diff --git a/lagoon/fill.go b/lagoon/fill.go
index 6c15ba3..5cdfa83 100644
--- a/lagoon/fill.go
+++ b/lagoon/fill.go
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ func setField(field reflect.Value, val any) error {
 		field.Set(converted)
 		return nil
 	}
+	if field.Type() == encryptedType {
+		return err
+	}
 	if field.CanAddr() {
 		if scanner, ok := field.Addr().Interface().(sql.Scanner); ok {
 			scanSrc, scanErr := fillScanSource(val)
@@ -147,7 +150,12 @@ func fillScanSource(val any) (any, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+var encryptedType = reflect.TypeOf(Encrypted{})
+
 func convertValue(src reflect.Value, destType reflect.Type) (reflect.Value, error) {
+	if destType == encryptedType {
+		return encryptedFromRequest(src)
+	}
 	if src.Type().AssignableTo(destType) {
 		return src, nil
 	}
@@ -156,3 +164,17 @@ func convertValue(src reflect.Value, destType reflect.Type) (reflect.Value, erro
 	}
 	return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot assign %s to %s", src.Type(), destType)
 }
+
+// encryptedFromRequest treats request input for an Encrypted column as
+// plaintext. It never falls through to Encrypted.Scan: Scan decrypts, so a
+// write path that scanned request input would reject real secrets and accept
+// another row's ciphertext, copying that row's secret.
+func encryptedFromRequest(src reflect.Value) (reflect.Value, error) {
+	if src.Type() == encryptedType {
+		return src, nil
+	}
+	if src.Kind() != reflect.String {
+		return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("encrypted value must be a string")
+	}
+	return reflect.ValueOf(NewEncrypted(src.String())), nil
+}
diff --git a/lagoon/fill_test.go b/lagoon/fill_test.go
index 2381049..649c281 100644
--- a/lagoon/fill_test.go
+++ b/lagoon/fill_test.go
@@ -103,3 +103,60 @@ func TestFillDroppedKeyNeverErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("collection_id = %d", row.CollectionID)
 	}
 }
+
+type fillSecretFixture struct {
+	Name   string     `gorm:"column:name"`
+	APIKey Encrypted  `gorm:"column:api_key" json:"-"`
+	Token  *Encrypted `gorm:"column:token" json:"-"`
+}
+
+func TestFillEncryptedTakesPlaintext(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := PublishEncryptionKeys(nil, bytes.Repeat([]byte("F"), 32), nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	allowed := []string{"name", "api_key", "token"}
+	var row fillSecretFixture
+	if err := Fill(&row, allowed, map[string]any{"api_key": "sk-plain", "token": "tok-plain"}, true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if row.APIKey.Reveal() != "sk-plain" {
+		t.Fatalf("api_key Reveal = %q", row.APIKey.Reveal())
+	}
+	if row.Token == nil || row.Token.Reveal() != "tok-plain" {
+		t.Fatalf("token = %v", row.Token)
+	}
+
+	// Another row's ciphertext is stored as literal text, never decrypted.
+	stolen, err := NewEncrypted("victim-secret").Value()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ciphertext, ok := stolen.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("ciphertext driver value is %T", stolen)
+	}
+	var thief fillSecretFixture
+	if err := Fill(&thief, allowed, map[string]any{"api_key": ciphertext}, true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if thief.APIKey.Reveal() != ciphertext {
+		t.Fatal("ciphertext in a request must not be decrypted into the victim's plaintext")
+	}
+
+	for _, bad := range []any{42, true, map[string]any{"x": 1}, []byte("raw")} {
+		var r fillSecretFixture
+		if err := Fill(&r, allowed, map[string]any{"api_key": bad}, true); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("api_key=%T must be rejected", bad)
+		}
+		if r.APIKey.Reveal() != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("api_key=%T left a value behind", bad)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := Fill(&row, allowed, map[string]any{"api_key": nil, "token": nil}, true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if row.APIKey.Reveal() != "" || row.Token != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("nil must clear: api_key=%q token=%v", row.APIKey.Reveal(), row.Token)
+	}
+}