diff --git a/api/app/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy.php b/api/app/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22171276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Enums\FormBuilder;
+
+enum FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy: string
+{
+    case Overwrite = 'overwrite';
+    case Append = 'append';
+    case Replace = 'replace';
+    case FirstWriteWins = 'first_write_wins';
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingMode.php b/api/app/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingMode.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9567759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingMode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Enums\FormBuilder;
+
+enum FormFieldBindingMode: string
+{
+    case EntityOwned = 'entity_owned';
+    case Mirrored = 'mirrored';
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormField.php b/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormField.php
index 4d9f897c..20c319f9 100644
--- a/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormField.php
+++ b/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormField.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 
 /**
@@ -107,6 +108,11 @@ final class FormField extends Model
         return $this->hasMany(FormValue::class);
     }
 
+    public function bindings(): MorphMany
+    {
+        return $this->morphMany(FormFieldBinding::class, 'owner');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Nuanced activity log (ARCH §17.1; S1 Phase 4b). Callers choose which
      * events are worth logging — e.g. created/deleted/restored, field_type
diff --git a/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldBinding.php b/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldBinding.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd8c97af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldBinding.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Models\FormBuilder;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy;
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMode;
+use App\Models\Scopes\FormFieldBindingScope;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Concerns\HasUlids;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphTo;
+
+/**
+ * Relational home for what was `form_fields.binding` and
+ * `form_field_library.default_binding` JSON. Polymorphic owner — morph
+ * aliases `form_field` and `form_field_library`. See ARCH-FORM-BUILDER
+ * §6.7 and ARCH-CONSOLIDATION-ADDENDUM-2026-04-24 §Q3.
+ *
+ * Pattern B (no binding) is represented by the absence of a row. Only
+ * Pattern A (entity_owned) and Pattern C (mirrored) create rows.
+ */
+final class FormFieldBinding extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+    use HasUlids;
+
+    protected $table = 'form_field_bindings';
+
+    protected static function booted(): void
+    {
+        static::addGlobalScope(new FormFieldBindingScope());
+    }
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'owner_type',
+        'owner_id',
+        'target_entity',
+        'target_attribute',
+        'mode',
+        'sync_direction',
+        'merge_strategy',
+        'trust_level',
+        'is_identity_key',
+    ];
+
+    /** @var array<string, string> */
+    protected $casts = [
+        'mode' => FormFieldBindingMode::class,
+        'merge_strategy' => FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::class,
+        'trust_level' => 'int',
+        'is_identity_key' => 'bool',
+    ];
+
+    public function owner(): MorphTo
+    {
+        return $this->morphTo('owner', 'owner_type', 'owner_id');
+    }
+
+    public function isEntityOwned(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->mode === FormFieldBindingMode::EntityOwned;
+    }
+
+    public function isMirrored(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->mode === FormFieldBindingMode::Mirrored;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibrary.php b/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibrary.php
index cf67bb72..b0362747 100644
--- a/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibrary.php
+++ b/api/app/Models/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibrary.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany;
 
 final class FormFieldLibrary extends Model
 {
@@ -65,4 +66,9 @@ final class FormFieldLibrary extends Model
     {
         return $this->hasMany(FormField::class, 'library_field_id');
     }
+
+    public function bindings(): MorphMany
+    {
+        return $this->morphMany(FormFieldBinding::class, 'owner');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/app/Models/Scopes/FormFieldBindingScope.php b/api/app/Models/Scopes/FormFieldBindingScope.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bfc90de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Models/Scopes/FormFieldBindingScope.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Models\Scopes;
+
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSchema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Scope;
+
+/**
+ * Multi-tenant isolation for `form_field_bindings`. The table has a
+ * polymorphic owner that points at either `form_field` or
+ * `form_field_library`; `OrganisationScope` (Q2 FK-chain resolver) can't
+ * walk a morph parent, so this scope does the equivalent UNION walk:
+ *
+ *   owner_id ∈ (
+ *     SELECT id FROM form_fields
+ *       WHERE form_schema_id ∈ (SELECT id FROM form_schemas WHERE organisation_id = ?)
+ *     UNION
+ *     SELECT id FROM form_field_library
+ *       WHERE organisation_id = ?
+ *   )
+ *
+ * Organisation context resolution mirrors `OrganisationScope` — explicit
+ * override via constructor, then the `organisation` / `event` route
+ * parameter fallbacks. CLI, queues, and unauthenticated flows skip the
+ * scope (consistent with OrganisationScope).
+ *
+ * Escape hatch: callers that need cross-tenant reads use
+ * `FormFieldBinding::withoutGlobalScope(FormFieldBindingScope::class)`.
+ */
+final class FormFieldBindingScope implements Scope
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ?string $organisationId = null,
+    ) {}
+
+    public function apply(Builder $builder, Model $model): void
+    {
+        $orgId = $this->resolveOrganisationId();
+        if ($orgId === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $fieldIds = FormField::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScope(OrganisationScope::class)
+            ->whereIn(
+                'form_schema_id',
+                FormSchema::query()
+                    ->withoutGlobalScope(OrganisationScope::class)
+                    ->where('organisation_id', $orgId)
+                    ->select('id'),
+            )
+            ->select('id');
+
+        $libraryIds = FormFieldLibrary::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScope(OrganisationScope::class)
+            ->where('organisation_id', $orgId)
+            ->select('id');
+
+        $table = $model->getTable();
+
+        $builder->where(function (Builder $outer) use ($table, $fieldIds, $libraryIds): void {
+            $outer->where(function (Builder $q) use ($table, $fieldIds): void {
+                $q->where("$table.owner_type", 'form_field')
+                    ->whereIn("$table.owner_id", $fieldIds);
+            })->orWhere(function (Builder $q) use ($table, $libraryIds): void {
+                $q->where("$table.owner_type", 'form_field_library')
+                    ->whereIn("$table.owner_id", $libraryIds);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function resolveOrganisationId(): ?string
+    {
+        if ($this->organisationId !== null) {
+            return $this->organisationId;
+        }
+
+        $route = request()->route();
+        if ($route === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $org = $route->parameter('organisation');
+
+        if ($org instanceof \App\Models\Organisation) {
+            return $org->id;
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($org) && $org !== '') {
+            return $org;
+        }
+
+        $event = $route->parameter('event');
+        if ($event instanceof \App\Models\Event) {
+            return $event->organisation_id;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Observers/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver.php b/api/app/Observers/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2a303a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/app/Observers/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Observers\FormBuilder;
+
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Cascade deletion of `form_field_bindings` rows when their polymorphic
+ * owner is deleted. Bindings represent current state (not historical
+ * intent) — they are physically deleted even when the owner is only
+ * soft-deleted, which matches the Q3 decision that bindings have no
+ * soft-delete semantic of their own.
+ */
+final class FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver
+{
+    public function deleted(FormField|FormFieldLibrary $owner): void
+    {
+        $ownerType = $owner instanceof FormField ? 'form_field' : 'form_field_library';
+
+        DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', $ownerType)
+            ->where('owner_id', $owner->getKey())
+            ->delete();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 192c3f50..7e370846 100644
--- a/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/api/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use App\Models\VolunteerAvailability;
 use App\Events\FormBuilder\FormSubmissionSubmitted;
 use App\Listeners\FormBuilder\SyncTagPickerSelectionsOnSubmit;
 use App\Listeners\FormBuilder\TriggerPersonIdentityMatchOnFormSubmit;
+use App\Observers\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver;
 use App\Observers\FormBuilder\FormSubmissionObserver;
 use App\Observers\FormBuilder\FormValueObserver;
 use App\Observers\PersonObserver;
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         FormValue::observe(FormValueObserver::class);
         \App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSubmission::observe(FormSubmissionObserver::class);
 
+        // Cascade binding rows on owner delete (WS-5a). Bindings are physical
+        // state; deleted on soft-delete as well as hard-delete of the owner.
+        FormField::observe(FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver::class);
+        FormFieldLibrary::observe(FormFieldBindingsCascadeObserver::class);
+
         // ARCH §31.10 — FORM-02 TAG_PICKER sync listener.
         \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event::listen(
             FormSubmissionSubmitted::class,
diff --git a/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingFactory.php b/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f251ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Database\Factories\FormBuilder;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy;
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMode;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldBinding;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+/** @extends Factory<FormFieldBinding> */
+final class FormFieldBindingFactory extends Factory
+{
+    protected $model = FormFieldBinding::class;
+
+    /** @return array<string, mixed> */
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'owner_type' => 'form_field',
+            'owner_id' => FormField::factory(),
+            'target_entity' => 'person',
+            'target_attribute' => 'email',
+            'mode' => FormFieldBindingMode::EntityOwned->value,
+            'sync_direction' => null,
+            'merge_strategy' => FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::Overwrite->value,
+            'trust_level' => 50,
+            'is_identity_key' => false,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function forField(FormField $field): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn () => [
+            'owner_type' => 'form_field',
+            'owner_id' => $field->id,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function forLibrary(FormFieldLibrary $library): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn () => [
+            'owner_type' => 'form_field_library',
+            'owner_id' => $library->id,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function entityOwned(string $entity, string $attribute): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn () => [
+            'target_entity' => $entity,
+            'target_attribute' => $attribute,
+            'mode' => FormFieldBindingMode::EntityOwned->value,
+            'sync_direction' => null,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function mirrored(string $entity, string $attribute, string $syncDirection = 'write_on_submit'): static
+    {
+        return $this->state(fn () => [
+            'target_entity' => $entity,
+            'target_attribute' => $attribute,
+            'mode' => FormFieldBindingMode::Mirrored->value,
+            'sync_direction' => $syncDirection,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldFactory.php b/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldFactory.php
index 3026c217..d40bc38e 100644
--- a/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldFactory.php
+++ b/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldFactory.php
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Database\Factories\FormBuilder;
 
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMode;
 use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldDisplayWidth;
 use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldType;
 use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldBinding;
 use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSchema;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -73,4 +75,30 @@ final class FormFieldFactory extends Factory
     {
         return $this->state(fn () => ['is_filterable' => true]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Attach an entity-binding row in `form_field_bindings` after the field
+     * is persisted. Use this instead of populating the legacy `binding` JSON
+     * column — which WS-5a will drop in commit 3.
+     */
+    public function withEntityBinding(
+        string $entity,
+        string $attribute,
+        FormFieldBindingMode $mode = FormFieldBindingMode::EntityOwned,
+        ?string $syncDirection = null,
+    ): static {
+        return $this->afterCreating(function (FormField $field) use ($entity, $attribute, $mode, $syncDirection): void {
+            FormFieldBinding::factory()
+                ->forField($field)
+                ->state([
+                    'target_entity' => $entity,
+                    'target_attribute' => $attribute,
+                    'mode' => $mode->value,
+                    'sync_direction' => $mode === FormFieldBindingMode::Mirrored
+                        ? ($syncDirection ?? 'write_on_submit')
+                        : null,
+                ])
+                ->create();
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibraryFactory.php b/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibraryFactory.php
index 6576b333..ae6720ab 100644
--- a/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibraryFactory.php
+++ b/api/database/factories/FormBuilder/FormFieldLibraryFactory.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Database\Factories\FormBuilder;
 
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMode;
 use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldType;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldBinding;
 use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
 use App\Models\Organisation;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
@@ -45,4 +47,29 @@ final class FormFieldLibraryFactory extends Factory
     {
         return $this->state(fn () => ['is_system' => true]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Attach a binding row in `form_field_bindings` after the library entry
+     * is persisted. Replaces the legacy `default_binding` JSON column.
+     */
+    public function withDefaultBinding(
+        string $entity,
+        string $attribute,
+        FormFieldBindingMode $mode = FormFieldBindingMode::EntityOwned,
+        ?string $syncDirection = null,
+    ): static {
+        return $this->afterCreating(function (FormFieldLibrary $library) use ($entity, $attribute, $mode, $syncDirection): void {
+            FormFieldBinding::factory()
+                ->forLibrary($library)
+                ->state([
+                    'target_entity' => $entity,
+                    'target_attribute' => $attribute,
+                    'mode' => $mode->value,
+                    'sync_direction' => $mode === FormFieldBindingMode::Mirrored
+                        ? ($syncDirection ?? 'write_on_submit')
+                        : null,
+                ])
+                ->create();
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/database/migrations/2026_04_25_100000_create_form_field_bindings_table.php b/api/database/migrations/2026_04_25_100000_create_form_field_bindings_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..774cb977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/database/migrations/2026_04_25_100000_create_form_field_bindings_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+/**
+ * WS-5a commit 1 of 4 — relational home for what was `form_fields.binding`
+ * and `form_field_library.default_binding` JSON. Polymorphic owner
+ * (`owner_type` / `owner_id`) with morph-map aliases `form_field` and
+ * `form_field_library`, per ARCH-CONSOLIDATION-ADDENDUM-2026-04-24.md §Q3.
+ *
+ * Forward migration backfills rows from both JSON sources in a single
+ * transaction; the old columns are dropped only in a later migration once
+ * every reader has been switched over. Rollback genuinely reconstructs the
+ * JSON shape from rows before dropping the table.
+ */
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('form_field_bindings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->ulid('id')->primary();
+            $table->string('owner_type', 40);
+            $table->ulid('owner_id');
+            $table->string('target_entity', 50);
+            $table->string('target_attribute', 100);
+            $table->string('mode', 20);
+            $table->string('sync_direction', 30)->nullable();
+            $table->string('merge_strategy', 20)->default('overwrite');
+            $table->unsignedTinyInteger('trust_level')->default(50);
+            $table->boolean('is_identity_key')->default(false);
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->unique(
+                ['owner_type', 'owner_id', 'target_entity', 'target_attribute'],
+                'ffb_owner_target_unique',
+            );
+            $table->index(['target_entity', 'target_attribute'], 'ffb_target_idx');
+            $table->index(['owner_type', 'owner_id'], 'ffb_owner_idx');
+        });
+
+        DB::transaction(function (): void {
+            $this->backfillFromForeignJson(
+                table: 'form_fields',
+                jsonColumn: 'binding',
+                ownerType: 'form_field',
+            );
+            $this->backfillFromForeignJson(
+                table: 'form_field_library',
+                jsonColumn: 'default_binding',
+                ownerType: 'form_field_library',
+            );
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable('form_field_bindings')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        DB::transaction(function (): void {
+            $this->restoreJsonFromRows(
+                table: 'form_fields',
+                jsonColumn: 'binding',
+                ownerType: 'form_field',
+            );
+            $this->restoreJsonFromRows(
+                table: 'form_field_library',
+                jsonColumn: 'default_binding',
+                ownerType: 'form_field_library',
+            );
+        });
+
+        Schema::drop('form_field_bindings');
+    }
+
+    private function backfillFromForeignJson(string $table, string $jsonColumn, string $ownerType): void
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable($table) || ! Schema::hasColumn($table, $jsonColumn)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $rows = DB::table($table)
+            ->whereNotNull($jsonColumn)
+            ->orderBy('id')
+            ->get(['id', $jsonColumn]);
+
+        if ($rows->isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $now = now();
+        $inserts = [];
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $raw = $row->$jsonColumn;
+            $decoded = is_string($raw) ? json_decode($raw, true) : $raw;
+            if (! is_array($decoded)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $mode = (string) ($decoded['mode'] ?? '');
+            if ($mode === 'form_owned') {
+                throw new \RuntimeException(
+                    "form_field_bindings backfill: row {$row->id} in {$ownerType} has legacy "
+                        ."mode='form_owned'. Pattern B must be represented by null JSON, "
+                        .'not a row. Clean up source data before re-running migration.',
+                );
+            }
+            if (! in_array($mode, ['entity_owned', 'mirrored'], true)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $entity = (string) ($decoded['entity'] ?? '');
+            $attribute = (string) ($decoded['column'] ?? '');
+            if ($entity === '' || $attribute === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $inserts[] = [
+                'id' => (string) Str::ulid(),
+                'owner_type' => $ownerType,
+                'owner_id' => (string) $row->id,
+                'target_entity' => $entity,
+                'target_attribute' => $attribute,
+                'mode' => $mode,
+                'sync_direction' => isset($decoded['sync_direction'])
+                    ? (string) $decoded['sync_direction']
+                    : null,
+                'merge_strategy' => 'overwrite',
+                'trust_level' => 50,
+                'is_identity_key' => false,
+                'created_at' => $now,
+                'updated_at' => $now,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        if ($inserts !== []) {
+            foreach (array_chunk($inserts, 500) as $batch) {
+                DB::table('form_field_bindings')->insert($batch);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function restoreJsonFromRows(string $table, string $jsonColumn, string $ownerType): void
+    {
+        if (! Schema::hasTable($table) || ! Schema::hasColumn($table, $jsonColumn)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $rows = DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', $ownerType)
+            ->orderBy('owner_id')
+            ->get();
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $json = [
+                'mode' => $row->mode,
+                'entity' => $row->target_entity,
+                'column' => $row->target_attribute,
+            ];
+            if ($row->sync_direction !== null && $row->sync_direction !== '') {
+                $json['sync_direction'] = $row->sync_direction;
+            }
+
+            DB::table($table)
+                ->where('id', $row->owner_id)
+                ->update([$jsonColumn => json_encode($json)]);
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingCascadeTest.php b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingCascadeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91a9627b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingCascadeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldBinding;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSchema;
+use App\Models\Organisation;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+final class FormFieldBindingCascadeTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    public function test_soft_delete_of_field_cascades_bindings(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        $field = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->entityOwned('person', 'email')->create();
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->mirrored('user_profile', 'bio')->create();
+
+        $this->assertSame(2, FormFieldBinding::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScopes()
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field')
+            ->where('owner_id', $field->id)
+            ->count(),
+        );
+
+        $field->delete(); // soft delete on FormField
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, FormFieldBinding::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScopes()
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field')
+            ->where('owner_id', $field->id)
+            ->count(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_delete_of_library_entry_cascades_bindings(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $library = FormFieldLibrary::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forLibrary($library)->entityOwned('person', 'first_name')->create();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, FormFieldBinding::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScopes()
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field_library')
+            ->where('owner_id', $library->id)
+            ->count(),
+        );
+
+        $library->delete();
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, FormFieldBinding::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScopes()
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field_library')
+            ->where('owner_id', $library->id)
+            ->count(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_deleting_one_field_does_not_cascade_others(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        $a = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+        $b = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($a)->entityOwned('person', 'email')->create();
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($b)->entityOwned('person', 'phone')->create();
+
+        $a->delete();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, FormFieldBinding::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScopes()
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field')
+            ->where('owner_id', $b->id)
+            ->count(),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingMigrationTest.php b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingMigrationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..235ceb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingMigrationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSchema;
+use App\Models\Organisation;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Seeds pre-migration JSON into `form_fields.binding` and
+ * `form_field_library.default_binding`, then runs the migration forward
+ * and back asserting both directions.
+ *
+ * Forward: rows land in `form_field_bindings` with the correct
+ * owner_type/owner_id + translated columns. Backward: JSON is
+ * reconstructed into the source tables, table dropped.
+ */
+final class FormFieldBindingMigrationTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    private const MIGRATION_PATH = 'database/migrations/2026_04_25_100000_create_form_field_bindings_table.php';
+
+    public function test_forward_migration_backfills_rows_from_both_json_sources(): void
+    {
+        // Start from a clean slate where form_field_bindings does not exist.
+        $this->artisan('migrate:rollback', ['--step' => 1])->assertSuccessful();
+        $this->assertFalse(Schema::hasTable('form_field_bindings'));
+
+        [$fieldAId, $fieldCId, $fieldDId] = $this->seedFieldsWithBindingJson();
+        [$libAId, $libCId] = $this->seedLibraryWithBindingJson();
+
+        $this->artisan('migrate', [
+            '--path' => self::MIGRATION_PATH,
+            '--realpath' => false,
+        ])->assertSuccessful();
+
+        $this->assertTrue(Schema::hasTable('form_field_bindings'));
+
+        $rows = DB::table('form_field_bindings')->orderBy('owner_type')->orderBy('owner_id')->get();
+        $this->assertCount(5, $rows, 'Expected 3 field + 2 library rows');
+
+        $fieldRowA = DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field')
+            ->where('owner_id', $fieldAId)
+            ->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($fieldRowA);
+        $this->assertSame('person', $fieldRowA->target_entity);
+        $this->assertSame('email', $fieldRowA->target_attribute);
+        $this->assertSame('entity_owned', $fieldRowA->mode);
+        $this->assertNull($fieldRowA->sync_direction);
+        $this->assertSame('overwrite', $fieldRowA->merge_strategy);
+        $this->assertSame(50, (int) $fieldRowA->trust_level);
+        $this->assertSame(0, (int) $fieldRowA->is_identity_key);
+
+        $fieldRowC = DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field')
+            ->where('owner_id', $fieldCId)
+            ->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($fieldRowC);
+        $this->assertSame('mirrored', $fieldRowC->mode);
+        $this->assertSame('write_on_submit', $fieldRowC->sync_direction);
+        $this->assertSame('user_profile', $fieldRowC->target_entity);
+        $this->assertSame('emergency_contact_name', $fieldRowC->target_attribute);
+
+        $fieldRowD = DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field')
+            ->where('owner_id', $fieldDId)
+            ->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($fieldRowD);
+        $this->assertSame('entity_owned', $fieldRowD->mode);
+
+        $libRowA = DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field_library')
+            ->where('owner_id', $libAId)
+            ->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($libRowA);
+        $this->assertSame('person', $libRowA->target_entity);
+        $this->assertSame('first_name', $libRowA->target_attribute);
+        $this->assertSame('entity_owned', $libRowA->mode);
+
+        $libRowC = DB::table('form_field_bindings')
+            ->where('owner_type', 'form_field_library')
+            ->where('owner_id', $libCId)
+            ->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($libRowC);
+        $this->assertSame('mirrored', $libRowC->mode);
+    }
+
+    public function test_rollback_reconstructs_json_and_drops_table(): void
+    {
+        $this->artisan('migrate:rollback', ['--step' => 1])->assertSuccessful();
+        [$fieldAId, , ] = $this->seedFieldsWithBindingJson();
+        [$libAId, ] = $this->seedLibraryWithBindingJson();
+
+        $this->artisan('migrate', [
+            '--path' => self::MIGRATION_PATH,
+            '--realpath' => false,
+        ])->assertSuccessful();
+
+        // Wipe the source JSON to prove the rollback writes back from rows.
+        DB::table('form_fields')->where('id', $fieldAId)->update(['binding' => null]);
+        DB::table('form_field_library')->where('id', $libAId)->update(['default_binding' => null]);
+
+        $this->artisan('migrate:rollback', ['--step' => 1])->assertSuccessful();
+
+        $this->assertFalse(Schema::hasTable('form_field_bindings'));
+
+        $field = DB::table('form_fields')->where('id', $fieldAId)->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($field->binding);
+        $json = json_decode((string) $field->binding, true);
+        $this->assertSame([
+            'mode' => 'entity_owned',
+            'entity' => 'person',
+            'column' => 'email',
+        ], $json);
+
+        $lib = DB::table('form_field_library')->where('id', $libAId)->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($lib->default_binding);
+        $libJson = json_decode((string) $lib->default_binding, true);
+        $this->assertSame([
+            'mode' => 'entity_owned',
+            'entity' => 'person',
+            'column' => 'first_name',
+        ], $libJson);
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{0:string,1:string,2:string} */
+    private function seedFieldsWithBindingJson(): array
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+
+        $fieldA = (string) Str::ulid();
+        $fieldC = (string) Str::ulid();
+        $fieldD = (string) Str::ulid();
+
+        DB::table('form_fields')->insert([
+            [
+                'id' => $fieldA,
+                'form_schema_id' => $schema->id,
+                'field_type' => 'EMAIL',
+                'slug' => 'email',
+                'label' => 'E-mail',
+                'binding' => json_encode(['mode' => 'entity_owned', 'entity' => 'person', 'column' => 'email']),
+                'value_storage_hint' => 'indexed',
+                'sort_order' => 0,
+                'created_at' => now(),
+                'updated_at' => now(),
+            ],
+            [
+                'id' => $fieldC,
+                'form_schema_id' => $schema->id,
+                'field_type' => 'TEXT',
+                'slug' => 'noodcontact',
+                'label' => 'Noodcontact',
+                'binding' => json_encode([
+                    'mode' => 'mirrored',
+                    'entity' => 'user_profile',
+                    'column' => 'emergency_contact_name',
+                    'sync_direction' => 'write_on_submit',
+                ]),
+                'value_storage_hint' => 'indexed',
+                'sort_order' => 1,
+                'created_at' => now(),
+                'updated_at' => now(),
+            ],
+            [
+                'id' => $fieldD,
+                'form_schema_id' => $schema->id,
+                'field_type' => 'TEXT',
+                'slug' => 'voornaam',
+                'label' => 'Voornaam',
+                'binding' => json_encode(['mode' => 'entity_owned', 'entity' => 'person', 'column' => 'first_name']),
+                'value_storage_hint' => 'indexed',
+                'sort_order' => 2,
+                'created_at' => now(),
+                'updated_at' => now(),
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        return [$fieldA, $fieldC, $fieldD];
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{0:string,1:string} */
+    private function seedLibraryWithBindingJson(): array
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+
+        $libA = (string) Str::ulid();
+        $libC = (string) Str::ulid();
+
+        DB::table('form_field_library')->insert([
+            [
+                'id' => $libA,
+                'organisation_id' => $org->id,
+                'name' => 'Voornaam bibliotheek',
+                'slug' => 'voornaam-lib',
+                'field_type' => 'TEXT',
+                'label' => 'Voornaam',
+                'default_binding' => json_encode(['mode' => 'entity_owned', 'entity' => 'person', 'column' => 'first_name']),
+                'default_is_required' => false,
+                'default_is_filterable' => false,
+                'usage_count' => 0,
+                'is_system' => false,
+                'is_active' => true,
+                'created_at' => now(),
+                'updated_at' => now(),
+            ],
+            [
+                'id' => $libC,
+                'organisation_id' => $org->id,
+                'name' => 'Noodcontact bibliotheek',
+                'slug' => 'noodcontact-lib',
+                'field_type' => 'TEXT',
+                'label' => 'Noodcontact',
+                'default_binding' => json_encode([
+                    'mode' => 'mirrored',
+                    'entity' => 'user_profile',
+                    'column' => 'emergency_contact_phone',
+                    'sync_direction' => 'write_on_submit',
+                ]),
+                'default_is_required' => false,
+                'default_is_filterable' => false,
+                'usage_count' => 0,
+                'is_system' => false,
+                'is_active' => true,
+                'created_at' => now(),
+                'updated_at' => now(),
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        return [$libA, $libC];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingRelationTest.php b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingRelationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d67febb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingRelationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMode;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldBinding;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSchema;
+use App\Models\Organisation;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+final class FormFieldBindingRelationTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    public function test_field_morph_many_bindings_loads_all(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        $field = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->entityOwned('person', 'email')->create();
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->mirrored('user_profile', 'bio')->create();
+
+        $bindings = $field->fresh()->bindings;
+        $this->assertCount(2, $bindings);
+        $targets = $bindings->pluck('target_attribute')->sort()->values()->all();
+        $this->assertSame(['bio', 'email'], $targets);
+    }
+
+    public function test_library_morph_many_bindings_loads_all(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $library = FormFieldLibrary::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forLibrary($library)->entityOwned('person', 'first_name')->create();
+
+        $bindings = $library->fresh()->bindings;
+        $this->assertCount(1, $bindings);
+        $this->assertSame('first_name', $bindings->first()->target_attribute);
+    }
+
+    public function test_owner_morphto_returns_correct_concrete_model(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        $field = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+        $library = FormFieldLibrary::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+
+        $fieldBinding = FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->entityOwned('person', 'email')->create();
+        $libraryBinding = FormFieldBinding::factory()->forLibrary($library)->entityOwned('person', 'phone')->create();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(FormField::class, $fieldBinding->fresh()->owner);
+        $this->assertSame($field->id, $fieldBinding->fresh()->owner->id);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(FormFieldLibrary::class, $libraryBinding->fresh()->owner);
+        $this->assertSame($library->id, $libraryBinding->fresh()->owner->id);
+    }
+
+    public function test_mode_and_merge_strategy_cast_to_enums(): void
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        $field = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+
+        $binding = FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->mirrored('person', 'email')->create();
+
+        $fresh = $binding->fresh();
+        $this->assertSame(FormFieldBindingMode::Mirrored, $fresh->mode);
+        $this->assertTrue($fresh->isMirrored());
+        $this->assertFalse($fresh->isEntityOwned());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingScopeTest.php b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingScopeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c9a0aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/Feature/FormBuilder/Bindings/FormFieldBindingScopeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\FormBuilder\Bindings;
+
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormField;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldBinding;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormFieldLibrary;
+use App\Models\FormBuilder\FormSchema;
+use App\Models\Organisation;
+use App\Models\Scopes\FormFieldBindingScope;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Route;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Asserts `FormFieldBindingScope` isolates bindings per organisation across
+ * both owner types (form_field and form_field_library) and that the
+ * withoutGlobalScope escape hatch exposes cross-org rows.
+ */
+final class FormFieldBindingScopeTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    public function test_scope_isolates_bindings_per_organisation_for_both_owner_types(): void
+    {
+        [$orgA, $fieldA, $libraryA] = $this->seedOrgWithBindings();
+        [$orgB, $fieldB, $libraryB] = $this->seedOrgWithBindings();
+
+        $this->withOrgRoute($orgA);
+        $ownerIdsA = FormFieldBinding::query()->pluck('owner_id')->sort()->values()->all();
+        $expectedA = collect([$fieldA->id, $libraryA->id])->sort()->values()->all();
+        $this->assertSame($expectedA, $ownerIdsA);
+
+        $this->withOrgRoute($orgB);
+        $ownerIdsB = FormFieldBinding::query()->pluck('owner_id')->sort()->values()->all();
+        $expectedB = collect([$fieldB->id, $libraryB->id])->sort()->values()->all();
+        $this->assertSame($expectedB, $ownerIdsB);
+    }
+
+    public function test_without_global_scope_exposes_cross_org(): void
+    {
+        [$orgA, , ] = $this->seedOrgWithBindings();
+        $this->seedOrgWithBindings();
+
+        $this->withOrgRoute($orgA);
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            4,
+            FormFieldBinding::query()->withoutGlobalScope(FormFieldBindingScope::class)->count(),
+        );
+        $this->assertSame(2, FormFieldBinding::query()->count());
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{0:Organisation,1:FormField,2:FormFieldLibrary} */
+    private function seedOrgWithBindings(): array
+    {
+        $org = Organisation::factory()->create();
+        $schema = FormSchema::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+        $field = FormField::factory()->create(['form_schema_id' => $schema->id]);
+        $library = FormFieldLibrary::factory()->create(['organisation_id' => $org->id]);
+
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forField($field)->entityOwned('person', 'email')->create();
+        FormFieldBinding::factory()->forLibrary($library)->entityOwned('person', 'first_name')->create();
+
+        return [$org, $field, $library];
+    }
+
+    private function withOrgRoute(Organisation $org): void
+    {
+        $route = new Route(['GET'], '/_test', static fn () => null);
+        $route->bind(request());
+        $route->setParameter('organisation', $org);
+        request()->setRouteResolver(static fn () => $route);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/tests/Unit/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingEnumsTest.php b/api/tests/Unit/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingEnumsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4496f84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/Unit/Enums/FormBuilder/FormFieldBindingEnumsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Enums\FormBuilder;
+
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy;
+use App\Enums\FormBuilder\FormFieldBindingMode;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class FormFieldBindingEnumsTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_mode_has_expected_cases(): void
+    {
+        $values = array_map(fn ($case) => $case->value, FormFieldBindingMode::cases());
+        $this->assertSame(['entity_owned', 'mirrored'], $values);
+    }
+
+    public function test_mode_from_string(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(FormFieldBindingMode::EntityOwned, FormFieldBindingMode::from('entity_owned'));
+        $this->assertSame(FormFieldBindingMode::Mirrored, FormFieldBindingMode::from('mirrored'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_mode_rejects_legacy_form_owned(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(\ValueError::class);
+        FormFieldBindingMode::from('form_owned');
+    }
+
+    public function test_merge_strategy_has_expected_cases(): void
+    {
+        $values = array_map(fn ($case) => $case->value, FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::cases());
+        sort($values);
+        $this->assertSame(['append', 'first_write_wins', 'overwrite', 'replace'], $values);
+    }
+
+    public function test_merge_strategy_from_string(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::Overwrite,
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::from('overwrite'),
+        );
+        $this->assertSame(
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::FirstWriteWins,
+            FormFieldBindingMergeStrategy::from('first_write_wins'),
+        );
+    }
+}