diff --git a/src/lib/forms-shared.ts b/src/lib/forms-shared.ts
index f123154..de5ff4b 100644
--- a/src/lib/forms-shared.ts
+++ b/src/lib/forms-shared.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ export async function fetchCustomFieldDefs(): Promise<CustomFieldVar[]> {
   return (data ?? []) as CustomFieldVar[];
 }
 
+export async function fetchClientCustomFieldDefs(): Promise<CustomFieldVar[]> {
+  const { data } = await supabase
+    .from("custom_client_fields")
+    .select("key,label,description")
+    .eq("active", true)
+    .order("sort_order");
+  return (data ?? []) as CustomFieldVar[];
+}
+
 // Case modifiers usable in templates as {{var|modifier}}.
 // Supported: upper, lower, title, sentence, capitalize (alias for sentence).
 export type CaseModifier = "upper" | "lower" | "title" | "sentence" | "capitalize";