diff --git a/plugins/system/fields/fields.php b/plugins/system/fields/fields.php
index cad548beb937c..12148e45341b4 100644
--- a/plugins/system/fields/fields.php
+++ b/plugins/system/fields/fields.php
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ public function onContentNormaliseRequestData($context, $data, Form $form)
 		// Loop over all fields
 		foreach ($form->getGroup('com_fields') as $field)
 		{
+			if ($field->disabled === true)
+			{
+				/**
+				 * Disabled fields should NEVER be added to the request as
+				 * they should NEVER be added by the browser anyway so nothing to check against
+				 * as "disabled" means no interaction at all.
+				 */
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			// Make sure the data object has an entry
 			if (isset($data->com_fields[$field->fieldname]))
 			{