diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php
index 8f98d90841..53ecdd748f 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php
@@ -185,13 +185,12 @@ class AccessoriesController extends Controller
             $accessory->category_id = request('category_id');
             $accessory->company_id = Company::getIdForCurrentUser(request('company_id'));
             $accessory->manufacturer_id = request('manufacturer_id');
-            $accessory->supplier_id = request('supplier_id');
             $accessory->model_number = request('model_number');
-            $accessory->purchase_date = request('purchase_date');
-            // purchase_cost is create-only on the parent — post-create
-            // acquisitions record their own price on the OrderItem, so
-            // the edit form no longer exposes purchase_cost and this
-            // controller stops overwriting it on update.
+            // supplier_id, purchase_date, purchase_cost are create-only
+            // on the parent. Post-create acquisitions live as Orders +
+            // OrderItems (each with its own supplier / date / price), so
+            // the edit form no longer exposes any of them and the
+            // controller stops overwriting the parent values.
             $accessory->notes = request('notes');
             $accessory->requestable = request('requestable', 0);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php
index 4ba8a7db32..447df09f40 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AccessoriesController.php
@@ -294,12 +294,19 @@ class AccessoriesController extends Controller
         $qtyRequested = $request->has('qty') ? (int) $request->input('qty') : $qtyBefore;
         $qtyDelta = $qtyRequested - $qtyBefore;
 
-        // purchase_cost is create-only on the parent — post-create
-        // acquisitions record their own price on the OrderItem, so an
-        // update-mode fill drops it. API consumers relying on the old
-        // "set purchase_cost via PATCH" behavior need to use the
-        // adjust-quantity endpoint instead.
-        $accessory->fill($request->except(['qty', 'order_number', 'purchase_cost']));
+        // supplier_id, purchase_date, purchase_cost, and order_number
+        // are create-only on the parent. Post-create acquisitions live
+        // as Orders + OrderItems (each with its own supplier / date /
+        // price / order number), so update-mode drops all four. API
+        // consumers relying on the old "set these via PATCH" behavior
+        // need to use the adjust-quantity endpoint instead.
+        $accessory->fill($request->except([
+            'qty',
+            'order_number',
+            'purchase_cost',
+            'purchase_date',
+            'supplier_id',
+        ]));
         $accessory->company_id = Company::getIdForCurrentUser($request->input('company_id'));
         $accessory = $request->handleImages($accessory);
 
@@ -537,30 +544,4 @@ class AccessoriesController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json((new ActionlogsTransformer)->transformActionlogs($history, $total), 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Orders tab datatable: every OrderItem line ever recorded against
-     * this accessory, with its parent Order's supplier / currency /
-     * purchase date joined in via eager load.
-     */
-    public function orders(Request $request, Accessory $accessory): JsonResponse|array
-    {
-        $this->authorize('view', $accessory);
-
-        $ordersQuery = $accessory->orderItems()
-            ->with(['order:id,order_number,supplier_id,currency,purchase_date', 'order.supplier:id,name'])
-            ->orderByDesc('id');
-
-        $total = (clone $ordersQuery)->count();
-        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $total) ? $total : app('api_offset_value');
-        $limit = app('api_limit_value');
-        $lines = (clone $ordersQuery)->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
-
-        return response()->json(
-            (new \App\Http\Transformers\OrderItemsTransformer)->transformOrderItems($lines, $total),
-            200,
-            ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'],
-            JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE,
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
index cb331bd636..821340fc86 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -355,34 +355,4 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json((new ActionlogsTransformer)->transformActionlogs($history, $total), 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Orders tab datatable for an AssetModel: aggregate every OrderItem
-     * ever recorded against any Asset of this model. Since each Asset
-     * gets its own OrderItem via AssetObserver::created, one AssetModel
-     * accumulates one line per asset instance. Useful for "how many of
-     * this model have we bought over time, from whom, at what price".
-     */
-    public function orders(Request $request, AssetModel $model): JsonResponse|array
-    {
-        $this->authorize('view', $model);
-
-        $ordersQuery = \App\Models\OrderItem::query()
-            ->where('item_type', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            ->whereIn('item_id', $model->assets()->select('id'))
-            ->with(['order:id,order_number,supplier_id,currency,purchase_date', 'order.supplier:id,name'])
-            ->orderByDesc('id');
-
-        $total = (clone $ordersQuery)->count();
-        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $total) ? $total : app('api_offset_value');
-        $limit = app('api_limit_value');
-        $lines = (clone $ordersQuery)->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
-
-        return response()->json(
-            (new \App\Http\Transformers\OrderItemsTransformer)->transformOrderItems($lines, $total),
-            200,
-            ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'],
-            JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE,
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php
index dd2f2341d5..e004abc4f8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ComponentsController.php
@@ -236,9 +236,16 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
         $qtyRequested = $request->has('qty') ? (int) $request->input('qty') : $qtyBefore;
         $qtyDelta = $qtyRequested - $qtyBefore;
 
-        // purchase_cost is create-only on the parent — post-create
-        // acquisitions record their own price on the OrderItem.
-        $component->fill($request->except(['qty', 'order_number', 'purchase_cost']));
+        // supplier_id, purchase_date, purchase_cost, and order_number
+        // are create-only on the parent. Post-create acquisitions live
+        // as Orders + OrderItems, so update-mode drops all four.
+        $component->fill($request->except([
+            'qty',
+            'order_number',
+            'purchase_cost',
+            'purchase_date',
+            'supplier_id',
+        ]));
         $component->company_id = Company::getIdForCurrentUser($request->input('company_id'));
         $component = $request->handleImages($component);
 
@@ -524,30 +531,4 @@ class ComponentsController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json((new ActionlogsTransformer)->transformActionlogs($history, $total), 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Orders tab datatable: every OrderItem line ever recorded against
-     * this component, with its parent Order's supplier / currency /
-     * purchase date joined in via eager load.
-     */
-    public function orders(Request $request, Component $component): JsonResponse|array
-    {
-        $this->authorize('view', $component);
-
-        $ordersQuery = $component->orderItems()
-            ->with(['order:id,order_number,supplier_id,currency,purchase_date', 'order.supplier:id,name'])
-            ->orderByDesc('id');
-
-        $total = (clone $ordersQuery)->count();
-        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $total) ? $total : app('api_offset_value');
-        $limit = app('api_limit_value');
-        $lines = (clone $ordersQuery)->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
-
-        return response()->json(
-            (new \App\Http\Transformers\OrderItemsTransformer)->transformOrderItems($lines, $total),
-            200,
-            ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'],
-            JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE,
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
index be7dff3d3c..b374adee53 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
@@ -223,9 +223,16 @@ class ConsumablesController extends Controller
         $qtyRequested = $request->has('qty') ? (int) $request->input('qty') : $qtyBefore;
         $qtyDelta = $qtyRequested - $qtyBefore;
 
-        // purchase_cost is create-only on the parent — post-create
-        // acquisitions record their own price on the OrderItem.
-        $consumable->fill($request->except(['qty', 'order_number', 'purchase_cost']));
+        // supplier_id, purchase_date, purchase_cost, and order_number
+        // are create-only on the parent. Post-create acquisitions live
+        // as Orders + OrderItems, so update-mode drops all four.
+        $consumable->fill($request->except([
+            'qty',
+            'order_number',
+            'purchase_cost',
+            'purchase_date',
+            'supplier_id',
+        ]));
         $consumable->company_id = Company::getIdForCurrentUser($request->input('company_id'));
         $consumable = $request->handleImages($consumable);
 
@@ -484,30 +491,4 @@ class ConsumablesController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json((new ActionlogsTransformer)->transformActionlogs($history, $total), 200, ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'], JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Orders tab datatable: every OrderItem line ever recorded against
-     * this consumable, with its parent Order's supplier / currency /
-     * purchase date joined in via eager load.
-     */
-    public function orders(Request $request, Consumable $consumable): JsonResponse|array
-    {
-        $this->authorize('view', $consumable);
-
-        $ordersQuery = $consumable->orderItems()
-            ->with(['order:id,order_number,supplier_id,currency,purchase_date', 'order.supplier:id,name'])
-            ->orderByDesc('id');
-
-        $total = (clone $ordersQuery)->count();
-        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $total) ? $total : app('api_offset_value');
-        $limit = app('api_limit_value');
-        $lines = (clone $ordersQuery)->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
-
-        return response()->json(
-            (new \App\Http\Transformers\OrderItemsTransformer)->transformOrderItems($lines, $total),
-            200,
-            ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'],
-            JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE,
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/OrderItemsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/OrderItemsController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fed4cb84d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/OrderItemsController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Http\Transformers\OrderItemsTransformer;
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use App\Models\AssetModel;
+use App\Models\OrderItem;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+/**
+ * Standard REST endpoint for OrderItems. Backs the Orders tab on
+ * accessory / consumable / component / model view pages, and any
+ * external API consumer that needs to page / filter / sort acquisition
+ * lines directly rather than through their parent inventory item.
+ *
+ * Filters:
+ *   item_type       fully-qualified model class ("App\Models\Accessory")
+ *   item_id         id of that item
+ *   asset_model_id  aggregate: all OrderItems for every Asset of this model
+ *
+ * Sort covers OrderItem-native columns and cross-table columns
+ * (order_number, purchase_date, supplier, currency) via a leftJoin
+ * onto orders + suppliers. Search hits order_number, purchase_order,
+ * and suppliers.name across the same joined query.
+ */
+class OrderItemsController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        // Authorization: if the request narrows to a specific parent,
+        // require view permission on THAT parent. Otherwise fall back
+        // to the OrderItem-level policy so a global listing is gated
+        // to superusers or the equivalent.
+        $itemType = $request->input('item_type');
+        $itemId = $request->input('item_id');
+        $assetModelId = $request->input('asset_model_id');
+
+        if ($assetModelId) {
+            $this->authorize('view', AssetModel::findOrFail($assetModelId));
+        } elseif ($itemType && $itemId && class_exists($itemType)) {
+            $this->authorize('view', $itemType::findOrFail($itemId));
+        } elseif (! auth()->user()?->isSuperUser()) {
+            // Unfiltered "list every OrderItem" is a superuser-only
+            // capability until an OrderPolicy exists.
+            abort(403);
+        }
+
+        $query = OrderItem::query()
+            ->with([
+                'admin:id,first_name,last_name,username',
+                'order:id,order_number,supplier_id,currency,purchase_date,created_by',
+                'order.supplier:id,name',
+                'order.admin:id,first_name,last_name,username',
+            ]);
+
+        if ($assetModelId) {
+            $query->where('order_items.item_type', Asset::class)
+                ->whereIn('order_items.item_id', Asset::where('model_id', $assetModelId)->select('id'));
+        } elseif ($itemType && $itemId) {
+            $query->where('order_items.item_type', $itemType)
+                ->where('order_items.item_id', $itemId);
+        }
+
+        // leftJoin onto orders + suppliers so cross-table sort / search
+        // can hit those columns. Select order_items.* so the model
+        // hydrates cleanly and the joined columns don't leak into the
+        // OrderItem attributes.
+        $query->leftJoin('orders', 'orders.id', '=', 'order_items.order_id')
+            ->leftJoin('suppliers', 'suppliers.id', '=', 'orders.supplier_id')
+            ->select('order_items.*');
+
+        if ($request->filled('search')) {
+            $needle = '%'.$request->input('search').'%';
+            $query->where(function ($q) use ($needle) {
+                $q->where('orders.order_number', 'like', $needle)
+                    ->orWhere('suppliers.name', 'like', $needle);
+            });
+        }
+
+        $order = $request->input('order') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
+        switch ($request->input('sort')) {
+            case 'order_number':
+                $query->orderBy('orders.order_number', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'purchase_date':
+                $query->orderBy('orders.purchase_date', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'currency':
+                $query->orderBy('orders.currency', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'supplier':
+                $query->orderBy('suppliers.name', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'qty':
+                $query->orderBy('order_items.qty', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'unit_cost':
+                $query->orderBy('order_items.price', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'total_cost':
+                // qty * price sort is computed rather than a stored column.
+                $query->orderByRaw('(order_items.qty * COALESCE(order_items.price, 0)) '.$order);
+                break;
+            case 'created_at':
+                $query->orderBy('order_items.created_at', $order);
+                break;
+            case 'created_by':
+                $query->orderBy('order_items.created_by', $order);
+                break;
+            default:
+                $query->orderBy('order_items.id', 'desc');
+        }
+
+        $total = (clone $query)->count();
+        $offset = ($request->input('offset') > $total) ? $total : app('api_offset_value');
+        $limit = app('api_limit_value');
+        $lines = (clone $query)->skip($offset)->take($limit)->get();
+
+        return response()->json(
+            (new OrderItemsTransformer)->transformOrderItems($lines, $total),
+            200,
+            ['Content-Type' => 'application/json;charset=utf8'],
+            JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE,
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php
index a402feca3c..61a6200195 100644
--- a/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accessories/edit.blade.php
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@
                 categoryType="accessory"
             />
 
-            <x-input.supplier-select
-                :label="trans('general.supplier')"
-                name="supplier_id"
-                :selected="old('supplier_id', $item->supplier_id)"
-            />
-
             <x-input.manufacturer-select
                 :label="trans('general.manufacturer')"
                 name="manufacturer_id"
@@ -66,37 +60,58 @@
                 name="model_number"
             />
 
-            {{-- order_number and qty are create-only. After creation,
-                 on-hand qty is managed via the adjust-quantity modal so
-                 every change becomes a QuantityAdjust action_log entry
-                 (with its own note + order_number) instead of a silent
-                 overwrite. Correcting a create-time order_number typo
-                 isn't supported today; a dedicated Orders model built
-                 out from action_log history is the plan if it's asked
-                 for. --}}
+            {{-- Acquisition metadata is create-only. Post-create qty
+                 changes flow through the adjust-quantity modal so each
+                 change becomes a QuantityAdjust action_log entry (with
+                 its own note / order_number / supplier / date / price)
+                 instead of a silent parent-column overwrite. Every
+                 later acquisition lives on its own Order + OrderItem. --}}
             @if (! $item->id)
+                <x-input.supplier-select
+                    :label="trans('general.supplier')"
+                    name="supplier_id"
+                    :selected="old('supplier_id', $item->supplier_id)"
+                />
+
                 <x-form.row
                     :label="trans('general.order_number')"
                     :$item
                     name="order_number"
                 />
-            @endif
 
-            <x-form.row
-                :label="trans('general.purchase_date')"
-                name="purchase_date"
-                type="datepicker"
-                :item="$item"
-                input_div_class="col-md-4"
-            />
+                <x-form.row
+                    :label="trans('general.purchase_date')"
+                    name="purchase_date"
+                    type="datepicker"
+                    :item="$item"
+                    input_div_class="col-md-4"
+                />
 
-            <x-input.purchase-cost
-                :label="trans('general.unit_cost')"
-                :item="$item"
-                :currencyType="$item->location->currency ?? null"
-            />
+                <x-input.purchase-cost
+                    :label="trans('general.unit_cost')"
+                    :item="$item"
+                    :currencyType="$item->location->currency ?? null"
+                />
+
+                <x-form.row
+                    :label="trans('general.currency')"
+                    name="currency"
+                    input_div_class="col-md-3"
+                    :help_text="trans('general.currency_prefilled_hint')"
+                >
+                    <x-slot:input>
+                        <input
+                            type="text"
+                            class="form-control"
+                            id="currency"
+                            name="currency"
+                            maxlength="10"
+                            value="{{ old('currency', $item->location->currency ?? $snipeSettings->default_currency) }}"
+                            aria-label="{{ trans('general.currency') }}"
+                        />
+                    </x-slot:input>
+                </x-form.row>
 
-            @if (! $item->id)
                 <x-input.quantity :item="$item" min="0" />
             @endif
 
diff --git a/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php b/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
index 0f481ee554..643fa490df 100644
--- a/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
                     <x-tabs.checkedout-tab :item="$accessory" count="{{ $accessory->checkouts_count }}" />
                     <x-tabs.files-tab :item="$accessory" count="{{ $accessory->uploads()->count() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.history-tab count="{{ $accessory->history()->count() }}" :model="$accessory"/>
+                    <x-tabs.orders-tab count="{{ $accessory->ordersCount() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.upload-tab :item="$accessory"/>
                 </x-slot:tabnav>
 
@@ -49,10 +50,16 @@
 
                     <!-- start history tab pane -->
                     <x-tabs.pane name="history">
-                        <x-table.history :model="$accessory" :route="route('api.accessories.history', $accessory)"/>
+                        <x-table.history :model="$accessory" :route="route('api.accessories.history', $accessory)" :hide_fields="['serial']"/>
                     </x-tabs.pane>
                     <!-- end history tab pane -->
 
+                    <!-- start orders tab pane -->
+                    <x-tabs.pane name="orders">
+                        <x-table.orders :route="route('api.order-items.index', ['item_type' => \App\Models\Accessory::class, 'item_id' => $accessory->id])"/>
+                    </x-tabs.pane>
+                    <!-- end orders tab pane -->
+
                     <!-- start files tab pane -->
                     <x-tabs.pane name="files">
                         <x-table.files object_type="accessories" :object="$accessory"/>
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@
                         <x-button.clone :item="$accessory" :route="route('clone/accessories', $accessory->id)"/>
                         <x-button.checkout permission="checkout" :item="$accessory" :route="route('accessories.checkout.show', $accessory->id)" />
                         @can('update', $accessory)
+                            @php $lastOrder = $accessory->lastOrderDefaults(); @endphp
                             <button type="button"
                                 class="btn btn-sm btn-primary adjust-quantity"
                                 data-tooltip="true"
@@ -79,6 +87,8 @@
                                 data-adjust-url="{{ route('accessories.adjust-quantity', $accessory) }}"
                                 data-item-name="{{ e($accessory->name) }}"
                                 data-available="{{ (int) $accessory->numRemaining() }}"
+                                @if ($lastOrder && $lastOrder['unit_cost'] !== null) data-last-unit-cost="{{ $lastOrder['unit_cost'] }}" @endif
+                                @if ($lastOrder && $lastOrder['currency'] !== null) data-last-currency="{{ e($lastOrder['currency']) }}" @endif
                             >
                                 <x-icon type="plus-minus" class="fa-fw" />
                                 <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.adjust_quantity') }}</span>
diff --git a/resources/views/blade/modals/adjust-quantity.blade.php b/resources/views/blade/modals/adjust-quantity.blade.php
index ceabfb91fe..a7ef4b1345 100644
--- a/resources/views/blade/modals/adjust-quantity.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/blade/modals/adjust-quantity.blade.php
@@ -57,9 +57,15 @@
 
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="adjustQuantityPurchaseDate">{{ trans('general.purchase_date') }}</label>
+                        {{-- Pre-populated with today's date because most --}}
+                        {{-- adjust events happen the day they are recorded. --}}
+                        {{-- Editable, and snipeit.js resets to today on --}}
+                        {{-- every modal open so a stale date can't bleed --}}
+                        {{-- across sessions. --}}
                         <x-input.datepicker
                             id="adjustQuantityPurchaseDate"
                             name="purchase_date"
+                            :value="now()->toDateString()"
                             :end_date="'0d'"
                         />
                     </div>
@@ -99,6 +105,14 @@
                             >
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    {{-- Shown by snipeit.js when the modal opens with --}}
+                    {{-- pre-populated cost/currency from the trigger's --}}
+                    {{-- data-last-* attrs. Hidden as soon as the user --}}
+                    {{-- edits either field, so it disappears the moment --}}
+                    {{-- the pre-fill stops being authoritative. --}}
+                    <p class="help-block" id="adjustQuantityCostHint" style="display: none; margin-top: -5px;">
+                        {{ trans('general.adjust_quantity_prefilled_from_last_order') }}
+                    </p>
 
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="adjustQuantityNote">{{ trans('general.notes') }}</label>
diff --git a/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php
index 5f9a610994..7fd7eccd94 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/edit.blade.php
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@
                 categoryType="component"
             />
 
-            {{-- qty is create-only. After creation, on-hand qty is
-                 managed via the adjust-quantity modal. --}}
-            @if (! $item->id)
-                <x-input.quantity :item="$item" />
-            @endif
-
             <x-input.minimum-quantity :item="$item" />
 
             <x-form.row
@@ -74,35 +68,59 @@
                 :selected="old('location_id', $item->location_id)"
             />
 
-            <x-input.supplier-select
-                :label="trans('general.supplier')"
-                name="supplier_id"
-                :selected="old('supplier_id', $item->supplier_id)"
-            />
-
-            {{-- Create-only. See accessories/edit for rationale. --}}
+            {{-- Acquisition metadata + qty are all create-only. See
+                 accessories/edit for the full rationale. Post-create
+                 changes flow through the adjust-quantity modal and
+                 land as Order + OrderItem rows. --}}
             @if (! $item->id)
+                <x-input.supplier-select
+                    :label="trans('general.supplier')"
+                    name="supplier_id"
+                    :selected="old('supplier_id', $item->supplier_id)"
+                />
+
                 <x-form.row
                     :label="trans('general.order_number')"
                     :$item
                     name="order_number"
                 />
+
+                <x-form.row
+                    :label="trans('general.purchase_date')"
+                    name="purchase_date"
+                    type="datepicker"
+                    :item="$item"
+                    input_div_class="col-md-4"
+                />
+
+                <x-input.purchase-cost
+                    :label="trans('general.unit_cost')"
+                    :item="$item"
+                    :currencyType="$item->location->currency ?? null"
+                />
+
+                <x-form.row
+                    :label="trans('general.currency')"
+                    name="currency"
+                    input_div_class="col-md-3"
+                    :help_text="trans('general.currency_prefilled_hint')"
+                >
+                    <x-slot:input>
+                        <input
+                            type="text"
+                            class="form-control"
+                            id="currency"
+                            name="currency"
+                            maxlength="10"
+                            value="{{ old('currency', $item->location->currency ?? $snipeSettings->default_currency) }}"
+                            aria-label="{{ trans('general.currency') }}"
+                        />
+                    </x-slot:input>
+                </x-form.row>
+
+                <x-input.quantity :item="$item" />
             @endif
 
-            <x-form.row
-                :label="trans('general.purchase_date')"
-                name="purchase_date"
-                type="datepicker"
-                :item="$item"
-                input_div_class="col-md-4"
-            />
-
-            <x-input.purchase-cost
-                :label="trans('general.unit_cost')"
-                :item="$item"
-                :currencyType="$item->location->currency ?? null"
-            />
-
             <x-form.row
                 :label="trans('general.notes')"
                 :$item
diff --git a/resources/views/components/view.blade.php b/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
index 6fc4a36f92..ca5d870201 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
                     <x-tabs.files-tab :item="$snipe_component" count="{{ $snipe_component->uploads()->count() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.history-tab count="{{ $snipe_component->history()->count() }}" :model="$snipe_component"/>
+                    <x-tabs.orders-tab count="{{ $snipe_component->ordersCount() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.upload-tab :item="$snipe_component"/>
 
                 </x-slot:tabnav>
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@
                         <x-table.history :model="$snipe_component" :route="route('api.components.history', $snipe_component)"/>
                     </x-tabs.pane>
 
+                    <!-- start orders tab pane -->
+                    <x-tabs.pane name="orders">
+                        <x-table.orders :route="route('api.order-items.index', ['item_type' => \App\Models\Component::class, 'item_id' => $snipe_component->id])"/>
+                    </x-tabs.pane>
+
                 </x-slot:tabpanes>
             </x-tabs>
         </x-page-column>
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@
                         <x-button.clone :item="$snipe_component" :route="route('components.clone.create', $snipe_component->id)"/>
                         <x-button.checkout :item="$snipe_component" :route="route('components.checkout.show', $snipe_component->id)" />
                         @can('update', $snipe_component)
+                            @php $lastOrder = $snipe_component->lastOrderDefaults(); @endphp
                             <button type="button"
                                 class="btn btn-sm btn-primary adjust-quantity"
                                 data-tooltip="true"
@@ -75,6 +82,8 @@
                                 data-adjust-url="{{ route('components.adjust-quantity', $snipe_component) }}"
                                 data-item-name="{{ e($snipe_component->name) }}"
                                 data-available="{{ (int) $snipe_component->numRemaining() }}"
+                                @if ($lastOrder && $lastOrder['unit_cost'] !== null) data-last-unit-cost="{{ $lastOrder['unit_cost'] }}" @endif
+                                @if ($lastOrder && $lastOrder['currency'] !== null) data-last-currency="{{ e($lastOrder['currency']) }}" @endif
                             >
                                 <x-icon type="plus-minus" class="fa-fw" />
                                 <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.adjust_quantity') }}</span>
diff --git a/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php
index 1bedb08cbd..05eb938bcb 100644
--- a/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/consumables/edit.blade.php
@@ -42,20 +42,8 @@
                     categoryType="consumable"
                 />
 
-                {{-- qty is create-only: after creation, on-hand qty is
-                     managed via the adjust-quantity modal. --}}
-                @if (! $item->id)
-                    <x-input.quantity :item="$item"/>
-                @endif
-
                 <x-input.minimum-quantity :item="$item"/>
 
-                <x-input.supplier-select
-                    :label="trans('general.supplier')"
-                    name="supplier_id"
-                    :selected="old('supplier_id', $item->supplier_id)"
-                />
-
                 <x-input.manufacturer-select
                     :label="trans('general.manufacturer')"
                     name="manufacturer_id"
@@ -80,29 +68,59 @@
                     name="item_no"
                 />
 
-                {{-- Create-only. See accessories/edit for rationale. --}}
+                {{-- Acquisition metadata + qty are all create-only. See
+                     accessories/edit for the full rationale. Post-create
+                     changes flow through the adjust-quantity modal and
+                     land as Order + OrderItem rows. --}}
                 @if (! $item->id)
+                    <x-input.supplier-select
+                        :label="trans('general.supplier')"
+                        name="supplier_id"
+                        :selected="old('supplier_id', $item->supplier_id)"
+                    />
+
                     <x-form.row
                         :label="trans('general.order_number')"
                         :$item
                         name="order_number"
                     />
+
+                    <x-form.row
+                        :label="trans('general.purchase_date')"
+                        name="purchase_date"
+                        type="datepicker"
+                        :item="$item"
+                        input_div_class="col-md-4"
+                    />
+
+                    <x-input.purchase-cost
+                        :label="trans('general.unit_cost')"
+                        :item="$item"
+                        :currencyType="$item->location->currency ?? null"
+                    />
+
+                    <x-form.row
+                        :label="trans('general.currency')"
+                        name="currency"
+                        input_div_class="col-md-3"
+                        :help_text="trans('general.currency_prefilled_hint')"
+                    >
+                        <x-slot:input>
+                            <input
+                                type="text"
+                                class="form-control"
+                                id="currency"
+                                name="currency"
+                                maxlength="10"
+                                value="{{ old('currency', $item->location->currency ?? $snipeSettings->default_currency) }}"
+                                aria-label="{{ trans('general.currency') }}"
+                            />
+                        </x-slot:input>
+                    </x-form.row>
+
+                    <x-input.quantity :item="$item"/>
                 @endif
 
-                <x-form.row
-                    :label="trans('general.purchase_date')"
-                    name="purchase_date"
-                    type="datepicker"
-                    :item="$item"
-                    input_div_class="col-md-4"
-                />
-
-                <x-input.purchase-cost
-                    :label="trans('general.unit_cost')"
-                    :item="$item"
-                    :currencyType="$item->location->currency ?? null"
-                />
-
                 <x-form.row
                     :label="trans('general.notes')"
                     :$item
diff --git a/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php b/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
index b6950d4036..269a9da131 100644
--- a/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
                     <x-tabs.files-tab :item="$consumable" count="{{ $consumable->uploads()->count() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.history-tab count="{{ $consumable->history()->count() }}" :model="$consumable"/>
+                    <x-tabs.orders-tab count="{{ $consumable->ordersCount() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.upload-tab :item="$consumable"/>
 
                 </x-slot:tabnav>
@@ -51,10 +52,16 @@
 
                     <!-- start history tab pane -->
                     <x-tabs.pane name="history">
-                        <x-table.history :model="$consumable" :route="route('api.consumables.history', $consumable)"/>
+                        <x-table.history :model="$consumable" :route="route('api.consumables.history', $consumable)" :hide_fields="['serial']"/>
                     </x-tabs.pane>
                     <!-- end history tab pane -->
 
+                    <!-- start orders tab pane -->
+                    <x-tabs.pane name="orders">
+                        <x-table.orders :route="route('api.order-items.index', ['item_type' => \App\Models\Consumable::class, 'item_id' => $consumable->id])"/>
+                    </x-tabs.pane>
+                    <!-- end orders tab pane -->
+
                 </x-slot:tabpanes>
 
             </x-tabs>
@@ -68,6 +75,7 @@
                         <x-button.edit :item="$consumable" :route="route('consumables.edit', $consumable->id)"/>
                         <x-button.clone :item="$consumable" :route="route('consumables.clone.create', $consumable->id)"/>
                         @can('update', $consumable)
+                            @php $lastOrder = $consumable->lastOrderDefaults(); @endphp
                             <button type="button"
                                 class="btn btn-sm btn-primary adjust-quantity"
                                 data-tooltip="true"
@@ -75,6 +83,8 @@
                                 data-adjust-url="{{ route('consumables.adjust-quantity', $consumable) }}"
                                 data-item-name="{{ e($consumable->name) }}"
                                 data-available="{{ (int) $consumable->numRemaining() }}"
+                                @if ($lastOrder && $lastOrder['unit_cost'] !== null) data-last-unit-cost="{{ $lastOrder['unit_cost'] }}" @endif
+                                @if ($lastOrder && $lastOrder['currency'] !== null) data-last-currency="{{ e($lastOrder['currency']) }}" @endif
                             >
                                 <x-icon type="plus-minus" class="fa-fw" />
                                 <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.adjust_quantity') }}</span>
diff --git a/resources/views/models/view.blade.php b/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
index e9aceba920..fd4b5485e9 100755
--- a/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
                     <x-tabs.asset-tab count="{{ $model->assets()->AssetsForShow()->count() }}" />
                     <x-tabs.files-tab :item="$model" count="{{ $model->uploads()->count() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.history-tab count="{{ $model->history()->count() }}" :model="$model"/>
+                    <x-tabs.orders-tab count="{{ $model->ordersCount() }}"/>
                     <x-tabs.upload-tab :item="$model"/>
                 </x-slot:tabnav>
 
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@
                     </x-tabs.pane>
                     <!-- end history tab pane -->
 
+                    <!-- start orders tab pane -->
+                    <x-tabs.pane name="orders">
+                        <x-table.orders :route="route('api.order-items.index', ['asset_model_id' => $model->id])"/>
+                    </x-tabs.pane>
+                    <!-- end orders tab pane -->
+
                     <x-tabs.pane name="files">
                         <x-table.files :object="$model" object_type="models" />
                     </x-tabs.pane>
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index e68b70f21c..096bc7f2e3 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'api-throttle:api']], fu
         ]);
     });
 
+    /**
+     * OrderItems (acquisition line-items). Standard REST index, filter
+     * by item_type + item_id for a specific parent, or asset_model_id
+     * for the AssetModel aggregate.
+     */
+    Route::get('order-items',
+        [Api\OrderItemsController::class, 'index']
+    )->name('api.order-items.index');
+
     /**
      * Account routes
      */