diff --git a/assets/release_notes.md b/assets/release_notes.md
index ae70bfb0..20e102f0 100644
--- a/assets/release_notes.md
+++ b/assets/release_notes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 - Fix action button colors
 - Added Norwegian translations
+- Fix serial number field when creating stock item
 
 ### 0.11.5 - April 2023
 ---
diff --git a/lib/inventree/stock.dart b/lib/inventree/stock.dart
index cd22e3fb..10b54484 100644
--- a/lib/inventree/stock.dart
+++ b/lib/inventree/stock.dart
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class InvenTreeStockItem extends InvenTreeModel {
       "quantity": {},
       "serial": {},
       "serial_numbers": {
-        "label": L10().serialNumber,
+        "label": L10().serialNumbers,
         "type": "string",
       },
       "status": {},
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_en.arb b/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
index 2d353b71..66ded8ba 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
@@ -969,6 +969,9 @@
   "serialNumber": "Serial Number",
   "@serialNumber": {},
 
+  "serialNumbers": "Serial Numbers",
+  "@serialNumbers": {},
+
   "server": "Server",
   "@server": {},
 
diff --git a/lib/widget/location_display.dart b/lib/widget/location_display.dart
index 38cc63d2..9f74e8bf 100644
--- a/lib/widget/location_display.dart
+++ b/lib/widget/location_display.dart
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ class _LocationDisplayState extends RefreshableState<LocationDisplayWidget> {
     );
   }
 
+  /*
+   * Launch a dialog form to create a new stock item
+   */
   Future<void> _newStockItem(BuildContext context) async {
     int pk = location?.pk ?? -1;
 
@@ -246,12 +249,18 @@ class _LocationDisplayState extends RefreshableState<LocationDisplayWidget> {
       return;
     }
 
+    var fields = InvenTreeStockItem().formFields();
+
+    // Serial number field is not required here
+    fields.remove("serial");
+
     InvenTreeStockItem().createForm(
         context,
         L10().stockItemCreate,
         data: {
           "location": location != null ? pk : null,
         },
+        fields: fields,
         onSuccess: (result) async {
           Map<String, dynamic> data = result as Map<String, dynamic>;