diff --git a/jdav_web/contrib/admin.py b/jdav_web/contrib/admin.py
index 4346029..fa762d7 100644
--- a/jdav_web/contrib/admin.py
+++ b/jdav_web/contrib/admin.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.urls import path, reverse
 from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.admin import helpers, widgets
+from django.conf import settings
 import rules.contrib.admin
 from rules.permissions import perm_exists
+from utils import OrderedSet
 
 
 class FieldPermissionsAdminMixin:
@@ -174,6 +176,62 @@ class CommonAdminMixin(FieldPermissionsAdminMixin, ChangeViewAdminMixin, Filtere
 
         # For any other type of field, just call its formfield() method.
         return db_field.formfield(**kwargs)
+    
+    @property
+    def field_key(self):
+        return f"{self.model._meta.app_label}_{self.model.__name__}".lower()
+    
+    def get_excluded_fields(self):
+        return OrderedSet(settings.CUSTOM_MODEL_FIELDS.get(self.field_key, {}).get('exclude', []))
+    
+    def get_included_fields(self):
+        return OrderedSet(settings.CUSTOM_MODEL_FIELDS.get(self.field_key, {}).get('fields', []))
+
+    
+    def get_fieldsets(self, request, obj=None):
+        included = self.get_included_fields()
+        excluded = self.get_excluded_fields()
+        original_fieldsets = super().get_fieldsets(request, obj)
+        if original_fieldsets:
+            print(f"get_fieldsets called for {self.field_key}")
+            print(f"Original fieldsets: {original_fieldsets}")
+        new_fieldsets = []
+
+        for title, attrs in original_fieldsets:
+            fields = attrs.get("fields", [])
+
+            # Flatten groupings like tuples if needed
+            filtered_fields = [
+                f for f in fields
+                if (
+                    (not included or f in included)
+                    and f not in excluded
+                )
+            ]
+
+            if filtered_fields:
+                new_fieldsets.append((title, dict(attrs, **{"fields": filtered_fields})))
+
+        if new_fieldsets:
+            print(f"Filtered fieldsets: {new_fieldsets}")
+        return new_fieldsets
+    
+
+    def get_fields(self, request, obj=None):
+        fields = OrderedSet(super().get_fields(request, obj) or [])
+        custom_fields = self.get_included_fields() - self.get_excluded_fields()
+        if custom_fields:
+            print(f"get_fields called for {self.field_key}, fields: {fields}, custom_fields: {custom_fields}")
+            return list(custom_fields)
+        return list(fields)
+    
+    def get_exclude(self, request, obj=None):
+        excluded = OrderedSet(super().get_exclude(request, obj) or [])
+        custom_excluded = self.get_excluded_fields() - self.get_included_fields()
+        if custom_excluded:
+            print(f"get_exclude called for {self.field_key}, excluded: {excluded}, custom_excluded: {custom_excluded}")
+            return list(excluded | custom_excluded)
+        return list(excluded)
 
 
 class CommonAdminInlineMixin(CommonAdminMixin):
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py
index 71e260c..6da4a84 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py
@@ -76,3 +76,8 @@ REPORTS_SECTION = get_var('startpage', 'reports_section', default='reports')
 # testing
 
 TEST_MAIL = get_var('testing', 'mail', default='test@localhost')
+
+
+# excluded and included model fields in admin and admin forms
+CUSTOM_MODELS = list(get_var('custom_model_fields', default={}).keys())
+CUSTOM_MODEL_FIELDS = {model.lower(): get_var('model_fields', model, default=[]) for model in CUSTOM_MODELS}
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diff --git a/jdav_web/utils.py b/jdav_web/utils.py
index 129e495..439b0e9 100644
--- a/jdav_web/utils.py
+++ b/jdav_web/utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_DOWN
 import unicodedata
+from collections import OrderedDict
 
 
 def file_size_validator(max_upload_size):
@@ -88,3 +89,28 @@ def coming_midnight():
     return timezone.datetime(year=base.year, month=base.month, day=base.day,
                              hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0,
                              tzinfo=base.tzinfo)
+
+
+class OrderedSet(OrderedDict):
+    def __init__(self, iterable=None):
+        super().__init__()
+        if iterable:
+            for item in iterable:
+                self[item] = None
+
+    def __sub__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, OrderedSet):
+            return NotImplemented
+        return OrderedSet(k for k in self if k not in other)
+
+    def add(self, item):
+        self[item] = None
+
+    def discard(self, item):
+        self.pop(item, None)
+
+    def __contains__(self, item):
+        return item in self.keys()
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.keys())
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