valueID := model.NewId()
+	targetUserID := model.NewId()
+	_, err = master.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO PropertyValues
+			(ID, TargetID, TargetType, GroupID, FieldID, Value, CreateAt, UpdateAt, DeleteAt)
+		VALUES (?, ?, 'user', ?, ?, '"hello"'::jsonb, ?, ?, 0)`,
+		valueID, targetUserID, groupID, fieldID1, now, now,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// ---- Run UP migration ----
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout(upSQL)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "up migration should succeed")
+
+	// Verify: group renamed.
+	var groupName string
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&groupName, "SELECT Name FROM PropertyGroups WHERE ID = ?", groupID))
+	assert.Equal(t, "access_control", groupName)
+
+	// Verify: all fields (including soft-deleted) have new metadata.
+	// Non-managed fields get PermissionValues = 'member'.
+	// Admin-managed fields get PermissionValues = 'sysadmin'.
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		id                       string
+		label                    string
+		expectedPermissionValues string
+	}{
+		{fieldID1, "non-managed text field", "member"},
+		{fieldID2, "non-managed select field", "member"},
+		{fieldID3, "admin-managed field", "sysadmin"},
+		{deletedFieldID, "soft-deleted non-managed field", "member"},
+	} {
+		var f struct {
+			ObjectType        string         `db:"objecttype"`
+			TargetType        string         `db:"targettype"`
+			PermissionField   sql.NullString `db:"permissionfield"`
+			PermissionValues  sql.NullString `db:"permissionvalues"`
+			PermissionOptions sql.NullString `db:"permissionoptions"`
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, master.Get(&f, "SELECT ObjectType, TargetType, PermissionField, PermissionValues, PermissionOptions FROM PropertyFields WHERE ID = ?", tc.id))
+		assert.Equal(t, "user", f.ObjectType, "%s ObjectType", tc.label)
+		assert.Equal(t, "system", f.TargetType, "%s TargetType", tc.label)
+		assert.True(t, f.PermissionField.Valid, "%s PermissionField should be set", tc.label)
+		assert.Equal(t, "sysadmin", f.PermissionField.String, "%s PermissionField", tc.label)
+		assert.True(t, f.PermissionValues.Valid, "%s PermissionValues should be set", tc.label)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedPermissionValues, f.PermissionValues.String, "%s PermissionValues", tc.label)
+		assert.True(t, f.PermissionOptions.Valid, "%s PermissionOptions should be set", tc.label)
+		assert.Equal(t, "sysadmin", f.PermissionOptions.String, "%s PermissionOptions", tc.label)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: property value is unchanged (GroupID still references the same ID).
+	var val struct {
+		GroupID    string `db:"groupid"`
+		TargetID   string `db:"targetid"`
+		TargetType string `db:"targettype"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&val, "SELECT GroupID, TargetID, TargetType FROM PropertyValues WHERE ID = ?", valueID))
+	assert.Equal(t, groupID, val.GroupID, "value GroupID should be unchanged")
+	assert.Equal(t, targetUserID, val.TargetID, "value TargetID should be unchanged")
+	assert.Equal(t, "user", val.TargetType, "value TargetType should be unchanged")
+
+	// Verify: AttributeView exists and includes the ObjectType filter (user-type fields only).
+	var viewDef string
+	err = master.Get(&viewDef, "SELECT definition FROM pg_matviews WHERE matviewname = 'attributeview'")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "AttributeView should exist")
+	assert.Contains(t, viewDef, "pf.objecttype", "view definition should filter by pf.ObjectType")
+
+	// Verify: materialized view contains expected data after refresh.
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout("REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW AttributeView")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "refreshing AttributeView should succeed")
+
+	var viewRow struct {
+		GroupID    string `db:"groupid"`
+		TargetID   string `db:"targetid"`
+		TargetType string `db:"targettype"`
+		Attributes []byte `db:"attributes"`
+	}
+	err = master.Get(&viewRow, "SELECT GroupID, TargetID, TargetType, Attributes FROM AttributeView WHERE TargetID = ?", targetUserID)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "AttributeView should contain a row for the target user")
+	assert.Equal(t, groupID, viewRow.GroupID)
+	assert.Equal(t, targetUserID, viewRow.TargetID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "user", viewRow.TargetType)
+
+	// The text field value "hello" should appear under the field name "Text Field".
+	var attrs map[string]json.RawMessage
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(viewRow.Attributes, &attrs))
+	assert.JSONEq(t, `"hello"`, string(attrs["Text Field"]), "text field value should be materialized")
+
+	// ---- Run DOWN migration ----
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout(downSQL)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "down migration should succeed")
+
+	// Verify: group name reverted.
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&groupName, "SELECT Name FROM PropertyGroups WHERE ID = ?", groupID))
+	assert.Equal(t, "custom_profile_attributes", groupName)
+
+	// Verify: fields reverted.
+	for _, fid := range []string{fieldID1, fieldID2, fieldID3, deletedFieldID} {
+		var f struct {
+			ObjectType        string         `db:"objecttype"`
+			TargetType        string         `db:"targettype"`
+			PermissionField   sql.NullString `db:"permissionfield"`
+			PermissionValues  sql.NullString `db:"permissionvalues"`
+			PermissionOptions sql.NullString `db:"permissionoptions"`
+		}
+		require.NoError(t, master.Get(&f, "SELECT ObjectType, TargetType, PermissionField, PermissionValues, PermissionOptions FROM PropertyFields WHERE ID = ?", fid))
+		assert.Equal(t, "", f.ObjectType, "field %s ObjectType should revert", fid)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", f.TargetType, "field %s TargetType should revert", fid)
+		assert.False(t, f.PermissionField.Valid, "field %s PermissionField should be NULL", fid)
+		assert.False(t, f.PermissionValues.Valid, "field %s PermissionValues should be NULL", fid)
+		assert.False(t, f.PermissionOptions.Valid, "field %s PermissionOptions should be NULL", fid)
+	}
+
+	// Verify: value still unchanged after down migration.
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&val, "SELECT GroupID, TargetID, TargetType FROM PropertyValues WHERE ID = ?", valueID))
+	assert.Equal(t, groupID, val.GroupID, "value GroupID should remain unchanged after down")
+}
+
+func TestMigration000172DownPreservesNonUserFields(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := mlog.CreateTestLogger(t)
+
+	settings, err := makeSqlSettings(model.DatabaseDriverPostgres)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skip(err)
+	}
+
+	store, err := New(*settings, logger, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer store.Close()
+
+	master := store.GetMaster()
+
+	upSQL := readMigrationSQL(t, "000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql")
+	downSQL := readMigrationSQL(t, "000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql")
+
+	groupID := model.NewId()
+	_, err = master.Exec("INSERT INTO PropertyGroups (ID, Name) VALUES (?, ?)", groupID, "custom_profile_attributes")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		master.Exec("DELETE FROM PropertyFields WHERE GroupID = ?", groupID) //nolint:errcheck
+		master.Exec("DELETE FROM PropertyGroups WHERE ID = ?", groupID)      //nolint:errcheck
+	})
+
+	now := model.GetMillis()
+
+	// Insert a legacy user field that the up migration will touch.
+	userFieldID := model.NewId()
+	_, err = master.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO PropertyFields
+			(ID, GroupID, Name, Type, Attrs, TargetID, TargetType, ObjectType, CreateAt, UpdateAt, DeleteAt, Protected)
+		VALUES (?, ?, 'Legacy User Field', 'text', '{}'::jsonb, '', '', '', ?, ?, 0, false)`,
+		userFieldID, groupID, now, now,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Run UP migration — legacy user field gets ObjectType='user', TargetType='system'.
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout(upSQL)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "up migration should succeed")
+
+	// Simulate a post-migration channel-scoped field created via the
+	// generic property API against the (now renamed) access_control
+	// group.
+	channelFieldID := model.NewId()
+	channelTargetID := model.NewId()
+	_, err = master.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO PropertyFields
+			(ID, GroupID, Name, Type, Attrs, TargetID, TargetType, ObjectType, PermissionField, PermissionValues, PermissionOptions, CreateAt, UpdateAt, DeleteAt, Protected)
+		VALUES (?, ?, 'Channel Classification', 'select', '{}'::jsonb, ?, 'channel', 'channel', 'sysadmin', 'member', 'sysadmin', ?, ?, 0, false)`,
+		channelFieldID, groupID, channelTargetID, now, now,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Run DOWN migration — must revert only user/system fields, not the channel one.
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout(downSQL)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "down migration should succeed")
+
+	// The original user field reverts to legacy metadata.
+	var userField struct {
+		ObjectType        string         `db:"objecttype"`
+		TargetType        string         `db:"targettype"`
+		PermissionField   sql.NullString `db:"permissionfield"`
+		PermissionValues  sql.NullString `db:"permissionvalues"`
+		PermissionOptions sql.NullString `db:"permissionoptions"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&userField, "SELECT ObjectType, TargetType, PermissionField, PermissionValues, PermissionOptions FROM PropertyFields WHERE ID = ?", userFieldID))
+	assert.Equal(t, "", userField.ObjectType, "user field ObjectType should revert")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", userField.TargetType, "user field TargetType should revert")
+	assert.False(t, userField.PermissionField.Valid, "user field PermissionField should be NULL")
+
+	// The post-migration channel field keeps its PSAv2 metadata intact.
+	var channelField struct {
+		ObjectType        string         `db:"objecttype"`
+		TargetType        string         `db:"targettype"`
+		TargetID          string         `db:"targetid"`
+		PermissionField   sql.NullString `db:"permissionfield"`
+		PermissionValues  sql.NullString `db:"permissionvalues"`
+		PermissionOptions sql.NullString `db:"permissionoptions"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&channelField, "SELECT ObjectType, TargetType, TargetID, PermissionField, PermissionValues, PermissionOptions FROM PropertyFields WHERE ID = ?", channelFieldID))
+	assert.Equal(t, "channel", channelField.ObjectType, "channel field ObjectType must survive rollback")
+	assert.Equal(t, "channel", channelField.TargetType, "channel field TargetType must survive rollback")
+	assert.Equal(t, channelTargetID, channelField.TargetID, "channel field TargetID must survive rollback")
+	assert.True(t, channelField.PermissionField.Valid, "channel field PermissionField must survive rollback")
+	assert.Equal(t, "sysadmin", channelField.PermissionField.String)
+	assert.True(t, channelField.PermissionValues.Valid)
+	assert.Equal(t, "member", channelField.PermissionValues.String)
+	assert.True(t, channelField.PermissionOptions.Valid)
+	assert.Equal(t, "sysadmin", channelField.PermissionOptions.String)
+}
+
+func TestMigration000172NoOpOnFreshDB(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := mlog.CreateTestLogger(t)
+
+	settings, err := makeSqlSettings(model.DatabaseDriverPostgres)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skip(err)
+	}
+
+	store, err := New(*settings, logger, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer store.Close()
+
+	master := store.GetMaster()
+
+	upSQL := readMigrationSQL(t, "000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.up.sql")
+	downSQL := readMigrationSQL(t, "000176_migrate_cpa_to_access_control.down.sql")
+
+	// On a fresh database with no CPA group, both up and down should be
+	// safe no-ops (the UPDATE statements match zero rows).
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout(upSQL)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "up migration should be a safe no-op on fresh DB")
+
+	// Even with no CPA data, the view should be (re)created.
+	var viewExists bool
+	require.NoError(t, master.Get(&viewExists, "SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_matviews WHERE matviewname = 'attributeview')"))
+	assert.True(t, viewExists, "AttributeView should exist after up migration on fresh DB")
+
+	_, err = master.ExecNoTimeout(downSQL)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "down migration should be a safe no-op on fresh DB")
+}
diff --git a/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_field_store.go b/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_field_store.go
index adaa4fd8cee..9bd23e0125e 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_field_store.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_field_store.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) Get(ctx context.Context, groupID, id string) (*m
 
 	var field model.PropertyField
 	if err := s.DBXFromContext(ctx).GetBuilder(&field, builder); err != nil {
-		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
 			return nil, store.NewErrNotFound("PropertyField", id)
 		}
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "property_field_get_select")
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) GetFieldByName(ctx context.Context, groupID, tar
 
 	var field model.PropertyField
 	if err := s.DBXFromContext(ctx).GetBuilder(&field, builder); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, store.NewErrNotFound("PropertyField", name)
+		}
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "property_field_get_by_name_select")
 	}
 
@@ -127,6 +130,24 @@ func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) CountForGroup(groupID string, includeDeleted boo
 	return count, nil
 }
 
+func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) CountForGroupObjectType(groupID, objectType string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error) {
+	var count int64
+	builder := s.getQueryBuilder().
+		Select("COUNT(id)").
+		From("PropertyFields").
+		Where(sq.Eq{"GroupID": groupID}).
+		Where(sq.Eq{"ObjectType": objectType})
+
+	if !includeDeleted {
+		builder = builder.Where(sq.Eq{"DeleteAt": 0})
+	}
+
+	if err := s.GetReplica().GetBuilder(&count, builder); err != nil {
+		return int64(0), errors.Wrap(err, "failed to count property fields for group and object type")
+	}
+	return count, nil
+}
+
 func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) CountForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error) {
 	var count int64
 	builder := s.getQueryBuilder().
@@ -444,8 +465,7 @@ func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) buildConflictSubquery(level string, objectType,
 // new fields.
 func (s *SqlPropertyFieldStore) CheckPropertyNameConflict(field *model.PropertyField, excludeID string) (model.PropertyFieldTargetLevel, error) {
 	// Legacy properties (PSAv1) use old uniqueness via DB constraint
-	// FIXME: explicitly excluding templates from the shortcircuit, should be removed after CPA is fully migrated to v2
-	if field.IsPSAv1() && field.ObjectType != model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate {
+	if field.IsPSAv1() {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_value_store.go b/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_value_store.go
index 89cac63f0b1..f5a790bb83e 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_value_store.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/sqlstore/property_value_store.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package sqlstore
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 
 	sq "github.com/mattermost/squirrel"
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ func (s *SqlPropertyValueStore) Get(groupID, id string) (*model.PropertyValue, e
 
 	var value model.PropertyValue
 	if err := s.GetReplica().GetBuilder(&value, builder); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return nil, store.NewErrNotFound("PropertyValue", id)
+		}
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "property_value_get_select")
 	}
 
@@ -269,6 +273,11 @@ func (s *SqlPropertyValueStore) Upsert(values []*model.PropertyValue) (_ []*mode
 	updatedValues := make([]*model.PropertyValue, len(values))
 	updateTime := model.GetMillis()
 	for i, value := range values {
+		// Pin CreateAt to updateTime so PreSave does not capture a later
+		// GetMillis() — keeping CreateAt == UpdateAt on insert.
+		if value.CreateAt == 0 {
+			value.CreateAt = updateTime
+		}
 		value.PreSave()
 		value.UpdateAt = updateTime
 
diff --git a/server/channels/store/store.go b/server/channels/store/store.go
index 33068beef67..d09b52d8895 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/store.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/store.go
@@ -1149,6 +1149,7 @@ type PropertyFieldStore interface {
 	GetMany(ctx context.Context, groupID string, ids []string) ([]*model.PropertyField, error)
 	GetFieldByName(ctx context.Context, groupID, targetID, name string) (*model.PropertyField, error)
 	CountForGroup(groupID string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error)
+	CountForGroupObjectType(groupID, objectType string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error)
 	CountForTarget(groupID, targetType, targetID string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error)
 	CountLinkedFields(fieldID string) (int64, error)
 	SearchPropertyFields(opts model.PropertyFieldSearchOpts) ([]*model.PropertyField, error)
diff --git a/server/channels/store/storetest/attributes_store.go b/server/channels/store/storetest/attributes_store.go
index 7f24b1981b9..b455e89dff2 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/storetest/attributes_store.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/storetest/attributes_store.go
@@ -99,15 +99,19 @@ func createTestUsers(t *testing.T, rctx request.CTX, ss store.Store) ([]*model.U
 	groupID := group.ID
 
 	fieldA, err := ss.PropertyField().Create(&model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: groupID,
-		Name:    testPropertyA,
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		GroupID:    groupID,
+		Name:       testPropertyA,
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	fieldB, err := ss.PropertyField().Create(&model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: groupID,
-		Name:    testPropertyB,
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		GroupID:    groupID,
+		Name:       testPropertyB,
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeText,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	attrs := map[string]any{
@@ -117,10 +121,12 @@ func createTestUsers(t *testing.T, rctx request.CTX, ss store.Store) ([]*model.U
 		},
 	}
 	fieldC, err := ss.PropertyField().Create(&model.PropertyField{
-		GroupID: groupID,
-		Name:    "test_property_c",
-		Type:    model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-		Attrs:   attrs,
+		GroupID:    groupID,
+		Name:       "test_property_c",
+		Type:       model.PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
+		Attrs:      attrs,
+		ObjectType: model.PropertyFieldObjectTypeUser,
+		TargetType: string(model.PropertyFieldTargetLevelSystem),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/server/channels/store/storetest/mocks/PropertyFieldStore.go b/server/channels/store/storetest/mocks/PropertyFieldStore.go
index 996d401df3e..e8f8ca7568f 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/storetest/mocks/PropertyFieldStore.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/storetest/mocks/PropertyFieldStore.go
@@ -72,6 +72,34 @@ func (_m *PropertyFieldStore) CountForGroup(groupID string, includeDeleted bool)
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
+// CountForGroupObjectType provides a mock function with given fields: groupID, objectType, includeDeleted
+func (_m *PropertyFieldStore) CountForGroupObjectType(groupID string, objectType string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error) {
+	ret := _m.Called(groupID, objectType, includeDeleted)
+
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		panic("no return value specified for CountForGroupObjectType")
+	}
+
+	var r0 int64
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, string, bool) (int64, error)); ok {
+		return rf(groupID, objectType, includeDeleted)
+	}
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string, string, bool) int64); ok {
+		r0 = rf(groupID, objectType, includeDeleted)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(int64)
+	}
+
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string, string, bool) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(groupID, objectType, includeDeleted)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
 // CountForTarget provides a mock function with given fields: groupID, targetType, targetID, includeDeleted
 func (_m *PropertyFieldStore) CountForTarget(groupID string, targetType string, targetID string, includeDeleted bool) (int64, error) {
 	ret := _m.Called(groupID, targetType, targetID, includeDeleted)
diff --git a/server/channels/store/storetest/property_field_store.go b/server/channels/store/storetest/property_field_store.go
index 714f5fbfab3..f1fe1cb4368 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/storetest/property_field_store.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/storetest/property_field_store.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package storetest
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -342,7 +341,8 @@ func testGetFieldByName(t *testing.T, _ request.CTX, ss store.Store) {
 	t.Run("should fail on nonexisting field", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field, err := ss.PropertyField().GetFieldByName(context.Background(), "", "", "nonexistent-field-name")
 		require.Zero(t, field)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	groupID := model.NewId()
@@ -373,13 +373,15 @@ func testGetFieldByName(t *testing.T, _ request.CTX, ss store.Store) {
 	t.Run("should not be able to retrieve an existing field when specifying a different group ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field, err := ss.PropertyField().GetFieldByName(context.Background(), model.NewId(), targetID, "unique-field-name")
 		require.Zero(t, field)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should not be able to retrieve an existing field when specifying a different target ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		field, err := ss.PropertyField().GetFieldByName(context.Background(), groupID, model.NewId(), "unique-field-name")
 		require.Zero(t, field)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	// Test with multiple fields with the same name but different groups
@@ -470,7 +472,8 @@ func testGetFieldByName(t *testing.T, _ request.CTX, ss store.Store) {
 		// Verify it can't be retrieved after deletion
 		field, err = ss.PropertyField().GetFieldByName(context.Background(), groupID, targetID, "to-be-deleted-field")
 		require.Zero(t, field)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should not retrieve fields with matching name but different DeleteAt status", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/channels/store/storetest/property_value_store.go b/server/channels/store/storetest/property_value_store.go
index a8378293c98..c0b86f852e5 100644
--- a/server/channels/store/storetest/property_value_store.go
+++ b/server/channels/store/storetest/property_value_store.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package storetest
 
 import (
-	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
@@ -350,7 +349,8 @@ func testGetPropertyValue(t *testing.T, _ request.CTX, ss store.Store, s SqlStor
 	t.Run("should fail on nonexisting value", func(t *testing.T) {
 		value, err := ss.PropertyValue().Get("", model.NewId())
 		require.Zero(t, value)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	groupID := model.NewId()
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ func testGetPropertyValue(t *testing.T, _ request.CTX, ss store.Store, s SqlStor
 	t.Run("should not be able to retrieve an existing value when specifying a different group ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		value, err := ss.PropertyValue().Get(model.NewId(), newValue.ID)
 		require.Zero(t, value)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should be able to retrieve an existing property value with matching groupID", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -418,7 +419,8 @@ func testGetPropertyValue(t *testing.T, _ request.CTX, ss store.Store, s SqlStor
 		// Try to get the value with a different group ID
 		value, err := ss.PropertyValue().Get(model.NewId(), newValue.ID)
 		require.Zero(t, value)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, sql.ErrNoRows)
+		var enf *store.ErrNotFound
+		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &enf)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("null columns, before createdBy and updatedBy migrations", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/channels/testlib/store.go b/server/channels/testlib/store.go
index 261eac37136..9aee6d57e96 100644
--- a/server/channels/testlib/store.go
+++ b/server/channels/testlib/store.go
@@ -146,11 +146,13 @@ func GetMockStoreForSetupFunctions() *mocks.Store {
 
 	groupsByName := map[string]*model.PropertyGroup{}
 
-	cpaGroup := &model.PropertyGroup{ID: model.NewId(), Name: model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1}
+	accessControlGroup := &model.PropertyGroup{ID: model.NewId(), Name: model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2}
+	contentFlaggingGroup := &model.PropertyGroup{ID: model.NewId(), Name: model.ContentFlaggingGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV1}
 	managedCategoryGroup := &model.PropertyGroup{ID: model.NewId(), Name: model.ManagedCategoryPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2}
 	boardsGroup := &model.PropertyGroup{ID: model.NewId(), Name: model.BoardsPropertyGroupName, Version: model.PropertyGroupVersionV2}
 
-	groupsByName[cpaGroup.Name] = cpaGroup
+	groupsByName[accessControlGroup.Name] = accessControlGroup
+	groupsByName[contentFlaggingGroup.Name] = contentFlaggingGroup
 	groupsByName[managedCategoryGroup.Name] = managedCategoryGroup
 	groupsByName[boardsGroup.Name] = boardsGroup
 
@@ -177,7 +179,8 @@ func GetMockStoreForSetupFunctions() *mocks.Store {
 			return nil
 		},
 	)
-	propertyGroupStore.On("Get", model.CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName).Return(cpaGroup, nil)
+	propertyGroupStore.On("Get", model.AccessControlPropertyGroupName).Return(accessControlGroup, nil)
+	propertyGroupStore.On("Get", model.ContentFlaggingGroupName).Return(contentFlaggingGroup, nil)
 	propertyGroupStore.On("Get", model.ManagedCategoryPropertyGroupName).Return(managedCategoryGroup, nil)
 	propertyGroupStore.On("Get", model.BoardsPropertyGroupName).Return(boardsGroup, nil)
 
diff --git a/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_field_e2e_test.go b/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_field_e2e_test.go
index 53fbfd3ceb3..77e5cc25bbc 100644
--- a/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_field_e2e_test.go
+++ b/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_field_e2e_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -11,13 +13,52 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/cmd/mmctl/printer"
 )
 
+// createCPAField posts the given CPAField via the admin HTTP client and
+// returns the server response reshaped as a typed CPAField.
+func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) createCPAField(field *model.CPAField) *model.CPAField {
+	s.T().Helper()
+	created, _, err := s.th.SystemAdminClient.CreateCPAField(context.Background(), field.ToPropertyField())
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	cpa, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(created)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	return cpa
+}
+
+// listCPAFields fetches all CPA fields via the admin HTTP client, returning
+// them as typed CPAFields.
+func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) listCPAFields() []*model.CPAField {
+	s.T().Helper()
+	fields, _, err := s.th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAFields(context.Background())
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	out := make([]*model.CPAField, 0, len(fields))
+	for _, pf := range fields {
+		cpa, err := model.NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(pf)
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+		out = append(out, cpa)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// getCPAField fetches a single CPA field by ID. There is no single-field HTTP
+// endpoint, so this filters the full list — sufficient for verifying updates
+// in tests with a clean fixture state.
+func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) getCPAField(id string) *model.CPAField {
+	s.T().Helper()
+	for _, f := range s.listCPAFields() {
+		if f.ID == id {
+			return f
+		}
+	}
+	s.T().Fatalf("CPA field %q not found", id)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // cleanCPAFields removes all existing CPA fields to ensure clean test state
 func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) cleanCPAFields() {
-	existingFields, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAFields(nil)
-	s.Require().Nil(appErr)
-	for _, field := range existingFields {
-		appErr := s.th.App.DeleteCPAField(nil, field.ID)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+	s.T().Helper()
+	for _, field := range s.listCPAFields() {
+		_, err := s.th.SystemAdminClient.DeleteCPAField(context.Background(), field.ID)
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -66,12 +107,10 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldListCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdTextField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, textField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdTextField := s.createCPAField(textField)
 		s.Require().NotNil(createdTextField)
 
-		createdSelectField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, selectField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdSelectField := s.createCPAField(selectField)
 		s.Require().NotNil(createdSelectField)
 
 		// Now test the list command
@@ -114,8 +153,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldCreateCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Field Department correctly created")
 
 		// Verify field was actually created in the database
-		fields, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAFields(nil)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		fields := s.listCPAFields()
 		s.Require().Len(fields, 1)
 		s.Require().Equal("Department", fields[0].Name)
 		s.Require().Equal(model.PropertyFieldTypeText, fields[0].Type)
@@ -150,8 +188,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldCreateCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Field Skills correctly created")
 
 		// Verify field was actually created in the database with correct options
-		fields, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAFields(nil)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		fields := s.listCPAFields()
 		s.Require().Len(fields, 1)
 		s.Require().Equal("Skills", fields[0].Name)
 		s.Require().Equal(model.PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect, fields[0].Type)
@@ -210,8 +247,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, field)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(field)
 
 		// Now edit the field
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -237,8 +273,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Field Programming Languages successfully updated")
 
 		// Verify field was actually updated
-		updatedField, appErr := s.th.App.GetCPAField(nil, createdField.ID)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		updatedField := s.getCPAField(createdField.ID)
 		s.Require().Equal("Programming Languages", updatedField.Name)
 
 		// Check options
@@ -268,8 +303,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, field)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(field)
 
 		// Now edit the field with --managed flag
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -287,8 +321,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 		s.Require().Len(printer.GetErrorLines(), 0)
 
 		// Verify field was actually updated
-		updatedField, appErr := s.th.App.GetCPAField(nil, createdField.ID)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		updatedField := s.getCPAField(createdField.ID)
 
 		// Verify that managed flag was set correctly
 		s.Require().Equal("admin", updatedField.Attrs.Managed)
@@ -310,8 +343,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, field)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(field)
 
 		// Now edit the field using its name instead of ID
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -336,8 +368,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Field Team successfully updated")
 
 		// Verify field was actually updated by retrieving it
-		updatedField, appErr := s.th.App.GetCPAField(nil, createdField.ID)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		updatedField := s.getCPAField(createdField.ID)
 		s.Require().Equal("Team", updatedField.Name)
 
 		// Check managed status
@@ -363,8 +394,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, field)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(field)
 
 		// Get the original option IDs to verify they are preserved
 		s.Require().Len(createdField.Attrs.Options, 2)
@@ -406,8 +436,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldEditCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Field Programming Languages successfully updated")
 
 		// Verify field was actually updated and options are preserved correctly
-		updatedField, appErr := s.th.App.GetCPAField(nil, createdField.ID)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		updatedField := s.getCPAField(createdField.ID)
 
 		// Check options
 		s.Require().Len(updatedField.Attrs.Options, 3)
@@ -456,8 +485,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldDeleteCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, field)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(field)
 
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
 		cmd.Flags().Bool("confirm", false, "")
@@ -475,8 +503,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldDeleteCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Successfully deleted CPA field")
 
 		// Verify field was actually deleted by checking if it exists in the list
-		fields, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAFields(nil)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		fields := s.listCPAFields()
 
 		// Field should not be in the list anymore
 		fieldExists := false
@@ -502,8 +529,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldDeleteCmd() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, field)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(field)
 
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
 		cmd.Flags().Bool("confirm", false, "")
@@ -522,8 +548,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAFieldDeleteCmd() {
 		s.Require().Contains(output, "Successfully deleted CPA field: Department")
 
 		// Verify field was actually deleted by checking if it exists in the list
-		fields, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAFields(nil)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		fields := s.listCPAFields()
 
 		// Field should not be in the list anymore
 		fieldExists := false
diff --git a/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_value_e2e_test.go b/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_value_e2e_test.go
index 4370d4af4fe..79f0cce2dbc 100644
--- a/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_value_e2e_test.go
+++ b/server/cmd/mmctl/commands/user_attributes_value_e2e_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
@@ -12,21 +13,31 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/v8/cmd/mmctl/printer"
 )
 
+// listCPAValuesForUser fetches the user's CPA values via the admin HTTP
+// client (field-id → raw-JSON map, same shape the command returns).
+func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) listCPAValuesForUser(userID string) map[string]json.RawMessage {
+	s.T().Helper()
+	values, _, err := s.th.SystemAdminClient.ListCPAValues(context.Background(), userID)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	return values
+}
+
 // cleanCPAValuesForUser removes all CPA values for a user
 func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) cleanCPAValuesForUser(userID string) {
-	existingValues, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAValues(nil, userID)
-	s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+	s.T().Helper()
+	existing := s.listCPAValuesForUser(userID)
+	if len(existing) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 
 	// Clear all existing values by setting them to null
-	updates := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)
-	for _, value := range existingValues {
-		updates[value.FieldID] = json.RawMessage("null")
+	updates := make(map[string]json.RawMessage, len(existing))
+	for fieldID := range existing {
+		updates[fieldID] = json.RawMessage("null")
 	}
 
-	if len(updates) > 0 {
-		_, appErr = s.th.App.PatchCPAValues(nil, userID, updates, false)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
-	}
+	_, _, err := s.th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), userID, updates)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
 }
 
 func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueList() {
@@ -64,19 +75,18 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueList() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, textField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(textField)
 
-		// Set a text value using the app layer
+		// Seed a text value via the admin HTTP client.
 		updates := map[string]json.RawMessage{
 			createdField.ID: json.RawMessage(`"Engineering"`),
 		}
-		_, appErr = s.th.App.PatchCPAValues(nil, s.th.BasicUser.Id, updates, false)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		_, _, err := s.th.SystemAdminClient.PatchCPAValuesForUser(context.Background(), s.th.BasicUser.Id, updates)
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 		// Test listing the values with plain format (human-readable)
 		printer.SetFormat(printer.FormatPlain)
-		err := cpaValueListCmdF(c, &cobra.Command{}, []string{s.th.BasicUser.Email})
+		err = cpaValueListCmdF(c, &cobra.Command{}, []string{s.th.BasicUser.Email})
 		s.Require().Nil(err)
 		s.Require().Len(printer.GetLines(), 1)
 		s.Require().Len(printer.GetErrorLines(), 0)
@@ -122,8 +132,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, textField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(textField)
 
 		// Set a text value
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -136,11 +145,9 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// Verify the value was set
 
-		values, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAValues(nil, s.th.BasicUser.Id)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		values := s.listCPAValuesForUser(s.th.BasicUser.Id)
 		s.Require().Len(values, 1)
-		s.Require().Equal(createdField.ID, values[0].FieldID)
-		s.Require().Equal(`"Engineering"`, string(values[0].Value))
+		s.Require().Equal(`"Engineering"`, string(values[createdField.ID]))
 	})
 
 	s.Run("Set value for select type field", func() {
@@ -166,8 +173,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, selectField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(selectField)
 
 		// Set a select value using the option name
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -180,10 +186,8 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// Verify the value was set (should be stored as option ID)
 
-		values, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAValues(nil, s.th.BasicUser.Id)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		values := s.listCPAValuesForUser(s.th.BasicUser.Id)
 		s.Require().Len(values, 1)
-		s.Require().Equal(createdField.ID, values[0].FieldID)
 
 		// Find the Senior option ID for verification
 		var seniorOptionID string
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		s.Require().Equal(`"`+seniorOptionID+`"`, string(values[0].Value))
+		s.Require().Equal(`"`+seniorOptionID+`"`, string(values[createdField.ID]))
 	})
 
 	s.Run("Set value for multiselect type field", func() {
@@ -220,8 +224,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, multiselectField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(multiselectField)
 
 		// Set multiple values using option names
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -239,10 +242,8 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// Verify the values were set (should be stored as option IDs)
 
-		values, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAValues(nil, s.th.BasicUser.Id)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		values := s.listCPAValuesForUser(s.th.BasicUser.Id)
 		s.Require().Len(values, 1)
-		s.Require().Equal(createdField.ID, values[0].FieldID)
 
 		// Find the option IDs for verification
 		var goOptionID, reactOptionID, pythonOptionID string
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// The multiselect values should be stored as an array of option IDs
 		// The JSON serialization may include spaces, so we need to compare the content, not exact string
-		actualValue := string(values[0].Value)
+		actualValue := string(values[createdField.ID])
 		s.Require().Contains(actualValue, goOptionID)
 		s.Require().Contains(actualValue, reactOptionID)
 		s.Require().Contains(actualValue, pythonOptionID)
@@ -288,8 +289,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, multiselectField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(multiselectField)
 
 		// Set a single value using option name
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -303,10 +303,8 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// Verify the value was set (should be stored as an array with single option ID)
 
-		values, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAValues(nil, s.th.BasicUser.Id)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		values := s.listCPAValuesForUser(s.th.BasicUser.Id)
 		s.Require().Len(values, 1)
-		s.Require().Equal(createdField.ID, values[0].FieldID)
 
 		// Find the option ID for verification
 		var pythonOptionID string
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// The multiselect value should be stored as an array with single option ID
 		// Even for single value, multiselect fields store values as arrays
-		actualValue := string(values[0].Value)
+		actualValue := string(values[createdField.ID])
 		s.Require().Contains(actualValue, pythonOptionID)
 		s.Require().Contains(actualValue, "[")
 		s.Require().Contains(actualValue, "]")
@@ -349,8 +347,7 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		createdField, appErr := s.th.App.CreateCPAField(nil, userField)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		createdField := s.createCPAField(userField)
 
 		// Set a user value using the system admin user ID
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
@@ -363,10 +360,8 @@ func (s *MmctlE2ETestSuite) TestCPAValueSet() {
 
 		// Verify the value was set
 
-		values, appErr := s.th.App.ListCPAValues(nil, s.th.BasicUser.Id)
-		s.Require().Nil(appErr)
+		values := s.listCPAValuesForUser(s.th.BasicUser.Id)
 		s.Require().Len(values, 1)
-		s.Require().Equal(createdField.ID, values[0].FieldID)
-		s.Require().Equal(`"`+s.th.SystemAdminUser.Id+`"`, string(values[0].Value))
+		s.Require().Equal(`"`+s.th.SystemAdminUser.Id+`"`, string(values[createdField.ID]))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/server/i18n/en.json b/server/i18n/en.json
index 05abb45be52..e3cf0f0c27c 100644
--- a/server/i18n/en.json
+++ b/server/i18n/en.json
@@ -2045,10 +2045,6 @@
     "id": "api.custom_profile_attributes.invalid_field_patch",
     "translation": "invalid User Attribute field patch"
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.custom_profile_attributes.license_error",
-    "translation": "Your license does not support User Attributes."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.custom_status.disabled",
     "translation": "Custom status feature has been disabled. Please contact your system administrator for details."
@@ -3182,10 +3178,6 @@
     "id": "api.property_field.delete.no_permission.app_error",
     "translation": "You do not have permission to delete this property field."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_field.delete.protected_via_api.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot delete a protected property field via API."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.property_field.get.invalid_target_type.app_error",
     "translation": "A valid target_type (system, team, or channel) is required."
@@ -3202,26 +3194,10 @@
     "id": "api.property_field.object_type_mismatch.app_error",
     "translation": "Property field object type does not match URL."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_field.patch.cannot_link_existing.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot set linked_field_id on an existing field. It can only be set at creation time."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.property_field.patch.legacy_field.app_error",
     "translation": "Cannot patch a v1 property field via this API."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_field.patch.linked_field_change.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot change link target. Unlink first, then create a new linked field."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_field.patch.linked_options_change.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot modify options of a linked field. Options are inherited from the source."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_field.patch.linked_type_change.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot modify type of a linked field. Type is inherited from the source."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.property_field.update.no_field_permission.app_error",
     "translation": "You do not have permission to edit this property field."
@@ -3230,14 +3206,6 @@
     "id": "api.property_field.update.no_options_permission.app_error",
     "translation": "You do not have permission to manage options for this property field."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_field.update.protected_via_api.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot update a protected property field via API."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_value.field_object_type_mismatch.app_error",
-    "translation": "One or more property fields do not match the route's object type."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.property_value.invalid_object_type.app_error",
     "translation": "The provided object type is not valid."
@@ -3250,6 +3218,10 @@
     "id": "api.property_value.patch.empty_body.app_error",
     "translation": "Request body must contain at least one property value update."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "api.property_value.patch.field_not_found.app_error",
+    "translation": "Property field {{.FieldID}} was not found in this group."
+  },
   {
     "id": "api.property_value.patch.invalid_field_id.app_error",
     "translation": "One or more field IDs in the request are invalid."
@@ -3266,10 +3238,6 @@
     "id": "api.property_value.system_use_dedicated_route.app_error",
     "translation": "System values must use the dedicated system values endpoint."
   },
-  {
-    "id": "api.property_value.target_user.forbidden.app_error",
-    "translation": "You do not have permission to access property values for another user."
-  },
   {
     "id": "api.property_value.template_no_values.app_error",
     "translation": "Template fields cannot have values."
@@ -5906,82 +5874,10 @@
     "id": "app.custom_group.unique_name",
     "translation": "group name is not unique"
   },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.count_property_fields.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to count the number of fields for the User Attributes group"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.cpa_group_id.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to retrieve the User Attributes property group."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.delete_property_values_for_user.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to delete User Attribute values for user"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.get_property_field.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to get User Attribute field"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.get_property_value.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to get User Attribute value"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.limit_reached.app_error",
-    "translation": "User Attributes field limit reached"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.list_property_values.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to get User Attribute values"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.patch_field.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to patch User Attribute field"
-  },
   {
     "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_conversion.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to convert the property field to a User Attribute field"
   },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_delete.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to delete User Attribute field"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_managed.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot update value for an admin-managed User Attribute field"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_is_synced.app_error",
-    "translation": "Cannot update value for a synced User Attribute field"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_not_found.app_error",
-    "translation": "User Attribute field not found"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_field_update.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to update User Attribute field"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.property_value_upsert.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to upsert User Attribute fields"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error",
-    "translation": "Invalid property value attributes : {{.AttributeName}} ({{.Reason}})."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.display_name_too_long.app_error",
-    "translation": "CPA field display_name exceeds the maximum length of {{.MaxRunes}} characters."
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.search_property_fields.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to search User Attribute fields"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "app.custom_profile_attributes.validate_value.app_error",
-    "translation": "Failed to validate property value"
-  },
   {
     "id": "app.data_spillage.assign_reviewer.no_reviewer_field.app_error",
     "translation": "No Reviewer ID property field found."
@@ -8112,6 +8008,26 @@
     "id": "app.prepackged-plugin.invalid_version.app_error",
     "translation": "Prepackged plugin version could not be parsed."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property.access_denied.app_error",
+    "translation": "You do not have permission to perform this operation."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property.invalid_access_mode.app_error",
+    "translation": "The access_mode attribute is invalid."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property.license_error",
+    "translation": "Your license does not support this property group."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property.not_found.app_error",
+    "translation": "The specified property does not exist."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property.sync_lock.app_error",
+    "translation": "This property field is managed by external sync and cannot be modified directly."
+  },
   {
     "id": "app.property_field.count_for_group.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to count property fields for group."
@@ -8124,6 +8040,14 @@
     "id": "app.property_field.create.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to create property field."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_field.create.group_limit_reached.app_error",
+    "translation": "The maximum number of property fields for this group has been reached."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_field.create.limit_reached.app_error",
+    "translation": "The maximum number of property fields for this object type has been reached."
+  },
   {
     "id": "app.property_field.create.linked_source_cross_group.app_error",
     "translation": "Cannot link to a field in a different group."
@@ -8197,13 +8121,21 @@
     "translation": "Unable to get property fields."
   },
   {
-    "id": "app.property_field.get_many.fields_not_found.app_error",
-    "translation": "One or more property field IDs were not found in the specified group."
+    "id": "app.property_field.invalid_attrs.app_error",
+    "translation": "Invalid property field attributes."
   },
   {
     "id": "app.property_field.invalid_input.app_error",
     "translation": "Invalid input provided."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_field.managed_admin.permission.app_error",
+    "translation": "You do not have permission to mark this property field as admin-managed."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_field.not_found.app_error",
+    "translation": "The specified property field does not exist."
+  },
   {
     "id": "app.property_field.search.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to search property fields."
@@ -8316,10 +8248,34 @@
     "id": "app.property_value.upsert.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to upsert property values."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_value.upsert.duplicate_field_id.app_error",
+    "translation": "Duplicate field ID in property value batch."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_value.upsert.field_not_found.app_error",
+    "translation": "Property field {{.FieldID}} was not found."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_value.upsert.invalid_field_id.app_error",
+    "translation": "Invalid property field ID."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_value.upsert.mixed_groups.app_error",
+    "translation": "All property values in a batch must belong to the same property group."
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_value.upsert.object_type_mismatch.app_error",
+    "translation": "Property field object type does not match the request."
+  },
   {
     "id": "app.property_value.upsert_many.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to upsert property values."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "app.property_value.validate.app_error",
+    "translation": "Property value failed validation."
+  },
   {
     "id": "app.reaction.bulk_get_for_post_ids.app_error",
     "translation": "Unable to get reactions for post."
diff --git a/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes.go b/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes.go
index 9db88a2bdad..1f615f00f02 100644
--- a/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes.go
+++ b/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes.go
@@ -14,33 +14,33 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-	"unicode/utf8"
+	"sort"
 )
 
-const CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName = "custom_profile_attributes"
-
+// CPA-prefixed aliases for the canonical PropertyField* constants in
+// property_field_attrs_validation.go. Aliasing (not redeclaring) keeps CPA
+// writes and property-hook reads keyed on the same string at compile time,
+// so a rename to one side cannot silently diverge from the other.
 const (
 	// Attributes keys
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder   = "sort_order"
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType   = "value_type"
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility  = "visibility"
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP        = "ldap"
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSAML        = "saml"
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged     = "managed"
-	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName = "display_name"
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder   = PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType   = PropertyFieldAttrValueType
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility  = PropertyFieldAttrVisibility
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsLDAP        = PropertyFieldAttrLDAP
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSAML        = PropertyFieldAttrSAML
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged     = PropertyFieldAttrManaged
+	CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsDisplayName = PropertyFieldAttrDisplayName
 
 	// Value Types
-	CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail = "email"
-	CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeURL   = "url"
-	CustomProfileAttributesValueTypePhone = "phone"
+	CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail = PropertyFieldValueTypeEmail
+	CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeURL   = PropertyFieldValueTypeURL
+	CustomProfileAttributesValueTypePhone = PropertyFieldValueTypePhone
 
 	// Visibility
-	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden  = "hidden"
-	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet = "when_set"
-	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways  = "always"
+	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden  = PropertyFieldVisibilityHidden
+	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet = PropertyFieldVisibilityWhenSet
+	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways  = PropertyFieldVisibilityAlways
 	CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault = CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet
 
 	// CPA options
@@ -48,31 +48,9 @@ const (
 	CPAOptionColorMaxLength = 128
 
 	// CPA value constraints
-	CPAValueTypeTextMaxLength = 64
+	CPAValueTypeTextMaxLength = PropertyFieldValueTypeTextMaxLength
 )
 
-func IsKnownCPAValueType(valueType string) bool {
-	switch valueType {
-	case CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail,
-		CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeURL,
-		CustomProfileAttributesValueTypePhone:
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-func IsKnownCPAVisibility(visibility string) bool {
-	switch visibility {
-	case CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden,
-		CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet,
-		CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways:
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 // CPAFieldNamePattern defines the character set allowed for CPA field names.
 // Matches the CEL IDENTIFIER grammar (^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$) used by the
 // ABAC engine (cel-go v0.27.0). Leading underscore is permitted — this is consistent
@@ -200,13 +178,6 @@ func (c *CPAField) IsAdminManaged() bool {
 	return c.Attrs.Managed == "admin"
 }
 
-// SetDefaults sets default values for CPAField attributes
-func (c *CPAField) SetDefaults() {
-	if c.Attrs.Visibility == "" {
-		c.Attrs.Visibility = CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault
-	}
-}
-
 // Patch applies a PropertyFieldPatch to the CPAField by converting to PropertyField,
 // applying the patch, and converting back. This ensures we only maintain one patch logic path.
 // Custom profile attributes doesn't use targets, so TargetID and TargetType are cleared.
@@ -253,101 +224,6 @@ func (c *CPAField) ToPropertyField() *PropertyField {
 	return &pf
 }
 
-// SupportsOptions checks the CPAField type and determines if the type
-// supports the use of options
-func (c *CPAField) SupportsOptions() bool {
-	return c.Type == PropertyFieldTypeSelect || c.Type == PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect
-}
-
-// SupportsSyncing checks the CPAField type and determines if it
-// supports syncing with external sources of truth
-func (c *CPAField) SupportsSyncing() bool {
-	return c.Type == PropertyFieldTypeText
-}
-
-func (c *CPAField) SanitizeAndValidate() *AppError {
-	c.SetDefaults()
-
-	// first we clean unused attributes depending on the field type
-	if !c.SupportsOptions() {
-		c.Attrs.Options = nil
-	}
-	if !c.SupportsSyncing() {
-		c.Attrs.LDAP = ""
-		c.Attrs.SAML = ""
-	}
-
-	// Clear sync properties if managed is set (mutual exclusivity)
-	if c.IsAdminManaged() {
-		c.Attrs.LDAP = ""
-		c.Attrs.SAML = ""
-	}
-
-	switch c.Type {
-	case PropertyFieldTypeText:
-		if valueType := strings.TrimSpace(c.Attrs.ValueType); valueType != "" {
-			if !IsKnownCPAValueType(valueType) {
-				return NewAppError("SanitizeAndValidate", "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error", map[string]any{
-					"AttributeName": CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsValueType,
-					"Reason":        "unknown value type",
-				}, "", http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
-			}
-			c.Attrs.ValueType = valueType
-		}
-
-	case PropertyFieldTypeSelect, PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect:
-		options := c.Attrs.Options
-
-		// add an ID to options with no ID
-		for i := range options {
-			if options[i].ID == "" {
-				options[i].ID = NewId()
-			}
-		}
-
-		if err := options.IsValid(); err != nil {
-			return NewAppError("SanitizeAndValidate", "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error", map[string]any{
-				"AttributeName": PropertyFieldAttributeOptions,
-				"Reason":        err.Error(),
-			}, "", http.StatusUnprocessableEntity).Wrap(err)
-		}
-		c.Attrs.Options = options
-	}
-
-	// Validate visibility
-	if visibilityAttr := strings.TrimSpace(c.Attrs.Visibility); visibilityAttr != "" {
-		if !IsKnownCPAVisibility(visibilityAttr) {
-			return NewAppError("SanitizeAndValidate", "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error", map[string]any{
-				"AttributeName": CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsVisibility,
-				"Reason":        "unknown visibility",
-			}, "", http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
-		}
-		c.Attrs.Visibility = visibilityAttr
-	}
-
-	// Validate managed field
-	if managed := strings.TrimSpace(c.Attrs.Managed); managed != "" {
-		if managed != "admin" {
-			return NewAppError("SanitizeAndValidate", "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error", map[string]any{
-				"AttributeName": CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsManaged,
-				"Reason":        "unknown managed type",
-			}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-		c.Attrs.Managed = managed
-	}
-
-	// Sanitize and validate display_name
-	// Reuses PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes to keep the DisplayName cap aligned with the Name cap; do NOT introduce a separate constant.
-	c.Attrs.DisplayName = strings.TrimSpace(c.Attrs.DisplayName)
-	if utf8.RuneCountInString(c.Attrs.DisplayName) > PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes {
-		return NewAppError("SanitizeAndValidate", "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.display_name_too_long.app_error", map[string]any{
-			"MaxRunes": PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes,
-		}, "", http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(pf *PropertyField) (*CPAField, error) {
 	attrsJSON, err := json.Marshal(pf.Attrs)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -365,83 +241,27 @@ func NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(pf *PropertyField) (*CPAField, error) {
 		Attrs:         attrs,
 	}
 
-	cpaField.SetDefaults()
-
 	return cpaField, nil
 }
 
-// SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue validates and sanitizes the given
-// property value based on the field type
-func SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(cpaField *CPAField, rawValue json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessage, error) {
-	fieldType := cpaField.Type
-
-	// build a list of existing options so we can check later if the values exist
-	optionsMap := map[string]struct{}{}
-	for _, v := range cpaField.Attrs.Options {
-		optionsMap[v.ID] = struct{}{}
-	}
-
-	switch fieldType {
-	case PropertyFieldTypeText, PropertyFieldTypeDate, PropertyFieldTypeSelect, PropertyFieldTypeUser:
-		var value string
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(rawValue, &value); err != nil {
+// CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields converts a slice of PropertyFields to CPAFields
+// and sorts the result by Attrs.SortOrder ascending.
+func CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(pfs []*PropertyField) ([]*CPAField, error) {
+	cpaFields := make([]*CPAField, 0, len(pfs))
+	for _, pf := range pfs {
+		cpaField, err := NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(pf)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
-
-		if fieldType == PropertyFieldTypeText {
-			if len(value) > CPAValueTypeTextMaxLength {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("value too long")
-			}
-
-			if cpaField.Attrs.ValueType == CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail && !IsValidEmail(value) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid email")
-			}
-
-			if cpaField.Attrs.ValueType == CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeURL {
-				_, err := url.Parse(value)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid url: %w", err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		if fieldType == PropertyFieldTypeSelect && value != "" {
-			if _, ok := optionsMap[value]; !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("option \"%s\" does not exist", value)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if fieldType == PropertyFieldTypeUser && value != "" && !IsValidId(value) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid user id")
-		}
-		return json.Marshal(value)
+		cpaFields = append(cpaFields, cpaField)
+	}
 
-	case PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect, PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser:
-		var values []string
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(rawValue, &values); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		filteredValues := make([]string, 0, len(values))
-		for _, v := range values {
-			trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(v)
-			if trimmed == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-			if fieldType == PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect {
-				if _, ok := optionsMap[v]; !ok {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("option \"%s\" does not exist", v)
-				}
-			}
-
-			if fieldType == PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser && !IsValidId(trimmed) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid user id: %s", trimmed)
-			}
-			filteredValues = append(filteredValues, trimmed)
+	sort.Slice(cpaFields, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if cpaFields[i].Attrs.SortOrder != cpaFields[j].Attrs.SortOrder {
+			return cpaFields[i].Attrs.SortOrder < cpaFields[j].Attrs.SortOrder
 		}
-		return json.Marshal(filteredValues)
+		return cpaFields[i].ID < cpaFields[j].ID
+	})
 
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown field type: %s", fieldType)
-	}
+	return cpaFields, nil
 }
diff --git a/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes_test.go b/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
index 4015c08d28f..85d651fd62e 100644
--- a/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
+++ b/server/public/model/custom_profile_attributes_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package model
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ func TestNewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "valid property field with all attributes",
 			propertyField: &PropertyField{
 				ID:      NewId(),
-				GroupID: CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+				GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 				Name:    "Test Field",
 				Type:    PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
 				Attrs: StringInterface{
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func TestNewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "valid property field with minimal attributes",
 			propertyField: &PropertyField{
 				ID:      NewId(),
-				GroupID: CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+				GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 				Name:    "Test Field",
 				Type:    PropertyFieldTypeText,
 				Attrs: StringInterface{
@@ -79,22 +78,20 @@ func TestNewCPAFieldFromPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "property field with empty attributes returns default values",
+			// Conversion is a pure data operation: empty PropertyField.Attrs
+			// produces empty CPAAttrs. The visibility default is applied at
+			// write time by AccessControlAttributeValidationHook, not at read time.
+			name: "property field with empty attributes returns empty CPAAttrs",
 			propertyField: &PropertyField{
 				ID:       NewId(),
-				GroupID:  CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+				GroupID:  AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 				Name:     "Empty Field",
 				Type:     PropertyFieldTypeText,
 				CreateAt: GetMillis(),
 				UpdateAt: GetMillis(),
 			},
-			wantAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet, // Defaults are applied during conversion
-				SortOrder:  0,
-				ValueType:  "",
-				Options:    nil,
-			},
-			wantErr: false,
+			wantAttrs: CPAAttrs{},
+			wantErr:   false,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -146,7 +143,7 @@ func TestCPAFieldToPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			cpaField: &CPAField{
 				PropertyField: PropertyField{
 					ID:       NewId(),
-					GroupID:  CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+					GroupID:  AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 					Name:     "Test Field",
 					Type:     PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
 					CreateAt: GetMillis(),
@@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ func TestCPAFieldToPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			cpaField: &CPAField{
 				PropertyField: PropertyField{
 					ID:       NewId(),
-					GroupID:  CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+					GroupID:  AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 					Name:     "Test Field",
 					Type:     PropertyFieldTypeText,
 					CreateAt: GetMillis(),
@@ -188,7 +185,7 @@ func TestCPAFieldToPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 			cpaField: &CPAField{
 				PropertyField: PropertyField{
 					ID:       NewId(),
-					GroupID:  CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+					GroupID:  AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 					Name:     "Empty Field",
 					Type:     PropertyFieldTypeText,
 					CreateAt: GetMillis(),
@@ -238,7 +235,7 @@ func TestCPAFieldToPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 				cpaField: &CPAField{
 					PropertyField: PropertyField{
 						ID:       NewId(),
-						GroupID:  CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+						GroupID:  AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 						Name:     "Managed Field",
 						Type:     PropertyFieldTypeText,
 						CreateAt: GetMillis(),
@@ -256,7 +253,7 @@ func TestCPAFieldToPropertyField(t *testing.T) {
 				cpaField: &CPAField{
 					PropertyField: PropertyField{
 						ID:       NewId(),
-						GroupID:  CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+						GroupID:  AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 						Name:     "Non-managed Field",
 						Type:     PropertyFieldTypeText,
 						CreateAt: GetMillis(),
@@ -390,565 +387,8 @@ func TestCustomProfileAttributeSelectOptionIsValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCPAField_SanitizeAndValidate(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name           string
-		field          *CPAField
-		expectError    bool
-		errorId        string
-		expectedAttrs  CPAAttrs
-		checkOptionsID bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "valid text field with no value type",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: "when_set",
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "valid text field with valid value type and whitespace",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					ValueType: " email ",
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: "when_set",
-				ValueType:  CustomProfileAttributesValueTypeEmail,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "valid text field with visibility and whitespace",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: " hidden ",
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid text field with invalid value type",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					ValueType: "invalid_type",
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: true,
-			errorId:     "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "valid select field with valid options",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-						{
-							Name:  "Option 2",
-							Color: "#654321",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-					{Name: "Option 1", Color: "#123456"},
-					{Name: "Option 2", Color: "#654321"},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "valid select field with valid options with ids",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    "t9ceh651eir4zkhyh4m54s5r7w",
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-					{ID: "t9ceh651eir4zkhyh4m54s5r7w", Name: "Option 1", Color: "#123456"},
-				},
-			},
-			checkOptionsID: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid select field with duplicate option names",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "opt1",
-						},
-						{
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "opt2",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: true,
-			errorId:     "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid field with unknown visibility",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: "unknown",
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: true,
-			errorId:     "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error",
-		},
-
-		// Test options cleaning for types that don't support options
-		{
-			name: "text field with options should clean options",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    NewId(),
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options:    nil, // Options should be cleaned
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "date field with options should clean options",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeDate,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    NewId(),
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options:    nil, // Options should be cleaned
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "user field with options should clean options",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeUser,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    NewId(),
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options:    nil, // Options should be cleaned
-			},
-		},
-
-		// Test options preservation for types that support options
-		{
-			name: "select field with options should preserve options",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    NewId(),
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-					{Name: "Option 1", Color: "#123456"},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "multiselect field with options should preserve options",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    NewId(),
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-					{Name: "Option 1", Color: "#123456"},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-
-		// Test syncing attributes cleaning for types that don't support syncing
-		{
-			name: "select field with LDAP and SAML should clean syncing attributes",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					LDAP: "ldap_attribute",
-					SAML: "saml_attribute",
-					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
-						{
-							ID:    NewId(),
-							Name:  "Option 1",
-							Color: "#123456",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				LDAP:       "", // Should be cleaned
-				SAML:       "", // Should be cleaned
-				Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-					{Name: "Option 1", Color: "#123456"},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "date field with LDAP and SAML should clean syncing attributes",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeDate,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					LDAP: "ldap_attribute",
-					SAML: "saml_attribute",
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				LDAP:       "", // Should be cleaned
-				SAML:       "", // Should be cleaned
-			},
-		},
-
-		// Test syncing attributes preservation for types that support syncing
-		{
-			name: "text field with LDAP and SAML should preserve syncing attributes",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{
-					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-				},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					LDAP: "ldap_attribute",
-					SAML: "saml_attribute",
-				},
-			},
-			expectError: false,
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				LDAP:       "ldap_attribute", // Should be preserved
-				SAML:       "saml_attribute", // Should be preserved
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := tt.field.SanitizeAndValidate()
-			if tt.expectError {
-				require.NotNil(t, err)
-				require.Equal(t, tt.errorId, err.Id)
-			} else {
-				var ogErr error
-				if err != nil {
-					ogErr = err.Unwrap()
-				}
-				require.Nilf(t, err, "unexpected error: %v, with original error: %v", err, ogErr)
-
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.Visibility, tt.field.Attrs.Visibility)
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.ValueType, tt.field.Attrs.ValueType)
-
-				for i := range tt.expectedAttrs.Options {
-					if tt.checkOptionsID {
-						assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.Options[i].ID, tt.field.Attrs.Options[i].ID)
-					}
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.Options[i].Name, tt.field.Attrs.Options[i].Name)
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.Options[i].Color, tt.field.Attrs.Options[i].Color)
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Test managed fields functionality
-	t.Run("managed fields", func(t *testing.T) {
-		managedTests := []struct {
-			name          string
-			field         *CPAField
-			expectError   bool
-			errorId       string
-			expectedAttrs CPAAttrs
-		}{
-			{
-				name: "valid managed field with admin value",
-				field: &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						Managed: "admin",
-					},
-				},
-				expectError: false,
-				expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-					Managed:    "admin",
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				name: "managed field with whitespace should be trimmed",
-				field: &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						Managed: " admin ",
-					},
-				},
-				expectError: false,
-				expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-					Managed:    "admin",
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				name: "field with empty managed should be allowed",
-				field: &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						Managed: "",
-					},
-				},
-				expectError: false,
-				expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-					Managed:    "",
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				name: "field with invalid managed value should fail",
-				field: &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						Managed: "invalid",
-					},
-				},
-				expectError: true,
-				errorId:     "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.app_error",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "managed field should clear LDAP sync properties",
-				field: &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						Managed: "admin",
-						LDAP:    "ldap_attribute",
-						SAML:    "saml_attribute",
-					},
-				},
-				expectError: false,
-				expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-					Managed:    "admin",
-					LDAP:       "", // Should be cleared
-					SAML:       "", // Should be cleared
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				name: "managed field should clear sync properties even when field supports syncing",
-				field: &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText, // Text fields support syncing
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						Managed: "admin",
-						LDAP:    "ldap_attribute",
-					},
-				},
-				expectError: false,
-				expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-					Managed:    "admin",
-					LDAP:       "", // Should be cleared due to mutual exclusivity
-					SAML:       "",
-				},
-			},
-		}
-
-		for _, tt := range managedTests {
-			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-				err := tt.field.SanitizeAndValidate()
-				if tt.expectError {
-					require.NotNil(t, err)
-					require.Equal(t, tt.errorId, err.Id)
-				} else {
-					require.Nil(t, err)
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.Visibility, tt.field.Attrs.Visibility)
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.Managed, tt.field.Attrs.Managed)
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.LDAP, tt.field.Attrs.LDAP)
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAttrs.SAML, tt.field.Attrs.SAML)
-				}
-			})
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("display_name sanitization", func(t *testing.T) {
-		displayNameTests := []struct {
-			name          string
-			displayName   string
-			expectError   bool
-			errorId       string
-			expectedValue string
-		}{
-			{
-				name:          "empty display_name is allowed",
-				displayName:   "",
-				expectError:   false,
-				expectedValue: "",
-			},
-			{
-				name:          "display_name with surrounding whitespace is trimmed",
-				displayName:   "  Department Head  ",
-				expectError:   false,
-				expectedValue: "Department Head",
-			},
-			{
-				name:          "all-whitespace display_name is trimmed to empty and allowed",
-				displayName:   "   ",
-				expectError:   false,
-				expectedValue: "",
-			},
-			{
-				name:          "display_name at exactly 255 runes is accepted",
-				displayName:   strings.Repeat("a", PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes),
-				expectError:   false,
-				expectedValue: strings.Repeat("a", PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes),
-			},
-			{
-				name:        "display_name at 256 runes is rejected",
-				displayName: strings.Repeat("a", PropertyFieldNameMaxRunes+1),
-				expectError: true,
-				errorId:     "app.custom_profile_attributes.sanitize_and_validate.display_name_too_long.app_error",
-			},
-		}
-
-		for _, tt := range displayNameTests {
-			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-				field := &CPAField{
-					PropertyField: PropertyField{
-						Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
-					},
-					Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-						DisplayName: tt.displayName,
-					},
-				}
-				appErr := field.SanitizeAndValidate()
-				if tt.expectError {
-					require.NotNil(t, appErr)
-					require.Equal(t, tt.errorId, appErr.Id)
-				} else {
-					require.Nil(t, appErr)
-					assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedValue, field.Attrs.DisplayName,
-						"DisplayName must be trimmed after SanitizeAndValidate")
-				}
-			})
-		}
-	})
-}
+// TestCPAField_SanitizeAndValidate removed: behavior moved into AccessControlAttributeValidationHook;
+// see TestAccessControlAttributeValidationHook in server/channels/app/properties/access_control_attribute_validation_test.go.
 
 func TestValidateCPAFieldName(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -1016,7 +456,7 @@ func TestCPAField_ToPropertyField_DisplayName(t *testing.T) {
 		original := &CPAField{
 			PropertyField: PropertyField{
 				ID:      NewId(),
-				GroupID: CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+				GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 				Name:    "department",
 				Type:    PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			},
@@ -1043,7 +483,7 @@ func TestCPAField_ToPropertyField_DisplayName(t *testing.T) {
 		field := &CPAField{
 			PropertyField: PropertyField{
 				ID:      NewId(),
-				GroupID: CustomProfileAttributesPropertyGroupName,
+				GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
 				Name:    "department",
 				Type:    PropertyFieldTypeText,
 			},
@@ -1061,203 +501,6 @@ func TestCPAField_ToPropertyField_DisplayName(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestSanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("text field type", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("valid text", func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeText}}, json.RawMessage(`"hello world"`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Equal(t, "hello world", value)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("empty text should be allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeText}}, json.RawMessage(`""`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Empty(t, value)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("invalid JSON", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeText}}, json.RawMessage(`invalid`))
-			require.Error(t, err)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("wrong type", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeText}}, json.RawMessage(`123`))
-			require.Error(t, err)
-			require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "json: cannot unmarshal number into Go value of type string")
-		})
-
-		t.Run("value too long", func(t *testing.T) {
-			longValue := strings.Repeat("a", CPAValueTypeTextMaxLength+1)
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeText}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, longValue)))
-			require.Error(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, "value too long", err.Error())
-		})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("date field type", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("valid date", func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeDate}}, json.RawMessage(`"2023-01-01"`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Equal(t, "2023-01-01", value)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("empty date should be allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeDate}}, json.RawMessage(`""`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Empty(t, value)
-		})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("select field type", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("valid option", func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-						{ID: "option1"},
-					},
-				}}, json.RawMessage(`"option1"`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Equal(t, "option1", value)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("invalid option", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect}}, json.RawMessage(`"option1"`))
-			require.Error(t, err)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("empty option should be allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect}}, json.RawMessage(`""`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Empty(t, value)
-		})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("user field type", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("valid user ID", func(t *testing.T) {
-			validID := NewId()
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeUser}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, validID)))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var value string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &value))
-			require.Equal(t, validID, value)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("empty user ID should be allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeUser}}, json.RawMessage(`""`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("invalid user ID format", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeUser}}, json.RawMessage(`"invalid-id"`))
-			require.Error(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, "invalid user id", err.Error())
-		})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("multiselect field type", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("valid options", func(t *testing.T) {
-			option1ID := NewId()
-			option2ID := NewId()
-			option3ID := NewId()
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-						{ID: option1ID},
-						{ID: option2ID},
-						{ID: option3ID},
-					},
-				}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, option1ID, option2ID)))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var values []string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &values))
-			require.Equal(t, []string{option1ID, option2ID}, values)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("empty array", func(t *testing.T) {
-			option1ID := NewId()
-			option2ID := NewId()
-			option3ID := NewId()
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-						{ID: option1ID},
-						{ID: option2ID},
-						{ID: option3ID},
-					},
-				}}, json.RawMessage(`[]`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("array with empty values should filter them out", func(t *testing.T) {
-			option1ID := NewId()
-			option2ID := NewId()
-			option3ID := NewId()
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{
-				PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiselect},
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Options: PropertyOptions[*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption]{
-						{ID: option1ID},
-						{ID: option2ID},
-						{ID: option3ID},
-					},
-				}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "", "%s", "   ", "%s"]`, option1ID, option2ID, option3ID)))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var values []string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &values))
-			require.Equal(t, []string{option1ID, option2ID, option3ID}, values)
-		})
-	})
-
-	t.Run("multiuser field type", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Run("valid user IDs", func(t *testing.T) {
-			validID1 := NewId()
-			validID2 := NewId()
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "%s"]`, validID1, validID2)))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var values []string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &values))
-			require.Equal(t, []string{validID1, validID2}, values)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("empty array", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser}}, json.RawMessage(`[]`))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("array with empty strings should be filtered out", func(t *testing.T) {
-			validID1 := NewId()
-			validID2 := NewId()
-			result, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "", "   ", "%s"]`, validID1, validID2)))
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			var values []string
-			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(result, &values))
-			require.Equal(t, []string{validID1, validID2}, values)
-		})
-
-		t.Run("array with invalid ID should return error", func(t *testing.T) {
-			validID1 := NewId()
-			_, err := SanitizeAndValidatePropertyValue(&CPAField{PropertyField: PropertyField{Type: PropertyFieldTypeMultiuser}}, json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "invalid-id"]`, validID1)))
-			require.Error(t, err)
-			require.Equal(t, "invalid user id: invalid-id", err.Error())
-		})
-	})
-}
-
 func TestCPAField_IsAdminManaged(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
@@ -1308,71 +551,8 @@ func TestCPAField_IsAdminManaged(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCPAField_SetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name          string
-		field         *CPAField
-		expectedAttrs CPAAttrs
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "field with empty visibility should set default",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: "",
-					SortOrder:  5.0,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				SortOrder:  5.0,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "field with existing visibility should not change",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways,
-					SortOrder:  10.0,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityAlways,
-				SortOrder:  10.0,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "field with zero values should set visibility default, keep sort order zero",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{},
-			},
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityDefault,
-				SortOrder:  0.0,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "field with hidden visibility should preserve it",
-			field: &CPAField{
-				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden,
-					SortOrder:  3.5,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedAttrs: CPAAttrs{
-				Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityHidden,
-				SortOrder:  3.5,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			tc.field.SetDefaults()
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedAttrs.Visibility, tc.field.Attrs.Visibility)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedAttrs.SortOrder, tc.field.Attrs.SortOrder)
-		})
-	}
-}
+// TestCPAField_SetDefaults removed: visibility default is now applied by AccessControlAttributeValidationHook
+// (see access_control_attribute_validation.go), exercised in TestAccessControlAttributeValidationHook.
 
 func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
@@ -1508,6 +688,10 @@ func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 			expectError: false,
 		},
 		{
+			// Patch with non-nil Attrs replaces the whole Attrs map; visibility
+			// drops to "" because the patch doesn't include it. The visibility
+			// default is reapplied at write time by AccessControlAttributeValidationHook,
+			// not by Patch itself.
 			name: "patch sort order",
 			field: &CPAField{
 				PropertyField: PropertyField{
@@ -1534,8 +718,7 @@ func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
 				},
 				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet,
-					SortOrder:  10.5,
+					SortOrder: 10.5,
 				},
 			},
 			expectError: false,
@@ -1567,8 +750,7 @@ func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
 				},
 				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet,
-					Managed:    "admin",
+					Managed: "admin",
 				},
 			},
 			expectError: false,
@@ -1599,8 +781,7 @@ func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: PropertyFieldTypeText,
 				},
 				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet,
-					LDAP:       "ldap_attribute",
+					LDAP: "ldap_attribute",
 				},
 			},
 			expectError: false,
@@ -1637,7 +818,6 @@ func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 					Type: PropertyFieldTypeSelect,
 				},
 				Attrs: CPAAttrs{
-					Visibility: CustomProfileAttributesVisibilityWhenSet,
 					Options: []*CustomProfileAttributesSelectOption{
 						{ID: "opt1", Name: "Option 1"},
 						{ID: "opt2", Name: "Option 2"},
@@ -1785,3 +965,87 @@ func TestCPAField_Patch(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(t *testing.T) {
+	mkField := func(name string, sortOrder float64) *PropertyField {
+		return &PropertyField{
+			ID:      NewId(),
+			GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			Name:    name,
+			Type:    PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs: StringInterface{
+				CustomProfileAttributesPropertyAttrsSortOrder: sortOrder,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("empty slice returns empty slice", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result, err := CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sorts by SortOrder ascending", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := []*PropertyField{
+			mkField("c", 2),
+			mkField("a", 0),
+			mkField("b", 1),
+		}
+
+		result, err := CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(input)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, result, 3)
+		assert.Equal(t, "a", result[0].Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, "b", result[1].Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, "c", result[2].Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("preserves fields with equal SortOrder in encounter order", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := []*PropertyField{
+			mkField("first", 0),
+			mkField("second", 0),
+		}
+
+		result, err := CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(input)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, result, 2)
+		// sort.Slice is not stable, but the test asserts both possible stable outcomes
+		// — we care that both fields are present, not stability.
+		names := []string{result[0].Name, result[1].Name}
+		assert.Contains(t, names, "first")
+		assert.Contains(t, names, "second")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("propagates conversion errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// options stored as an invalid JSON-marshallable type so that
+		// json.Marshal fails inside NewCPAFieldFromPropertyField
+		input := []*PropertyField{{
+			ID:      NewId(),
+			GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			Name:    "bad",
+			Type:    PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs: StringInterface{
+				PropertyFieldAttributeOptions: make(chan int),
+			},
+		}}
+
+		result, err := CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(input)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, result)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("preserves empty visibility from PropertyField (defaults are applied at write time by AccessControlAttributeValidationHook, not at read time)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := []*PropertyField{{
+			ID:      NewId(),
+			GroupID: AccessControlPropertyGroupName,
+			Name:    "no_visibility",
+			Type:    PropertyFieldTypeText,
+			Attrs:   StringInterface{},
+		}}
+
+		result, err := CPAFieldsFromPropertyFields(input)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, result, 1)
+		assert.Empty(t, result[0].Attrs.Visibility)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_access_control.go b/server/public/model/property_access_control.go
index 21bdea6d868..1bab63c96d4 100644
--- a/server/public/model/property_access_control.go
+++ b/server/public/model/property_access_control.go
@@ -11,6 +11,25 @@ type AccessControlContextKey string
 // AccessControlCallerIDContextKey is the context key for access control caller ID.
 const AccessControlCallerIDContextKey AccessControlContextKey = "access_control_caller_id"
 
+// Well-known caller IDs for internal services that need to write property
+// values on synced fields. These are set on the request context by the
+// respective sync services so that the access control hook can identify them.
+//
+// The "system:" prefix contains a colon, which is not a valid character in a
+// plugin ID (see IsValidPluginId). That guarantees these values cannot be
+// forged by a plugin whose manifest ID is used as its caller ID.
+//
+// CallerIDLocalAdmin marks a request as originating from a local-mode
+// (unrestricted) session, which has an empty Session.UserId but full admin
+// privileges. HTTP handlers tag the rctx with this caller ID when
+// Session().IsUnrestricted() is true, so the attribute validation hook's
+// permission checker can grant admin privileges without a user lookup.
+const (
+	CallerIDLDAPSync   = "system:ldap_sync"
+	CallerIDSAMLSync   = "system:saml_sync"
+	CallerIDLocalAdmin = "system:local_admin"
+)
+
 // WithCallerID adds the caller ID to a context.Context for access control purposes.
 func WithCallerID(ctx context.Context, callerID string) context.Context {
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, AccessControlCallerIDContextKey, callerID)
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_field.go b/server/public/model/property_field.go
index 25027c8e16c..73c64e445f1 100644
--- a/server/public/model/property_field.go
+++ b/server/public/model/property_field.go
@@ -404,12 +404,8 @@ func (pf *PropertyField) Patch(patch *PropertyFieldPatch, mergeAttrs bool) {
 // Legacy properties have an empty ObjectType and rely on simple TargetID uniqueness
 // enforced by the idx_propertyfields_unique_legacy database constraint, rather than
 // the hierarchical uniqueness model used by PSAv2 (ObjectType-based) properties.
-//
-// FIXME: treating template fields as PSAv1 is a temporary measure until the
-// CPA feature fully transitions to v2. Once that happens, remove the
-// PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate check.
 func (pf *PropertyField) IsPSAv1() bool {
-	return pf.ObjectType == "" || pf.ObjectType == PropertyFieldObjectTypeTemplate
+	return pf.ObjectType == ""
 }
 
 // IsPSAv2 returns true if this property field uses the PSAv2 schema.
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation.go b/server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e2924455c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation.go
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package model
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Attribute keys used across property groups. These are the canonical keys
+// stored in PropertyField.Attrs and referenced by hooks.
+const (
+	PropertyFieldAttrVisibility  = "visibility"
+	PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder   = "sort_order"
+	PropertyFieldAttrValueType   = "value_type"
+	PropertyFieldAttrLDAP        = "ldap"
+	PropertyFieldAttrSAML        = "saml"
+	PropertyFieldAttrManaged     = "managed"
+	PropertyFieldAttrDisplayName = "display_name"
+)
+
+// Valid visibility values for property fields.
+const (
+	PropertyFieldVisibilityHidden  = "hidden"
+	PropertyFieldVisibilityWhenSet = "when_set"
+	PropertyFieldVisibilityAlways  = "always"
+)
+
+// Valid value types for text property fields.
+const (
+	PropertyFieldValueTypeEmail = "email"
+	PropertyFieldValueTypeURL   = "url"
+	PropertyFieldValueTypePhone = "phone"
+)
+
+// PropertyFieldValueTypeTextMaxLength is the maximum character length for text field values.
+const PropertyFieldValueTypeTextMaxLength = 64
+
+// IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility reports whether the given string is a known visibility value.
+func IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility(v string) bool {
+	switch v {
+	case PropertyFieldVisibilityHidden,
+		PropertyFieldVisibilityWhenSet,
+		PropertyFieldVisibilityAlways:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// IsValidPropertyFieldValueType reports whether the given string is a known value type.
+func IsValidPropertyFieldValueType(v string) bool {
+	switch v {
+	case PropertyFieldValueTypeEmail,
+		PropertyFieldValueTypeURL,
+		PropertyFieldValueTypePhone:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// ValidatePropertyFieldVisibility checks that the visibility attr on a
+// PropertyField is either empty or one of hidden/when_set/always.
+func ValidatePropertyFieldVisibility(field *PropertyField) error {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	raw, ok := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrVisibility]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	v, ok := raw.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("visibility must be a string")
+	}
+
+	v = strings.TrimSpace(v)
+	if v == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if !IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility(v) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid visibility %q: must be one of hidden, when_set, always", v)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ValidatePropertyFieldSortOrder checks that the sort_order attr on a
+// PropertyField is numeric (float64 or json.Number) or absent.
+func ValidatePropertyFieldSortOrder(field *PropertyField) error {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	raw, ok := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	switch raw.(type) {
+	case float64, json.Number, int, int64:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("sort_order must be numeric, got %T", raw)
+	}
+}
+
+// ValidatePropertyValueForValueType validates a raw JSON value against the
+// given value type constraint. This is called for text fields that have a
+// value_type attr (email, url, phone).
+func ValidatePropertyValueForValueType(valueType string, value json.RawMessage) error {
+	if valueType == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var str string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(value, &str); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected string value for value_type %q: %w", valueType, err)
+	}
+
+	str = strings.TrimSpace(str)
+	if str == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	switch valueType {
+	case PropertyFieldValueTypeEmail:
+		if !IsValidEmail(str) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid email: %q", str)
+		}
+	case PropertyFieldValueTypeURL:
+		// ParseRequestURI rejects relative references (url.Parse accepts them),
+		// and we additionally require a non-empty Host so bare schemes like
+		// "http:" or "file:///..." without an authority are rejected.
+		u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(str)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid url: %w", err)
+		}
+		if u.Scheme == "" || u.Host == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid url: %q", str)
+		}
+	case PropertyFieldValueTypePhone:
+		// Phone values are accepted as-is; no structural validation.
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown value_type %q", valueType)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetPropertyFieldValueType extracts the value_type string from a
+// PropertyField's attrs. Returns empty string if not set.
+func GetPropertyFieldValueType(field *PropertyField) string {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	v, _ := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrValueType].(string)
+	return strings.TrimSpace(v)
+}
+
+// IsPropertyFieldSynced reports whether the field has an ldap or saml attr set,
+// meaning its values are managed by an external sync service.
+func IsPropertyFieldSynced(field *PropertyField) bool {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	ldap, _ := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrLDAP].(string)
+	saml, _ := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrSAML].(string)
+	return ldap != "" || saml != ""
+}
+
+// GetPropertyFieldSyncSource returns the sync source for a field: "ldap",
+// "saml", or empty string if not synced. If both are set, ldap takes priority.
+func GetPropertyFieldSyncSource(field *PropertyField) string {
+	if field.Attrs == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if ldap, _ := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrLDAP].(string); ldap != "" {
+		return "ldap"
+	}
+	if saml, _ := field.Attrs[PropertyFieldAttrSAML].(string); saml != "" {
+		return "saml"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation_test.go b/server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a90f4902fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/public/model/property_field_attrs_validation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package model
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestValidatePropertyFieldVisibility(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		attrs   StringInterface
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{name: "nil attrs", attrs: nil},
+		{name: "no visibility key", attrs: StringInterface{"other": "val"}},
+		{name: "empty string", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: ""}},
+		{name: "hidden", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "hidden"}},
+		{name: "when_set", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "when_set"}},
+		{name: "always", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "always"}},
+		{name: "invalid", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: "public"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "non-string type", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrVisibility: 42}, wantErr: true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			field := &PropertyField{Attrs: tt.attrs}
+			err := ValidatePropertyFieldVisibility(field)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidatePropertyFieldSortOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		attrs   StringInterface
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{name: "nil attrs", attrs: nil},
+		{name: "no sort_order key", attrs: StringInterface{"other": "val"}},
+		{name: "float64", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: float64(1.5)}},
+		{name: "int", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: 1}},
+		{name: "int64", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: int64(42)}},
+		{name: "json.Number", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: json.Number("3.14")}},
+		{name: "string", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: "not_a_number"}, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "bool", attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSortOrder: true}, wantErr: true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			field := &PropertyField{Attrs: tt.attrs}
+			err := ValidatePropertyFieldSortOrder(field)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidatePropertyValueForValueType(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		valueType string
+		value     string
+		wantErr   bool
+	}{
+		{name: "empty value type", valueType: "", value: `"anything"`},
+		{name: "valid email", valueType: "email", value: `"test@example.com"`},
+		{name: "invalid email", valueType: "email", value: `"not-an-email"`, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "empty email string", valueType: "email", value: `""`},
+		{name: "valid url", valueType: "url", value: `"https://example.com"`},
+		{name: "valid url with path", valueType: "url", value: `"https://example.com/path?q=1"`},
+		{name: "invalid url - plain string", valueType: "url", value: `"not a url"`, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "invalid url - relative path", valueType: "url", value: `"/relative/path"`, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "invalid url - missing host", valueType: "url", value: `"http://"`, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "invalid url - missing scheme", valueType: "url", value: `"example.com"`, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "phone (any string)", valueType: "phone", value: `"+1-555-0123"`},
+		{name: "unknown value type", valueType: "fax", value: `"test"`, wantErr: true},
+		{name: "non-string json", valueType: "email", value: `42`, wantErr: true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := ValidatePropertyValueForValueType(tt.valueType, json.RawMessage(tt.value))
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsPropertyFieldSynced(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.False(t, IsPropertyFieldSynced(&PropertyField{}))
+	assert.False(t, IsPropertyFieldSynced(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{}}))
+	assert.True(t, IsPropertyFieldSynced(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrLDAP: "attr"}}))
+	assert.True(t, IsPropertyFieldSynced(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSAML: "attr"}}))
+	assert.True(t, IsPropertyFieldSynced(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrLDAP: "a", PropertyFieldAttrSAML: "b"}}))
+}
+
+func TestGetPropertyFieldSyncSource(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", GetPropertyFieldSyncSource(&PropertyField{}))
+	assert.Equal(t, "ldap", GetPropertyFieldSyncSource(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrLDAP: "attr"}}))
+	assert.Equal(t, "saml", GetPropertyFieldSyncSource(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrSAML: "attr"}}))
+	// ldap takes priority
+	assert.Equal(t, "ldap", GetPropertyFieldSyncSource(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrLDAP: "a", PropertyFieldAttrSAML: "b"}}))
+}
+
+func TestIsValidPropertyFieldVisibility(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility("hidden"))
+	assert.True(t, IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility("when_set"))
+	assert.True(t, IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility("always"))
+	assert.False(t, IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility(""))
+	assert.False(t, IsValidPropertyFieldVisibility("public"))
+}
+
+func TestIsValidPropertyFieldValueType(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, IsValidPropertyFieldValueType("email"))
+	assert.True(t, IsValidPropertyFieldValueType("url"))
+	assert.True(t, IsValidPropertyFieldValueType("phone"))
+	assert.False(t, IsValidPropertyFieldValueType(""))
+	assert.False(t, IsValidPropertyFieldValueType("fax"))
+}
+
+func TestGetPropertyFieldValueType(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", GetPropertyFieldValueType(&PropertyField{}))
+	assert.Equal(t, "", GetPropertyFieldValueType(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{}}))
+	assert.Equal(t, "email", GetPropertyFieldValueType(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrValueType: "email"}}))
+	assert.Equal(t, "email", GetPropertyFieldValueType(&PropertyField{Attrs: StringInterface{PropertyFieldAttrValueType: " email "}}))
+}
+
+func TestCallerIDConstants(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NotEmpty(t, CallerIDLDAPSync)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, CallerIDSAMLSync)
+	require.NotEqual(t, CallerIDLDAPSync, CallerIDSAMLSync)
+
+	// The sync caller IDs must not be valid plugin IDs, otherwise an
+	// admin-installed plugin could set its manifest ID to one of these
+	// values and bypass the sync-lock check for LDAP/SAML-managed fields.
+	require.False(t, IsValidPluginId(CallerIDLDAPSync),
+		"CallerIDLDAPSync must not be a valid plugin ID")
+	require.False(t, IsValidPluginId(CallerIDSAMLSync),
+		"CallerIDSAMLSync must not be a valid plugin ID")
+}
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_group.go b/server/public/model/property_group.go
index 0d6644902b7..9ed5cf0ed9e 100644
--- a/server/public/model/property_group.go
+++ b/server/public/model/property_group.go
@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 )
 
+const AccessControlPropertyGroupName = "access_control"
+
+// DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName is the old group name for custom profile attributes.
+// It was renamed to "access_control". The plugin API still accepts this name
+// for backward compatibility, but plugin authors should migrate to
+// AccessControlPropertyGroupName.
+const DeprecatedCPAPropertyGroupName = "custom_profile_attributes"
+
+// AccessControlGroupFieldLimit is the global cap on the number of
+// property fields that can exist in the access_control group across
+// all object types. Call sites read all fields/values in a single page
+// (PerPage = AccessControlGroupFieldLimit + 5) instead of paginating,
+// on the assumption that the result set is bounded by this limit. If the
+// limit is ever raised significantly or removed, every call site that uses
+// AccessControlGroupFieldLimit + 5 must be converted to paginate.
+const AccessControlGroupFieldLimit = 200
+
 var validPropertyGroupNameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_]*$`)
 
 const (
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_value.go b/server/public/model/property_value.go
index 43d50db4170..665e23ef483 100644
--- a/server/public/model/property_value.go
+++ b/server/public/model/property_value.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package model
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -151,3 +152,60 @@ type PropertyValuePatchItem struct {
 	FieldID string          `json:"field_id"`
 	Value   json.RawMessage `json:"value"`
 }
+
+// SanitizePropertyValue normalizes a raw property value's JSON:
+//   - a top-level JSON string has surrounding whitespace trimmed;
+//   - a top-level JSON array of strings has each element trimmed and empty
+//     entries dropped;
+//   - any other shape (numbers, booleans, objects, nested arrays) passes
+//     through unchanged.
+//
+// Returns the original bytes when no change is needed so callers can
+// compare by identity if they want to skip writes.
+func SanitizePropertyValue(raw json.RawMessage) json.RawMessage {
+	if len(raw) == 0 {
+		return raw
+	}
+
+	var s string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &s); err == nil {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(s)
+		if trimmed == s {
+			return raw
+		}
+		out, err := json.Marshal(trimmed)
+		if err != nil {
+			return raw
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	var arr []string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &arr); err == nil {
+		filtered := make([]string, 0, len(arr))
+		changed := false
+		for _, v := range arr {
+			t := strings.TrimSpace(v)
+			if t != v {
+				changed = true
+			}
+			if t == "" {
+				if v != "" {
+					changed = true
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+			filtered = append(filtered, t)
+		}
+		if !changed && len(filtered) == len(arr) {
+			return raw
+		}
+		out, err := json.Marshal(filtered)
+		if err != nil {
+			return raw
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	return raw
+}
diff --git a/server/public/model/property_value_test.go b/server/public/model/property_value_test.go
index f0bacdb13b0..382fefb907f 100644
--- a/server/public/model/property_value_test.go
+++ b/server/public/model/property_value_test.go
@@ -252,3 +252,38 @@ func TestPropertyValueSearchCursor_IsValid(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Error(t, cursor.IsValid())
 	})
 }
+
+func TestSanitizePropertyValue(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"empty bytes", "", ""},
+		{"string trimmed", `"  hello  "`, `"hello"`},
+		{"string unchanged", `"hello"`, `"hello"`},
+		{"string all whitespace", `"   "`, `""`},
+		{"string already empty", `""`, `""`},
+		{"string array trimmed and filtered", `["  a  ", "", "  ", "b"]`, `["a","b"]`},
+		{"string array unchanged", `["a","b"]`, `["a","b"]`},
+		{"string array all empty", `["", "   ", ""]`, `[]`},
+		{"number passthrough", `42`, `42`},
+		{"boolean passthrough", `true`, `true`},
+		{"null passthrough", `null`, `null`},
+		{"object passthrough", `{"key":"  val  "}`, `{"key":"  val  "}`},
+		{"nested array passthrough", `[["a","b"]]`, `[["a","b"]]`},
+		{"mixed array passthrough", `["a",1]`, `["a",1]`},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := SanitizePropertyValue(json.RawMessage(tc.in))
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, string(got))
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("returns identity when no change", func(t *testing.T) {
+		raw := json.RawMessage(`"hello"`)
+		got := SanitizePropertyValue(raw)
+		assert.Equal(t, &raw[0], &got[0], "expected same backing array when unchanged")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.test.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.test.tsx
index 8176ddd649b..c448a7e2325 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.test.tsx
@@ -177,6 +177,38 @@ describe('UserPropertyDotMenu', () => {
         expect(screen.getByText('Edit SAML link')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
+    it('clears admin-managed by setting managed to empty string, not by removing the key', async () => {
+        const adminManagedField: UserPropertyField = {
+            ...baseField,
+            id: 'admin-managed-field',
+            attrs: {
+                ...baseField.attrs,
+                managed: 'admin',
+            },
+        };
+
+        renderComponent(adminManagedField);
+
+        const menuButton = screen.getByTestId(`user-property-field_dotmenu-${adminManagedField.id}`);
+        await userEvent.click(menuButton);
+
+        const editableToggle = screen.getByRole('menuitemcheckbox', {name: /Editable by users/});
+        await userEvent.click(editableToggle);
+
+        // The server PATCH uses merge semantics: omitted keys are preserved. Toggling off
+        // admin-managed must send managed: '' explicitly; deleting the key would silently
+        // leave the field admin-managed on the server.
+        expect(updateField).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            ...adminManagedField,
+            attrs: {
+                sort_order: 0,
+                visibility: 'when_set',
+                value_type: '',
+                managed: '',
+            },
+        });
+    });
+
     it('handles field duplication', async () => {
         renderComponent();
 
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.tsx
index 9e4c99b5419..162e2d54544 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_dot_menu.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ const DotMenu = ({
         const newAttrs = {...field.attrs};
 
         if (field.attrs.managed === 'admin') {
-            Reflect.deleteProperty(newAttrs, 'managed');
+            // Server PATCH merges attrs and preserves keys absent from the body, so we
+            // assign '' rather than deleting the key — otherwise managed='admin' would
+            // silently persist on the server.
+            newAttrs.managed = '';
         } else {
             newAttrs.managed = 'admin';
         }
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_utils.ts b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_utils.ts
index ba0590238ef..dd37a7f3094 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_utils.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/system_properties/user_properties_utils.ts
@@ -86,15 +86,7 @@ export const useUserPropertyFields = () => {
             // update
             await Promise.all(process.edit.map(async (pendingItem) => {
                 const {id, name, type, attrs} = pendingItem;
-                let patch = {name, type, attrs};
-
-                // clear options if not select/multiselect
-                if (type !== 'select' && type !== 'multiselect') {
-                    const attrs = {...patch.attrs};
-                    Reflect.deleteProperty(attrs, 'options');
-
-                    patch = {...patch, attrs};
-                }
+                const patch = {name, type, attrs};
 
                 return Client4.patchCustomProfileAttributeField(id, patch).
                     then((nextItem) => {

From f604ec7a5ca540dd7a94a99781276fde34427ad8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Alejandro=20Garc=C3=ADa=20Montoro?=
 <alejandro.garciamontoro@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 18:59:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] MM-68662: Add Azure Blob Storage filestore backend
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* Generalize file backend error types

Replace S3FileBackendAuthError and S3FileBackendNoBucketError with
backend-agnostic FileBackendAuthError and FileBackendNoBucketError so
non-S3 drivers can return them and the admin "Test Connection" flow
keeps surfacing useful messages.

The old S3-prefixed names are kept as type aliases of the generic
types so external code (plugins, historical consumers) continues to
compile, and so existing S3 construction sites stay untouched.

The type switch in connectionTestErrorToAppError now matches the
generic types, with new i18n keys (test_connection_auth.app_error
and test_connection_no_bucket.app_error) whose wording does not name
S3. The old S3-specific i18n keys are dropped via `make i18n-extract`
since they are no longer referenced from code; the api4 test that
asserted on those keys is updated, and the Cypress
`MM-T996 Amazon S3 connection error messaging` spec that asserted
on the old user-facing string is updated to the new wording.

------
AI assisted commit

* Pull in Azure SDK and uuid dependencies

Bring in github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore and
.../sdk/storage/azblob (with .../sdk/internal as their indirect
dependency). The two are needed by the upcoming Azure Blob Storage
filestore backend and its lazy-Range-backed reader. The bump of
golang.org/x/{crypto,net,sys,term,text} comes transitively from
azblob's minimum versions.

Also promotes github.com/google/uuid from indirect to direct,
since the Azure backend uses it to generate block IDs that share
the same wire format the SDK itself produces in UploadStream.

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* Add azureRangeReader, a seekable Range-backed blob reader

A small standalone type that satisfies the FileBackend interface's
ReadCloseSeeker + the broader io.ReaderAt contract on top of Azure
Blob Storage HTTP Range requests. Lands as its own commit because
the upcoming Azure FileBackend driver builds on it, and the reader
itself is independently useful — and independently testable against
a fake downloader without standing up an Azure client.

Design notes:

* Read opens an HTTP Range stream lazily at the current offset and
  reuses it for sequential reads. Seek to a different offset closes
  the open stream; the next Read re-opens it.
* Seek to the same offset is a no-op and does not close the open
  stream, so callers like zip.NewReader that probe with redundant
  seeks don't kick off a fresh download.
* ReadAt issues a dedicated ranged DownloadStream per call and does
  not touch the streaming cursor — matches the io.ReaderAt contract
  the bulk-import worker's zip.NewReader path relies on.
* Close cancels the context (which any in-flight Azure call will
  observe and abort), stops the deadline timer, and closes the
  current body if any. It is safe to call when no body was ever
  opened.
* CancelTimeout lets long-running consumers like the import worker
  opt out of the per-operation deadline that would otherwise kill
  multi-minute downloads partway through.

The implementation talks to a small blobDownloader interface rather
than *blob.Client directly so the unit tests can substitute a fake
downloader that records every requested Range and tracks Close
calls on the bodies it hands out.

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* Add Azure Blob Storage filestore driver

Implements the FileBackend interface against Azure Blob Storage in
a new azurestore.go (~520 LOC). The driver is not yet selectable
via NewFileBackend's switch — that wiring lands in the next commit
together with the admin config surface — but the driver itself is
complete and self-contained behind the FileBackendSettings struct.

Filesstore.go grows three pieces of supporting infrastructure that
the driver consumes:

* a `driverAzure = "azureblob"` constant alongside the existing
  driverS3 and driverLocal,
* an Azure-specific block on FileBackendSettings (storage account,
  access key, container, path prefix, endpoint, SSL flag, request
  timeout),
* a CheckMandatoryAzureFields validator that mirrors
  CheckMandatoryS3Fields.

Behavioural notes that warrant calling out:

* Reader returns the previously-added azureRangeReader, so reads
  stream lazily over HTTP Range and ReadAt is available for the
  bulk-import worker's zip.NewReader path. The deadline timer is
  armed before the initial GetProperties call so the HEAD itself
  is bounded.
* WriteFile and AppendFile both go through StageBlock +
  CommitBlockList via a shared stageBlocks helper, never the SDK's
  UploadStream. UploadStream's small-payload fast path falls back
  to single-shot PutBlob, which leaves the resulting blob with no
  committed block list; a subsequent AppendFile that calls
  CommitBlockList on that blob would then clobber its content.
  Routing every write through the block-list mechanism keeps
  AppendFile correct regardless of payload size.
* AppendFile stages the new chunk as one or more blocks and commits
  the existing committed block list plus the newly staged IDs.
  The new bytes go up exactly once — no re-download, no
  re-concatenate, no re-upload of the prior contents.
* WriteFileContext does not wrap the caller-supplied context with
  its own timeout — that timeout is applied in WriteFile only,
  matching the S3 driver, so long-running TryWriteFileContext
  callers (like message-export bulk writes) opt out of the
  per-operation timeout the way the abstraction documents.

Authentication is shared-key only for this drop; Microsoft Entra
ID / managed identity is deferred to a follow-up. The endpoint is
configurable so the same code targets the production Azure host
(vhost style — {account}.blob.core.windows.net) or Azurite /
Azure Government / sovereign clouds (path style —
host[:port]/{account}).

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* Wire Azure backend into config, validation, and driver selection

This commit registers the previously-added AzureFileBackend driver
with the rest of the system. Until now the driver was usable only
via direct construction; after this commit, `DriverName: "azureblob"`
in config.json is a fully-supported deployment configuration.

Five integration sites are touched:

* `newFileBackend` in filesstore.go now dispatches `driverAzure` to
  NewAzureFileBackend, alongside the existing s3 and local cases.
  NewFileBackendSettingsFromConfig (and its export counterpart) gain
  an Azure branch that maps the model.FileSettings fields onto the
  Azure-specific FileBackendSettings fields.
* `model.FileSettings` grows the user-facing Azure config schema:
  storage account, access key, container, path prefix, endpoint,
  SSL flag, request timeout, plus matching Export* fields for the
  dedicated export store. SetDefaults populates them so deployments
  that never opted into Azure don't carry nil pointers. `isValid`
  accepts the new ImageDriverAzure constant.
* `Config.Sanitize()` masks AzureAccessKey and ExportAzureAccessKey
  the same way it masks AmazonS3SecretAccessKey, so the shared key
  never reaches an API consumer in plain text.
* `desanitize()` restores the masked keys on a config write so a
  PATCH that doesn't touch the key doesn't clobber it with the
  FakeSetting placeholder.
* `configSensitivePaths` covers both Azure key paths so audit
  diffs don't include them either.
* `ConfigToFileBackendSettings` in the `mattermost db` CLI helper
  gets the Azure branch its production counterpart already has —
  without it, `mattermost db migrate` / `db downgrade` would fail
  on Azure-configured deployments with "missing azure storage
  account setting".

Finally, the shared FileBackendTestSuite is now wired against
Azurite via TestAzureFileBackendTestSuite, which skips when
CI_AZURITE_HOST is unreachable. The test-infra wiring (the docker
service, the env vars, the start_dependencies entry) landed in a
previous PR; this commit is what makes the suite actually exercise
the Azure driver end to end.

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* Validate Azure timeout and path prefix in Config.IsValid

Parity with the S3-side checks that already cover
AmazonS3RequestTimeoutMilliseconds and AmazonS3PathPrefix. Without
these, a zero/negative AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds passes
validation and later creates immediately-expired request contexts,
and leading/trailing whitespace in AzurePathPrefix produces blob
keys that don't match what the admin configured.

Same checks added for the Export* counterparts. The
file_driver.app_error translation is updated to mention the new
'azureblob' option alongside 'local' and 'amazons3'.

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* Stream zip entries from the Azure backend

writeZipEntry was calling ReadFile, which loads the entire blob
into memory before writing it to the archive. For large blobs or
deep directories this spikes RSS or OOMs the goroutine. Switch to
Reader (the streaming azureRangeReader) and io.Copy into the zip
entry so memory stays bounded regardless of blob size.

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* Use a backend-agnostic fallback for FileBackendNoBucketError

The fallback Error() message was "no such bucket", which leaks S3
terminology when an Azure caller returns the type with no wrapped
Err. Use "no such bucket or container" so logs and external error
handling stay neutral across backends.

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* Defend Azure path prefix against directory traversal

Reject ".." in AzurePathPrefix and ExportAzurePathPrefix at config
validation time, since path.Join collapses traversal segments and a
prefix like "../other-tenant" would otherwise escape the configured
isolation boundary.

Harden the prefix helper as a second line of defense: if the joined
path no longer sits inside pathPrefix, fall back to joining the prefix
with the base name of the caller-supplied path. That preserves the
prefix invariant for plugin and import paths that the upload code does
not sanitize uniformly.

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* Honor SkipVerify when constructing the Azure client

FileBackendSettings.SkipVerify is plumbed through from the System Console
the same way it is for S3, so admins toggling the flag for self-signed
endpoints (Azurite, sovereign clouds) get the behavior they expect
without having to drop SSL entirely and send the shared key in clear
text.

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* Warn when the Azure request timeout falls back to its default

Config.IsValid already rejects non-positive AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds
for any path that goes through config validation, so this warn only fires
for direct callers that bypass validation (tests, helpers). Logging the
substitution turns a silent coercion into something an operator can
correlate against unexpected request behavior.

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* Cap Azure request timeout at 10 minutes

Reject AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds values above the ceiling so an
operator (or someone who has admin access) cannot effectively disable
timeouts by setting the value to math.MaxInt64. A hung Azure call then
holds a goroutine open until the OS gives up.

Applies the same bound to ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds. S3 has
the same gap; treating it is out of scope here but worth a follow-up.

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* Refuse AppendFile on blobs without a committed block list

A blob written by another tool (Azure portal, azcopy, a migration script,
a plugin using Put Blob) has its content in the blob but an empty
committed-block list. Committing a new block list against such a blob
silently replaces the existing content with only the appended bytes.

Check the blob's properties before staging when the committed-block list
is empty, and refuse with a clear error if the blob has content. Same
hazard for an admin pointing the backend at an existing container with
pre-existing files.

Adds an integration test against Azurite to lock the behavior in.

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* Surface truncated reads from azureRangeReader

Read closed the body cleanly and returned io.EOF even when the remote
stream terminated before the blob's content length. Callers (and any
retry layer above) then accepted a partial blob as complete.

ReadAt unconditionally rewrote io.ErrUnexpectedEOF to io.EOF, which made
truncated downloads indistinguishable from clean reads. That is exactly
what zip.NewReader consumes for archive readers, so the bulk-import
worker would silently import partial archives.

Read now closes the body, nils it, and returns io.ErrUnexpectedEOF when
EOF arrives before offset reaches size. ReadAt only collapses
ErrUnexpectedEOF to EOF when the full count was delivered and the stream
was consumed to the end of the blob. Otherwise the truncation
propagates with context.

Both code paths are exercised by new fakeDownloader-backed tests.

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* Move container provisioning out of Azure TestConnection

Auto-creating the container inside TestConnection meant a typo in the
System Console (mattermosst instead of mattermost) silently provisioned
an unwanted container in the admin's Azure subscription, with no audit
log and no warning. They'd discover it later when uploads landed
somewhere unexpected.

TestConnection now returns FileBackendNoBucketError when the container
is missing, mirroring the S3 contract. A new MakeContainer method
mirrors S3FileBackend.MakeBucket, and Server.Start dispatches via two
capability interfaces (bucketMaker / containerMaker) instead of a hard
S3 type assertion — so the NoBucket error is no longer silently
swallowed for backends Server.Start has not been taught about.

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* Carry file backend auth detail through to AppError

The Test Connection button collapsed every typed backend failure into
the same generic i18n message. Operators trying to debug bad credentials
or a missing bucket only saw "Unable to authenticate against the file
storage backend" with no SDK code to grep for in their logs.

Use errors.As so the typed checks survive future wrapping, and pass the
underlying error string through the NewAppError details argument. The
AppError serializer surfaces that detail to the admin console alongside
the translated message, so a bad S3 InvalidAccessKeyId or an Azure
AuthenticationFailed shows up in the toast without an i18n schema
change.

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* Remove non-ascii characters from comments

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* Make linter happy

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* Harden Azure prefix boundary check

strings.HasPrefix on the joined path is a string-level check, not a
path-level one, so a configured prefix of "mattermost" accepts a joined
result of "mattermost-evil/...". A crafted caller path like
"../mattermost-evil/secrets" would collapse via path.Join to that exact
sibling and slip through the boundary check, escaping the configured
prefix scope.

Require the joined path to be the cleaned prefix itself or to start with
the prefix followed by a path separator. The fallback path.Join uses the
same cleaned prefix for consistency.

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* Provision Azurite container in standalone test setup

The shared FileBackendTestSuite's SetupTest already handles a missing
container by detecting FileBackendNoBucketError from TestConnection and
calling MakeContainer, but TestAzureFileBackendAppendRefusesNonBlockBlob
bypasses SetupTest and calls TestConnection directly. On a fresh Azurite
instance the test would fail before exercising the append-refusal logic.

Extract a newAzuriteBackend(t) helper alongside azuriteSettings(t) that
builds the backend and ensures the container exists, mirroring the
suite's setup. Use errors.As for forward compatibility with future
wrapping.

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* Fix grammar in email-settings i18n string

"Email settings has unset values." -> "Email settings have unset values."

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* Make Azure MakeContainer idempotent

Treat a ContainerAlreadyExists response as success so that two nodes
racing through TestConnection plus MakeContainer at boot both converge
instead of having the loser fail. Mirrors how the S3 backend handles
the equivalent BucketAlreadyOwnedByYou case.

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* Narrow AzureEndpoint comment to path-style only

The setting only builds path-style URLs, so it cannot reach sovereign
clouds like Azure Government or Azure China, which require vhost-style
endpoints. Update the comment to reflect what the code actually does
and document that sovereign-cloud support is out of scope.

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---
 .../system_console/environment_spec.js        |   2 +-
 server/channels/api4/system_test.go           |   6 +-
 server/channels/app/file.go                   |  24 +-
 server/channels/app/server.go                 |  22 +-
 server/cmd/mattermost/commands/db.go          |  13 +
 server/config/diff.go                         |   2 +
 server/config/utils.go                        |   6 +
 server/go.mod                                 |  15 +-
 server/go.sum                                 |  34 +-
 server/i18n/en.json                           |  26 +-
 .../platform/shared/filestore/azurestore.go   | 638 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../filestore/azurestore_rangereader.go       | 160 +++++
 .../filestore/azurestore_rangereader_test.go  | 361 ++++++++++
 .../shared/filestore/azurestore_test.go       | 137 ++++
 server/platform/shared/filestore/errors.go    |  44 ++
 .../platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go   |  53 ++
 .../shared/filestore/filesstore_test.go       |  18 +-
 server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go   |  21 +-
 server/public/model/config.go                 | 111 ++-
 server/public/model/config_test.go            |  53 ++
 20 files changed, 1688 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore.go
 create mode 100644 server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader.go
 create mode 100644 server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_test.go
 create mode 100644 server/platform/shared/filestore/errors.go

diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/system_console/environment_spec.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/system_console/environment_spec.js
index 96e5ac73300..19eff95cda5 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/system_console/environment_spec.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/tests/integration/channels/system_console/environment_spec.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe('Environment', () => {
 
         cy.get('#TestS3Connection').scrollIntoView().should('be.visible').within(() => {
             cy.findByText('Test Connection').should('be.visible').click().wait(TIMEOUTS.ONE_SEC);
-            waitForAlert('Connection unsuccessful: Unable to connect to S3. Verify your Amazon S3 connection authorization parameters and authentication settings.');
+            waitForAlert('Connection unsuccessful: Unable to authenticate against the file storage backend. Verify your credentials and authentication settings.');
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/server/channels/api4/system_test.go b/server/channels/api4/system_test.go
index cd8c58c9285..f0aef8bd91b 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/system_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/system_test.go
@@ -678,12 +678,12 @@ func TestS3TestConnection(t *testing.T) {
 		config.FileSettings.AmazonS3Bucket = new("Wrong_bucket")
 		resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.TestS3Connection(context.Background(), &config)
 		CheckInternalErrorStatus(t, resp)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.file.test_connection_s3_bucket_does_not_exist.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.file.test_connection_no_bucket.app_error")
 
 		*config.FileSettings.AmazonS3Bucket = "shouldnotcreatenewbucket"
 		resp, err = th.SystemAdminClient.TestS3Connection(context.Background(), &config)
 		CheckInternalErrorStatus(t, resp)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.file.test_connection_s3_bucket_does_not_exist.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.file.test_connection_no_bucket.app_error")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("with incorrect credentials", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ func TestS3TestConnection(t *testing.T) {
 		*configCopy.FileSettings.AmazonS3AccessKeyId = "invalidaccesskey"
 		resp, err := th.SystemAdminClient.TestS3Connection(context.Background(), &configCopy)
 		CheckInternalErrorStatus(t, resp)
-		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.file.test_connection_s3_auth.app_error")
+		CheckErrorID(t, err, "api.file.test_connection_auth.app_error")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("empty file settings", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/file.go b/server/channels/app/file.go
index b6ab0a8e97c..f1d3a91e87d 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/file.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/file.go
@@ -75,14 +75,22 @@ func (a *App) CheckMandatoryS3Fields(settings *model.FileSettings) *model.AppErr
 }
 
 func connectionTestErrorToAppError(connTestErr error) *model.AppError {
-	switch err := connTestErr.(type) {
-	case *filestore.S3FileBackendAuthError:
-		return model.NewAppError("TestConnection", "api.file.test_connection_s3_auth.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
-	case *filestore.S3FileBackendNoBucketError:
-		return model.NewAppError("TestConnection", "api.file.test_connection_s3_bucket_does_not_exist.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(err)
-	default:
-		return model.NewAppError("TestConnection", "api.file.test_connection.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(connTestErr)
-	}
+	// errors.As (rather than a type switch) so that future wrapping of
+	// the backend's typed errors does not silently fall through to the
+	// generic "test_connection" message.
+	var authErr *filestore.FileBackendAuthError
+	if errors.As(connTestErr, &authErr) {
+		// Carry the underlying SDK detail (S3 InvalidAccessKeyId,
+		// Azure AuthenticationFailed, clock-skew, etc.) into the
+		// AppError's detail string so the Test Connection toast
+		// shows admins what actually failed.
+		return model.NewAppError("TestConnection", "api.file.test_connection_auth.app_error", nil, authErr.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(authErr)
+	}
+	var noBucketErr *filestore.FileBackendNoBucketError
+	if errors.As(connTestErr, &noBucketErr) {
+		return model.NewAppError("TestConnection", "api.file.test_connection_no_bucket.app_error", nil, noBucketErr.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(noBucketErr)
+	}
+	return model.NewAppError("TestConnection", "api.file.test_connection.app_error", nil, connTestErr.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError).Wrap(connTestErr)
 }
 
 func (a *App) TestFileStoreConnection() *model.AppError {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/server.go b/server/channels/app/server.go
index 06528291fc1..518fe6930a1 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/server.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/server.go
@@ -948,8 +948,26 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 
 	err := s.FileBackend().TestConnection()
 	if err != nil {
-		if _, ok := err.(*filestore.S3FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
-			err = s.FileBackend().(*filestore.S3FileBackend).MakeBucket()
+		var noBucket *filestore.FileBackendNoBucketError
+		if errors.As(err, &noBucket) {
+			// Each backend exposes its own provisioning entry point, so
+			// dispatch by capability rather than concrete type. New
+			// backends opt in by implementing this interface; backends
+			// that do not are reported with the original error so the
+			// missing-bucket condition surfaces in logs instead of being
+			// silently swallowed.
+			type bucketMaker interface {
+				MakeBucket() error
+			}
+			type containerMaker interface {
+				MakeContainer() error
+			}
+			switch b := s.FileBackend().(type) {
+			case bucketMaker:
+				err = b.MakeBucket()
+			case containerMaker:
+				err = b.MakeContainer()
+			}
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			mlog.Error("Problem with file storage settings", mlog.Err(err))
diff --git a/server/cmd/mattermost/commands/db.go b/server/cmd/mattermost/commands/db.go
index 17c96c0c45a..f7eb04d8ba2 100644
--- a/server/cmd/mattermost/commands/db.go
+++ b/server/cmd/mattermost/commands/db.go
@@ -329,6 +329,19 @@ func ConfigToFileBackendSettings(s *model.FileSettings, enableComplianceFeature
 			Directory:  *s.Directory,
 		}
 	}
+	if *s.DriverName == model.ImageDriverAzure {
+		return filestore.FileBackendSettings{
+			DriverName:                      *s.DriverName,
+			AzureStorageAccount:             *s.AzureStorageAccount,
+			AzureAccessKey:                  *s.AzureAccessKey,
+			AzureContainer:                  *s.AzureContainer,
+			AzurePathPrefix:                 *s.AzurePathPrefix,
+			AzureEndpoint:                   *s.AzureEndpoint,
+			AzureSSL:                        s.AzureSSL == nil || *s.AzureSSL,
+			AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds: *s.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds,
+			SkipVerify:                      skipVerify,
+		}
+	}
 	return filestore.FileBackendSettings{
 		DriverName:                         *s.DriverName,
 		AmazonS3AccessKeyId:                *s.AmazonS3AccessKeyId,
diff --git a/server/config/diff.go b/server/config/diff.go
index 8e140eb0b22..ea1b8ed9e9d 100644
--- a/server/config/diff.go
+++ b/server/config/diff.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ var configSensitivePaths = map[string]bool{
 	"LdapSettings.BindPassword":                              true,
 	"FileSettings.PublicLinkSalt":                            true,
 	"FileSettings.AmazonS3SecretAccessKey":                   true,
+	"FileSettings.AzureAccessKey":                            true,
+	"FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey":                      true,
 	"SqlSettings.DataSource":                                 true,
 	"SqlSettings.AtRestEncryptKey":                           true,
 	"SqlSettings.DataSourceReplicas":                         true,
diff --git a/server/config/utils.go b/server/config/utils.go
index 1577522564b..63f486fa68a 100644
--- a/server/config/utils.go
+++ b/server/config/utils.go
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ func desanitize(actual, target *model.Config) {
 	if *target.FileSettings.AmazonS3SecretAccessKey == model.FakeSetting {
 		target.FileSettings.AmazonS3SecretAccessKey = actual.FileSettings.AmazonS3SecretAccessKey
 	}
+	if target.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey != nil && *target.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey == model.FakeSetting {
+		target.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey = actual.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey
+	}
+	if target.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey != nil && *target.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey == model.FakeSetting {
+		target.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey = actual.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey
+	}
 
 	if *target.EmailSettings.SMTPPassword == model.FakeSetting {
 		target.EmailSettings.SMTPPassword = actual.EmailSettings.SMTPPassword
diff --git a/server/go.mod b/server/go.mod
index 90e70cd2f3d..c9a998b1530 100644
--- a/server/go.mod
+++ b/server/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ go 1.26.2
 
 require (
 	code.sajari.com/docconv/v2 v2.0.0-pre.4
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.21.1
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob v1.6.4
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0
 	github.com/avct/uasurfer v0.0.0-20250915105040-a942f6fb6edc
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.41.5
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.19.1
 	github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.2
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/gorilla/schema v1.4.1
@@ -71,18 +74,19 @@ require (
 	github.com/wiggin77/merror v1.0.5
 	github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.8.2
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0
 	golang.org/x/image v0.38.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.52.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.41.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.35.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.42.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0
 	gopkg.in/mail.v2 v2.3.1
 )
 
 require (
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/JalfResi/justext v0.0.0-20221106200834-be571e3e3052 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/STARRY-S/zip v0.2.3 // indirect
@@ -135,7 +139,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gomodule/redigo v2.0.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/jsonschema-go v0.4.2 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.6.3 // indirect
diff --git a/server/go.sum b/server/go.sum
index e7c99b8a9e3..117aa7c1369 100644
--- a/server/go.sum
+++ b/server/go.sum
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 h1:crnVqOiS4jqYleHd9vaKZ+HKtHfllngJIiOpNpoJsjo=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0/go.mod h1:xzAOLCNug/yB62zG1bQ8uziwrIqIuxhctzJT18Q77mc=
 git.apache.org/thrift.git v0.0.0-20180902110319-2566ecd5d999/go.mod h1:fPE2ZNJGynbRyZ4dJvy6G277gSllfV2HJqblrnkyeyg=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.21.1 h1:jHb/wfvRikGdxMXYV3QG/SzUOPYN9KEUUuC0Yd0/vC0=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.21.1/go.mod h1:pzBXCYn05zvYIrwLgtK8Ap8QcjRg+0i76tMQdWN6wOk=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.13.1 h1:Hk5QBxZQC1jb2Fwj6mpzme37xbCDdNTxU7O9eb5+LB4=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.13.1/go.mod h1:IYus9qsFobWIc2YVwe/WPjcnyCkPKtnHAqUYeebc8z0=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.12.0 h1:fhqpLE3UEXi9lPaBRpQ6XuRW0nU7hgg4zlmZZa+a9q4=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.12.0/go.mod h1:7dCRMLwisfRH3dBupKeNCioWYUZ4SS09Z14H+7i8ZoY=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/storage/armstorage v1.8.1 h1:/Zt+cDPnpC3OVDm/JKLOs7M2DKmLRIIp3XIx9pHHiig=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/storage/armstorage v1.8.1/go.mod h1:Ng3urmn6dYe8gnbCMoHHVl5APYz2txho3koEkV2o2HA=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob v1.6.4 h1:jWQK1GI+LeGGUKBADtcH2rRqPxYB1Ljwms5gFA2LqrM=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob v1.6.4/go.mod h1:8mwH4klAm9DUgR2EEHyEEAQlRDvLPyg5fQry3y+cDew=
+github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.6.0 h1:XRzhVemXdgvJqCH0sFfrBUTnUJSBrBf7++ypk+twtRs=
+github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.6.0/go.mod h1:HKpQxkWaGLJ+D/5H8QRpyQXA1eKjxkFlOMwck5+33Jk=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
 github.com/JalfResi/justext v0.0.0-20221106200834-be571e3e3052 h1:8T2zMbhLBbH9514PIQVHdsGhypMrsB4CxwbldKA9sBA=
@@ -470,6 +482,8 @@ github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.26 h1:GrpZw1gZttORinvzBdXPUXATeqlJjqUG/D87TKMnhjY
 github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.26/go.mod h1:EoQMVJgeeEOMsCqCzqFm2O0cJvljX2nGZjcRIPL34O4=
 github.com/pingcap/errors v0.11.4 h1:lFuQV/oaUMGcD2tqt+01ROSmJs75VG1ToEOkZIZ4nE4=
 github.com/pingcap/errors v0.11.4/go.mod h1:Oi8TUi2kEtXXLMJk9l1cGmz20kV3TaQ0usTwv5KuLY8=
+github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c h1:+mdjkGKdHQG3305AYmdv1U2eRNDiU2ErMBj1gwrq8eQ=
+github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c/go.mod h1:7rwL4CYBLnjLxUqIJNnCWiEdr3bn6IUYi15bNlnbCCU=
 github.com/pkg/diff v0.0.0-20210226163009-20ebb0f2a09e/go.mod h1:pJLUxLENpZxwdsKMEsNbx1VGcRFpLqf3715MtcvvzbA=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
@@ -689,8 +703,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0/go.mod h1:MVFd36DqK4CsrnJYDkBA3VC4m2GkXAM0PvzMCn4JQf
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Iy9bg/ha4yyC70EfRS8jz+B6ybOBKMaSxLj6P6oBDfU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0/go.mod h1:CKFgDieR+mRhux2Lsu27y0fO304Db0wZe70UKqHu0v8=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0 h1:+Ng2ULVvLHnJ/ZFEq4KdcDd/cfjrrjjNSXNzxg0Y4U4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0/go.mod h1:ErX4dUh2UM+CFYiXZRTcMpEcN8b/1gxEuv3nODoYtCA=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 h1:zO47/JPrL6vsNkINmLoo/PH1gcxpls50DNogFvB5ZGI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0/go.mod h1:3muZ7vA7PBCE6xgPX7nkzzjiUq87kRItoJQM1Yo8S+Q=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260312153236-7ab1446f8b90 h1:jiDhWWeC7jfWqR9c/uplMOqJ0sbNlNWv0UkzE0vX1MA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260312153236-7ab1446f8b90/go.mod h1:xE1HEv6b+1SCZ5/uscMRjUBKtIxworgEcEi+/n9NQDQ=
@@ -733,8 +747,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.17.0/go.mod h1:NxSsAGuq816PNPmqtQdLE42eU2Fs7NoRIZrHJAlaCOE=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
 golang.org/x/net v0.25.0/go.mod h1:JkAGAh7GEvH74S6FOH42FLoXpXbE/aqXSrIQjXgsiwM=
 golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
-golang.org/x/net v0.52.0 h1:He/TN1l0e4mmR3QqHMT2Xab3Aj3L9qjbhRm78/6jrW0=
-golang.org/x/net v0.52.0/go.mod h1:R1MAz7uMZxVMualyPXb+VaqGSa3LIaUqk0eEt3w36Sw=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 h1:d+qAbo5L0orcWAr0a9JweQpjXF19LMXJE8Ey7hwOdUA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0/go.mod h1:JvMuJH7rrdiCfbeHoo3fCQU24Lf5JJwT9W3sJFulfgs=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20181017192945-9dcd33a902f4/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20181203162652-d668ce993890/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
@@ -792,8 +806,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 h1:omrd2nAlyT5ESRdCLYdm3+fMfNFE/+Rf4bDIQImRJeo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 h1:Rlag2XtaFTxp19wS8MXlJwTvoh8ArU6ezoyFsMyCTNI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240228155512-f48c80bd79b2/go.mod h1:TeRTkGYfJXctD9OcfyVLyj2J3IxLnKwHJR8f4D8a3YE=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
@@ -804,8 +818,8 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.13.0/go.mod h1:LTmsnFJwVN6bCy1rVCoS+qHT1HhALEFxKncY3WNNh4U=
 golang.org/x/term v0.17.0/go.mod h1:lLRBjIVuehSbZlaOtGMbcMncT+aqLLLmKrsjNrUguwk=
 golang.org/x/term v0.20.0/go.mod h1:8UkIAJTvZgivsXaD6/pH6U9ecQzZ45awqEOzuCvwpFY=
 golang.org/x/term v0.27.0/go.mod h1:iMsnZpn0cago0GOrHO2+Y7u7JPn5AylBrcoWkElMTSM=
-golang.org/x/term v0.41.0 h1:QCgPso/Q3RTJx2Th4bDLqML4W6iJiaXFq2/ftQF13YU=
-golang.org/x/term v0.41.0/go.mod h1:3pfBgksrReYfZ5lvYM0kSO0LIkAl4Yl2bXOkKP7Ec2A=
+golang.org/x/term v0.42.0 h1:UiKe+zDFmJobeJ5ggPwOshJIVt6/Ft0rcfrXZDLWAWY=
+golang.org/x/term v0.42.0/go.mod h1:Dq/D+snpsbazcBG5+F9Q1n2rXV8Ma+71xEjTRufARgY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
@@ -817,8 +831,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.13.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.15.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/text v0.21.0/go.mod h1:4IBbMaMmOPCJ8SecivzSH54+73PCFmPWxNTLm+vZkEQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.35.0 h1:JOVx6vVDFokkpaq1AEptVzLTpDe9KGpj5tR4/X+ybL8=
-golang.org/x/text v0.35.0/go.mod h1:khi/HExzZJ2pGnjenulevKNX1W67CUy0AsXcNubPGCA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 h1:JfKh3XmcRPqZPKevfXVpI1wXPTqbkE5f7JA92a55Yxg=
+golang.org/x/text v0.36.0/go.mod h1:NIdBknypM8iqVmPiuco0Dh6P5Jcdk8lJL0CUebqK164=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20180412165947-fbb02b2291d2/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20181108054448-85acf8d2951c/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.14.0 h1:MRx4UaLrDotUKUdCIqzPC48t1Y9hANFKIRpNx+Te8PI=
diff --git a/server/i18n/en.json b/server/i18n/en.json
index e3cf0f0c27c..09f24cf195a 100644
--- a/server/i18n/en.json
+++ b/server/i18n/en.json
@@ -2373,16 +2373,16 @@
     "translation": "Unable to access the file storage."
   },
   {
-    "id": "api.file.test_connection_email_settings_nil.app_error",
-    "translation": "Email settings has unset values."
+    "id": "api.file.test_connection_auth.app_error",
+    "translation": "Unable to authenticate against the file storage backend. Verify your credentials and authentication settings."
   },
   {
-    "id": "api.file.test_connection_s3_auth.app_error",
-    "translation": "Unable to connect to S3. Verify your Amazon S3 connection authorization parameters and authentication settings."
+    "id": "api.file.test_connection_email_settings_nil.app_error",
+    "translation": "Email settings have unset values."
   },
   {
-    "id": "api.file.test_connection_s3_bucket_does_not_exist.app_error",
-    "translation": "Ensure your Amazon S3 bucket is available, and verify your bucket permissions."
+    "id": "api.file.test_connection_no_bucket.app_error",
+    "translation": "The configured bucket or container does not exist. Verify your file storage configuration and permissions."
   },
   {
     "id": "api.file.test_connection_s3_settings_nil.app_error",
@@ -11042,6 +11042,10 @@
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.autotranslation.workers.app_error",
     "translation": "Workers must be between 1 and 64."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "model.config.is_valid.azure_timeout.app_error",
+    "translation": "Invalid timeout value {{.Value}}. Should be a positive number."
+  },
   {
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.cache_type.app_error",
     "translation": "Cache type must be either lru or redis."
@@ -11118,6 +11122,10 @@
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.directory.app_error",
     "translation": "Invalid Local Storage Directory. Must be a non-empty string."
   },
+  {
+    "id": "model.config.is_valid.directory_traversal.app_error",
+    "translation": "Path traversal sequences (\"..\") are not allowed in {{.Setting}}. Found \"{{.Value}}\"."
+  },
   {
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.directory_whitespace.app_error",
     "translation": "Leading or trailing whitespace detected for {{.Setting}}. Found \"{{.Value}}\"."
@@ -11222,9 +11230,13 @@
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.export.retention_days_too_low.app_error",
     "translation": "Invalid value for RetentionDays. Value should be greater than 0"
   },
+  {
+    "id": "model.config.is_valid.export_azure_timeout.app_error",
+    "translation": "Invalid timeout value {{.Value}}. Should be a positive number."
+  },
   {
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.file_driver.app_error",
-    "translation": "Invalid driver name for file settings. Must be 'local' or 'amazons3'."
+    "translation": "Invalid driver name for file settings. Must be 'local', 'amazons3', or 'azureblob'."
   },
   {
     "id": "model.config.is_valid.file_salt.app_error",
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..043de68624c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,638 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package filestore
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob/blob"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob/bloberror"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob/blockblob"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob/container"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/model"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost/server/public/shared/mlog"
+	pkgerr "github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// azureBlockSize is the chunk size used when staging block blob uploads.
+// Matches the Azure SDK's default block size for UploadStream and keeps each
+// StageBlock call well under the per-block REST limit (4000 MiB).
+const azureBlockSize = 4 * 1024 * 1024
+
+// AzureFileBackend stores files in Azure Blob Storage. Connections are
+// authenticated with a shared key today; Microsoft Entra ID is a follow-up.
+type AzureFileBackend struct {
+	client     *azblob.Client
+	container  string
+	pathPrefix string
+	timeout    time.Duration
+}
+
+func NewAzureFileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (*AzureFileBackend, error) {
+	if err := settings.CheckMandatoryAzureFields(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	credential, err := azblob.NewSharedKeyCredential(settings.AzureStorageAccount, settings.AzureAccessKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, pkgerr.Wrap(err, "failed to create azure shared key credential")
+	}
+
+	scheme := "https"
+	if !settings.AzureSSL {
+		scheme = "http"
+	}
+
+	var serviceURL string
+	if settings.AzureEndpoint == "" {
+		// vhost-style production endpoint (Azure commercial cloud).
+		serviceURL = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s.blob.core.windows.net/", scheme, settings.AzureStorageAccount)
+	} else {
+		// Path-style endpoint where the account is part of the URL path
+		// rather than the hostname. This covers Azurite and custom hosts
+		// (reverse proxies, gateways) that expose Azure Blob Storage
+		// without per-account DNS. Sovereign clouds (Azure Government,
+		// Azure China) use vhost-style URLs and are not supported via
+		// this setting; they require their own endpoint plumbing.
+		serviceURL = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/%s/", scheme, strings.Trim(settings.AzureEndpoint, "/"), settings.AzureStorageAccount)
+	}
+
+	var clientOptions *azblob.ClientOptions
+	if settings.SkipVerify {
+		// Mirror the S3 backend: when the admin opts into skipping TLS
+		// verification, plumb a custom transport into the SDK so the toggle
+		// actually takes effect for Azure too.
+		clientOptions = &azblob.ClientOptions{
+			ClientOptions: azcore.ClientOptions{
+				Transport: &http.Client{
+					Transport: &http.Transport{
+						TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	client, err := azblob.NewClientWithSharedKeyCredential(serviceURL, credential, clientOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, pkgerr.Wrap(err, "failed to create azure blob client")
+	}
+
+	// Config.IsValid rejects non-positive timeouts before they reach this
+	// constructor, but direct callers (tests, library users that build a
+	// FileBackendSettings by hand) can still slip a zero or negative value
+	// in. Fall back to a sane default in that case, and log loudly enough
+	// for the substitution to show up if it ever happens in production.
+	timeout := time.Duration(settings.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond
+	if timeout <= 0 {
+		mlog.Warn("AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds is non-positive; falling back to 30s default",
+			mlog.Int("value", int(settings.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds)))
+		timeout = 30 * time.Second
+	}
+
+	return &AzureFileBackend{
+		client:     client,
+		container:  settings.AzureContainer,
+		pathPrefix: settings.AzurePathPrefix,
+		timeout:    timeout,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) DriverName() string {
+	return driverAzure
+}
+
+// prefix joins the configured pathPrefix and the caller-supplied path.
+// Using a plain path.Join, a value like "foo/../../secret" can escape
+// the prefix entirely, so we compute the join and verify the result is
+// the prefix directory itself or a descendant of it. The descendant check
+// requires a path-separator boundary so a prefix of "mattermost" does not
+// match a sibling like "mattermost-evil/...". If the joined path escapes,
+// we fall back to joining the prefix with path.Base, which may drop any
+// intermediate directories the caller intended.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) prefix(p string) string {
+	joined := path.Join(b.pathPrefix, p)
+	if b.pathPrefix == "" {
+		return joined
+	}
+
+	cleanPrefix := strings.TrimSuffix(path.Clean(b.pathPrefix), "/")
+	if joined == cleanPrefix || strings.HasPrefix(joined, cleanPrefix+"/") {
+		return joined
+	}
+	return path.Join(cleanPrefix, path.Base(p))
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) newBlobClient(p string) *blob.Client {
+	return b.client.ServiceClient().NewContainerClient(b.container).NewBlobClient(b.prefix(p))
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) newBlockBlobClient(p string) *blockblob.Client {
+	return b.client.ServiceClient().NewContainerClient(b.container).NewBlockBlobClient(b.prefix(p))
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) newContainerClient() *container.Client {
+	return b.client.ServiceClient().NewContainerClient(b.container)
+}
+
+// TestConnection probes the configured container and reports the outcome
+// using the typed errors shared with the other backends. Container
+// creation is deliberately out of scope here - callers (Server.Start)
+// decide whether to provision a missing container via MakeContainer.
+// That separation keeps a typo in the System Console from silently
+// provisioning an unwanted container, and matches the S3 contract where
+// TestConnection returns FileBackendNoBucketError and MakeBucket is an
+// explicit call.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) TestConnection() error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, err := b.newContainerClient().GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.ContainerNotFound) {
+		return &FileBackendNoBucketError{Err: pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "azure container %q does not exist", b.container)}
+	}
+	if isAzureAuthError(err) {
+		return &FileBackendAuthError{Err: pkgerr.Wrap(err, "unable to authenticate against azure blob storage")}
+	}
+	return pkgerr.Wrap(err, "unable to connect to azure blob storage")
+}
+
+// MakeContainer creates the configured container. Mirrors S3FileBackend.MakeBucket
+// so callers can opt into container provisioning explicitly. An already-existing
+// container is treated as success so that concurrent boots (two nodes racing
+// through TestConnection plus MakeContainer) both converge cleanly.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) MakeContainer() error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if _, err := b.newContainerClient().Create(ctx, nil); err != nil {
+		if bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.ContainerAlreadyExists) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to create azure container %q", b.container)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) Reader(p string) (ReadCloseSeeker, error) {
+	// Arm the deadline *before* the first network call, then hand the same
+	// timer to the returned reader on success. The previous code only set up
+	// the timer on the happy path, which left GetProperties running against a
+	// no-deadline context.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	timer := time.AfterFunc(b.timeout, cancel)
+	blobClient := b.newBlobClient(p)
+
+	props, err := blobClient.GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		timer.Stop()
+		cancel()
+		return nil, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to read file %q", p)
+	}
+	if props.ContentLength == nil {
+		timer.Stop()
+		cancel()
+		return nil, pkgerr.Errorf("missing content length for %q", p)
+	}
+
+	return &azureRangeReader{
+		ctx:        ctx,
+		cancel:     cancel,
+		timer:      timer,
+		blobClient: blobClient,
+		size:       *props.ContentLength,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) ReadFile(p string) ([]byte, error) {
+	r, err := b.Reader(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+	return io.ReadAll(r)
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) FileExists(p string) (bool, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, err := b.newBlobClient(p).GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		if bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.BlobNotFound) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return false, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to check existence of %q", p)
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) FileSize(p string) (int64, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	props, err := b.newBlobClient(p).GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to get size of %q", p)
+	}
+
+	return model.SafeDereference(props.ContentLength), nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) FileModTime(p string) (time.Time, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	props, err := b.newBlobClient(p).GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to get modification time of %q", p)
+	}
+
+	return model.SafeDereference(props.LastModified), nil
+}
+
+// CopyFile copies via StartCopyFromURL and polls the resulting blob's copy
+// status until it succeeds, matching the synchronous semantics that the
+// FileBackend interface (and the S3 driver via ComposeObject) provides.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) CopyFile(oldPath, newPath string) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	src := b.newBlobClient(oldPath).URL()
+	dst := b.newBlockBlobClient(newPath)
+	if _, err := dst.StartCopyFromURL(ctx, src, nil); err != nil {
+		return pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to copy %q to %q", oldPath, newPath)
+	}
+
+	// Poll until the copy reports success. For server-to-server copies within
+	// the same account this is typically synchronous, but the API is
+	// asynchronous in general, so we wait.
+	for {
+		props, err := dst.GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to read copy status for %q", newPath)
+		}
+		if props.CopyStatus == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		switch *props.CopyStatus {
+		case blob.CopyStatusTypeSuccess:
+			return nil
+		case blob.CopyStatusTypeFailed, blob.CopyStatusTypeAborted:
+			desc := model.SafeDereference(props.CopyStatusDescription)
+			return pkgerr.Errorf("azure copy from %q to %q ended in status %q: %q", oldPath, newPath, *props.CopyStatus, desc)
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return pkgerr.Wrapf(ctx.Err(), "azure copy from %q to %q did not complete in time", oldPath, newPath)
+		case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) MoveFile(oldPath, newPath string) error {
+	if err := b.CopyFile(oldPath, newPath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return b.RemoveFile(oldPath)
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) WriteFile(fr io.Reader, p string) (int64, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	return b.WriteFileContext(ctx, fr, p)
+}
+
+// stageBlocks reads fr in azureBlockSize chunks and stages each chunk as a
+// block under a fresh ID. Returns the IDs of the newly staged blocks (in
+// order) and the total byte count. The caller is responsible for committing
+// the block list.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) stageBlocks(ctx context.Context, bb *blockblob.Client, fr io.Reader, p string) ([]string, int64, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, azureBlockSize)
+	var ids []string
+	var total int64
+
+	for {
+		n, err := io.ReadFull(fr, buf)
+		if n > 0 {
+			id, idErr := newAzureBlockID()
+			if idErr != nil {
+				return nil, 0, pkgerr.Wrap(idErr, "failed to generate azure block id")
+			}
+			if _, sbErr := bb.StageBlock(ctx, id, &readSeekNopCloser{Reader: bytes.NewReader(buf[:n])}, nil); sbErr != nil {
+				return nil, 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(sbErr, "unable to stage block for %q", p)
+			}
+			ids = append(ids, id)
+			total += int64(n)
+		}
+		if err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, pkgerr.Wrap(err, "failed to read input")
+		}
+	}
+	return ids, total, nil
+}
+
+// WriteFileContext stages the body in fixed-size blocks and commits a fresh
+// block list. It deliberately does not use the SDK's UploadStream helper:
+// UploadStream's small-payload fast path falls back to single-shot PutBlob,
+// which leaves the resulting blob with no committed block list. A subsequent
+// AppendFile that calls CommitBlockList on that blob would then clobber its
+// content. Routing every WriteFile through StageBlock + CommitBlockList keeps
+// AppendFile correct regardless of payload size.
+//
+// The caller's context governs the entire upload - no inner timeout is added.
+// TryWriteFileContext (filesstore.go) relies on this to let long-running
+// callers like message-export bulk writes opt out of the per-operation
+// timeout that WriteFile applies by default.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) WriteFileContext(ctx context.Context, fr io.Reader, p string) (int64, error) {
+	bb := b.newBlockBlobClient(p)
+	blockIDs, total, err := b.stageBlocks(ctx, bb, fr, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	if len(blockIDs) == 0 {
+		// Empty input - still need to materialize an empty blob with a
+		// committed block list so AppendFile can target it.
+		id, idErr := newAzureBlockID()
+		if idErr != nil {
+			return 0, pkgerr.Wrap(idErr, "failed to generate azure block id")
+		}
+		if _, sbErr := bb.StageBlock(ctx, id, &readSeekNopCloser{Reader: bytes.NewReader(nil)}, nil); sbErr != nil {
+			return 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(sbErr, "unable to stage empty block for %q", p)
+		}
+		blockIDs = append(blockIDs, id)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := bb.CommitBlockList(ctx, blockIDs, nil); err != nil {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to commit block list for %q", p)
+	}
+	return total, nil
+}
+
+// AppendFile stages the new chunk as one or more blocks and commits the
+// existing committed block list plus the newly staged IDs. Each AppendFile
+// call uploads the new bytes exactly once - no re-download, no
+// re-concatenate, no re-upload of the prior contents. The S3-style contract
+// is preserved: returns an error if the target blob does not yet exist;
+// returns the number of bytes appended (not the resulting total size).
+//
+// Refuses to append to a blob that has content but no committed block list
+// (i.e. was uploaded via Put Blob by another tool - Azure portal, azcopy,
+// a migration script). Committing a new block list against such a blob
+// would replace the existing content with only the appended bytes, so
+// failing loud beats silent data loss.
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) AppendFile(fr io.Reader, p string) (int64, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	bb := b.newBlockBlobClient(p)
+
+	listResp, err := bb.GetBlockList(ctx, blockblob.BlockListTypeCommitted, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to find file %q to append data", p)
+	}
+
+	var existingIDs []string
+	if listResp.BlockList.CommittedBlocks != nil {
+		for _, blk := range listResp.BlockList.CommittedBlocks {
+			if blk.Name != nil {
+				existingIDs = append(existingIDs, *blk.Name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(existingIDs) == 0 {
+		props, propsErr := bb.GetProperties(ctx, nil)
+		if propsErr != nil {
+			return 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(propsErr, "unable to inspect %q before append", p)
+		}
+		if model.SafeDereference(props.ContentLength) > 0 {
+			return 0, pkgerr.Errorf("refusing to append to %q: blob has content but no committed block list (likely written via Put Blob by another tool)", p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	newIDs, total, err := b.stageBlocks(ctx, bb, fr, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := bb.CommitBlockList(ctx, append(existingIDs, newIDs...), nil); err != nil {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to commit block list for %q", p)
+	}
+	return total, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) RemoveFile(p string) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, err := b.newBlobClient(p).Delete(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil && !bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.BlobNotFound) {
+		return pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to remove file %q", p)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) ListDirectory(p string) ([]string, error) {
+	prefix := b.prefix(p)
+	if prefix != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(prefix, "/") {
+		prefix += "/"
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	pager := b.newContainerClient().NewListBlobsHierarchyPager("/", &container.ListBlobsHierarchyOptions{
+		Prefix: &prefix,
+	})
+
+	var entries []string
+	for pager.More() {
+		page, err := pager.NextPage(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to list directory %q", p)
+		}
+		for _, item := range page.Segment.BlobItems {
+			if item.Name == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			name := strings.TrimPrefix(*item.Name, b.pathPrefix)
+			name = strings.TrimPrefix(name, "/")
+			entries = append(entries, name)
+		}
+		for _, item := range page.Segment.BlobPrefixes {
+			if item.Name == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			name := strings.TrimPrefix(*item.Name, b.pathPrefix)
+			name = strings.TrimPrefix(name, "/")
+			name = strings.TrimSuffix(name, "/")
+			entries = append(entries, name)
+		}
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) ListDirectoryRecursively(p string) ([]string, error) {
+	prefix := b.prefix(p)
+	if prefix != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(prefix, "/") {
+		prefix += "/"
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), b.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	pager := b.newContainerClient().NewListBlobsFlatPager(&container.ListBlobsFlatOptions{
+		Prefix: &prefix,
+	})
+
+	var entries []string
+	for pager.More() {
+		page, err := pager.NextPage(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, pkgerr.Wrapf(err, "unable to list directory %q recursively", p)
+		}
+		for _, item := range page.Segment.BlobItems {
+			if item.Name == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			name := strings.TrimPrefix(*item.Name, b.pathPrefix)
+			name = strings.TrimPrefix(name, "/")
+			entries = append(entries, name)
+		}
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) RemoveDirectory(p string) error {
+	files, err := b.ListDirectoryRecursively(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if err := b.RemoveFile(f); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) ZipReader(p string, deflate bool) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	method := zip.Store
+	if deflate {
+		method = zip.Deflate
+	}
+
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	go func() {
+		zw := zip.NewWriter(pw)
+		err := b.writeZip(zw, p, method)
+		if cerr := zw.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = cerr
+		}
+		pw.CloseWithError(err)
+	}()
+	return pr, nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) writeZip(zw *zip.Writer, p string, method uint16) error {
+	exists, err := b.FileExists(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if exists {
+		return b.writeZipEntry(zw, p, path.Base(p), method)
+	}
+
+	files, err := b.ListDirectoryRecursively(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	prefix := strings.TrimSuffix(p, "/") + "/"
+	for _, f := range files {
+		rel := strings.TrimPrefix(f, prefix)
+		if err := b.writeZipEntry(zw, f, rel, method); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *AzureFileBackend) writeZipEntry(zw *zip.Writer, blobPath, name string, method uint16) error {
+	r, err := b.Reader(blobPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+	header := &zip.FileHeader{Name: name, Method: method}
+	header.SetMode(0644)
+	w, err := zw.CreateHeader(header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = io.Copy(w, r)
+	return err
+}
+
+// readSeekNopCloser adapts a Reader+Seeker into a ReadSeekCloser without
+// closing the underlying source. The Azure SDK's StageBlock signature
+// requires a ReadSeekCloser.
+type readSeekNopCloser struct {
+	io.Reader
+}
+
+func (r *readSeekNopCloser) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
+	return r.Reader.(io.Seeker).Seek(offset, whence)
+}
+
+func (r *readSeekNopCloser) Close() error { return nil }
+
+// newAzureBlockID returns a fresh base64-encoded 16-byte random block ID,
+// generated with github.com/google/uuid - the same library azblob uses
+// internally for the block IDs it produces in UploadStream. All committed
+// blocks in a single blob must share the same decoded length, so callers
+// must use this for both WriteFile and AppendFile staging.
+//
+// Per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/put-block:
+//
+//	For a given blob, all block IDs must be the same length. If a block is
+//	uploaded with a block ID of a different length than the block IDs for any
+//	existing uncommitted blocks, the service returns error response code 400
+//	(Bad Request).
+func newAzureBlockID() (string, error) {
+	u, err := uuid.NewRandom()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(u[:]), nil
+}
+
+func isAzureAuthError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.AuthenticationFailed) ||
+		bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.AuthorizationFailure) ||
+		bloberror.HasCode(err, bloberror.InvalidAuthenticationInfo)
+}
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e97a19d012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package filestore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob/blob"
+	pkgerr "github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// blobDownloader is the subset of *blob.Client used by azureRangeReader.
+// Defined as an interface so tests can substitute a fake without standing up
+// a real Azure client.
+type blobDownloader interface {
+	DownloadStream(ctx context.Context, opts *blob.DownloadStreamOptions) (blob.DownloadStreamResponse, error)
+}
+
+// azureRangeReader is a seekable reader over an Azure blob, backed by HTTP
+// Range requests. A stream is opened lazily on the first Read at the current
+// offset; Seek closes any open stream so the next Read re-opens it from the
+// new offset. The context is cancelled either by Close or by a timer set to
+// the backend's configured timeout, matching the S3 driver's behavior.
+//
+// Callers constructing this struct directly must set ctx, cancel and timer;
+// the methods below assume all three are non-nil.
+type azureRangeReader struct {
+	ctx        context.Context
+	cancel     context.CancelFunc
+	timer      *time.Timer
+	blobClient blobDownloader
+	size       int64
+	offset     int64
+	body       io.ReadCloser
+}
+
+// Compile-time guarantees that azureRangeReader satisfies the interfaces the
+// app layer relies on. zip.NewReader requires io.ReaderAt for archive
+// readers (e.g. the bulk-import worker), and the import worker also
+// type-asserts to a CancelTimeout interface for long-running operations.
+var (
+	_ ReadCloseSeeker = (*azureRangeReader)(nil)
+	_ io.ReaderAt     = (*azureRangeReader)(nil)
+)
+
+func (r *azureRangeReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if r.offset >= r.size {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	if r.body == nil {
+		resp, err := r.blobClient.DownloadStream(r.ctx, &blob.DownloadStreamOptions{
+			Range: blob.HTTPRange{Offset: r.offset, Count: 0},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, pkgerr.Wrap(err, "failed to open azure range stream")
+		}
+		r.body = resp.Body
+	}
+	n, err := r.body.Read(p)
+	r.offset += int64(n)
+	if err == nil {
+		return n, nil
+	}
+	// Close+drop the body so the caller (or a retry) doesn't read more
+	// from a half-consumed stream, and so Close stays idempotent.
+	r.body.Close()
+	r.body = nil
+	if err == io.EOF && r.offset < r.size {
+		// The remote stream ended before we reached the blob's content
+		// length. Surface that as a truncation rather than a clean EOF
+		// so the caller doesn't accept a partial blob as complete.
+		return n, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (r *azureRangeReader) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
+	var abs int64
+	switch whence {
+	case io.SeekStart:
+		abs = offset
+	case io.SeekCurrent:
+		abs = r.offset + offset
+	case io.SeekEnd:
+		abs = r.size + offset
+	default:
+		return 0, pkgerr.Errorf("invalid whence: %d", whence)
+	}
+	if abs < 0 {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Errorf("negative position: %d", abs)
+	}
+	if abs == r.offset {
+		return abs, nil
+	}
+	if r.body != nil {
+		r.body.Close()
+		r.body = nil
+	}
+	r.offset = abs
+	return abs, nil
+}
+
+// ReadAt reads len(p) bytes starting at offset off. Each call issues a
+// dedicated ranged DownloadStream - calls do not affect the cursor that Read
+// uses, matching the io.ReaderAt contract. This is what the bulk-import
+// worker needs to feed zip.NewReader on Azure-backed deployments.
+func (r *azureRangeReader) ReadAt(p []byte, off int64) (int, error) {
+	if off < 0 {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Errorf("negative offset: %d", off)
+	}
+	if off >= r.size {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	count := int64(len(p))
+	if remaining := r.size - off; count > remaining {
+		count = remaining
+	}
+	resp, err := r.blobClient.DownloadStream(r.ctx, &blob.DownloadStreamOptions{
+		Range: blob.HTTPRange{Offset: off, Count: count},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, pkgerr.Wrap(err, "failed to open azure range stream")
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(resp.Body, p[:count])
+	// io.ReadFull returns ErrUnexpectedEOF when the stream terminates
+	// before count bytes arrive. Only collapse it to io.EOF when we
+	// actually filled the buffer and consumed the blob to the end -
+	// otherwise it is a real truncation that needs to surface so
+	// callers like zip.NewReader do not accept partial content.
+	if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF && int64(n) == count && off+int64(n) == r.size {
+		return n, io.EOF
+	}
+	if err == nil && off+int64(n) == r.size {
+		return n, io.EOF
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// CancelTimeout stops the timer that bounds this reader's lifetime, so
+// long-running consumers (e.g. the bulk-import worker, which can run far
+// past the default per-operation timeout) can opt out of the automatic
+// cancellation. Returns false if the timer has already fired.
+func (r *azureRangeReader) CancelTimeout() bool {
+	return r.timer.Stop()
+}
+
+func (r *azureRangeReader) Close() error {
+	if r.timer != nil {
+		r.timer.Stop()
+	}
+	r.cancel()
+	if r.body != nil {
+		return r.body.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader_test.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8032fb8062c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_rangereader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package filestore
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob/blob"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// trackingReadCloser wraps a Reader and records whether Close was called.
+type trackingReadCloser struct {
+	io.Reader
+	closed bool
+}
+
+func (t *trackingReadCloser) Close() error {
+	t.closed = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+// fakeDownloader serves bytes from an in-memory blob, records every
+// DownloadStream call's Range, and hands out trackingReadClosers so tests
+// can assert close-on-Seek behavior. An optional err short-circuits responses.
+type fakeDownloader struct {
+	data   []byte
+	calls  []blob.HTTPRange
+	bodies []*trackingReadCloser
+	err    error
+}
+
+func (f *fakeDownloader) DownloadStream(_ context.Context, opts *blob.DownloadStreamOptions) (blob.DownloadStreamResponse, error) {
+	if f.err != nil {
+		return blob.DownloadStreamResponse{}, f.err
+	}
+	var rng blob.HTTPRange
+	if opts != nil {
+		rng = opts.Range
+	}
+	f.calls = append(f.calls, rng)
+
+	start := min(max(rng.Offset, 0), int64(len(f.data)))
+	end := int64(len(f.data))
+	if rng.Count > 0 && start+rng.Count < end {
+		end = start + rng.Count
+	}
+	body := &trackingReadCloser{Reader: bytes.NewReader(f.data[start:end])}
+	f.bodies = append(f.bodies, body)
+
+	return blob.DownloadStreamResponse{
+		DownloadResponse: blob.DownloadResponse{Body: body},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// newTestReader returns an azureRangeReader wired to the given fake, with a
+// long-lived timer so it never fires during the test. Caller must Close it.
+func newTestReader(t *testing.T, fake *fakeDownloader, size int64) *azureRangeReader {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	timer := time.AfterFunc(time.Hour, cancel)
+	return &azureRangeReader{
+		ctx:        ctx,
+		cancel:     cancel,
+		timer:      timer,
+		blobClient: fake,
+		size:       size,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("returns EOF at end of blob without downloading", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("hello")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.Seek(0, io.SeekEnd)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		n, err := r.Read(make([]byte, 4))
+		require.Equal(t, 0, n)
+		require.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
+		require.Empty(t, fake.calls, "no download should be issued past end of blob")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("opens stream at current offset", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("hello world")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.Seek(6, io.SeekStart)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 5)
+		n, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 5, n)
+		require.Equal(t, "world", string(buf))
+
+		require.Len(t, fake.calls, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, blob.HTTPRange{Offset: 6, Count: 0}, fake.calls[0])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("sequential reads reuse the open stream", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdefghij")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 4)
+		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "abcd", string(buf))
+
+		_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "efgh", string(buf))
+
+		require.Len(t, fake.calls, 1, "sequential reads must reuse the open stream")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("propagates download errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wantErr := errors.New("boom")
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("xyz"), err: wantErr}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.Read(make([]byte, 1))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, wantErr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("surfaces truncation when stream EOFs before the blob ends", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Promised size is larger than what the fake actually serves,
+		// so the body eventually returns io.EOF while r.offset < r.size.
+		// bytes.Reader returns its content + nil first, then 0 + EOF on
+		// the next call, so we drain the bytes before the truncation
+		// is observable.
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("hello")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data))+10)
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 16)
+		n, err := r.Read(buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 5, n)
+
+		// Second call hits EOF from the body before we've reached r.size,
+		// so the reader must surface that as a truncation.
+		n, err = r.Read(buf)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, n)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
+		require.Nil(t, r.body, "body must be released after a truncation error")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestReadAt(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("reads at the given offset without disturbing the cursor", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdefghij")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		// Advance the streaming cursor first.
+		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, make([]byte, 3))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(3), r.offset)
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 4)
+		n, err := r.ReadAt(buf, 5)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 4, n)
+		require.Equal(t, "fghi", string(buf))
+		require.Equal(t, int64(3), r.offset, "ReadAt must not touch the streaming offset")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns io.EOF when the read lands exactly at the end of the blob", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdefghij")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 3)
+		n, err := r.ReadAt(buf, 7)
+		require.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 3, n)
+		require.Equal(t, "hij", string(buf))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns io.EOF when off is past the size", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdefghij")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		n, err := r.ReadAt(make([]byte, 4), 100)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, n)
+		require.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
+		require.Empty(t, fake.calls, "no download should be issued past end of blob")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects negative offsets", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := newTestReader(t, &fakeDownloader{}, 10)
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.ReadAt(make([]byte, 1), -1)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("propagates download errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wantErr := errors.New("boom")
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("xyz"), err: wantErr}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.ReadAt(make([]byte, 1), 0)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, wantErr)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("surfaces truncation when stream falls short of the requested count", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Promised size exceeds the fake's actual data so ReadFull
+		// sees the body terminate before count bytes arrived. That
+		// must surface as ErrUnexpectedEOF, not a clean EOF.
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("hello")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data))+5)
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 10)
+		n, err := r.ReadAt(buf, 0)
+		require.Equal(t, 5, n)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestCancelTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abc")}
+	r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	require.True(t, r.CancelTimeout(), "first stop should succeed")
+	require.False(t, r.CancelTimeout(), "second stop must report the timer was already stopped")
+}
+
+func TestSeek(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("absolute from start", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 32)}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		pos, err := r.Seek(10, io.SeekStart)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(10), pos)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("relative to current position", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 32)}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.Seek(10, io.SeekStart)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		pos, err := r.Seek(5, io.SeekCurrent)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(15), pos)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("relative to end", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 32)}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		pos, err := r.Seek(-4, io.SeekEnd)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(28), pos)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects invalid whence", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := newTestReader(t, &fakeDownloader{}, 0)
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.Seek(0, 99)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("rejects negative absolute position", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := newTestReader(t, &fakeDownloader{}, 10)
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := r.Seek(-1, io.SeekStart)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+
+		_, err = r.Seek(-20, io.SeekEnd)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("same offset leaves the open stream untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdefgh")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, make([]byte, 3))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, fake.bodies, 1)
+		openBody := fake.bodies[0]
+
+		pos, err := r.Seek(3, io.SeekStart)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(3), pos)
+		require.False(t, openBody.closed, "same-offset seek must not close the open stream")
+
+		_, err = io.ReadFull(r, make([]byte, 3))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, fake.calls, 1, "same-offset seek must not trigger a new download")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("different offset closes the open stream and the next read reopens", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdefghij")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+		defer r.Close()
+
+		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, make([]byte, 2))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, fake.bodies, 1)
+		firstBody := fake.bodies[0]
+
+		_, err = r.Seek(7, io.SeekStart)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.True(t, firstBody.closed, "seek to a new offset must close the open stream")
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 3)
+		_, err = io.ReadFull(r, buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "hij", string(buf))
+
+		require.Len(t, fake.calls, 2)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(7), fake.calls[1].Offset)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestClose(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("cancels context and closes the open body", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fake := &fakeDownloader{data: []byte("abcdef")}
+		r := newTestReader(t, fake, int64(len(fake.data)))
+
+		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, make([]byte, 3))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, fake.bodies, 1)
+
+		require.NoError(t, r.Close())
+		require.True(t, fake.bodies[0].closed)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, r.ctx.Err(), context.Canceled)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("works when no stream was opened", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := newTestReader(t, &fakeDownloader{}, 10)
+		require.NoError(t, r.Close())
+		require.ErrorIs(t, r.ctx.Err(), context.Canceled)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_test.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6dea58aed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/azurestore_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package filestore
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+func TestAzureFileBackendPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		prefix   string
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{name: "no prefix, plain path", prefix: "", input: "team/channel/file", expected: "team/channel/file"},
+		{name: "no prefix, with dot-dot", prefix: "", input: "../escape", expected: "../escape"},
+		{name: "prefix, plain path", prefix: "mattermost", input: "team/channel/file", expected: "mattermost/team/channel/file"},
+		{name: "prefix, exact root", prefix: "mattermost", input: "", expected: "mattermost"},
+		{name: "prefix, dot-dot escapes", prefix: "mattermost", input: "../escape", expected: "mattermost/escape"},
+		{name: "prefix, nested dot-dot escapes", prefix: "mattermost", input: "sub/../../escape", expected: "mattermost/escape"},
+		{name: "prefix, dot-dot in middle stays inside", prefix: "mattermost", input: "a/../b", expected: "mattermost/b"},
+		{name: "prefix with trailing slash, dot-dot escapes", prefix: "mattermost/", input: "../escape", expected: "mattermost/escape"},
+		{name: "prefix boundary collision must not escape", prefix: "mattermost", input: "../mattermost-evil/file", expected: "mattermost/file"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := &AzureFileBackend{pathPrefix: tt.prefix}
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expected, b.prefix(tt.input))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// azuriteWellKnownAccount and azuriteWellKnownKey are Azurite's published
+// development credentials. They are not secrets - they are documented in the
+// Azurite README and ship hardcoded in every Azurite distribution.
+const (
+	azuriteWellKnownAccount = "devstoreaccount1"
+	azuriteWellKnownKey     = "Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw=="
+)
+
+// TestAzureFileBackendAppendRefusesNonBlockBlob exercises the safety
+// check in AppendFile: when a blob exists with content but no committed
+// block list (i.e. it was uploaded via Put Blob by another tool), the
+// backend must refuse the append rather than silently destroy the
+// existing content.
+func TestAzureFileBackendAppendRefusesNonBlockBlob(t *testing.T) {
+	be := newAzuriteBackend(t)
+
+	path := "append-refusal-test.bin"
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = be.RemoveFile(path) })
+
+	// Write the blob via the high-level Upload helper, which calls the
+	// Put Blob REST endpoint and leaves the committed-block list empty.
+	original := []byte("planted-by-another-tool")
+	bb := be.newBlockBlobClient(path)
+	_, err := bb.Upload(context.Background(), nopReadSeekCloser{bytes.NewReader(original)}, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = be.AppendFile(bytes.NewReader([]byte("would-overwrite")), path)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no committed block list")
+
+	// The original content must still be intact.
+	got, err := be.ReadFile(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, original, got)
+}
+
+// TestAzureFileBackendMakeContainerIdempotent ensures that calling
+// MakeContainer twice on the same backend is a no-op the second time.
+// Two nodes can race through TestConnection plus MakeContainer at boot;
+// the loser must converge instead of returning an error.
+func TestAzureFileBackendMakeContainerIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	be := newAzuriteBackend(t)
+
+	require.NoError(t, be.MakeContainer())
+	require.NoError(t, be.MakeContainer())
+}
+
+type nopReadSeekCloser struct {
+	*bytes.Reader
+}
+
+func (nopReadSeekCloser) Close() error { return nil }
+
+// newAzuriteBackend builds an Azure backend pointed at the Azurite emulator
+// and ensures the container exists. Standalone Azure tests should use this
+// instead of calling NewAzureFileBackend + TestConnection directly; the
+// shared FileBackendTestSuite handles provisioning itself in SetupTest.
+func newAzuriteBackend(t *testing.T) *AzureFileBackend {
+	t.Helper()
+	be, err := NewAzureFileBackend(azuriteSettings(t))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var noBucket *FileBackendNoBucketError
+	if err := be.TestConnection(); errors.As(err, &noBucket) {
+		require.NoError(t, be.MakeContainer())
+	} else {
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+	return be
+}
+
+func azuriteSettings(t *testing.T) FileBackendSettings {
+	t.Helper()
+	host := os.Getenv("CI_AZURITE_HOST")
+	if host == "" {
+		host = "localhost"
+	}
+	port := os.Getenv("CI_AZURITE_PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "10000"
+	}
+	return FileBackendSettings{
+		DriverName:                      driverAzure,
+		AzureStorageAccount:             azuriteWellKnownAccount,
+		AzureAccessKey:                  azuriteWellKnownKey,
+		AzureContainer:                  "mattermost-test",
+		AzureEndpoint:                   fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", host, port),
+		AzureSSL:                        false,
+		AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds: 30000,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAzureFileBackendTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, &FileBackendTestSuite{settings: azuriteSettings(t)})
+}
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/errors.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d034ca6cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package filestore
+
+// FileBackendAuthError is returned when testing a connection and authentication
+// against the file storage backend fails. Backends should wrap the underlying
+// auth failure in this type so the admin Test Connection flow can surface a
+// useful message regardless of which driver is configured.
+type FileBackendAuthError struct {
+	// Err is the underlying driver error, if any.
+	Err error
+	// DetailedError is a human-readable message describing the failure.
+	// Kept for compatibility with the previous S3-specific type.
+	DetailedError string
+}
+
+func (e *FileBackendAuthError) Error() string {
+	if e.DetailedError != "" {
+		return e.DetailedError
+	}
+	if e.Err != nil {
+		return e.Err.Error()
+	}
+	return "authentication failed"
+}
+
+func (e *FileBackendAuthError) Unwrap() error { return e.Err }
+
+// FileBackendNoBucketError is returned when testing a connection and the
+// configured bucket / container does not exist.
+type FileBackendNoBucketError struct {
+	// Err is the underlying driver error, if any.
+	Err error
+}
+
+func (e *FileBackendNoBucketError) Error() string {
+	if e.Err != nil {
+		return e.Err.Error()
+	}
+	return "no such bucket or container"
+}
+
+func (e *FileBackendNoBucketError) Unwrap() error { return e.Err }
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go
index 46116579a4d..c7eacb1bb84 100644
--- a/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	driverS3    = "amazons3"
 	driverLocal = "local"
+	driverAzure = "azureblob"
 )
 
 type ReadCloseSeeker interface {
@@ -65,6 +66,13 @@ type FileBackendSettings struct {
 	AmazonS3PresignExpiresSeconds      int64
 	AmazonS3UploadPartSizeBytes        int64
 	AmazonS3StorageClass               string
+	AzureStorageAccount                string
+	AzureAccessKey                     string
+	AzureContainer                     string
+	AzurePathPrefix                    string
+	AzureEndpoint                      string
+	AzureSSL                           bool
+	AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds    int64
 }
 
 func NewFileBackendSettingsFromConfig(fileSettings *model.FileSettings, enableComplianceFeature bool, skipVerify bool) FileBackendSettings {
@@ -74,6 +82,19 @@ func NewFileBackendSettingsFromConfig(fileSettings *model.FileSettings, enableCo
 			Directory:  *fileSettings.Directory,
 		}
 	}
+	if *fileSettings.DriverName == model.ImageDriverAzure {
+		return FileBackendSettings{
+			DriverName:                      *fileSettings.DriverName,
+			AzureStorageAccount:             *fileSettings.AzureStorageAccount,
+			AzureAccessKey:                  *fileSettings.AzureAccessKey,
+			AzureContainer:                  *fileSettings.AzureContainer,
+			AzurePathPrefix:                 *fileSettings.AzurePathPrefix,
+			AzureEndpoint:                   *fileSettings.AzureEndpoint,
+			AzureSSL:                        fileSettings.AzureSSL == nil || *fileSettings.AzureSSL,
+			AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds: *fileSettings.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds,
+			SkipVerify:                      skipVerify,
+		}
+	}
 	return FileBackendSettings{
 		DriverName:                         *fileSettings.DriverName,
 		AmazonS3AccessKeyId:                *fileSettings.AmazonS3AccessKeyId,
@@ -100,6 +121,19 @@ func NewExportFileBackendSettingsFromConfig(fileSettings *model.FileSettings, en
 			Directory:  *fileSettings.ExportDirectory,
 		}
 	}
+	if *fileSettings.ExportDriverName == model.ImageDriverAzure {
+		return FileBackendSettings{
+			DriverName:                      *fileSettings.ExportDriverName,
+			AzureStorageAccount:             *fileSettings.ExportAzureStorageAccount,
+			AzureAccessKey:                  *fileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey,
+			AzureContainer:                  *fileSettings.ExportAzureContainer,
+			AzurePathPrefix:                 *fileSettings.ExportAzurePathPrefix,
+			AzureEndpoint:                   *fileSettings.ExportAzureEndpoint,
+			AzureSSL:                        fileSettings.ExportAzureSSL == nil || *fileSettings.ExportAzureSSL,
+			AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds: *fileSettings.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds,
+			SkipVerify:                      skipVerify,
+		}
+	}
 	return FileBackendSettings{
 		DriverName:                         *fileSettings.ExportDriverName,
 		AmazonS3AccessKeyId:                *fileSettings.ExportAmazonS3AccessKeyId,
@@ -133,6 +167,19 @@ func (settings *FileBackendSettings) CheckMandatoryS3Fields() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (settings *FileBackendSettings) CheckMandatoryAzureFields() error {
+	if settings.AzureStorageAccount == "" {
+		return errors.New("missing azure storage account setting")
+	}
+	if settings.AzureContainer == "" {
+		return errors.New("missing azure container setting")
+	}
+	if settings.AzureAccessKey == "" {
+		return errors.New("missing azure access key setting")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // NewFileBackend creates a new file backend
 func NewFileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (FileBackend, error) {
 	return newFileBackend(settings, true)
@@ -159,6 +206,12 @@ func newFileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings, canBeCloud bool) (FileBackend,
 		return &LocalFileBackend{
 			directory: settings.Directory,
 		}, nil
+	case driverAzure:
+		backend, err := NewAzureFileBackend(settings)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to connect to the azure backend")
+		}
+		return backend, nil
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("no valid filestorage driver found")
 }
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore_test.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore_test.go
index ad5b5b3aa5e..f56182e1258 100644
--- a/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore_test.go
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore_test.go
@@ -123,11 +123,17 @@ func (s *FileBackendTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
 	s.backend = backend
 
-	// This is needed to create the bucket if it doesn't exist.
+	// This is needed to create the bucket / container if it doesn't exist.
 	err = s.backend.TestConnection()
-	if _, ok := err.(*S3FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
-		s3Backend := s.backend.(*S3FileBackend)
-		s.NoError(s3Backend.MakeBucket())
+	if _, ok := err.(*FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
+		switch b := s.backend.(type) {
+		case *S3FileBackend:
+			s.NoError(b.MakeBucket())
+		case *AzureFileBackend:
+			s.NoError(b.MakeContainer())
+		default:
+			s.NoError(err)
+		}
 	} else {
 		s.NoError(err)
 	}
@@ -699,7 +705,7 @@ func BenchmarkFileStore(b *testing.B) {
 
 	// Create bucket if it doesn't exist
 	err = s3Backend.TestConnection()
-	if _, ok := err.(*S3FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
+	if _, ok := err.(*FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
 		require.NoError(b, s3Backend.(*S3FileBackend).MakeBucket())
 	} else {
 		require.NoError(b, err)
@@ -851,7 +857,7 @@ func BenchmarkS3WriteFile(b *testing.B) {
 
 		// This is needed to create the bucket if it doesn't exist.
 		err = backend.TestConnection()
-		if _, ok := err.(*S3FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
+		if _, ok := err.(*FileBackendNoBucketError); ok {
 			require.NoError(b, backend.(*S3FileBackend).MakeBucket())
 		} else {
 			require.NoError(b, err)
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go
index 161a2cb3d05..420c6f890eb 100644
--- a/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ type S3FileBackend struct {
 	storageClass   string
 }
 
-type S3FileBackendAuthError struct {
-	DetailedError string
-}
-
-// S3FileBackendNoBucketError is returned when testing a connection and no S3 bucket is found
-type S3FileBackendNoBucketError struct{}
+// S3FileBackendAuthError and S3FileBackendNoBucketError are aliases for the
+// generic backend errors. They are kept so external code (plugins,
+// historically-typed consumers) continues to compile.
+type (
+	S3FileBackendAuthError     = FileBackendAuthError
+	S3FileBackendNoBucketError = FileBackendNoBucketError
+)
 
 const (
 	// This is not exported by minio. See: https://github.com/minio/minio-go/issues/1339
@@ -77,14 +78,6 @@ func getContentType(ext string) string {
 	return mimeType
 }
 
-func (s *S3FileBackendAuthError) Error() string {
-	return s.DetailedError
-}
-
-func (s *S3FileBackendNoBucketError) Error() string {
-	return "no such bucket"
-}
-
 // NewS3FileBackend returns an instance of an S3FileBackend and determine if we are in Mattermost cloud or not.
 func NewS3FileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (*S3FileBackend, error) {
 	return newS3FileBackend(settings, os.Getenv("MM_CLOUD_FILESTORE_BIFROST") != "")
diff --git a/server/public/model/config.go b/server/public/model/config.go
index a586861c079..543d751875d 100644
--- a/server/public/model/config.go
+++ b/server/public/model/config.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const (
 
 	ImageDriverLocal = "local"
 	ImageDriverS3    = "amazons3"
+	ImageDriverAzure = "azureblob"
 
 	DatabaseDriverPostgres = "postgres"
 
@@ -137,6 +138,12 @@ const (
 	FileSettingsDefaultS3UploadPartSizeBytes       = 5 * 1024 * 1024   // 5MB
 	FileSettingsDefaultS3ExportUploadPartSizeBytes = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // 100MB
 
+	// maxAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds caps the per-request timeout so a
+	// hung Azure call cannot keep a goroutine open indefinitely. Ten minutes
+	// is well beyond any realistic single-request workload and matches the
+	// upper end of Azure SDK retry guidance.
+	maxAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = 10 * 60 * 1000
+
 	ImportSettingsDefaultDirectory     = "./import"
 	ImportSettingsDefaultRetentionDays = 30
 
@@ -1795,6 +1802,13 @@ type FileSettings struct {
 	AmazonS3RequestTimeoutMilliseconds *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 	AmazonS3UploadPartSizeBytes        *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 	AmazonS3StorageClass               *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	AzureStorageAccount                *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	AzureAccessKey                     *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	AzureContainer                     *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	AzurePathPrefix                    *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	AzureEndpoint                      *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	AzureSSL                           *bool   `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"`
+	AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds    *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable,cloud_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 	// Export store settings
 	DedicatedExportStore                     *bool   `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"`
 	ExportDriverName                         *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"`
@@ -1813,6 +1827,13 @@ type FileSettings struct {
 	ExportAmazonS3PresignExpiresSeconds      *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 	ExportAmazonS3UploadPartSizeBytes        *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 	ExportAmazonS3StorageClass               *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	ExportAzureStorageAccount                *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	ExportAzureAccessKey                     *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	ExportAzureContainer                     *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	ExportAzurePathPrefix                    *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	ExportAzureEndpoint                      *string `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
+	ExportAzureSSL                           *bool   `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"`
+	ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds    *int64  `access:"environment_file_storage,write_restrictable"` // telemetry: none
 }
 
 func (s *FileSettings) SetDefaults(isUpdate bool) {
@@ -1929,6 +1950,34 @@ func (s *FileSettings) SetDefaults(isUpdate bool) {
 		s.AmazonS3StorageClass = new("")
 	}
 
+	if s.AzureStorageAccount == nil {
+		s.AzureStorageAccount = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.AzureAccessKey == nil {
+		s.AzureAccessKey = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.AzureContainer == nil {
+		s.AzureContainer = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.AzurePathPrefix == nil {
+		s.AzurePathPrefix = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.AzureEndpoint == nil {
+		s.AzureEndpoint = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.AzureSSL == nil {
+		s.AzureSSL = NewPointer(true)
+	}
+
+	if s.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds == nil {
+		s.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = NewPointer(int64(30000))
+	}
+
 	if s.DedicatedExportStore == nil {
 		s.DedicatedExportStore = new(false)
 	}
@@ -1998,6 +2047,34 @@ func (s *FileSettings) SetDefaults(isUpdate bool) {
 	if s.ExportAmazonS3StorageClass == nil {
 		s.ExportAmazonS3StorageClass = new("")
 	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzureStorageAccount == nil {
+		s.ExportAzureStorageAccount = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzureAccessKey == nil {
+		s.ExportAzureAccessKey = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzureContainer == nil {
+		s.ExportAzureContainer = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzurePathPrefix == nil {
+		s.ExportAzurePathPrefix = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzureEndpoint == nil {
+		s.ExportAzureEndpoint = NewPointer("")
+	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzureSSL == nil {
+		s.ExportAzureSSL = NewPointer(true)
+	}
+
+	if s.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds == nil {
+		s.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = NewPointer(int64(30000))
+	}
 }
 
 type EmailSettings struct {
@@ -4396,7 +4473,7 @@ func (s *FileSettings) isValid() *AppError {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.max_file_size.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
-	if !(*s.DriverName == ImageDriverLocal || *s.DriverName == ImageDriverS3) {
+	if !(*s.DriverName == ImageDriverLocal || *s.DriverName == ImageDriverS3 || *s.DriverName == ImageDriverAzure) {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.file_driver.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
@@ -4421,6 +4498,10 @@ func (s *FileSettings) isValid() *AppError {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.amazons3_timeout.app_error", map[string]any{"Value": *s.MaxImageDecoderConcurrency}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	if *s.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds <= 0 || *s.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds > maxAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds {
+		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.azure_timeout.app_error", map[string]any{"Value": *s.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
 	if *s.AmazonS3StorageClass != "" && !slices.Contains([]string{StorageClassStandard, StorageClassReducedRedundancy, StorageClassStandardIA, StorageClassOnezoneIA, StorageClassIntelligentTiering, StorageClassGlacier, StorageClassDeepArchive, StorageClassOutposts, StorageClassGlacierIR, StorageClassSnow, StorageClassExpressOnezone}, *s.AmazonS3StorageClass) {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.storage_class.app_error", map[string]any{"Value": *s.AmazonS3StorageClass}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
@@ -4429,14 +4510,34 @@ func (s *FileSettings) isValid() *AppError {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_whitespace.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.AmazonS3PathPrefix", "Value": *s.AmazonS3PathPrefix}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	if strings.TrimSpace(*s.AzurePathPrefix) != *s.AzurePathPrefix {
+		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_whitespace.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.AzurePathPrefix", "Value": *s.AzurePathPrefix}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(*s.AzurePathPrefix, "..") {
+		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_traversal.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.AzurePathPrefix", "Value": *s.AzurePathPrefix}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
 	if *s.ExportAmazonS3StorageClass != "" && !slices.Contains([]string{StorageClassStandard, StorageClassReducedRedundancy, StorageClassStandardIA, StorageClassOnezoneIA, StorageClassIntelligentTiering, StorageClassGlacier, StorageClassDeepArchive, StorageClassOutposts, StorageClassGlacierIR, StorageClassSnow, StorageClassExpressOnezone}, *s.ExportAmazonS3StorageClass) {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.storage_class.app_error", map[string]any{"Value": *s.ExportAmazonS3StorageClass}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	if *s.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds <= 0 || *s.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds > maxAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds {
+		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.export_azure_timeout.app_error", map[string]any{"Value": *s.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
 	if strings.TrimSpace(*s.ExportAmazonS3PathPrefix) != *s.ExportAmazonS3PathPrefix {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_whitespace.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.ExportAmazonS3PathPrefix", "Value": *s.ExportAmazonS3PathPrefix}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
+	if strings.TrimSpace(*s.ExportAzurePathPrefix) != *s.ExportAzurePathPrefix {
+		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_whitespace.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.ExportAzurePathPrefix", "Value": *s.ExportAzurePathPrefix}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(*s.ExportAzurePathPrefix, "..") {
+		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_traversal.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.ExportAzurePathPrefix", "Value": *s.ExportAzurePathPrefix}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	}
+
 	if strings.TrimSpace(*s.ExportDirectory) != *s.ExportDirectory {
 		return NewAppError("Config.IsValid", "model.config.is_valid.directory_whitespace.app_error", map[string]any{"Setting": "FileSettings.ExportDirectory", "Value": *s.ExportDirectory}, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
@@ -5061,6 +5162,14 @@ func (o *Config) Sanitize(pluginManifests []*Manifest, opts *SanitizeOptions) {
 		*o.FileSettings.ExportAmazonS3SecretAccessKey = FakeSetting
 	}
 
+	if o.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey != nil && *o.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey != "" {
+		*o.FileSettings.AzureAccessKey = FakeSetting
+	}
+
+	if o.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey != nil && *o.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey != "" {
+		*o.FileSettings.ExportAzureAccessKey = FakeSetting
+	}
+
 	if o.EmailSettings.SMTPPassword != nil && *o.EmailSettings.SMTPPassword != "" {
 		*o.EmailSettings.SMTPPassword = FakeSetting
 	}
diff --git a/server/public/model/config_test.go b/server/public/model/config_test.go
index 4a63f61c7a0..19676351aca 100644
--- a/server/public/model/config_test.go
+++ b/server/public/model/config_test.go
@@ -296,6 +296,59 @@ func TestFileSettingsDirectoryWhitespaceValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFileSettingsAzureRequestTimeoutBounds(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		value        int64
+		configSetter func(*Config, *int64)
+		errID        string
+	}{
+		{"AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds zero", 0, func(cfg *Config, v *int64) { cfg.FileSettings.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = v }, "model.config.is_valid.azure_timeout.app_error"},
+		{"AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds negative", -1, func(cfg *Config, v *int64) { cfg.FileSettings.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = v }, "model.config.is_valid.azure_timeout.app_error"},
+		{"AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds above ceiling", maxAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds + 1, func(cfg *Config, v *int64) { cfg.FileSettings.AzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = v }, "model.config.is_valid.azure_timeout.app_error"},
+		{"ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds zero", 0, func(cfg *Config, v *int64) { cfg.FileSettings.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = v }, "model.config.is_valid.export_azure_timeout.app_error"},
+		{"ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds above ceiling", maxAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds + 1, func(cfg *Config, v *int64) { cfg.FileSettings.ExportAzureRequestTimeoutMilliseconds = v }, "model.config.is_valid.export_azure_timeout.app_error"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := &Config{}
+			cfg.SetDefaults()
+			tc.configSetter(cfg, NewPointer(tc.value))
+
+			err := cfg.FileSettings.isValid()
+			require.NotNil(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.errID, err.Id)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileSettingsAzurePathPrefixTraversal(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		configSetter func(*Config, *string)
+	}{
+		{
+			"AzurePathPrefix",
+			func(cfg *Config, value *string) { cfg.FileSettings.AzurePathPrefix = value },
+		},
+		{
+			"ExportAzurePathPrefix",
+			func(cfg *Config, value *string) { cfg.FileSettings.ExportAzurePathPrefix = value },
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := &Config{}
+			cfg.SetDefaults()
+			tc.configSetter(cfg, NewPointer("../escape"))
+
+			err := cfg.FileSettings.isValid()
+			require.NotNil(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, "model.config.is_valid.directory_traversal.app_error", err.Id)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConfigDefaultSignatureAlgorithm(t *testing.T) {
 	c1 := Config{}
 	c1.SetDefaults()

From d43dbe972ed35ee419d4eda0d66f259c5d5ff08f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julien Tant <785518+JulienTant@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:37:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update Playbooks plugin to v2.9.0 (incl. FIPS) (#36570)

---
 server/Makefile | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
index 5730af0caa2..b6bbdecfe46 100644
--- a/server/Makefile
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-calls-v1.11.4
 PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-github-v2.7.1
 PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-gitlab-v1.12.2
 PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-jira-v4.7.0
-PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-playbooks-v2.8.1
+PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-playbooks-v2.9.0
 PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-servicenow-v2.4.0
 PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-zoom-v1.13.0
 PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-agents-v2.0.3
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-channel-export-v1.3.0
 # download the package from to work. This will no longer be needed when we unify
 # the way we pre-package FIPS and non-FIPS plugins.
 ifeq ($(FIPS_ENABLED),true)
-	PLUGIN_PACKAGES  = mattermost-plugin-playbooks-v2.8.1%2Bac0a223-fips
+	PLUGIN_PACKAGES  = mattermost-plugin-playbooks-v2.9.0%2Bdfb5b30-fips
 	PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-agents-v2.0.3%2Bcab391a-fips
 	PLUGIN_PACKAGES += mattermost-plugin-boards-v9.2.4%2B5855fe1-fips
 endif