diff --git a/.changeset/drop-constructor-default.md b/.changeset/drop-constructor-default.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41cdd1ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/drop-constructor-default.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"effect-app": patch
+---
+
+Add `Schema.dropConstructorDefault`, a `Struct.Lambda` that clears a field's `withConstructorDefault`. Compose it with `Struct.omit`/`Struct.map` when deriving a partial-update schema from a "create" schema, so omitted fields' constructor defaults don't resurrect themselves in `.make(...)` output.
+
+Also, `makeExactOptional` now drops constructor defaults automatically, matching this behavior.
diff --git a/packages/effect-app/src/Schema/ext.ts b/packages/effect-app/src/Schema/ext.ts
index 7fa3a5482..94b0ba879 100644
--- a/packages/effect-app/src/Schema/ext.ts
+++ b/packages/effect-app/src/Schema/ext.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ import * as S from "effect/Schema"
 import { isDateValid } from "effect/Schema"
 import * as SchemaIssue from "effect/SchemaIssue"
 import * as SchemaTransformation from "effect/SchemaTransformation"
+import * as Struct from "effect/Struct"
 import { type NonEmptyReadonlyArray } from "../Array.ts"
 import * as Context from "../Context.ts"
-import type * as SchemaAST from "../SchemaAST.ts"
+import * as SchemaAST from "../SchemaAST.ts"
 import { extendM, typedKeysOf } from "../utils.ts"
 import { type AST } from "./schema.ts"
 
@@ -539,13 +540,81 @@ export function makeOptional<NER extends S.Struct.Fields>(
   }, {} as any)
 }
 
+// `Omit` erases the polymorphic `this` of "this-returning" methods (`annotate`, `annotateKey`,
+// `check`, `rebuild`): extracting them through a mapped type binds their `this["Rebuild"]` back to
+// the original `T`, not to this intersection. So overriding just `Rebuild` above is not enough, those
+// four methods have to be redeclared here with a concrete return type instead of `this["Rebuild"]`.
+export type DropConstructorDefault<T extends S.Top> =
+  & Omit<
+    T,
+    "~type.constructor.default" | "Rebuild" | "annotate" | "annotateKey" | "check" | "rebuild"
+  >
+  & {
+    readonly "~type.constructor.default": "no-default"
+    readonly "Rebuild": DropConstructorDefault<T>
+    annotate(annotations: S.Annotations.Bottom<T["Type"], T["~type.parameters"]>): DropConstructorDefault<T>
+    annotateKey(annotations: S.Annotations.Key<T["Type"]>): DropConstructorDefault<T>
+    check(
+      ...checks: readonly [SchemaAST.Check<T["Type"]>, ...Array<SchemaAST.Check<T["Type"]>>]
+    ): DropConstructorDefault<T>
+    rebuild(ast: T["ast"]): DropConstructorDefault<T>
+  }
+
+// `replaceContext` is `@internal` in `effect/SchemaAST` (stripped from its public types, though the
+// export itself still ships in the compiled JS). Effect's own `withConstructorDefault` goes through the
+// same function internally, so this mirrors an existing code path rather than reaching for something
+// novel, but it's still an internal API that could move or disappear without a signal.
+const SchemaASTInternal = SchemaAST as unknown as {
+  readonly replaceContext: <A extends SchemaAST.AST>(ast: A, context: SchemaAST.Context | undefined) => A
+}
+
+export interface DropConstructorDefaultLambda extends Struct.Lambda {
+  <T extends S.Top>(self: T): DropConstructorDefault<T>
+  readonly "~lambda.out": DropConstructorDefault<this["~lambda.in"] & S.Top>
+}
+
+/**
+ * A `Struct.Lambda` that removes a field's `withConstructorDefault`, if any.
+ * Compose with `Struct.pick`/`Struct.omit` via `Struct.map` to derive a
+ * partial-update schema from a "create" schema without inheriting defaults
+ * that would resurrect omitted fields in `.make(...)` output:
+ *
+ * ```ts
+ * import { flow } from "effect/Function"
+ * import * as Struct from "effect/Struct"
+ * import * as S from "effect-app/Schema"
+ *
+ * const Person = S.Struct({
+ *   id: S.String,
+ *   name: S.String.pipe(S.optionalKey, S.withConstructorDefault(() => ""))
+ * })
+ *
+ * const UpdatePerson = Person.mapFields(
+ *   flow(Struct.omit(["id"]), Struct.map(S.dropConstructorDefault))
+ * )
+ * ```
+ */
+export const dropConstructorDefault: DropConstructorDefaultLambda = Struct.lambda<DropConstructorDefaultLambda>(
+  (schema) => {
+    const context = schema.ast.context
+    if (!context?.defaultValue) return schema
+    return schema.rebuild(
+      SchemaASTInternal.replaceContext(
+        schema.ast,
+        new SchemaAST.Context(context.isOptional, context.isMutable, undefined, context.annotations)
+      )
+    )
+  }
+)
+
 export function makeExactOptional<NER extends S.Struct.Fields>(
   t: NER
 ): {
-  [K in keyof NER]: NER[K] extends S.Top ? ReturnType<typeof S.optionalKey<NER[K] & S.Top>> : any
+  [K in keyof NER]: NER[K] extends S.Top ? DropConstructorDefault<ReturnType<typeof S.optionalKey<NER[K] & S.Top>>>
+    : any
 } {
   return typedKeysOf(t).reduce((prev, cur) => {
-    prev[cur] = S.optionalKey(t[cur] as any)
+    prev[cur] = dropConstructorDefault(S.optionalKey(t[cur] as any))
     return prev
   }, {} as any)
 }
diff --git a/packages/effect-app/test/schema.test.ts b/packages/effect-app/test/schema.test.ts
index 4aea149c7..976220a7a 100644
--- a/packages/effect-app/test/schema.test.ts
+++ b/packages/effect-app/test/schema.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import * as Array from "effect-app/Array"
 import * as S from "effect-app/Schema"
 import { specialJsonSchemaDocument } from "effect-app/Schema/SpecialJsonSchema"
+import * as Effect from "effect/Effect"
+import * as Struct from "effect/Struct"
 import { describe, expect, expectTypeOf, test } from "vitest"
 
 const A = S.Struct({ a: S.NonEmptyString255, email: S.NullOr(S.Email) })
@@ -27,6 +29,49 @@ test("literal default works", () => {
   expect(s2.make({}).l).toBe("b")
 })
 
+// Toy schema for `dropConstructorDefault`: a field with a constructor
+// default that should NOT auto-populate when deriving a partial-update
+// schema from a "create" schema.
+const Person = S.Struct({
+  name: S.String,
+  notes: S.NullOr(S.String).pipe(S.optionalKey, S.withConstructorDefault(Effect.succeed(null)))
+})
+
+test("plain Struct.omit leaks the inherited constructor default (the bug)", () => {
+  const UpdatePersonBuggy = S.Struct(Struct.omit(Person.fields, [] as const))
+  expect(UpdatePersonBuggy.make({ name: "Mario" })).toEqual({ name: "Mario", notes: null })
+})
+
+test("Struct.map(S.dropConstructorDefault) strips the inherited constructor default (the fix)", () => {
+  const UpdatePersonFixed = S.Struct(Struct.map(Struct.omit(Person.fields, [] as const), S.dropConstructorDefault))
+  expect(UpdatePersonFixed.make({ name: "Mario" })).toEqual({ name: "Mario" })
+})
+
+test("Struct.map(S.dropConstructorDefault) still omits the requested keys, like Struct.omit", () => {
+  const NameOnly = S.Struct(Struct.map(Struct.omit(Person.fields, ["notes"] as const), S.dropConstructorDefault))
+  expect(NameOnly.make({ name: "Mario" })).toEqual({ name: "Mario" })
+  expectTypeOf<typeof NameOnly.Type>().toEqualTypeOf<{ readonly name: string }>()
+})
+
+test("makeExactOptional drops the inherited constructor default too", () => {
+  const UpdatePerson = S.Struct(S.makeExactOptional(Person.fields))
+  expect(UpdatePerson.make({ name: "Mario" })).toEqual({ name: "Mario" })
+})
+
+test("dropConstructorDefault stays 'no-default' after annotate/annotateKey (Rebuild fix)", () => {
+  const notesDropped = S.dropConstructorDefault(Person.fields.notes)
+  expectTypeOf<(typeof notesDropped)["~type.constructor.default"]>().toEqualTypeOf<"no-default">()
+
+  const notesAnnotated = notesDropped.annotate({ description: "no longer defaulted" })
+  expectTypeOf<(typeof notesAnnotated)["~type.constructor.default"]>().toEqualTypeOf<"no-default">()
+
+  const notesKeyAnnotated = notesDropped.annotateKey({ description: "no longer defaulted (key)" })
+  expectTypeOf<(typeof notesKeyAnnotated)["~type.constructor.default"]>().toEqualTypeOf<"no-default">()
+
+  const UpdatePerson = S.Struct({ name: Person.fields.name, notes: notesAnnotated })
+  expect(UpdatePerson.make({ name: "Mario" })).toEqual({ name: "Mario" })
+})
+
 test("NonEmptyString255.Type uses the named brand alias", () => {
   type A = typeof S.NonEmptyString255.Type
   type B = string & S.NonEmptyString255Brand
diff --git a/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm.stories.ts b/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm.stories.ts
index 894637ee5..8ebac46a0 100644
--- a/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm.stories.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import MetaFormComponent from "./OmegaForm/Meta.vue"
 import NullComponent from "./OmegaForm/Null.vue"
 import NullableComponent from "./OmegaForm/Nullable.vue"
 import NullableNestedStructComponent from "./OmegaForm/NullableNestedStruct.vue"
+import OmitConstructorDefaultsComponent from "./OmegaForm/OmitConstructorDefaults.vue"
 import OptionalKeyComponent from "./OmegaForm/OptionalKey.vue"
 import PersistencyFormComponent from "./OmegaForm/PersistencyForm.vue"
 import ProgrammaticallyHandleSubmitCheckErrorsComponent from "./OmegaForm/ProgrammaticallyHandleSubmitCheckErrors.vue"
@@ -365,6 +366,21 @@ export const Defaults: Story = {
   })
 }
 
+export const OmitConstructorDefaults: Story = {
+  render: () => ({
+    components: { OmitConstructorDefaultsComponent },
+    template: "<OmitConstructorDefaultsComponent />"
+  }),
+  parameters: {
+    docs: {
+      description: {
+        story:
+          "Compares deriving an update schema with plain Struct.omit (leaks inherited withConstructorDefault) against Struct.map(S.dropConstructorDefault) (strips it). Each column starts with a saved record; the edit dialog only lets you change one field. Save without touching the other field and watch whether it survives."
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export const Redacted: Story = {
   render: () => ({
     components: { RedactedComponent },
diff --git a/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm/OmitConstructorDefaults.vue b/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm/OmitConstructorDefaults.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ef5da368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue-components/stories/OmegaForm/OmitConstructorDefaults.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<template>
+  <h1>Does editing one field wipe the others?</h1>
+  <p>
+    Each column starts with a record already saved on the server: <code>name</code> and <code>age</code> both filled in.
+    The edit dialog below it only exposes <b>name</b>, a narrow edit action that never shows or touches <code
+    >age</code>. Click <b>Save</b> without touching <code>age</code> and watch what happens to it in the "Saved record"
+    box above.
+  </p>
+  <div style="display: flex; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap">
+    <section style="flex: 1; min-width: 320px">
+      <h2>Buggy: plain <code>Struct.omit</code></h2>
+
+      <h3>Saved record (server)</h3>
+      <pre>{{ buggyDb }}</pre>
+
+      <h3>Edit dialog (only "name" is editable here)</h3>
+      <buggyForm.Form>
+        <template #default>
+          <buggyForm.Input
+            label="name"
+            name="name"
+          />
+          <v-btn type="submit">
+            Save
+          </v-btn>
+        </template>
+      </buggyForm.Form>
+
+      <p
+        v-if="buggyResult"
+        :style="{ color: buggyResult.ageWiped ? 'crimson' : 'seagreen', fontWeight: 'bold' }"
+      >
+        {{ buggyResult.ageWiped ? "age was wiped by an update that never touched it!" : "age survived the update" }}
+      </p>
+
+      <h3>Payload sent to the server</h3>
+      <pre>{{ buggyPayload ?? "(not submitted yet)" }}</pre>
+    </section>
+
+    <section style="flex: 1; min-width: 320px">
+      <h2>Fixed: <code>Struct.map(S.dropConstructorDefault)</code></h2>
+
+      <h3>Saved record (server)</h3>
+      <pre>{{ fixedDb }}</pre>
+
+      <h3>Edit dialog (only "name" is editable here)</h3>
+      <fixedForm.Form>
+        <template #default>
+          <fixedForm.Input
+            label="name"
+            name="name"
+          />
+          <v-btn type="submit">
+            Save
+          </v-btn>
+        </template>
+      </fixedForm.Form>
+
+      <p
+        v-if="fixedResult"
+        :style="{ color: fixedResult.ageWiped ? 'crimson' : 'seagreen', fontWeight: 'bold' }"
+      >
+        {{ fixedResult.ageWiped ? "age was wiped by an update that never touched it!" : "age survived the update" }}
+      </p>
+
+      <h3>Payload sent to the server</h3>
+      <pre>{{ fixedPayload ?? "(not submitted yet)" }}</pre>
+    </section>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import * as Effect from "effect-app/Effect"
+import * as S from "effect-app/Schema"
+import * as Struct from "effect/Struct"
+import { ref } from "vue"
+import { useOmegaForm } from "../../src"
+
+// `age` carries a constructor default: the field that can leak.
+// `name` is plain, no default: the field the edit dialog actually exposes.
+const Person = S.Struct({
+  name: S.NonEmptyString.pipe(S.optionalKey),
+  age: S.Finite.pipe(S.optionalKey, S.withConstructorDefault(Effect.succeed(0)))
+})
+
+// The bug: fields carried over by Struct.omit keep their inherited constructor default.
+const UpdatePersonBuggy = S.Struct(Struct.omit(Person.fields, [] as const))
+
+// The fix: same fields, constructor defaults stripped.
+const UpdatePersonFixed = S.Struct(Struct.map(Struct.omit(Person.fields, [] as const), S.dropConstructorDefault))
+
+// Simulated server state: a record already saved before the edit dialog opens.
+const buggyDb = ref<{ name: string; age: number }>({ name: "Acme Corp", age: 30 })
+const fixedDb = ref<{ name: string; age: number }>({ name: "Acme Corp", age: 30 })
+
+const buggyResult = ref<{ ageWiped: boolean }>()
+const fixedResult = ref<{ ageWiped: boolean }>()
+
+const buggyPayload = ref<unknown>()
+const fixedPayload = ref<unknown>()
+
+const buggyForm = useOmegaForm(UpdatePersonBuggy, {
+  onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
+    const ageBefore = buggyDb.value.age
+    const payload = UpdatePersonBuggy.make(value)
+    buggyPayload.value = payload
+    // simulates the server applying the update payload as a partial merge (PATCH semantics)
+    buggyDb.value = { ...buggyDb.value, ...payload }
+    buggyResult.value = { ageWiped: buggyDb.value.age !== ageBefore }
+  }
+})
+
+const fixedForm = useOmegaForm(UpdatePersonFixed, {
+  onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
+    const ageBefore = fixedDb.value.age
+    const payload = UpdatePersonFixed.make(value)
+    fixedPayload.value = payload
+    fixedDb.value = { ...fixedDb.value, ...payload }
+    fixedResult.value = { ageWiped: fixedDb.value.age !== ageBefore }
+  }
+})
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+h1 {
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+h3 {
+  margin-top: 1rem;
+}
+</style>