diff --git a/src/categories/data.js b/src/categories/data.js
index 452ccf20b8..2b4e029caf 100644
--- a/src/categories/data.js
+++ b/src/categories/data.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 
 	Categories.getCategoryField = async function (cid, field) {
 		const category = await Categories.getCategoryFields(cid, [field]);
-		return category ? category[field] : null;
+		return category && category.hasOwnProperty(field) ? category[field] : null;
 	};
 
 	Categories.getCategoryFields = async function (cid, fields) {
diff --git a/src/groups/data.js b/src/groups/data.js
index 5ecb9081e0..1dc52e44ad 100644
--- a/src/groups/data.js
+++ b/src/groups/data.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = function (Groups) {
 
 	Groups.getGroupField = async function (groupName, field) {
 		const groupData = await Groups.getGroupFields(groupName, [field]);
-		return groupData ? groupData[field] : null;
+		return groupData && groupData.hasOwnProperty(field) ? groupData[field] : null;
 	};
 
 	Groups.getGroupFields = async function (groupName, fields) {
diff --git a/src/messaging/data.js b/src/messaging/data.js
index aa96e11a67..2c3257c74f 100644
--- a/src/messaging/data.js
+++ b/src/messaging/data.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function (Messaging) {
 
 	Messaging.getMessageField = async (mid, field) => {
 		const fields = await Messaging.getMessageFields(mid, [field]);
-		return fields ? fields[field] : null;
+		return fields && fields.hasOwnProperty(field) ? fields[field] : null;
 	};
 
 	Messaging.getMessageFields = async (mid, fields) => {
diff --git a/src/posts/data.js b/src/posts/data.js
index 5c44b49254..688c131b8a 100644
--- a/src/posts/data.js
+++ b/src/posts/data.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 
 	Posts.getPostField = async function (pid, field) {
 		const post = await Posts.getPostFields(pid, [field]);
-		return post ? post[field] : null;
+		return post && post.hasOwnProperty(field) ? post[field] : null;
 	};
 
 	Posts.getPostFields = async function (pid, fields) {
diff --git a/src/topics/data.js b/src/topics/data.js
index 1260c092e1..e9a281ecaa 100644
--- a/src/topics/data.js
+++ b/src/topics/data.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 
 	Topics.getTopicField = async function (tid, field) {
 		const topic = await Topics.getTopicFields(tid, [field]);
-		return topic ? topic[field] : null;
+		return topic && topic.hasOwnProperty(field) ? topic[field] : null;
 	};
 
 	Topics.getTopicFields = async function (tid, fields) {